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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-18
elitatfye NEEDLES,

The annual meeting Of the La Sale COun,
ty Medical Society was held at the Supervi
sors' Room in the Court House on Tuesday
The morning session opened at eleven o clock
by general discussion upon Tyro Malarial
Fever in lieu of paper on dyspepsia and
indigestion, for which DR.. Putney, of Prai-
The needles were almost unanimous III de-
claring that no diseases which could be des-
ignated as Tyro. Malarial fever had ever ex-
listed or could exist.
DR.. Weis read very interesting paper
upon " Pneumonia in Measles "a complica
ton which is somewhat difficult to treat
because the malades are not often found in
conjunction and hut few physicians have had
cases of this character.
DR.. Taylor, of Streator, spoke upon pois-
oning from "ante- Febrian" case of which
he is now treating. His talk was interesting
and instructive, bringing out several points
m medical and surgical practice which were
especially valuable.
Delegates were elected to the State and
National Medical Association Meetings
Drs. Wiley, MoCay, Wilcox, Weis, Dicus,
Freeman, Cole Hathaway and Palmer were
selected to represent the Society at the State
meeting to be held at Jacksonville on Tues.
day next, and Drs. Dyer, Cook, and Taylor
to represent the Society in the National
meeting to be held on April 25th.
The officers of the society for the ensuing
year are, Pres, Dr. T. Goble, Earlville; Vice
Pres, Dr. Dicus, Streator; Sec. and Treas,
DR.. Taylor, Streator; Board of Censors, Drs
Ensign, Rutland, and Goble, Earlville; Ex-
ecutive Com, Drs. Hathaway, Dyer and
Stout.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-18

The city is now out of debt, the depart
ments In good working order and finance
committee with o man like Alderman We'll
at its head can readily exercise supervision
over the oity's emancipation.
Very true: but the council is not FORUM
ate enough to have an Alderman We'll forthe
head of the finance committee this year ;
and ii is exceedingly doubtful if Alderman
We'll, if he were there, would be anxious to
continue his hard work Of the past two
years, one or two years more, just for the
fun and glory of the thing.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-18

The Thomas Electric Light and Power
Co.'S incandescent lights have now been
in successful operation for sufficient length
of time to give them substantial test and
the verdict of business men who are using
them, is indeed fattering to the promoters
of the enterprise The Thomas company
was the first to introduce the arc light here,
and it was but natural consequence that
it should be foremost in placing the incan-
descent system in operation. The incandes,
cent dynamo is situated in their electric
light building, across the canal, near the
Victor Mills, from whence all wires radiate.
The capacity of the machine is six thousand
sixteen candle power lamps, size which
is found to be most convenient for general
use, although larger lamps can be furnished
to those not desiring to use the sixteen can
die power The current is low tension, and
all wires entering building may be handled
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-18
Decoration Day Preparations.


President Bowman of the Decoration Day
Association is somewhat ratified, so to speak
Just one year ago the society had consti-
tuition and set Of bylaws, also record of
previous business meetings; but now, al.
though vigorous still hunt together with o
trumpetlike loud search is being made for
them these necessary things seem to be In
the consomme or in Oklahoma. The humorist
Of comic almanac has suggested to Presi.
dent Bowman that it would be in order to
re-constitute, but President Bowman says
that life is too short and if the humorist
insists upon the society's having oonstitu,
ton no may write one out and ne president
Bowman) will look it over In the meantime
another meeting was held on Monday even
ing and the necessary committee appointed
to formulate and execute the programme for
Decoration Day. All military and civic So
cieties will be invited to participate in the
procession, but Co. d will doubtless spend
the day in Chicago, where it will take part
in the grand parade incident to the unveil-
ing of the monument erected to the memory
of the gallant officers who fell in the Hay
market massacre. The committee on speak
ers at Washington Park has decided to in
vite only local addresses, to be delivered by
representative citizens.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-18

derng the road useless, until fire engines
extinguished the fire and cooled the track
All west bound trains were delayed, the
first train arriving here at $3.50, The loss Of
traffic and cars and damages to merchan-
disc made the wreck very expensive,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-18

