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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
COUNTY ASYLUM.
Notice Is hereby gwen that on Thursday.
an, Fridays OF each week visitors Will be ad'
mitted o To Asylum. No visitors admitted on sur.
days TIC. GIBSON County AGENT.
Beaten by Wind and Rain.
Sailors on the Sea aud Laborers on the Land
Help for the Larboar1 Watch

There no telling the force of the Wind and the
hcgh, and rush Of the supply appalling when
Cornish, the hoat-Wtln, and myself came down from
alo,' after furlng the mainroyaL we're vet Through
and half dead from the hard toll and the exposure
So said the maze of the "GroS,nnor,' when renting
the incidents of Atlantic cyclone after nearly a tn
Ind mutnicd aud left the ,hp IN boat, 10 escape
punishment,
Mechanics who labor upon lofty buildings, carpenters
painters and brlcEaycrs luay be- called Kind of shore
sailors. and that their numbers not more largely
decimatcd by accident ana disa,ls. &, marvel! Mr.
Jabc1 Rogers, tuck pointer house painter ETC. of No
GS Madison street. Chicago over pine and autumn
are, said 70 your correspondent:
NO, am only syoung many eT-thrty nNr that all
but the Kind Of work do tells Oh a fellows looks and
constitution. Last spring was about run down with
Oyrr-VOrk and eNpususe. had 70 give up doing any
work myself and just made out To- my men IN
sort of halfunI,half way | thought was played OH
for good and all. was racked with cough supplied
with cold. and torn and disabled with Rheumatism
boz took PA RT< t.R'S TONIC and II cured
me Those three words tell the ,rnry-lt cured me-"
70 all persons subject 10 risk from exposure PAR
Is IiIR'S TONIC Hi,l commend itself II purihc'
tn Blood IGyites tuc torpid Liver 10 hca'thy activity
and opens tho pores If the skin This &. the season OF
outdoor peril. 10 health Keep tine Tonic near son
Prices, 50 cents and 3 bottle, HscoN q Co., Chem
isrs, New y DIRK frhl6
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08

low and solemn toDes-tricks OF her
trade, believed then. "He ess leetel
kineling; here ess lifeline in pity
han, an on both ends lifeline, Get ess
heaven. He leetel kingiing. an have
crown in fuchah.
She went away reluctantly, and keep
ing her eyes upon him until the door
closed, an when he awakened he look
ed around with little grieved cry. and
fretted and was impatient for some
thing that was gone.
J have only few words more TO say,
and that is TO mothers. Never let any
weird woman tell your chid's fortune.
There is such thing as the evil eye,
and it envies all happiness and pros
pcrity, and casts It's baleful glance on
those whom it would injure, and they
fade, wither unto death. My baby
pinned from the hour that woman left
him, and when the wood violetS were
abloom in spring-time and the robins
plucked their breasts, we laid him away
from our sight forever! Don't tell me
it was malaria, or tcething. or some
natural thing! 1t was that woman ;
longing for him, that drew him away.
And she came with crocodile tears,
and tried to see me, but they kept me
from her. | should have strangled her,
weak rs | am.
Oh. my little lost kingling!-DctroH
Free Press
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
Aibano.

Tho lake les clear in its mountain crown,
And the twi light star shows clear,
And large and so emu II gN2eS down
In the IN TrOr of the mere.
Was il here ttev rOwCd in their crazy craft,
Where ony the rippcS are
Tho strange lakC-folh Of IN" ilOatinS rnitE
Was it yesterday? sud tHc star.
And the mountains slept aud the nights fell
STILL
And the thousand years rolled by.
Was there once Il city on yon low nj,
with It's towers along the skNF
And tuc cries of the war din OF long ago
Walled over the waters far.
There is no stone eft for Il man 10 know
Since yesterday, said the star
And the mountains sccp and the rippes
wake,
And again n thousand years,
And the tents e battle are ny the lake,
And the CLEAN OF the h1ls mans spears
They bend their bows with herce surmIse
On the liglts on the pain giar,
And the battle hunger Is in th"ir Cyee.
Was it YESTERDAY? said the star.
And thousand yenrs-and the lake is still,
And the star beams large and white,
The bur al chant rolls down the hill,
When they hu y the monk al night;
The mountains sleep and the rippieS lave
The shore where tie pine woods are,
And there's little change but another grave
Since ycstcr as, said the star.
n une,l Rodd in he Spectator.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
Gunboat Service.

