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A thrilling Scene.

The following incident occurred during a
general review Of the Austrian cavalry lew
months ago;
Not far from 10000 cavalry were IN line,
4 little chld--a girl--ot not more lhan Tour
years, standing IN the front row OF tue spec
tators, either from fright or some other cause,
rushed out into the field just as u squadron
of hussars came sweeping around from the
main squadron. They made the detour tor
the purpose of salutlng the Empress, whose
carriage was drawn up in that part OF the pa
rade ground. Down came the lying squad
ron, charging at full gallop-down Directly
upon the child The mother was paralyzeo'
as were others, for there could be no rescue
from the line of spectators The Empress W.
tered a cry OF horror, for the chlld'S uestruc-
ton seemed Inevitabe-and such terrible
destruction-the trampling to death by
thousand iron horse boots Directly under
the feet of the horses was the little one
another instan, must seal lis doom-when a
stalwart hussar, who was in the front line,
without slackening his speed or losing his
hold, threw himself over by the side OF his
horses neck, siezed and lifted the child, and
placed it in safety upon his saddle-bow; and
this he did without changing his pace or
breaking the correct alignment of the squad
ron. Ten thousand voices hailed with rap
turous applause the gallant deed, and other
applauded when they knew. Two
women there were who only sobbed forth
their gratitude in broken aCcents-the mother
and the Empress. And proud and happy
moment must 1t have been for the hussar
when the Emperor, taking from his own
breast the richly enameled Cross of the Order
of Maria Theresa, hung 1t upon the breast OF
his brave and gallant trooper.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-17

The Alton Telegraph of Monday contained
the following account of an event which was
certainly most novel:
The Office or the county clerk was invaded
on Saturday by wedding party in search OF
marriage license. The affable clerk pro-
ceedcd to fill out the necessary document and
inquired the ages of the candidates for mat
rimony. The groom's was given as thirty
four, while that of the bride was stated to be
only fourteen. This statement caused stay
Of proceedings and the clerk Informed the
parties that it was against the law to issue a
license to a woman under eighteen, without
the consent of her parents. Thereupon the
father of the BRIDE VINO was one of the party,
stepped forward and said the bride had his
full and free consent; that she had already
been married once and had buried her first
husband The astonished clerk, rightly
thinking that a would.be bride of such ripe
experience didn't need any legal protection,
hestated no longer, but made out the neces-
sary document and the bridal party went on
their way rejoicing. Maid, wife, widow, and
married again, all within fourteen brief years
seems to be crowding things little. What
history that woman will have by the time
she is Fifty!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-17
CAWS AND EFFECT.
GY WASHINGTON GLADDEN.

Nine mctaphysicians perched aloft
On the top OF a dry pine tree,
Gave talked all day in a marvellous way
OF divine phlosopy.
No wild Coleridgean rambers they
All over the realm OF laws
Ehey stick TO their text, however pcrpleIed,
The doctrine land practce) Of caws.
The biggest crow, on the nearest limb,
Gave first, with never pause,
4 clear profound, deliberate sound
Discourse Of proximate caws.
A theologuc in Il cassock clad,
With choker under his jaws
And cold in his head, either sung or said
A treatise Of second caws.
4 0sh-hawk lit on the top-most limb
With pickerel in his claws,
When small and great began to debate
Concerning efficient caws.
And when at the close, the congress rose,
saw two old crows pause,
Ald what they said, as they flew oerhcad,
Had the sound of final caws.
No longer in me, 0 Philosophy,
The dcVOtcc expect;
In spite OF thy laws, here's chain OF caws,
And not one single effect.
-Hdrper's Mdgazinc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-17

celted Of late, Master Ned, you had got such
a mighty tall opinion of your abilities, that
| thought It would do you no harm 10 take
YOU dovna peg or two. hope have sue
cecded III convincing you that there are pco
pie in the world quite as clever, or may be
clcycrer, than certain young nincumpoop
of one -and,twenty, II you profit by the les
son ny money vii have been well spent
An hour or two later | said;
"But wasn't it rather a risky thing to do
with rim. worth five hundred pounds?'
Nv father winkcd at me With the solcmni,y
of judge;
NV dear Ned, what do you take your old
dad inrs The diamonds were nothing but
paste. - Halper's Weekly.
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aluc of salt.

