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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

The Ancient and Honorable Artillery com
pany has bravely gone through all the wars
that have ever taken place i'll North Amer
lea, either aS body or the members volun-
tariy enlistng Us individuals. In the war
OF the Revolution many of them were killed,
and the company always held itself in readi-
ness during the first years of this century to
resent any British invasion on the city of
Boston. In the civil war the ranks of the
company were very much depleted by the
loss of many of the members who had gone
to the front and been killed in battle. At
the close of the war, however, a large aces
sion of members took place, and at the pres
ent time there is All active roll of 5.5 mem
bers, few having resigned or been discharged
for the past few years.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery COM
pany prides itself great deal upon the blue
blood which circles through its veins Not
one of its members but can trace lis ancestors
back to some passenger on the Mayiower
(Which, by the way, must have been an ex'
ceedingly large ship to have held the ances-
tors of all the oe,,p.s of Massachusetts,, and
some OF them will even talk confientially q
the relations which their ancestors held with
William the Conqueror.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

The following new corporations have
recently received State licenses to carry on
the business stated: The Russell Oil Co.
of Ouaws, with $4,000 capital stock to
bore for natural gas; The Aurora Demo
cratic Publishing Co, $1,000 to publish
a daily paper; the Chilicothe Paper Co.,
$4,000, to manufacture and sell paper.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07
A BIG TINE IN BOSTON.
ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ARTll'
LeRY OF TWO NATIONS.
They Met In the Town Famous for Its
Baked Hcans. and the Americans showed
the EngIlshmen the Yankee Elephant.
Portri, t. Of Prominent Members.

The 25Oth anniversary Of the organization
Of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery com
pany, of Boston, was recently celebrated in
that city with great ponp and flourish OF
rrumpets. and the parent company from Eng
land came over and helped them make old
F'eneuil hall ring with witty speechmaking
and the climbing OF glasses.
The English Ancient and Honorable with
a ~ Artillery company 10 one of the oldest
military organizations in existence, having
drst marched TO the sound Of flfe and drum
IN l,c}7-twenty -seven years before Shake
speare was born, twenty one years before
Elizabeth assembled the throne OF England
and the first arms they carried were bows and
arrows.
Just 100 years later the Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery company of Boston was or
gained, and its work was Of a far more
active and dangerous nature than that OF the
parent company, the extent OF whose exploits
was probably little more than al occasional
suppression OF 'prentices' riot
When the first white settlers settled in
Massachusetts. as is known 70 every school
boy who has gead his history OF the colonies,
they were surrounded by wild and savage
tribes of Indians, who were exceedingly
treacherous, and who, jealous Of the foothold
the whites were gaining on the soil, harassed
them continually, thus rendering the subject
of military protection most engrossing
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

