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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
barnum's Elephants Bathing.

When B>rnum elephants were bath
inc in the Missouri River at Omaha two
years ago, Pilot--the ugly one just killed
and Albert refused to come ont of the
water with the others. They were. in
fact, heading for the opposite shore when
keeper named Artingstall plunged in
and swan out to them, carrying his
prod in his mouth. One blow from
Pilots trunk or foot would have sent
him into eternity. He swan to tho
further side with one hand and with the
other prodded away ut Pilot Recog-
nizng his voice and catching sight Of
the fork, they turned toward the shore.
Finding that he could not keep up with
them, Artingstall made squirt, and seiz-
inc Pilots tail, mounted him, pretty
nearly worn out Pilots sides We're wet
and smooth rs glass. With one foot on
his back, the other on his head. he
reached shore. followed by Albert,
amongst the shouts and cheers of the
circus men and spectators. The herd,
which had been waiting for them, stam-
peded and rushed up the bluff where the
company were sitting. The most dar
ing riders, intrepid trapezists, acrobatS,
side show takers and canvaS-mcn tum-
bled to the sands fully twenty-five feet
below. Then the nerd, satisfied with
the sensation they had produced, tro.ted
Quietly to the tent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
Henry James, Rival.


If Mr. Henry James intends to retain
his pre-eminence rs the International
Novelist, says New York Life, it be-
hooves him, without question to exert
himself. If he has read "Mr. Isaacs''
he will not need to be told that he has
rival who seems not ill-iitted to sup
plant him in the affections of his coun-
trymen. If any one doubts this let him
set up the author of Mr.. Isaacs along
side of Mr.. James and compare the
two.
Mr.. James, to begin, was his father
son, but Mr.. Crawford, we are told, not
only had parents, but is the nephew
both of his uncle and his aunt. Had
Mr.. James ever an aunt? Not that we
know of.
Both gentlemen were of American de-
scent. This is an accident of birth and
neither can be held accountable for it;
but Mr.. Crawford's parents did what
they could for their son by choosing It
ally for the land of his nativity, thus
giving him better international start
than that of Mr.. James, who, being UNI
able to influence his parents. was born
in America, and may never get over it.
MIR. Crawford, too. was educated in
lands in which Mr.. James eager spirit
was not able to lurk until he had passed
the period when the mind is most sus-
ceptible to the influences of his envir-
Onment.
The effect of Mr.. Crawford's early ad-
vantages may be seen in the extent of
his literary range and in the marked
originality of treatment which marks
his dealings with his characters.
Mr. James confines himself to analy-
sis of the mental processes of the Young
MANY Who light Have-Done Something.
the Young Man-Who-Is-Af He-Will
Do-Something, the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MISUNDERSTANDING, his Friend
Who-Don' t-Want- To-Do-Anything And
Never-Did; their relations, male and fe-
male; English lords of assorted sizes,
German professors and couricrs. But
only the disinfected Yankee and the
British lord, which he shares with Mr..
James, but Parthians, Modes and Ella
mites and jewellers in Mesopotamia-
alone spooks-who dream dreams and
see visions, and talk of incomprohensi-
BILE things in u diverting variety of
tongues.
None of Mr.. James people ever ac-
tually do anything except eat and change
their clothes, but Mr.. Isaacs and his
friends have rs much restless enterprise
as freshmen at college, and, at pinch,
Mr.. Crawford does not hesitate to call
upon the moon to come down and make
faces for his readers amusement. En-
terprise like this is apt to be rewarded.
Let Mr.. James bestir himself.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
The Bow on the Ohain-Glnr,

