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The G., eat est on Earth,

This show is winning the most stunnine
and merited golden opinions, anc Its exhibi
tions appointed for this place on Thursday
Sept. 70, are eliciting most uncommon atten
ton. The Chicago daily Herad OF June {
writes as follows:
Phineas I. Barnun started his ten days
festival at the lake front in the presence of ai
least twelve thousand people. The show ID
cramped up In the limited space, about six
acres, but 1t contains nearly everything in
the way Of curiOsities that the various king.
doms OF life afford. The circus is very com.
plete. The menagerie, occupying the base
ball grounds, Is In splendid condition. Mr..
Barnum aud his associates claim that they
have made specially OF not only procuring
rare animals, but with them have sought good
keepers. Many OF their men, they say, are as
famous as the animals. The result OF some
such policy is very plain, and excepting the
evil effects of an unfavorable climate, the an.
finals appear very we'll. Jumbo aud the baby
occupied stalls In the same ring and were
the center of attraction. The infant is a
cunning little fellow, but has q few OF the
naughty traits Of u spoiled child. Jumbo Is
a remarkable animal. He Is nearly twice rs
large as the ordinary elephant, ana has sew
eral features that are very distinct. He has
been pronounced by students OF natural his
tony to be OF a rare and distinct species-if an
elephant at all. His head has shape differ.
ent from that Of the ordinary elephant, his
back is convex instead Of concave, and the
prOportionate size Of the joints Of his limbs
are unusual. A tall man can easily walk un.
meath his chin, but with his great height he
Is well proportional He has an exception
ally good temper.
A very common fault found with the cir
Gus Is that 1t Is too large. Mr.. Barnum, in
his address to the audience yesterdy, said
that 1t had been his aim to get at the top OF
the ladder In the show business. In his me.
nagerie he may have stopped ut his ideal, but
Ia the circus he has overdOne what he under.
took, and has transformed 1t from place OF
amusement TO one OF work. At times there
are seven distinct acts being presented in the
three rings, the stage, or In mid. air, they are
all Of q superior character, and rivet ones
attention.
A very novel feature was the racing. The
first was Of five entries, and according 10 the
regular rules OF the race track. II was very
exciting and merltOriously won. The race
In which the ladies rode was thrilling, and
the intensity of Its excitement was much in
creased when, IN turning at the quarter pole
a horse fell, carrying beneath II the plucky
little rider. She was not much hurt, and
after the race, resumed her place In the saddle.
The wheelbarrow race, twenty entries, pro-
duced good deal Of fun. The most ridicu-
lous part Of the programme was IN obstacle
race By twenty .fvs boys, In which they we're
compelled TO climb over or creep through
various obstacles and run long net OF large
meshes which wss suspended In the cir. An
Indian maiden Get hesseh up - the target Of
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q cowboys larist, and was taken In after an
exciting race. The acrobstic aud equestrian
feats were In the ordinary line.
Mr.. Bsrnum has made several very com.
mendsble changes In the mode OF treating
his guests. All vendors are abolished, and
the clown who opens his mouth is shot at
sight. The ring men all dress as dudes, and
Q dude clown dressed In the most approved
style crestes great deal Of innocent mirth
In trying 10 force his way into seats for which
he has no check. The part is played we'll by
one OF the scrobats, N. Girard, whose efforts
were so successful that an ofiicious police
man led him out OF the show and failed to
recognize In the burst OF applause that the
audience was ridiculing him instead OF sp.
proving the fate OF the dude.
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HOODS
SARSAPARILLA

