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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

bridges, would make It a delightful little
park-s resort for summer afternoon foI
quiet people Of the neighborhood and for
the city proper. As a feature OF the pro-
posed boulevard along the river under the
bluff, north OF the addition, It would be an
cas- or. end, so TO speak, Of Allen Park. and
go far to rival the western improvements
at the Mineral Spring and Allen Park
proper,-aud uniting to form quite desir
able, though modest, Park System that
would make the south bank OF the Illinois
river within the city limits one OF the
pres'iest places In the west
II has the flavor Of chestnut; but as
the chronicle has gone through slight
metamorphosis since We last saw II, 1t may
bear repeating. The tale runneth as FOL-
lows
An En- ,lishman.and German who were
removing the debris at the city brewery
recently, got 10 talking over the transcend
entail comprehensibleness Of things In
general, when the German, who had
wrestled long with the spirit of inquiry
asked: 81 gay, William, you toldt me vot
be an anthemr'
"A hanthem is it9 You don't know a
hanthem ?"
"Nein"
well then, III tell ye. II l WAS to say
Ere Gotlieb, and me that and spike, that
wouldn't he hanthem; but il | said :
'Got-lieb and and and me that, Got-lieb
and me, and me that and, and me that
and spike, and, and spike spike, spike,
spike, ah men, ali men Gotlieb and me
that and spike, spike ali menu Why, that
that would be hanthem"
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A Modest, Sensitive weman

often shrinks from consulting a physician
about functional arrangement, and prefers
to suffer in silence. This may be mista
ken feeling. but 1t Is one which is largely
prevalent. To all such women we would
s,y that one of the most skillful physicians
of the day, who has had q vast experience
In curing diseases peculiar to women, has
prepared remedy which Is of inestimable
aid to them. We refer to DIR. Pierce's
favorite prescription. This Is the only
remedy for womsn's peculiar weaknesses
and ailments, sold by druggists, under
positive guarantee from the manufacturers
that II will give satisfaction In every case
or money refunded. See guarantee printed
on bottle wrapper.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09
TOnica Notes,

Mrs. Louis G. Hoefer, nee Dora Peck,
died at Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday
last
Misses Newton and Swift are summering
In New Jersey, perhaps lin little white
cot by the sea-"
The Stevens Dramatic Company played
to fair houses here last week.
Some of you fellows who kicked 80 hard
last season about tiled farms bringing on
the awful drouth, just eat three or four
uf It hadn't been for tile one or two Of our
neighboring farmers would have been
compelled to build boats to feed stock In.
l understand that new game, called the
l vii 60 with you If you will buy the cream,
Is In vogue among the girls. The fellow
whose pa owns fast team is out In the
cold now, and has to come In equal on
footing With the dry goods clerks and his
little dish of cream. Too bad, isn't It boys,
Sinc6 Tonica has two roads, there Is q
prospect Of boom. Your correspondent
hopes to see the old town built up to the /.
N. & N. before many moons roll by A
nice board walk now leads to the depot,
and the Central no longer monopollzes US.
Joseph Powell's rye field was assaulted
last week by hail storm and completely
disabled. He says 1t will not yield half q
crop. Complaints come In daily Of ruin to
growing crops wherever the storm was
heavy, even corn suffering, and the
breaking of glass In houses and hot beds.
Since the Vermilli nville post Office was
burglarized, our p. NJ. has slept on top of
his safe, with self cooking revolver In
each hand, and an electric wire connecting
with all points Of ingress and egress, In his
mouth. No burglars for him-not this
summer. TAPER.
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Illinois Pronibir;onlsts On the Tariff;

ILLINOIS IfnllhWiNHT"I7 on 70" II'T'I':
Rockford llil Eo1|%T lhrHJ; me
| Prohibit rlsts o!iuIS ataje SPOKE "u' win
emphasis AGAINST oppressive and unntCts'
sary tEati u ON ueressi'''S "i NE: me
two resolutions bearing on thl' sulJAct ale
as follows:
We favor tJil Tor revenue sI'il'i'a'
10 meet the necessary requirements gov
emment e' nom'c.'ly a.Ml"'7l4rau anu !. $40
/ inia3 as ~ r'fa % t'@ gre ts@ po'Ss..a
c".t tie Hft@Ws l' u q"
EeNg EEiHN- NV s... GEESE l ."' .
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WILLIAM II. JOHNSON.