Not more than twenty-five years ago a
learned doctor published an elaborate treatise
to prove that salt was the forbidden fruit.
through eating which our first parents fell
and has ever since been the cause of all our
diseases and ills, though only lunatc
would deny that salt serves some important
and essential Uses in the animal economy
The desire for salt seems an instinct i'm plant
ed in the animal creation, and there is u nat
ural craving for it when II does not exist in
sufficient quantity in food.
Animals will travel long distances and
brave great dangers To- get at saline carths
called salt ticks; horses and cows are mos,
healthy when provided with Jumps of rock
salt In their managers or pastures, and even
bees will sip a solution of salt with avidity
Men will barter gold for it in countries where
il is scarce, and for II husbands Will sell
their wives, and parents their children. In
some districts of Africa salt is far more cX
pcnSive than the purest white sugar in Eu
rope, and children will suck lump of it In
preference TO swccimcatS. But the existence
of greater or less appetite for salt IN all in
dividuals shows that this substance serves
more important functions than that of mere
ly gratifying the palate.
salt being n large constituent Of the human
body and forming about halt the total weight
of the saline matters Of TIE blood, the con
slant loss of it by the secretions, the bile, ant
even tears, requires to be made up by its EN-
ploymenl as continent. The free acid
found in the stomach, and which forms al
essential constituent of the gastric Juice, !!
obvInnsly derived from the salt taken with
our food: and the soda of the blood and il
some of the Sccrctions is doubtless obtained
from the decomposition in the system o
common salt, which Is the only mineral foot
of man and the only saline condimcn, essen
tial 10 heaijh-Briii,h Manufacturer.
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MISCHIEF MAKERS.

Oh could there in the world be found
Some little spot OF happy ground,
Where village pleasures might go round,
Without the village tattling!
How doubly blest that place would be,
Where all might dwell in liberty,
Free from the bitter misery
or gossips' endless prattlinS
II such a spot were really known.
Dame Peace might claim it as her own;
And in it she might claim her throne,
For ever and for ever;
There, like queen, might reign and live,
While every one would soon forgive
The little Sights they might receive,
And be offended never.
rfis mschicf-makcrs that remove
Far from our hearts the warmth of love-
And lead us all to disapprovc
What gives another pleasure.
They seem to take ones part but "hen
They've heard our cares, unkindly then
They soon retail them all again,
Mixed with their poisonous measure
And then they've such cunning way
"Of telling ill.meant tales; they say,
Dom mention what said, pray,
IwoHld not tell another"
Straight to your neighbours house they go,
Narrating everything they know
And break the peace OF high and low,
Wife, husband, friend and brcthor.
Oh! that the misunderstanding crew
We're all reduced TO one or two,
And they were painted red or blue,
That every one might know them.
Then would our villagers forget
70 rage and quarrel, fumc and fret
And fall into an angry pet
With things so much below them.
For tits sad degrading part
20 make another bosom smart,
And plant dagger in the heart
We ought to love and cherish.
Then let Us evermOre be found
IN quietness with all around,
While friendship, joy, and peace abound,
And angry feelings perish!
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Brain Workers.

There Is as much danger OF hurting the
brain by idlencss as by overwork, according
TO DIR. Farquharson' theory, ps he gives it II
the Popular Science N0Rthiy. He argues that
intellectual power Is lessened by the listleSs
ness in which the well-to-do classes gene ally
spend their lives. Under such conditions
the brain gradually loses its health, and, al
though equal TO the demands of u routine eX-
istence, is Unable TO Withstand the strain Of
sudden emergency. So, when load of work
is Unexpectedly thrown on il in its unprepar.
cd state, the worst consequences ofwhat may
be called overwork show themselves. Smi
larry, man accust )med To sedentary pursuits
is liable to be physically injured by taking
suddenly to violent exercise. As 10 the "a
mount of mental work that may safely bedone
DIR. Farquharson says: "Sp long as a brain
worker is able to sleep well, u eat well, and
10 take a fair proportion of outdoor exercise,
IL may safely be said tina; 1t Is not necessary
10 impose any special limits on the actual
number Of hours which be devntes 10 HIS la
bors. But when what Is generally known as
worry steps in TO complicate matters, when
cares connected with family arrangements
or with those numerous personal details which
we can seldom escape, intervene; or when
the daily occupation OF life is IN itself fec
tile source of anxiety, then We find one or 9th
er of these three safeguards broken down.
-o-
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ovrA " FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, FEBRUARY H. 1877

