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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
Manlius M sssages.

On account of busy times, we were too
late to get our items In your paper last
week. | will try and get there hereafter
The platform dance at +. N. PARIS, four
miles west Of Serena, few weeks ago,
was attended by large crowd. There
were Al numbers sold besides those that
did not take part In the dance. Manlius
was represented by Mr.. James Parr, Miller
by Miss Cora States, Mr. Williams and
Ettie Groves, and Rutland by Miss Bell
Brumback They report OF having the
best time they ever had at bowery dance.
The platform was good and the music and
calling by Prof. s. Elwell was the best
ever heard out of doors from country
string band. AT o'clock tn the morning
the dance broke up and the guests returned
home-happy and well pleased with their
entertainment.
Threshing Is 80 dusty and dirty II ismos,
impossible to work around a machine.
Chas. Zimmerman has been on our sick
list for several days past. ~
Albert Zimmerman had two OF his fin
gers cut nearly of last week while feeding
the threshing machine belonging TO the
Bosworth Bros.
A number OF our boys are going TO Gin
cinnati, Ohio next month.
Miss Katie the youngest child OF Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Bowers, Is very sick with
cholera infsntom, and wss not expected
to live at this writing. RUNNER Boy.
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JUST OFENED.

II. V. WILSON has just opened
a full line Of new fall Dress Goods,
comprising the latest prints of
Calicos, the newest Worsteds, and
a fine line Of elegant Silk Velvets.
The Calicos are Saline finished,
and are equal to the best satines
sold. The price, 7 and 8 cents, is
remarkably low.
In the Worsteds many choice
patterns are shown, while during
the ensuing week he will open a
large line Of fine jamestown Wors-
teds in all the new shades and
patterns.
The line Of Silk Velvets is very
complete, and the price is eX-
tremely low.
The Try Cora Corset is a sur
prise, and sells at 800, while its
regular price is 75c.
The new French 600 bone Cor
set is a favorite with the ladies.
Sold only by Wilson, at % cts..-
regular price $3.50.
1t is early to talk bed comforts,
but Wilson will make it an object
for you to select from his large
consignment.
ALL SUMNER GOODS WILL BE
CLOSED OUT AT A SACRIFICE, TO
MAKE ROOM FOR NEW GOODS.
II " WH CON
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The rumor last week, that Prairie Centre
had been disgraced by free fight, In
which several partie. were badly hurt, has
not been pleasant TO this usually quite
burg. The truth appears that dance was
held Al the home OF one Smith, three miles
west aud one mile south of the Centre,
entirely without the post office district
named Prairie Centre. To this party an
itinerant music teacher carried supply of
pure alcohol, which, mixed with water, he
sold out rs an insviriting beverage 10 the
guests. As a consequence the guests soon
became absolutely wild with the vile stuff
10 their blood, and free fight resulted. No
one was cut or seriously hurt, however,
thought many nurse bruises more or less
painful and the number of eyes In mourn
ing In that neighberhood Is marvellous con.
sidering the short duration of the scurm'
age. "
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The Magazines.

The September Popular Science Monthly
Is less a popular" number than some
which have preceded II, yet 1t fully main
tains the high standard of the NonMlS.
Leading articles, which are of great inter.
est, are "The Growth of Jelly Fishes"
"Chinese Mortuary Customs" mental
Traits In the Poultry Yard" which Is as
amusing as II Is novel and interesting
Underground Waters and Mineral Veins"
and many others, covering a wide range of
topics all Of which are Of deep interest.
"Home and international Trade: How
the Tariff Affects it, Is the title of a series
of essays by John w. Bookwalter, con.
ributed to American and Foreign Journals
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The case Of Mrs. Catharine Walsh against
Long to recover on a note given by tho lat
ter, was decided on Wednesday by Judge
Snyder. Long claimed that the note held
by Mrs. Walsh was merely a renewal, and
that the original note was in the hands Of
the bank, and argued that he would, If the
Judgment of the court was adverse, be com
PEELED to pay both notes. The court. how
ever, ruled otherwise, rendering judgment
against Long for S403 and costs.
James r. Boozel, Of Earlville, WAS declared
insane on Tuesday, and committed to the
Eastern Insane Hospital at Kankakee. He
WAS an inmate OF that institution in 1856.
and has been afflicted with another attack
The disease is thought to be hereditary in
his case.
The court has issued an order authorizing
VIM. and Adolphine Alderman to adopt
George Tierney. and also authorizing Pat k
F. Rbody and wife to adopt Winnie A.
Rhody.
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Crops.