The June Issue o.. the lHa"rHH HHJ
.ins Us an exceptionally militant number
The illustration; acct l,.i,rpr. are excel
laut gna t.a contents varied 1"d entertain
log. Among Che notable features is an
interesting end finely illustrated paper o'
"Our Deieusea from an Army Standpoint.
by Gen q. o. IioVIdi Nrs G.nJoAn A.
Logan contributes graceful article on
"Fae Art of Ent"F'e'u'rE' a subject She
i3 well qualified byoSgarience to handle.
and George Edgar Montgomery has
charming paper ON "DicGens ON the Amer
lean stage that will be read with much
interest by the great army Of the dis'in
guished uovslist's friends This article Is
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

The defeat of Berah Williams, for re-
nomination iu the Sixteenth Ohio (Iapes-
viupl Conurassional District, and the se'eC-
tion instead of James w, Ovens, on out.
eud-out free-wOol man, is au event of
considerable significance. Under any
other ordinary circumstances wilkins
would certainly have been reuominated.
lie is a congressman Of more than average
ability; has been chairman Of the commit
tee on banking and currency, ana was
generally thought sure of being returned
to the house from his reliably democratic
district for several terms wilkins district
has more sheep than any other in Ohio,
and wilkins himself was follower of
Sam Randall, and a strong advocate OF
high duties on wool and clothing. He
repudiated Cleveland's recommendations
and the provisions of the Mills bill, and Is
now knocked out by his wool-growing
constituents, who have determined to send
free-wool man to represent them In
Congress! Why shouldn't they? Fine Ohio
wool now sells for 80 cents pound-the
lowest price ever known In this country.
and but little more than half what was
received before the high wool tariff was
enacted. II, then, the high duty was
designed to secure high prices for wool, 1t
has proved miserable failure, and II Is no
wonder the Ohio wool-growers are retiring
the high tariff congressman to private life.
Judge Seney, another Ohio congressman
largely interested In sheep husbandry, was
compelled to pledge himself to vote for
free wool before he could get rehomina-
tlon,-Iribune.
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With groans and signs and dizziad eyes

With groans and signs and dizzied eyes
lie seeks the couch and down he lies;
Nausea and faintness In him rise,
Brow cracking pains ASSIST him.
Sick headache But ere long comes ease
His stomach settles into peace,
Within his head the throbbings cease
Pierce's Pellets never fall himi
Nor will they fail any one In such dire
predicament. To the dyspeptic, the bill.
lious, and the constipated, they are alike
I" a friend In need and friend indeed"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

When your tongue is coated, your eyes
dull, you feel languid and have no appetite
your head aches, and your blood sluggish
and out of order you need DR.. Jones Red
Glover Tonic: buy fifty cent bottle of E. Y
Griggs. This popular and pleasant remedy
promptly cures dyspepsia. bad breath. piles
pimples, scrofula, boils, letter and all mani
fesiatiors of bad blood. Glover Tonic cures
rhematism by striking at the seat of the
disease, viz: Bad blood. liver and kidneys,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09
Obituary.
CHRIST. WALKING.

