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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-11-15
Death of Rear-A d niral Murray.

WASHINGTON. Nov. l1.-Rear-Adniral
Alexander Murray died yesterday in this city,
after a short illness. He participated in
the war with Mexico, and was actively
engaged in the naval conflict of the re
bellien
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-11-15
woman's Suffrage Association.

BosToN, Nov. II. - The American
Woman Suffrage Association announces that
its sixteenth annual meeting will be held in
Chicago on the 18th and Doth Instant
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-11-15
~PETTITS. BLOOD PURIFIER
A MARYELOIJS MEDICINE.

Composed entirely of choice Roots, Herbs
and Banks prepared 50 as to retain all their
Medicinal Qualities. DR.. Petit does not
claim it a Cure for all diseases, but claims
It will Cure all diseases arising from Inn.
pure Blood, Torpid Liver, Disordered Kid.
neys, and where there is broken down
Constitution requiring prompt and per-
manent remedy, it never fails to restore
the suffering.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-01

THERE Is A MEANS of Era1icaat-
ing local diseases of the skin that
can be relied on, viz: GLENN's Sui
PHUR SOAP.
Hills HAIR AND WHIsKER DYE,
Black or Brown, soc. >
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-01

GROUP, WHOOPING cough
and Bronchitis Immediately re-
Heved by Shiloh's CurA Sold oy z
q d L DRUG stora N
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-01

Silk 'Urocade and Velvet Dept
Frenr~ and L; ricsn Dress Goods
White Goods and Table Linen "
Zephyr, Ginghsm and Domestic
Flannel and Ladies' Cloth
Curtain, Drspery and Tidy "
Lsee, Embroidery sud Trimming "
Hosiery, Glove and Button 4"
Ladies' Underwear and Oorse! f" =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-01

Ladies' s. hlldren's Shoe &.Slipper
Dept
c 3nts' and Boys Boot and Shoe
Millinery, Fancy Goods & .Parssol
Carpet, Linoleum and Shade "
L.cies' Dolman, Raglan & Cloak
Gents and Boys Clothing
- (" Suits to Order
- - " Hat and Cap
~ :" Furnishing Goods
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23

BEET ToPs.-The tops of young
beets, if treated N the same way as
spinaeh, but boiled for half an hour, in
stead of ten minutes, will be found very
similar to spinal, and quite as good.
The dish should be garnered with slices
cut from the roots of large red and
white beets, and seasoned plentifully
with pepper.
Note paper for invitations and small
matters, such as acceptances, congratu-
lations, etc., has envelopes the whole
size of the paper, which is never folded.
White and delicate gray are used, and
the thin white papers are more fashion
able than the heavy Irish linen paper,
which has been so much used Of late
years.
A French writer regards the familiar
yet mysterious phenomenon known as
the zodiacal light as simply reflection
of light from the illuminated part of the
earth upon an upper stratum of the at
mosphere.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23

Parrot on her, waited till high water
came, foated her through and got the
gun into position. We couldn't get
elevation enough on it at first, though,
and had to cut away the rear gun car
riage that fixed things to a nicely. Oh,
wasn't that gun a daisy-never can
non before or since had such range.
You can guess how nicely we had it
trained when 1 tell you that Lieut.. Ma
than Edwards and Col. Serrell laid the
line of fire, calculating to put shell
into the rebel headquarters, five and
/ one-half miles off, and they only missed
their mark by few feet. Smashed
right through the house next door, that
shell did, and Capt. Macbeth, who was
then on Beauregard's staff, afterward
told me that he was sitting at his desk
when the thing occurred. An old mig
ger came running in to him in great
state of excitement, saying: 'Massa!
dar's Yankee shell come an made a
hole in de street big huff to put der
omnibus in A lieutenant of Col.
Pleasanton's regiment fired that shot.
[ tell you it woke the Charleston folks
up, and Meerscham and johnson and
the other forts fired whole miles of
metal at us, but it was no good. We
could fix up in the night all they could
knock down in the day, for
their shot would 20 into the sand
bags and dc no harm, and, besides, we
had reserve platform for sand bags
behind the battery. The gun was fired
nineteen times that first night and did
great execution, but the panic it caused
was even greater than the execution it
did, for Charleston imagined that it
could not be attacked on this side, and
consequently had prepared no defense.
Gen. Gilmore, some days before we
opened fire, sent flag of truce to Beau
regard telling him ne proposed to open
fire on Charleston, and warning all
non combatants to retire, but Beaure-
gard said it was impossible to lombard
the city without a fleet. Next morning
after the Swamp Angels salute, Beau
regard sent steamship with a flag of
truce to us. His communication argued
that it was wrong, unfair and altogether
against military precedent to attack
him in the rear of his works. Gilmore
replied that it was both right and fair,
and that as far as presidents went he
was making them, and so this truce
ended, and the fight between the
Swamp Angel and the forts continued,
with the advantage largely on the
Angels side, for it had so much the
longer range and so much the larger
mark, it.knocked the whole lower part
of the city to pieces.'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23
Turning Rock Into Candy.