Has decided" claims upon the public. This
Is positively proven by the immense good 1t
has done to those who have been cured Of
diseases from which they. have suffered in.
tensely for years, as verified by the publisf.
ed testimonials, every one Of Which 70 pos
Tive fact
CHELSEA, VT, Feb. a, 1870
MRssRs. c. !. Hoop q Co, Lowell, Mass:
The 9Th day Of last June was taken sick
s w ps s MY Ss ssS nd oy wn a.
Ny face was swelled so that could with dif.
nculty see out Of my eyes, and ] broke out
over The whole surface Of my body; ny right
%: W ana anss w na GOe o c s ss sn
sore ! could not step on Il, and II would run
Ia this condition Mr. ". r. Hood lof The irm
Se sS1 q fiHa SsSD e s: :ox
Ia, and told me TO take It. did 20, and BY
the time had taken one bottle found that
II was doing me good. ! have since taken
five bottles more. After had taken three
hsSe p se s0I srownS Setter every day, 50
that to-day can walk without going lame.
I have no soreness in my ankle and It has
healed all up, and does not run at all. owe
my recovery TO your Sarsaparilla. write
this to let you know that think it deserves
the confidence Of the public. especially those
who are troubled with humors.
Yours most truly,
JOSIAH PITKIN.
P.S. Every person that saw me said that
] never would get over my lameneSs without
having running sore on my ankle; but
thank God have. Up.
Mother Sarsaparilla has such sharpening
effect upon the appetite. No other prepa-
ration tones and strengthens the digestive
organs like HooD's SARsAPARILLA.
Price one dollar, or six bottles for five dol.
lars. Prepared only by C. i. HOOD & CO..
Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass.
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From Texas.
WACO, Aug. 81, 1888;


Our town is exceedingly dull for thu
present. cotton Is coming IN slowly, while
most ofthe grain IS marketed. Owing u
the continued drouth, cotton will not yiec
more than one.fourth of q crop.
With an unusually wet spring, followed
by very Cry summer, Texas outlook is
indeed gloomy, and we'll it may be pre-
dicted to be one of the most disastrous
years for long period,
The reunion of Confederate soldiers was
largely attended at Mckinney the other
day. Not few were the hearty welcomes
exchanged by each other as they gathered
in common with their gallant leaders "a
round the festive board TO commemorate
the sad recollection of lost cause. The
boys IN blue mingled with the boys IN gray
on the occasion, and with one grand uni
versal greeting buried the bitter animosi-
ties of sectional strife too deep for any pc.
litlcai demagogue to again ride INTO office.
The vote on an amendment to the con.
stitution relative to public schools, which
took place on the 14th. inst, resulted so
far as heard from, IN the amendment beng
adopted. Very little interest was mani
tested in the election either one way or the
other
Our railroads are Offering unprccedenl.
eddy low rates on excursion trips to the
Louisville exposition, and as result many
of our townsmen are IN attendance.
The lumber dealers of our city have been
cutting on prices lately to such an cxten,
that they had to call state convention to
establish some uniformity IN prices, grades,
etc The result Of the meeting of that
body which convened in our town will be
anxiously awaited bv the board consumer
The Free Thinkers Of our sister county,
Bell. had their eighth annual meeting in
the town of Temple on the 2lst. They de.
cided to have a state convention of lnfidels,
to convene In Waco on the fourth Sunday
in October
The homeopathic school of physicians
are making a strong effort to get place in
the medical department of the State Uni.
versity. Though their numbers are small
in comparison with the other school, 1t Is
no reason why they should not be remem.
bered IN the great school Of our state.
The University will open on the 18th.
although the building is uncompleted.
Some of the departments will have to find
temporary Judgement elsewhere for the
present. IL Is now almost half century
since the republic of Texas set apart such
ample means for the founding and main.
tenance of the great school now about to
be inaugurated, and yet many of the battle
SCARED veterans of '36 have lived to realize
in full frultion the object tor which they
underwent so many privations and hard
ships.
It's proposed by some to have grand
Southern exposition 10 be held IN some
Texas city on the completion Of the 50th
anniversary OF Texan independence.
LITTLE TEXAS
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Other Fires.