CHRIST. WALKING.
Christ Walking, son OF Mrs. julia
Kapelski, died at the residence OF his STEP
father on Main street at four o'clock on
Tuesday morning, Of blood poisoning
Nearly seven years ago, he, In company
with others went into the country TO shoe.
rabbits, and while crawling through a
hedge and trailing his gun after him, its
contents were discharged and lodged In
tho fleshy part Of the right thigh. A
number of the shot we're taken from the
wound, and /, healed up. Several months
ago an abses gathered on his hip, and the
limb became stiff, swollen and useless,
giving him terrible pain. He was treated
by physicians here without much relief,
and wss then taken to the Chicago hospital,
where the limb, which had become
infested with poisonous matter, was
smputsted. He remained at the hospital
eleven weeks, and was brought home,
where It became evident that the blood
poisoning had communicated Itself to the
whole system, making recovery impossible.
Christ was fine specimen of physical
manhood, and was endowed with q big,
honest heart, ready TO forgive, and faithful
10 friend. He had been In business with
Frank Steinbsch. under the firm name OF
steinbach & Walking, and later bought
and sold cattle aud stock individually. A
bright future was In store for him, and his
death at the early age Of "a Is greatly
deplored. He WAS Inferred on Thursday
afternoon.
MRS. sIIAs MATsON.
Mrs. Silas Matson, wife of Silas Matson
of the south side, was found dead In her
chair on Monday evening, by her son who
had not been absent from the room but a
few moments, leaving her In seemingly a
natural state of body and mind. She had
been troubled with heart disease for several
years, and particularly during the past few
months, and had been taken away In the
invariably sudden manner of Its climax.
She was sixty eight years old, and had been
resident of South Ottawa for many years,
forming many and strong friendships. Her
husband and two sons survive her. The
funeral took place on Wednesday.
WILLIAM f. JOHNSON.
William T, johnson, son in law Of Mrs,
Charles Albert of this city, died on II
Chicago and st Paul train on Friday
evening last, AID was brought here and
Inferred in Ottawa Avenue cemetery on
Monday Mr.. Johnson had been m invalid
for over q year. ard bad been advised by
bis physicians ut Chicago to go to 81 Paul.
in order 20 Try the effect of change of
mo.phera ON his ma.aiy, cousumP'ior.
He was piano tuner by trade, ard WIS
noted for h3 skin among d.al.rs and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

Mr.. David Johnson, Of West Va, esti-
mates the prohibition vote In Illinois at
$4,000 for 1888. As the prohibitionis.s In
1884 cast only 1884 votes for ST. John,
and Mr.. Blaine's plurality was only 25,l2e,
II Mr.. johnson Is anywhere near the actual
truth of the actual prohibition strength In
the State, Gov Palmer's chances of election
are guiltedged. Anyhow, Gov Palmer
and President Cleveland will make hust
ling through the State that will amuse the
republicans this fall.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

came out into the prison yard. when drew
a long, deep breath Of pure air, with the
delicious sense Of relief that half.drown.
ed man must feel when he comes 10 the
surface Of the water" The Lincoln His
tory In this number contains chapters on
"The Advance" Bull Run" Fremont"
and Military Emancipation" A striking
point In this installment 10 the account Of
Lincoln's reception OF the news of Bull
Run. The last Of the present series OF
illustrated Western articles by Mr.. Roose-
Welt is entitled 1.-THE Ranchman's Rife on
Crag and Prairie" This, like the other
articles, Is accompanied by Remington's
graphic sketches Of Western scenes. The
fiction of the number includes some inter-
esting chapters of DIR. Eggleston's novel;
1.-THE Graysons,' accompanied by a picutre
by Miss Eggleston, wherein Is depicted the
young lawyer. Abraham Lincoln.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09
Electric Motor.

The testimony Of Mr.. Chauncey M.
Depew that electric motors have proved
thoroughly successful on street railways In
Brussels, and that the experiment with
the motor recently run on the Fourth avenue
line was satisfactory, will be accepted by
very many as conclusive Of the merit OF
the system. 1t Is highly probable that the
opposition In the Board OF Alderman to
the new motor will be withdrawn. II Is
certain that Il should be II Mr.. Depew's
information Is correct.
Experience with the cable line on 125th
street leads to the suggestion that each car
should be equipped with bell fitted to
ring automatically as the car moves, so
that there NAV be constant warning OF Its
approach to pedestrians and drivers. Like
the cable cars, the electric motors have the
great advantage of cleanliness. With the
horse cars Withdrawn from the streets, the
labors of the Street Cleaning Department
would be very much lightened all over
the city, as they now are long the uptown
cable line.
When so responsible and prudent a cor
poration as the New York Central and
Hudson River road has confidence In the
new method, and is willing to assume the
responsibility of using II, II would seem to
be for the public benefit that the request
should bn granted Whether such per.
mission should be made the source of
revenue to the city from road already
chartered and bearing lis share of public
burdens, is question perhaps deserving
of consideration; but IL is oae that can be
quickly determined, and there is no reason
why the entire subject should not be dis
posed of without delay --Ne0 York STIR,
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THO woIf, " Labor saying wlchinory


