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OTTAWA FWSE TRADER; SATURDAY, JANUARY 27. 1883.
BY RAIL.
frvJ Land ol Know to l.nd of "
With low Cairo, Memphis. liof
a and Vlcksbur;.
J Lad bcm luxurntlng lor nearly two
wanks in Ottawa, the longest at any ono
time, thai I uad been off the rail in nearly
lea yeftaT But at lat the time came when
I bad to go, and leave the country of foxes
and fox hunters for the greaser and the
mocking bird. As th tram passed
through Hutland, I scanned the bluffs in
the vicinity ot Sam Parr's, expecting to see
the "pack" and ram with the young fox
hunter out for an airing, (?) but they were
not to be seen. So I settled down in a
beat and began to ponder over the long
journey 1 was about to undertake. At a
rough estimate nearly ten thousand miles
of travel before I would again reach the
pralne state. But what is ten thousand
miles io this age of the nineteenth ccn
tury.when steam and electricity have made
. , Y .. D(nn4 An4
m tnouBana nines its uuv rn-p.
when the Keely motor is in running order,
who knows but ten thousand miles will be
,wri rrrn Ions. When thut' time
cornea, what a boom the spirit of progress
will have. Then it will be a common
thing tor the Ctilcngomiu to say, "I have
an engagement in 't rlsoo' to morrow, i
think I will take that evening train which
will get me there for breakfast." Or in
Mir day we may hear the New Yorker
say, "Business oflmporlance calls me to
Chicago; I will tnko the late train and
breakfast ill that city by the lake." And
then should the voice of Uio people de
mand a change in the administration as
indicated by the last election a few drops
f water in this new motor, a change ol
t-Dgincers, and pmlo, the whole govern
ment train goes spinning off into some
other section of the country and we have n
new administration in It as than no time.
Bnt all these things crowd uppermost in
wy thoughts while journeying from the
"lands of snow to lands of sun, or to meet
"loveliest summer robed in green," a?
tamo writers say of tho south, when visit
ing it for the first time. But first impres
sions are like first love, apt to be delu
sive. And yet, sometimes we iiro mistaken
ib this. I once heard a mature and ex
perienced belle say that sho had learned
more from her first again: fu cn-ur than
from any ot her numerous subsequent ex
periences. So In the same way a tourist's
first impressions of a new country may be
worth more on account of their Ireshness
than the observations ol those in whom
familiarity has bred indifference. Almost
any traveler feels more competent to write
p a country in a book after a days sojourn
than after a longer stay. But these are
aly fleeting impressions jotted down for
the benefit ot the readers of the Fbkk
Thaoeu, while the writer is enjoying the
lnxury of u fullmaii palace car. And now
we reach the city at the end ot the brulec
fit. Iuis. It is not the sunny south
nor even a chip from its ragged edge, and
if we are to judge from feeling ana ap
iicarancc. the whole business must b
I p
turned round and we are journeying to
wardu the north iole. Cold t Whew ! It
teems like Greenland's icy mountains
with bail, rain and snow, and the ther
iameter way below the goose egg point
Bat we thank our stars that our stay in Bt
Louis U of short duration, and it may be
well to state that it could not have been any
too short in that dead town. Taking the
evening train on the Cairo short line we
reached "Egypt," now calltd Cairo, in lime
fur breukfast.where wo found the natives all
shook up. 1 shall never forget my first
visit to Cairo. It was along in spring
time, and the levee had given way and
flooded the town. It looked like a city on
tilts or rafts. As the train drew toward
the station, I could see families perched
on the roofs of their houses and going
grimly out upon tho ocean like scene be
fore them. In another place a man was
paddling a a raft from his bouse to the
barn with food lor his stock; at another
point the cows and hogs ttoort on knolls
high aud dry, while off in on opposite di
rection families were preparing to vacate
their homes oil u riift. But this tiiuo it
was tho reverse. The wcuther w as colder
than "fit. Agnes Eve," and even a sheet of
the beautiful bad shrouded the landscajHi.
The natives always seem to be in trouble,
nod this time they were "all shook up," to
nso the expression of a (ieui.en of the
town. They experienced a five second
shock of earthquake some time during the
night, the effect of which took away their
appetite for brcaklat.
