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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
were excellent, and the quartette 10 ahead
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were excellent, and the quartette is ahead
of anythng yet heard in Utica.
A Lady Washington tea party. at CLARK 8
ha |, will wind up the birthday OF the
Father of Our Country, the 22d. Whether
it is the intention of the projectors to appear
in old time costumes Is not announced, but
If such a thing were possible, it would be
very UNIQUE and interesting.
Miss Mary Allen West, editor Of the Union
Signal, of Chicago, organized branch ofthe
Women's Christian Temperance Union here
last week. At least seventy five of our ladies
affixed their names to the list Of charter
members, and elected the following to serve
for the year: President, Mrs. s. Is, Gilbert
Vice Presidents, Mrs. Warrick, Miss NJ
Gaffney; Recording Secretary. Mrs. Dr.
Smith; Corresponding Secretary, Miss N
Irene Gilbert; Superintendent OF juvenile
work, Miss Ernestine Irwin.
W. II. Highly, the beau ideal of our girls
and the envy of all the clerks on Main st,
was standing in front of Ira Connover's thu
other day, when a real nice girl from Dee'
Park drove up with four bushels of eggs anC
sixteen rolls Of butter, and request to Mr.
Highly to hold the horse for minute, rs III
was a skittish animal and might becom'
! frightened TO the extent Of breaking thu
halter should anything unexpectedly turn
up. Highly grasped the bit with firm clasI
of his strong right arm, and waited. TIT
girl met friend in the store and they began
talking about the spring shades in dres
goods, while-IIigby held the horse. The!
preached of into the chance Of Belya Lock
wood for president and proposed to hold
convention to nominate Miss ---- TO
county judge. Highly was holding the horse
When the girls had reached the subject o
ice cream festivals, and one Of IIigby's ear
was frozen, the young lady's father cam
along with Mr. Highly, that horse is blin'
in both eyes AMI never ran away in his life
me and the old woman never tie him ! !"
FRANK ELLIS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11

| The remark about sleighing will necessari
ly be reversed in this communication. In
my last letter l said that the girls were
fearful and the boys jublent because the
sleighing was MI. Now the boys are fearful
and empty pocketed and the girls are hap
by as clams--sleighing enough to last a
month
That little blast ON the |. V. & N road on
Sunday was almost enough to raise the dead.
A great many supposed it to have been an
earthquake. A large number Of La Sale
folks were out and witnessed the great blast,
perhaps the heaviest ever placed in the earth
in this county.
II is time that the town board was looking
about and making preparations to compel u
general spring cleaning up as soon as the
snow goes off. Disease lurkss in the exact
places where one would least expect to find
it, and when the warm weather gets in its
fine work on potato peels, slops, etc., the re
suit is anything but purifying.
What our fire brigade needs is practice. |
might cite dozens Of old chestnut instances
where practice is the only thing that makes
perfection. But beg to disagree. | con-
tend that q little brains is just as essential as
practice. and az our brigade has the brains,
some practice, although not enough to inter
fere with business would not hurt it.
The boys did good work at the fire at
Kings grist mill on Wednesday last as they
all spat on the blaze at once, and it fell into
the character Of u cuspidor, and as naturally
as Squire Trout tells snake stories in Bar
rasss grocery.
Dave williamson, Lostant, will start for
Iowa in about week. Iowa, the land of
billiards and beggard saloon keepers-of
prairie fires and prohibition newspapers-of
June bugs and unlawful bugjuice. Dave has
my sympathies.
Elder Buckley, of the NJ. f. church. was,
with his family. the victim Of surprise par
ty the other evening. There were 100 peo-
pie present and all left substantial souvenirs
of the visit, which tended TO make the good
Elder feel thankful.
Track laying on the |. V. 4 N. toward
Deer Park is in progress this week, and will
be completed to that point in few weeks.
OF course the eleven miles between hero
and La Sale will take some time to build as
the road from here to the Imperial city does
not run over a boulevard table.
Mr.. David Richey was thrown from his
sled the other day, sustaining the fracture
Of his collar bone, which will incspaciate
him for heavy work, for couple Of months
Thos Pike had public sale of horses,
cattle, calves and hogs, farm implements,
seed corn, household goods etc., on Monday
last. The sale was well attended. and every
thing sold brought q fair price. WILMoNT
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THE COUNTY.
Road Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that meeting will
he called at the residence Of Stephen klieber,
In the town Of Rutland, at the hour of one
o'clock D. M, Tuesday, Feb. l4th, 1888, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the
hest means for completing the unfinished
norton of gravel road lying between the
canal bridge and Sec. 81, in said town Of
Rutland, known as that portion Of the old
Chicago road; and to transact such other
business as shall come before the meeting
pertaining to said highway A general turn
out is solicited.
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Vicinity Items.

