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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-10
The Beds OF the German Peasantry

The dwelling houses or, rather, the
apartments-are at one end of the barn,
and are separated from the store-roOm
for hay and grain by brick partition.
The sleeping apartments are made in
the walls OF the room, those in the kitch-
en- and dining room being used by the
family, while the one in the parlor is
reserved for the stranger within their
gates. The walls selected for tho beds
are the outside ones, rs they are thick
enough to maze bed of the average
width. The walls are plastcred nicely
and the beds are simply i niche large
enough for bed. tho wall presenting
an unbroken surface, save the opening
where you get into bed. These open
ings are sometimes OF an ordinary
height, while others require a step-lad
der 10 reach them. to the complete dis
comtiture OF the festive bed bug The
beds are made first of u lot Of loose
straw, surmounted by thick feather
mattress. This is covered with \ sheet,
while above it is another mattress OF
fine feathers made light enough TO serve
as covers Just imagine the feelings
of an American who has to make and
unmake his toilet after getting Into bed I!
The opening in the wall is closed by a
calico curtain, except the spare bed in
the parlor, which has door, Of wood
that are opened and shut at pleasure.
-ingieSidG.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-10
~PETTIT'S. BLOOD PURIFIER
AMARYELOUS MEDICINE.

Composed entirely of choice Roots, Herbs
and Banks prepared so as TO retain all their
Medicinal Qualities. DR.. Petit does not
claim it a Cure for all diseases, but claims
Il 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 autiering.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-10

Cripp ed boys are taught by the New
York Children's Aid Society 10 make a
living by making brushes. They are
paid the regular price for brush hands,
and in short time have learned the
trade, becoming useful members Of So
ciety instead of begging or stealing, a,
they might do if left 10 themselves.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-10

1t j. said that one tree marks the
corner Of three counties in Ohio, Wood.
Hancock and Seneca, and COW rub
bling her sides against the trunk IN Han
cock County. chews her cud in Seneca
and brushes flies in Wood.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-10

treat il a prudent people do their money
They make little 90 great way,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-10
Valuable Property for Sale.

desire TO sell immediately the following property,
situate in the city VI Ottawa:
No, I. TwO-story Brick Building, 2xsl r., with
history iron clad, sSiD In the rear The buildings are
new. This property is ON Clinton street one block Ill
reCtly west OF court house. and bargain.
No. :. My Residence, situated on illinois Avenue,
the best residence street in OTTAWA. The ground con
tslls about Of House has 10 rooms, Closets
bath room and cellar. arcsan, well and cisern water
good barn, coal aud wood houses; abundance OF shade
and fruit trees, oil In first class order. Parties cuntem'
plating buying building will ind It 10 their vantage
TO LOOK Al this property, Time will be given on part II
desired Inquire 1T my residence or of DIT j o Harris.
mari GEORGE JEkNll
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24
Ell MAHDl's DEATH,

John Roach, the great ship-builder
has made an assignment and is a
wreck financially.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

From now till Aug. 3 let Democrats
work earnestly and untiringly for
their candidate and we believe victory
is within their reach.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24
The Cholera in Spain.

MADRID, July 20.-There were in
Spain yesterday 1850 new cases of
cholera and 7Gl deaths. OF these
1876 new cases and l33 deaths were re-
ported from the province ofSaragossa,
Cases have appeared at Puerto Real,
in the province OF Cadiz, and at the
cities of Valencia and Valladolid.
INCREASE OF THE DISEASE.
MADRID, July 2l.-There were
2,4l7 new cases of cholera and 952
deaths reported yesterday in Spain.
In Madrid 10 new cases and Is deaths
were reported. The scourge has III
vaded Guardalajaras, Burgos and
Almeria.
There is an alarming increase OF
cholera in the villages around this
city. Forty.two new cases and I
deaths were reported to-day. Two
hundred cases were reported to-day
at SaragoSsa. Cholera has appeared
at Allevros, in Portugal.
MADRID, July 22.-Incomplete re.
turns of the ravages of cholera in
Spain yesterday show total of l. 52
new cases and 6S5 deaths. These in.
clude 10 new cases and deaths in the
city of Madrid, and As new cases and
10 deaths in the province of Madrid
l63 new cases and 9S deaths in the
city of Saragossa, and 49l new cases
and lib deaths in the province of Sa'
ragossa 10 new cases and deaths il
the city Of Segovia, and 36 new cases
and % deaths in the province Of Sc
goyia 3 new cases and 5 deaths il
the city of Murcia, and $50 new case;
and 60 deaths in the province of Muir
cia
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24
!. NEW MEXICAN SAND STORM.
Ono of tho Elemental Eccentrlcities of the
Great West.

