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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

The report comes from New York that
William Ii. Vanderbilt has promised to
make a gift to that city which Will be
finer monument to his name than any that
could be built of bronze or marble. The
scheme is to purchase certain tract OF
land In the heart of the city, erect thereon
e building for free art gallery, and fill II
at his own private expense with the best
works of art that the world affords or that
money will purchase. The estimated cost
of the building and paintings ID set down
at $4,000 O00.-W. Journal
Ottawa has no Vanderbilt, nor is she
pining for five million free art gallery,
but certain of her young ladies, by dint OF
most pralseworthy perseverance and hard
work, have succeeded in laying the solid
foundations of public library, an insti-
tuition of quite as great importance to our
city as The Vanderbilt Art Gallery will be
10 New York. Have we no wealthy men
among us who. instead of clinging to theii
boards until summoned away, to have
them afterwards dissipated by others who
neither crave nor need them, would like
NJ their own lifetime, under their own SUI
peIy VISION, To erect for themselves an en-
during monument, to be contemplated with
gratitude and reverence for the donors
name by future generations, seculd secu
lorum? A fine public library, building
and outfit not costing over ten or tifteer
thousand dollars, would be such monu-
ment, and the foundation laid by the youn!
ladies referred to would be an excellen
one To start from.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

BLACK BALLoTs.-The constitution of
Connecticut, like that of most of the states,
requires that all ballots shall be printed on
"plain white paper" but at the November
election in New Haven the names were
so engraved on block that when printed
the names were white and the rest Of the
ticket black. Some 1000 of these ballots
we're cast in New Haven, enough, IL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

FOREIGN Notes.-The funeral of Gam
BETA (whose death is noticed elsewhere)
has been postponed until to-day, and will
be taken charge of by the French govern
ment
Won wlmpfen, the Austro.H Hungarian
Ambassador at Paris, committed suicide
Jan. LIST by shooting himself with pistol.
Biggar, member of parliament was COM
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

mitted to jail at Waterford, Ireland, on
Tuesday, on the charge OF high treason for
u,terances in recent speech.
At Vienna, on Wednesday, ali traces of
the banks of the Danube were lost by rea.
son of the great freshet, and the river was
still rising. On the Rhine, from Mann
helm to Worms the entire plain is an i'm
mense lake.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

Germany Is again afflicted with gre"
floods. Both the Rhine and the Danube
are on the rampage" Late dispatches
report fifty villages destroyed on the Rhine
and large portions of the Danube valley are
under water attended with widespread
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

During December the public debt was
reduced $i5,3i3,222s5. The gold certifi-
catee IN circulation equal $G4,6l9,S4O; and
there are $72 s4S, $50 silver certificates IN
the hands of the public. The silver com
age in 1882 amounted to $27,574, 100, the
total to date beng 1882, 955,0O0.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

time he had been prominently identified
with Hawaiian affairs. Mr.. Allen possess
cd the full confidence of King kalakaua,
and was largely instrumental IN obtaining
The passage of the HawaiisH reciprocity
treaty with this country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

Venus now 10 morning star, anu Is oho
Of the mos, beautiful objects to be seen IN
the heavens a little before sunrise, her
br,ll,ancy being exceptionally striking
Seen through common field'glass sue
shnws a beautiful crescent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

ST. MARY's School at Knoxville, ILL.,,
a seminary for young LADIES under the tu-
telage OF the Episcopal church, took fire at
2 O'Clock ON Thursday morning and was
totally destroyed. IL was large otick
structure three stories IN height and OF
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

This years receipts of the Illinois ana
Michigan Canal exceed the expenses by
"a 1T756. The careful Commissioners have
not vet found IT necessary to touch one
dollar Of the $4,000 contingent appropIia'
ton made by the Legislature.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

Baltimore is having smallpox scare.
There were seventy.fve deaths IN that city
from that disease last week, and | ZOE cases
are reported.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

The number OF Business failurcs IN THIS
country the past yesr was 6,73S, being J.
156 more than the year previous. Io'ai
Liabilities, $10l COS, 900
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-06

A notable effect of the tariff agitation is
seen IN the greatly reduced volume of i'm
norris which has followed the assembling
of Congress Receipts from customs at
this port for the month ended last Satur-
dsy night amounting 10 ten and three
quarter million dollars in round numbers.
This falls short of the receipts for the cor
responding month of 1881 by more than
half million. II would appear that mer-
chants are holding back their orders tor
foreign goods because they hope to be able
to import them cheaper some weeks hence,
and also because they fear that II iney
should impor, now they might be under.
sold by neighbors who would purchase
later on and get the benefit of lower tarin'
". Y. Herald.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08
pARiS AND NEW YORK.
ion,icn rr3serapA