The live stock boom" has struck ILL.,
inois, and our most ent-rprising breeders
are making preparations tor the good times
coming.
Farmers as rule have largely reduced
their usual supply Of stock, and all expect
the most promising specimens Aave, as q
rule, been disposed Of. Many have taken
advantage Of the unprecedented low price
of pure stock and made purchases or anil
mails of good breeding and quality, 10 take
the places OF specimens lacking ia prOti,a-
BILE breeding qualities. There has never
before this season been such an active and
determined effort on the part Of the farm
ers and especially the stock breeders of
| Illinois, to drive scrub stock " 10 the
butchers blocks on the west banks of
the Mississippi.
The recently enacted law entitled IAN act
to- protect stOckbreeders within the State of
Illinois," We are pleased TO learn in doing
much TO increase the demand for we'll bred
stock and especially for stations Of good
! quality and approved breeding.
The stock breeders in this county have
not been slow 10 take advantage of the
provisions of the new law, so far this season
SO far this season the following appica.
tions have been filed for State certificates,
with the State Board Of Agriculture, for
the stations described below
! As a matter OF interesting history, the
pedigree, etc. OF the first sires owned in
this county, 10 receive State certificates, are
given, and are rs follows:
STATE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1
The standard troiting stallion, Sir knight,
owned by o. d. Edwards and numbered
mo Of ri.
vile, Ill. Ierms-seasOn $50 90.
said stallion was foaled in 1851, is ma
hogany bay, star and white hnd ankles :;
bred by s. A. Brown & Co, Katamaz 10,
Mich, sire Grand Sentinel $3.50; dam
shadow by SadIervile, 2nd dam swallow
by Joe Hooker 1856,
| STATE CERT FICATE HUMBER -
The French Draft stollion. Msreugo
the season of 1888 at Otter Creek, La Sale
County, Ill. Terms-season $40; insurance
$l5
Said stallion is light gray; foaled April
! 5, 1882, imported in 1885 by Ryon Wood u
Co, Streator, Ill Bred by J. Ricard,
France. Sire Favorite by Prince; dam
COuquette.
STATE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 81
The Percheron stallion, Bresleau (6S4f),
recorded in Volume " Percheron Stud
Book of America and numbered 55l6,
owned by G. L. Pratt, will make the season
of 1888 in Earl Township, La Sale Co.
Terms-insurance Sl2 90 for living foal.
Said stallion is light gray, three white
feet; foaled March 3, 1884, imported 1886
by Nj, w. Durham of Wayne, Ill., bred by
K. Provost, France. Sire Fenelon 2GS2
(3S); dam Cocotte (5lS7l by Brilliant 1899.
STATE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1874.
The trotting stallion, King Mambrino
1885,, owned by J. K. Morris, will make
the season Of 1893 two and half miles
north west of Tonlca. Terms-season S15;
insure colts TO suckle $50.
Said stallion is black; foaled April l.,
1874, bred by Hall and Taylor, Lexington,
Ky.
Sire Mambrino Patchen t5S); dam
Zephyr the dam Of Harry Clay.-State
BOard agriculture Circular.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

Miss Rosa Finet, prepossessing young
dame of 10 years disappeared from her
home In Spring Valley on Thursday night
last.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

SELLING MILK IN THK PATENT OFFICE
lite lunch seemed TO be Strawberries and a
glass of milk. l found that lunching WAS
going on throughout the different offices, and
Just behind the hustle case In the model room
there was an old oolored woman with her
head in pitcher out Of which she was drink
ing as went by. THOMAS j. TODD.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rilrosd.
NEW TINE TABLE,.

Nos and 10 arrive IN Chicago AT 10 A. NJ and leave
Chicago AZ p. Nj. daily SUNDAY excepted).
No. y carries passengers from ieneseu TO Ottawa
NO. ~ carries passengers between Joliet and La
Sale, and No. ~ between La Sale and Joliet
Nos . and IS carry passengers between Blue Island
and La Sale l.. Il. CABLE. Gen'l Manager
+. ST. JOHN, T. F. PRKTrYNAN
Geu'l Tat. & Pass ACT. Agent at Ottawa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

Lightning Express. Denver Express and Kansas CITY
and ST. Louis Express trains run daily; Express Mai
and Joliet Accommodation run daily. except Sunday.
snsas City and St Louis Express going south runs
through without change Of cars. Morning train To 81
Louis has free chair cars and evening train through
sleepers TO ST. Louis ana Springfield. -.
JAY w. ADAMS,
T1cEet Agent G. - 4. Railroad.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

The patent Office is one of the few depart
rnents Of Uncle Sans business that pay
expenses rs receipts amount 10 over a
million dollars year, and it puts annually
into Uncle Sans pockets about $lj0,OOJ The
number of patents applied for IL 50 great that
the fees for them bring in this vast revenue,
and the result is that the department is one
of the most efficient of its Kind in tue world.
II is a wonderful establishment, and "A walk
through its model rooms makes ones brain
whirl as he tries 10 conceive the myrlads Of
ideas here embodied IN mechanical shape.
Imagine, If YOU can, four immense halls cav
ering a space of more than a quarter OF an
acre Line these with glass cases placed tier
upon tier and containing models by tue hun
dreds OF thousands Look till your eyes are
tired, your brain weary with trying 10 re
member and comprehend the various articles
from a patent gravestone u u new electric
light! Bring before your mind the fact that
the majority Of these hundreds of thousands
OF inventions consumed years OF work in
their conception Remember that hundreds
Of them have sent their inventors tn Insane
ssylumS, and that only tens out OF the thou
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