A heavy freight train was wrecked at
Bremen, near Blue Island, on the Rock
Island road at FIVE o'clock yesterday morn
ing. A car axle broke and caused tele-
scoping of cars, and twenty Of them filed
with live stock and merchandise, took fire
and burned. The intense heat created, fired
the tiles and heated the rails red hot, rem
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-18

former companions comfortably located In
limbo or some other high tax territory.
Clark T.. Carr has finally been disposed
uf by the mission % Denmark, 10 when
he wa, appointed On Thursday, IL Is pre-
sumed business will now be resumed IN
Galesburg, the agonizing uncertainty as 10
whether The Colonel would be drowned In
c1nsomme or given some sort OF berth,
having been dispelled, The notorious
.Tcbn Jarrett Of Piusburg has been sent 10
Birmingham, England rs counsel, and The
Brltish lion will OF course, avoid the set
Elements about Birmingham for The DalN
auge of the season.
Marshall Needles, of oklahoma, In re-
mort 90 the attorney general, denies that he
Is In any way Interested in lands or town
lots In The territory rs has been alleged
lie has, however heard Incidentally that
two of his deputies have secured lots or
tracts of land, hut he has not investigated
the matter because special agents OF the
Interior department are now I. eIe lnSesu'
eating the matter
The election for members of the consu.
tutional convention Of Montana this week
proved decided surprise to the republl.
cans. According 10 the minority system
each party was sure OF 20 out ot the 90
members, and the struggle was to get the
majority of the remaining 20 members
The returns show that the democrats have
elected 10 and the republicans 10; and this
notwithstanding the republicans were as
usual much better organized than the dem
| ocrats, who made "still hunt" In Hell
ena, where the republicans at the last cleo,
ton elected everything, and controlled all
the machinery they got only what minor
| ity representation gave them. In all the
cities the republicans lost votes compared
with last year. The democrats Will, there
fore, be held responsible for the constitu'
ton, though both sides have elected an
unusually able body of men.
Allen Thorndyke Rice, editor OF the
North Americdn Re0ielo, and the newly ap-
pointed minister 10 Russia. died suddenly
In New York on Thursday OF throat
trouble. He was on the eve Of his depart
ure for 81. Petersburg, but took cold on
Saturday which settled In his throat lie
was only 80 years old. He was born In
Boston, bat was educated In England, hav"
ing graduated at oxford. In 1876 he
bought the ". A. ReoieO, which he edited
and he also owned controlling Interest In
| La Wdtt1te, a newspaper Of Paris. lie ran
against Gen. SpinOla as candidate lor
congress but was defeated. lie was the
author Of "Reminiscences of Abraham
Lincoln" work of considerable Interest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-18

Bishop w. L. McLaren, of the Episcopal
dioceose of Chicago, preached at Christ
Church on Sunday evening, and confirmed a
class of %. On Monday he made an official
visit to st. Andrews church, Farm Ridge.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19
A Hotel Somnambulist.

"Have you ever had any patrons
who were somnambulists?" asked
a hotel-keeper.
"Have [? | had one last week"
"Tell me about it."
zone ight as l was about to
leave the Office" said the boniface,
81 noticed a man coming down
stairs with his bag in his hand.
He was staring straight ahead,
looking at nothing, just like a three
weeks old baby. 1 followed him
until he reached the outside door,
and then caught him by the collar.
"Wha -wha - what's the mat
ter?' he gasped, acting just like a
man who has been suddenly
awakened.
"'Oh, nothing said I. where
are you going?'
why, am l not in bed?' he ex-
claimed.
"'Not at this present moment
l replied.
II must have been asleep he
murmured, looking like dog that
had been caught in the act of chas-
ing sheep.
"'May be you were, said I, but
you can bet the amount of your
unpaid bill that | am wide awake
So I brought him. back to the
cashiers desk and made him settle
up. Then the porter and | thorough
ly awoke him by kicking him out"
From the above anecdote l infer
that somnamhulism doesn't pay
at least in hotel whose proprietor
is wide awake.-Toronto World.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19
st. Peter Found Him Out,