Did you notice that man walk over
to the curb and spit in the street, said
gentleman to Cincinnati Enquirer
man. I'll bet he's been on ship5oard.
There a mans got to use either the
spit-kids or spit over the side of the
vessel into the water. They'll stand
anything but dirt in the navy, you
know. How is this for daily routine:
When the bo's'n pipes up all hands in
the morning they turn ont, put up their
hammocks, stow EN- away in the net
tings. then sweep the decks. Mess
cloths are spread, and after breakfast
the decks are swept down again. AT
ll:30 a. m. sweepers are piped and then
the mess-cloths are laid for dinner, after
which she is swept fore and aft once
more. It's done twice more, before
supper and after supper, making six
times a day. You mustn't think they
sweep only. Not day passes but that
the decks are either dry or wet holy.
stoned. A holy-stone is big stone,
fiat and smooth on one side. The CEN
ter of long rope is made fast to it,
and squad of men lay hold Of oppo-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
The Salaries ofACtors.

"A leading actor who was with me Il
few years ago at $500 a week is this
year hired to another manager at 500
a week. Another actor who was with
me for many years, and whose salary
finally reached 1920 a week, was engag-
cd by another manager at $500 week.
A leading actress, who with me had
Sl75 per week, now takes $500 from
her new manager. Some years ago |
had Young actor in my company to
whom ! gave $50 week, and declined
to re-engage him at that That young
man is taken up by one OF those man
ayers who have more money than
brains, and he now demands and gets
$3.50 and as an actor he really is not
worth half that salary. Two hundred
dollars a week is fair price for the
best leading man, and it is as much rs
any manager can afford to pay who
means to keep faith with his actors and
the public. 1t is commonly said in the
profession that actors are worth what
they can get. That may be true; but
if the theatrical business is to be con-
Quoted on sound business principles,
and contracts mean anything, a man
aver has no right to 90 beyond what he
can afford TO pay. Owing TO the eX-
orbitan; demands made by actors now
adayo. managers will soon have TO
come to stop if matter, do not change.
They will have to either close up or
make new actors. IutcI cieW WiM Il.
AZ PuilOer
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
An Ants Brain.

Well may Darwin speak of the brain
of an ant as one of the most wOndrouS
particles of matter in the world. We
are apt to think that it is impossible
for so minute piece OF matter to pos
sess the necessary complexity required
for the discharge Of such elaborate
functions The microscope will no
doubt show some details in the ants
brain, but these fall hopelessly short OF
revealing the refinement which the
ants brain must really have. The mi
croscope is not adequate to show us the
texture of matter. 1t has been one OF
the great discoveries of modern times
to enable us to form some numerical
estimate of the exquisite delicacy OF the
fabric which we know as inert matter.
Water, or air, or iron may be divided
and sub-divided, but the process can
not be carried on indefinitely There
is well-defned limit. We are even
able to make some approximation to
the number of molecules in given
mass of matter. Sir w. Thomson has
estimated that the number of atoms IN
a cubic inch of air is to be expressed
by figure 3, followed by no less than
twenty ciphers. The brain of the ant
doubtless contains more atoms than an
equal volume of air; but even if we
suppose them to be the same, and If
we take the size of IN ants brain to be
little globe one-thousandth OF an
inch in diameter, we are able to form
some estimate of the number of atoms
it must contain. The number is TO be
expressed by writing down 6, and fol-
lowing it by eleven ciphers. We can
imagine these atoms grouped in so
many various ways that even the COM
plexity of the ants brain may be in
telligible when we have so many units
to deal with An illustration will per-
haps make the argument clearer lake
a million and a half of little black
marks, put them in certain order,
and we have wondrous reSult--Dar-
wins descent of Man" This book
merely consists of about l, 800, 900 let
tiers, placed one after the other in a
certain order. Whatever be tie COM
plexity of the ants brain, it is still
hard to believe that it could not be
fully described in 100000 volumes,
each as large as Darwin's work. Yet
the number of molecules in the ants
brain is at least 400, 600 times as great
as the number of letters in the memoir
able volume in question. -L0ngnidn's
M10uziHe
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
GEOGRAPHY.