There are thousands Of sewing machine
patents here, and some Of the models turn by
hand and some are supposed 10 run by steam.
The oldest patent is dated Feb. II, 1872 1t
was given 10 Washington man named
Greenosh, and it looks like a section of the
New York; elevated railg2% The asxt
patent sewing machine Is labeled "a sewing
engine" 1t looks as though it might make
wire fence instead OF sew cloth, and it was
patented in the days of President Tyler. It
was not TIL decade later that the practical
sewing machine was invented, and the instru-
ments out Of which Howe and Singer made
their machines may here lie seen. They had
years OF trouble before they were able to
Introduce them, but they made fortunes out
of their inventions before they died
The patent office is in the interior depart
meut, and Secretary Villas Is its commander
in-chef Tho man who runs the bureau
however, Is Benton j. Hall, Of Iowa, who is
commissioner of patents. 1t is before him
that all patent cases are tried, and he has con-
troll Of even ything connected with inventions
There is a big corps of clerks in this patent
Office AMI tho scenes connected with 1t are
worthy of notice. There il restaurant here
containing two long tables. The cooking for
he lurchers is done on gas stoves, and noted
that tho men sat at one table while the women
took possession Of the other. | visited it to-
day. The hour was between l. and o'clock,
and the halls were filed with clerks going
this way AMI that, going to and from their
lunch Many Of them were patronizing tho
milk dealer of the patent Office and the favor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

CHAS r MONROE. LIEUT.. j, p. BRADLEY
MAI JOHN N'DOSOUGH. LIEUT. col. H. 4. SMITH.
SOME OF THE AMERICAN HONORABLES.
Several Of the settlers had been members
Of the Honorable Artillery company of Lon
don, and were men who had in that way be-
come somewhat proficient in martial duties,
and it occurred to these to establish such a
company in their new colony.
A petition was sent To Governor Winthrop
for a charter OF Incorporation, but it was re-
fused the governor stating in letter that
be considered 1t dangerous ito erect a stand
ing authority Of military men, which might
easily in time overthrow the civic power if
1t thought tit u do 50. 1t was also supposed
that religious feeling had much to do with
the refusal, as several OF the prominent MEM
bers Of the company were warm adherents Of
the movement to introduce the Baptist faith
into tho colony. Finally, however, after
considerable persistence, charter was OBJ
tanned, and in 1893 the company became a
regularly organized and permanent factor,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

TWENTY-FIVE thousand two hundred and
ninety eight patents were granted last year,
and the applications for inventions were
fully twice this number. No article can be
patented which has ever been designed or de-
scribed in the past. 1t cannot be patented II
it has been used in any shape IN another
country II must he entirely new either in
prime pie or in application. These 92,OJO arc
hence the embodiment Of ideas entirely new.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07


1t has been matter Of doubt as to what
the uniform Of the company was, or whether
it had any on its formation, the records for
sixty years having been lost, but it is prob
able that dark coats and buff vests and small
clothes were worn on parades, as they are
! thus described by Rev. DR.. Benjamin Cole
man, who preached the centennial sermon in
l73s. The next uniform adopted was scarlet
coat, crimson silk stockings and light colored
| small clothes, shoes with silver buckles and a
large cooked hat trimmed with gold lace
quite gorgeous outfit, and one which no
doubt had a tremendous effect upon the
pretty maids of Boston.
In the summer of l172 a new uniform was
adopted, consisting of blue coats and lapels,
with yellow buttons, small clothes, shoes
| with silver buckles and dubbed wigs The
members Of the company seem to have held
rather diverse opinions as to the uniforms,
for at one time regularity of uniform was
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07
MAI. DURRAST.
MAJ BAKER.

SOME OF THE ENGLISH HONOURABLES.
disregarded altogether, each member wear
ing whatever kind Of clothes that happened
to tickle his fancy the most. This was
finally squelched, however, and regular
uniform was insisted upon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07
THE PATENT OFFICE.
A LOOK AT THE MODEL ROOM
AND ITS CURIOUS INVENTIONS.
Glass Grnycstones and Patent Embalming
Fluids How u Dead Baby Was Offered
for n Mcclellan Incident of the False
Tooth Case.

WASHINGTON, July ..
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
Tho Power OF Imagination.