st. Peter-"I am ready to assume
charge of the gate. Was l gone
long?" Accommodating Spirit
sit seemed only a few moments
and l attended to your duties as
we'll as | could"
"Thank you. But see here; what
did you send those five bad men
up to the highest seat for?'
"They are millionaires."
"Humph! Who are those people
crouching back against the wall?"
ooh, they're nobody; just ordi-
nary folks. I told them | guessed
they wouldn't be put out if they
kept quiet"
"Well, we'll Why you have re-
fused to allow quite a number Of
good people to come in at all, | see.
They are poorly attired, to be sure,
but their records are stainless.
What were you on earth, anyhow"
81 was church usher. ."-Omaha
World
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19
TRAVELLING IN MIDAIR,

| The Chicago Journal says: The
next thing will be the navigation of
the air by flying ships, as the water
is now navigated by steam and sail
ing vessels. A new device con-
structed for this purpose was tested
on Cony Island a short time ago,
and the result is reported to have
been successful, the tranquil atmos-
pheric conditions being favorable
for experimentation. How the air
ship would operate during atmos-
pheric disturbances is problematic,
however.
Aprofessional aronaut had charge
OF the ship, which is shaped
and supplied with steering and pro-
pelling paddles and wheels, the bal
loon attached to it being inflated
with pure oxygen gas. The ship,
after the ropes fastening it to tho.
earth were cut, slowly rose to a
heighth Of 500 feet and was then in
Intentional brought to standstill,
remaining thus for several minutes.
Then, by means of the steering ap-
paratus, the eronaunt moved his
ship about in different directions
for over an hour, controlling it's
course and its speed at will, and
finally landing on the earth at the
exact point to which he steered it.
The air-ship is described as being
sixty feet long, forty-two feet in
diameter in the center. The car
and flying machine is suspended
from a bar running lengthwise un-
der the balloon. The car is provided
with several propeller wheels SINH
lar IN form to those of a steamship,
and they are so placed in that the
eronaut, working one or more with
his hand or feet, may drive the ship
ahead, back, raise or lower her.
providing the air is sufficiently still.
She is steered with a rudder at the
forward end. There are two to facil-
itate the landing of the ship. The
cars have long handles and are in
the shape of fam"
This is the initiative of what may
prove a very important achieve
ment in the science of aronautics,
making the atmosphere above and
around us medium of travelling
and transportation. We can read
lily conceive how such an expert
ment could have been successful
during quiet weather, but the prac-
ticability of air navigation during
storms is very doubtful. The in
ventor of this flying machine, Mr..
Peter c. Campbell, who has given
much time and study to the science
of art arostation, feels confident Of
the ultimate success of his efforts
in the new field of progress.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19
Shall Women Wear Trousers?

Ladies are becoming more sensi
bic to the fact that the male sex are
having all the comfort to he gained
out of garments. Little by little the
tune is changing, and, while We
still retain our supremacy as the
gentler sex we are more inclined to
borrow certain style of masculine
dress especially suited for outdoor
amusement for women. Hence
trousers is to be feature for coast
ing, tobogganing, and, generally
speaking, winter sports. For to-
bogganing Turkish trousers are
particularly suitable. 1t is an aw-
fully wicked wish, but oh, how /
wish it were a delicately proper
thing to leave off the miserably
dangling, unwarm winter. petticoat
of the period and replace it with a
nice, cozy, snug pair of Turkish
trousers, that would not be unseen
ly to the eve if the wind did lift
ones dress skirt and show our un-
mentionables to an unadmiring and
scoffing masculine gaze. The nasty
things How they do love to have US
be truly feminine" at the expense
of the greatest comfort !! When our
day for trousers comes we shall not
be obliged to stagger under the
weight of the wraps that would make
a man, if he had to drag them about,
humbacked in one winter season.
Gentlemen can form no idea of
the woe women bear in the custume
that places such vast weight of
dry goods on frail pair of shoul-
ders-no-chief1y hips, as must be
borne by us if we wish to keep from
freezing to death in cold weather.
The weight of mans garments
is 80 evenly distributed because
each member of his frame is encased
in its natural complement of warm
goods, and thus each limb is made
to carry an equivalent part.
Just think, and compute for your
self. Here we trot around with
more yards of cloth in one skirt
only than will make man one
suit Of clothes. And this is all be-
cause an ver-strained habit called
"good form" says women must not
wear divided petticoats.
We do not ask to be DR.. Mary
Walkers or Mrs. Bloomers; we only
plead for the privilege of wearing
one good, warm pair Of trousers
touching the tops of our boots, in
stead of a lot of petticoats under
the regulation street garment.
Who seconds the motion? Alas /!
who?-Universal Magazine.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19
He Did His Very Best.