out" and once landed ia the receiver, an in.
gcnious arrangement OF cogs anu levers seized
him aud turned HIM inside out, ready to be
converted into ten.bu,lon kld-gloyes. Mr.,
Wells may squeal, and pound the table and
feel in the back pocket of his pantaloons for
his absent Derringer, and ask If he is peer
or vassa but Mr., Field is working the
pump rclcntlessly and Mr. Wells has got to
come out" and be turned inside out--N J.
'..ryR
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Mr. Wells, in the hands of Mr.. David bud
ley Field, reminds us of the rat taken in the
ingenious suction.trap for which a caveai
was entered by western humorist Having
ascertaIned the habit Of the rodent, the opera
tor OF this ratpump placed the Theoretically.
fitting nozzle over the entrance and began
exhausting the air Thea said he, THAT
rat may squeal, and throw hand.springs, and
tie his tail round things, but he's got 10 come
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The FREE TR,pER ana Chioogo TseIly Tis,ss.
one wear, for Sis.
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professional Q.arGs.
q Z r q n h e Y S.

II McDO ILL, Successor to Cameron &
~. McDOugall,l Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office
In Glover " COOKS Bock OTTAWA, lis. Also U. Com
missioner. GecgI6
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IL. DRULrrT, Attorney and Counselor AT
~ Law OTTAWA Ill. Odice, No, rs La Sale street,
Phillips Bros grocery store. VIII attend promptly to all
entrusted ~ Is care Special attention paid to
collections. augsg-bmos
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Ii NJ. IBASCOM. NJ. ID, Physician and Sur
III. geon, ottawa ILL., Office I'd door north OF post office
Residence Washington St., north OF the convent junlo
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- II. DAVIS, Counselor at Law. Rooms Il ?
-. Opera HAN Building, LII sane, H. special care given
10 Insurance Cases June lU-ly.
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IL Y. Gt<IGGS, Druggist, Bookseller and sta
Il. TONER ottawa, H. Second storen Nattnger block
south side OF Court House square.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-12-14
The Goddett Abortion Case.

A dreadful tragedy has come TO light
at Rutland, involving the horrible crime
of abortion and the death of the unfor-
innate victim. 1t seems that during the
latter part of November, q married wo-
man, Mrs. Harriet Goddett, living with
her husband at Winooski, went to Rut-
land on visit to her mother. While
there an abortion was performed on
her, after which she returned to Win
ooski, died eleven days after the oper-
alton, and was buried OH SATURDAY.,
December 8, leaving two children, one
eighteen months old and the other four
years of age. Drs. Champion and Bur
dick attended the unfortunate woman
and pronounced it an undoubted case OF
abortion. She declined to make any ante
mortcm statement and carried her secret
with her TO the grave. To complete the
dreadful story it may be added that the
remains of the slaughtered babe were
put into a stove and burned. Some
suspicious having been aroused, Officer
Eugene Alexander, of Rutland, took the
case up, and on the 10th arrested four
persons 1.-TWO doctors, the mother, and
another woman, all of Rutland) charged
with tho crime. Their hearing began
on Tuesday morning before Justice
Geo. w. Warren, and among the wit
nesses are the husband of the murdered
woman and Drs. Champion and Bur-
dick.
The case Of DR.. B. II. Haynes, who il
accused of being accessory to the abor-
ton, was first taken up. DR.. Haynes is
about sixty years old, has been a prac-
ticing physician in Rutland for the past
twelve or fifteen years. He claims that
he was not an assistant in tho abortion,
but was only called to see the woman
afterwards. Mrs. Titus, her mother,
and Mrs. Chase say Mrs. Goddett COM
mitted the abortion herself, and DR..
Chase, that he also had nothing TO do
with the case.
Mrs. Julia Mcclellan, who resides
next TO the house of Mrs. Titus, the
mother of the deceased, and where the
operation was supposed TO be perform
ed, gave very strong testimony of what
she saw through window, against
Mrs. Titus, Mrs. Chase, doclress, DIR.
Is. III. Haynes of Rutland, and DR.. Chase
of East Wallingford. Mrs. Ann Wiley,
of Winooski, who attended Mrs. God
dett in her last illness up TO the time of
her death, testifies that Mrs. Goddett
told hor that an operation of abortion
had been performed upon her person by
a Rutland physician, about fifty years
old, who had received as much as $500
for doing such business.
Mary Hillard said that Mrs. Goddctt
told her that an operation was perform
ed upon her with surgical instruments.
not drugs, and by the assistance of some
one else.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-12-14

