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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-02-28

at so5ooOoo bushels against is, $50, 900 bush

at 30, 500 900 bushels, against IL, ,OOO bush
els at the corresponding time last year. Ac-
cording to moderate computations II Is esti-
mated that the requirements of Great Britain
and France will reach twelve million quarters
between this and August, exclusive of the
quantity now on passage Notwithstanding
this. the trade continues discouraging to hold
ers, as with liberal stocks to select from, and n
bad sale for flour, dealers have shown no de
sire to do more than meet their present require
ments According to the. official estimate the
surplus from the American wheat crop for
1879 is put down at 100000 qrs., Of which
some l3,000000 qrs. have already been export
ed. No doubt the position Is stalisticaily q
sound one for holders, seeing that large as
available supplies are, they are not in excess
of estimated wants, but IT is difficult to con.
vince buyers of this in the actual presence OF
good stocks, the quantity of Californian wheat
atloat and the increased export movement
from India, and it will be still more So, should
the season prove favorable to the growth and
progress OF the English crop. \ development
of the forces now at work upon the trade may
be looked for in May or June but before then
it seems scarcely likely that any marked rise
can he looked for. Under any circumstances
it will be necessary for the American ring
TO hold over their stocks for some time longer
if their enterprise is to result in ultimate sue
cess. Meanwhile the gigantic attempt to force
up the price of the staple food of the inhabl-
tants of the temperate zone is regarded with
little faith and less sympathy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-02-28

M FTIT
great feature of our Palace cars j. Il SMOKING
SALOON where YOU can enjoy yUtr ifsyNhu
at all hours III the day.
Magnificent Iron Bridges span the Ml~, ,'ippi
aud Missouri rivers Ht all POINTS crossed ~ TINS
line, and transfers ARE avoided 1t tuuu'N f3Nf~,
Kansas city. LeHvrnwprtN. and AtChl~uu con
necttuns being made Ia Union DrputS. .- 80
THE pRlNCII'AL K X tb\NE lIbN> or
THIS GREAT THROUGH liNt ARE -
At CmicAGo. with ali diver ,e lt."' 10. &c
AZ ESGIEwooD, with thc / s. an. aul:'.
AtWAsnINGToN HEIGHTS, with g. 81.
Al ia SALE, with III. Cent. I. L.
AtpEuHiN with l.. L. - T.. u *
W III Mid; aud T. Il. 4 " kts.
At ROCK ISLAND, with Mil"Hr
Island Short Lane" and Rock lsi,.
At DAVENPORT, with the Ddven. ,.. '.. 30
c NJ u 81 T.. X. a.
Al WrST lnIrItiY. with thcB { D.
AtGHIN NEli- with cntui Lows ~ E.
Al DIS hOINI~. with ID. \ /. T. T. Z.
AtIuTNJIL BLUFFS, with ni"l. f,'a-t .. X
Al OMAHA, with II. n Ma. Il Il. Ii 90 bal.
At tuIu Mus JI>ClIuN, with b q $ tR
Al uIIUNwN with Central lows /. Ii. w,
st. |. \ rac. and { 40 IL. hdS g., =.
At kEuhl n, with Tui., Peo. : Nnr H'.. -,
Iouts \ rae, and Il L., kCu w IL iNsS.
At tNMFHuN, win II. 81. X. X
tATI utSUN, with Atch., Topeka y NItiI he,
Atch N Neb and Cen, Br {. T.. Il k0s
At IEANENHntlH, with Nan. Fac, ana han
AtKASsAs cry. with Al Hnc- for thu Yves,
and Southwest.
II through 10 PEokIA DIS OiNEs,
ITtHISON, and LEANE<WORrH
"a Great Rock Island Route are >"td bs
tir home Uckct Office, address,
T.. 81. JOIN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-02-28

DLANK BOOKS, sTAT'IONE Elk Y
Ieea hv oSkAN 4 HAPEk IN.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
F. 0. SANFORD,
CARPENTER AND BUILDER,

Offers his services to all who contemplate building or repairing. For good work upon the most reasonable terms, address
 F. c. SANFORD, Newtown, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
How Myths Originate.