Great West.
The air was still as death, and there
was not apuif of wind nor rag Of
cloud in the whole horizon. OBJ
served, however, that the sky had un-
dergone a curious change. There was
no diminution of the blazing sunlight
but the deep blue had been superseded
by strange white glare that was
nearly binding, and the heat had in
creased rather than diminished. We
saddled hastily, and were soon thread
ing our way through the broiling laby-
rinth of sand hills and out on to the
broad mesa again. We had not gone
more than mile or two in the direc-
ton of Espanola when Joe, who had
been glancing about in all directions,
suddenly remarked, There she comes. "
and jumping of his burro, commenced
tying him up behind an adjacent heap
OF large powders, We stared in the
direction he pointed, but could dis
cover nothing save the white sky, the
hills and the sand plains. AS we
looked, however, we gradually became
aware that far down the valley two or
three of the hills had entirely disap-
pearcd, and, stranger still, that more
of them were being eaten up undor our
very eyes! A little brownish-black cloud,
no bigger than ones hand, was the
monster that was thus dcvouring the
landscape. We hastily secured the an
imals in the shelter of the rocks.
and came back to look. The
cloud had already spread quite
across the plain and valley, and
was approaching with frightful rapid.
ity 1t was not more than five miles
away. 1t swept along toward us with
constantly accelerating speed. a belly
ing, portentous black wall of dust, that
sent long waving fingers up to the
zenith. Mile after mile of mesa, and
hill after hill disappeared in its vast
NAV, until there was only one rise left.
THIS was swallowed up, and then, al
most before we could seek shelter the
storm was upon us with shrek and u
blast like the breath from cannon.
In an instant everything was OBJ.
scured. | peercd through my half.
closed lids, and could not see sage.
bush which had noticed the moment
before only a few feet distant. The all
was full OF the dull roar of the battling
winds. We could barely hear the
sound of our voices when we shouted
Every thing had been wiped away from
the face OF the earth and blur OF gray
dust was all that remained could
barely distinguish those nearest IN,
through this strange mist. The wort o
ii lasted for about half an hour, 81 oult
think, but the air was still full of dus
when we arrived home about two hour,
later. Such is New Mexican sand
storm. We found all our household
goods covered with a mat of from hal
in inch to an inch of an impalpabl,
powder, which had sifted in through
every crack and Granny, Nothing hao
escapcd.-Birge Harrison, IN Harper'
Magazine.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

KEEN, N. H., July 2l.-Barnum's
large elephant, Albert, which killed
his keeper on Saturday at Nasua, was
taken to a wooded ravine this after
noon and chained TO four trees. The
locations of the heart and brain were
marked with chalk. Thirty three
members of the Keen light guards
were then marshaled into line at fif-
teen PAGES distant, each man armed
with a Springfield rifle. AT the COM
mand to fire the same number of bull
lets penetrated the elephants vital
spot. The large beast fell without
noise or struggle, death being instan-
taneous.Two thousand spectators rent
the air with shouts.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

At Stepstone, Bath county, a
bloody fight took place last Monday
Four men, representatives of the
whisky ring, attacked Marshal Oak
ley who fired upon them killing John
Smith with his pistol. lie then
seized shotgun and killed Henry
Smith who was drawing his pistol
and turning he saw Newt. Osborne
taking aim at him and he too was
killed before he could press the trig.
ger. The fourth, named Mcclure
shot Oakley in the face just as the
Marshals little son appeared and
fired a charge of squirrel shot into
McGuirc's face and arms. The PEG.
pie are up in arms to defend the
plucky officer from a threatened
mob. Will Osborne, a brother Of
Newt. and the slayer of twelve men
swears he will kill Oakley.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24
J. G. Hester and family, who are

J. G. Hester and family, who are
making Chicago their home.
Mcssrs. Charlie and Eugene Hester
so Familiarity and well-known in
Christian county and Kentucky gem
orally, have reason TO be proud OF
their success rs business men. They
have made hosts of friends, and are
fully developing the spirit of western
energy and enterprise. To each and all
of this family your correspondent is
indebted for many kindnesses and
courtesieS as well as many pleasant
hours.
"The iron tongue ofmidnight hath
tolled twelve" So until next time
no more from OLIVE BRANCH.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

