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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

Most of Summers classmates did not
anticipate for him more than an ordi-
nary success in life. But those who
knew him best were impressed with his
love for books, and with something in
his tone aud manner which gave asSur-
ance that no would make his mark
This feeling grew stronger towards the
end of his college course, and especial
ly after the announcement of his sue
cessful competition tor Bowdoin prize.
Sumner took but little recreation, much
prclerring his room and books. He took
no part in athletic sports and did not
90 into society, but was very social, en-
joyed pleasantly and good cheer, and
was a fayOrite in his class. Sumner
pertinacity in his opinions and pur-
poses was a prominent feature of his
character at this period. The follow
inc incident well illustrated his inn
movable persistcncy: The college rules
at his time prescribed an undergradu-
ate's uniform dress; and rs one of the
details waistcoat of "black-miXed or
black; or when of cotton or linen of
white" Sumner wore n butf-colored
waistcOat, which encountered the OBJ
scrvation of the Parietal Committee.
He maintained that it was white, or
nearly enough SO to comply with the
rule. He persisted in his position, and
was summoned several times to appear
for dsoDedience; but to no purpose.
The committee, wearied with the con-
troversy, at length yielded. -Harvard
J{pr0M
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
HOME-MADE CURTAINS.

Very pretty and inexpensive curtains
can be made of cheese cloth, with or
without a border. Should the border
not be used, turn a hem three inches
wide down the front and across the
bottom of the curtain. This should be
caught down in clearinghouse stitch in
poid-coored silk. The curtain is then
embroidered all over with double rings
executed in chain stitch with embroit-
cred silk In each set of rings there
should be one of gold silk, and the 9th
er of some contrasting shade, such as
pa Q blue, red, green, or brown. The
last two colors always contrast prettiiy
with gold. Crewels may be used in
place of silk, though the embroidery
will then present a heavier appear.
ance. The border may be of darned
work. Sprays of leaves make good
design, each spray being embroidered
with different colored silks, cardinal,
gold, brown. and green Draw the
stitches from point to stem of the leaf,
and then darn back and forth through
the silk stitches only from side to side
of each leaf, as in darning a stocking,
but do not let the stitches come
through the material. Then outline
each leaf round the edge with the same
color in chain stitch. This shows each
leaf in solid color on the white ground.
A straight line of clearinghouse stitch on
the inside of the border dividing 1t from
the groundwork gives pretty finish to
the curtain. They have somewhat the
appearance of the Madras curtains sc
much used, and AS the work is not al
all difficult one feels repaid when the
pretty drapery is hung up at the win
| dows. White lace curtains are now
very seldom seen except on bedroom
windows. Japanese gauze and Other
thin materials are largely used for por
there's in place of the heavy plush, 1ur
key, and velvet curtains SO long II
| fashion. american Queen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
further than before. Just as had fin

further than before. just as l had nm
ished this the balloon gave another
awful lunge and was thrown oil into
space, but was held by the rope. The
balloon then righted and ! was dang
ling in mid-air, nearly out OF breath
because of the sudden jar, and the
rope, tightening about my body,
severely cut me. How long hung that
way | could not tell, because was
nearly dead with fear, terror eXhaus-
ton and cold. The air was extremely
light and | could scarcely breathe.
then crawed up the rope, hand over
hand, and, when nearly dead, and
lust as had reached the iron
hoop again, suddenly the muslin gas
chamber split with loud noise, from
top to bottom. God help me, |
thought, because it was the most peril
Gus position of my life. Then one
half of the balloon was blown into the
other, and quicker than | can tell you,
the two halves, now wedged together,
bul0ed up and out in the hurricane and
formed parachute, or n sort of UNI
brclla, leaving me swinging below.
THE STORM BEATEN PARACHUTE.
:" i realized for moment that God
had answered my prayer. Then the
truth flashed upon me that was going
down so fast that it nearly took my
breath. | was too heavy for the para
chute. Then / saw that the canvas
had split again, and suddenly another
frighlful sweep of the storm tore the
parachute into tatters, and was hurled
headong down through the clouds. |
closed my eyes and prayed, and died
going down, thinking. of loved ones at
home. My poor body fell into a wild,
lonely, and bleak swamp, ten miles
north of the northern shore of Lake
Superior, where it slowly severed,
separated, and scattered by the ebb
and flow of the waters, until it has
now returned to its original earth.
Nv spirit entered spirit land at once,
where it has now been lodged ever
since.
81 am slowly working my way up
to higher circles and to higher life.
/ have been happy ever since my COM
ing here, and have not changed my
mind but that some day some one will
discover method by which the air can
be navigated. | am obliged to you for
your kindness, and will be pleased to
talk to you again when our eyes meet
here or elsewhere. ] have other
thoughts, too, of dear ones for whom l
am waiting in peace and happiness.
Goodbye
Now continued the young medi-
UNI, 'thc face vanishes with smiles.
lie must have been II good man on
earth. see that he never drank or
swore, but led an exemplary life. lie
was brave, warm-heartcd and gener-
Gus.
In few moments the young medi-
um was out of her clairyoyant state,
and soon afterward the company de-
parted, considerably impressed with
the story.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
The doctor came 10 the

