The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

The ,ea.scrpent passed through Chicago
Yesterday, on his way TO the East. lie wa" IN
a carpet.bag. His inventor and patcntce has
had him made Of thin India rubber this year
IN section. about as big n stove pipe maj
shut one INTO another like the joints OF II tcIc
sCOnc In this manner instead ol requiring
a tram of platform cars for his transportation,
the fell aquatic monster can easily be carried
from place to place IN Il grip-sack; when lac
reaches the walcring.placc where he has IN
en- gagcment he j. taken out at night inflated,
and put on the raging waves, while his pro-
prielor from the shore or boat guides MS
motion with Il spring or wire.
When the fierce terror OF the deep has been
drawn through the water IN the vicinity OF IA
schooner. and the terrified crew, yelling Nv e
we rot en- AGAIN. has fled aft to take some
bromide OF potassium and the pledge, sharp
cr tug at the cord or wlrc opens valve lhc
water PUSHES into the sea-Scrpcnt and 1t sinks,
followed by the staring eyes of the awc-Struci
sailors \, soon rs the captain hand Is llrm
enough, he makes an entrance of the strange
occurrence on the log-book, to which the sail
ors all sign their names and when the schoon-
er reaches port the story is told to an eager
and crcdulous reporter, who prints it, and the
proprietor Of the hotel at the watcrng-place
has the story illustrated and widely circulated,
and people go there by hundreds and pay tour
dollars a day, and everything extra for the
privilege and rare felicity OF seeing the place
where some one SAYS he saw something that
may have been sCa-scrpcnt.
The inventor il manufacturing sea scrpcnt>
Of all sizes at very reasonable prices; indeed,
they are now within the reach of proprlctors
of hotels at small towns IN Michigan and WIS
c0nsin. For twenty dollars an eightj0inttd
sea-serpcnt sixteen feet long, with galvanic
;r,n -; t,,,l lilo Il door IN md "A fri pht-
full head, is furnished; above that the price is
about one dollar for each extra foot OF length.
This size is about six inches in diameter; but
they are made OF all sizes up to foot through,
\ ifty.dOllar scaserpent seen in the gray
dawn Of morning, will in les. than five min
utes scare the crew OF a lumber ScOW into
swearing OFT for year; with three or four OF
these the excitement can be kept up for a.
whole season even at so large a watcrlng.paCc
AS Long Branch or Old Orchard Beach. At
inland summcr.resOrts, like those on Lake
Champlaln, Madison, OconomOwoc, etc, by
securing the end Of the cord after the sea-scr-
penis valve has been opened, the trightful
monster can be recovered after dark, emptlcd
out rentiated and used again. The compen-
satin- vlbratOry spring attachment price, six
dollars TO forty dolalS, according To size OF sea
scrpentJ enables the terrible destroyer to wrlg-
gle hi. back while going through the water
with peculiar unduiatory movement which
adds greatly to the awful effect, while the pa
tent head-stal price, tao dollars to eighteen
dollars makes the beast raise his head out of
water to considerable distance and glare
wildly and fcrocIousv around rs il in search
OF It's prey.
IS State and county rights for sale Good
cnierprIsing men can make blg money!
Cbj"uGo Trib'p~.