The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-12
GLEANINGS.

It is rumored AT Victoria, British Co
lumbia, that a Chinaman worth $780,
600 is about to lead to the altar Il white
girl, with the consent of the latter's pa
rents.
The propr etor of the great Cafe
Bauer in Berlin has established read
ng-room in which 700 journals and
eighteen languages, including Turkish,
Chinese and Japanese, are filed.
Mrs. Gaines, the famous itigant. de-
MES that she is rich. During fifty years
of effort she has not recovered enough
property to pay her lawyers, and she
is now in straitened circumstances.
Winnie Ream Hoxie holds delightful
receptions at Washington. She plays
the harp charm ngy, and her beautiful
baby always is exhibited and is an at
tractive feature of the entertainment.
There are 5000 Icelanders in Mani
toba, one-third of whom live in the city
of Winnipeg, where they have recently
played an Icelandic drama in their own
language. They are industrious, we'll
behaved citizens.
The girls of Lasell Female Seminary
are attending course OF SIX lectures
on the prime pies OF common law. "A
few years hence they will be more in
terested in statute laws, those relating
10 divorce perhaps.
A. Hammel, who was being tried at
Oxford, M CHI, for the careless use of
firearms, when asked if he had ever
been in prison, answered: Only once,
and then it was to clean out the cell OF
lawyer" He was let 60.
p. Z. Wilson, proprietor Of the Will.
son House, Bethel. VT, has in his pos
session the ivory head of a cane brok-
en- over the head of a soldier by Bene-
dict Arnold, in fit of passion, at
West Point, just before the exposure
of his treason.
The Lanc,t does not approve OF chill
dren's parties, and tn nks that not on
ly in winter, bul at ali seasons, the
amusements OF young children should
be simple, unexciting and as free as
possible from the characteristics of the
pleasures of later years.
A work called Industrial Surgery"
will soon be undertaken in France. 1t
is said that wounds made by many Of
the new tools and machines used in
the arts in France are often of nature
to require special treatment, the prin-
ciples of which are not laid down in
the current books.
Washington correspondents note the
sprinkling of gray in Congressman
Cox's hair Thoug one of the young
est members in appearance, he is 81
years of age and has been in Congress
for longer period than any Democrat
ic member. Kelly, of Pennsylvania,
only exceeds him on the Republican
side in length of service.
A party of Bostonians who visited
LONDON recently took occasion to 60
over to Chelsea upon a pious pilgrim
age to the house OF the late Thomas
CARLYLE. On the door of the house
which stands next to the historic man
sion was large placard bearing the
pathetic legenu; mo questions about
Mr.. Carlyle answered here. Please do
not ring"
A proof-reader in the government
printing office nj Washington relates
that When Senator Jones great silver
Oil spe'ch was III plooeSe VI Pooii1"
ton the senator brought his secretary
to assist in proof-reading The secre-.
tary suggested some change, when the
senator said: '.Who in thunder is
making this speech. you or l?'' The
voiuminous effort was printed in ac-
cordance with the senator's wishes
without further debate.
Cinnamon have fitted I'D a gymnasi-
UNI in San Francisco. Most of the APP
paratus is American, but there is a
contrivance OF Chinese origin. A heavy
upright post has handle Ikea pump.
The lever is movable, so that AN at
tached weight can be made hard or
easy to lift by il. This is for develop
ing the muscles of the forearm and
wrist. The handle is not grasped. but
the wrist is placed on it, with the arm
nearly vertical