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The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05
Prizes for Writer. on Roads.

There are fewer subjects of greater inn
portance before the people today than to
make easier communication with mar
kets. To aid in the discussion of this
matter papers by competent writers are
being called for and written. For in
stance. the University of Pennsy ylvania
has offered prizes of Si0O, $500 and 500
for the best papers on the engineering,
economic and legislative features of the
construction, reconstruction and main
tenance of roads. Other prizes have been
offered by The Engineering and Building
Record, of New York, of $50 for essays
on the methods of construction and main.
tenance of good roads. Exchange.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05
THE CONTRACT LET.
Lane 4 Bodley Co. to Furnish the Engine
for the La Sale street Railway.

for the La Sale street Railway.
During the past ten days the direc-
tors of the City Electric Railway com.
pany have been receiving bids from
engine companies all through the
country for the engine to be used to
operate the La Sale railway. Tues
day afternoon the Lane 4 Bodley COM
pany, of Cincinnati, o., were given
the contract to furnish l5O-horse
power Corliss engine at a cost OF
$500. The engine must be on the
ground ready for operation within
sixty days from date. The driving
wheel of the engine will be fourteen
feet in diameter and weighs $4,000
pounds. .
The competition between the diff
ferent companies was so great that
the bids varied but little, in no case
more than $50.
Messrs. L. b. Merrifleld, W. G.
Riale and Il. S. Enyart were in La
Sale Monday and let the contract to
j. M. Welch for IA, 900 ties at cost OF
1900. These will be delivered by
May /. Two hundred tons of rails.
sufficient to lay three miles of track,
will be shipped from st. Louis soon.
The contract for the electrical appli-
ances will be given in few days.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05
Barney Failed to Hear Anything.

Barney Short, an old resident Of OF
tawa, and a familiar character on the
north side, had narrow escape from
being ground under the wheels of a
train of cars last Monday. He was
standing on the south track at the
Rock Island crossing on Columbus
street, watching the Joliet local
switching freight cars. An east-bound
passenger train came up behind on the
track on which Barney was standing.
The engineer whistled but Barney
stood in the same spot. Several men
standing close by yelled to him, and
lust as the train was within few feet
he stepped one side and the train went
whirling by.
1t was close call, but Barney re-
piled, when friend told him he came
near being killed, "Shure an | was
twinty feet away from the thrack."
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

The dispositions of two witnesses
were taken in the case of James Burke
v. King & Hamilton company in be-
half of defendant on Wednesday at l.
Leland's Office in the post office block.
This case is now pending in the Y. 5.
Circuit Court at Chicago, and plain
tiff seeks to recover damages FOR
an alleged infringement made by de-
fendant on a patent on corn shelter
of which Burke claims to be the in
ventOr. BY these two witnesses the
defendant sought to prove that a
similar invention was known more
than two years prior to the time
Burke got his patent. j. j. Conway
represented plaintiff and Lorenzo Le'
land is attorney for defendant.
Additional testimony will be taken
April Is, and the Chicago lawyers in,
tarested in the case will be here on
that day.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05
The English sparrow is getting so

The English sparrow is getting so
numerous in this country as to begin
to attract serious attention. He is
so familiar, frisky and jOvial that it
is hard not to like him, but in his ma
tive country he is regarded so much of
a nuisance, that in many counties, as
in Dorchester, a bounty of 8 cents per
dozen is offered for old sparrows, 4
cents per dozen for young ones and II
cents per dozen for eggs. The spar
rows have grown so numerous that in
some places they are said to destroy
half the crops, while in villages they
ruin the gardens and even strip the
thatch from buildings.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

Kimball, South Dakota, Graphic:
While the columns of the Graphic are
open to any and all unobjectionable
advertisements, yet it is quite impOs-
sible for us to speak knowingly of the
merits of the various articles of mer
chandise advertised. Particularly is
this true of patent medicines. But
there are exceptions occasionally ana
a noteworthy exception is the cele-
brated Chamberlain Cough Remedy.
This now universally known medi-
cine has been advertised in the Graphic
for four or five years, but not until re-
Gently had we any personal knowledge
of its wonderful efficacy, which has
come about through the prevailing in
finenza and the stubborn cough that
has 50 often attenced it. In the wri-
ter's family this medicine has on sew
eral occasions this winter cured a
cough that baffled any and all other
remedies; and the number of families
in Kimball and vicinity in which this
remedy has been used with like effscts
attests to its value as specific for
coughs and colds Of every nature. For
sale by T. f. Gapen & Co.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05
WILL OTTAWA CELEBRATE?
The JeffersOnian Club Might Take Some
Action This Year.