We left Cairo, crosfed ttic Ohio, and
landed over in Old Kentucky. It was
damp aud cold ; a mist v. w falling from a
leaden sky ; In the fields leitu cows hugged
the shelter of bams and fences, aud at the
utation lean KentuckUns fhivcred, with
their hands iu their pockets. The few vis
ible geese that we saw ctuid on one leg
itnd warmed the other, as only a gooe
can. But what a strong resemblance jc
tween these anserine motittpod und the
human bipeds who stand motionless look
ing at the train as it move from the sH
tion. They aro a queer M. nr.' , .,.
traio glides away from tlnj dt-poi y,u j.k
back and sec them still mulioulcKS with
their eyes on the departing train. But
what strikes the traveler ai rather odd in
thirf wooden country Is to see the style of
Scotch plaid shawls, such a were worn by
the "swells afoe' dc wah," and which are
occasionally seen in some regior.9 of the
north. Before tho war it was considered
style to wear a shawl, in fact it was all the
go, but lately few are hvd, and tuaally
nowadays the man that wears a t-bawl
wears his panU inside his boots and bi
Lands in bis pockets. This reminds me
that there is s difference in the manner in
wbicb tbe Yankee fills bis pockets and the
Southerner. The Yankee fill his pocket
by keeping his hands out of them, while
ilie om!v wav the "Cracker" fll's his
pocket is by
keeping his hand In.
them. When he takes his hands
out his pockets are empty. As 1 intend t"
deal more thoroughly with tho Southern r
and Southern interest in future lettir-l
will "give them a rest" here, wh'le I ninke
a note of wl at tho "blue grass" co-intrj,
which we are about leaving, c-iutdu
worth notiug. But then here Is Tennessee,
where cotton and niggers are the principal
crop; the former requiring two Hcrestoiuc
bale, and the latter two niggers to thu acre
Boor laud averages two cabins to the acre,
oud fourteen niggers to the cabin. They
are distributed into groups ot seven at the
door, three at the window, two on the
porch, one hanging out clothes in thoyard
and another cbatdug pigs. Their white
teeth show a good disposition and the
white of their eyes are mimiiable on Hie
minstrel stage. In the cotton fields flro
you see the teeth gleaming trom sfr, then
you see tho eyes, and then you see tho nij.
ger. But here we are nearing Memphis.
MKMl'UIH
Is the chief city oi lenuesfce, pud In faci
one of the principal cities of thu South, li
is charmingly situated on a high liltiff ov
erlooking the father of waters. I s htrce'
uro broad and dirty, rsgularly laid out nihl
cross each other at right arises, ut thire
is nothing particularly attractive to le
seen either in houses, buildings or gHr-
dens The town is what might bo called
"old style." but it has had such learlui
drawbacks from "yellow Jack" and other
cauces, that one Is almost inclined to over
look :tnv improvements in the way of
buildings. But it is like nearly, all other
southern cities, dirty and uukempt, which,
perhaps, accounts for the occasional ap
pearance ol epidemic.
Memphis has not improved much in
this respfct'and although its denizens wilj
tell you that all that can be done to pre
vent a repetition of past calamities ha
been done, yet, to the eye ol a traveler
from the north, where people keep their
streets aud gutters clean for the hike of
cleanness, and where no such epidemics
are experienced, the appearance ot trie
streets of Memphis is horrible. M mphis
has advantages in tbe way of drainage
that few cities possess, and might, with
some effort and expense, be the cleanest
city in America. It is situated near the
centre of tho cotton bell, and has a big
trade with the states of the west, south and
north-east. Tbe area of cotton production
is in all directions form the city, aftiu the
location always accessible by waUr, on
the great river, which is below tho ica
gorges of winter, where planters can con
trol their crops and have access to the
markets for its sale, as well as to source of
supplies. But as I am not intent on writ
ing tho history of the country, I will uot
go into further details just at this tunc,
especially regarding Memphis
We left Memphis ria the Mississippi &
Tcnnossee railroad, for JacKson, Miss., pas
sing through a belt of country which in
appearance is anything but encouraging.