Sandwich is making efforts to organize a
military company.
Wenona is attempting to spread her fame
by the envelope process.
The Peru Mining Co.'S zine mine, 10 Davis
Co., will be re-opened soon.
Paw Paw has organized 9 Driving Park
Association, and will hold races on July 4th
J. II. Citizens. Of Indiana, has purchased a
half interest in the Plumb House Of Strea-
tor.
Tom Kearnes, a La Sslleits, was carved in
q saloon brswl last week in the Imperial
city.
A l2.year old blew Q hole through its
head, while carslessly handling revolver,
st L. Sale last week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11
old timothy hay which he desires to sell

old timothy hay which he desires 10 sell,
price $lS per ton.
Levi Carr, formerly Of this neighhorhood,
but now q resident of Chicago, was home ON
a visit this week. He is looking better than
ever. and can talk horse far better than any
man in Waltham or Ophir now. David MIN
BILE says Levy knows more about horse than
any other man in La Sale county.
We wonder il the Waltham correspondent
for the Utica Gazette, volunteer isrelated
to the noted trotter Volunteer. He's
wheel horse, whoever he is.
Johnny Kinnegar says it's good thing TO
be school director, but he is not in favor OF
the directors going to the school and thrash
ing the scholars any more. little OF thai
goes good ways.
Joseph Dana is prepared to give instruc-
ton on the treatment of the various diseases
of horses and give lessons on training colts
WHIsKERs,
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The FREE TRADER lob printing offic

The FREE TRADER job printing office is
now the largest in Ottawa; and has capacity
for more work than any two offices in the
city 1t guarantees satisfaction In any line
of work from calling card to bound beck
and can give special prices on catalogues
or work calling for large quantities. No ap
prentice or "blscksmithing" work done. in
this Office, the former being turned over to
our windy competitors and the latter TO
iourueymen in that line of business.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11

There is strong probability of the loca-
ton of depot on the |. V. & NJ, near Low
ell, and Postmaster Ward is jubilent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11

The experiment of giving half penny din
ners at the Birmingham schools has been SO
successful that farthing dinners have been
tried, and nearly succeeded. Two hundred
and twelve thousand farthing dinners were
given last year at a cost Of less than 39lOO OF
a penny. The attendance at the schools has
been greatly increased and the good effect
upon the temper Of the children has been
astonishing. Chicago Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-11

The best salve In the world for cuts, bruises
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter
chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all SKIN
eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction. or money refunded. Price Is cents
Der box. For sale hy D. Lorriaux.
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Waltham whittlinss.