Governor Black, of Pennsylvania,
president of the National Association
clubs, has recommended that all clubs
celebrate the anniversary of the birth
of President Jefferson, April l3.
The JetfersOnan Club of Ottawa,
composed of the flower OF the young
Democracy, the glory of the La Sale
county marching clubs of 'SS, whose
white uniforms and black silk hats
cleaned at the head of every notable
procession in the northern half OF the
State, might consider this matter; and
the FREE TRADER suggests that, as
the day falls on Sunday, some action
be. taken to at least hold pubic
meeting on the evening of Saturday
april l2) or Monday April l4), and
that some good speaker be engaged to
pronounce "A proper eulogy to the worth
of the illustrious Democrat.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

The April 81. Nicholas contains the Arst of
several important papers BY z. J. Glave, one
VI Stanley's pioneer Officers on the Congo.
II 10 called Six Years In the Wlids Of Central
Africa" and is 90 told % 70 vividly present
the lights and shsdowa OF the explorers life.
Both young and old readers will nnd what
they are seeking: the former, facts and acven.
ture and the later. information - TO Stan.
!ey's methods and achievements. Kemble
and Tsber Illustrate II. In this number, also
begins serial by Mrs. G. v. Jamison, " Lady
Jane," dealing with Southern life and charsc.
ter. Another story Of different style Ii
Marjorie and Her Papa, BY Lieut.. Fletcher,
L. :. A. II Is very funny little study Of
children's ways, and will he read with keen
enjoyment. Birch illustrates II from the
authors sketches. Other features are " The
Ballad Of King Henry Of Csstile,"s . rhymed
story from old Spanish history q little boys
Visit to Johns Camp =" How to Use Pair
of Chopsticks :" 1.-The Chinese Giant" an
amusing extravaganza the first Of several
simple geolog cal papers by Teresa C. Crofton;
a story by Ernest Ingersoll installments OF
" Crowded Ont o. Crotleld," and "The Bunny
Stories" natural history papers BY Ernest
Thompson. aud by Charles Frederick Holder;
verse BY Kate Cleary, Helen Z. Walden, and
Caroline Evans End pictures without stint.
1t is very delightful number.
Don't forget Hulls spring under
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05
Iowa Notes,

LEWIS, Iowa, March 30--We had a genuine
Dakota blizzard last Thursday.
Prices here: Hogs, $3.75; corn, lac. oats
l5c; We have, above all things, good roads
This is a great country for producing grain
The coultry stands the drough better than
any other country in the United States,
think.
Good, improved farms here can be bought
with groves, for $50 an acre.
There are more cattle and hogs fed in the
vicinity Of Lewis than there is anywhere in
La Sale county.
How about democracy? Our township of
Cass, in which Lewis is situated, cast % Gem
ocratic votes when Garfield was elected. Last
fall we had 15S democratic votes, beating our
republican friends on ali average OF about IL
votes. In Cass county we elected state
senator by the name of Cleveland something
that never WAS known before; and had We
put our wits together, we could lave elected
representative. john WEIcHERT.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

OF course the shoe and leather man
ufacturers are up in arms against the
proposed tax of ID per cent. on hides.
Those of Chicago, following in the
wake of their brethren at the east,
have forwarded strong protest to
Washington, in which, among many
other things they aver that the bulk
of the hides of this country are pro-
duced by the large packing establish.
ments of Chicago, Omaha and Kansas
City. Aside from these, they say:
"a safe estimate would place the
number of hides taken off during a
year at not over one to each farmer.
The farmers kill the lighter grades OF
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

