davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

mersly, of New York; and the Duke OF
Marlborough, given In connection with an
illustrated article on the famous palace
and park of Blenheim, are conspicuous
among the pictorial features of this popu-
lar monthly for September. COL X. j.
Hinton, one of the photographic experts
of the Irrigation Survey now in operation
in the Western States and Territories, des>
cribes interestingly, with the aid of the
artist and photographer, the process OF
" Making the Desert Bloom" An uncom'
monty attractive outdoor paper is Miss
Elizabeth Taylor's Cup the Nepigon.' DR..
L. B. Fletcher gives comprehensive &C.
conut of Electric Railways and Electric
Motors "Count de Benyowsky's Adven-
lures" Carmen Sylvia, Poetess and
Queen" para and the Amazon De)ta,"
% Fantastic Gardening" and Nine. Tous-
saud" are among the other illustrated ar
ticles; and this number of the fsvorite
magazine is unusually strong in short sto-
ries and poems.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

strawn, formerly manufacturing sash, doors.
blinds and lumber at Ottawa. lie is now
located some distance out from Jacksonville
and engaged in the manufacture Of cypress
lumber, shingles, &c. He told me one Of his
brothers in-law (Powell) wa swith him. He
does not look much older than he did TWEEN.
ty years ago, They oil enjoy eIcellen.
health.
At McClenny, Boher Co.. found Mr.. W.
F. Porter, who formerly lived south Of OF
tawa, and from there moved to Kansas, and
thence to Florida. Not q member Of his
family took the yellow fever last year, al.
though it ragged badly at McClenny. Not so
fortunate was W. II. Livers, OF Mendoza,
who lived at McClenny. He died with the
fever. d. c. Address, formerly merchant
and postmaster at Mendoza, had the fever in
his family, but lost none.
| am living now in the famous Central
Lake Region" of Midland Florida. After
having travelled over almost every county in
this state, l picked this out as the most
attractive, healthy and prosperous section
to be found in Florida. It is nearly two
hundred feet above the level of the sea, and
has perfect drainage. The soil Is damp,
solid loan, underlsid with good brick clay,
and produces better crops than any other
pine land in the State. The railroad was
built through here before the war, being the
only road in the State ct that time. Yellow
fever nor any other infectious diseases have
ever been known here, and it is we'll attest
ed that they cannot propagate in this neigh
borhood. Our farmers raise corn, oats,
millet, rye, hay, sweet potatoes, Irish pots.
toes, cabbage, rice, cotton, sugar cane, etc.
also oranges. lemons, peaches, pears, plums,
apricots, nectarines, figs, pomegranates.
grapes, Strawberries, pecans, bananas, and
many other fruits.
Just now the strawberry business is com.
ing most prominently to the front. In 1894
NJ Knickerbocksr, of Lswtey. shipped his
ClUp Vi anu UDtdlucu 81 ~ CtLou lui
same. This year, Lawtey and bradford
county growers lin which Lawtey is loca,-
ed) received about $4,000 cash for their
crop of Strawberries, The strip Of country
suitable for growing these in Florida is
about thirty miles long by about ten miles
wide Outside Of this territory there are
only few patches of few acres in extent,
here and there over the State, suitable for
growing them. No danger of the business
being overdone. Berries ripen from the
same vines from January to July. Our ship.
ping season lasts from January to about the
middle of May. l am putting out three
acres Of strawberries myself at Campville,
Fla. | will give you more points another
time. w. W. BREEsE, NJ. D.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
The astonishing statement Was lately made

The astonishing statement Was lately made
to the French Academy Of Science by NJ. de
Marlacs, that only about 42,O0o,0 900 inhsb.
itants Of the civilized world have neither
metric nor decimal systems Of weights and
m easures. In 1887. the metric system was
compulsory in countries aggregating in pop
ulation 800, 900, 0OO--an increase Of $4,000,
600 in ten years; optional in countries with 3
population of $1,000, 900; and legally admit
ed in principle and partially applied in coun'
tries having . population Of $4,000, 600
an increase Of "a .OOO, 900 in ten years. The
metric system is thus legally recognised BY
774,OOO, 900 people. and China, Japan and
Ms1ioo-with an aggregate population Of
474, 900, OOC-hsve systems that are decimal
but not metric.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
A Safe Investment.

