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The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-03-05
A Mexican Home Interior.


A Mexican housewife has other ideas
than ours in the disposition of her fur.
niture. There are alaays straight
rows of sofas and chairs set stiHlv
against the wall, all around the room.
Though there are few occasions in life
when so great number of seats could
possibly be required, yet the family
feels itself poor indeed which does not
possess enough to reach in an unbroken
line around the entire circuit of the
sala. Into each corner of the room
triangular table is fitted, and in the
center is larger one-round or oval
which has always it's tall lamp in the
middle and a row of empty vases and
china figures, ranged at regular dis
tances, straight around the outer edge.
This central table is generally covered
with an enormous crocheted Or knitted
spread which sweeps the floor. and rep
resents years of patient labor, vast ex-
penditure of precious oversight, and
hundreds of spools of fine linen thread;
for the mistress of the manse began it
when child and finished it only il time
for the wedding,
There is noticeable dearth of those
thousand-and-one little ornaments in
hAmerican ladies' especially delight,
for bric-a-brac, easels, brackets, etc, are
not within reach of all here as in the
United States. Chromos and engray-
ings sparingly adorn the walls, and the
corner tables are always crowded with
glass lamps and China vases, which are
valued for ornament rather than use.
A chrome, dreadful enough to set ores
teeth on edge-which may be bought
for 81, frame and all, in st.
Paul--is in Mexico, owing to out
rageous duties, as expensive as
a decent oil painting. At the
extreme end of the sala de recibo,
farthest from the entrance, is invaria-
bly, seen precisely the same arrange
ments OF furniture in every casa-a rug
or square of carpet, with four or six
chairs, placed in two straight lines, Wis :
avis, upon it, bounded upon the further
side by the sofa against the wall. To
this little island in the sea of the big
bare room guests are shown with great
ceremony ON entering, for in this par
ticular spot the hostess concentrates all
her forces, as we understand the art Oh
doing in spiritual seances and rey1s
meetings.
Clumsy Farming In England.
ICor Boston Commercial Bulletin
In New England, two young farmers
running farm of eighty acres would do
about all the work themselves. / have
only time to hint at the clumsiness of
English farming methods and ma
chinery, as often, though of course not
always, exhibited. have stopped by
the roadside and looked with astoniEh-
ment and amusement at the sight of
three horses dragging heavy iron
pillow, one man driving. another man
holding plows moving at snail's pace,
turning the furrows in field where
New England farmer would have done
the same work alone with q single stont
horse holding plow, and driving with
reins over his neck. SO it was all
round two or three men to single
mans work, and teams of horses out OF
proportion to the labor required OF
them
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09

A Peoria correspondent of the Chicago
Inter OcedH promulgates another highly
sensational story in regard TO the Fora
Burns tragedy. 1t is 10 the effect that a
young lady of Peoria who was acquainted
with Fora and O. A. Carpenter, was invited
by young man who had been in Carpen.
ter's employ, named W A. Clerk, about the
time of the murder, TO 90 to Lincoln, and
she did 50. On arriving there the young
man took her 10 "A hotel and in the evening
took her out in buggy. Driving a short
distance they met another buggy with Car
penter and Fora in it. They drove into the
country, Carpenter and Fora quarrelling all
the way. Finally the latter turned into the
lane in which the body of Fora was after
wards found, while the others drove on tc
town, stopping at the hotel An hour later
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
SORE EYES,

NtrsEILLfs, Ia SaIIe Co, II. July <ETH, y,
Mrs. DR. KECk-D Dear Ndddni. feel II my duty 10
all who have little children afflicted with sorc eyes %
let hsrl know how one We have in oar has been
benefited Since the first of last December she has
time nv inflammation OF the lungs aud bowels. They
were very bad. She couldn't bear the light at any
time The cyClids We're very much inlamcd and red.
paining her teiJJy Her feet and hands were as cold
ice In the waruest weather. She was very poor and
thin IN flesh. only weighing IL pounds, a0d was IL
m-nths old. W. employed several OF the hest physl-
clans without any benefits
Reading of your wonderful cures was induced TO
call on v n. | Ia you June &d. lss3 and re
Ceiyud the rst medicines After following your dlrec-
lions one week the child could by using the shade
of green sun bonnet ana a. this wiring she feeling
good weighing p pounds, u gam of 10 pounds in one
month She can see good IS any person. am sure
had been relieved soon would have lost her
eve sight and been ruined for life. Any one doubring
tins statement will call On or address me.
tRoN 5sll Very respectfully e.. PARTRIDGE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
TO THE PUBLIC.