tured marble. The doctor came to the
coast in 1853 and during the pioneer
days became intimately acquainted
with an Indian chief, which acquaint-
ancc finally ripened into friendship,
from the fact that al one time when the
chief was attacked by a vicious grizzly
he came TO bis aid and killed the bear.
This old Indian was very converSant
with the traditions of his tribe, and re-
lated to Dr.. OGlcsby a legend which
had been rccited from father to son for
ages, and which stated that at one time
n people came from the ocean armed
with large stone knives. and while they
peacefully slept in their wigWams these
ferocious invaders would attack and
murder them. The doctor believes
that this instrument is one OF the
knives described by the old chief
Dallas (Oregoa) Times N0untaimeer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
Wyoming.

A stretch of dusky, barren plain
Hcmmed in by mountains grim ana coiu,
II thus TO wearicd limb and BRAIN
WAS viewed hy seekers after gold,
To them ms pitilcss ms fate.
AS they crcpt 10 the golden gate.
The schoolhoy droning DER his book,
In study of his country's chart
Was told therein to never LOOK
For white mans land or busy maft'
And on his atlas thumbcd ana worn
Appeared this desert land forlorh'
railway spans the desert bet, .
And climbs the mountain Josgeu s'uc'
Before II savage sway doth melt
From prairiCs broad TO ocean tlde;
Ana high up in the continent
Are new.made homes filled with content.
And lol as Midas, miser king,
Beseeching gods in days OF Old,
Was piyen the power whence anything
He touched turned instantly togOd;
SO by the weight of labor's wand,
Transfgured Is the desert land.
Upon the plains the black herds swarm.
Where'cr the gen ial sunshine fhlls;
From eastern workshops. field ana fafni,
Armed men attack her mountain WALLS
And earth yields up the key that uniocks
Her yainly hidden treasure box.
From blbyhood Wyoming leaps,
Strong imbed and vigorous IN Eer mlBn',
And iealously her freedom keeps,
In watch and ward on mountnin helght,
We hail the land of all our love,
Minerva from the brain OF Jove.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
PRACTICAL HOME HINTS.

Two pretty tides for the back OF q
small sofa which is divided in two
parts are made thus: For one take
three pieces of blue ribbon the length
of the sofa cushion, put lace insertion OF
the same width as the ribbon between
the strips Of ribbon, trim the edge with
narrow face, not more than an inch and
a half wide. For the other tidy use a
contrasting color of ribbon: pink or
crimson are pretty, or a fine shade OF
yellow will answer. Make this tidy
Just like the other in form.
A work-basket or waste-paper basket
which has become worn and broEen at
the edges may be made to serve n good
purpose by lining it; have the lining
quite full, bring it over the outside OF
the basket, hem the edge and shir 1t
and catch it with fine stitches to the
basket. An old basket repaired in this
way is even prettier than the new ones.
1t is not every woman who can cover
n soap box with plush and so transform
it into a book rack of elegance. In or
der to glue plush to boa:.i and have
it smooth, one needs little experience,
and it is advisable TO try experiments
with cheaper material than plush Al
ter examining the box TO see that it IS
in good condition at the corners, take
some canton flannel of good quality,
cut it to fit the box, then spread the
clue over it in thin coating. The out
side and the inside should both be COW
cred. If this is successful then by all
means try the plush, but not otherwise.
While visiting at a friends house
once she asked me to 60 to her desk
for something, and | saw there, on
opening the lid, motto written by
herself and evidently intended for no
one else. 1t said: "Do not scold; do
not fretw Yes" she said, in answer
to an inquiring look, 81 was obliged to
put it there. / wasn't very well, little
things troubled me, and it is so natural
to speak of them; but noticed after a
little while that when in the morning
early before school or breakfast, | be-
gan to speak of the wrong-doings of
any member of the family, that the
wrong-doings and the tendency to
speak of them increased alarmingly all
through the day, and | discovered that
if | were silent the opposite was true.
and began to earnestly believe as l
never did before that my own soft
words turned away my own wrath; and
isn't that what it really means? for it
frequently happens that other people 5
wrath is increased by that very course. y
--NeW York Post.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
OUR CRAZY QUILT.
Selections From the Current Litera-
ture of the Household and the
Fashionable World.
A Protest Against the Rule OF Fancy
Work and the Ghostly Pillow
Sham.
Practical Home Hints---Incxpensive
Curtains.
OUR CRAZY QUILT.
1CTT TIVITIN THETT'7f
Curtains.
SUNDERED, YET LOVING