Is one which Is guaranteed to bring you
satisfactory results, or In case of failure q
return OF purchase price. On this safe
plan you can buy from our advertised
druggist bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption 1t is guaranteed
bring relief to In every case, when used for
any affection of throat, lungs or chest, such
as consumption, Inflammation of lungs.
bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, Group.
etc 1t is pleasant and agreeable to taste,
perfectly safe, and can always be depended
upon. Trial bottles free at d. Lorriaux's
drug store.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
Florida rs 1t Is,

La Sale County People in the Land Of Flou-
Gs-PecuAar Features and attractions Of
the Central Lake Regions Fortunes in Straw-
berry Gro,cing.
WALDO, Florida, August 10, 1889.
To the Editor Ottawa Free Trader:--It GER
tainly seems like old times to write once
more for the FREE TRADER 1t was nearly
twenty years ago that first made your ac-
gusintanoe and took my first land etfectual
lessons on the folly Of the high protective tar
iff of our government. But do not propose
to engage In political discussion this time
enough to say that am still "free trader"
$50 cslled) and added years of thought and
experience only serve to deepen my convic.
tions.
came to Florida with badly impaired
health about the opening Of the year 1887,
not expecting to make permanent residence
in this state, but within two months there.
after had concluded to remain permanently
and engage in business. Since that time l
have met quite number of old acquaintan'
ces from Ottawa and La Sale county. All
your older readers will remember DR.. Hem
nv A. DIN, the oculist and aurist who prac-
ticed his profession in Ottawa previous to
1871, and had his office over che postotfice.
He is now living at Orlando, Fla, in Orange
Co. He tells me that about nine years ago
he had serious arterial hemorrhage of the
lungs, and prophesied his own death inside
of q year. But he rallied and continued to
live until he removed to Florida, the past
winter. His health is now excellent and he
enjoys an extensive practice from all parts
of the State. Major Norris and his brother
Commodore Norris. never knew personal
ly, but through their relatives, Dwight Cam.
eron and his brother, the ex. postmaster, ]
knew Of them. One day tn the winter Of
1888, was busy in my office in Sanford
as business manager Of the Sanford Publish
ing Company, when was interrupted by q
man rushing into the Office and utter,ng q
regular Indian war'whoop! II was Hart r.
Norris, son of the Major, and it only tool
about ten minutes for him to tell me the his
tory Of most Of his relatives and friends in
Ottawa and elsewhere. He deposited two
dollars for subscription to the State Tenn
persnce paper was publishing, and urget
me to come and see him, at his home II
Spring Garden, Fla. He was slightly under
the influence Of something else besides "an
imal" spirits.
On the 9th of Aug, last year, the yello'
fever broke out in Jacksonville, and as wa
returning to that city on that day from 81
excursion to Pablo Beach, | met Mr.. Henr,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
Deserving Confidence.

1t is quite surprising TO notice the numsr-
Gus reports of remsIksbl cases Of nervous
diseases cured, such as headachs, fits, ner-
vous prostration, heart affections, St. Vitus'
Dance, insanity and prolonged sleeplessness,
BY DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine. This new
and improved brain and nerve food, and
medicine. is everywhere gainipS remark
able reputation for curing the worst OF these
diseases, as well as the injurious effects OF
worry, nervous irritation, mental and physi-
cal overwork.
E. Y. Griggs, the druggist, will give away
trial bottles Of this wonderful remedy. Il
positively contains no opium or morphine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

For two years had rheumatism so bad
that II disabled me for work, and confined
me to my bed for whole year, during
which time l could not even raise my
hands to my head, and for three months
could not raise myself In bed; was reduced
In flesh from 1872 to SO lbs; was treated by
best physicians only to grow worse. Fin
ally I took Swift's Specific, and soon be-
gan to improve. After while was at my
work, and for the past five months have
been as we'll as ! ever wasIall from the
effects of Swift's Specific. JOHN RAY.
Fl. Wayne, Ind, Jan. 8, 1899.
Swift's Specific is purely vegetable
remedy, contains no Mercury, Potash OF
other mineral, is harmless to the most
delicate infant. Our treatise on Blood and
skin Dlseare mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIo Co.
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
$500, or Cure Your Catarrh.