The Southern Hotel at Jacksonville, ILL.,.
and the large Presbyterian church adjoin
ing it were destroyed by fire on the It'll, in
volving loss Of $4,000.
A block Of the principal business build
ings IN Lockport, Cal, was destroyed on
the It'll. Loss, $4,000.
Same day was burned the Benedict gram
elevator at Cedar Springs, Mich. Loss
$4,000
McCord g. Decksr's grain elevator a,
Columbus, O., was burned the same day
Loss, $4,000.
The dry goods, grocery and drug store
of DR.. Fitch, IN the village of Channahon
Ill.,, was burned last Friday night, with all
the stock of goods contained in it. Two OF
three frame buildings in the. same yard
were also burned, making the loss heavy
one, and only partially covered by insur-
ance Incendiarism is believed to be the
cause, though suspicion is not directed 70
any particular person,-Joltet Signal.
The village of Milford, eight miles south
OF WATERFOWL, Wis, on Sunday night lost
a large and only mill by fire The mill
was owned by n. 5. Greene & Son, and
together with 5000 bushels of stored wheat
,s total loss. The owners lose is esll-
mated at $4,000.
An incendiary fire on Sunday at Deep
Creek, Norfolk Co., Va, destroyed the
whole village. Loss, $4,000.
Late on Saturday night half the village
of Auburn, Ky, was burned. Loss, $4,000.
The Elkhorn Tannery, at Shouisburg,
Pa. was burned on Sunday. Loss, $15O,OOO.
On Monday morning the pork house of
F. A. Smith, Munfordsvllle, KY, was to-
tally destroyed by fire, including the
freight depot Of the Louisville e. Nashville
r. r., saloon and blacksmith shop.
Loss, $4,000.
The Cedar Bluff Hotel owned by the
Boston, Hoosac Tunnel Il Western Rail
way, and located on the east shore of Sara.
togs Lake, was destroyed by fire at l13O
o'clock Sunday night.
Early Monday morning the Consolidated
Oil Company's warehous at st. Joseph
Mo-, including four cars on the railroad
track, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $25,-
600.
The loss BY the burning Of Bemis' lum-
Der mil, below Texarkana, in Texas, on
Saturday, amounts to 100000, not inclu.
ding twelve freight cars belonging to the
Texas Pacific Railway.
The losses by fire on Tuesday included
saw.mill at Taunton, Msss., loss, $50, 900;
three manufacturing establishments and
two carpenter shops at st. Paul, MIMI,
loss, $50, 800; residence near Cincinnati,
loss, $4,000; Q residence In st. Marys
county, Maryland, loss, $4,000; grocery
store at Waukeshs, Wis, loss 5000, and
near Petersburg, Va, forest fires have de-
stroyed an immense amount Of valuable
timber, etc.
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quoted the general a. saying "in untheo-
logical terms, we shall whip them "
THIS was too much for one Of the old vets.
in the audience, and rising In his chair
and shaking his hand at the reverend
speaker, he said: THAT isn't what Sheri-
dan SAID; what he did say was, Well
lick HI out of 'emn" This brought
down the house. After the confusion had
subsidized DR.. Fulton smilingly added.
"And he did 1t, tool"
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Many old soldiers remember ''ths dead
line" at Andersonyille. II was . mighty
dangerous neighborhood. Dyspepsia, bill
iousness, and liver and kidney diseases are
full Of perils for the sick, hut Burdoek Bleed
Bitters are Q certain remedy. Sold every
where.
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While the east is burning up with
drought, Texas is afflicted with excessive
rains and floods. A despatch from Laredo
on the Rio Grands, says:
The rains Of the last day or two have
caused an unprecedented rise IN the Rio
Grande. At noon to-day the perpendic-
ular T,se WAS eighteen feet 1t hes since
fallen one foot. Heavy rains have been
falling to-day, and 1t 10 expected that Q
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erigRs's 0lyoerlns Salvs.

The hest on earth can be truly said Of
Griggs's Giycerine Sslve, which 10 sure cure
foI cuts, bruises, scalds, burns, wounds, and
all other sores. Win positively cure piles,
letter and all skin eruptions. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Only Is
cent?. For sale BY al druggists.
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The Fire Fiend.
Destructive Forest Fires.