Does nothing tell thee that think OF theeT
Something should whisper II into thy heart.
Oh dusky eyes, look westwar through the
clear
And azure sky, bid distance hence depart.
In thought at least travel the realms OF
space,
And come into thy dwelling in my heart.
Our lives like two cleft rocks, are sundered
wide;
No human power can heal the fatal breach
On this side death; but when We cross the
tide
Over whose waves our spirit hands may
reach.
wit thou then meet me with the olden
smile,
And spead TO me in the old tender speech2
No coming years can blush away the bloom
or one sweet year that clings about my
heart
Short, sweet, and sad, swift love that met
its doom.
But yet the sweetness cannot all depart,
For love Ia deafness, and its spirit still
Shall haunt and follow me, go where Will.
Mary Knapp in Boston Post.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
FANCY WORK.

Eliza Archard makes in the New
York World sweeping onslaught on
fancy work. In the course of her arti-
Gle she says
Fancy work is the small vice OF the
female sex. 1t is TO women what smok-
inc is to men. In some respects 1t is
worse indeed, for man can read or
write and smoke at the same time.
Fancy work, on the contrary, is so alb
sorbing as an intellectual exercise that
it is not possible for woman to make
the Kensington stitch and do anything
else, unless it be to gossip.
In brief, we arraign female fancy
work as waster of time, destroyer
of eyesight and health, u deadcner to
all noble ambitions, and n promoter OF
scandal besides. We shall prove it.
Fancy work is an uncanny thing.
There is some strange fascination in
this miserable darning and knitting
that blinds their eyes to the nobler
achievements that lie all about them.
In summer hotels and winter hotel
groups Of fair young matrons sit hour
after hour, their bright eyes bent over
some queer fuzzy-looking. contemplate
little stuff, as though the salvation of
the world depended on banding the
equator with a girdle Of knotted fringe
before tomorrow morning. Now they
cover ghostly pillow-shams with weird
chain-stitch. Now it is ric-rac, and
again it is crazy-quilts. AT this point
it may be remarked that of all contriv-
ances that are ugly enough to scorch
ones eyeballs the crazy-quilt goes up
head. Anon the fancy-work madness
drives them to the production of ta-
pestry pictures that makes your hair
stand on end.
Or maybe it is ''darned net" This
is the head-fiend of fancy work. 1t is
safe to say that on the average darned
net drives one thousand American
women day to premature spectacles.
"Prettyp" Yes, it ought to be pref
ty. 1t nearly put my eyes out"
She had made her little daughter a
robe of this demonish. woman-killing
fabric. Her eyes were red and swoll-
en-, her nerves were all unstrung SO
that she kept springing like jumping
jack at every little sound. She had got
herself in such q state over the pesky
stuff that she hadn't slept for two
nights.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03
An Interesting Indian Relic.

DR.. Oglesby, of Fossil, has beauti-
ful Indian relic, which he found inn
bedded in the roots of fir tree near
Mary's peak. The tree was about 800
years old, and the trunk was so decay
ed that it could be knocked to pieces
easily. The relic resembles the huge
blade of knife, eighteen inches in
length, three in width, and one and a
half thick. 1t is cut out of brown
granite, and has exceedingly fine pol
ish, being nearly as smooth IS sculp-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-03