Teachers are fast going over 10 the
sensible view, that committing the or
binary autobiography to memory is
like learning an encyclopedia by heart.
These biographies are well enough as
books OF reference, for which they can
only be proiitably used as whole.
The days of senseless namc-memoriz-
ing are numbered. Superintendent
Lnckey OF Pittsburg teaches geography
from histories, readingles>on COM
positions, and newspapers, using the
Biographies, along with maps. aliases,
and cyclopedias, as books OF reference.
This seems rational way out of an
old difficulty, Minnesota School Jour-
,J1I
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
Re ends and pull it backward and fore

site ends and pull it backward and fore
ward over the decks, which have been
first wet down and sprlnkled with sand
In places that they cant reach, cor
ners, YOU know, they make men get
down on their knees with their htt!e
hand stones, called prayrr-oookS, ana
scrub 'em out. After all this, they
bend the hose to the pumps and wash
the sand away. Men follow with sqaill-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shaped Ike noe,
with u strip of rubber tackled TO Inc
edpc. They use 'em to rub the heaviest
part of the water IF the decks. Next
comes ano,hcr dct,il with swabs. They
are like big hemp horses tails, and are
swung RIGHT and left, When the tiberS
Get well saturated the swab IS WIRING
and used over again. Light, fiat sheet
iron charcoal stoves, the under side
three feet square, and then suspended
by lone rods to within about Il foot and
"A half # the deck, and swung back
ward and forward until the place under
meath is pretty dry, when they SHIFT
them TO other hammoch-hookS and re-
peat the process. This is done three
times a week, and dry holy-stoning
twice. Ga such days the swcepcrS are
used five times The decks are always
like the driven snow, and wouldn't soil
a cambria handkerchief AT any time.
Now YOU can understand why sailor
learns to use the neutrality-suspicious.
look here, who's spinning this yarnP
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
OLD AND NEW METHODS.

The reccntly-elccted president OF the
New-York school board, in his remarks
accepting the position, thus compares
the old times with the present: I'VE
can recall, perhaps, the country school
house and the country schoolmaster;
the small fractions of the days spent
in recitations of lessons learned with
more or less diligence at home or in
our seats; the working out OF problems
in a self-reliant way; the unassisted APP
plication to book to learn what was
in it; the sense OF mastery in success,
or defeat in failure. All this has
changed The question is not how to
nurse child. it is how to feed an ar
my. Pupils come to us as battalions.
not as units. The bright mind and the
dull are equally out OF their element.
The average must be sound, and all
things suited to that There is little
study; it is all instruction. From the
old times the real WORK of the scholar
is divided by five, the work of the
teacher multiplied" The description
is a true one, and it is a pertinent ques-
ton to ask, whether there has not been
an unnecessary loss. 1t does not fol-
low, by any means. that intellectual
growth necessarily follows interest or
attention. A teacher may be highly
gifted in her ability to interest children
and attract them to the school, and
yet be very poor Instructor. The test
of a teachers power lies principally in
her ability to SO influence the motives
and will of the pupil, that he will be
interested in that degree and kind of
work which will best shape and pro-
mote his mental growth. Influenced
by overloaded courses Of study, the
teachers effort is too much in the direc-
ton Of intelligence simply. But gen.
eral intelligence isa poor boon to a
child if he must get ii at the expense
of good habits and manly indepen-
dence.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08

United States Senator Iebulon, b.
Vance, of North Carolina. is famous
story-tcller His brother, General
Robert b. Vance, who is member of
the lower house of Congress, is also a
noted story teller, and is popular among
men of both parties in his State, es-
pecially among the farmers. He was
a farmer for some years after the war
He is p.ous man, which cannot be
said of his more widely-known brother,
and was once II Sunday school Sup
erintendent and class-leader in Meth
odist church.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
.nI1CArIoN VS. TEMPERAMENT.