Charles Sheik, of Joliet, as related
by the Ne,cs. was the victim of a GER
tainly very curious mishap the other
day. He is a conductor on the Alton
road, and as his train reached Joliet
he saw his wife and daughter DIT the
depot and stepped off to meet them.
Walking towards them, he suddenly
and without apparent cause fell to the
ground, uttering cry of pain. He was
picked up, his left leg hung limp and
useless, and the least movement caus-
ed intense suffering. 1t was found on
examination that his left knee cap was
broken squarely in two, caused presu-
mably by a sudden contraction of the
muscles. The fracture from such a
cause is almost without precedent in
surgical annals. and il is doubtful
whether Mr.. Sheik will ever recover
the full use of his limb.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05
AFTER ELECTION DAY.
The Board of Auditors Order that Severa
Bills be Paid.

The board of town auditors met in
the town clerks Office Thursday after
noon to pay election debts. Hapeman
& Graham were allowed $3.50 for
stationery. The clerks and judges of
election in the different precincts pre-
sented bills for So each for Tuesdays
work, and the judge who carried the
poll-book and tally-sheet to the county
clerk wanted So for that service. The
board allowed each man So and in
structed the clerk to draw orders for
that amount in favor of each judge
and clerk, also an order for S. to the
owner of each room used as a voting
place.
Assessor AL. Maierhofer stated that
he intended to make house to house
canvass this year and would need as
sistance. He was given leave to en-
ploy deputy assessor.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

"Two more industries ~ shouts Au-
rora gleefully. That is, IN posse. A
Chicago firm who manufacture the We
getable Toilet Soap, will establish a
branch soap factory at Aurora If the
Business Mems Club will offer them
sufficient inducements. Then. second
ly, Philadelphia man, "chock full of
business has been at Aurora looking
for a new location for knitting facto-
tory, and thinks he has found just
what he wants in StOlp's old woolen
mill. The gentleman is engaged in
the manufacture of knit shirts. most
of which he sells to Chicago. Hence
his reason for coming west, and he
knows several other concerns in Phila-
delphia that can be induced to come
west.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05
THE ADVANTAGES OF MAcADAM.

Interesting Points Advanced by samuel Il.
Downing.
AT recent meeting Of the Pennsylva-
MIA State grange at Harrisburg, Worthy
Past Lecturer S. II. Downing delivered
an address of interest to all who care for
the Improvement and preservation of
highways. In the course Of his remarks
Mr.. Downing said:
A not very ready musician knows how
tiresome it may be to compass a new
tune and how easy to lapse into the old
airs. And so with new ideas, policies or
economies. The old idea is cherished
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

Peck, the funny man, proprietor OF
Peck's Sam. the Democratic nominee,
was elected mayor of Milwaukee on
Tuesday by 5000 majority, as was, in
deed, the entire Democratic ticket.
The Bennett law was made princi-
pal issue in the fight, the Democrats
opposing it, which gave them nearly
the entire German vote.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

Forty John Andersons are counted
among the subscribers to the Chicago
Worlds Fair stock. A count is being
made to ascertain whether the John
AndersOns are about as numerous as
the John Smiths.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

fondled and en-
braced until there
is jealousy of the
new.
Thus. when an
essayist point t s
out that a macad-
am road is not a
pike, that a mac
adam can b e
built for less than
pixies have cost,
At.t .~a1
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

The April Century Is noable Tor rs rarty
OF contents, which covers the field Oh art,
biography, travel, history, social science,
poetry, fiction, bellies Leitros Among the top
les are Mr.. Jefferson's Autobiography The
Latest Siberian Tragedy :" " Suggestions for
the Next Worlds Fair" by George Berger,
director of the french Exposition The
Slave Trade in the Congo Basin," by +. j.
Glave, one OF Stanley's pioneer officers. with
text and pictures from life during Mr.. Glave's
residence of twenty months among the natives
IAN Artists Letters from Japan The
Serpent Mound of Ohio :" The Old Poetic
Guild In Ireland I" three short stories The
Non Irrigahle Lands Of the Arid Region, by
Major Powell; In the Fur-seal Islands ''
" Present Day Papers" by Prof. Richard t.
Ely. under the title Of "A Programme for
Labor Reform" etc, etc.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