No doubt many legends of the ancient world, though not really history, are myths which have arisen by reasoning on actual events as definite as that which, some four years ago, was terrify- ing the peasant mind in North Germany, and especially in Posen. The report had spread far and wide that all Catho- lie children with black hair and blue eyes were to be sent out of the country, some said to Russia, while others de- clared it was the King of Prussia who had been playing cards with the Sultan of Turkey, and had staked and lost 4O,- GOO fair-haired, blue-eyed children, and there were Moors travelling about in covered carts to collect them; and the schoolmasters were helping, for they were to have $5 for every child they handed over. For a time the popular excitement was quite serious; the parents kept the children away from school and hid them, and when they ap- peared in the streets of the market town the little ones clung to them with terri fled looks. Dr. Schwartze, the we'll known mythologist, took the pains to trace the rumor to its source. One thing was quite plain, that it's prime cause was that grave and learned body, the Anthropologica society, ofBcrlin, who, without thought of the commotion they were stirring up, had, in order to class the population as to race, induced the authorities to have 9 census made throughout the local schools to ascer- tam the color of the children's skin hair and eyes. Had it been only the boys, to the government inspection of whom for military conscription the German peasants are only too well ac- customed, nothing would have been thought of it; but why should the of fcials want to know about the little girls hair and eyes?--Popular Scaeene Moaathly.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
A Doctors Story,

Mrs. Rogers lay in her bed,
 Bandaged and blistered from foot to head, Bandaged and blistered from head to toe, Mrs. Rogers was very low. Bottle and saucer, spoon and cup, On the table stood braveiy up; Physic of high and low degree; Calomel, catnip, boneset tea
 Everything body could bear,
 Excepting light and water and air. I opened the blinds; the day was bright, And God gave Mrs Rogers some light, I opened the window; the day was fair, And God gave Mrs. Rogers some air. Bottles and blisters, powder and pills, Catnip, boneset, sirup and squills; Drugs and medicines, high and low, I threw them as far as I could throw. C What are you doing ?" my patient cried;
 Frightening death, eooify replied. " You are crazy ," visitor said flung bottle at her head. Deacon Rogers he came to me; ''Wife is a comin' round, |" said he, " I reilly think she will worry through; She scolds me just as she used to do. All the people have poohed and slurred-- And the neighbors have had their word; Twas better to perish, some of 'em say, Than be cured in such an irregular way" { Your wife," said I, "had Gods good care And his remedies-ight and water and air. All the doctors, beyond doubt, Couldn't have cured Mrs. Rogers without" The deacon smiled and bowed his head; "Then your bill is nothing" he said, "God's be the glory, as you say;
 God bless you, doctor, good day good day .' Ii ever doctor that woman again, I'll give her medicines made by men.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
Advice to a Young Man.

Cultivate self control until it becomes natural to you. Self-repression isn't self control. One time I knew one of these men who are accustomed to self repression. He was quiet, soft-spoken man, with the most ungoyernable tenn per that ever tore human passion into rage. But he rarely showed it. One day in the autumn he was trying to make joint of six-inch stovepipe fit into the end of a five and one-half inch length. And during the struggle he smote his thumb, about midway between the nail and the joint, with a round-backed hammer. He arose with a sad, sweet smile, laid the hammer down softly on the carpet, changed the lengths of pipe, fitted them and put the pipe up, and never said word. He was pale, and there was a glowing light in his eyes. And the next day, about three o'clock in the afternoon, that man walked out of town, up the B. and M. grade, and stood in the woods and foamed at the mouth and howled and raved about stovepipes and people who make them until he frightened 3 thirty two-ton engine off the track. Self-re- pression isn't self-control, my son.
 Batrltngto7a Hda0keye.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
The SalesmaH's Turkey.