1t is hard to remake, but it is easy
to unmake. A child who will need
all its will to help it stand firmly in q
useful life, too often has that VIII
crushed out of it or "broHen, rs the
saying is, by the pcrvcrse whlm OF us
parents in useless orders, checks, and
tasks that are unnecessary, except to
show how they cdH conquer 1t, and Tor
no other end They do not see that
the strong-wiled people get the best OF
life, usually, and that they should cul-
tivate, with firm purpose, this power OF
thinking for himself, and doing what
he decides, in an otherwise weak child,
who is easily led. A fearless child may
be made q coward; pure child, I'M
pure: a truthful child taught deceit, by
the companions or nurses who are
trusted to educate it, while fathers and
mothers are enjoying themselves or
busy elsewhere; AMI a happy chIld may
be made miserable by constant instant. s : ,,
binr and Seeding, and don ting,
wnen it is doing perfectly natural ana
harmless things So much for the real
education, which is not always had
AT school, only occasionally. In
school, too, an ill-tempered teacher, or
a necdlessly exacting one, may put
out considerable sunshine that the lit
tie body brings in with it-P". School
JOurRui
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08

One more unfortunate: Mamma "a
widow of considerable personal attrac'
tions)--''I want to tell you something,
Tommy. You saw that gentleman talk
inc to grandmamma in the other room.
We'll, he is going to be your new papa
Mamma's going to marry him. iom-
INV (who recollects something OF the
life his old papa used to lead Odd
doas he know IL vet. mammal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
STUDY WHAT YOU TEACH.

A thorough understanding OF the les
son to be taught, OF course, lies at the
foundation OF freedom in teaching
One cannot give very clear descrIp-
ton of that which is to him rs vague
as men who look like trees walking.
Whatever the subject may be, this
thorough understanding can be OBJ
tanned only by patient study. No mat
ter how long a teacher has been teach
ing n particular subject, when he comes
to carry new class through it, ne
needs to refresh his own mind upon it
before going into class. When Arnold
who followed this rule. was asked why
he took such pains, when the lessons
had been prepared and taught so thor
oughly in former days, he replied: Il
wish my pupils to drink from a running
stream, and not from stale waters.
The teacher who acts upon such prn-
ciples cannot fail to have freedom IN
his class --Sunday Scdo)t Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08

Henry Ward Beecher says: There
are mu titudes of men like dandel ons;
at first they look like disks of gold,
and after a few days Il puff will destroy
them, and no one knows where they
were.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
S6|aSIa
Ig;dl1i|I;I
Infants and Children

What gives our Children rosy cheeks.
What cures their fevers makes them sleep;
Castoria.
When Babies fret, and cry by turns,
What cures their collie, kills their worms.
CastOria.
What quickly cures Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Colds, Indigestion
Castoria.
Farewell then to Morphine Syrups,
Castor Oil and Paregoric and
Hail Castoria.
"Castoria is so well adapted to Children
that recommend it as superior to any medi-
cine known to NEIL. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn. NY
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
EDUCATIONAL.
Normal Teachers in Council and their
Principles and Met bod of work.
NORMAL TEACHERS IN COUNCIL.

The Old and New Methods or Teach
ing Education and Temperament.
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-13

Sioux City QowD Journal: The coun-
ties of Turner, Lincoln, Clay and Union
are unquestionably among the very
best in Dakota, and fully equal, if not
superior, to any portion of the state Of
Iowa, and when the fact is known that
lands here with more or less improve
ments can be had at prices nearly or
quite 80 per cent lower than tue wild
lands of northwestern Iowa are held
at, and equally as advantageously loca-
ted as regards market and railroad
facilities, it will not be long until every
quarter section Of this grand country
is occupied. AS grass country the
Vermlllion valley is absolutely without
a superior. The native grasses, COM
|lposed largely of the blue joint, that is
becoming SO largely prevalent through
out southern Dakota, grows luxuri-
tantly, and when the time comes for the
introduction OF timothy and clover,
they will do equally well. The soil is u
rich. black loan, from one to four feet
In depth, ana generally underlayed by
a porous clay subsoil, and is practically
inexhaustible. One of the most re-
markable peculiarities of the sell in
this region is its ability to retain moist
ure in dry seasons, and the rapidity
with which surplus rainfall is absorbed
in excessively wet weather. The ground
IS exceedingly warm and mellow, and
unusually active. The rapid growth OF
vegetation is a wonder and surprise Of
all those who visit this region during
the spring and summer months. For
grazing and dairying pursuits no sec
tion of country on the continent pre-
sents more desirable opportunities; and
the farmers are turning their attention
more and more each year to those par
ticular branches of agriculture.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-13
Personal.