The coming city election will not be
very exciting contest as the only
general city officer to be elected is a
police magistrate, for which only
Esquires Weeks and Larken are in the
field. Seven aldermen will be elected,
and vote taken for and against the
construction of water works, on which
subjects the people have eleven days
in which to make up their minds how
to vote.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05
Statement of Charles II. Crook.
SuPKRyIsoR OF THE TowN or soUrH OTTAWA
STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF LA SALE.
- TOWN OF SOUTH OTTAWA

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF La SALE
- TOWN OF SOUTH OrTAwA-ss
The follow ling is u statement by Charles H. Crook
upervsor Of ths town OF South Ottawa In the county
and state aforesaid OF the amount OF public fluids
ceved and expended by during the fiscal year ju ct
closed ending the 18th day OF March, 1890 showing
the amount Of public funfs on hand at the commence
ment Of said fiscal year. the amount OF public funds
received and from what sources received, the
Of public funds expended and for what purpose
ed. during said hscal Year, ending rs aforesaid.
The said Charles II. Crook, beng duly sworn. doth
depose ard say, that the following statement by him
subscribed Ia correct statement Of the amount of
public funds on hand at the commencement OF the
hs,al year above stated the amount OF public funds
received and the sources from which received and the
amount expended, and purposes for which expended,
~ set forth In said statement.
C.. II. CROOK.
Subscribed and sworn to before me- this 2sth day Of
March. 1890. JACOB BANEJ.P
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

Lockport is to have bank-the
''long felt want" of the village.
The Ottawa free trader., 1890-04-05

Don't forget Hull's spring under
wear.
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prises, and musical with words of char

prises, and musical with words of char
ity and goodwill for all.
Yet to many people the coming of
Christmas is anticipated with dread and
looked back upon, when past, with a
feeling of relief, because the holiday
has come to mean ''give and take.''
1t is no exaggeration to say that thou
sands of good people in this land have
forgotten how to gree. Christmas pres
ents represent to them a matter of CO.
CHANGE To another class, Who have
loving hearts, but slender purses, the
thought of Christmas brings embarrass-
ment and envy. Is there not something
wrong in that idea of Christmas time
which expresses itself in conversation
like this:
Mother, what on earth can I get for
the Delaneys this year? You know they
will be sure to send us something this
year as they did last
I'm sure don't know. You might
give the two girls those vases we saw in
the city yesterday
Indeed won't! / mean to get those
vases for Aunt Carol and Cousin
Fanny. But" with sigh), I'VE must
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and amid peals of joyous laughter,
/ was planted in my final resting
place. And now the child began to
study; she learned too much for poor
ignorant tree like me to tell about. All
! know is that very grave-looking mas
tiers would come, then my darling would
leave me, and could see through the
window the curly head bent over
wise-looking book, and the time would
seem very long before she would come
back again. Then there came a day
more sad than all the rest. NV child
went away to learn more still, heard
it whispered. was left alone the
father and mother could not endure
their home with their darling gone. SO
they went away upon long journey.
My heart was heavy with grief, but /,
too, had much to learn; though not from
books, but from the flowers and birds,
from the rain-drops and the snow-drops;
from the sunshine and the wind, from
the starlight and the moonlight, and.
from the blue sky and the storm clouds;
and became the wisest tree in the gar
den, for learned how to make all these
things comfort me-
After very long time had passed
away, my darling came back, my child
still, and yet so changed; the eyes were
the same, but the sunny hair had grown
brown, and she was so tall and so differ
ent, thought She would come and
dream the hours away by my side.
Sometimes she would seem to be seeing
something far away. would smile 40
sweetly, and then the eyes would fill
with tears. ] thought: "Oh. my child
has learned too much;'' j thought SO
still when one day a handsome youth
sought her beneath my shade, and I was
sure of it when heard what he whis.
pered; but changed my mind when my
pet ceased to dream and became happy
and gay again, and she laughed so mer-
rily that the youth and would always
laugh, too. 81
All this time everybody seemed very
| busy, except my darling and the young
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ONE OF THEM.