C0m.-The prospect for an average
yield in this county was never better than
II Is at the present moment. ALL or nearly
all, corn Is well advanced for this time of
year, although some Of the corn In I'M
favorable locations is a little backward
Nothing but a frost during the next six
weeks can damage 1t materially. More
attention will be paid this year 10 the saw
Ing of early, well matured corn for seed.
outs Most of the oats In this county
have threshed out we'll, and even where
the crop was badly damaged by heavy
rain, the results are very flattering The
largest yield yet reported is IS bushels to
the acre, while the great majority of
farmers will consider 80 bushel good
yield,
Wheat Little wheat has been marketed
and the crop is light. The grade Is not as
high as could be desired, though farmers,
In the main, are we'll satisfied with the
outcome.
Grass There is an improvement In
the condition of meadows and pastures
Pastures have seldom been In rs good con
ditlon In August as they are this season.
There are but few complaints Of lack OF
sufficient rain for the seasOnable growth OF
pastures.
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THE COURTS.
Circuit Court.

New Gases --Truitt, Matthews & Co VIM
Garland & Co, attachment on note for
1914 Of. Aw Kilgore b Sweetser, suit
for damages, 5000. Mr. Sweetser had
caused the arrest Of Mr.. Kilgore on charge
of stealing note, and the latter, maintain
ing his innocence, seeks to recover. Charles
weidner v. Anna Weidner. Charles sues for
divorce on the ground Of desertion He
lives at Earl.
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In tbe County Offices.

In the County Offices.
License to marry has been issued to John
P Kenney and Sarah Costello. Anton Miknez
and Johanna Rosaronka, NJ j Breen and
Mary O'Toole Fred Cooper and Nellie Will
liams, H W Hess and Amelia Wecker, John
s Bald win and Emma Baumann, Chas Zacher
and Henrietta Hildebrand, John W Myers
and Mabel E. Thorn, Conrad Hanson and
Fannie Warren, Charles Watson and Jane A
Croydon, Geo D Miller and Ellen Rose, and
Emsuual Davis and Rosalia Aaron.
RECORDERS OFFICE.
Eighty five instruments were fled in the
office Of Recorder Arnold for the week end
ing August 22d. OF these forty five were
deeds and twenty-five were mortgages.
s The total ( of deeds fled of 81 ,OOO OF
over was 5000, and the total Of mortgages
of like consideration was 81 200, leaving
a balance Of 1000 in favor Of deeds.
Among the deeds Of 81 900 or over are:
James Condren to Thos White, lot 8 In blk
IL, Villa Park Add to Streator. 81 500.
John W Freeland to Pliney Dewey, nh VII
VIII seq and nh Of swq Of SEQ 5, Ophir
IS, 900. :.
VIM Blanchard to Geo C Hupp. lot 2 in
Sec 80, Worthwhile, 5000.
Geo C Hupp to VIM Blanchard; eh seq Of
SEQ "a, Adams, 50. 900.
Mary L wemple to F J Lewis, eh NEG Of
SEQ As, Freedom, 49, 600.
NJ Barton to Geo Armstrong, lot in aubc
OF lots ~, 70, Conveys Addition to La Sale
So, 800.
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Excursions TO Kansas and Nebraska

Write to John Sebastian, general ticket
and passenger agent, Chicago, Kansas and
Nebraska railway, Rock Island route, "
opeka. Kansas, and he will furnish you
with full information regarding series OF
Harvest excursions on the following dates
August Dist, September llth and 26th,
October 9th and 28d, and will also mail to
your address printed matter giving full par
ticulars about Kansas aud Nebraska lands
new towns, etc.
This is the new Kansas and Nebraska ex.
tension Of the Great Rock Island Route,
offering splendid Inducements to parties
DESTROYS Of locating.
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Narcotics Matters.