They were working right in front OF
the hotel ut Il little hamlet in Alabama
the chain-gang. There were nine viii
shackles and having no shame rs they
looked into the faces of the strangers on
the veranda. A chain-gang is an every
day sight in the South, and few people
waste sympathy upon the ju,tly-pun-
ished wretches, but all of u sudden some
thing happened in this gang never to be
forgotten. a boy not yet II years old
came up with n pail of water, and we
saw that he belonged to the chain-@ang.
Larceny had sent him to associate with
those villains for three long years. He
looked pale and broken down, and his
shame compelled him TO avert hi, face
rs he came up. 1t was a sad sight to
see a tot Of a boy like him brought out
and degraded and disyraced, and he
felt the situation 50 krcnly that at the
first kind word from the platform the
tears welled UP and blinded hi, eyes.
There was a woman there from In
diana who walked straight down to the
boy and put her hand on his head and
been something in nj, look to rcmind
her OF some one perhaps a son at home
or one under the sod Her heart was
full Of sorrow and sympathy and her
words broke the lad down This lasted
four or five minutes, to the great aston
lshmcnt and annoyance Of the armed
guard in charge. Tn" lightning express
coming down th"road had Just whistled,
and the iron rail, were quiycring under
the pprOachingt Ter. when the guard
called out:
Come, you Young thief, get back al
ter more water
The woman started back at the words,
dragging the child with her. but in an in
slant he broke away. wheeled and clasp
ed her hand and kissed il, and then
what? Not . hand could have been
lifted TO prevent. Tae express was thun-
dering up At forty miles an hour. not in
tending To make Il stop here, and the lad
turned from the woman whose kind
words had opened the wcll-sprngs OF
his heart, and at the same time Mortified
him At his situation. and with one spring
he alightcd in front Of the locomotive.
Next instant his cru>hsi and mangled
body was flung into the roadside ditch.
and he had served hi- sentence. We
picked him up tendcriv. and the women
wept over him rs they washed the pale
face and folded the boy-hands over the
crushed and broken breast. hu. the lad
was beyond the need of earthly friends.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
A Prehistoric Cemetery.

Two miles from Mandan, on the bluff:
near the junction of the Hart and Mis-
souri, Rivers, says the local newspaper,
the Pioneer, is an old cemetery of fully
100 acres in extent filled with bones of q
giant race. This vast city of the dead
lies Just east of the Fort Lincoln road.
The ground has the appearance of hav-
ing been filled with trenches piled full
of dead bodies, both man and beast,
and covered with several feet Of earth.
In many places mounds from to 10
feet high, and some of them 100 feet or
more in length, have been thrown up
and are filled with bones, broken pot
terry, vases OF various bright colored
flint, and agatcs. The pottery is of a
dark material, beautifully decorated,
delicate in finish, and as light rs wood,
showing the work of y people skilled in
the arts and possessed of Il high state OF
civilization. This has evidently been Il
grand battlefield, where thousands of
men and horses have fallen. Nothing
like n systematic or intelligent explora-
ton has been made, Is only little holes
two or three feet in depth have been
dug in some of the mounds, but many
parts of the anatomy of man and beast,
and beautiful specimens If broken pot
terry and other curio>itiaS, have been
found in these feeble efforts at eXcaya-
ton. Five miles from Mandan, on the
opposite side Of the Missouri, is an
other vast cemetery, Il vet uncXplOrad.
We asked an arcd Indian what his peo-
pie knew of ,ar,r ancient graveyardS.
He answered. Me know nothing about
them. They were here before the red
man.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
Wanted to Compromise.

An Israelitc who had been conscript-
ed into the army, did not particularly
relish the idea of going into an actual
battle particularly after the captain told
him that if during the coming struggle
he should find himself engaged in a
hand-to-hand encounter with one of the
enemy. he must keep on fighting until
either ne or the enemy persisted
milne Gott. | wish | already vas &C.
quainted NIT dot enemy's name, and de
postoffice address of dot man, | would
write and see if it wash not possible to
combromise dot misunderstanding. "
-Terds Siflings.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
More Cyclone.

OF course the week opens with aAothe
cyclone This time 1t struck Fon du Lat
county, Wisconsin,, and though making
sad havoc with buildings, trees, &c, for
tunately no lives we're lost. The storm
was about two miles IN width, and took II
the towns of Ripon, Green Lake, hartford
Princeton, Oskfleld, Lamara,ine, Byron
New Cassel, Mayville, and the lntermedl
ate country. The destruction was con-
fined manly to unrooiing barns and blow
ing down trees and fences. AT Oaktield
the large hay press and barn belonging
to King & Irwin, containing 100 tons Of
hay, was completely demolished; loss, SO,
900. Hardly a chimney Is left in tn,
town. Barns Vulnerable were DESTROYED
and the loss In al around Oakfield will
foot up to $4,000. Reports are constantly
coming in from the country to the ettcc
that some barn was destroyed or RACED
from its foundation. Only two men were
injured, E. Dolan and e. w. Galloway
who received slight injuries only. The in
jury to crops and fruit Is considerable
The storm lasted from fifteen to twenty
minutes, and was accompanied by del
uge of rain. Those who missed the force
of the wind were flooded, and the chief
loss is to be recorded from that source.
At New Casse the Catholic church, as
well as the priests residence was unrooted
and the mother of the Rev. Dir. Berthram
was seriously hurt. The roof and tower OF
the German Reformed church was com.
pletcly destroyed. The residence of Jacob
Deganhart was completely swept away
Numerous trees were uprooted and many
fences demolished.
AT Necadah, Adams county, it carried
away the best part of PetlnwelI bridge, sit.
uated three miles cas-! Of the place, cross
Ing the Wiconsin river. The bridge was
erected in 1879 at a cost of $4,000. The
damage is estimated at $4,000. Buildings
and crops in Adams county were injured
to considerable extent
Another cyclone on Sunday struck the
town Of Cromwell on the Connecticut river
Is miles below Hartford. 1t wrecked
nearly every house in the village and four
lives were lost.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
The English sparrows which have CO.