The severe drought from which New
England and portions Of New York have
been suffering for several months past, has
not only ruined the ripening crops and
spoiled the tall feed, but has dried up the
brooks and wells anu scorched the land
until every meadow and grove became q
finder box ready to spring into blaze on
the first contact Of fire. Forest fires had
started couple of weeks ago in the out
lying towns around Boston and by the end
of last week the city was nearly surrounded
by q Gordon of flames. From the south
shore, stretching around to the west AID
reaching eastward until met by Massachu.
sets Bay, there was not town within fifty
miles Of Boston that bad not one or more
fires which until Sunday were beyond con.
troll. \ fire started two weeks ago IN the
woods near Muddy Pond which before ii
could be checked, burned over district
embracing over four thousand acres, coy
cred with timber, pasturage and fences,
At least thousand cords OF cut wood were
included in the destruction. In the marsh
es of Eugewer,h and Oakgrove the pea,
beds caught fire and werelargely destroyed.
Along the South Shore anti Old Colony
road thousands Of acres were burned over !;
and SO for miles in ali directions north,
south and west The losses reach INTO
millions.
Similar causes have led 10 extensive
field and forest confagrations on Long Isl.
aud. From Long Island City, opposite
New York, to Sag Harbor, the eastern end
OF the island, the whole line of the railroad
runs through clouds OF hot, drifting smoke
On both sides of the track miles of black
ened and desolate looking burned and
smoky lumber land point out the course of
the fires. On Hampstead Plains, to the
eastward Of Garden City, fires have burned
off the scrub brush and grass for thousands
of acres, leaving behind mass of cinders
for the wind to toss about For miles the
whole surface of the land has suddenly
been changed from green pastures 10 inky.
black deserts, and while the fires were in
progress the large heaths looked like the
burning prairles OF the West
Like fires are reported IN the Hacken-
sack valley, and on st. Anthony's Nose,
above Peeksklll, in New York In most
cases the fires are kindled by locomotive
sparks, careless hunters or smokers.
Extensive forest fires are also reported
in Virginia. A Petersburg dispatch of
the 18th says; Forest fires have destroyed
q large quantity of valuable timber lands,
underground and cordwood in adjacent
counties, and, at last accounts, were still
burning. The fires extend over large area.
In some instances wheat fields were de-
stroyed by flames. 1t is feared that con-
game has been burned.
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Archer, the English jockey, 10 q wonder
fully successful rider. He seems TO charm
the horses and make them win. Coles Vet.
Urinary Csrbolisalve charms away all diseases
Of horses and should always be kept on hand
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OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Is. 1885,

greater height Will be reached to morrow.
Sheep owners are apprehending a great
loss among their fiocks by drowning.
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KeleErtng 70 Sheridan q the battle of
Wmchesess, In his address ct the soldiers
reunion In Oneosta, the Rev. Dr.. Fulton
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Morris tribune., 1883-05-09

Wednesday morning at o'clock. Tn
fire was caused by spontaneous COM
bustion in the malt house. Loss, ST.
600; no Insurance. The brewery was
owned by Kalbour 4 Walter,
The first gold brick from the Lake
of the Woods gold mine has been re-
eeived at VIII nipeg. 1t weighs lbs
and oz's., aud is worth $3.50. 1t was
taken from one which yielded $45. to
the ton.
The London Times says that Il meet
ing of leading owners of steamships
will be held on the 10Th inst. TO take
steps towards raising capital for the
purpose of building another canal
across the Isthmus of Suez.
Morris tribune., 1883-05-09