LIZ Roy, Mclean Co.. H., Nov. :, lSSi
For about fifteen years was unable 10 eat scarcely
anything without the greatest distress In my stomach
often vomiting the whole of my meals for weeks AZ y
time when vOHiting the most intense burning and
agony in my stomach. For several years had seated
pain In left chest In space Hs large NJ the PAIN ol
my hand. In ls,s became drOpscd and hoacd, ana
grew worse, until when laid down would seem To
smother nearly to death. and my heart troubled ne
very much. Could only lay on my back. Nearly every
night had to sit up TO get my breath. My stomach
would blOat up hard and Ia be full Of nuid. had
much trouble with urine | got no permanent relief
from medicines until ! applied 10 Mrs. Or. keck IN
1882 By using her prescriptions have become entire
y well All these troubles gone also severe pain
through TIE temples which had frequently for years
1lIs fall have hern tilling my Mrm. hauling tlle. and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
STRONG EVIDENCE OF
A NEW VOICE PLAINLY SPEAKS.


Mrs. DIR. kRCK-l feel II my duty to you ana 10 those
suffering did to LEI them XIV how you cured me.
For over years had been troubled with the wtrst
kind of sick headache; could not ride any distance
without coming home sick. my head nearly bursting
and having to vomit. What threw up was very nit'
ter. That was the only relief could get. The last
year before | began your treatment | was troubled
with pains between my shoulders ana the small
of my back. | had great many different doctors
without success. My husband persuaded me 10 place
myself under your care. which dld the llth OF May
1882 II has been over one year tncc hhd hIell
of sick headache. had severe paiR on the top " my
head II sore from PAM this Is all gone, ana am
not troubled with my shoulders or back any more;
can ride long distances enjoy good day, anu re-.
turn home feeling none the wOrse-a thing could mol
do for several years. ,
Some get discouraged after doctorng Il short time
and Quit saying they worse than when they began
know IL il dscouraging In these old chronic diseases
used 10 think was no better but my husband would
encourage by saying he knew was better: 80 FOL
lowed directions closely and took my medicines regi
larly. Now and enjoy the bencits OF pcrse'
vcrance Scuc II costs much. MY hrst blll was
s2l - and II grew less every time nnt II was only q
cents. We don't begrudgc the money paid out. consd
pring what benefits we have received.
Any person wishing 10 inquire further into the mat
ter viii call on or address me - -.,..,.
Yours respectfully, MRS. L. f.. PEDDICORD.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09

Carpenter arrived at the hotel alone, and
on being closely questioned as to what he
had done with Fora, he admitted that he
had killed her. He gave them $4,000 to
hold their tongues, and the pair went to
Chicago, but there the young man cheated
the lady out Of her share OF the hush mon
ev and she returned to Peoria, where her
family reside.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
FEMALE TROUBLE.

OTTAWA. La Sale Co. H., NAV s, 80
Mrs. DIR. KKCk-Dedr Friend: feel II my duty 70
the suffering public TO make known what your yalua.
Bile medicines AMI advice have done Tor me. have
NOT been well for I'VE years AZ AZ present II has
now been nine months since ! t0uk your medicines
and sim feel real well. | afflicted with Catarrh
of the head and also female troubles of the worst kind
could rest well OF nights: severe pain IN side ane
back; was very much dc0ilitnted all over
consCicntlUuSly recommend your treatment 10 al
suffering Any person doubtin. this statement viii
please address or call ON me. Very truly Yours.
MRS A. f. BRt' Nix. +. u. Box lli5
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09

MOTTO 'f,.-EhTATE OF GIDEON MACE, DECD
~ Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Ad
mnstrator of the Estate of Gideon Mace late of the
annraT before the Probate Court of said county the
third Monday Cbeing the ith day Of March ISL at Inc
Probate Court Room. in Ottawa. in said county, "he
and where ali persons having claims demands against
said estate notified To attend aud present the same
in writing for nd justment.
Dated this It'll day of February A. D. 1851. ~
WM. Z. REEFS,
fpbg-3w Administrator
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09