Thos. Theobald, a Frankfort bank
clerk, suicided on account Of i'll
health.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

Judge Thomas II. Hines, Chief
Justice of the Kentucky Court of APP
pcals, is seriously ill at Chalybeatc
Springs in Edmonson county. His
friends are apprehensive of fataI
termination of his illness, and have
but little hope, in any event, Of his
sufficiently recovering his health to
resume his seat on the bench.-Louis-
vile Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

A Washington special to the Louis.
vile Commercial says that previous
to the Presidents departure for the
mountains about the 10th OF August
that we may hear from the postoffices
at Frankfort, Lexington, Hopkinsville,
Greensboro, Henderson and Paducah
The boys had better be "rolling in
to see about it.-Owensboro Messcn,
trnr
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

In recent issue we gave an &C.
count of a war between the Edwards
and Dowell factions in Green county.
The Edwards crowd was surrounded
in barn without food or water
They evidently got out as the report
now comes that another outbreak &C.
CURED Tuesday in which Mike Rog-
ers, one of the Dowell gang, was
shot by Edwards, for his part in the
affair.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

Democrats we urge you If you love
your party, go to the polls Aug. 3,
and vote for Richardson. lie is the
nominee of his party and as such
deserves the cordial support of every
Democrat in the county. Let there
be no renegades nor stay at-homes
this year. Every man who processes
TO be a Democrat owes it to his party
and its nominee to go to the polls and
vote against the Republican candidate
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

There are no local issues between
Mcssrs. Breathitt and Richardson
that amount to much. 1t is a square
political issue and as such it should
be met by Democrats.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
Going to Eat 1000 Frenohmen.

LONDON, July 2l.-Intelligcncc has
been received from West Africa that
the king of DahOmey, with many
followers, on May 10th, made raid
on the villages under French protec-
ton, near Porto Novo. His troops i'll
dulged in wholesale massacres of the
inhabitants and burned all their
dwellings. One thousandyouths and
men were captured and carried back
into Dahomey to be sacrificed at the
Cannibal Island feasts.
THE REBELS HEARD FROM AGAIN.
CAIRO, July 2l.-News has reached
here from Kassala to the effect that a
large force of rebels attacked that
place and made several desperate at
tcmpts to carry it by assault. They
were finally repulsed and the garri-
son at Kassala, following up their
victory, captured the rebel camp,
with 1000 oxen and sheep and TOO ri
files. The enemy lost three thousand
men killed and wounded, while the
garrison casualties were small.
Ell MAHDIs DEATH.
LONDON, July 22.-Dispatches just
received from Assorian, say that
Grenfell has telegraphed thither that
messengers from Cobra report that
lei Mahdi died of smallpox Oh June
80.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-24

Frederick Shobobler, aged 90, died
from sunstroke, at California, KY,
Monday, while at work in the har-
vest field.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-16
One of Our Navy-Posts.

[ hear some very good stories about
the Norfolk nayy-yard and its COM
mandant, whose prediction for live
stock is the subject of many goodjokes
among naval men. [ was told by a
young ''sea dog" not long since, ''that
the yard had been converted into rur-
al paradise" Hogs, COWS, chickens,
and turkeys roam at large among the
awful implements of war. A small is
land near the yard is devoted to agri-
culture, and all the vegetables for the
officers mess are grown on this piece
of public domain. PraiseWorthy econ
omy, isn't it? 1t is a standing Joke
that the commandant is feeding up his
hundred or more turkeys for the pur-
pose of mounting the marines and
drilling them in cavalry practice.
The funniest thing of all happened
few weeks ago. Two of his cows got
loose one dark night and started out
for lark. They took it into their bo-
vine heads to run a race along the main
avenue of the yard. A sentry stationed
about the middle of the avenue heard
the noise, and, with his mind full of
general uprisings and bloody massa-
cres, timidly called out 'halt," but the
noise drew nearer to him. His knees
began to knock together and his hair to
stand on end. He wildly shrieked for
the corporal of the guard. The whole
force turned out and with great diff
Guilty captured the breakers of the peace.
When the cows were brought to bay,
the men didn't know whether to laugh
or swear. They did a little of both aud
were satisfied. [ tell you the navy
should certainly be well supported
when its men have nothing better to do
than herd COWS and attend toliye-stock
generally Washington Capital.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-16
The Fathers Story.