The power Of Imagination is SUP.
posed to be stronger In women than in
men; buG this was not shown in a re-
cent hospital experiment. DR.. Du-
Tand ,.Wlshing to test the practical ef-
rect OF mind diseases, gave 100 patients
dose OF sweetened water. Fifteen
minutes after, entering apparently In
great excitement, he announced that he
mad by mistake given powerful eme.
TIC, and preparations must be made ac :
cordingly. Eighty Of the 100 patients
became thoroughly Ill ana exhibited
Inc usual result or an emetie; twenty
were unaffected. The curious part Of
IL Is that, with very few exceptions, the
eighty 'smeticized" subjects were
men, while the strong minded few. who
were not to be caught with ohaff, were
women.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
Died for n Princes Cigar.

The guard Of the mail train running
from Rome to Naples was making his
rounds as usual on the footboards on
the side Of the cars, when he was
asked by Prince Brancaccio, q passen-
ger, for a light. The guard struck a
match, but the dtaught blew it out. He
went on trying one match after another.
all with the same unsatisfactory result.
lie got excited, and instead Of handing
the matches to the prince to light them
inside of the wagon the guard obstinate
ly insisted upon conquering the out
side draught. The train neared bridge
with very narrow ratings, and before
the guard was aware Of the danger he
was crushed between the railing and the
car; Inc prince tainted. lie afterward
made the widow of the poor guard n
present Of $4,000.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
Thought 1t an Ironclad Rule.

There is asgood story told, showing
the matter-of-fact character of the
average Englishman, which is proba-
bly, new here. He was takenS sbys a
young lady, while visiting Chicago, to
see the really fine machinery at the
Water Works in that city. Everybody
who has seen these works has also
doubtless observed right opposite the
door Of entrance a large box of sawdust
having above 1T the notification on a
board: "Visitors are requested to use
the spittoon." Our English friend en-
tered the building, and seeing the pla-
card, shrugged his shoulders noncha-
lantly, walked up to the sawdust box
and expectorated. He was astonished
to hear Shrek OF dismay behind him,
and turning saw the young lady disap-
pearfng through the entrance. He
hastily followed and began to make exc
cuses for some supposed mistake
"What did you do that forpn said the
lady. ''Do whatP Indeed, I am un-
aware Of any faux pas" "What did
you do that IN the box forp" "Oh,
was l wrongp read the notice, and
though [ thought it strange, Isuppos.
ed it was a custom Of the country, and
endeavored to adapt myself to It,"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
n Royal Barbarian.

While in Berlin the Shah attended a
gala performance Of the ballet, ssSard-
anapalus," and sat IN the court box be-
tween the Empress and Prince Karl.
and here he did one or two barbaric
deeds that smote with horror and con-
sternation all those distinguished per-
sons who witnessed them. Wishing to
call the Empress attention to some-
thing that was taking place on the
stage he reached over and laid his hand
on her arm. "Where can he have been
brought up?" asked one great lady.
IAN Empress arm is not q sabre hilt
to be clutched at.'' a s.
a few moments later he called for a
glass of water. 1t was brought him by
one Of his attendants. He drank the
contents at a gulp and calmly handed
the empty goblet to the Princess Karl,
whose patrician countenance as she
mechanically took it from him was a
study for a physlognomist, and not less
interesting was the facial expression Of
the ladies in waiting and chalnberlains
who had never before witnessed such q
blood-chilling breach of etiquette. But
worse remained behind. Presently tho
shah cleared his throat, once, twice.
thrice, with ever-increasing vigor, and
then deliberately spat in tho stalls. A.
shudder ran through the house and
several fair ladies' Of fashion hurriedly
took their departure. g A@"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
Another Way.