'I'm Just ready to cry!" she said.
No wonder. The time and labor she
had spent on that execrable gown
would have made her an accomplished
student in microscopy, and not hurt
her eyes either Then she would have
had peep into the fairy land of sci
enIe and at least learned enough to
make her charming and entertaining
companion for month. And M NTH
is long time when il comes TO enter
tanning anybody, especially ones hus-
band.
We arraign fancy work because il
dwarfs womcn's intcllects. 1t gives
them just occupation enough TO make
them believe they are doing something
They sit and moon over their one, two,
three cross-slitch till the practical in
tcrests of life fade from their mental
horizon. They are the true hasheesh
eaters. Fancy work is a genuine
deadcning drug, cheating ladies into
fools paradise.
While they delude themselves with
thinking they are at work they are do
ing absolutely nothing at all that is
worth while. 1t is worse than nothing.
1t ought to be rclegated wholly TO very
aged women. so old that they have lost
all interest in active affairs, and have
nothing to do but snooze through the
days like placid old Tables.
"AW-Amcrican women don't get
outdoors enough to give them a decent
complexion, you know" says the En-
glishman.
Trimming is the wretch that Is to
blame. Show us lively, healthy,
practical, intelligent woman who is a
confirmed trimming maker and we
will find you an honest politician.
The Osceola times., 1884-07-12
THE LlON-TAMER.
A Had Man to Marry-Tbe Horse whip as a
Pacificator.

The latest marriage in the monde ar
tstique is that of Mile. Nouma-Hawa,
an English girl who has made a reputa-
ton and fortune as lion-tamer and
serpent-charmer. Her husband is
man named Boulier, a widower, and this
will not be the first time he has had to
do with lion-tamers. His first wife was
certain Nine. Lecuyer, well known in
all the travelling shows and fairs of
France as an adept in that line, and as
her husbhnd had some money they
were able to mount a menagerie OF wild
beasts on scale that had never before
been seen by the public of the provinces.
The success of the show was very great,
and this fact made Nine. Beulier-Lecuyer
so proud that she became unbearable
and rendered her husbands lot anything
but a happy one. When he ventured TO
demonstrate she would answer that she
was the man of the house, that he was
worse than useless, AS he did not even
venture into the monkeys cage. To this
argument Boulier could make no an
swer, but one day when the "Queen of
the Lions" as his wife called herself on
the bills, so far forgot herself as TO box
his ears, he picked up a horsewhip and
went for her. Surprised at this turn of
affair the queen sought refuge IN a
cage containing three lions, but whe
she turned round to taunt her husband
and dare him 10 follow her cry of as
tonishment broke from her lips. Carried
away 10y his anger Boulcr had forgotten
his usual timidity and, whip in hand,
had followed l.er into the cage. where
he proceeded to administer such vigor-
Gus horsewhipping TO his better halfthat
even the animals were 0yerawed and
retired into one corner When he had
The Osceola times., 1884-07-12
GILT ARROWS AND PINK ROSES.
Unique Floral Ornaments to be Carried by
Bridesmaids.
n Y journal

rs there ANYTHING original in floral
decoration" asked the journal reporter
Of the fashionable florist the other day.
"Oh, yesl" he said. sticking a crimson
rose in the center OF a basket of white
syringa blossoms. There's always some
thing new, especially for weddings. ]
have brides coming in here blythe dozen
to ask me if there is not something new
They get so tired of boquets and baskets
of roses for the bridesmaids, and we'd
ding-bells. canopies and umbrellas for
themselves. So I've set my head to
thinking, and behold the consequences"
He threw open the door of his ice-box
and the reporter beheld on shelf six
beautiful horseshoes of flowers. Each
horseshoe was a basket Of gilt straw
about eight inches across the opening,
and was filled with Jacqueminot and
Msrechal Mel roses. A piece of white
satin ribbon formed a handle for each
one, and was tied at the side in a large
bow.
Those asc TO be oarried by the brides
maids at o tydding, ssu know" said the
The Osceola times., 1884-07-12
Laughing Jim of Georgia.
Eatonton Messenger.

Many wears ago there lived in Putnam
one James Dismukes, called Laughing
jim" He was fond of his dram, and
when under its influence was very noisy.
On one occasion, when the Superior
Court was in session he went into the
courtroom, created a good deal of dis
turbance, and, as he could not be kept
quiet, the Judge ordered the Sheriff to
take him to jail and lock him up. When
the Sheriff arrived at the Jail with him
he unlocked the door and ordered him
to enter the cell. Dismukes pretended
to be afraid to 90 in first, and asked the
Sheriff TO lead the way. The
Sheriff did so. As soon as he
entered the cell Dismukes suddenly
closed the door, locked it, took the key
with him and returned in great glee to
the court room, and, getting on top of
box he addressed the court and said:
your Honor, here is the key to the
Jail, and when you want your Sheriff
you will find him locked in Jail"
This brought down the court and the
bar and Dismukes went scot free.
The Osceola times., 1884-07-12
MARRIAGE OF THE MlDGETS.