The English sparrows which have col
onlzed Pennsylvania have been doomed by
statute to determination. But the aggres-
slye little plunderers IN u game of this
sort with mankind hold several strong
cards, of which the strongest IS their fe-
cundlty. The farmers and gardeners seem
to be in earnest, however, and Will prob
ably win in the end. They will not waste
ammunition on the birds, but destroy thelr
nests and eggs TT breeding time More
over, u popular French cook In Philadel-
phia asserts that young sparrows are an
admirable substitute for reed birds, and
tina. On numerous occasions most and
guests alike have eaten the former in
''hankfulness oi heart TINT Providence had
provided such Il luxury as the latter. 1t
this be So and mans stomach and pocket
take the same side IN the contest, II is all
up with the sparrOws.-Nec Yorh 1rib.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07

The chemist says that II little chloride
of lime be sprlnkled on the soil. rats. mice
and insects Will soon desert it. Plants
may easily be protected by it from insect
plague, by simply brushing over their
stems with Q solution to it, Fruit trees
may be guarded from their attacks by at
taching to the stems pieces Of tow smeared
with mixture OF chloride of lime and
hogs lard Ants and grubs already IN
possession will then rapidly yacate their
positions.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
Humpupged Again .

saw so much said about the merits Of HOP
Bitters, and my wife who was always doctor
ing, and never well, leased me so urgently to
get her some, concluded to be humbugged
again; and | am glad did, for in less than
two months use of the Bitters, my wife was
cured, and she has remained so for eighteen
months since. like such humbugglng-
II. T., st. Paul.-PiOneer Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07

The Arkansa, pres, association make
vigorous light against the laws which
makes legal publication of notice post
ed ona tree or stump. This law, though
it be unjust 10 the printer, is rather a
wise provision. for the average Arkan-
sas man woulJ idle mp to tree and
spell out Sc il ,al when it would
never o"cur to nim TT kc up a news
paper. .ifEaaslV' Tf.rtigr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
The Tariff Question Made Plain.

The tariff is the political topic most OF
all others talked about and least under
stood. There has been much Idle decla.
nation and palaver about a protective
tariff; a tariff for revenue, with Incidental
protection; tariff for revenue only, and
Tree trade. 1t ls important, indeed essen
uai, TO have distinct and accurate con
ception OF these different phrases and dis
tinctions on the subject.
l. A protective tariff is that which
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07
A Startling Discovery

Physicians are often startled by remarka able
discoveries. The fact that Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption and all Threat
and Lung diseases is daily curing patient.
that they have given mp 70 die, Il startling
them to realize their sense Of duty, and ex.
anime Into the merits Of this wonderful dis
coyery, resulting il hundreds OF our best
physicians using II IL their practice Trial
bottles free at G Gehring's Drug Store Reg.
ular size Sl0l. ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07

Those two words have vast meaning W hen
fully comprehended. A perfect success can
De truthfully applied to DR.. Jones Red Clio.
yer Tonic, which cures dyspepsia, bilious.
ness, costiveness, all diseases Of the kidneys,
iiver and bladder. i. is s perfect tonic and
oIood purifier; IL keeps the skin clear = 4
bright drives away pimples AMI make, 10.
generai health excellent. Price 80 cent ~
f. Y. Griggs'. -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07

Work given out. On receipt of your ad
dress We will make an offer by which you
can earn 50 to 81 evenings, at your home
Men. women, boys or girls can do 1t. II. C.
Wilkinson IL Co., 1875 and 1877 Fulton street
New York.
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thousands are beng cured OF CataTrh
every wear with Halls Ca.arrh Cure, that the
doctors had given up and said could not be
cured - cents bottle. Sold by all drug.
pi-tS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-07

