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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-27

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The British and North Amertca an IfESt
Royal Natl Steamships, between NeWSRa1S
York and Liverpool fttiG Ia .'sa
FROM NEW YoRK.
JAVA, WEDNESDAY. 10th April.
CHINA, WEDNESDAY, 18th APRIL
RUSSIA, WEDNESDAY,, 2ith april.
CUBA, WEDNESDAY, lst May.
FROM BOSTON.
PARTHIA, SATURDAY. 9th April. q.
PALMYRA. SATURDAY. 18th April
OLYMPUS, TUESDAY go April.
SIBEnIA,i TUESDAY. S9th APRIL
SAMARIA, TUESDAY, eth Nav.
. Rates OF Passsge-Cabin, $50, 500 and 3lSo,
fsids sis, gold, additional Return Tickets on
favorable terms. Steerage, $50, currency:
steerage Tickets from Liverpool and Queens.
town, and all parts Of Europe, at e rates.
f0i fA''s'' R a5stS 4MoFFErT: Agents.
Adger's South Wharf and East Bay.
mch2s. thstuimo
A NoHoR LINE STEAMERS
SAIL EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY..
Passengers booked to and from any &F6
Railway Station or Seaport in Greet SS4E06e
Brtain. Ireland, Norway. Sweden, Denmark, uer.
nany, France, Holland, Belgium, and the United
' AT LOWEST CURRENCY RATES.
Cabin Fare from New York t1 Glasgow, Liver
moo. Londonderry or Queenstown, SIS and SOS.
in'esT SKasfs SIS ISSUES Sfsf Fo S." AZ ~. AMOUNT.
Parties sending for their friends IN the Old
Country can purchase tickets at reduced rates.
For further particulars apply to the Agenss'
No Z Bowling Green, n. T.
Or to DOUGLAS N1SBET, -;
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-21

give work to from ten to forty hands. In AL.
dition to these are the innummerable shops Of
every sort.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The finest public building is the new Ope-a
House, just finished. The others are the Su.
preme Court House, Ottawa being the location
OF the third grand division of the State. Here
is a magnificent library The external and
internal finish of this building is of super
Tor character On the South of this, on CO.
lumbus street, is the beautiful Episcopal
Church, of stone, and an ornament to the
city. The Congregational and Baptist
Churches are in the same direction on the
street. and near the Methodist and Presby-
terrain Churches. While nearly every reli-
gious sect is provided with house of wor-
ship, those named are the finer and newer
buildings.
Ottawa has seven public school buildings,
all fine structures and crcditable to the en-
terprise of the people in this direction.
Ottawa has en'hotels, the largest of which
is the Clifton, a splendid brick, at the corner
of Columbus and Madison streets, and exter-
nally and internally first-class
BUSINESS HOUSES.
Ottawa has a very large number of very large
business houses doing heavy business in the
wholesale and retail trade, and in the various
leading branches
OBJECTS OF INTEREST.
Strangers visiting the city will fluid it pleas
ant and instructive to vis, the glass works,
the telegraph instrument mandatory, the
starch works, the dams on the rivers at the &C
queduct, where the canal is c4rried over Fox
rver, Williams and FAIRS paper MILL the Hi
nois dams, half mile east of this the Opera
House, where every evening OF this week Con
Saturday afternoon matinee vii. be pre-
sented some of the most popular p'ecs; and
Judge Cations parks, on The north bluff, where
a: herd of 40 elk and % deer may be seen.
The cutlery works at the west end of the hy-
drauhc basin should be seen, and a cal! ~
Whites splendid ale and porte. vaults a, his
Brewery, on the west side, might not be re
GREETED.
We have presented above hastily written
sketch OF some of the prominent features Of
Ottawa, imperfect in detail, but reliable as 70
the facts, and ask tie pardon OF those who
are Older citizens and better posted. THIS j.
our apology for attempting what we thought
some one else should have done. and IN 4
more perfect manner.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-21


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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-21
OTTAWA.