Half mile from Buzzard Roost,
North Carolina, way up among the
mountains, is a mine. The owners
don't say much about it, nor do they
appear anxious for visitors to 60 there
nevertheless the mine is one of the
most curious affairs in the country the
only one of its kind, it is to be hoped,
in the world. The material mined here
isa peculiar kind of white rock which
the miners say has no name, so they
have very appropriately called it "dez
ception rock" Its uses are varied an6
and its value is so great that the mine
and the works near by pay good div
idend upon the money invested.
The rock is mined in great pieces or
chunks, which are loaded upon wheel
barrows and taken to large wooden
chute, where they are dumped. This
wooden chute runs down the precipi-
tous side of the mountain and ends ends
at the mills. The rock IN its rapid
transit through the large trough be-
comes reduced to small pieces or Jumps
about the size of cocoanuts. These are
gathered up by the workmen, and
when the rock comes from the mills it
reduced to soft white powder, which
is put in barrels and shipped to New
York where it sells for from So to $3.50
barrel.
The uses to which this powdered rock
is put are many. The coarser quality,
especially that which contains small
portions of mica, is used to adulterate
granulated sugar. 1t is said to be ex-
cellent for this purpose, since nearly
twenty per cent. may be mixed with
pure sugar without fear of detection.
1t also gives sugar great weight, and
for this reason is valuable for purposes
of adulteratioI. The second grade of
the deception rock" powder is much
smoother and finer; this is used to
adulterate powdered sugar 1t is also
used in large quantities to give the
cheapest grades of ''fancy flour" the
desired weight. Still another and finer
grade of the powder is made, and this
is used exclusively in the manufacture
of candies. Since the Introduction of
this powder about two years ago it has
largely superseded sierra alba" which
was formerly used in the manufacture
of candies-especially in those brands
known as the "cheap French mixed"
l asked one of the operators of the
mine-an intelligent colored man-why
the candy manufacturers used "decep-
ton rock powder" in preference to the
sierra alba. swell, sah," he replied,
81 reckon it's jest cause you can de-
tect terra alba, which is kind of clay,
an you can't detect dis yere powder so
easy. Eff yo' dissolve the best made
candy in water very slowly, you will
find either terra alba or dis yere pow
der in it cherry time, I'll bet a nickel. 4
I've hear tell, boss, dat mother reason \
why de candY-makers use dis yere pow
der am dat eff folks eats heap O. candy
with it in dey amt so liable ter have
spasms as if terra alba had been used"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23
A Boy With a Good Deal of Nerve.

Columbus Ga. Sun
About six weeks ago little Belle Fer
guson had both legs lacerated in the
turn-table, the skin being so far sepa-
rated that Drs. Jordan and Ticknor
told the family that it would be impos-
sible to make the parts heal unless
fresh bits of skin were grated on the
wounds. AS soon as this was known to
Bellies brother Regy, lad II years
old, he stepped up to the physicians
and promised to be on hand any time
the next day and let them cut the nee
essary skin from his arm. At the ap-
pointed hour he met the engagement,
barred his arms and by means of knife
and scissors four pieces of skin were
taken from his arm and transplanted
to his sisters wounds. The skin is
growing finely. Carlyle says one must
have brother in order to know what
it is to have a friend.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23
BLACK IN THE BLUE OF THE SKY.