For long series of years the manufac-
turers Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, who
are thoroughly responsible, financially, as
any one can easily ascertain by proper en-
quiry, have offered. through nearly every
newspaper In the land, standing reward
of $500 for case of nasal catarrh, no mat
ter how bad, or of how long standing,
which they cannot cure. The remedy Is
sold by all druggists at only so cents. ills
mild, soothing, cleansing, deodorizlng, an
tiseptic and healing.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
Merit Wins.

We desire to say 10 our citizens, that for
years we have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnics Salve and
Electric Bltters. and have never handled
remedies that sell as we'll, or that have
given such universal satisfaction. We do
not hesitate to guarantee them every time,
and we stand redy to refund the purchase
price, If satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have won their
great popularity purely on their merits.
ID. LAURRIAUX, Druggist
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

Keep your blood pure and you will not
have rheumatism. AS blood purifier and
Alternative, DIR. Jones Red Glover Tonic
stands above all other remedies. 1t is gentle
yet thorough in its action; pleasant and ef-
ficatious. A few doses will prove its value.
Price SOC, of E. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

Robert Kilburn, an eighteen year old
Streator miner, is supposed to have COM
mitted suicide. He disappeared an Satur-
day, leaving note to his parents in which
he limited at purpose Of making away with
himself
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

John Fribbs, alias John Mulligan, was
given thirty days in the county Jail on Mon
day for drunkenness, wife beating and Va
grancy. George Snyder and Chris Smith
also Migrants, were given twenty and thirty
days respectfully.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
Resolution,

WHEREAS, We are free and enlight-
ened people, and in duty bound to take the
greatest care of the health of the commun-
ity 10 general and of ourselves In particu.
lar. Therefore. be 1t
Resoloed That In all cases where we are
afflicted with constipation, inactive or dis
eased liver, biliousness, arrangement of
the stomach, jaundice and kidney troubles
we will procure DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets and use the same Immediately.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

The best on earth, can truly be said Of
Griggs Glycerine Salve, which is q sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts, bruises, scalds,
burns, wounds and all other sores. Will
positively cure piles, teter and all skin
eruptions. Try this wonder healer. Salts
faction guaranteed or money refunded On
ly 25c. Sold by Z. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

Steve Matthews, the miserable creature
who has so frequently occupied cell at the
County Jail, was foully murdere in an alley
at Peoria, his throat being cut from ear to
ear. There is no clue to the indemnity Of his
murderers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

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 20 pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfacton, or money refunded. Price Is cents
per box For sale bv d. Lorriaux.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

Streator's miniature gas veil, accord
ing to the Free Press, is gradually growing
stronger. It may safely be placed in short
clothes in another month, if one would read
the Free Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

Harry Matteson, q brakeman who has
been working on Nebraska road, was ser
iously stabbed by tramp in the water works
pump house at MENDOZA on Friday evening.
He will probably recover.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

Don't cheat an editor out of years sub
scription or any other sum. You can save
enough to pay his bill by using III. ones
Red Clover Tonic when you have any
blood, stomach or liver trouble. You VIII
probably save paying the doctor $lO. QUO
OF E. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

"Doc" Pollock of South Ottawa is entitled
to the champion Kautauphul' belt. lie
has raised fifteen bushels of early Ohio po-
tatoes on piece Of ground So16o feet in
his garden.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

The new game law must be enforced IS 1t
stands on the statutes. So rules the Attor-
ney General. No chickens can legally De
shot until Sept. Is
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
A Revououfzer.-M p.