ssOld Billy Gray" used to do a big lump of the foreign mercantile business of Boston. One day a new salesman was employed by Gray's firm. He had heard much of MT. Gray's wealth and was every day expecting to see sleek old gentleman dressed in the finest clothes, with gold watch, chain, jewelry, etc. This new salesman bought tur- key one morning and was looking out for somebody to carry it home.for. him. A plainly dressed man asked him how much he would give him to carry the turkey for him. Ninepence." The bargain was struck and the two walked down toward State street side by side, the elder carrying the turkey by its legs in one hand. When the young mans home was reached the turkey was duly delivered and the ninepence paid as agreed, whereupon the elder of the two returned thanks to the young man, att tended with the request that whenever he wanted to pay ninepence for the car- rying a turkey few blocks on the way he himself was going to just call on old Billy Gray and he would be glad of g job by which he could earn ninepence
 so easily.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
MINOTT AUGUR,
SANDY HOOK MARKET,

Dealer in Fresh and Cured Meats, etc.,
 Near the Bridge, Sandy Hook, Conn. Terms cash.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
How One Can Be Mista len.

" cannot see the speaker, how with you7"
 " Not see the speaker? Why, sir, l see two."
 Thus, according to an epigrammatist, spake Pitt and Dundas as they were en- tering- the house of commons after dinner where old port had flowed freely for both. Net less mistaken or less honest, says Dr. Wharton in the new Criminal Laao Magazi'ae, are sometimes the leading witnesses in importantcrim- inal trials. Lady Tichb borne recognized the claimant as her lost son, and other witnesses swore positively to the same effect, while there was mass of testi- mony showing, on the one hand, that he was an Australian bushman by the name of Castro, and, on the other, that
 he was Arthur Orton. On the trial of Webster, the Harvard professor, for murder, several witnesses testified em- phatically that they had seen Dr. Park man alive at time when he was un- doubtedly dead. When an ingenious attempt was made to perpetrate an in surance fraud by falsely representing Underzook to be dead, a corpse, fraud ulently prepared for the purpose, was identified as his by number of wit nesses. Afterward, when in reality
 Underzook had been killed, several persons who saw his dead body testi- fled that it was not his. Two men were
 recently tried in England for burglary
 committed on the night of Sunday, Oc- tober 2I, 1879. Four witnesses testified to having seen them at tEis.time at the place of the burglary. The defense was an alibi. Twelve witnesses swore posi- lively that on the evening in question
 the accused were at home. The most skillful cross-examinatIon failed to shake this evidence, and the prisoners
 were acquitted. It afterward appeared
 that each of these twelve witnesses was wrong. They all agreed that the night in question was rough, stormy and dark.
 The night of Sunday, October IA, was of this description, but the night of Sun
 day, October 2l, when the burglary was
 committed, was clear and moonlit. The twelve witnesses had confounded the two nights. In the Rowland will case,
 Prof. Pierce gave the expert testimony
 that the improbability of two genuine
 signatures being exactly alike was, on
 the doctrine of chance, SO great as to
 amount to practical impossibility.
 Against this evidence were produced a
 number of genuine signatures, whose ] likeness amounted to exact coincidence.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10

He had asked for her photograph She excused herself with some kind of a story about her negative being lost, and another would have to be secured, etc., when he interrupted her rather warmly with the remark: What do you suppose I care tor your negative Carrie? It's your affirmative I've been after these six months!" She said noth- ing, but kind O turned up the whites of her eyes, and he. We'll, it's only nec- essary to say that he started for the tailor's first thing next morning, and she-whY, she has done nothing but try on all sorts of things ever since. e.-Bostoas Transcript.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
VIEWPOINT ACADEMY,
Business Cords.
J. H. ALLEN.