rao work of labor saving Machinery.
uis well puon.h for Tariff. formers in
and ont OF congress, says a contemporary
IN real'zn apd admit the pgnsibiiity Of two
or tie hiah tariG arguments which
are never omitted ami are bassed on "a
.nu'lni statement of uU'au0ble facts. One
isth4t the cnuruy has pro pered under
'ha present tariff aui the other Is that the
"r.H'actd' articles ara che per than be
fore They were SO highly protected " a
coed many people In tine country deny that
10 has really wusgarpd, as q whole and In
the best sense, and tGey have made no
small stir about the matter, political and
otherwise. In. probably nobody viii deny
that many classes of urltIaNed articles
are cheaper now than before they We're so
heavily taxed What the reGormers have
10 do is % account for the phenomena In
such manner as "a show how the protec-
ZIONIST inference can be so plausible and
yet not be true"
Nine tenths Of the middle of the popu-
lar mind grows out of ascribiug to prOtec-
tiOnism the Cheapauing of products which
must be attributed wholly To invention,
labor saving machinery, and improved
methods of making things and economic
ing human labor. The people see prices
of goods falling under high tariff and are
carefully told by the manufacturing bosses,
their agents in Congress, and their subsi
died newspapers that the reduction In
prices is caused by high protection and
the great bounties 1t affords, when In fact
the reduction Is the consequence of labor
saving methods and appliances for pro-
ducIng goods and wares. Take the case
Of the railroad system, Of which the con-
Temporary referred to says:
1t is not protected. 1t Is not q product
Of protection. II was invented In England,
even TO the steel rails. which are always
cheaper there than here, and have never
been permanently cneapened there or
here by any other process than English
invention and English competition. To
the maximum price set by these two fac
tors and our high tariff the American rail-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

Prof Chandler la uahlug haste very
slowly with his Improvement lie q
good deal iu the position Of "a farmer Of
between hay and grass" time, doesn't
know what to do Ills plans include an
observatory and, We believe hot houses,
etc, for plant cultivation; but as the lots
he expected 70 get have been sold out he's
ia qgandary for a location for his plant.
In bi5 rayine he has laid out walks, and
and carriage roads, built some am plant
ed ferns AMI flowers, put up slm5 swings,
and cleared away great deal Of rubbish.
The Professor doesn't lack in enthusiasm
but he needs assistance, apparently. to
continue his work
The Highland addition syndicate, how.
ever, doesn't seem TO take 20 his scheme
with any where near the Professors own
enthusiasm. Yet 1t can readily be seen
that the Professor has ideas for utilizing
the ravine which, If developed, would
make It decidedly valuable feature Of the
Highland Park improvement. The ravine
as nature left II Is a catch. all of the waste
Of the Highland Park property, being the
natural drainage outlet; but improved, by
the planting Of flowers, the opening Of a
road through II, the production Of a turf,
the cleaning out and enlarging OF the pools,
and the construction Of few cheap rustic
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

In connection with the fact that Or. jones'
Red Clover Tonic has had the largest sale,
it has been the most successful remedy ever
before thepublic for al blood troubles and
d.clsrs Of the stomach, liver and kidneys
F.ry cents. Buy hottie Il Y Grigss, Mrs
Euma Brown, Lima Ohio, says: Four bottles
Of lnucs Red Glover Tonic has cured me OF
sick headache chat have been ,iect TO
for .pllui4f UtGTe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

Local. louHkot'
In the 81. Nicholas, where delightful
little bits are always to be looked for, are
70 be found from mouth to mouth menus
full Of quaintness and ingenuity. That for
June is not, perhaps, as unique as that
given for April, but 1t Is good enough to
enjoy most heartily:
MENU.
Long days, stepped In sunshine.
ldleness, dressed with laughter.
Roses, au natural.
CommenCements, q Ia mode.
Valedictories, stuffed with eloquence.
Sheepskins.
Orange blossoms, served with soft music.
Honeymoons, with European sauce.
Orchard bloom, smothered In sweetness.
Zepbyrs, fresh.
Perfume. Dew.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