The Universalist church voted 20 ask a
council of ordination for Miss Il, l.. Shaifer
some time In September.
Daniel Way, an old and much respected
member of Marseilles lodge, No. All, A.
F.& A. NJ, was buried by that order on
Sunday last A large concOurse OF people
were present at the services, Miss. H. L.
Shaffer officiating as minister, the choir OF
the Universalist church OF Marseilles hav-
Ing charge OF the m usic.
IF Clark has nearly complicated his
new paper mill and head race. which,
when finished, Will be the best mill In the
state =,
Capt. j. w Preston, after looking all
over the country, has at last settled down
in business in Marseilles.
The wedding and farewell sermon OF
Bev. r. b. Collins, on Sunday evening,
was quite unique Ia many of Its details.
The good people Of the church had dec
GRATED II with il ,wers keeping the church
closed until 1870 O'Clock, Long before THIS
time large crowd had assembled on the
walk before the church, pushing and
crowding In very unseemly way. One
man WAS heard 10 ask of some OF the Of
ficers of the church who were trying to
keep the people back for four tickets, v
and. indeed, number Of remarks we're
made Of An unpleasant character. grea'
many remarked that this WAS TO public
wedding 10 be agreeable. Finally when
the crushing jamming and crowdtng was
over, afte. the officers had announced that
the house was full, there rem'ined more
outside than those who had secured seats
and other accommodations inside, large
numbers going away.
Miss Flora SchoelkOH has secured the
situation rs cashier in ID. N. Shipman's
store A very good selection.
Miss Anna Dawson, of Chicago, Is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. NJ. q. Scott this
week
John Loring, an old Andrew Jackson
Democrat, IL going to Chicago TO see hi'
old time friend, Allen g.. Thurman, Of
Ohio, our next vice president
Miss Anna REM of Ottawa, attended
reunion of school teachers and friends a
Mrs. f. Barber's Wednesday afternoon
and evening.
Uncle John Zimmerman was riding on
on our streets to-day for the first time II
several months.
Miss Vanah Gardner, Miss Lulu Holmes
and others, left Wednesday morning 4
attend the camp meeting at New Lenox.
The Pitts company are doing better
more satisfactory business than they hav,
done 10 some years. Their prospects ar
very bright.
In view of the large corn crop, and from
the presence of large orders, the Marseille
Manf'g Co. are putting on men as fast u
they can.
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HORSES WANTED.

The undersigned. having purchased the property
known as the Moody Feed Yard, are prepared al al
fines TO buy and sell good market Horses no>,
We also have at all times the trottiDg stallion BlfoN
GOLDDUSr, 80 -. $1,000. a,
tenton as heretofore. SEELEh ShhE"r,
rive keen for sale HunlpArey's NetC forh Rem
siies for al diseases which horses are subject TO- they
are the cheapest and best In use. decl'--Yr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
Rrooktield Items.

Threshing has commenced In this VicihH
ity. The oats yield is better than was trs'
expected. .,
Corn looks we'll for this time OF the year,
though II cannot stand frost yet.
The nights we're very cold last week ana
came very near being frost.
John Corners visited the county seat last
week.
Quite number of Chicago people are
visiting in Brookfield.
Geo Kennedy has got back from Iowa
and IL now at work thIeshiDg. HOW couiu
you leave your business" 50 long, george
Have you partner!
John Malady is taking lessons In thresh'
ing; also j. Morrissy. How do you IKE
threshing, boys?
The rain last week was just what the
BOYS wanted 1t suited them better than
anything else for 1t stopped threshing 30
they got chance to go to the picnic,
John Corners gave dance last Friday
night. The crowd was about large enough
10 nave good time. A good lap supper
was furnished. May we have another
dance sometime, John
Some of our school marms have begun
teaching. Several of them go out OF our
township TO teach. Where did you get
that road cart Maggie?
Most of the young people took advantage
of the fine moonlight night Sunday even-
ing, taking their best girls out riding, we
hear that W. Morrissy and W. Hughes
were out too
Geo Graham has gone home to his ma
Don't you like this part of the country,
George?
Dave Daimler Of Highland was Visiting
friends in our vicinity Sunday. Did you
see any girls? LITTLE DETECTIVE
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Probate Court.


Letters-Of administration issued in the
estate Of James Kennedy.
Petit,ons--To sell real estate in guardian.
ships of Annie Carroll ct al, David Lachman
ct al, Mary Reed ct al, conservatorship OF II
A Carlton, and estates Of Charles A Amsler,
Daniel F Schneider, j NJ Hubbard. John K
Hoffmrn. Lydia Spaulding, Patrick Daley
and Kieran Maddox.
Finat Settlements-In estates Of Peter Does,
Thos Collins, John Borngasser. Henrietta K
Breese and Gilman.
Adjustment of Cainy-In estates Of John
W Hill, john H DierIen, VIM II Shepherd,
H Nellis, Attilia F Christmsn, Lucy Shed
John w Lsrden, VIM A Gilman, Mary }
CONFESS, Seth Eaton and Timothy Gahsn.
Miscellaneous. Elizabeth Kilmer has been
appointed to act as conservator of John XII
mer, temporarily.
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Ransom.

