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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-19
THAT EMERSON BOY.
The Incarnation of Mischief.

Talt Emerson boy is dead, and there ism
any one around that house now 70 make fun
lie was a cheerful, lively boy, and he dill his
best TO make that household put on the mantle
of ioyfulnes.. Emerson often remarked that
Bob didn't seem ever to sit down AMI think 0!
the grave and death, and ne problbiy never did
No, Bob wasn't of that make. lie wanted to
have fun. and if the coroner should have his body
cxhumed to-day have no doubt that certain
portions Of it would be found calloused where
the prcss-boarl used to fall. Both his ears were
worn up by being cutFel so much, and it took a
whole row Of current bushes to furnish whips
TO dust his JACKET for one summer
Emerson didn't know wha. fun was until Bob
was eight years oil, Then the boy began to
launch out lie would bore gimlct holes in the
bottom of the water pail, put cartridges in the
coal stove, unscrew the door-knobs, fill the ker.
oscne lamp with water, and good thrashing
didn't burden his mind over FIVE minutes Some
times his father would take him by the hair and
yak him up to the sofa and sit down and ask
Robert rarath9n Emerson, wha; in ba1cs
ojl- yc
1t the yaller jaun1crs, gies, Bob would
mcokly reply.
Robert don't you want % be an angel. % the
old man would continue.
And have wing
Yes, my son.
And fly higher kite
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-19
\ Railway Story.

Let me relate an incident ofrayel that occur
rel when was frisky young man"irh fond
ness for young ladies society. Understand me
! | have no dstGste for young ladies society now
but they don't banker 20 much for mine as they
did, say twenty years ago. This is natura
enough, don't blame them-only they don
know vha, they are missing.
\ friend and myself got on board IN EXPIRE,
train to make a short "trip. The car we entered
was full. only one vacant seat in fact, and that
was alongside very charming young lady
Friend and l each made dash for that very
desirable vacant seat. Ii isn't fair thing to
do as general thing to trip a friend but twas
allowable under the circumstances, and | gave
him just the slightest; trip in the world, just TO
enable me to get the start Of him and obtain the
coveted seat. Ny friend took seat on the
wood box and looked diseonsolae enough.
think | added to his discontinue by certain tri-
nmphant winks and mods and motions in which
INDUCED. The young lady was attractive,
and some casual remarks dropped on one side
or the other-young folks will drop a remark
occasionally, and are more ready to pick it up
than old ones-aforded an opportunity 10 glide
easily and pleasantly into conversation.
She was witty and sprightly, and grew TN
usually brilliant; that is, to the best Of my rec
election at this somewhat remote Jay. My
friend, seeing this, looked madden than ever.
At length we reached a station where the train
stopped for moment. Ny friend abdicated
the wood box and rushed out on the platform.
Suddenly he returned and coming quickly to
me- seized me hy the collar AMI said in a tone
heard all through the car;
Quick now get light off here. You can get
a Job just a we'll as not. They tell me there is
only one shoemaker in the place and lots Of
work So take your KIT and get of before the
train starts. No use looking any further for
work. Trampins all around the country for
job Of shoemahing won't pay. Take work where
you find it, That's my motto
He almost forced me out of the seat with his
vehemence. and if hadn't made 4 strong re-
sistance ne would have had me out on the plat
form. The young lady gave ne one look Of SUI
preme di.gr,t--a trrmping jour shoemaker =
;hcn directed her gaze out of the window and
kept it there for the remainder Of the journey.
Ny frienl rcmOunted the wood box, and in
,lu!gcl in such series Of fendish grins and
malignant chuckles as would have justified me
in hurting MIN from the Car, only [ was too
stupefet by the proceeding to proceed against
him. When LETT the car the young lady look
ell to see If hadn't forgotten the " kit and
an satisfied that she thought had got of to-
- kick f1r JOB as they say in shoemaker par
larcr.-fM C.nttLNt1r.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-19