"Have you had a job to-day,
Tim?" inquired a we'll known legal
gentleman Of an equalley we'll.
known drayman.
"Bedad and I did, sor.'
"How many?"
"Only two, sor."
Chow much did you get for both"
"Sivinty cints, sor."
Seventy cents! How in the
world do you expect to live and
keep horse on seventy cents q
day?"
"Well, some days I have a half
dozen jobs, sor; but business has
been dull to-day, sor. Only the
hauling ofa trunk for gintilman
for forty cints an load Of fur
niture for thirty cints, an there
was the pots an the kittles, an
nobody knows what else; q big
load, sor."
"Do you carry big loads Of house,
hold furniture for thirty centsW
"She was q poor wildly, sor, AM,
had no more to give; / took Ill shs
had, sor an bedadp so5, hWyers
could't ha' dona no. bettes tAaat
at.v-s1nday Eye.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19
Mr.. FRED K. GILLETTE will lee.
ture, by invitation, before the Union
Sunday evening, January goth.

The last meeting of the w. C.
1. U. was largely attended. Inn
portant matters relative to legisla.
tive action in aiding the good work
of temperance, was brought up be-
fore the Union by the President for
discussion. Four new members
were received into the Union, and
an earnest, hopeful spirit mani
tested by all. The VIC. T. U. of
Ketchum is steadily growing in
strength and numbers. The faith
full labors of the members are being
rewarded by good results. So far
the evils are few that the Union has
to battle against, yet when the pop
ulation of the town increases, the
social dangers will multiply, and
will require more active work and
vigilance to accomplish the good
results that may be desired. The
white ribbon is the tie that binds
the hearts of brave women together
in their unselfish and christian eff
forts to help heal the heart-breaks
Of humanity.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19
Two Little Society Tips

A gentleman should never take q
lady's hand unless she offers it. In
her own house a lady should al
ways give her hand in greeting to
friends and new acquaintances alike,
butelsewhere she should only shake
hands with the most intimate
friends.
/ There is nothing that SO thor
ougly indicates country manners
and unfamiliarity with the usages
of the best society in a girl as bend-
ing her body in bow when intrD+
duced to a gentleman. The full
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19

BOYS, do not use tobacco. The
use of tobacco is a two-fold evil
all evil in itself, and a stepping.
stone to intemperance. It's ill-ef:
fects gradually steal in upon the
system, causing dullness and in
disposition Of the mental faculties,
certain Observation-Disclosures and
loss of memory. The reason for
this, according to the investigations
Of some able minds of the present
age, is that the use Of tobacco re-
tards nutrition by interfering with
digestion, and it's direct seductive
action upon the brain prevents nor
NAL action. All the leading col
leges of this country as we'll as in
Europe, prohibit the use of tobacco
among the students, from the fact
of it's bad effects upon the mental
faculties of the students.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19
Scientific and Useful,

Lithium is the lightest metal
known and is worth $3.50 per ounce.
Gallium is the costliest metal known
and is worth So, ,25O per ounce.
Senor Piedrahita, an electrician
of Bogota, has patented a telegra-
phic device which works without
batteries. He claims that it will
revolutionize telegraphy.
A brother of Lord Wolseley,
Frederick Wolseley, an Australian
squatter, claims attention for hav-
ing invented a sheep-shearing
machine, by which one man can
shear 14O sheep day clean as a
whistle. 1
An ingenious mechanic has in-
vented a new screw-half nail
and half screw. Two blows Of the
hammer, two turns of the screw
driver, and it is in. It has a hold
ing power of 332 pounds in white
pine, a gain of forty-four pounds
over the holding power of the pres
ent screw.
Porous terra-cotta is manufacture
ed of clay and sawdust. The clay
and sawdust are mixed together,
very much as ordinary bricks; in
the burning the sawdust is entirely
consumed. The terra-cotta weighs
but one-third as much as brick. is
absolutely fire-proof and is a non-
conductor of sound.
A point for blacksmiths from the
Scientific American: Take abattery
or magnetic machine, one that gives
a light current, say such as can on
ly be felt with moist hands. Attach
one terminal to the animals bit, the
other to the shoe. If the horse suf-
fers from the shoe or nail he will
squirm under the test. If there be
no irritation he will pay no atten-
ton to it.
"Ifyou ever use lemons" remark
ed one housewife to lady friend,
"and have portion of one left over,
be sure you do not throw it away
81 am never without them in the
house, as I always use them for
flavoring, but of what use are
pieces?"
"Just this. The next time you
think you have done with a lemon
Just dip it in salt and rub your cop
per kettle or stewpAl with it. You
will be surprised to find what q
brilliant surface you will obtain if
you rub the article instantly With a
dry, soft cloth. You can polish all
brass work by the same means, every
stain disappearing a. if by magic
A moldy lemon put into dirty
saucepan half full Of water and boil
ed for half an. hour clsanses the
untensil amazingly and removes
any odor such as fish or onions.
Try it and re if / am not right"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19