 NJ Victor Haso. writing m ISe- pre- fase to guide book. complied m honor oi the Exposition t'naeIseiie, told hls readers that Tn ano;her hundred yean Paris would be the most wonderful city ln the world. The prediction was sau. onsly veuiied within ,i,he oi the tune fixed by the soothsayet, and m, at all tn ,he manner that he though, events would hc ordered in the future M. Hugo leaily did no, see tha, m ls-l faus ~auld be half burned down by the Communaids, and the ," wonderful character of his he. loved city would be most eie4uen,ly ass serted by the extraordinary eelerity shosn tn building anew the monuments and the streets vhirh the insane insurgents had destroyed Next to raIis, however. New York, so far as the development of her population k concerned, may he ranked as the most ~ondrous city of modem times. Recently published sta,ls,ies have sAn~n that lua before the quarrel oi C.reat Britain with her American colonies the population of New York was only little over twenty thousand souls, while three years after the termination ot the war of independence the inhabitants numbered ,wenty-,hfce thousand. Ky iTeyo II had rather diminished than ineicssed m pop. ulonsness, but a, the end of another ten years II had leaped up mo,e than sixty thousand. In the year of our first great exhibition the empire city numbered less than SIX hundred thousand souls while in 1880 the population was set do~n as ,2ob, ,,v9 souls. The population of New York has thus doubled sis times within a century, and the New York of the pres. ent day s sixty-fout times as large as the New York of a hundred years since. To these remarkable figures has been added the enthusiastic calculation that there are children a, nurse who will behold New York containing not less than io,os3,oeo of inhabitants. Whether ,hs colossal estimate is exclusive or inclusive of the population oi Hoboken, Staten Island and Brooklyn. the s,a,iss do noi say bu, there are other wonderful ,hing, in New York winch the dealers m figures have omitted to enumera,e. New York notwithstanding is amazing development in population, is still in many respects a very primitive city IL IS still, so far ss features of architectural and sooia inter. est are concerned, city of only TWO streets Broadway and ilhh avenue. The remaining avenues resemble one an- other as one pea does it's fellow and the once distinctive bowery is only another avenue plus the nuisanee of,he l." rail road and an indefinite number of Ger man beer saloons. Finally, the pave ment of New York is almost as bad as that of another wonderful city London :. and ii Is ,o mos, in,en,s and purposes seeing ,hafa hack dnyeI "will no; look at a faIe under dollar "~a city wi,hou, oabx.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08

# tfF8 " same iAcs is prcmmeat. Men gTos up, Eve and die in she ways of thsis fafher& A man surrounds his children with the influences of certain branch, and m nine cases cut of ten the children will attach themselves tc the same church. Everywhere the same thing is evident 4 man is tempted. he fails. we stand aloot from him. No matter how blameless his former life has been. he IS now . rogue and ]; hehooves us 10 leer him as much as possible, when doutless in ninety-nlne eases on, of hundred. he IS forced into his Gisgraceful position by surrounding circumstances. The surroundings of men in the south during the war caused them 10 enlist into the confederate service with as much real as actuated any north ern man. The same surroundings led them previous 10 the war 10 believe that slavery ~As a divine institution. In the north different surroundings caused peo- pie to regard slavery as blot upon our country. 4 man cannot help being greatly influenced by his surroundings, hence the sooner each one comes 10 this conclusion, and strives to improve his surroundings. instead of endcavoring to make himself diferen, from others, the better l, win be for him.
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An ArHlcAn Dlsr1ncTlos.

