The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-08

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clothes oi modern style and placards Good ioI
all nations, "anG papyrus roll Inscribed" Egyp
tian Premium Bonds On deck, wines, cigar
aud other commodities of general interest
Car No -China-This car was beautifully
pajntc to represent Il canopy oibtuc and green
lanterns cartoon on background representing
the Empc,or, the seli.Nylcd "son OF hclvcn
Side, 3 ar painted in pncl7 "'ih Chinese
,ccmc~ On dai, seated Emperor Cham ana
wife Combat between Chinese warriors.
TO this succeeded Mahomcl ON horseback, in
one nand sword, in other Koran ambulance
carving ms harcm The SdraCcn--ilaroun
Ia RaSchd on hOrscback--and SUladm-thc
terror ri llIc crusaders.
Car No S-Introducing Africa l.. C. 300 to
| 1879; ruraI scene; Fetch worship; negroes
dancing. Car No. 9--Anccnt Europe; mar.
rage feast of Druids; background fires cook
ing utensils modern customcN, Car NO 10
Greece; Olympic games; as judges seated in
Il porch, Homer, Socrates on II stool, DiOgcncs
! in IA tub and Plato; in the arena Epamnon-
| las, Aicibadcs, Midas Pcricics Alexander,
Xantlppc, rs spectators: then Roman triumph
TWO hCralds mounted; Nero, lat and bloatcd,
IN n chariot; after which was wagon full OF
wild beasts dragons, griifns, crocodilcs, DC;
another wagon with three prisoners; then a
lCavacadc with Victor Emmanuel and monk
riding to represent modern lta,y.
Car No. ll-Scandinava; Background
| showed entrance to halls Of Walhalla, with
shields spears, ancient weapons, In 'front.' Of
hail one Of the Ealkyrs; centre a boar's head
on pcdiment, surrounded by drinlIngcups;
| iurcnrOund, Il battle sCcnc,Ogicr, the Dane;
Niordc, Swcde; Gustavus Adolphus Charles
Nil Costumes corresponding TO era Scene
representing Great Britain--Baodiccaa appeared
in war chariot; lriShman and SCOlChman
mounted, freshman in half armor, Il shillcah; ;
Scotchman in tartan, hagpipcs; Alfred in
light tune with harp; Canutc ivory corpu-
LENT William the ConqucrOr and It knightat-
arms, Henry VIII mounted, followed By Eli
Zabcth in state chariot costumes cXaggcratCd)
Car No 12.-Funcc; Back ground, statue Of
Liberty in front, CharlcmagnG seated on throne
Clovis Louis XIV; Francis J.. Napoleon t.,
Napoleon III costumes of cras but cNaggcr-
atcd y Communist with red cap and blouse;
arms to suit. Spain: In 'front.' mounted, Rod
crck the Goth and Tavick the Moor; SanCho
Panla on h mule attached to a cagc.wagon
containing don QuiXote and his spear and ar
NOR; bchndEDou Rodrigo de Bivar; tcrdi-
nand the Catholic and Jesuit
Car No. l1-Turkcy Uhis was Il specially
comic scene :)Sutan on dIvan, very i'll groups
surrounding him; Sultana and MAIDS III front.
Britannia with helmet and gold spectacle
MIXING medicine
Car No. l4-Gcrmany CscriocomicD Scene,
castle, in front, group OF kings drinking at
tabIc--Frcderick Barbarossa, Rudolph of Hans
burg Charles v. Frederick the Great; Empc-
ror William throncd IN front of II castle, on
right Bismarck with a bottle Of hmswatcr;
Won Moltllc with sword, gun and German hcl-
met GXccllcnt lIkencsses in carcaturcJ
Car No. l5-Russia; Scene, immense throne
made Of cannon, surmounlcd by cannon-balls 4
,rif
covered throne; on steps patriarch swinging
censor; at foot Russian cavalry emerging from
ice and snow
Car No lG-Discoycry Of America: Sea
shore, sea and shore; Mexican tcmple-in |
front Columbus and Indian queen; Columbus !
is planting Spanish flag; three small ships |
with Culverins; in one Amcricus Nespuclus, |
another Pizarro in Il third Cortcz Call IN cos !
tunes Of period)
Car No. 11-Poncc dc Leon seeking Foun- |
tain Of Youth: Background fountain Of youth, |
with CupidS caught up by Jets Of spray; in
'front.' large boat with Ponce'S pennon and five
men and women
Car No 1S-The Birth of the Mississippi |
,lndian lcgcnd) Indian chief on rock; river
flowing from beneath, full Of watcrplantS, nj
ligatorS, fishes; on the bank De Soto mounted.
Car No. 19-john Smith and PoCahontas
A rock John Smith smoking calumet about
10 be killed, surrounded by Indians; back
ground pile Of tagots, Powhatan, Pocahontas,
other Indians (serio comic sCene)
Car No. 20-Amercan revolution Battle
scene; John Bull, Continental soldier, IIessian
burlcsquc representation Of United Statcs) |
The weather was magnificent, the day warm
md bright and the crowds that turned out must
nave comprised every person in the population
A. usual the procession travcrscd the principal
streets and the admirlng crowds had Il day of
happiness that for the time being wiped away
HI the tears of the troublesome summer and
all.
The Kings reception and bali at night was
brilliant affair General Sherman and party
we're among the guests. Miss Courtney Lcalh
rs was chosen Queen and Misses n. Bour
,cois, Jessie Babb and Fanny Aronl Maids of
Honor. The balls at the theatres were also
we'll attended.