Vast tracts of land, stretching away for
miles in all directions, apparently value
less, aud with exception of now and then
a straggling son of "Ham," the regions
seem deserted. Here we are told that
beautiful plantations once bloomed, and
happy homes were seen where now flour
ishes the cabin of the black man. Bat,
great Cteser, a quarter ot a century should
revive things, and all this desolation hap
pened over twenty years nito. But of all
this ann.
Jackson, the capitol of Mississippi, was
reached late at night, and with exception
of the escaping steam, the regular throbs
of the air brake, and occasional Jlnglo of
the engine bell, tho town reminded one of
a city of the dead. Morning's bright sun
light brought no more lively a scene, aud
as the day wore on nothing turned up to
enliven the day at the once gay capitol.
The legislators were not in session, and
law makers were taking a rest. The
members and senators meet only every
other year to save expense, and as a "blue-
blood" Mississippian remarked, 'it would
be well for the state if they met only once
every ten years."
Jackson is a city of poor pretentions fur
i capitol. It Is divided into two principal
thoroughfares, on which tbe stores and
business houses such as they are are lo
cated. They are neither pretentions nor
Imposing in style, stock or anything else.
Tho state house stands upon an eminence
overlooking the city. It Is of the old style
and unpreteutlons. Its halls echo more of
that eloquence wkicli flowed from the lips
of colored members and senators seven
years ago, when 1 first saw it. All now is
still, and a stroll through its corridors re minds
me of the words of the poet :
I feel like one who treads alouo
Some tmiiqoct hull deaerteJ,
W iiot HkIiU aru out, whose gutsU are (font-,
And all but roe have left it.
V1CRSUUIIO, Misn.
The tried and troubled city of the hills
w as our next point. icksburg is situated
on the Mississippi at tbe mouth of the
Yazoo river. Here crumbling bluffs,
titled w .'li historic memories of the w ar.
mid 1-nptt t.i'Ay of one of the most desperate
sieges aud defences ot modern times, rist
in imposing prominence from the bank ot
the M sslsslppi, sloping iccully back, and
capcd by many handsome residences.
Vicksburg is a thriving city, aud during
the business hours of the day the street,
present a lively appearance.
The court house is the most promittcnt
edifice in tbe city; situated on the summit
of a hill it commands an imposing tight
for mile around. From the grass grown
ramparts one can look out upoa the fatbei
of water, and see far away in the dittaact
the canvl projected by the federals during
tbe war, and which Las since been con-
structod, made available, but which ha
virtually "killed" tbe upper end ot Vicks.
burg. Before this was accomplished the
river was so crooked Kt this point and
made so many turns thut it was Impossible
for a stranger to say for a certainty w hich
direction was up or down.
From Ibis point we cst our eyes to the
right, looking north, and seo tho old fort,
from which "Whirling Dick," a famous
confederate gun, talked to the Yankees
during tho siege. "On that lull yondar,"
says a southern gentleman to mo, pointing
his fingur toward a hill near the river
bank, "is the devil's lnvcklx ne, where
s'ood the 'Swnmp Angel' that bothered the
federals so much during the siego."
On the court house steps and Hags are
the luiiies of many soldiers yet visible.
Who would have thought that those
names and initials, cut nearly a quarter of
a century ago, w nild liit until this day ?
But there they are and liable to remain
for some years yit to come. Thouc names
most conspicuous and plainly visible are:
l W. IMuiiga!!, drummer, Co. I), 45 III.;
F.J. M , C i. C.72 III.; C. B., 108 III.; II.
0. A., Co. 11.. 15 111. ; S. Ward, 68 O. V. I ;
I j. Linn, ). V. I.; J. W. rvarle, Co. C , O.
V. I.
To the right, at the "loop" near the
mouth of the Ytuoo river, where Sherman
made his entrance from the "VaUey of
Ihiiith," slioi Is the largest uaMonal cetne
tery in the country. In this city ol the
dead repose tho remains of mteeii thousand
soldiery twelve thousand of which are
marked "unknown." A simple hliaft in
the middle of the cemetery marks the spot
where i-ut and Pembi rion held their fi
mous in' rview. The whole is enclosed
i bv a substantial brick wall, and within
those known are marked with the name of
him whose bones are laid beneath, liu
regiment together with win re ho fought
and foil. The heroe of both sides aie
here, and in the words of rather Kyan, the
poet priest of the south,
Uudi-r the sod aud thu dew,
Wailimr thcjud,iu"int day;
UuJrr the laurel the. bluo,
t'ndur the ruvrtlo lbs grey.