 r,-.oa. i'se someho~ no, right in ny min : -, ssrchin' myself, 'eiar eans fin Cs ..,se xha, at present am troub.in' me 90 . snrced if knows why my sperrits IS iow z, ,eie me dat when l come inter de h. sesl !, would shine like de gold on g ', sebsr no mo- I'd be heavy an dark 2, ea, aa' as free as de blue bird an lark. r., med hard ter lib ter de gospel yer |, 4. haag Ter my bible wid de suck oh I ..s sold all nv eo,ton an gin Ter de DO gaet IS ray neighbors an rieaby so mo- s, arch l'se been droppin' Ge dames D de
 heS,
 i. .,4ar de whole cause has worked ike cx A af ocan kno@ why my heart ,; am sad 1, =, de La~d Hissef knows l'se dene
 aethtn' bad. N, f,ien." said the preacher, . knows ys
 air good k. u ould gin' ter de church much mo :: yer :, .'as.a @ ter church an :, al 0b de ash,- ke: ,ae4l gn ter de preasher-aA' strikes rae as right. sttsrs de hear, and oils up de seai- -. r.n ne half ob eat hog what yer sio.e. ! vx st.o,ous alive the member rep.ie6 ! ss.s yer think. Brader jeems, 6at fer yer i'sr .iee
 A |, Lawd $ ny jedge, as .aee.s a, d.s .os.
 sAsf V ae tioae dai neber eats hog. k. ,ra. as ae Gospel wha, >,. Peter ~ro,e, 'p. ga, ~aat ,uok. good sarson, was shoa, k3. Ia, as 2 bear. Jes ro..in n gre sse
 .-, egsa Ter Ge house aa' ' sln yer
 ..s ? Ee.i. .g .Ne,e fs,i .Mt.a,s
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to peel ca his ceas and ven and said he vas gong cut sc bury them. and ma sad
 he could bury her. too. and asked the deacon fl he didn't notice s faint cdx ot sewer gas coming from the cellar. and my chnm said |, smelled mere ,c h,m as sheaSh something had era~ied into the cellar and dted. Well. you never saw a s.okef cro~d. and ie,, sorry fcr ma and the deacon, cause then false teeth came ou'. and knew ma eonldnt gossip and the deacon couldn't talk sassy without teeth. ba, yoa'd dide to see pa. He was mad. and thought the deacon had pu, up a lch on him. and he was going to knock the deacon out in two rounds, when ana sand there was no use ln getting mad abou, dispensa,ion of Providence. and pa sad one more such d,spensa,ion of Providence would just kill him en the spot. They finally got the house aired. and my ehum and me slept on the hay n the barn. aftes we had opened the out sade cellar door so the animal could get out. and the next morning l had the fever and agae, and pa and ma brought me home. and l have been hring quin,ne down my neck ever since. fA sAys it ,s malaria. but 1t is getting up before day lighs m the morning and pre~hng around farm doing chores before |, IS time to dc chores. and l don't wan, any more fatm. thought al Sunday school las, sunday, when the superintendent, talked about the odot of sAne,,ty tha, pcuaded the house on thst beautiful aorn,ng, and cooked al the deacon. that the deacon thought the superintendent was referring to hum and pa, but maybe Il was an accident Well. l must go home and shoot another charge ot quinine inlc me. and the boy went oui ss f he was on h,s last legs. though he acted as II he was go,ns to have h,,le ian whl.e he did iax,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08
4 Organic Druns.
rastsel, h ,i.s foie.:a Ar,sr.en

aftfF4s tr tAT. Hi+fsy Af'4sfftaf
 lack Ryder tells a good one of Gfi.- void the well kno~n funny man. One day Cris. was in Nashville and vas seiIed wlth hcrce and uncomfortable desife 70 get drunk. for Grlswold. shen drunk, ~as absolutely the funnles, of all he hunof. ists. No, kno~ing snul in town. Cfls walked up to the bar of one Of ihe mos, fashionable Te4or,s m Nashville and be- gan talking ,o himself as f he had jns, met warm friend ,,CIis, sa.! he in hollow sosce. " Crs. take a drink"
 ~Oh no. Tse sworn of, 7 he o9nan ies. in his natural tones.
 The imaginary man urged and pleaded ~iih Gris. ,o drtnk antIi he yle.sea, srd the bas-keepet, who essten:ly took Gtls. fJr efsxy man, se' out one set si slaases but the imaginary man demanded two 1ris. t,o. a sis..s ... e=.h h.aA. linked them together. and wi,h Here's ,o you ole fel, . and " drink heaIiy" on the par, Of the imaginary friend, Cris. drained both glasses. Then the imaginary man urged Chs. to sins a song, and after de- murrsng for sone time 6ris. consented and sang. This, of course, led to another treat, and Cris- kept up the circus for over an hour. By this time great gang of bloods had congfexzied listening, and al the end Of ihe Last song they rushed up and grabbed Cris. by the hand, and that night followed the mos, gigantic drunk 'ever seen in Nashville. /
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08

The Whitewater Ck,osi. le. a pape published by an old sohoolma,e of ,h editor of the .Sss, starts out an aricl scoring the boys as follows:
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08
The Influence of Mans Surroundings
Will.anspo port Gnt.1