Warm the air as from Il furnace as we mowe0
the billOwy grain,
And tossed the amber-cOlOred SheaVes hlGn on
the creaking vain.
The harvest moon, like hunters NORM hun9
in the eastern Sky,
When hand in hand we took our way, my little
child and i
Her tawny fingers grasped the flowers she'd
CLEANED along the way,
And her laughing eyes lit up my soul as the
sun lights up the day.
BY our path the swinging spider wove her web
Of silver Irvine,
And slyly fastened slender threads from Tern
to creeping vine;
The katydids persisted in the meadows cool
and damp,
And criCkets raSped their drOu rOndeau 1T by
the glOW-Worm lamp.
But the little feet would stumble as the weary
knees grew weak,
And the sleepy words came faint from lips al
most TOO tired to speak.
Faster tOilcd the dimpled bosom, shorter came
the hurried breath,
Papa, you must carry baby, baDyS tired
tired to death"
So raised the little maiden, laid her soft
cheek close to mine;
Ger my face the night-wind wOve her treSses
-Siken tresSes soft and fine.
Thus we jOurneyed through the cleaning, by
the ricks Of golden maize,
Where the ripple Of her laughter filled with
JOY the summer days;
Past where the busy fountain gives its brook
let to the sea;
Past the spot where little fingers gathered
flowers that morn for me.
Fast asleep / took my treasure safely to her
home once more;
Laid her down from arms UnWearied of the
burden that they bore.
Years have gone hear the cricket chirp no
more at close of day,
And the spider ties her silver thread no more
across my way.
Yet in my dreams i hear her whisper, Papa,
carry baby nOw,'
And, in fancy, feel again the child's warm
breath upon my brow.
Never more her voice will glad me when the
birds awake the morn;
Ncye= more she'll come to meet me through
the fields of yellow corn;
But the dream and fancy linger, growing
brighter with the years,
AS | near the sacred Alden where her laugh
ing face appears.
o, the JOY that waits my going when life's few
cred dreams are past,
And ] fold the little maiden safely to my heart
at last.
DIR. A S. Condor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-16
AN ANCIENT VILLAGE.
A Son of Noah, According to Us Tnhabi-
tants, Said to BE the Founder.

Our special correspondent with the
Afghan Commission thus describes an
eXtraOrdiuary-looking village which he
passed at the distance of 100 miles
from Teheran:
eve had not proceeded far on our
way when vestiges of the former condi-
ton of things met our eyes. 1t was at
a place only 100 miles from Teheran
that we first realized the dreadful state
of danger in which the people had
lived. We found most remarkable
village at which we encamped. Sup
posing no information could have been
procured, and an arch8ologist had
come upon it by accident, he would
have had a profound puzzle to unravel
and explain. The name of the village
is Lasgird. The people ascribe an i'm
mense antiquity to it, and say that Las,
or Last, son of Noah, drew on the
ground the grid, or circle, which is
the plan of the structure. The hero of
this legend is not very familiar to BIZ
blical scholars in the West, but he is
not unknown in Afghanistan. The
Colosseum at Rome, although an oval,
would convey some idea of the general
appearance of Lasgird, only it must be
conceived as built of mud, which is al
most the only building material of this
country 1t should also be recollected
that the one belongs to a period of good
architecture, of which it is a celebrated
monument, while the other may be said
to be entirely destitute of any preten-
sions of this kind.
THE rude mud walls are thick and
solid all round at the base, and rise
some thirty or forty feet, where there is
line of doors, with here and there q
small window between them. By
means of projecting beams, or branches
of trees, over which smaller branches
are laid, kind of gallery is produced,
bearing a strong resemblance to those
simple forms of birds nests which are
formed of sticks placed on the upper
branches of trees. The wonder is how
the eggs do not roll over, or that the
chicks do not tumble down to destruc-
ton. SO it is with the galleries of Las
gird-there is no protection on the
edge. Yet we saw women and children,
sheep and goats, upon them-a more
frail and dangerous-looking arrange
ment it would be hard to conceive.
There are two tiers of houses all
round, and in some places there ap-
peared to be three. All had these gal
| leries in front, either to communicate
with the next house, or, as some did
not communicate, they were only Of
use to come out upon to sit, or work, or
for the children to play upon; to US
these places seemed the brink of de-
struction, while to the women and chill
dren it all appeared as safe and COM
Portable as if they had been monkeys.
OF course there was no getting up to
these galleries from the outside; that
| would have suited the Turkomans. The
means of going up were all on the in
side. In some instances there are rough
steps of mud, and in others there are
inclined planes, half ladders and half
road, made in the same way as the gal