1X H-
100 Kewurd
Is offered fr any case of Catarrh that can't
he cured with flail's Catarrh Cura. Taken
luUiriittllv. Price 75 ceula.
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New York. $ 1 00 a year). The February
numbtr opens with a frontispiece engrav
ing from Boughtori's Ityyal Academy pic
turo, "The Frozen Fountain." Mr. Wirt
Sikes, onr consul nt Cardiff, iu a profusely
illustrated article, dcscrilns the "Wild
Welsh Coast." In the second part of his
"Artist Htrolli in Holland," George II
Boughton is full ot quaint und Interesting
pictures of Dutch life und manners as seen
in the windmilly Zaandam and the Isle ot
Marken. Professor Herbert Tuttlc, under
the title of "German Political Leaders,"
contributes a valuable. article on the Ger
man Hoichstag or Diet, with sketches of
the party leaders. The article is finely
illustrated by Kcinhart. Geo. M. White
gives niauy interesting reminiscences of
W Littler In his "Local Association of
Whittier's Poems." The serials, "Shandon
Bells" and "For the Major," are contin
ued, and there are a couple of very good
short stories. There is the usual install
ment of poems, and George William
Curtu, in the Easy Chair describes tbe eay
winter season in New York; discusses
Tennyson's new play; notices tho recently
published life and letters of Lydia Maria
Child ; and pays a graceful tribute to the
late Anthony Trollopo. The Literary
lUford and other departments, including
an admirable Drairr, are full, as usual, of
timely and interesting matter.
Tuk Cisttjhv Magazine. (New York.
f 4 a year). The frontispiece of the Feb
ruary number is a portrait of George
William Curtis, to accompany a biograph
ical sketch of the celebrated essayist and
civil service reformer contributed by S. L.
Conant. Miss Emma Lazarus discusses
The Jewish Problem;" Mr. E. W. Sm al
ley throws light on some more important
Features of the New Northwest;" Ed
ward T. Peters explains "The Evils of our
Public Land Policy;" and the Kev. C.
Van Santwood describes a characteristic
scene in tbe White House life of Abraham
Lincoln. ' Two articles "American Etch-
ers," by Mrs. an nennsaiaor, ana Ar
tists' Models in New York," by Miss
Charlotte Adams are especially notice
able for the number and excellence of their
picture. Mr. Howell begins a new
story In this number, "A Woman's Bea
son," the scene being mainly laid In Bos
ton. The fourth part of the "Led Horse
Claim," by Mary Uallock Footc.heightens
the dramatic- interest of that story, which
is to end in the March number. The short
story of tho number Is a fanciful tale by
Frank B. Stockton, entitled the "Spectral
Mortgage." The poetry of tbe iiuiibcr is
unusually excellent. . In "Topics of the
Times" the evil ways ot many of the
money kings are discussed under tha title,
"Thieves and Bobbers;" also, the sensitive-
ties of Englishmen to American criticism,
and the movement to bnve works of art
placed on the free list of the customs tariff.
Literature, Home and Society, and The
World's Work, treat a variety of topics,
books aud useful inventions.
Porn. u Stikmk Monthly. (D. Ap
pleton A- Co., N. Y. $5 a year). "The
African in the Vutted States," by Prof.
Gilliam, is the first and in many ret pec ts
the moht important article in the February
number. Tho burden of it is that the
black population 1 gaining on that of the
whites, and that the blacks arc, and mmt
continue to be, a distinct and alien people.
When tit blocks have so for (rained on tbe
whiles as to outnumber them, what then?
Bucu cotillicts and cndlets dire calamities,
is the answer. Prof. Bain's address ou
"Tho Universal Ideal" is tho next paper,
aud Is ono of deep interest to all who are
concerned about u higher education. Iu
"National Uoligiun a Study In the
Growth ol Scientific Morality," U. W.
Boodle sketches the progress of liberal
thought on the religious sldo since 1850.