gentleman. Then one night in sweet
midsummer imagine my surprise as
beheld myself again one mass of daz-
cling light. The garden, too, was a
brilliant sight, for moving among the
flowers and fairy lights was the gay
throng of children that danced around
me SO long ago one Christmas night.
They were all grown to lovely women
and handsome men, like my darling
and the youth that loved her. And
again they gathered in a circle about
me and my child and her betrothed stood
under my outstretched arms. I was
crowned with glory now, for they had
made me sacred altar. l heard their
whispered vows and blessed them, and
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CHRISTMAS DAY.

u It to BE Observed Simply as Day Of
Give ana Take?- How to Make It Most
S Blessed. q
Il Christmas time and good cheer are
Synonymous terms. If there is a period
in the whole round of the toiling, schem-
ing, SHINING world when life seems less
burdensome and home joys more real, it
is when paterfamilias begins to come
home at night with his pockets bullying
out with knobby bundles It's when
the youngest boy confers darkly with his
mother concerning some secret which
has to do with his father. It's when
the Oldest boy in vain tries to conceal
an awkward looking package, six inches
one way and seven BY nine the other, by
crowding it into his coat-tail pocket.
When the very atmosphere, all about, is
redolent Of good wishes and happy sur
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BROWNIES CHRISTMAS SPORTS.
BY ED. R. PRlTcHARD.

When Merry Christmas time round the world CAV
The Brownies hold high revey from dark day.
And chief their Christmas sports coastng high place
As down the hill they fly pe-mel in reckless joyful
Then up again they bavely tug to try fun
Till morning and with the dawn joys DONE
W.
50 We like Brownies should enjoy this happy Christmas Day.
When Santa with gifts peace mih hold sway
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> Our x HotqBAN : SUPPLEMENT-. <

all glad and gay as she. Nestled in my
arms were fairy dolls, almost as lovely
as the children; books with wonderful
stories and pictures; gorgeous toys of
every description; animals that if wound
up would run about as though half mad;
miniature houses completely furnished,
bon bons. sweet meats, and even Jewels.
Way up e the topmost branch stood a
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little old s a n t a
Claus, showering
gifts fro m h i s
hands in a most
m a gical fashion.
Besides all this a
hundred tiny can
dies blazed on all
my finger tips, un-.
til l wondered if
the very stars in
heaven were not
Jealous; from a dis
tant room ca m g
thesound of sweet,
low music; this af-
%ou n two h0oc~o
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ge6 tHeW something
l suppose"
Eyes, l suppose we
must. What a bother,
isn't it?"
Or take an instance
of a different kind,
like the following:
A young m a n, a
clerk perhaps, with
limited m e ans, re-
ceives an invitation
from his paternal I'M
Gle to spend Christ
mas at his house.
where he will meet a
host of cousins and
friends. He knows
that they will remem-
Der him in some way,
and vet it is impossi-
BILE for him to make
each of them a pres
ent without going far
beyond his means.
He is forced either
to refuse the invita-
ton and to spend the
day in some poorer
amusement, or to &C.
cept, and to be morti.
fed at his inability tc
give presents equal in
money value to those
which he expects te
receive.
Many persons a
Christmas tt m e are
perplexed with such
thoughts a s t hese
SLOW can | give pres
ents to all my friends
though / would like to:
They will think l an
mean if I do not re.
member them"
The time, which Of
all times should be
blessed with peaceful,
loving thoughts, bus
ties wi tn anxiou s
scheming as to how a
pint may be made tc
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SIS SIS WAS CROWNED WITH GLORY NOW.
who dare say that a simple pine tree can
not shed blessing?
The merry throng grew merrier still,
and 50 the wedding night was passed
and gone.
I am now a portly old pine; there is
gossip abroad in the garden to the eff
feet that / am very proud, and ! guess
# is partly true. Many years have
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MANY CHRISTMASES.
The Pine Tree Tells the Story Of
It's Life.

grew in wild, tangled forest on the
edge of bluff o'erlooking the sea. AT
first, watched the little spring flowers
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loud and glad, and then the
children joined hands and
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this LITE ONE is PRETTIEsT OF ALL .
child and / were ten years old.
Then came the grandest time of all.
Ny darling was so beautiful, and
I was q stately tree, almost too
large for Christmas tree; we did
not live in the cottage now, but in a
stone mansion which stood in It's place.
Ny child had hosts Of children friends,