Would you whip sick horse' No. Then
don't use ordinary pills, salts. SIENNA, etc.
for sick livers, bowels, etc. Only use Miles
Pills IN. P.) the safest and surest Of pills.
Samples free at E. Y. Griggs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
Finpers Came on.

My little son, five years old, was afflicted
with disease for which the doctors had
no name. The nails came Oft his fingers,
and the fingers came of his hands up to
the middle joint. For three years he has
suffered dreadfully, and has taken quaint.
ties of medicine. He is now getting well
under treatment of Swifts Specific.
JOHN DEIHL.
Peru, Ind, Jan. 12 1889.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

Take all the sarsaparillas, Alternatives, bit
tiers, and other preparations for hood, and
you will find nothing that will satisfy you
like DR.. Jones' Red Clover Tonic. Because
II cures and Is prompt, safe, reliable and
pleasant to take. Fifty cents for bottles
holding nearly pint. Sold by E. Y.
Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for Sep
TENDER, contains fine portraits OF the
American Duchess" formerly Mrs, Ham,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
Ottawa. Ill. August 20. 1889.

Entered at ne Post ODlce at Oadud, Illinois, ds
Second Cldss MAI Mater.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24
REMARKABLE CASE.

Peru, Ind, Jan. IL, 1889.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

The absolute utility of whisky was then
and through all the war, thoroughly tested.
1t was supplied to medical officers In speci
fed quantities, and also Issued through the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-24

La Sale County People in the Land Of FlOu-
rs-Pecular Features and attractions Of
the Central Lake Regions Fortunes in Straw-
bsrru Grotpinq.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

sud If you will let me go up to the eloseI
in ny room guess shall find it in the
pocket of the vest left there"
And of he ran and was back again be.
fore the Others had recovered from theii
astonishment, waving the bills tri-
umphantly above his head.
"Did you think, Mr.. Mitchell"
"Never mind, my boy, what l thought
I know now my old neighbour is as true as
tine sun. And the sooner you young folks
turn up into brothers-in-law, or whatever
the relations viii be-you understand
the better it will suit me-"
If Nelly blushed rosy red, and Mar
shall was radiant with happiness, and the
face of good Mrs. Gelston beamed with
delight on all and especially on her hus-
band, why it would be no more than you
and would expect under the circum-
stances. And so two weddings took place
in that month of May. Not double we'd
ding where people were married in
platoons. but two separate weddings on
two separate days, each bride from the
home of. her own father. They were
neither of them to be robbed of the honor
and pleasure of their own wedding day.
The boundary of their individual lives was
to be marked each by its own solemn and
joyous ceremonial, where the best their
parents had was none too good for their
daughters marriage.-ABany Press.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
LAST USE OF LEMONS.

''If you ever use lemons" remarked
one housewife to a lady friend, sand
have a portion of one left over, be sure
you do not throw it away"
~ am never without them in the house,
as I always use them for favoring; but Of
what use are piecesa"
"Just this. The next time you think
you have done with lemon, Just dip il
in salt and rub your copper kettle or
stewpan with it. You will be surprised
to find what brilliant surface you will
obtain if you rub the article instantly
with dry, soft cloth. You can polish
all brass work by the same means, every
stain disappearing as if by magic. A
moldy lemon put into a dirty saucepan
half full of water and boiled for half an
hour cleanses the utensil amazingly and
removes any odor, such as fish or onions.
Try it and see if 1 am not right. Mem
York Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
LOVE ME-

wander through the blooming woois,
Where no unhailowed thought intrudeS
And song and sunshine fall in foods;
hear among the budding trees
Coltentment signing in the breeze
And even the winds reprove me
For crying out mid scenes like these
Love mel Love mel Love meF'
mingle with yet walk apart
The crowds that throng the busy mart,
And silent bear my breaking heart,
And live-oh, life! with pain replete,
So sweetly sad, so sadly sweet,
With only one hope to move me;
These echoing heart-throbs still repeat,
love me! Love mel Love me7
The pinions of the day are furled,
And night enshrouds the sleeping world;
But still, like restless pillows hurled
Upon the shore, my spirit flies,
From star to star, with weary eyes,
Through the pitying skies above me,
And in its hopeless anguish cries,
"Love me! Love me! Love meP'
Montgomery n. Folsom.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
THE BENEFITS OF COFFEE.