There is a brilliant paper by Prof. Janssen
on "Methods in Modern Physical Astrono
my." Herbert Spencer supplements his
speech at the New York dinner by a brief
paper on "Social Force In the United
States." uther articles worthy of note are
"Curiosities of Superstition," by Dr. Os
wald; "A Prehistoric Cemetery," by Jos.
F. James: "The Schools of Medicine," by
rir T? o Beard: "The Formation of
Lunar Craters;" and "Muc.hiuo Educa-
tion." The Miscellany is very full, freih
and instructive, a usual.
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February number opens with asymposium
in which six prominent theologians, re
presenting as many religious denomina
tions, give expiestion to their views upon
Hie question of the "Bevision of CrtreJs."
Prof. Alexander Winrhel, in an article
eutltled "The Experiment of Universal
Suffrage," institutes a profound inquiry
into the essential conditions of stable pop.
ulur government. Bishop McCjuaid writes
cf The Decay of Protestantism," and in
tssayiug to prove his thesis, maKes a very
adroit use of the admissions of proteBtant
writers. "The Political Situation" is the
Joint title of two articles, the one by Hora
tio Seymour, the other by Geo. S. Bout
well, who offer their respective views upon
the causes of the recent overthrow of the
Republican party. An article by Dr. D.
I A. Sargent, on "Physical I'.dueation in
I Colleges," treats a subject of prime im-
n uiilf.iri sit fin vmithfl in
our highest educational institutions. Fin
ally, there aro t wo articles on "Tho Stand-
ard Oil Company," Senator Camden of
West Virginia defending that corporation
against its assailants, Rnd John C. Welch
setting forth the reasons for condemning it
m a dangerous monopoly.
St. Nicholas. (Century Company, N.
Y. $2.50 a year). The February number
naturally celebrates St. Valentine's Day,
and opens the subject with an amusing
story by Sophie Swett, called "A Queer
Valentino." Adna North continues the
subject by a story entitled "The Mission of
Mabel's Valentine;" and there is a funny
Valentine Poem by J. M. Anderson. There
is a tine article by Joaquin Miller, describ
ing an ascent of Mount Hood by a party
of tourists; and another by Hjalmar H.
Boyesen, describing the Norwegian snow
shoo and suggesting it as a new winter's
sport. Among the stories, the continua
tion of "The Tinkkatn Brother's Tide
Mill" and "The Story of Vlteau" hold a
loading place. Mrs. Clement has a flae
papir ou "Art and Artists," la which arc
two beautiful reproductions ot portraits of
Rubens and his children, painted by tho
great artist himself. And then there is the
usual Installment of shorter stories, poems,
brie a brae, &c, all set off with a profusion
of fine pictures.
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groups of engravings by Halm, Forbes and
others. Among the contributors to the
number of Dr. D. D. Slade (Harvard Uni
versity) Sunlight in Stables; Wm. E. Pa
bor, (editor Colorado Farmer) Farm Lands
in New Colorado; Col. M. C. Weld, Poul
try and Live Stock Articles; C. P. Dewey,
Winter Cheer, etc.; Dr. Geo. Thurber,
Plants, Fruits, Flowers, etc.; and many
others ot equal prominence. Farm Ex
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agriculture, and all tillers of the soil will
be interested in the extended and fully il
lustrated article on Honghtou Farm as
Experimental Sution that is, In the words
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stc fashion Botes, Ac., closing with the ev
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cation not excelled for natural drainage, health, he.iu
ty of n'euery, itv. No foes, smoke or dust. Well shel
tered against storms. Will also sell the lour acre ut
rich bottom Uud adjolulng. if desired.
A Few Cite Lots
On Kast Side, and Two Kesidenres. for sale, on ren-
able terms. Lota each entitled to share in arteiaa
well. Inquire atonic of O. S. PAINK.
December 2d, lsy.-iiruos
Farms for Sale.
A number of (Jood Farms iu
this county tor salf.
xov. 4. Hwjtr Ottawa, UN.
The Dan'l Blake Homestead Farm
FOR SALE.
Th oM Daniel Hlake Homestmd farm, situated In
timtrivi tit Kerens., near the 8enina rfenol. on the O.