It's Unsurpassed '~lportance as 6
City Of Man lctories.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-21

It's Splendid Ed-,co 'Oua|, Refig'onS
and SOctGi e.. cdH'TgeS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-21

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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29

DIsCHARGING DUTY.-A story is told oi
the Grand Duke Alexis, who is in the ma
val service. A year or two ago, when
holding the rank Of midshipman, the
flagship in which he was serving was
wrecked on the coast of Denmark. The
admiral ordered the life boats to be low
cred, and directed Alexis to take charge
of the first boat. The royal midshipman
declined to obey the order. 1t was per-
emptorily repeated {: Il. your command
ing officer, order you into the boat"
Admiral, l can not obey you," said
the young prince. "It would not become
the son of the emperor to be the first to
leave the ship. l shall remain with you
to the last"
But l shall put you under arrest for
disooedience of orders as soon as clrcum-
stances will allow me to do So"
Il mean no disobedience, but / can
not obey" was the reply.
Four or five of the crew persisted in
the transit from the ship to shore. and
the admiral and Alexis were the last to
land. In hastily constructed tents the
rigid discipline OF ship-life was promptly
resumed. The young prince was placed
under arrest for disobedience of orders.
The Russian minister at Copenhagen
was informed of the facts, and telegraph
I'd then to the emperor, from whom he
received the following reply, II approve
,he act of the admiral in placing the
under arrest for disobedi-
,nce of orders, and bless and kiss my
ION for disobeying them.'
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29

BITTEN BY RAT. An infant child OF
Mr.. Thomas Clinton, living on the cor
ner of Seventh and Cambridge streets, in
Boston, was put to bed by its mother,
who sat down in the next room to do
some sewing. Shortly afterward she
was startled by the shrieks of her infant,
and going into the room saw huge rat,
with its fangs fastened in the nose of the
child, its face and the bed clothing be-
ing covered with blood The mother,
in her turn, shrieked, and her husband
came to her assistance, but the ferocious
animal was with difficulty driven from
the bed. 1t was pursued downstairs
and finally killed. DIR. Norris, who WINS
called to dress the wounds, says the teeth
Of the rat came together through the
nose Of the child, and that its cheek was
bitten through several times, presenting
an appearance of having been punctured
with an awl. Besides these
wounds there were others upon the right
aar
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29
How TO Speak to Children.

II is usual to attempt tho management
Of children either by corporeal punish
ment, or by rewards addressed to the
senses, and by words alone There is one
other means of government, the power
and Importance Of which are seldom re-
garded-I refer to the human voice. A
blow maybe inflicted on child, accom-
panied with words SO uttered as TO coun-
teract entirely its intended effect; or the
parent may use language quite objection
able in itself, yet spoken in tone which
more than defeats its influence. What
is it that lulls The infant to repose 1t is
an array Of .sors words. There is no
charm to the untaught one, in letters,
syllabes and sentences. il is the sound
which strikes its little ear that sooths
and composes it to sleep. A few notes,
however unskillfully arranged, if but
read in soft tone, are found to possess n
magic influence. Think we tilt this in
huence, is confined to the cradle No !;
it is diflused over age, and ceases not
while the child remains under the paren-
tai roof. Is the boy growing rude in
manner, and boisterous in speech ? !
know no instrument SO sure to control
these tendencies as the gentle tones OF
a mother. She who speaks to her son
harshly does but give to his conduct
the sanction Of her own example. She
pours oil on the already raging flame
In the presence Of duty we are liable to
uttet ourselves harshly to children.
Perhaps threat is expressed in a loud
and irritating tone; instead of allaying
the passions of the child, it serves directly
to increase them. Every fretful express
sion awakens i'll him the same spirit which
produced it. So does a pleasant voice
call up agreeable feelings. Whatever
therefore, we would encour-
age in child, the same we should man.
lfest in the tone in which we address it.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29
A Romantic Story.