J. H. ALLEN,
 DEALER IN HARNESS, BRIDLES, HALTERs, WHIPS, BLANKETS, ROBES, CURRYCoMBS, BRUSHES, ETC., ETC.
 Woodbury, Conn Repairing promptly attended to. ."
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
D A M D Ll Q M
 SYRUP, PILLS, RITrERS.

SYRUP, PILLS, RITTERS. For all diseases of the Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and Bladder; for Gout, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headache, Worms, Salt Rheum, Eruptions and all skin troubles, take
 DandeIion PiIIs.
 They are anti-bilious and cathartic. The Best Family Physic known, and an excellent Dinner Pill.
 DandeIfon Bitters Will give you a healthy appetite; will correct Sleeplessness, Hysteria, Hemicrauia, St Vitus' Dance and Epilepsy. Will cure Dyspepsia, Debility and Nervous Prostration. They are an excellent cordial, to be taken with advan- tage when any prostration occurs from over work or any other cause; while
 DandeIioa, Syrup Cannot be surpassed as prompt and efficient remedy in all bronchial troubles. Coughs, colds and sore throat are immediately relieved, and the Syrup is consistently used with other medicines according to directions. Will cure such serious diseases as Catarrh, Influenza Asthma, Pneumonia, Pleurisy and Consump- tion.
 These three Dandelion Medicines make a combination of Family Drugs that cannot be excelled for efficiency and reliability. No family should be without them another hour Sold by all druggists. Manufactured only by the eDANDELION PILL CO.,. Stamford. Conn
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
W. B. sNIFFEN,

W. B. SNIFFEN,
 wATCHMAKER AND JEwELER,
 Sandy Hook. Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spec tacles, etc. All repairing receives prompt and careful attention. Prices uniformly as low as is isconsistent with good goods and workman ship.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
E. N. HALLOCK.
wAGONMAKER,
Glover's Building, Sandy Hook

Good work at low prices. Repairing spe- cialty. Give me call and will do my best to please you.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-10
A. P. SMITH,
 PAINTER.

Paper-Hanging, Kalsomining, Painting and Graining done at the shortest notice and in tine best manner. Newtown, Conn.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-29
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.

A sleigh driven by John Thompso
and Jones Mckinney, was turning the
corner OF Third and Orange streets,
yesterday afternoon, when the horse
ran away, and dashed along Third
street, towaros Market, like lightning.
Both men were pitched out into a
snow bank but were not injured. As
the horse dashed across Market street.
the team came within an ace Of strik-
ing J.k. Sutterley, photographer, who
was crossing Third street. The horse
Kept on along Third street, the sleigh
upsetting aud righting itself several
times, until the bridge was reached
Here collision occurred between the
sleigh of Mr.. Lucas Alrich, driven by
his son, and the runaway team.
Young Alrich was thrown out, but
fortunately sustained no injury. The
runaway horse kept on through South
Wilmington, and finally stuck in a
ditch near the Delaware Western rail-
road track, where he was captured by
George Lewis. He was soon reclaim
ed by the owner, Mr.. Thompson. The
horse was scarcely hurt by his esca-
pade, and the sleigh was only slightly
damaged.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-29
GRASS-TIME TO SOW.