to him so that he couldn't be played on. just
before going to bed oil Emerson went out after
scutle Of coal, and he stepped his bootlcss foot
into that trap. lie made Il mighty spring and
uttered mighty yell, and it took two men ten
minutes to spring the trap off his leg,
us that boys work . he groaned, as he
nursei his foot and he took up the bootiack.
and limped into the bed room, and gave Boz an
awful clip, just as the child was dreaming OF
playing base ball with merInaid
I'm pound ye to death if you don't stop this
fooing," cried the old man; but he hadn't been
out of the room ten minutes before Bob was
planning to stop the chimney mex, day and
smoke everybody out of the house. 1t WASH t
many days before he fixed darning needle in
the cushion Of his father armchair and bounc-
ed the old man three feet high, and his licking
hadn't got over smarting before he exploded a
fire cracker in his mothers snuf-box. That
night the old man said, as he took him by the
ear
Robert Para;hon Emerson, you ever ,hinl;
where you viii 90 to-:
Yes, sir he answered Il go to bed pUr-
ty soon"
Then he g; another mauing and went to bed
to dream that he was three tined pitch-fork,
and that a nam was using him to load hay with.
Poor boy Even three days before he died,
and while on his dying bel, he mangcd to Slip
an eight-ouncc tack into his fathers left boot
and get up another circus. If he's in heaven
now truly believe that he will put up some
sort of job on the first angel who comes around
him
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-19
You Can't Believe All You Hear.
by RUTH CHESTERFIELD.

Mr.. Baker was going from the house to
lhe bayfield, with pitcher of molasses and
water in his hand when boy, or rather a
halfgrown young man, came rushing into
the yard in brcathless haste and making wild
gesiiculations 10 attract his attention.
oh, Mr.. Bakcrr shouted he, while yet a
great way of, I've come 10 borrow your
lackle-and-falls. Old Black fell through
The ;rapdoor, and they can't get him up
lie has! When-how did it happen re
piled Mr.. Baker, setting down his pitcher and
Fastening TO bring forth the machine.
They found him just now-dont know
how 1t happened sail the other.
is he much hurt: DO they want any more
help"
There's lots Of folks there now. Don't
know whether he's much hurt or not-guess
sO--they'ye sent for the doctor; and with
,Ais fragmentary reply Joe Tozer darted away
as suddenly as he had come.
Very extraordinary said Mr.. Baker 10
himself Don't weigh mOre'n u hundred
The trap-door must have been awful fottin.
should think they might raise HIM without
tackle-andfalls.'
Then Mr.. Baker, like dutlful husband
went in and told the story to his wife, saving
that he feared the accident was a serious one
~ they had sent for the doctor; and when he
had reached this point his wife exclaimed:
There. ne goes DOw-just the other way
Hadn't you better hail himy
so out ran Dir. Baker, reckoning to III,
doctor &c he ran.
'Whoai WhoaI' drawing his reins 'Nobod
~ sick, hope said the doctor; though
fear, IL the truth were known, he was secretly
hoping just the contrary.
None Of nay folks, Doctor, but there's been
an accident at Mr.. Blacks. Have you a
message from themr
No; but they may have sen. one I've
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-19

We get some idea of the vaslneSs of eur
country from the statistics furnished by Mr.
Dodge, OF the Department Of Agriculture.
Less thaG one-fitih of the entire area of the
United S,a,esIiS mapped into farms, and only
one-fourth Of this farm area is titled or NOW
ed. Heavy as our wheat crop is, it occupies
n surface less than the area of South Caroll'
ma. Our national crop, maize, covers terri
tory not larger than Virginia, and the potato
crop could grow in less than the area OF Del
aware. The country Is capable of producing
food cor the support Of population almost
without number There seems to be no dan
ger uf our being overcrowded for centurics.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-19

An armies Milwaukee woman boxes her
husband ears with her feet.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14
A Suicidal Family.