An artist one day in his easel stood,
And sketched with pencil free,
The gold Of the rainbow, the green Of the
wood,
And the purple and gray of the sea.
A child looked over, little way back,
And questioned the artist. ''Why
Do you mix with your colors touch OF
black
When you paint the blue in the sky9''
s'Only because see it, my child,
/ am painting the sky as it Is, ~
And he softly said to himself, and smiled,
''It is one Of earth's mysteries
Not the lily itself wears perfect white:
Nor the red rose an unmixed dye,
There is light in shadows, and shadows in
light,
There are films over nature everywhere,
To soothe and refresh our sight,
For MOI tai eyes were not made to bear
The dazzle of shadeless light.
Our consolation and our complaint,
Awaking both smile and sigh,
There are human thoughts In the holiest
EThere is black in the blue of the sky.
What then? Are the skies indeed not blue,
Lilies white, nor the roses red?
Shall we doubt whether ever the crystal
dew
Drops pearls on the path we tread'
We may dwell where there is no blur in the
air,
No veil over earth, by and by,
But good is good, always and everywhere,
Though black may steal into blue sky.
We have read from the leaves of an old
fashioned book,
OF One In the glory unseen,
Whose gaze the poor seraphim dare not
brook,
Before whom the heavens are unclean.
Aud the hope of immortals is in the thought
OF . Truth and Love SO high
That possible evil sullies them not
No black In the blue of their sky.
-[Lucy Larcom.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23

back the petulant boys hair and be-
slowed on him look of indescribable
tenderness.
An old lady who had taken no notice
of the performance, looked up and
said:
81 think that you are doing your son
an Injustice. To allow child to pur-
sue such an unrestrained course cannot
help but be an injury to him, and your
indulgence, permit me to say, is mistaken
kindness. corrected my elder son. 1
whipped him because KNEW that it was
necessary. Like the child of whom you
speak, he died. Iresolved never again
to force obedience, and when was
blessed-or cursed" she added-"with
another son I vowed that he should
never feel the hand of correction. My
experience with him was nearly the
same as you are having. allowed
HIM to dispute my word in his infancy,
and after he grew up had no control
over him. Many night did he start
from sleep and tell me to shut my
mouth, finding me in prayer at his bed
side. He died. the old lady's face
was bowed over the table. He died,
but the marks of mothers correction
were not on him. The law-had-at-
correction. He was
hanged"
After moments silence, the old lady
continued:
sIf 1 could speak to all mothers Il
would say, do not be blinded by false
idea. Love, love in which judgment
finds place, tells you to educate your
child to respect you, for an early disre-
gard of all respect, of honesty, of hu-
man life.''
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23
Well Qualified for the Business.

$50 you would like to become 6
blacksmith, would youp" he said to 6
little barefoot boy, as he stopped blow
ing the bellows for moment.
ayes, SIR" the boy replied, 81 would
like TO learn the trade.'
"Are you strong and healthy"
"Yes, sir"
"And quickP wouldn't have a boy
around who wasn't quick"
"Yes, I'm quick"
Here the boy stepped his bare foot on
hot horseshoe, and the blacksmith
remarked:
swell, I'll give you trial. You
seem to be one of the quickest little
boys l ever aw."-[New York Sun.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23
A Mothers Mistake.