The best time to SOW orchard-grass
seed, in this latitude, is in February OF
March, as then the freezings and thaw-
ings at that season of the year put the
seed in the proper depth. Ii intended
for seed, a bushel to the acre is suffi-
eeint, but if for pasture, a bushel and a
half to two bushels is none too much,
and then it should always be accom-
panied with half gallon of clover seed
to the acre. The clover keeps the ground
loose and moist ia case of draught in
the spring or before the young plant has
become sufficiently rooted. These two
grasses may be sown on either wheat,
rye or oats, but are more successful
when sown together by themselves.
The ordinary yield of orchard grass is
from to 10 bushels of seed to the acre,
although as much as 20 and even 80
bushels are sometimes obtained. One
of the principal advantages of this grass
is its capacity to stand draught-re-
naming green and vigorous, as 1t does,
in the months Of August and September,
when most other grass becomes parched
and dried up. Another advantage is it,
will grow and flourish under shade
trees, and make an earlier and faster
growth than any other with which we
are acquainted. Although it will afford
considerable grazing the fall after it is
sown yet it is not until the second sea
son that full crop of seed may be ex-
pected, when harvested for seed, it
should be cut as wheat, tied up in bun
dies and shocked, out not capped, as a
week or two's exposure of the heads to
the weather is rather an advantage In
thrashing out the seed. After remain
ing in shocks a couple of weeks, it
should be hauled to the barn floor in a
tight bodied wagon, and the seed thrash
ed out with fails, making use of the
straw either as feed for sattle, (and
which they eat as rapidly as SO much
timothy,) or it may be cut up and made
into chop-feed for horses.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-29
SHOOTING THE RECTOR.
TWO SHOTS FIRED ON A DARK NIGHT. AT
REV. CANON FLEMING.


DUBLIN, Dec. %, 1880.
As the Rev. Canon Fleming, rector OF
Ballinakill, county Galway, was return
ing last evening, after performing service
in distant part fthe parish determin-
ed attempt was made TO assassinate him.
When be was only quarter of a mile
%Com home two shots were fired simultan-
eously point blank at him from a distance
of six or seven yards. The first shot
was fired into his face. The other came
from yard or two behind. This bullet
passed between Mr.. Fleming and his
servant, who was sitting beside him. Mr..
Fleming was driving in high wagonette
aud st rapid pace. To these facts he
owes his life. The first shot came so
close to his face that the flash blinded
him. 1t was quite dark at the time and
identification, of any kind was imposs.-
BILE. Mr.. Fleming had been living in the
district for twenty years, and on the best
terms with all classes until lately, when
q spirit of sectarian animosIty had
developed and this outrage was the re-
suit. Mr.. Fleming was unarmed, though
he had been repeatedly warned by the
authorities that he should not be out
after dark without weapons. The police
found the empty cartridges of an Enfield
rife where the attack was made. A
policeman has been dangerously wound
ed by shot from behind hedge near
Cappaghwhite, county Tipperary.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-29
A RACE CONFLICT IN NEW
MEXICO.

SANTA FE, N. M, Dec. 2S.-The
excitment at Socorro over the murder
Of Mr.. Conklin, the editor of the Sun,
has greatly increased and threats of
violence are freely made. The Sheriff
and three citizens have been arrested
as implicated, and the fact that bail
has been refused intensifies the feeling
among the Mexicans. A committee OF
safety has been organized, and de-
tachment of United States troops Or
dered from Santa Fe is en- route to
guard the railroad and other property.
There has been no further blood
shed.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-29
4 ooK HEREl LOOK HERElI
Public Sale.
TRUSTEES SALE
REAL ESTATEI

By virtue of an order of the Orphans
Court of the State of Delaware, In and
for New Castle County, made at the Sep
tember term, A. d., 1880, of said Court.
auction room OF Thomas M. Ogle, In VIII
mtngton, on
TUESDAY, the 18th day of January, 1881,
At IL o'clock a. M,
The following described Real Estate. To
wit: All thai certain lot of land, situated
In the city of Wilmington, New Castle
County and State of Delaware, with n
three story brick house thereon erected.
beginning at q stake standing ON the
building line of Washington Place at the
distance OF one hundred and thirty feet
from the northea5terly side OF Second
street, and forty feet from the northwest
erIy side of Washington street, thenco
along the said building lire north thirty
Two degrees, east twenty-five feet TO q
eight degrees west two hundred and sixty
feet to stake, thence by a new line south
thirty two degrees west parallel with
washington street twenty-five feet to n
corner OF lot sold to Joseph Brlnghurst
thence by a line thereof south fifty-eight
degrees east two hundred and sixty feet
TO the place of beginning, be the contents
thereof what they may, Subject TO the
right of dover therein of Eliza Jane
Poole, widow OF the said Thomas 8.
Poole. deceas ed.
Attendance Will be given and terms
made known at the time and place afore-
said by VICTOR DUPONT, Trustee,
Oh by his attorney.
Attest:-J. M. Housmap, Clerk o. Ct.
Il. M. Og e, AucJioneer.
>, At the same time tue dover interest OF
the widow OF Thos. s. Poole will be OFFER
ed SO that the purchaser will take the
property free from any claim of dover.
dec29-2tawtJanll, ,thenedtJanlS.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-29
CHARLES O'CONOR.
HH eHAsEs 20 BE CITIxEN OF NEW
YORK AND BECOMES A MAN OF MASS
CHUsnTTs,