RANSOM
The campaign is fairly opened and the
political Issues of the day are freely dis
cussed on the streets of our village. Both
parties seem we'll satisfied with their can
dIdates and are confident OF victory. Tween.
" of our representative citizens, ten dem
Ocrats and ten republicans were Inter
Viewed as TO their views on their respeC
tive party platforms as adopted and the
tariff issue Five democrats favored low
tariff, two, free trade on non competitive
articles, and three, absolute free trade OF
the ten republicans, seven favored high
protective tariff Un imports and reduction
on Internal revenue, and three wanted nc
change In the system whatever, and say q
wrong construction Is put on the revenue
plank.
Those 80 called temperance men are So
cretly discussing on this coming issue, and
would wish to get Immediate power, and
among the farmers and In the churches .
great many are leaving the old parties and
declaring for Fisk u Brooks, and am In
clined to think the republican party are
losing more than the democrats In this
change.
PHI. Herbert says he will vote for Brew
or, and his nomination suits the rank and
tile. Owen Brady: ~ am very well sat
isfied with Brewer" DR.. j. Mccoy heart
ily endorses the nominee and says that Il
will make the ticket strong one, j. =
Clark says" Breweris the best and strong
est In the party" p. N. Webher, Brewer
Is the man to win, he Is personally the bes
man. and politically all right. Thos Re-
gan, of Grundy county says; believe thu
nomination of Mr.. Brewer gives general
satisfaction in she party and believe 1t vii
bring some accessions which Will be fell
when tho votes are counted.
PheIan Is the happiest man Dist. No. 4
Its little girl.
Oats run from forty to fifty cents PEI
bushel per acre.
Seven of the members In the G A /
Post No. Dat of Ransom will attend thu
reunion Of the l04th Reg. Ill. Vol. Init.
TO be held at Ottawa, Sept. 5tn, 1888
Corbet L. Bosley, grocery store, say they
want your trade, and that they will have
II the best goods and lowest prices will &c
II. Look at their order book and you will
be satisfd they are selling the goods. The
want your trade and influence both. ID.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

MIR. Blaine thinks trusts are private
affairs with which the public have no right
or business TO NEEDLE. Come to think OF
IL, he said about the same think OF the
Mulligan letters
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FOR SALE.

farm Of $50 acres In the north part OF Iowa
having good living house. and barn and grsnary also
neverfaling water supply ITO acres under cultiva.
ton; IS acres fenced for pastursgc miles rom
station Will sell for 5000 cash. including crops,
(which look splendid). II taken sooR. II purchaser
wishes will also sell stock and farming Implements AZ
low figures Titles clear. Reasons given for selling
Address G.. B. Box 1882 Aurora III. JuYIS-lmo
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-18

carries an order from the bar to a table
now expects a tip. If the system eN-
tends much further the bartender who
draws a glass of beer will want ten
cents instead of five.
The public has become so accustomed
to the necessity of clipping that
while there is much private :r!';2G@lin@
there is no organized puoIic opposition.
Persons who really can not afford to
"tip' either do SO and sti.!t themselves
ii other directions, Or patronlI2 chei!p
and uncomfortable restaurants where
"tip5 are not expected. The:', will be
no public move against this practice,
because people who banded ti!cr'~c!|es
in opposition 20 it would foo,.~h'y fear
to be called mean. Hotel anG rcstau-
ant keepers claim it is impossible to
stop the system, because some selfish
people would always try to get the bet
ter service by continuing the tip" and
therefore they (the proprietors) are
only acting wisely in taking advantage
of the public's weakness. This is a
worthless argument, for the experience
of nearly all the best clubs where
"gratuities to servants are absolutely
Forbidden is that equally good attcn-
ton is paid to all members. Selfish
people would be the first to cease giving
tips when they found that so doing
did not bring any advantage.
Reform is only to be hoped for
through the action Of hotel and restaI-
rant keepers who will possess enough
intelligence to see that larger profits
can be made by Kidding the public Of
this, to many, almost intolerable bur
den. Any man who will start good
restaurant or hotel in which there shall
be a strict and ridgidly enforced rule
against tips" will almost assnredly
have more patronage than he can az
commodate. 1t would mesa only a few
such entering wedges :" generally re-
lieve the public of this irksome and un-
necessary tax.-Epoch.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-18
THE TIPPING EVIL.
Why Walters Should Not BE Paid Extra
by Customers.