EINAI. SEHrTl 4EiNl EN'r.--EsTATE Of
JAMES SPENCER. DECENSED,-NOtice II hereby
given To all persons interested In said estate, that the
undersigned Administrator with the vii! annexed oi
the Estate OF said James spencer deceased, viii appear
before the Probate Court Of the county of La sale and
state of Illinois, AT the County Court House IN ottawa
i'm said county ON Monday, the 18th day OF March 1871,
for The purpse of rendering account of his proceed
ngs in the administration of said estate for the maj
settlement. 800.
Dated at Ottawa, this I'd day of February 1881.
THOMAS II. SPENCER,
ATTEST: \. I. RARTELs, ADMINISTRATOR, &c;
CLARK prnhltr COurt La Sale Co. III. tebg-3w
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09

John Devine was arrested on "Wednesday
at Coal City charged with running an open
tipbing house near the corporate limits of
Streator He was brought home and taken
before Justice Woolliscroft, who fined him
800 and costs. He has thrown up the
"sponge" and agrees 10 quit once more.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09

TIE TARIFF On WOOI~-The Republi-
cans took the tariff off of wool last year,
but left il on all wooden goods This was
a great outrage on the wool growers of the
United States and great benefit of course
to the manufactures, while il did not bene-
fit the people generally one whit.
Now the remedy for this is not to put the
tax back on wool again, but to take some
AT least of il off of manufactured wooden
goods. The poor man now has TO pay
seventy per cent extra for his blankets for
the benefit of the firms who manufacture
them-S0 To 1l5 per cent on WOODEN shawlS
and 20 10 ll5 per cent on all other WOODEN
goods. In other words, We pay in the United
States, in round statement, as much again
as people in England and Germany do for
all our wooden covering and clothes, or
that cost here 500, can be bOugt in England
| for less than ten, etc. etc. It is so with all
sorts of wooden goods The difference is
not all owning 10 the tariff, but is mostly
Let Us have done with the outrageous Wal
tariff that starves and freezes the poor man
and makes the rich man richer.-For
.Hddison Democrat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09

working In the ditch for DAYS. with my hands ana
arms in water foot deep, and feel bad effects from
it-caught no cold
My family thought could not live long when first
came Mrs DR.. Keck and had to give up work, IN;
now am hearty again ! can work with any Of the
boys, though am nearly sixty-iOnr.
Mrs. keck also cured my daughter Rosa OF deafness
and running of the ears and weak uRgs, in 1851 since
which time she has taken no medicine: nor have
since last February and both remain well heartily
recommend Mrs DIR. Keck 10 the sick. -
R,spectfullv ROBERT COLLINS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
Nlarrird.

On the 2d inst, by Arthur Lockwood, ESQ. Mr. Al,
town of Freedom,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09

The iron for the Millington bridge is be-
ginning to appear, and all is expected by
next week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
FOR SALE.

The late residence of T.. j. Wall House il large and
fitted ~ IN modern style and in rst-cass condition,
being nearly new Heated by furnace. Artesian water
in house and yard Good sized lot and good barn FOR
further particulars inquire of JAMES CALVIN, pthho
Block, OTTAWA. III, ltp'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given 10 all persons having claim.
against the Estate of VIM. PtZer, deceased, 10 present
the same To the undersigned al the office of G. Grlggs
in Ottawa H.. ON Tuesday p. NJ, February nineteenth
AT O'Clock, SAkhn nlnnI:iih
fohg-2w. DAVID PIrIER.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
Women Should Marry.