Nineteen and IA half Inch Mile Vows to
obey Twen,y-two Inch General Flynn.
The Rev. j. Mackie, of the Scottish
National Church, Manchester, ofiiciated
at the marriage of small couple known
as the Royal American Midgets, which
took place at the st. James Hall in that
city, where they Lave been holding re-
ceptions for some time. The contracting
parties were Mr. Francis J. Flynn, other
wise known as General Mite, whose
stature is twenty-five inches, and Miss
Millie Edwards, who is nineteen and
half inches high. Colonel Ulpt, who is
a great deal taller acted as best man. Ar
irving in carriages, the bride and BRIDE
groom were lifted out amid cheering from
the crowd and carried into the office.
where diminutivc basket seats had been
set for them on table. The room was
decorated with flowers, the ring was but
on, the declarations were made and the
register was signed The subsequent
ceremony was according to the forms of
the Presbyterian Church, and there was
great assemblage of spectators with Is.
to 5s. tickets. The bride entered On the
arm of her husband, who in the mean
time had put on generals uniform,
while the lady had attired herself in a
cream colored satin, with train, veil and
wreath. Her bridesmaids, one of them
her husbands sister, were two little girls.
The married pair stood on table placed
beside the minister. He prefaced the
service with few words addressed to
the company, but all was concluded in
about quarter of an hour, and the bride
and bridegroom we're handed dewn from
the table to receive the congratulations
of friends and admirers, the band of the
Third Dragon Guards playing VI n 4 Is
sohn's march. The husband is H. mis-
twentieth year, the wife two or three
years younger.
The Osceola times., 1884-07-12
POINTS FOR PHYSICIANS.

Hard workers out-of-doors seldom
have insomnia, according TO an eminent
physician. Possibly because they work
hard and get tied and sleepy. But we
are not an eminent physician and NAV
be Observation-Disclosures Call.
Peaches and apples we read, have been
affected by tie frost, but as the water
melon crop hasn't been affected there is
no necessity for the doctors and druggists
going round with gloomy faces.-Ken-
lucky State Journal.
Young surgeons in Canada get bust
ness by going TO the holiday doings and
lingering about the grand stand. Before
the run is over the stand is pretty sure
to come down with load, and there is
at once a boneanza for them.-Louisville
Courier Journal.
The Mind-Cure Doctress-A person is
n ever sick. Ifyou think You are sick,
you will feel sick; but you are not Patti
ent-And if you think pay you, you get
the money; but then you don'R Oh.
yes, | understand. 1t is very simple, de-
lightfully simple.-Boston Transcript.
'Did you hear about that obstinate
patient of DIR. Pellet" "No; what was it?"
"Why he was taken suddenly i'll, but re-
solutely refused to see the doctor. When
ever the matter was suggested ne always
declined" "But didn't they call the
physician "Yes; but 1t only made the
matter worse As soon as Pellet came
in the patient began t. decline more ra-
pidly than ever."-Boston Transcript.
The Osceola times., 1884-07-12
Extensive Laundrying.

The laundrying of the Pullman Com
pany amounts 10 a good round sum.
Each car contains twcnty-four berths,
and the linen must be changed daily.
Every day there are nearly 10000 sheets,
10000 pilow-slips, 10000 hand-towels,
and 5000 roller.towels to be washed.
The average price paid for laundrying is
lg cents per piece. Sixty. three thousand
pieces day would bring the laundry
bill up TO $4,000 month, which may
be maximum; take $4,000 month fer
the minimum. In addition to the other
expenses of running the cars, the mum.
Der of combs, brushes, whisk -brooms,
feather busters, soap, towels, and tum-
blers stolen is enormous. One of the
leading ladies Of travelling dramatic
company was detected recently appro-
priating the soap, and comb, and brush
in the ladies' toilet-room IL is difficult
question 70 answer how much money is
invested in private cars in America.
Exclusive OF the Pullman Companv's
cars, there are sixty private cars at S30,-
600 each, thirty at 500, 900 each; and 100
at ST., 900 each; in all 100 cars, represent
ing S2,500,0O0 cash. This is a moder-
ate estimate.