by Customers.
It is to the selfishness and thought
lessness of the rich that the growth OF
clipping is mainly due. But, while
the result is not oppressive to them, il
has become serious tax On persons OF
moderate incomes who travel much or
take their meals in restaurants. The
man who can afford to pay anywhere
from 81 to So for his dinner does not
miss the quarter, witch is the lowest
that he will give 0the waiter. To the
man or woman of moderate means who
takes three meals a day at a restaurant
where the service is sufficiently good to
be agreeable the necessity of paying
thirty cents day for tips is a serious
addition to the expense of living. If
his three meals cost from $3.50 to 81
the increase is from 16 to 20 per cent.
er$100 a year compulsorily spent in
'.tips" is sum which, if saved, would
make to many people the difference be-
tween continual pinching and fair de-
gree Of comfort. Ten cents is the low
est tip that can be given in q good
second-class restaurant Now, if a
man has a chop and glass of beer or
a cup of tea or coffee for lunch at the
cost of thirty-tive or forty cents he is
paying twenty-five per cent. additional
for the privilege of giving the restau-
rant-keeper large profit, as the cost
of the meal, with all expenses added, is
at the highest not more than two
thirds of the amount charged
The necessity for tipping is ever
on the increase. Even at the lunch
counter downtown where the hurried
eater sits upon a swinging stool, it is
customary to tip the waiter, and
some patrons also ''tip" the carver
In the cafes of the large hotels, where
an abnormally high charge is made for
LIQUID refreshment. the waiter 10
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-18
The YOUNGEST SOLDIER.
Bob Burdette Furnishes an Unwritten
Chauter of War History.


1.-THE latest claimant to the honor of being the
youngest soldier who enlisted during the war OF
the rebellion is Rev. Albert C. White, of Ames-
bury, Mass He was only nine years and
twenty nine days old when he was mustered In
| as drummer OF Company D, Sxty-fourth ONO
Volunteers. His father Lieutenant in the
same company used often to go the rounds with
him to beat the taps at night, to keep the lad
from falling to sleep. "-Haroer's Weekly
Well, now, we don't want to ask any
impertinent questions, and we don't
doubt that Musician White was very
young when he enlisted-there were
some acknowledgements who didn't
know more than siX-year-old boy
but we would like to know, in the name
of all that's military, how did they use
to beat taps in the Sixty-fourth Ohio?
Will some veteran of the Sixty-fourth
rise and explain how it was that boy
nine years old went the rounds" at
night to beat the ''taps?' You see, we
infer from this paragraph, that it was
the practice, in the Sixtyfourth Ohio,
for the band to serenade
each tent in the camp individually,
when beating light taps where
as, in most regiments taps is a very
simple tune indeed, which the drummer
can, and doubtless frequently did, per-
form without getting out Of bed. But
talking about young soldiers. We had
q time one night, in the old Forty
seventh Illinois, We had little fellow
who beat the bass drum in the reg
mental band He was very young, but
good natured, happy little chap, and
no trouble at all to take care Of He
ran away from his home at Peoria and
came to us at Corinth, and enlisted in
George Puterbaugh's D. Company.
Well, one night some Company fell
lows stole the drummer's nursing bottle,
and we couldn't put him to sleep with
out it, you know, and of all the-Heyo
Hello! Yes. Don't want any more of
this youngest soldier business? All
right. Goodbye. You think you're
running this paper There goes an
other good unwritten chapter of the
war into the waste basket. Wen dig it
out one of these days and send it to the
Cycle, just the same. -Burdette, IN
BROOKLYN Eaqle.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-18
Arctic and Antarctic Icebergs.

1t is not generally known that a
marked difference exists in the form Of
the icebergs of the two hemispheres.
Those of the Arctic ocean are irregular
in shape, with lofty pinnacles, cloud
capped towers and glittering domes,
whereas the Southern icebergs are fiat
topped and solid looking. The former
reach the shore by narrow fords, but
the formation of the latter is more reg
ular. The northern are neither so large
nor so numerous as those met with in
the southern ocean. In 1855 an inn
mense berg was sighted in ~ degrees
south latitude, which drifted about for
several months and was sighted by
many ships. 1t was 800 feet high, sixty
miles long and forty miles wide, and
was in shape like a horseshoe. Its two
sides inclosed sheltered bay meas
uring forty miles across. A
large emigrant ship ran into
this bay and was lost with all
on board. Only about one-ninth Of an
iceberg is visible above water. There
are several well authenticated accounts
Of icebergs ], 200 feet high having been
sighted in the southern ocean. This
would make their total height 5000
feet, or nearly two miles.-Science.