We have just received from James r.
Osgood & Co., of Boston, through w.
). Alden, a copy of "heliotype on
craving" entitled "Rosalind and &C.
la" This process of engraving was
invented in London in 1870, and was
introduced into the United States in
1872, by Osgood & Co. In this process
of engraving, negative is first made
in the ordinary manner and positive
plate of prepared gelatine, which will
absorb cold water, is placed in contact
with the negative and exposed to the
light. Wherever the light reaches the
gelatinc plate it renders it leathery or
water proof. The result is a thin, fiex-
iblc sheet of gelatine, Of which por-
ton is water proof and the other alb
sorbcnt of water, the water proof hay
ing the image to be produced. When
an ink roller is passed over this sheet
the ink only adheres to the water proof
or altered part. A print made from
this is an exact copy of the negative
taken from it, This plate has great du-
rability and will yield several thousand
impressions. The copy before us is
certainly fine specimen; the delicate
outlines, tints of shading and truthful
ness of expression can hardly be sur
passed by the original painting. Framed
copies of them can be found at Alden's.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-12-14

~ II has been anticipated for some
time that tho Russians would take
Plevna at length, and ifthere is any
surprise it must be that its fall comes
now rather than after wintcr's seigc.
II appears that Osman Pasha's army,
consisting of least so 900 men, after an
Intellectual attempt on Sunday to break
through the Russian lines surrounding
Plevna, surrendered Internationally.
The beleaguered Turks, receiving no re-
lief from Sulciman Pasha and Mehemet
Ali, became desperate and made gal
liant sortie, in which they lost heavily
and their commander vas severely
wounded. The result vindicates the
wisdom Of the Russian commander in
waiting for time and famine to bring
his enemy to terms rather than expose
his troops 10 the almost inevitable
slaughter which awaited them In All at
tack upon the strong Turkish fortihca-
lions. The tide of battle has been turn
ed against the Turks for some time and
this the sevorest blow they have yethad.
II gives tue Russians almost complete
control Of Bulgaria, and the next move
ment across the Balkans cannot fall to
DO attended with serious results to the
Invaded country. The superior power
aud resources of the Russians is proved,
aud fully justides the anticipations of
those who, knowing something of both
nations, predicted the success of tho
Russian arms in the end. England
must now move at once in the matter if
she Is TO have hand in the game of
war or IN shaping the results Of peace.
The British government can, with dig
uity, ask for peace and offer services in
the negotiations, aud it would not be
strange if other nations would join her
IN Il. But II Russia refuses their off,
ces they will hesitate to become involv-
ed IN war unless in combination
strong enough to warrant the expccta-
ton Of an easy success.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-12-14
The New Texns Pacific Bill.