James I, Jones, druggist, Chicago, writes
Browns Iron Bitters gives entire satisfsc
ton"
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Go to your druggist for Mrs, Freeman's
NJ " National Dyes. For brightness and du-
'""l'il' II color they are unequaled. Color
r'm 10 pounds. Directions In English
"a German. Price, Is cents.
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january 2Gtn, ! So

freight trains carrying pdssence leave Ottawa as
follows: For Earl, 653 a. NJ: for Aurora. ". IS
for Strratur. 2 " =. ) .. i.lS =. y, and SIS, Pm
Morning train makes close connection At Aurora for
az points east and west
PullSan Palace Sleeping Cars. c Z. 90. Drsstse
ia-V Cars, Horizons Reclining Chsir Cars Sai ,se C
II. . PH'aCe Dining Cars. by this route All isforns-
Won Nluut rtcs Of fare. Sleeping Accommodation
aga tine tables vii hr eh"e-v given Nv snnlynyrg
FERClNAL LOWELL
ti"rsral Passenger Al eLt Ch.cAsc.
Taos j. ForTER.
General Manager Chicago. T. r. MARVIN
Agent a. nsca vs..
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FOR SALE.

a Section Of Land 5 of a mile from the HeoO. at
Tlntail, Niuurso'a. There Is broken up 80 acres.
good well good house, iSNn, pustcrcd good barn Tor
T. or Is horses good small granary II Is called the
best section IN Champaign township, VIII be sOI
cheap. Reasons FOR sale made known To applicants.
ottawa Jan, 20 lRsSti W. BUSHNELL.
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Rose Polytechnic Institute,
! by Geo. P. ROWGll & Co.

AUT kluulu addressing uUut i VA - w.
~ Spruce Street New York. can learn the exact cost Oh
any proposed line Of ADVERTISING IN American
Newspapers sB- OO-page Pamphlet, goo.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-12

An Unsclentihc Suggestion From
h Scientific American.

An Unsclentific suggestiOn From
the Scientific American.
It would be difficult to find a more able,
intelligent and industrious body of people
in the world than these telegraphers. The
quietude with which they have conducted
their strike, and the unanimity of their
ideas in respect to their demands. afford
ground for the inference that they know
what they are about. The public will re-
joice to see their wages increased and their
hours Of labor reduced, even il the prices
Of sending Geographic messages are slightly
increased Scientific American.
The public are not willing, as the Scien-
ti6c American assumes. that the rates Of
telegraphing should be increased. They
are high enough already. The present
rates, in fact, involve a shameless swindle.
The helpless patrons Of the Western Union
are bilked every day by being forced to
pay, through extortionate rates, the inter-
est demanded by this monopoly on stock
watered to the nominal figures Of $50, 000,-
600, when their whole outfit is not actual
ly worth $4,000, 900, if that much. The
public have about as much saddled on
them by the Western Union AZ they can
stand, and the Scientific American offers
the first suggestion to the contrary that we
have heard. The striking operators are
truly an table, intelligent and Industrious
body Of people," and it is placing them in
a false light to advocate any advance in
telegraph rates. however slight, even for
their relief. They are o paupers, aud it
is not fair to them to put them 10 that
light. The question involved is simply
one Of legitimate business and right. The
public and theo operators are being squeezed
by the same monster. A principle IL at
stake. and no trivial consideration should
be injected into the discussion Of IL.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-12


At the telegraph Office: No tick here.
Asummer trip: Over the croquet wicket.
The latest wrinkle in cuffs is caused BY
the heat.
1.-THE boy stood on the burning deck"
He had probably been sent on an errand
and told to hurry back.
His Honor: "Are you guilty or not
guilty 2" .Spects Use guilty, sab; but I'd
like to be tried all de ssme by q jury"
"what did you say your friend is. Tom,
my ?" "a taxidermist." whats that ~
"Why, he's q sort OF animal upholsterer."
When the small boy is pursued by the
dog in the melon patch, and there are no
trees handy. he sings: ooh, for the
garden wall !"
A little boy, disputing with his sister on
some subject, exclaimed: Its true; for
ma says SO; and if ma says so, it Is so,
whether it is so or not u
Countess: 81 told you expressly to pain
the chamber blood-color, and you havt
made it blue" Painter: Il beg youl
pardon, l thought the gracious Countess
had blue blood"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-12
OVER THE WAFER.