HH eHAsEs 20 BE A CITIxEN OF NEW
YORK AND BECOMES A MAN OF MASS
cHUsnTTs.
NANTUCKET, December 2T.--The csle-
brated lawyer Charles O'Oonor has re-
Gently become citizen Of Massachusetts,
and relinquished his citizenship in New
York State. He now resides here with
the intention of remaining, and has
brought with him his Fort Washington
household. Every few days packages of
books arrived from him, and 1t is under
stood that he is writing law treatise
which is to be bis final professional effort
and his payment Of the debt which Lord
Chancellor Bacon declared that every
lawyer owed his profession.
Mr.. O'Cornor has passed two summers
on this island and has been here also
during wintry weather. He has found
that in all seasons the climate of Nam
tucket best agreed with his lungs and
digestion and secured him ability TO ex-
ercise and TO work. He has therefore
closed his Office in New York City, but
Of course may be consulted for opinion
by correspondence. Mr.. O'Cornor is
now entering his seventh-s sixth year, but
as we see him in his walks about this
island, which is much older than him
self, he seems so vigorous that nonagen
arians here abouts regard him as a
young man. Nantucketers all hope
that Mr.. O'Conor may increase the fame
Of the longevity of Nantucket.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-29
KILLED AT LAMOKlN.

Michael Mclaughlin, of Philadelphia
visited Lamokin, on Monday, and while
waiting for the return train at the depot
in the evening, attempted to cross the
track In advance of the approaching
New York express.
The train was very close, and man
standing on the platform saw the dan
ger and told the man not to cross. Not
needing be kept on, and just as he got
to the middle of the track, the COW catch
er struck him fearful blow, for the
train was running at high rate of speed.
lie was knocked about twenty feet. He
received deep cut over the right eye,
righ: hand nearly cut Df and mead great
ly shattered up. Death was instantan-
eous.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-29
HAD To RETURN.

A lady and gentleman, who drove
from Wilmington, Delaware, to West
Chester in carriage on Christmas
day, undertook to drive home Monday
morning. They began the journey
and had reached as far as Darlington's s
Corner, when the horse and vehicle be-
came almost totally embedded in q
drift. After extricating themselves
from the drift they resolved to return
10 West Chester to await more fa-
vorable opportunity for resuming the
journey.-West Chester Nesos.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-29
NOT FROZEN.

The NsuI states that the fire plugs
the neighborhood Of Front and
Eashington streets, during the fire
lis morning, were frozen. Chief En-
sneer Melntire, of the Water Depart
kent, says be made a special examina-
bn and found they were not frozen.
/ took particular pains this winter 10
bve the fire plugs protected from the
Nd weather.
1.-THE recent storm has lefT its devas-
Ming marks along the Atlantic coast
\ be course Of the gale was visible in
e wrecks of piers, embankments and
ber structures on Coney Island, Long
tanch, seabright, Branchport, Mon
Eputh Beach and other localities
Ong the shores of New Jersey, where
i beach is strewn with debris of all
fnds,