In another island, the. wherewlth tt
live. His only industry is diving
All take part in this, women as wei
as children. The women have {
truly wonderful aptitude for this
arduous and laborious occupation
At Anna there was q woman that
explored depths of twenty-five faith
oms, and sometimes remained un.
der the water for three minutes
and she was no exception. And
then, how dangerous are the explo-
rations in the dark depths of the
lagoon, where reign as masters. hun
cry sharks, which, when they cam
not be avoided, must be fought.
There does not pass year in which
some diver does not come out OF
the water mutilated. When an ac-
cident of this kind happens terror
reigns among the divers, and the
fishing for mother-of-pearl ceases
for some days. But this feeling of
fear and of danger dees not last,
tor it becomes necessary to give
way to the imperious needs of life.
TO the Taumotuan mother-o -of-pearl
is current money. It is with this
that he buys the scanty clothing
that he wears, and the little bread,
flour and provisions that he eats,
and, finally, the alcohol for which,
like all the inhabitants of Oceanica,
he has pronounced passion.
Thirty or thirty-five years ago the
trade in mother-ofpearl we'll paid
those engaged in it. By means of
a bit OF yaluless fabric, a few hand
fuls of flour or few pints of rum,
there was obtained a ton of mother
of-pearl worth 5000 to $40O, or
many beautiful pearls, whose value
the natives ignored. The archipel-
agos were frequented by boats of
various nationalities. Mother-of-
pearl was abundant, and pearls
were not as rare as at present
Since then the number of trading
vessels has increased. The abort
gines, enticed' by the advantages of
commerce that was becoming more
fruitful in measure as competition
extended, betook themselves to fish
ing with improvident ardor, and
now they find that the lagoons are
less productive, and that they are
becoming depopulated, and that
some of the most fertile of them
are giving signs of exhaustion.
The French Government Agent, in
concluding his report, says that,
although statistics do not show
great diminution in the production
Of mother-of-pearl, it results from
Investigations made by him on the
spot, that the lagoons are becoming
poorer and poorer every day, and
that in order to secure oysters of
merchantable size, the divers are
obliged to visit great depths, which
makes the business harder and
more dangerous to them. He esti-
mates that if prompt and vigorous
measures are taken, the lagoons of
Taumotu will in all probability be
very materially impoverished, if
not ruined in few years. The ar
rangements applied in the case of
Tahiti, though excellent, were in
sufficient to avert the ruin of its
pearl oyster fields.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19

The KEYSTONE has long been acknowl-
edged to be the sole representative OF the
Great Upper Wood River and SawtoOth
mining regions, and, located as it is in the
very heart of the most promising mining
country on the face of the earth. and lcav-
ing nothing undone to present its readers
complete synopsis of all mining news and
developments, as well as matters of local
importance in the growth of Ketchuln, the
future metropolis of Idaho, it is an inyalua-
BILE guide for capital and informant to the
settler of every craft and position. Sub
scribe for it, read it. and let your friends
read what may benefit them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-19

JOHN B. GouoH was at one time
miserable outcast-a drunken
wretch! He was often found lying
in the gutter of filth, yet when kind
hands were stretched out to save
him, he grasped them, and by firm
determination conquered his appe.
tite for strong drink, and afterwards
became one of the most noted tenn.
perance lecturers of modern times.
This is only one case Of many hun.
dreds who have, by influence OF
others and strong will-power, risen
from the depths of drunken degra-
dation, and become useful and hon.
ored citizens.