Marriage with a worthy man is a
womans privilege, and her best aud
highest development, mental and
physical, can be attained IN this state,
says the Rural New Yorker. Men
and women were made for each other,
and very old but nevertheless true
truism is that happy marriage is the
very garden OF Eden. An unhappy
marriage is the reverse, and the great
est of all calamities that can befall a
pure atfectionate and noble woman,
Faith in God and a strong re solve to
do every duty can alone keep such a
one from absolute despair. Miss Brad
don says: "A good woman who does
not love her husband makes the best
wife" If this is true, it is because she
is controlled by duty instead of the
changing caprices of affection.
Trouble in the flesh will come to
every married couple. Why not ex
pect it? The most wretched married
people ! have ever known were always
quite willing and even eager to see
their children settled for life in mar
riage, knowing that they would find
shelter and protection thereby. If
not in the affection, at least by the
law, which compels the husband to
support his wIfe-a support perhaps
meager enough and grudgingly be
slowed Look around on all your
friends, married or single, and ask
yourselves the question which is the
preferable lot If you are strong
enough to fight alone the battle OF
life, to earn your own bread and but
ter, you are just in the condition to
gain the reapect at least of a husband,
and, having a hearty, genuine respect
admiration and love are not far dis
tant. The truth is, dear girls, too
many enter this holy condition hop
ing to find in it only ease, adulation
and pleasure. Such persons will lind
the reverse of what they seek. Read
Tennyson's Princess. " Had not he
the true conception of happiness IN
this conditions
a man must be bad, indeed, that
can treat with disrespect a woman
who respects herself. As a rule good
woman will make a good home-we
know of exceptions to this, however.
But if YOU have made up your minds
to follow the bent of your wills and
pave a way for yourselves, you may
do well: but to those who intend TO
enter the marriage state should a good
opportunity come to them, ! have only
to say, see to it that you individually
understand what is required OF you
as a wife. Be willing to make con
cessions at any time if in the wrong,
and above all things, don't find fault
with your husband before others.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

by Grant Allen in reference to this
subject, which 9e copy:
! What proofs can be shown that the
colors OF insects are thus due to sex
ual selections In the first place. we
have the certain fact that bees at least.
and probably other insects. do disting-
uish and remember colors. Not only
50, but their tendency to follow color
has been strong enough to produce all
the beautiful blossoms of our fields
and gardens. Moreover, we have seen
that wild bees, which are flower
haunters, are guided greatly by color;
wasps, which arc omnivorous, are
guided to a less extent, and ants.
winch are very miscellaneous feeders,
not at all.
1t may be objected that insects do
not care for the color apart from the
amount of honey; but Mr.. Anderson
noticed that when the corollas Of
certain flowers had been cut away,
the insects never discovered or visit
ed the flowers; and Mr.. Darwin lop-
ped off the big lower petals of several
lobelia- blossoms, and found that the
bees never noticed them, though they
constantly visited the ncieaboring
flowers. On the other hand. many
bright-colored bells have DO honey,
but merely make a great show for
nothing, and so deceive insects into
paying them a call on the delusive ex-
pectation that they will be asked to
stay to dinner
Some very unprincipled flowers.
like the huge Sumatran raiflesia, thus
take IN the carrion flies, by resem-
bling in smell and appearance piece
of decayIng meat. Moreover, certain
insects show a preference for certain
special flowers over others. Ore may
watch for hours the visits paid by
bee or a butterfly to several dozens of
one flower, say purple lamium, in
succession, passing by unnoticed the
white or yellow blossoms which inter
vene between them. Fritz Muller
mentions an interesting case of Ian
tana, which is yellow on the first day,
orange on the second, and purple on
the third. This plant, he says, is
as have seen, the purple blossoms
are never touched. Some species in
serted their probosces both into yell
low and into orange flowers; others.
as far as | have observed. exclusively
into the yellow flowers of the first
day"
Mr. I. D. Lily, an American natur-
alist, observed that the colored petu
Mas and morning -glories in his gar
den were torn to pieces by bees and
butterflies in getting at the honey,
while the white or pale ones were
never visited. These are only a few
sample cases out of hundreds, in which
various observers have noted the pref
erence shown by insects for blossoms
of special color.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
A Huge WaterspOut