All, come TO mo in dreams, and then,
One saith shall be we'll again,
For then the night will more than pay
The weary longing of the day.
Nay, come not in those dreams, my sweet
With shadowy robes, and silent feet,
And with tho voice, and with the eyes
That greet me in soft surprise.
Last night, last night, in dreams we met
And how to-day, shall forget.
Or how, remembering, restrain
Mine incoInmunicable pain?
Nay, where thy folk and country are,
Dwell thou, remote, apart, afar,
Nor mingle with the shapes that sweep
The melancholy ways of sleep.
But if percbance the shadows break.
If dreams depart, and men awake,
! face to face at length we see,
BE thou the first to welcome ne.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
A Green Dinner.

a society girl, Of that exquisite
blonde fairness of complexion to which
gfeen is the most becoming color, gave
aIgreen dinner the other night that was
apicture In its way. The dining-room
was bower Of palms and tree ferns.
Across the entire length of the white
taple-cloth was laid broad strip Of
green China crepe, each edge being
tMckly fringed with maiden-hair ferns.
The centre Of tho table was bed Of
fefns and delicate, lacelike lycopodium,
ar from each corner Of the square plat
on green rose tall slim vases of green
glass, holding above the heads of the
guests one long green stem crowned
with cluster Of lilies. Among the net
tefns and grasses were buried half a
dTen tiny fairy lamps Of the palest
.sgEpen, giving light like that of fire.
'fiks.
EIhe table was lighted from above by
asreat ground-glass globe covered with
pfe-green Grape and lace. At each
pate lay bunch Of valley lilies amid
miden-hair ferns and tied with green
fPbons. The soup was puree Of as
Mragus served In green china, and
eerything throughout the dinner was
ghon when it was possible to have it SO,
u entire china service being green,
ah the Ices at the conclusion all flavor
g and colored with pistachio. The
Syling lady's mother was dressed in
Gerald velvet, with superb emeralds
M diamonds as ornaments, and the
yang lady herself was symphony in
aeen tulle and silver, looking like an
hdine or a naiad. a
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-24
SHOWING ONES Feelings.
An Effort to Conceal Better Than an
Effort to Reveal Emotions.

1t Is true that sincere anu strong feel
ing is likely to show itself In the fact
and in the voice, and to control and
sway tho whole outer man. But it is
also true that purposeful attempt to
show sincere and strong feeling in look
and III tone is a mistake as great as it
is common. When the whole soul goes
out toward God in prayer the voice
will evidence the hearts emotion; even
though he who prays endeavors to speak
in his most natural tone. But when
one who prays deliberately employs a
tone of voice which he never uses at
J any other time, his very tone suggests
| the thought that he is not controlled by
deep feeling but is endeavoring to indi-
cate feeling by the manner of speaking.
When, again, one in sorrow strives to
look and speak naturally, but is unable
to keep back the starting tears, or to
restrain his voice from trembling, his
evident struggle at self-control excites
the tender sympathy Of those who hear
him. When, however, one who is re-
Gently bereaved puts on look of en-
forced sorrow, and assumes tone Of
grief, as re responds to a kindly greet
ing or as he tells Of his fresh trial, he
SO far hinders true sympathy by the
suggestion that he has no struggle with
bis feelings, save III the direction Of an
effort to show them. The instructive
thought of the keen.eyed observer is:
Don't trouble yourself to show your
grief. I'll take it for granted that you
are sorry" 1T is not that these persons
who thus seek to exhibit feeling are
really jnsincere; but it is that they sup
pose they have q duty to appear more
deeply moved than they happen to be
at the moment. They think, in fact,
that feeling needs a certain look and
tone to prove it's reality Rochefau.
could defined gravity as 'sa mysteri-
Gus carriage of the body, invented to
cover the defects OF the mind" And
it would seem as if "emotion' were
thought by many to he al unnatural
look end tone, adapted TO conceal the
absence of any overpowering feeling.
An effort to conceal emotion and to
seem natural wins sympathy from a
beholder; but an effort to exhibit emo
tion and to seem not natural is a bar
rier to sympathy. mo man ought to
show emotion if he can help it; for it is
only irrepressible emotion that is to any
mans credit, or that WINS HIM SYM
pathy and respect from others. There
is a suggestion Of this truth in tho
words of our Lord to His disciples:
when ye fast, be not, as the hypo-
critics, of sad countenance; for they
disfigure their faces, that they may be
seen of mon to fast. Verify I say unto
you: They have received their reward,
but thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy
head and wash thy face; that thou be
not seen Of men to fast, but Of thy
Father which is in secret; and thy
Father, which seeth in secret, shall re-
compense thee.''