 Man as rule is wha, circumstances make him, and the man who IS an excep- ton to ihis rule is generally fool. The man becomes what he is, and acts as he does through fife, hy force of ciroum- stances The truth of this can be aseer- :::ced hy general observation of men. and the circumstances which surrounc and have surrounded them through life An illustration occurs which may some what streugthen our affirmation. 4 gen. tleman oace said to . friend: -You are . democrat because your fathes is dezn- ocrat,s and said it, too, with a sneerlng 2 lip and sarcastic voice, as though il vas a disgrace for one to think as his father had thought. Our friend admitted the truth of the gentleman's assertion, and then mildly asked to what parry his father belonged, and the gentleman replied To the republican pasty.n Are you not then asepublican because yony father is . republican @No, Sr am a re- puh6can because believe in the funda- mental principles of the republican party.- < Well. what are the funda- mental principles of the republican parys" They are-they are-weli, can't just state them, but they are grea. deal better than those of the democratic parry" Thus he felt fully sa,isaed in his own mind ;ha; his fathers influence had had 10 effect upon kim. lr religion .he
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08
Wanted \ Esiss.

ioang iask,op entered his stn,.ioye, , Dux@,s office, io bone han for ia.se.
 Van, ta,se, do you - ssid af. AAhpan. who had met Fls.h:op the day before on ihs race course, ws,h A iansy looking team. Why, you drive fast horsss, drink good whisky and smoke the b<.t cigars, what more do you van, f'
 fIzshtop lef, the office wiihoa, reply ing.
 Mr. Ashpan had hardly ceased chuck ing over his own deyerness when xn- other of his employees came to tackle |" him.
 -1Wani me to raise your salary [" S4ksd Mir. Ashpan, in a surprised tone, '- ~hy ] thought of discharging you ,his week"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08
Here IS one Of Thackeray's pleasan

Here IS one of Thackeray's pleasan, touches " It is night nov. and here is home. Gathered under the quies roof, elders and children he alike a, rest h the midst of great calm the stars look out from the heavens The silence vas peopled sish the past renaorse for sins and shortromings, memories o( passionate joys and griek rise out of their graves, both nos alike eAlm and sad. Eyes, as shu. mine, look al me, that long since ceased to shine. The town and :he fair landscape sleep under the starlight, ~reaihed under the autumn nists- Twinkiing among the houses, a light keeps watch he1e and there in what might be sick chamber or two. The dock tolls sweetly in the silen; air. Here IS night and rest An awful sense of thanks makes the heart swell and the head bow. as pass to my room through ;he sleeping house, ard feel as though a hushed blessing were upon ii'-Er- clznrf
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08

Romantic gorges: What do you think of the mountain gorges. MT Spice" i" asked Ark- Ladybird of her neighbor al the hotel table. Well. said the other, ,hough.f1liy, as he looked about him, 4 l think ,ha; old anaconda a; the head of the table has gorsed him self about up D his collar button "-6of- k0H C1mnseye.at NHkislfu.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-08

Explicit: Seene-An humble country hotel. Male gnest "Fd like 10 be called zi four tomorrow morning; I'm going hshing.' Female domestic (s,u- pidly) "Eh? 7" Male guest ldcliber- aselyl I'm going fishing tomorrow morning and wish 10 be called e1rly-- 10, later than four.s Female domestic sosdly} "Will you ring s'-LYe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-09

Ex-senator Dorsey has another chapter or to
spe-k more truly. repetition OF the same Old
Chapter OF Ills ~ .veiatons," in the New York Sun
OF to-day. He reviews the campaign of 1880 and
goes over identically the same ground he covered
before. He alleges that GARFIELD betrayed Sher-
man at Chicago; that one or two million dollars
were raised and expended as republican cam
paign fund; that Garfield bought the support of
the New York stalwarts by promising to appoint
Morton Secrrtary OF the Treasury. He repeats
the Geuid-Stanley Matthews SANDER again, avows
that Garfield urged him to enter the Cabinet and
abuses MaeSeagh and James. Mr.. Dorsey seems
to delude himself with the idea that reterafion OF
this stuff may make some OF 1t pass current
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-09
BARGAINS AND BARGAINS
AT THE
BOSTON DRY GOODS HOUSE.