Cholera Still Raging at Alexandria
Canon BERNARD Found Not
Guflsy-Punzzorilla Il Spain-An
Important Cabinet M~eeting-The
Nile Continues to Rise.
ESPECIAL TO 4 SENTINEL
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 11.-There were %
deaths from cholera here yesterday.
LEouRNAY, Belgium, Aug. 1.-THE trial
Of Canon Bernard, on the charge Of alb
stracting valuable papers and securities
from the Episcopal Palace at Leournay'
was concluded this morning. The Canon
was found not guilty.
LONDON, Aug. ia dispatch from
Paris asserts that Punzzorilla is in Spain,
where he is personally directing the
risings in that country, which it is declared
are spreading.
MADRID, Aug. 11.-An important Cabi.
net Council will be held tonight.
LONDON, Aug. ia Madrid CORES
pendent of the Post says the outbreaks il
| Spain are the results Of . scheme which
Punzzorilla has been planning for the las
80 years.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 1.-THE Nile con
tinues to rise. Great damage has already
been done to the crops in the vicinity o.
Assiol. The harvest will be destroyed
! unless measures are taken to prevent tht
approach of water.
The English doctors now here, who hat
experience in India in the cholera cpl
demic, report that the disease now pre-
vailing in Egypt is Of q distinctly differen'
character from the Asiatic cholera.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-12
THE BLAINE FAMILY.

James g. Blaine 10 rated ~ . million
aire. His mode Of life justifies the be
lief that he has become very rich. Hi
hostility TO the present Administration
has not been disguised. He has Spoken
contsmptuously Of Il - too feeble to b
treated with serious concsrn. The cause
Of his hostility IL on the surface. Mr.
Blains's speculAtions In South Amsrics
were brought TO sudden grief BY PREM
dent Arthur's action.
Notwithstanding these facts Mr..
Blaine's SON IL now assistant counsel to
the Alabama Claims Commission by the
appointments Of President Arthur. Mr..
Blains's brother was recently appointed
10 : snug sinscurs in the Agricultural
Bureau, under the renowned DR.. Loring.
Mr.. Blaine has reason to be grateful
for other family favors to an Admins.
tration which he il said to dsspiss. Hos.
tility to the present Administration does
not seem to smbarrass him In the least
In q~uartsring his kindred on the Treas.
urv.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-12
TaE EHeRossINa rOrIC.

The proceedings instituted by Hon.
M. d. Foley against the County Com
missioners of Eureka County have
aroused q feeling in this community,
which, though local for the present, will
undoubtedly extend into every county
in the State which has grounds of com-
plant against an e~xtravagant, wasteful
or dishonest Board of Commissioners.
The effect will be to test the value Of the
bill passed by the last Legislature to
remedy the grievance referred to. The
difficulties of carrying out proceedings
against a too often all powerful Board Of
County Commissioners are of such q ma
ture as to almost appall the ordinary
citizen and induce him rather to endure
the ills he has than to risk others in the
form Of harm from County Commission
ers and those who are ready On every
occasion to stand in the breach with
them to pull down those who take legal
steps to get relief from the recognized
common enemy. 1t is the first step that
costs. That step has been taken
in Eureka County. The case thai
the people have on hand, with
Hon. NJ. D. Foley in the lead as com.
planning witness. has been properly
started; at any rate. the proceedings
bear upon their face the evidence OF a
clean, honest purpose. AS such, it mat
tiers not if considerations of a selfish OF
merely personal sort enter into the
motive for the action. A test case Of
even this sort may accomplish results as
wholesome and beneficial as though con
ceived in public spirit simon-pure. Let
us not harbor the thought that there car
be any but the highest animus in this
effort ut reform in the government Of
Eureka County. For the sake OF those
whose interest 1.-THE people, it is our bust
ness and pride to look to, the SENTINEL
pledges its best endeavors to cooperate
with Mr.. Foley, who. we have M
occasion to assume, as some persons
would have us believe, is animated BY
any but proper and c~ommendabl'
motives in the premises. As a guarantee
that we are with him now, and all thu
time in prosecuting his suit for TIN
county, the SENTINEL has engaged, at 1T
own expense, the services of the eminen
firm of lawyers. Lansing & Mitchell, a
assistant counsel to act with Mr.. Foley
attorneys, also eminent, Wren Il Cheney