1t is asserted by the men of high pro.
fessional ability that when the system
needs stimulant nothing equals cup of
fresh coffee. Those who desire to rescue
the drunkard from his cups will find no
better substitute for spirits than strong,
new made coffee, without milk or sugar.
Two ounces of coffee, or one-eighth of o
pound, to one pint of boiling water makes
first class beverage, but the water muss
be boiling, not merely hot. Bitterness
comes from boiling it too long. If coffee
required for breakfast be put in granitized
kettle over night and pint of cold water
poured over, it can be heated to just the
boiling point and then set back to pre-.
vent further ebullition, when it will be
found that, while the strength is ex-
;racted, its delicate aroma is preserved.
As our country consumes nearly ten
pounds of coffee per capita, it is a pity
not to have it made in the best manner.
It is asserted by those who have tried it
that malaria and epidemics are avoided
by those who drink a cup of hot coffee
before venturing into the morning air.
Burned on hot Goals it is disinfectant for
sick room. By some of our best ply
icians it is considered specific in typhoid
fever.-Ihe Epicawe.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

The Argentine Government is con-
iemplating the repurchase of some of the
public land in order to resell it in small
lots to actual settlers. At present a
private land corporation is offering land
10 immigrants near Bahia Blanca at 500
per acre on twenty years credit, with
uine per cent. on deferred payment Of
nstalments, the company agreeing to
furnish seeds, tools, animals, provisions,
ETC., to the amount of $1,000 during the
tirst year at.a fixed price, with interest as
annye.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

It will probably be news to most
people that Connecticut is, with the sole
exception of Illinois, by far the largest
producer and consumer of artificial butter
of any State in the Union. Over $780,
900 pounds Of oleomargarine were made
and eaten in Connecticut and Rhode
Island Corning the Connecticut Internal
Revenue DistricD last year, being an
average of nearly ten pounds year for
every man, woman and child in the COM
munity. There are seven factories en-,
gagged in the production of the stuff, and
nearly three hundred dealers licensed to
retail it.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
Waste of Natural Gas.

The Anaericou Manufacturer prints an
article calling attention to the waste Of
natural gas which is going on in those
districts where it has been discovered in
abundance and devoted to practical ends.
The article gives figures gathered from a
certain number of factories in Pittsburg,
and the tables show that from twenty-five
to thirty-fve per cent. Of the whole
amount of natural gas consumed in these
establishments is wasted, either through
the use of defective apparatus or the care
lessness and Indifference Of operatives. 1t
cannot be said that there are reliable in
dications showing that there will be any
general failure Of the gas supply in the
near future, but the dictates OF ordinary
prudence are all on the side of consump-
ton which is adequate to the carrying on
Of business, and not on the side Of squan-
dering valuable fuel merely because it is
cheap and the supply seemingly mex
haustible.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

Jays the Washington Star: "The lat
est ocean racer, the City of Paris, appeal.
In name to the sympathy of Frenchmen,
In place Of construction to the pride OF
Cnglishmen, and in place of ownership
largely to the interest of Americans. The
iact that the new steamship has broken
The record of fastest trips from Liverpool
10 New York, covering the course of 1855
miles in five days, ,twenty-three hours and
seven minutes, is therefore IN the nature
oi an international triumph"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

So far as players, umpires and captains
arc concerned, baseball has passed be-
yond the realm of sport into the field Of
science. To them, says the Argon0ut,
It is a very laborious and serious business.
Eminence among players is now attained
only by wise and WELT directed industry.
The player makes baseball his ife-work,
and becomes by virtue of his salary and
position high-grade skilled laborer. He
rannot give time, attention, or energy to
anything else if he would stand well with
his manager or the critical public.