We are informed that there is one
town in Stevens County where every
farm, except three, has been sold UNI
der mortgage foreclosure, and aban-
doned by the original owners. This
disclosure dovetails in very nicely
with our editorial on the second page
entitled "'rhriying Condition of Grant
County Farmers" Herman Herald.
The Herald man is off his base. If
a town exists like the one described it
must be just north of the southern
boundry of Grant County for no such
town can se found in Stevens county.
Morris tribune., 1883-05-09
THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Yellow fever has broken out at Vera
Cruz, Mixico.
100000 trees were planted in Ne
braska arbor day.
The fruit crop of Virginia has been
damaged by the late heavy frosts.
A lumber train recently pulled out
at Orange, Texas, fully Il mile long.
Sixteen men lost their lives by the
burning of a factory in Warsaw, Po-
land, Thursday.
A man a hundred years old filed on
a homestead ut the Huron, d. T., land
office the other day.
A Danish arctic expedition has
started for Greenland, for the purpose
ofexploring that country.
Fresh Apache raids are reported in
Southern New Mexico. \ renegade
negro is leading one band.
The salcs of flowers in New York
last year were about $1O,O0O,0O0. The
sale of seeds amounted to $3,0OO,o0O.
A soda water fountain exploded iii
Syracuse, n. y, fatally injuring one
man and seriously hruising two others.
In the boston six-day race between
BICYCLES and horses, the score Tuesday
night was: Horses, aG3 miles; bicycles,
312.
Last year l, 400 buildings were cree
ted in Grand Rapids, Mioll., and it is
estimated that this year :, 200 Will be
erected.
4 document which urges :, speedy
rising against the oppression IF Russia
is being circulated throughout Bull
gravia.
TIE Menominee river is reported ris-
ing to an unprecedented height and
much damage is reported among the
mills and dams.
A party of fifty negro exodusters
from Kentucky reached st. Louis
"Wednesday, bound for Kansas, claim
ing to be only an advance guard.
A fearful explosion occurred at the
Keystone colIierly Pa, last week by
which several lives were lost ard a
number of miners severely injured.
From January first to March 18th,
seyenty-six days there were 555 ship
wrecks, oran increase of 1910 as com
pared with the same periodlast year
The Ohio supreme court refused IT,
day to grant new trial to J, D. Wat
son, convicted of bribing members oil
the Legislature and he must serve out
his sentence.
Mrs. Louisa j. Stephens has been
elected to succeed her husband as pres
ident of the First National Bank, Of
Marion, Iowa. She is the first worn
an who ever held a like position.
North Carolina lowlands through
| which the Far river runs are sumner
ged by Its overflow and many person:
have quit their houses. Dams ant
bridges have been wrecked.
! The Canadian government, for th,
purpose of increasing the population
of British Columbia, has decided t,
circulate pamphlets in Europe, offer
ing bonuses for settlement in that pro
vince.
A Bclleyille, Mo-, boy yesterday pu
a bottle of gunpowder on the stove t
dry. Several pieces of the bottle hav
been picked out of the youngster'
face, and it is supposed the drying pro
cess was successful.
! The Bismark brewery, situated nea
the steamboat landing, burned las
Morris tribune., 1883-05-09
HAORDLNARY PRESENCE OF
NFTNT

dow true it is that fame and fortune
both often hinge upon some trivial cir
cumstance. The most successful artist
at the annual exhibition of the Academy
OF Fine Arts in London this year is q
young Californian named Baldwin Sow
ers, who made such a hit painting car
riages and houses some six years ago in
Oakland that he was sent for study to
Florence, where, as every one knows,
paint is much cheaper.
Mr.. Sewers peculiar line is the delin-
cation of still life, and so he painted
cheese, though, as it was Limburger
cheese, it could hardly be called still
life subject after all. Alleged judges,
who saw this masterpiece after compile
tion,. say it resembled a mud pie more
than it did cheese but this was prob
ably envy, as, after it was hung, some
malicious persons slipped into the galle-
ry the night before the exhibition and
deliberately cut round hole in the can
vas, thus completely removing the
cheese.
When the Examining Committee were
on their rounds they came to the de-
faced picture, and angrily sent for the
artist to give an explanation. An ordi-
nary painter would have been overcome
with despair at the outrage. Not SO
our fellow citizen. When the Chairman
said, sternly:
Where, sir, is the cheese?"
He responded calmly:
"Alas Gentlemen, perceive have
painted it with too great fidelity. The
mice have eaten it."
They awarded him the first price
California paper.
Morris tribune., 1883-05-09

The district court of Miles City adj
jouraetl Sai urday. Forty-ore indict-
ments were found by the grand jury,
mostly against the old county officers.
The charges are for frauds against the
county treasury and election frauds,
some of the former dating back to 1880.
Morris tribune., 1883-05-09

A LAWYER, having some legal business
to transact with widow lady, took
occasion to inquire her age. The ma
tron, who had long since dotted the
"widow's weeds" attempted to look
prim, and much younger than she really
was, as she replied: "Thirty-fve, SIR"
Then, turning to the daughter, he said j:
MAY be so bold, Miss, as to inquire
your age?" Certainly. am little
past 32-'most three years younger than
mother p