The Alta California speaks Of q new
expedition which has Just set out from
San Francisco to seek and possibly to find
the treasures said to have been hidden
long ago by pirates in the caves of Cocos
Island in the South Pacific. Two organ
lied attempts to do the same thing have
already been made-one in 1867 and the
other in ls70-but both of them failed 4;
the first because the stress of weather
prevented the arrival Of the vessel at the
island, and the second for the very good
reason that the explorers did not know
where the treasures were hidden, and con /.
sequently could only work at random.
The expedition which has just set out is
under the command Of Captain Thomas
Welsh, who has agreed to claim nothing
if the amount of treasure he shall find
shall not exceed $50, 900 in value, but
if it shall exceed that amount he is To
have all the excess. This captain, having
been interviewed by reporter, has re-
yealed some strange stories of his earlier
life, which, should they be true, show him
to be fit commander. The tale in brief
language is tke following Long years
"tV 'hti Z ANeit " ipN'Il iihldtu III htIlt,
England, who was wooed by nobleman,
but married commemorative father OF
Captain Welsh. The nobleman raved,
and became so exceedingly misanthr0pc
that he determined to turn pirate and
scour the Spanish Main in a rakish- looking
brig, and wreak vengeance on all man
kind. He had succeeded to his heart 5
content in becoming the counterpart Of
the Black Ayenger, but as years rolled on
he thought he would revisit Kent and see
what had become of his old love. Thther
ne went and found that she had given
birth to a son. had died and left this boy
o be cared for by guardian, and brought
Up with that guardians child Eliza--the
present Mrs. Welsh. One day the chill |
lren were playing together when a tall
md fierce man came, carried them off, |
'laced them or board the rakish looking |
rig, and sailed away with them. This
lemon was the nobleman- pirate, and he
ad l60 trusty men with him who had
worn never to take the black flag from
he mast. For many years they SCORED
he seas, and, at length grown rich with
store they steered their brig
Jr Cocos shore, where they buried an in.
amount of wealth in certain
ave. But the end of their evil deeds ap-
and at last they went the way
all pirates--solne were shot and some
ere hanged. The boy and girl escaped,
ere afterwards married, and now in their
d age, they return together to the Won
'ous isle in search of what they know is
ere. With silvery hair Eliza walks the
'ck an ocean queen, and although not
ecisely the pride of the pirates heart, !
III hale, hearty old lady. Bon royage.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29
Facts and FancIes.

At recent bull fight in Madrid, thres
horses and two male performers were
killed.
Science shows clearly that man has
lived upon this earth for more than 9, 900
years.
The first floor of tho fiat buildings Of
New York are rented ut 5000 year,
without furniture.
A fashionable young lady OF New
York boasted of having dress on which
were two hundred yards Of lace trim.
ming.
A New Bedford gentleman has succeed
ed in Matching 99G trout from 200 eggs
which is said to be the greatest yield
ever known.
The San Francisco boys play with
slines made Of wire and rubber, with
which bu"kshot can be..driven through
half-inch plank
A Kentucky lady took six ounces OF
landanum and in consequence was kept
walking for nine hours and half, and
blistered from head to foot, by her ener-
getic friends.
The latest fashion in trimming bon.
nets is with four or five small humming-
birds OH the front, with lace rosettes md
ribbons. The next thing will bo to have
birds nest on the top.
lie Goul0iS relates that gamn met on
the bouleyards fair lady carrying her
pet dog in her arms. "Look T. cried
he "she carries her dogs and she puts
her children out to nurse p
Large bows of ribbon or velvet, with
large buckle in the centre, are worn
at the back of the neck of silk or street
costumes, with long and wide ends
which reach below the waist.
When ladies wish to have dresses or
bonnets purchased abroad, they send
full length photograph of themselves, by
which modistes Judge what would be be-
and forward it accordingly.
As it takes 65, 00V cochineal insects to
were brought into this country last year,
100, 239, 730, 900 must have given up their
lives to color the dresses and checks Of
American ladies'.
The Scranton, Pa, lodge OF the
Knights of Pythias recently determined
to dub Francis Williams n Ptthian
knight, but during the ceremony of in.
itiation it was discovered that the Fran
els should be spelt Frances.
The largest iron casting ever yet at
tempted was successfully made at the
Elswick Ordnance Works, Newcastle-on-
Fyne, under the direction of Sir VIM.
Armstrong and Captain Noble. 1t was
IN anvil block, weighing 125 tons, to be
u,I+t, fxro ,txrt tsNt,
orge-hammer, for forging n thirty-fve-
on Armstrong gun.
London is the largest city in the world,
ar surprising all those of antiquity.
.ccording to Gibbon, the population of
ncient Rome, in the height Of its mag
ificence, was 1,200, 600 the population
Pelun is supposed to be about 2,OOO,-
J0 ; that of London is over 100000,
ne-twelfth of the population Of the
hole United States.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29