We are having about the finest sleighing
ever remembered in this neighborhood. The
young folks are ell much delighted and wish
It may last until the picnic season opens.
Mr.. Erb has some very choice four.year
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Territorial. tiovernor-C. Meyer Zulick. Prescott. Secretary-Jas. A. Bayard. Prescott. Treasurer-C. B. Foster. Prescott. Superintendent of Public Instruction-C. Fl. Strauss. Tucson. Auditor-H. T. Andrews, Prescott. Commissioner of Immigration -'C. H. King. Phoenix.
 Supreme Court-J. H. Wright, Chief Justice. Prescott; ". w: Porter Asso- Associate Justice, Iucson- U. $. District Attorney-Owen T. Rouse, U. $. Marshal-w K. Meade. Tucson. Surveyor Genersl-J. Hise. Tucson. U. s. Internal Revenue COllector-J. J. Devine, Tucson. Delegate to Congress-Mark A. Smith, Tombstone. Barnes.
 Judge of Second Judicial District W. ". Porter. Phenix. Judge of Third Judicial District J. H. Wright, Prescott.
 Graham County.
 PROBATE JUDaE. J. T. FITzGERNLD.. .Soion0nyille
 CLERK PROBATE COURT. FRED. M. NEWELL, .Solomonvllle
 SHERIFF. B. NJ. CRAwFoID. ---..........S .SolOmonville Deputies-W. C. w. Smith, Solomonville.
 RECORDER P. MI5HEIESA,. .Solomonville
 TREASURER. s. W. PoMERoY, .solomonville Deputy-F. M. Newell, Solomonville.
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY. P.J. BOLAS. ..-...-- SolomonTlile
 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
 ASSESSOR, w. ID. JOHNSOS-.-- ---.-. ---- oaIIOru
 SURVEYOR J. H. MARTINEAU, ,--.----.--.-.-- ..----.P Pima
 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. H. c. BOoN,................. Duncan WI. WHALES, ................-.....A .Arivaipa HYRUM WEIGH. Pima P. NIcHILENA. Clerk .......... Solomon vile
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Valuable Suggestions.

The sure preventive for cholera is cleanliness.
 Bathrooms should not open into sleeping apartments.
 Scatter powdered alum on shelves infested with ants.
 Put very little lard in your bread If you wish it to be white.
 In putting the covers on fruit cans do not wait till the cans are cold.
 The oftener flour is sifted for sponge cake the lighter the cake will be.
 To remove fruit stains rub with whisky or camphor before being washed.
 Milk which has changed may be rendered fit for use again by stir ing in little soda.
 The water in whichscodfsk has been soaked is very good for wash iag the zinc under the stove.
 Dyspeptics who use coffee will do well to take it in small quanti- ties, black and strong, without milk.
 Kerosence will soften boots or shoes that have been hardened by water and render them as pliable as new.
 Infants under three months of age should not be gwen arrowroot or other starchy foods, as they cannot digest them.
 Soak your mackerel in sour milk, then rinse off with clear water. They will be much fresher than if soaked in water.
 Fruit that has been canned or preserved can be dried by skim ming it out of the liquid and treating the same as tomato figs.
 Take a bucket of fresh water into your bedroom every night and let it remaln uncovered. It will absorb all poisonous gases.
 To remove grease from gar ments, dissolve a teaspoonful of salt in four tablespoonfuls of al cohol, shake well and apply with sponge.
 The best thing for burn is to wet the burn with cold water, then cover the burn with wheat so thick that 1t keeps out the air; keep 1t on and it will prevent blistering.
 A good way to distinguish mush- rooms is to sprinkle salt on the spongy or under side. If it turns yellow the specimen is poisonous; If black 1t is wholesome.
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a temporary shelter for the poor

temporary shelter for the poor woman, he directed her to be taken to the nearest police station and placed in the sick chamber, but the police superintendent would not receive her because she did not belong to his district. The sick woman admitted that she had at present no residence; so Dr. Dreypolcher sent her to the police station of the district within which she had last resided, with request for her admission and a memorandum stating that she was extremely i'll and had no home. But shelter was refused there also. The day was very cold-3Oo Fahrenheit of frost and bitter wind. At last, near ' o'clock in the evening, the unfortunate patient was taken in at a military hospital, but she was then Tn dying condition, and expired about an hour after admission. A warm controversy has arisen about the conviction of the doctor for the inhumanity which ought in justice to be charged upon the police. An influential memorial has been presented to the Minister of Justice, and it is hoped that the Czar will cancel the convic
 tion when the facts have been ex- plained to him. Dr. Dreypolcher is German, and the Berlin papers consider that this is the true reason of his conviction.
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A Likely Story of a BustIe.