The spoile d boy in boarding house
comes nearer overthrowing the monu
ment of that constantly-testedv virtue
patience-than all other combined
agencies. The other day, at an Arkan-
saw health resort, a pale woman, lead
ing fretful, "hang-back" boy, entered
the dining-room. Nearly every man
looked up, although the woman and
the boy made no noise, for men possess
a strange intuition concerning spoiled
children, and seem to feel the sound
less footsteps of one. The boy was de-
posted in the "high CHAIR" and the
woman, in WEAKNESS of expression,
showing the loss of sleep and the mid
night march around the room, smooth
ed back the younster's hair and asked
what he would have.
"Don't want nothin'," trying to
shove his chair from the table.
"Why, son, you said you wanted
something to eat.'
"No, didn't
"You must not talk that way"
eyes l will. l don't want that"
taking up his plate and throwing off q
piece of meat.
NV naC 90 you want, then!"
"Want some 'zerves.''
"You should not eat preserves the
first thing. Want mamma to break
your egg in CLASP"
"Yessum."
She arranged the egg, being very
careful to use the proper amount of
salt and butter.
81 don't want it," showing it away.
SEAT the egg, son.
81 don't want it," upsetting the
glass.
81 ought to spank you for that"
81 should say so," muttered drum
mer.
"I'd like to get my hands on him."
an old man said in an undertone, while
another woman and another man knit
their brows in severe disapproval of the
mothers course.
"Don't you want a nice biscuit with
sugar on ftp" asked the mother.
"Yes."
She gave him the biscuit, after care
full preparation, and he threw it on the
floor.
"Never mind, I'm going to tell your
pa. You're bad boy"
"No, I ain't," striking the table with
his knife.
"I'm going to tell your pa how you
have acted, and he'll whip you"
"No, he WON'T sticking his fork
through the table-cloth.
"Don't you want some of mammals |
potatoesp"
eyes"
She put piece of potato on his plate
and he brushed it off and threw it on
The floor. The drummer groaned and
,he old maid shifted the air.
81 know what you want, and I'll give
t to you, if you don't behave YOURSELF"
said the mother, blushing.
81 want to get down."
She helped him down.
81 want to get up"
She helped him up and asked what
le wanted.
81 want some of your coffee"
She gave him her cup, and showing it
way, he cried:
"Don't want that. Want my coffee"
"If you don't hush, I'll take you
way from the table,"
"No you WON'T" and he threw back
lis head and kicked the under side of
he table.
"I'm going to tell your father, sure
S you live, l am"
"No, you WON'T" and threw up his
ead and looked like cub bear.
''Madam," said the old maid, "why
ont you whip that boyP"
The poor woman looked up, blushed
nd replied: "Oh, am afraid. 1
7hipped one boy before this one was
orn. 1 whipped him one evening, and {
hat night he died. l have been miser- ,
BILE ever since," and she smoothed ]
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-09-26

strangiing cat. Thcn again silence!
With u frightened look gazed at
Miss NJ. who. IN hcrNturn, looked
at me'in h,perplexcdl mar FER. ~
'.Tlerc must be Something In the
piano. surc!yr' she exclaimed.
There just is" said / to myself.
They looked in. "Hallo why, here's
Il large package!' am done for.
And rapidly Miss N took the
tongs, and, after number of prods,
tished up piece fired cloth, which,
in unrolling, gradually assumed the APP
pearance Ola pair of examinations. /
was on thorns. ~
my new breechesr' suddenly ex-
claimed the general. purple with rage.
THAT COMPOUNDED Ben! that three
quarters formed animal! He does
nothing but make mistakesl The idea
of taking u piano for achest of draw
ers" ~" rs "a
And in great confusion he seized the
unlucky pants, folded them up nervous
ly, and disappeared, inveighing against
the idiocy of regulations in general,
and his own in particular.
True, have lost my pants forever,
but, thanks to the general I have not
visited the police cells.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-09-26
The Lotos Flower l, ;

Oh. inwhat lonely valley, dimly seen
Through duskynisles of immemorial trees,
Or on what lovelyfisland couchcd serene
In azure zones. OF unfrcqucnied seas
blossoms tho L0tos, tabled flower OF cnscf
For none have found II in the city street.
Among the wicked reeds that rankle there,
The matted sins that snare unwary feet,
The poison growth OF SANDER. shame and
care,
The hemlock caves of anguish and despair.
Even in The fair. bcniGnnnt face of heaven,
On sunny plain orsoiiary nil,
At noon or night sCme drop OF bitter leaven,
Some sinister surmisc, some haunting i'll,
Taints the clear cup OF natures quiet still.
1t is not bought with wealth. nor bribcd by
power;
The golden gnrnerings Of insntiate gain
Win not its balm for one oblivious hour;
Aud stricken kings meath canopios OF pain,
Clasp burning pa ms and pray for II in
vain.
And oh, not in loves stormy realm II grows
Love, whose inviolnblc trust denies
To aching hearts and watching eyes repose;
Love that is sorrow in divine disguise.
. Whose mission and reward are sacrifice.
Sweeter than love, or hope, or flames false
charm,
Honors, or gold, or fortunes vain capricel
No brow has worn the corOnal OF calm,
No toilworn slave or time has earned re-
This side the grave the dead alono find
peace.
Charles L. Hildreth.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-09-26
A Crooks Resort.