We hesitate 70 use fine words at the heading Of our
adv. adrerissment toey are 80 eften abused Yet to ns
to ss :. sn ria r % to
goods in stock: thirds Keeping two and dv ne
na know Ds
lines Of goods which have reduced and the risk Of
}ooxns passing our unn0oed quote as
GAUzE UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT.
LAII - AuZE uNDERyEsTs long sleeves only.
s T. ssdassa isa% &c. ;ss. s1' =
re Msss ,, aagzE long sleeves only
a E hAe Soy spa and fn reduced
HOSIERY DEPARTMENT..
MISSES AND BOYS BROWN MIXEDAND FANCY
HOSE fun regular made. reduced from &c. 70 1a1sc.
Misses Fancy Striped Hose reduced from s7x ito 25c.
Ladies Fancy STRIPED Hose splendid quality. reduced
ladies' Fine Lisle Thread Hose. reduced from 81 as
Ladies Fine ns,s Thread Hose. reduced from 81. so
WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT.
Rssss ss5
70 ~ y Dotted Swisses ecru ground oolored spots
asssS s X x
| HOUSEKEEPING LINENS.
from Csc. to zoe. each. size 2ox40. dozen Loom
e.s6
&c. frp per a eses Al dasn r9 Do
Damask Napkins. soft finish, full sevedxe at s. per
coos and are oersi as special attraction
PARASOL DEPARTMENT.
from So to q es e Fine
IT, sSd m ss s. T.
s.s Soh We reduced no" further reduced
SILK DEPARTMENT.
9 oss ou Pc. sGsa
Ssse sss sTa IN az Included
BLACK GOODS DEPARTMENT.
Our stock Of BLACK SILK GRENADINES consists
10 g 49, T. Rrs yss q
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL.
have lately hesn y nsns srs sale Of Rem
now cut whole hnss Of coors as follows: ~ '0' law
Ss ee Fs Sas
,,: - n IN, NUS'S vEILING-Colors' Cream pink
ss?ys dr'is ssa. has never ssn
s. R9a it, SE Esssess s5 10 s Co.
AZ
Stock taking.
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.
Cotsons 10 sold cheap. it's very difficult to make
any extra noise bargain In this department. but
We snail open case TUESDAY Of our celebratet &C.
y' .t wa 4 s rely s s
b.eached Cotton ever offered dry goods counter.
You can buy one yard thousand the price IL the
same We don't re You to buy it now specially, be-
cass We propose to hold to the same price throux the
sha also ofe the best ten cent gleaohed Cotton yard
Bleached Sheetine rood quality. 25c. per yard.
PRINTED GOODS DEPARTMENT.
Fine csc quality Printed Linen Lawns reduced to l7c
per yard.
finest quality French Printed Sateens In Polka
Dots. reduced from 45c. to 25c per yard.
Half dozen elegant Embroidered French Sateen Robes
sliyhtly siled. less than half the price, viz 500 SO
Robes now SO. believer priced ones equally cheap.
We make the above low prices to attract little
than the average trade during the month Of August
and thus enable us to increase sales in the dull
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-09

The Western Union ON :ials maintain that the
wholesale cutting OF their wires continues, and
the strikers reiterdte their protests OF innocence
OF aEy hand In the malicious work. II the cutting
is as extensive and persistent as represented. 1t
dos look as II some OF the mischief-makers
might be caught Under the laws OF New York,
where most OF the alleged cutting has been done,
the penalty Is two years Imprisonment and II the
cutters are caught they Will deserve the punish.
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-09

BIS remarked as an evidence OF the deprayed
taste Of the age that the Sulhvan-Siade boxing
match attracted u much larger audience than the
LOUISVILLE exposition. The exposition managers,
II saey want their enterprise to pay, should en-
gage Sullivan ana give smuggling match nightly
The crowd TINS drawn wouldn't be very select,
but Il would pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-09

The republican and democratic antagonists Of
Mahone have united ,Oa Gen. w. G. Wickham as
their candidate for state senator In one OF the Viz
GINA districts. They have not only selected
strong man, but have furnished evidence OF a unity
OF purpose among the aati-Mahoneites The ex-
listing coalition, il seems. Is Go be met by coal
lt10p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-09

III. WILLIAM.
Importer Of
PATTERN HATS, MILLINERY GOODS. REAL
IACES. FINE NECKWEAk, PARASOLS, ORES I
TRIMMINGS, HRfE BEST STYLES FRkNCH
GORSEIS, SILK AND CLOIH WRAPS. SUITS.
BATHING SUITS. Etc.
tile Trevise Paris S07 Pennsylvanis ayenua
offer an my Summer Suits and Wraps at greatly re.
ouceo prices au9
"ATEh! WATER! WATER!-p. j. MOFFAl $40
w ~ street puts in the pipe or artesian well
and does all general well work at short notice. aud
hntees all work. au0-3ts