When bustles first came into fashion, certain society lady in Minneapolis, who is apt to carry things little toward extremes in matter of dress, had onesmade to order. She insisted that 1t should be large one, and it was. It was so gigantic, in fact, that it was relegated to the attic. But in the course of time it came to pass that bustles were worn larger and larger, and having need of new one, the lady bethought herself of the airy network that she had discarded. Down it came from the attic, and it proved just her size" But the hustle was in habited. A cunningly constructed nest reposed inside, and a fast growing and inquisitive family of mice poked out their pink noses to resent the rude disturbance. The lady, remarkable to relate, had not the traditional feminine fear of mice. She bravely wore the hustle, mice and all As the days passed on her strange pets be- came very tame. She had small aperture made in her dress over the top of her hustle, covered with convenient plait, and it is her chief delight to terrorize her friends by calling forth the mice from their retreat, as she sits en- tertaining her visitors. One poor dude is alleged to have tainted away at the sight of the 'horwid creatures"
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How Camees.Are Cut.

Canoes are made from pieces of sea shell, of which every one must have noticed, while the outside is often rough and unseemly, the in- terior is perfectly polished and sometimes of a brilliant color. The shells, which are usually of species of cassis and strombus, natives of the West Indies, are chosen on account of the thick ness and hardness of the layers, of the contrast of color between them, and of the presence of knobs on the exterior surface, which render 1t impossible to work in relief. When cameo is begun piece of shell, rather larger than the ornament IS intended to be, is cut out and affixed to holder by a kind of coarse sealing-wax. The inner surface of the shell is, of course, the lowest, and on the gray outside the master draws a rough outline of the design and places the work in the hands of the ap- prentice, who, by means of file, reduces the knob to the requisite night, removing all the gray mat ter that lies outside of the bound- ary lines, and dresses the whole of the irregular surface. In this condition a cameo looks like an irregular piece of chalk rising out of a small plate of glass. It is now returned to the master, who again draws the design in pencil upon 1t, and from him it passes to another apprentice or workman, who brings out the design with a burin.
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Breaking Heifers to Milk.

Not every person is capable of teaching heifer to stand quietly
 to be milked. In this education the operator must be steady, calm,
 strong-minded, and yet delicate in
 manipulation. No helfer should
 be milked in an open yard until she has been taught to stand
 quietly. If she has been handled from the time of a calf, compara-
 lively little nervousness will be displayed. When the heifer finds
 that she will not be hurt, very lit
 tie difficulty will be experienced thereafter. If the heifer is more than usually nervous perseverance
 is by no means to be intermitted. The udder may be sore, 1t inevita-
 ply will be tender. The milker must avoid giving pain as mu ch as possible. If she shows temper an d kicks, the left wrist, if prop erly managed, will prevent her kicking the milker. The milk drawn, the udder will be comforta- ble easy. In any event the heifer will feel more comfortable after milking than before. She should be placed in a stanchion, in every case, until she stands quietly, or else put in a narrow pen where she cannot turn around. We pre- fer the stanchions. In no case should the milker start or jump back when the heifer attempts to kick. The milker should show no nervousness or timldity. An En- glishmaD of experience, and very successful in breaking heifers and even old COWS which had acquired the kicking habit, advises to oper- ate-the heifer being inclined to be wild-as given below: "Get the young COW into a stable, and if you have stanchions that will hold her, all the better; but if not, tie her neck, hitched short, then with a rope tied to hame-strap, buckle the strap around the forefoot be- tween the hoof and the first joint; put the rope around her body, draw up the foot and tie the rope sufficiently short so that she can't reach her foot to the ground. She is now in proper shape for milking. Standing on three legs and unable to free the other, she gives up at once and soon becomes gentle and kind. If she is of an un- usually nervous, kicking disposi- tion, the hind leg next to the milker may be bnckled to rope and around her leg near the hoof. and hitched to a post or some thing solid behind her. She will soon get tired of kicking and en- tirely give up. Usually nitching her by the head, either by stanch- ions or by rope, and strapping her forefoot is all that is required, and she will soon be a quiet cow" Field and Stockman.
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GOING NORTH.
nm daily. Sundays excepted.