B. AaR K.. la offered for sale. For terms enquire of
DANIEL BLAKE, Ottawa, or JAMES A. BI.Ah.lc, on
the premlaca. scpl3-tf
IHwlrlng to Improve a large, trart of land recently
purchased. I offer for sale the following improved
(arms in western iow:
l .onn Anrn li'u pni Section 12 and west half
otinn a Onwnahln w. ratlin! ill In Woodbury coun
ty, six mtlea from Correctlonvllle: six hundred acres
Improved; house, stable, corn crib, etc.; 1S.0U per
acre.
0-0 Acre F"inu-retion 11. Township Kl,
Range 43. 1'lymontli county, mile from t.iwn; ail
under cultivation: new bouse, Muble, com crib, and
u..n.n vlth eaniu-ltv for I bushels wheat til I"
l;r a re.
I-IO Acvr- KarinS"etion :ti. Township !'
Kntiae 4: ull under cultivation: new house, ei t ,
('i 0O0 IO; granary, capacity lO.im) bti-hels w heat; corn
crib, stable, pasture, etc. ; t'i.0u per acre.
All are choice, selected hind, npxlally luliiptej for'
stock raising. The harms were iiuproveu mm mnm-o
by liiyaelf for two or three yearn. All are In Bowl,
clean condition; this sesson's fall plowing done; hay
mid grain on premise. All have llelna uprliiu of
vnter, Ix aides good well.
I have In addition some 1 MOO Aim's in utiarrer
and half aeclions. In the samu vh'iuUy. wild, partMiy
Improved.
Tkkms K to S rash; balat.ee of piincip;i; in tud
7 vears; titles n'rfect.
'for lurther liiformatiopddre
,cCi Cherokeei Cherokee conmy. l"u.
I
Good, Rolling Prairie,
WELL IMPROVED,
FOR SALE CHEAP.
1 nave w goou r i i i -. - .. - -
acres each, in Iroquois anil Kankakee couuties, some
. . .a l- . ui mil i io ui ifl no in fM
adlo nlug the towns oi lwhsiiist-. ;V .. ""!""
others are 4. 5. 6, 7, S. 9 and 10 miles from Clie
banse, Clifton, Otto. Waldron. llemher, Casen-y and
Irwin, in Iroqnols and Kankakee cnnues. III. 1'rlees
range from WU to tW p'r acre. acc4rding to location
aud Improvements. Terms, one third cash down or
thereabouts, balance on Io g time f desired at per
cent, annual Interest. Any y"ur farm near Jooi
Marktu. School and Church'xjn preference to golnt:
west. ss-tO oer acre buys a CAetcs F arm.
Call on or saures.
LEMUEL MILK.
('hebanse, IU.
Oec. JO. Ia.-m.-tlur:
FOR SALE.
The subscribi-r offers for sule his Vepctahle -;nlen
or "Truck Farm." one mile weat of the Oitawa Cart
House, on Illinois Avenue, opp.wite the cemeterr It
consists of 13:77 acres, in the highest state of culfivv
tion with numerous choice fruit livts, such as fi'-are.
apple, cherries, and small frrjita. s enrmn's, n.JVb. '
rles. strawlierry bed. c. Atoo to good dw.Tling
house, with hams, wells, cisterns, and i-tber ontheil.f
inas. Will be sold low. on krg time and esy tenns lo
tult the purchaser. FllAKCIS B. BLUe-T.
October il-Umo.
COUNTY ASYLUM.
NolK If erebT Kiren. that on Thursilars
u Krldaysi cf each week visitors will be i ad
niltted to O Aaylsm. No rtaltors admlsted on bam
ityt. T.C.OIBSUH OwaatjAar
ntractor
fiiiier
wnm
LLIHOIS
FARMS
UanRs.
piKHT NATIONAL HANK
OF OTTAWA
C'ttfutal, - - ' - . JIOO.OUO.
H. M. HAMILTON. ...7 Prealdent.
W. HPMINKLL Vice Preahlent.
JOHN K. KASH Oaahler.
11 KhCTUKti
JUton H. 8wlrt, i Lorenao Lelaud.
li; .; ""uin. i k. V. hnfct,
W. Uiuhnell.
i John K. Math.
I knar Outfe.