John Harper. OF Gilpin county. Col
orado. owned n large ranch. on which
Il n rich gold mine, near Central. lie
had been badly embarrassed In his
finances, but the proceeds Of the ranch
aud mine had brought him through the
trouble. and he was nj OF debt. This
Wa about y year ago. lilo then CON-
mitted suicide. aud left a large family
well oil. John Harper never told what
made him do u. Apparently when life
was just ~beginalng to be easy aud pleas
ant. he cut OIL the last end OF it anu
threw Il away. One of his daughters 10
Mrs. ID. Boomert, Of Longmont. Miss
Matte Harper, another, lived with her
married sister. She was n young lady.
There were several younger children.
Matte locked herself up In her room
one day aud would not let Mrs. Boom
ert In. Then Mrs. Boomert ran tn u
~neiyhbor's. and said: Matte has
locked herself up la her room. and I'm
afraid she will do something to her
self" The sad eud Of her father was
uppermost to the woman's mind. The
nelyhbors ann and locked into Nat
ties room through n window, aud
saw her standing In u corner, with
her iscs TO the wall. The door MAS
broken open, and Matte was found
hanging by q white wooden comfort to
q clothes hook In the wall. She was
quite dead. She left a letter and will
but no reason for her sudden depart
ure from the world. She wanted her
share Of the estate divided between
her two little sisters, and them well
educated. How the shadows are set.
thing round that family.-Eechange.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14
A Boy Medium.


In Boston u hoy il giving spiritualis-
tic seancr-, aud his powers Of super
natnrallsm, or ~trickrry, ATE great. lie
uscS the usual cabinet, which hides his
movements from the audience. Put
Into II with n rope In hi, lap, In ono
minute he Il so intricately tied that
live minutes are consumed by the CON-
mit,cc Ia unrying him. A coat Ia
scwed upon him 50 tight around the
waist that the circumference IL less
than that of his head ; but In n twink
linz II l. or without u stitch having
been broken. Waxed cord, are tied so
irmly around his wrists that they cut
Into thu flesh. aud his hands thus fast
cned behind him are bound to n staple.
Then his head Is tied to another staple.
and his feet To another. Thus hainp-
cred. hc Is shut up with n knife In Ills
pocket. Upon rcopening the door the
cords are found cut from the staples,
leaving intact those which encirclc the
wrists. Othsr Of his performances are
equally hard to explain. His name Is
DE Witt. and his mother controls the
exhibition, which /, highly remuncra-
tive.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14

ON lIicRoRY.-A correspondent Of
the Jackson lMiss.l Ne,rs tells how
General jackson got his title Of Old
Hickory. lie says lie got the story
from Captain william Allen, n near
nelghbor Of the General, and who
messed with him during the Creek
war. During the campaign tho SOL
diers were moving rapidly to surprise
the Indians. and were without tents.
a cold March rain came Oh. mingled
with sleet, which lasted for several
days. General jackson got n severe
cold. but did not complain, "a lie tried
TO sleep In n muddy bottom among
hi. hali.frozen soldiers. Captain Al
len and his brother John cut down n
stout hickory tree, peeled OF the bark.
and made n covering for the General,
who was with difficulty persuaded to
crawl into IL. The next morning n
drunken citizen entered the camp, aud,
seeing the tent, kicked II over. IA
Jackson crawled from the ruins. the
old topper cried /: %"lIello, Old llick-
DRY come out Of your bark aud jine
u, Ia y drink"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14

TmE objection Of Democratic Con-
gressmen to order u new election la
Louisiana, because to do 81 would
violate the Constitution, calls forth u
vigorous protest from tho Louisville
Cowi,r-Jouradi. IL argues that the
Constitution was violated when the
kellogg Government was forced upon
the people, aud 1t is the duty OF Con-
gres, to adopt such measures as will
prevent Its violation In the future. II
claims that self.government Is the
vital principle OF all our Constitutions,
and the ordering Of n new election
will restore that principle to the peo-
pie. aud that when a people have been
bereit Of constitutional government
they ought to get 1t back In any way
they can. In conclusion. IL gives this
advice to It's party members In Con.
gress: ave say to the Democrats In
Congress, give tho people OF Louls-
lana n chance. When the bull has
broken down the hedge and /, des-
olating the corn, drive him out by the
gate u you can ; II not. drive him
over the broken hedge. But BE- sure to
drive him out"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14
Glbbon at Lausanne.