While your correspondent and a
friend were sailing in Great bay on
the evening of July 16, they saw a
huge tablespoonful first ever known
in that body Of water Our attention
was at first attracted by violent com
motion of the water, covering space
of probably twenty yards in diameter.
By the aid of a pair Of marine
glasses, we watched it attentively dur
ing its formation, and as iC pursued It's
rapid flight to the west we were enabl-
ed to make the following observations:
The body of water appeared to be
leaping and foaming with great VIC
lence, and was travelling at the rate OF
eight or ten miles an hour. AS it
moved swiftly on its course it gradu-
ally assembled toward a dense, black
cloud that overhung it. Presently we
observed the cloud to change in APP
pearance, a portion of it becoming
elongated and descending toward the
waters that rose to meet it, and, as it
drew the water up into it, changed
FROM an inky blackness to a much
lighter color.
The thing was now complete, and
consisted of a mass of seething, foam
ing water, whose diameter had increas
ed to forty yards or more, TO which
was Joined a narrow funnel which eX-
tended at least quarter of a mile up
ward, where itunited with the heavy,
black cloud that still lowered over it.
The funnel, if such we may call IT, at
first ran down in an almost perpen.
dicular direction, but soon changed
into double curve, and as it sTayed
to and fro in the air it presented the
appearance Of huge rope connecting
the mass of water with the inky cloud
above.
The whole affair lasted, as near as
we could Judge, for about fifteen
minutes, when the upper portion
gradually became less dense until 1t
finally disappeared, while the waters
continued in agitation a few minutes
longer. From the time we discovered
ii until its dissolution it kept up the
same rate of speed, and had any boats
been in its path it would assuredly
have meant destruction to them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
MAI KAUN.
The Remarkable story of Young
Siamese student
New York Tribune

New Qrk tribune.
Mai Kaun, the youag Siamese no
bleman who has been afraid to pc
home for four years past, because he
was in danger of being beheaded. is
now passing his summer vacation al
the home of Rev. DR. Samuel House.
in Waterford. He was recently grad.
uated with great honors at the vii.
liston Seminary, East Hampton
Mass. Just before the Siamese En-.
bassy sailed for home from New York
on July ), DIR. House went to the
metropolis, where he saw the brother
of the King of Siam, who was at the
head of the embassy, and received as
suraroes from the prince that Mai
Kaun would now be safe in returning
to his native land. The former regent
of the kingdom, the impIacable enemy
of Mai kaun's family, recently died.
and the present king is liberal in his
views, and inclines to foster education
and the sciences 1t is limited that
Mai kaun will take a course in engin
eering at the Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute. and then return to Siam
where he will superintend the open-
ing of a system of railroads and thus
restore the fortunes Of his once bril-
liant family.
The storJ of Mai Kaun is like a page
from an Oriental romance. His
father, member of the kings private
council. fell in love with a daughter
of the English consul four years ago
and ran away with her in a steam
Yacht For this he was arrested and
first fogged by order of his implacable
enemy, the regent, wLo was the prime
minister at the time. The English
eonsul thought punishment had gore
far enough, and threatened Bank Kol1
with gunboat from Singapore. A
Siamese envoy was sent to England to
protest against the threat of the con
sui. He was gone eight months, and
in the meantime the imprisoned no
bleman was beheaded and every mem
Der of his family WHO could bo Ivaol
ed either suffered the same fate or
was imprisoned. The property of all
his relatives was confiscated, and his
chief wife, the mother of Mai Kaun,
was put to work in a rice factory.
Now, in consequence of royal favor,
she enjoys an honorable position as an
attendant upon the queen. Mai Kaun
at the time was studying in the Unit
ed States, but the prime minister made
an effort to compel the American gov
eminent to give up the boy, so that
he could do with him as he chose.
Mai Kaun's grandfather became in
sane on account of the brutal treat
ment that he had received by his gov
eminent and was kHighted in order to
heal his wounded feelings. His
daughter made narrow escape from
the country.
The new order of things which al
lows MAJ Kaun's return home is de-
scribed as solely owing to the enlight-
eminent of the present king, who,
among other changes, has abolished
the rule compelling every inferior of
whatever rank. when in the presence
of superior, to get down on his hands
and knees and crawl.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

The origin of the thermometer is
unknown. AS to the instrument as it
now exists, Robert Hooke suggested
the use of the freezing point, HALEY
the boiling point, and the substitution
of mercury for spirit, and Newton
blood heat. Fahrenheit, although a
German by birth, was a protege of
James |, and died in England. Re
aumur's thermometer in its final form
owes its origin TO DeLuc, and,
although the Centigrade Thermometer
is almost universally attributed to
Celsius, it was really invented by
Linnaus.