Clpa OlUea oC Ux United Btatea, bought and aold.
xohnnato i on England, Ireland. Scotland act".
Con-mental Kuropa drawn In tuma to auitT
V "f . WtUs oud,Oold and Stiver houh i
aud laid.
Our tacllltleaare iwta that we can offer ndoremenl
ti cnototuera, and we ahall dm our endavora to (five
aatl.frUon to thnae entrusting ua with their burfneM
Rankinc hoara firora a. n.lo4 r. u. '
Jet. 1.T8T8. JOHX V. if AMI. CaaWer.
RATIONAL CITY UANK"
OK OTTAWA.
(Komarly City Hank of Kaibef. Alien A C.)
L.H. KAMKS ITcildent
K. C. ALLEN Vice IToeldent.
O. L. UNIHJCr AuM. Caahler.
Exchange on Chloago and New York
And all the principal cities out w.a weft,
11OV0HT AXI) SOU).
JOaoUaiiKu on Kng'.anil, lroland, Sootlaml and ail
lu portnnt pslntf lu Continental Knrone, drawn In txm.t
tonl' porchaicra.
t.r. H. Hnvenue fcumiiof nb denomination
coDttantly on hand and fur tale.
I fniroil HtntoM llon.U, IxK-al Scurlttea, Go!t!
an' bllver bought and kilit.
tjHiikii'K liiiurn fiom II a. X. to 4 )'. 11.
J.tn.M.lHTS O. L. LINDLKY. Amlek Caahtor.
CIll:KIKi"rt SAljU.-Ity virtue ofanci.
Ci eimoTi on Juogmeut confessed Issued out of the
clerk's oHice ot the tlrcuit (.'ourt of I-aSulle county
niid state of Illinois, and to me directed, whereby I am
commanded to make tin' an omit of a certain Inilgmem
red u ly obtained against l."0 Leil'man and Uartha L.
Lettman, In favor of Alfred I. Hartshorn, out of land,
tenements, g'pods aud chattels of the said lieo Leffman
:.iul xiartha L. Leirman, I have levied on the followiiit.
piot'i tv. to wit: Lots Nine uud Ten, lu Hloek Beven
tvMs; aNi Lots One and Seven. In Block sixtv-Nlne-all
of Mid real estate located In the city or La Salle. It.
Wiecoiiniy of La belle and state of Illinois.
'1 hen. fore, according to the said command. I shall
expose for sale, ut public auction, ail the right, title
ami interest of the above namid Leo I.effman in and to
t e above described property, on Saturday, the 10tt
day of February IHtvl, t a o cl ick P. at., at the soutli
diHir of the Circuit Court Koom. in Ottawa, 111.
Iatel ai Ottnwa. 1:1., this isth day of .lanuary 18X3
W. li. MILI.ION,
mnl3w bherifl' of Ia Salle County, 111.
VtO'l'ICK.- KaraTt or Jovapn Oaklsnp. UKn"n.
il Nolle e Is hereby given, that the undersigned, Ad
ministratrix of the estate of Joseph Clarland, lnte.of
the connty of La Salle and staui of Illinois, d
eeased, will appear Ix'fore thu Probate Court of salt!
county on the third Monday (being the V9th day) of
March 13S3. at the Probate Court Koom. in Ottawa,
lu said county, when and where all persona havtoc
claims or demands againbt said estau: are notified to
aiteud and present the same in writing for ailjuatmsnt.
Dited ll)U 10th day of Jannary a. i. 1HK1.
MAKY A. tlARLAND,
janl'3w Administratrix.
S1I KII 1 KK'S HA IK..-Hy virtue of an execu
tion llrrl fiieiiM Issued out of the elerk'a ulllce of
the Circuit Court of Iji Salle county, and state of Illi
nois, and to me directed, w hereby I am commanded
to make tbe amount of a certain Judgment reoently
obtained against James White, in favor of Lavinia Wa;
Isee. out of laii.N. tenements, guoda and chattels o'
the salt! Jauies White, 1 have levied on the foilowlmr
priita-rtv. to wit: It Slv. In Block Two, intheclty
of Karhllle, county of La 8al!eand state of Illinois.