| WASHINGTON AS A FARMER. The farm
of General Washington, at Mount Ver-
non, contained ten thousand acres of
land in one body-equal to about fifteen
square miles. 1t was divided into farms
of convenient size, at the distance of
tive, three, and five miles from the Man
sion House. He visited these farms
every day, in pleasant weather, and was
constantly engaged in making expert
ments for the improvement of agricul-
ture. Some idea of the extent of his
farming operations may be formed from
the following facts In 1857 he had five
hundred aud eighty acres in grass sowed
six hundred bushels of oats seven hun
dred acres with whcat-and rs much
more in corn, barley, potatoes, beans,
peas, &c, and one hundred and fifty
with turnips His stock consisted Of
one hundred and forty horses one hun
dred and twelve cows two hundred and
thirty-six working oxen, heifers and
steers, ana five hundred sheep. He con-
stantly employed two hundred and fifty
hands, and kept twentyfour ploughs
going during the whole year, when the
earth and the state Of the weather would
permit. In 1880 he slaughtered one
hundred and fifty hogs for the use of his
own family, and provisions for his ne
groes, for whose comfort he had great
regard.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29

INFLUENCE OF HEAT ON THE HUMAN
BoDY.-Dr. Craig, of the Medical Ser
vice of the United States army, prose-
cuted some experiments during the hot
summer of 1870, as published in the
American Journal Of Science, in reference
to the influence Of external physical
conditions upon the temperature of the
human body. The highest bodily tenn
perature observed by HIM during that
time was %. Z +. He states that below
99o he did not feel uncomfortably hot
but when 90 % was reached, then the
sensation of suffering from heat come on.
BY the prolonged use of the shower-hath
he was able to reduce his temperature
to 81. 70 in the hottest weather, which
constituted a very great amelioration of
his sensations He concluded that the
discomfort we feel in hot weather is not
from the heat on ths surface, but from
the secondary effect of heating the whole
body. Should the internal heat Of the
body be raised above 1000, he thinks
that apoplexy and sun-stroke would be
quite likely to supervene. Judging from |
some experiments recorded elsewhere, |
DIR. Craig thinks that reduction of the |
as low as $50 F., by exter- /
nal applications Of cold, is as great as it |
IS safe TO venture upon.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29
A joke, and What Came OF II.

Charles Farren, youth employed in
one Of the manufacturing establishments
of Lafayette, Ind, went home at late
hour one night lately. and thinking to
give his landlady sensation, marked
his face in spots with red keel. He had
walked into the sitting room and taken
a scat by the fire before the spots were
noticed. The landady, all absorbed,
looked up from her work in moment,
and noticing the spots on his face, asked
in evident alarm, Why, Charlie. what
on earth is the matter with your face ?"
"Don't know" replied Charlie, but
guess it's only the varioloid Then
was a scene better imagined than de-
scribed, The landlady was at first para
lyzed with horror, but recovering in a
moment, she rushed to the door, opened
it quickly" Get out of this mighty
quick" said she. "Get out !" she
screamed at the top OF her voice, and,
deaf to all expostnlaton from poor
Charlie, she hustled him out without
his overcoat. Ia moment she opened |
the door and kicked his ov ercoat and
cap out, rs though afraid to touch his
clothing with her hands. Charlie stood
out III tut COlti, beNuuertu WIFI lue uH-
expected turn affairs had taken, when
he heard a window raised, and a gentle
voice called him by name. Here,
here is your trunk !" There
was a plunge in the snow, and sure
enough, there was Charles new trunk,
with all his store clothes and personal
effects The practical Joker sought the
first sheltering roof at hand, but took
the precaution to wash his face in the
SNOW,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29