At the Suggestion Oh oecretary p"saiu,
Mr.. ]. schoenhof, the Consul N Tunstall,
has made personal observations Of the
condition anu prospects Of technical educa-
ton In the principal industrial countries OF
Europe. Mr.. Schoenhof says that France,
after 1870, found 1t was losing ground In
IN industrial sence. Nations that thirty
years before we're neither endowed with
sense of color nor thought as to design,
had, by dint Of study, trained workmen,
not Frenchmen 80 arranged their wares n
such good style as to find purchasers where
France had once the monopoly. During
the presidency Of General Mchahon an
entirely new system of education was
adopted, beginning with the child who for
the first time goes to school. This system
has been vigorously carried out since 1878
OF the 2s5 primary schools In Paris. 90
have workshops for the working Of wood
and iron, and In time workshops will be
the constant adjunct. Everywhere, In all
the departments of France, are to be found
these schools, not elementary alone, but
where the highest branches of technical
art are taught All technical schools In
France are under the supervision of the
Minister of Commerce. The highest of
these is the Ecole des Arts ct Meters.
There are others at AK, Anglers and Cha
Ions sur Marne In the workshops are
turned out competent foremen and super.
The work 10 these schools, 1t
Is believed will be better In the future,
because the rising generation of French
men, under that newer system which
teaches the child how to work earlier with
his hands, will have more time for iheoret'
iCal study.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09
Local IOunger.

Ottawa, ILL.,. june o. 1888.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-09

Enteyed az the Post 0Dfce at Otid,od. Illinois, as
Second Class MAJ Mater.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-02
Grass Is King.

The Liue Stock Journal says; 1t is stated
that artificial meadows in England rent at
500 per acre and rarely less than $40. This
class of land rents for more than the cult
waited lands. In Holland, where the popu
lation is very dense, the highest priced lands
are those grass. In this country-notably
the dairy districts of New York and the
blue grass region of Kentucky-those lands
well set in choice grasses are the highest
priced and the most profitable.
Grass is king-not because it pays the
best profit of any general crop, for the
labor and expense employed in Europe, in
this country and in all portions of the world
where there is high degree of civilization
existing, but because this crop is more gen
eral and more abundant than any other and
enters more largely than any other into the
support and maintenance of both man and
beast and of fowls. 1t is Natures chief,
best gift to man in the way of an agricul-
tural crop. Few, indeed, are the lands that
grass of some kind does not grow upon
spontaneously. 1t covers the waste places
and makes them beautiful. 1t is the surest
and the greatest of all agencies for the
maintenance ana recuperatlon or SOIL fer
tility. It is Natures own restorer.
1t grows in the day and in the night,
week days and Sundays. The farmer who
devotes the major portion of his land and
his attention to the grass crop, combined
with stock raising, is the one most apt to
succeed. The most successful and indie
pendent farmers, as rule, arc those who
grow grass as their chief crop and raise
stock enough to consume it on the farm.
The highest priced agricultural lands we
have are in sections of country where this
system is adopted; here we find more intel
ligence among the rural population and
more evidences of substantial thrift on the
farms and in the farm houses. Here we find
the highest degree of wealth, refinement and
culture among the agricultural class. Grass
is king.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-02
Popular Science.

A new safety catch has been devised for
an elevator which will stop the platform
automatically as it arrives at the next floor
above or below. This device will be very
handy in shops where u great deal Of single
floor traffic is constantly being done, as il
will not necessitate the presence of a man
in the elevator as in the case of sliding
doors, and it will also dispense with care
full watching when an open elevator well is
used.
Malaria is being successfully treated in
the medical stations of the Puniaub with
picrate of ammonia. The usual dose is
from one-eighth Of grain 10 one and -a-half
grain four or five times day in pill.
Half grain is "A fair average dose. Thus
given the result is soon visible In the
great majority Of the cases treated one-half
grain doses in the interval prevented the
recurrence of the next attack of the fever,
while in about 20 per cent. of the patients
two or three attacks followed before the
fever ceased. In only one case of quartan
ggue, despite large doses Of the salt the
fever required for six periods, gradually
diminishing in intensity and then yielding
10 it, IL is equally successful in all the
forms of ague, but it is curious fact that
the cases in which il failed to cure were all
Of the tertian variety.