This government is being bled to
death by Canada, and the administra-
ton does not seem to be able to grasp
the situation. Our American bank
cashiers are tiocking to Canada with
the millions they have accumulated by
lifetime of industry in stealing, and
all efforts TO bring them back seem to
be useless, as the Canadian judges re-
fuse to let the cashiers be interfered
with. There Is sentiment in Canada
that the man who steals money in
America and takes it to Canada is q
thoroughbred, and society takes the de-
faulter in, and the courts stand between
him and harm. AS long rs the de-
faulter has money he is safe in Canada.
The only way for our people to get
even is to advertise this country as a
resort for Canadian defaulters. Let it
once be known that defaulters from the
other side will be welcomed here, met
with covered carriages ut the line be-
tween the two countries, escorted to
paiatial hotels and given receptions,
attended by our best people, and 1t will
be possible to get some of tho money
back. This country is much larger
than Canada, and has more banks, con-
sequently the balance of trade will al
ways be in favor of Canada, but by
properly attending to business here we
can get some of the defaulters to settle
in this country, when we can beat them
out of the money they steal at our leis-
ure, rs Canada does by our defaulters.
All that we want Is to have the Cana
dian defaulters feel that America is
home where they are safe, and the only
way to convince them is to advertise.
The Secretary of State should at once
cause advertisements to be inserted in
the Canadian papers calling attention
of bank cashiers to the ease with which
they can reach our borders with their
plumber. where customs inspectors will
be instructed to ask no questions. Cir
culars should Mt once be sent to every
bank cashier in the Dominion, giving
the price of board, and the names of
some of our best criminal lawyers,
with the percentage they will charge to
assist cashier to cvade our judges and
realize on their steal. Attention should
be called to the fact that society equal to
that which opens its arms to Emo in
Canada will be ready to receive Cana
dian defaulters on their arrival, and
that everything will be done that can
be done to make it pleasant for them.
This matter Is serious one, and the
administration could not do anything
that would bring more money into the
country than to advertise our facilities
for the comfort of foreign dcfaulters.-
ppcL'e Sam
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-09-26

READY announced by authority IN Lon
don. 1t will very naturally create
some surprise. for Mr.. Morgan rs about
20 years old. and was supposedfo have
passed tho marriage point. His first
wife died six or seven years ago. She
was daughter of John Pierpont. the
American poet. who died ut AIedford,
Mass, in 1866. He was at the time
holding an Office in the Treasury De-
partment at Washington, which mad
been given him in recognition of his
services as chaplain in Massachusetts
regiment during the war. Mrs. Nor
gan was q lady of great culture and
was for nearly half century worthy
companion of her distinguished hus-
band. They had two or three children,
the best known of whom is Mr.. John
Pierpont Morgan, of the New York
banking firm of Drexel. Morgan IL Co.
j. S. Morgan went over to London in
1857 or Whereabouts with George Pea
body, who that year came over to
America and established the Peabody
Institute ut his old home, Danvcrs,
Mass. Mr.. Morgan had already made
q fortune. He began life as n clerk in
q cotton goods establishment at Hart
ford, Conn. and after prospering till
he became partner in the house sold
out and went to Boston, where he be-
came associated with one of the largest
importing concerns there. 1t was thus
that he got his London acquaintance
and that he attracted tho admiration
and friendship of Mr.. Peabody. Whom
he went over to London he became as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Peabody in the bank
ing business. He was tho Go" of
George Peabody g. Co., and immedi-
ately became great favoritc with the
first people of London and American
visitors. He is a gentleman of splen-
did appearance. the most refined tastes
and agreeable manner. The banking
house of j. S. Morgan & Co. is known
all over the world. and through it most
Americans transact their London bust
ness. Mr.. Morgan is worth at least
500, 600, 900, and has q country house
near London that is noted for its Eliza
bethan architecture and beautiful sur
roundings. The lady 10 whom they
say he is to be married wears the name
of Mrs. Alice Mason. She discarded
the Sumner name when she got the d.
vorce from the celebrated Massachu-
sets statesman. She was widow
when he married her, and her first hus-
bands name was Mason. Tho latter
name she chose TO keep. There has al
Ways been n mystery about her sopara-
ton from Summer. They wore mar
ricd soon after the war, in 1866, be-
lieve, and the next year she got her
divorce. They lived together but a
few months, when she left him in dis
gust Summer was then an old man
and had always lived bachelor. and
he did not long survive his unfortunate
matrimonial venture. Mrs. Mason is
not yet an old woman. having been
quite young and very attractive in per-
sonal appearance when she was mar
ried to Sumner. She has an ample for
tune in her own right -NesD York
World