Col Vinton came up from his Clay
county farm to-day. >.
Mr.. Will Waldo and wife, of Lennox,
arrived on this evenings train and are
| Visiting with the family of ye editor.
Mr.. E. G. Kennedy and family, of Par
ker, spent a portion of the week in Hur-
ley, returning home Wednesday morn
ing. y
n Mr.. Hansen, of Daneville, was in town
to-day awaiting the arrival OF frienus
from Iowa, and favored the Herald
with call. =
Mr.. VIM. Heron, representing the
American Tract society, was a caller
this week. He contemplates making
Hurley his headquarters in the future.
Rev. DR.. Hoyt, doubtless the best
/ known divine in Dakota, and former
resident of this county, arrived Monday
evening to solemnize the ceremony
| of Miss Allen and Mr.. Fromer.
Rev. Geo. d. Heron. lately in charge
of the Congregational church at Cen
terville, departed last Monday for his
new field of labor at Atlanta, Ga. where
he will take charge of the 9th Congre-
gational church.
" w. H. Carr and family arrived from
Y Yankton Sunday night to be present at
\ the marriage of Mrs. Carr's sister. They
returned home Thursday. Walter has
Y some money invested in Hurley real
4 estate and was well pleased at the sub
stantial improvements.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-13
TAKE NOTICE.

From this date l will keep my books
closed. Any one asking credit must ex-
pect to be refused. Please bear in mind
l will make no exceptions to this rule.
Parties coming to the front that are In
debted to me will find out something
to their advantage. Thanking all for
their past generous patronage, l am
very respectfully. yours, E. BRAUCH.
Hurley, Feb. Ia, 1884.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-13
Be Sure and Remember
Hidden Hand,
READ THIS.

Do you want to know where to nnd.
The best boots and shoes of every Kind?
Then just step into Robinson's store.
And you'll see such stock as you've ne'cr seer
before.
There are boots of all kinds and the very best
That will do to wear with bran new vest
Little men, big men, great and small,
Come right along, we'll serve you ALL
With ovcrshoes too that will keep YOU warm,
In the cold bleak weather or winter storm;
OF mittens. gloves, and nj! that kind,
better stock would be hard To find.
To the ladies, say. II you only knew.
What nice stock of goods we have for you:
You'd not stop till you were inside our door.
Then you would exclnn. Oh. This is the store
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-13
Daneville Doings.

| MARCH Z.
A few prairie schooners have been
seen in these parts.
Mr.. Nels Peterson contemplates put
lting in feed mill here soon.
Spring ought to be near at hand now,
but the white mosquitoes are flying
almost every day.
Z The Farmers Mutual Fire and Light
ming insurance company, OF Daneville,
is now doing business.
the old spawned ring get it
thick and fast? Fat pork and big
words never choked any body.
School closed Feb. goth. Mr.. Charles
Gorham, of Parker, was a good teacher
and gave general satisfaction.
"Ole," don't worry about the prairie
chickens; most of them are camped in
the timber along the Missouri.
Beg your pardon for my long absence,
Mr.. Herald, but news is, and has been
very scarce, and consequently the news
gatherer gets slim harvest.
l wonder if Lars in the Era, is a
Scandinavian, as the name suggests; if
so he is no good to his brethren, for any
body can close his eyes and see that the
New Era plan is to make the northern
districts small at the expense of the
southern portion of the county, and as
a majority of the settlers here are Scan
dinavians they would have to suffer.
! Better change your name, Lars" or
we will say you are disgrace to us.
T.. B. OF D.