1t was at the little hotel oC 1.-THE
Anchor" here ut Ouchy. that Byron,
detained by bad weather. wrote his
"Prisoner of Chiilon." and Il was at
Lausanne. In the garden OF the hotel
named after him. overlooking tho
same spot. that Gibbon finished his
gicit history. Tile wall OF the hotel
passes over the site Of the famous Sum-
mcr-house where the Inst lines were
written OIL the memorable 9th OF
June, "between IL o'clock and mid
night" Gibbons house, notwith-
standing what your guide-book may
say. Is no longer standing In l.au-
same. IL isa curious fact that the Swiss
girl whom Gibbons father would not
let Inn marry, was afterwards the
mother Of Madame tic Stael. She was
a Mademolselle Susanna Curchod.
daughter OF a country clergyman In
the n~eighbOrhoon of Lausanne, n re-
markably beautiful aud accomplished
young lady. who afterward. rs Madame
Secker, was not unworthy OF her
high place when her husband directed
not only French finances. but Franco
itself. Gib6on spent n great share OF
his life In Lausanne. mingllug freely
In the highly cultivated society for
which that city was so celebrated u,
the last century. Toward the close Of
his career. good living anl the extra
ordinary healthfulness of the climate
made hin very stout. This, however,
did not prevent HIN from maintain.
Ing his excessive p0lltncss To ladies'.
One day he threw himself upon Ills
knees before II Of the beauties OF
Lausanne. who did not seem pleased
with the arior Of his compliment, aud
summoned Inn to rise /; but he could
not-h lie weighed too much. The lady
had to ring for n servant to help the
great declincr aud Taller To his feet
aSain.-HUper's Magazine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14
The London Police.

At a public dinner recently given In
London. England, Mr.. Robert Lowe,
the British Home Secrrttry. made u
speech In vindicatiOn Of the Mrtropol-
itan police. whicl, s%trikingly illus.
trates the wonderful ordcr.incs' aud
hw.abiiing spirit OF tia immcnse
population of the largest city VI the
European world. Forty.two years
ago. hc said, tho population of Lon
don VA, only n million mud u half;
now IL i nearly four millions, ar, to
GENE n little closer Ia the tact, three
million eight hundred and ten thous'
aud. rhi, immense number oi human
beingl of NIL classes aud conditions Is
kept In order aud protected day and
night by " force ri ONT 5000 police
men. who according to Mr.. loves
figures. have Ia look after the safety
OF $50, 900 hou.c-, rated In thu aggrc-
gate ut sos, 900. 900 per annuin. nnl
spread over an Ire at geo square
miles. Asan evidence Of the impr"v-
Ing moral lot 1T the people. MIR.
Lowe gives M u fact that while la ISL
the total number OF di,0rlerly drunks
taken up ~ u year out of n population
OF l.500. 900 was il,0O0, nov II Il.
only 81. 900. or one iOurtl, less, out of
a pvpulltion OF three million and u
half.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14
SCARCE GAME AND POOR PONIES.

As was to be expected the Sioux and
other hostile tribes are to be punished
for their recent raids, but nothing Is
said about the punishment Of the
thieving agents. through whose neg
lect or criminalty. these tribes have
been allowed to lack supplies and
forced to steal cattle Tor subsistence.
We do not apologize for Indian muir
dera, and believe that the Sioux. Arap.
ahoes, C%heyennes or other tribes who
have massacred white settlers should
be- brought to punishment. But while
this Is being done. the fact that hunger
lncited these recent rald,, should not
be overlooked. still more should 1t not
be forgotten that to the rascallty or
neglect Of the agents Of the Interior
Department this state Of things is pri.
marlly aud mainly attributable. Gen.
Sherman has ordered Sheridan to
collect y force rs expedltlously
as possible TO march to Red
Cloud Agency. striking every party
OF Indians that opposes its progress.
EVERY Indian says the General.
.'who has marauded south Of the
North Platte. should be demanded
and held as an accomplish In the muir.
DIR Of Lieut.. Robinson" Perhaps
this l, exactly right. Doubtless 1t Is
so. but let " sec. General Sherman
adds: Their ponies must DO very
poor now aud game must be veryscarce,
so the occasion to give the Sioux n les.
sou long merited seems to mo hvora-
ble." just so. Game is scuce dnd po-
ME, We poor. Supplies are exhausted.
No more beef In camp. squaws and
pappooses half.staryed although there
/. plenty OF soap and salt furnished by
a generous and wise Indian Commits
SION. aud hungry warriors stealing
cattle for subsistence, when opposed
kill their owners Let nc teach these
savag-s a lesson. They must learn
that, no matter whether or not the
Government which drives them from
their hunting grounds, appropristes
their streams and agrees to feed them
Ia lieu thereof, keeps its word or not.
they. the unwilling partls, to \ con-
tract. must keep their pledges i'll
violable. No matter II they do get
hungry, the Solens at Washing
ton have appropriated money cnoagh
o feed them. No matter " their
sluaws and pappocses are hungry, this
great aud noble Government has made
provision for them. and says they must
await tn. pleasure OF It's agents. What
II while waiting \ few thousand die.
there will be 30 many le'S to feed aud
clethe. AMI the Reverend agents need
not report the fact, but -till draw IA
tons for u full tribe. Oh. Il II not n
noble system through which n Govern.
inent may starvc its wards and then
punish them for stealing and It's ac-
comp,nying crimes? Are there not
two side, to this Indian question ?
Granted "that all good Indians die
young" IL the attitude OF thls great
Government toward even the vilest
creature bearing semblance OF human
ity worthy of praise or emulation?
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14