Children between five and twel re years of age half fare.
 e-lOO pounds baggage carried free with each full fare, and 90 pounds with each half
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Clifton PostOtfice-

Regular hours from 7:39 q. m. to 1:sO p. m. Registration from 9:30 a. m- to D. m- Money Order hours. 9:S0 a. m. to D. m: Sundays, office open from II q. m: to l2 m. Mail departs for Solomonville Tuesdays, turdays. Mail closes 9:OO p. m.
 Mail for Morenci closes at 6:SO a. n- a, No foreign or mutilated money will be received for stamps, box rent or postal orders. Parties calling for mail matter other than sh at which is addressed to themselves must present an order for delivery.
 A. c. REARDoN, P. M.
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Curious Russian Medical Trial.

One of the most distinguished physicians in St. Petersburg, Court Councillor Dr. Dreypolcher, has been convicted of having re-
 fused professional aid to very sick person, and of having sent her away with very insufficient clothing, and so hastened her death. He was sentenced to the loss of all privileges and personal rights, and to be banished for
 three years to the Government of Archangel. The facts of the case were peculiar. Dr. Dreypolcher was the chief physician at the Obuchoff Hospital. On December 23d it was his turn to take charge of the Applications Bureau" where applications for admission to all the hospitals in the city were received and dealt with. About midday a woman TO years old, in the last stage of consump- ton, was brought on a stretcher to the bureau. The doctor had already received the days reports from all the hospitals, and knew that there was not bed vacant anywhere. But, in crder to secure
The Clifton clarion., 1888-03-21

Scientists say the savage has 8 more acute sepse of smell than civilized people, When two say ages get together how they must suffer- Boston Transcript.
The Clifton clarion., 1888-03-21

LAWRENCE RUSSELL.
 President and Gen'l sup't.
The Clifton clarion., 1888-03-21

A young Tombstone society gentleman, who is quite an expert at telling fortunes with cards, created a profound sensation at an evening gathering not long ago by innocently predicting that a young lady, whose horoscope he was casting, would be a fond wife and mother within six months.". His remains were not swept up till next day.
The Clifton clarion., 1888-03-21

We like the business character of the young man who, after he had been kicked down stairs, came back to the irate kicker to find out who made his boots.-We PloWman.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-16

"Contentment is better than riches" That
sounds like the despairing wall of disap-
pointed man. 1t is a patent medicine, in
tended for those who have tried for success
and have failed. 1t is warranted to have
the same soothing effect that the conclusion
about the grapes had on the fox. If taken in
sufficiently large doses it will make man a
helpless nonentity. 1t is narcotic that does
more harm than good. 1t puts to sleep the
very ones who need waking. The fact Is,
contentment is satisfied laziness. Those who
better themselves and get the grapes do not
think they are sour. A true man is not
necessarily discontented, but he is ever as
piring He would do more-be more-get
more He does not care for absolute con-
tentment The utmost he will admit is that
contentment, .th riches, is better than
without them.-Walter Gregory in North
American Review.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-16

The price that it has been averred Joseph
demanded of Mr.. Vanderbilt, $1,000 a year,
is preposterous If Joseph were a reality
such salary for cEef in private house,
especially house like Mr. Vanderbilt's,
where there are few grand dinners, would be
ridiculous Probably the sum was francs,
and not dollars, which would be on a par
with the salary Mr.. Vanderbilt has paid be-
fore for the same services.
Il There are few cooks in private houses in
New York who receive more than 5000
francs, but not many. The chef at Delmoni-
eos has long been credited with 5000, but
his work is tenfold that of & private cook.
He has score of cooks to manage.-New
York Cor. Chicago Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-16

Are you disturbed ut night and brokcr
OF your rest bya sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teethr If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply.
sicians in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.