School TEACHING. An item is going
the rounds of the exchanges, stating
that woman school teacher in Utica,
Wisconsin, allows the pupils five minutes
to go out and see the railway train when
it passes. This is sensible teacher. In
old times the windows of school houses
were built so high as to prevent the little
prisoners from looking ont, and an ele-
phant might pass by and the little
urchins be compelled to keep their eyes
on their books, lest they might, through
the open door, catch a glimpse of the
animal. No wonder boys and girls came
to hate school hours, and to look upon
them as the darkest Of the twenty-four.
That woman teacher in Wisconsin is
sound in her head she f. ors object
teaching" she would give n recess were
a menagerie to pass or "A circus band to
go by, and the children would study all
the harder for the indulgence.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29

JACK FRosr.-A good story is told Of
a Boston man who was boastne in his
workshop of his intention to change his
residence and cheat the city out of his
water rates. One morning he awoke
My to find the water shut off from his
dwelling. Repentant of having expressed
so dishonest determination, he went TO
the Office and paid his bill, after which
he hnnbly requested that the water might
be again let on. To his surprise he was
informed that Jack Frost had shut off
the water, and he returned home. it is to
be hoped, a more honest man. boston
Eloye
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
N0bOdy's Darling.

Little and rallid, and poor and ehy,
With downcast look in her soft gray eye
No scornful toss OF a quoenly head,
But dropping bend OF tho neck instead;
No ringing hugh, and no dancing feet,
Aoaubtle wes, and abandon sweet,
jewels costly, no garments fine
She is Nobody's Darling-but mine
No " Dolly Warden coquettish Mrs;
No Nohigh-heeled boots to throw her down stairs
No yachting jacket and nautical style,
with sailors hat that she calls her "tile.
BuI Lady" is stamped on her quiet brow;
And she crept in my heart can't tell how;
Not made to dazzle not born to SHINE
Nobody's- Nobody's Darling but mine!
No saucy, rayishing, girish grace,
But a settled calm on the sweet pale face;
No sparkling chatter and repartee
Worry silent and still If she.
White and still is my pearl of pearls,
Yet to mo she seemsth the queen OF girls
Why love her / cant define,
For she's nobody's-Nobodys Darling but
mine
We're riches hers, or a beauty rare,
She would lose her charm and become less fair
Were rings to shine on those fingers small,
They could not add to their grace at all
She would lcain to smile and speak by rule,
In the fooli h book Of Dame Fashions school :.
And the world to spoil her would soon combine
Now she's Nobody's Darling-but mine
The day has como when the cooling dove
Croons to his mate a song OF love,
When nature stirs, and the copses ring,
In all the joyance of dawning Spring.
The day has come when dare to speak,
To watch the blush on the once pale cheek
To whisper low On Saint Valentine,
Darling Nobodys Darling but mine"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29

The feat OF Herr Holtum, 1.-THE Prus-
sian Hercules" who is astonishing the
British by catching ball fred from a
cannon, is said to be neither noval or
difficult The fact is that about two
ounces of powder are placed in the gun,
then the ball is rammed home, then the
balance Of the charge is put in. When
the gun is fired oil the powder is ignited,
and the flash, smoke, and report are
orthodox, but the ball receives propul-
sion only from the, small quantity of pow
der behind it, and is thrown but few
feet.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-03-29

ARE You SQUARE WITH THE WORLD Z
Farmer discusses the question, and
says: "A person in debt is slave to
his creditors. No man is truly happy so
long as debt hevers over him." He COM
mends the Chinese custom Of going
around the first month Of each year and
settling TIP squarely with all with whom
they have had dealings the year past. In
our Judgment, so far as it is possible, it
is better to end the year with no unset.
tied accounts, and begin the year resolved
not 10 hsve any at jts close.