FATAL QUARTET. Two young farm.
ers Of Charlottesville. llionois, recent
ly had n dispute about n young lady.
One Of them. named E'tague, pu: his
hand In his pocket as II to draw n re-
%volver, when the other, named Arm.
strong, picked up n shoe hammer aud
struck E-tague three times with II,
knocking him down, and breaking hi'
skull very badly In two places. Arm.
strong then gave himself up to the
magistrate. but. when he heard that
E,tague was dying, he broke loose
from the officer, aud, jumping on n
horse standing near. escaped ont OF
town. lie was iollowedby his brother,
who. having u better horse. exchanged
with him, and he soon distanccd his
pursucrs. lie escaped TO the hills.
where nc last accounts lie vas still con.
cealed. though u strong posse Of men
are hunting for his hiding place.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14

VIZ are sorry that the members of
the Maine Agricultural Society can
not be n more a%irectionate baud of
brothers. At their annual meeting. In
Augusta, OF the 2lst ult., n quarrel
arose between the real old -ons OF the
soil aud the 'hor,ey" men. aud the
latter. alter n lively light, were badly
beaten Ia the Organization for next
year. Considering cattle shows to be
principally valuable rs promoting
horse races, the admirers of fast teams
now threaten to withdraw their part
Of the show. anl set up u separate cx-
hibition. In addition to this contro-
versy, there wa another furious one
about the use which politicians were
making Of the society. and IL seems to
have been votcd Ito kick out the poll
ticians and hirelings. aud let the farm
ers control farming interests"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14

Tux Massachusetts Assembly yester-
day rescinded the resolution OF censurc
passed by the previous Legislature
against Charles Sumner. The vote wa.
lis to 50. 1t had previously passed the
Senate by n nearly unanimous vote.
This wipes out a stain on the Leglsla-
ture OF that Commonwealth which nev-
er could by any possibility have ex'
tended TO the name or record OF the
statesman IL was aimed at. His fame
1, above the evanescent condemnation
Of blgotry. OF malice, or Of envy. Be-
sides, In the action for which IL was at
tempted to disgrace him. Senator sum
nsr was. as In the slavery question aud
Its resultant problems Of equal civil
rights. just n few years ahead OF the
ago. So were allgreat men whom his
tory now delights to honor.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14

SENATOR SARGENT presented a huge
petition to the Senate yesterday. 1t
was signed by lG,63s citizen, OF Cali
fornia, aud requested the Senate to
pay some attention to the conditions
Of the treaty between the United
States and China, with \ view to hav-
ing it so modified as to prevent the
evil Of Chinese influx to this country.
The petition was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, Of which
Simon Cameron Is Chairman.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14
NIarrinxe..

IIAvES-BELL-ln Virginia, February IL, ut
the residence OF J. p. Martin. by the Rev. J.
". liurd, y. q. Haven. Of San Francisco, TO
Mis-. Sadie L. Bell. of Virginia.
BAKCLAY-C0OK-in Virginia. February IL.
by the Rev. J. ". Iiurd, John Barclay to Miss
sarah Cook.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14

pnxsrpEsr GRANT approved yester-
dav the Joint Resolution authorizing a
spe,ial Court Of Inquiry In the case OF
Cen. o. o. Howard.