Therefore, according to the said command. I shall
expose for sale, at public auction, all the right, title anil
Interest of the nhove named Jamca White in and to tin
above described propeuy, on Saturday, the third day
of February K-t), at 2 oclis-k p.m., at the soulu door
of the Circuit Court lfcxm In Ottawa, Illinois.
Dated at Ottawa. 111., this llth day of Janiinry 1RS.T
WM. K. MILLIOAN.
lunlf.w fherlff of & sialic County, III.
LORENZO LELANO.
Attorney at Law.
ADMIMSTKATKIX'8 SALE OF HEAL EST AT K
Dv virtue ot an order of the I'robate Ourt of La
-alle county, Illinois, made on the petition of tho or
derslgnetl, Julia A. Willis. Administratrix of the Es
tate of James A. lialloway, deceased, for leave to sell
the real estate of said lece..d. at the January term a.
r. iRSSof said court, to wit, on tbe eighteen' li day or
January 1S-jS, I shiili. on the 30th rlay of Kebsnary next,
at the hour ur two o'clock lu the afternoon of wild nay.
sell at public sale, at the sooth door of the Probai
('ourt ltoein in Ottawa. LaPalle county, Illinois, tut
real estate described aa follows, to wit: Iit Fourteen.
In Block Four. In Clark A rnderhill's Addition to the
Town of Marseilles. In La Salle county, Iillnolc, on the
following terms, to wit. for cash.
Dated thia itJth day of Jannarv a. n. IsJCl.
JULIA A. WILLIS.
Administratrix vf the Estate of James
Ian!) A. Oalloway. deceased.
For Sale or Rent.
A SMALL FARM, about thre
miles from Ottawa. For par
ticulars address j. R. iliff,
Jan. 13 -lino La Itow. MantbaJl Co., Ill-
for Sale.
lfiepouin nnii oi rwj i.in ,, a. .... ...v i.
sold by October 1st It will lie for rent. or terms an-J
full particulars enquire at law office of Thomas C. Fui
lerton. west 6ideCourt House. Ottawa. IU., or of Klcti
aril .1. Fullertou on the premises. JnlvlBHf-'
" Farllr Si.
ti. f.n irn-.wn & the "niak-well Furm." a iui
. m ... ... . ; T Ol H l fl V lln.
ami a half from Prairie Center. Is iTered foraah. It.
eonin of ii aen i. w ell iinpr.ni'fi. with good lion"
HUI in'w liam an I i nces. Ac. i'l " nil o-.ier. ill tf
o'l' in e wv te "ii". Applv to DN M''i ' VI'. T i . I ra.
r'e Center; r. IOH l M:: AH f V. .leff.nv. Kre-
i--.il i ' v Iowa !-o vera' cimlee i'.wa tartna for
.,,i ' nov'i'i Kuioa
Embrc evTT.f TiT, .Vr MHNUMIa
flEWERYTHlMQlite
I
which fot 1088. eenttin. PETliR HENDERSOJCS
'KntMJ fnltructu Ht m Vp'""'' 'TC.t
turr.- onkine it a condented Gardening Book, "'"e
alltheUtest iiilormlliou nn"wn inmciuinur v. .w
cWalnc fee Profit." Mailed fiee on application.
Peter Henderson & Co., .
35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New Yorlc
UtaintJor hm invnUi'-orfor OapraerU
r., ol,1 oV for medical oTotKcr cxpontt, trari.
t-.-W- n .j rnW,. Cor.. A" amcnti, Infv.
ah coa crin.y .iwr . -v
IBTTTIm...-.
f e rat-nf (V
moy Hill, it
f prompt, o-wi Uk Wotor Wa,,,
t ft tin f Wrtt 0T Tf W" r .
ti or sketch it
Mmtinl. I"rfee fof, stiff A f fHABOi (.
fjLhHPAti:y T iS HEVVMlt.
WiTrrr ,t. V,'nuiP? m, to I!n. rorrmasUr
Gmrrat D. M. K'W, Krv. V. I. Powr, V't tVermsm
jl.ertein SoiiMal A.JI. to Ajftrtni fAJ C.
patent (rllce, an. I to $nafriand 2rprentati
t sk tmgrti: atut enpeWiUy to or client i nf j
Kiait tit tt. r"n a4 it 2w1l. Aitrfrttl
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