Tho house bill by Mr.. Stephens of
Georgia, amcndatory of and supple
mental to the Texas Pacific railroad acts
authorizes the construction of main
line from Fort Worth to the Rio Grande,
near El Paso; thence through New
Mexico and Arizona to the crossing of
the Colorado river at or near Fort Yu-
ma; thence via the most practicable
route, but not farther north than War
ren's Pass, over the Sierra Nevada TO
the ships channel in the bay of San
Diego on the Pacific coast. The cor
poration is required to put in operation
at least 100 miles of road from the pres
cnt terminus, Fort Worth, westwardly.
and 80 miles from San Diego, eastward
ly, within two years after the accept
ance of the provisions of the acts, and
not less than 100 miles per annum or
200 miles every two years thereafter,
and TO complete a continuous railway
between Fort Worth and San Diego
within six years from the date of said
acceptance. Nothing in the act relieves
the company from obligation to con-
struct line from Sherman to Fort
Worth. The amount of bonds allowed
is S25, 900 per mile, and for the difficult
these bonds to be divided in two classes.
issue 3D." for $4,000 per mile, all Sc
cured by first mortgages on the road
and on the 100000 acres granted by
the government and acquired from Tex
as; the aggregate of bonds issued not to
exceed S3S, 100000; bonds to be paya-
Die, principal and interest, in gold, and
to run fifty years from date.
To provide for the payment of inter-
est ana create n einking fund. IL il re-
CURED that there be paid into the United
States treasury the entire net proceeds
of the sales of lands granted to aid i'm
the construction of the road; second,
that all vouchers for services rendered
the government for the TRANSFORMATION
Of troops, supplies and other govern
ment transportation, including mails, be
turned over to the treasury; third. that
n sufficient sum from the earnings of the
road to make up any deficiency from
the above sources be paid into the treas
ury to make sum sufficient to pay in
terest and one per cent. of the sinking
fund. AS further security for this pur-
pose, the secretary of the treasury is re-
CURED to retain the bonds specified as
issue ID and dispose of them, so far as
may be needed, to supply any deficicn-
cies from the above named sources.
Combination with any existing trans
continental lines is prohibited. Author
ity is given for the extension of the road
eastward from Fort Worth to the Mis-
sissippi by one or more branch lines, I'M
der the laws of the states through which
they may pass, but no government aid
is provided any of the branches. The
eastern termini of these brances are to
be determined by three United States
commissioners and two civil engineers
not connected with railroads.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-12-14

The New York Sun reports the facts
about the Tiltons and some of the others
who have attained notoriety in conse-
quence of the great scandal, as follows:
Mr.. Tilton went abroad with his two
daughters, and left them on the other
side in school. On his return he rented
the house in Livingston street -"Eliza-
beth's home"-furnished having first
taken such things as he wished for
room he had hired in this city. He has
been DESTROYS of healing the breach be-
tween his wife and himself, and over
lures were made. Mrs. Tilton contin-
ues to live with her mother, having her
two sons with her. They are unusually
bright, clever lads, and their progress
in school was very gratifying to her.
She had been giving music lessons to
few pupils, and short time since hired
room in Henry street for school.
Her health, never very good, is so bro
ken that she gave up her school. AL
though naturally cheerful and sanguinc,
her i'll health has depressed her very
much. Her friends are as friendly as
ever, and she devotes much of her time
TO her boys studies. She has not ere
solved to break her patient silence" nor
will she "make full and authenticated
story of her life" She lives in the
greatest seclu'ion, and is DESTROYS of
avoiding all publicity.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-12-14

The fall of Plevna and capture of Os-
man Pasha is the worst blow rs vet
received by Turkey, in this war. Os-
man Pasha, who is called the best of
the Turkish generals, had at Plevna,
two months ago, an army of some 50,-
900 men. Since the last of October, the
stronghold has been completely invest
ed by Russian army of l25, 900 with
600 guns. A double line of siege works,
constructed by General Todleben, the
defender of Sebastopol, has prevented
all attempts at succor or escape. The
Turkish supplies of food having failed,
Osman Pasha attempted to break
through the Russian lines, He was at
tackled in front aud rear and compelled
to lay down his arms, after severe
battle, in which he was seriously
wounded. The next point of main
strategical value in the Russian advance
upon Consiantinople will be Adriano-
ple.-lFree Press.