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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18
Panama Hats.

These are now worn by ladies at the sea
shore. They neither wilt nor 'musS.' Thu
famous Panama hats are all made in Guaya
quill, Ecuador, and get their name becaus
Panama merchants formerly controlled tie
trade. They are made Of the pta fibre, a
sort Of palm, and are braided under watG
by native women of strands often twelve
and fifteen feet long, and fine ones a,e
very expensive. 1t often takes two Or
three weeks to braid a single hat, with
sells for 81 OF s., and lasts forever, A
traveller speaks of one made of smile
straw or fibre as fine as thread and as SIT
us silk. The woman who made it was IN
gagged four months in the work, and it vas
valued at $3.50.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18
liant contrasts Of ground and design, blsu

liant contrasts Of ground and design, bleu
du roi ground shows dark golden arabesques
in lights and shadows contrasted with others
of lighter tint, mingled with acanthus
LEAKAGE and pomegranate blossoms. Shaded
citron colot MauresQue designs on white
ground. in seeded golden dots, look Ike finest
emboss ed work with blue stitches set in here
and there. Japanese designs III quiet colors
cover an ecru ground Some other elabor-
ate STYLES closely resemble the intricaces Of
a camel's hair shawl; the general effect is
rich and mellow having almost the appear
ance of work by hand. All OF these carpets
are accompanied by wide and beautiful
borders, embodying all the colors and smaller
designs with additions of corner scroll work
or medallions with realistic flowers of black
berry vines and golden rays radiatinS from
the center.
The present ingram carpets offer the
strongest possible contrast to those OF few
wears ago. of deous coiors and styles
These copy the more costly productions OF
the loom. For instance: A creamy ground
seems sown AMI punched with feathery
ferns and cat lins, and miXei ground Of
olive and white is covered with red branches
of flowers AMI SPRAYS. There are set designs
on other grounds of gold color, dull reds and
Oriental red ana black shaded arabesques
Pretty chintz patterns show pale rose with
gray in quaint little design and the Maui
rescue effects are also copied. The ingraini
are not by any means to be despisel.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18

A very gay corsage made of wi Roman
sashes is worn by young ladies' to
brighten up skirts of white or black lice,
and give variety to their toilets by having
this extra bodice to change with the ace
basque that belongs to the skirts. Thisis a
tight-fitting round waist with V neck, pade
of the sashes arranged with the stripes go
ing across. The sleeves are of lace tosuit
the skirts, and there is a full sash and hack
drapery in the pretty Roman coloring the
pale sasLes with blue, pink and white bars
are worn by blondes, while those who are
darker choose the deeper colors with brighter
red, green and black stripes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18
SCIENCE z.PRoGREsS
Greenwich Astronomical Observatory.

Although the Royal Observatory of Eng
land has always been pleasant ana curious
place TO visit, an ad Jed interest has recently
been lent to it by the fact OF its having been
made the time regulator of the world.
In October last, by invitation Of the presi-
dent of the United States, an imposing body
of scientific gentlemen, representing nearly
all the civilized nations of the earth, were
gathered together in Washington. They
formed the International Meridian confer
ence, and the object of their meeting was to
establish one prime meridian from which
longitude should be reckoned. Up to that
time the several nations had been accus-
toned to consider as prime meridians those
passing through their own national obServa-
tories at Greenwich, Paris, Washington,
etc, and great confusion in regard TO lonSi-
tude. as reckoned from these several merid-
ians had resulted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18
NECK BUCKLES.

fancliul and the groteSque. lhe bizarre IS
in demand quite as much as the beautiful
NECK BUCKLES.
The neck slides or buckles which createi
such craze abroad last winter, are intr%
duced this season by our own manutactui
ers in a bewlldering number of designs, an,
promise to have an immense patronage
throughout the entire country. 1t is vert
safe to say these neck slides will be exceed
ingly fashionable this summer TO wear witt
dresses cut low enough to expose the necl
of the wearer The slides are worn on &
velvet ribbon of any desired hue, and pre-,
sents the appearance, as the name indicates,
of buckle or slide. Originally these orna'
ments were vertable buckles, but the new
est productions are made with pins, so that
the trinket can readily be transferred from
neck ornament to a bonnet pin The pref
test styles are those made OF small dia'
monds, pearls, turquoise and other stones
set so as to show almost no gold at all. The
there are all gold neck slides in pretty pat
terms. In many instances, these ornament
lose all suggestion OF the original buckle and
take on the form of four-eaved clover,
daisy or some fanciful design.
GENTLEMENs RINGS.
The newest styles in rings for gentlemen
wear are those which simulate two and three
rings. The triple ring consists of two
c,rclets of gold in two colors, the interme-
diate circlet being of platinum. The double
rings show two circles, one OF yellow and
one of red gold. A gem is embedded in each
Ct the circl"ts. a very popular ring for
gentlemen consists in a band of crude
gold with gem set low.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18
BRACELETS.

Modish bracelets are not heavy They
are, ON the contrary, rather light, as far
as weight of metal goes. But they are
of exquisite and elaborate workmanship.
Bangles are worn as much as ever. Greek
and Egyptian heads and designs appear upon
the bangles and elsewhere. The bracelets are
Of gold, enameled, or of silver. Colored stones
are much used to brighten them up.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18

Here as elsewhere, the taste is for he
fanciiul and the grotesque, The bizarre is
in demand quite as much as the beautiful
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18

Yellowstone Park as a Winter Sanitarium.
Professor Edward FARMLAND, the eminent
English chemist has written an article In
the last Popular Science Monthly, calling
attention in strong terms to tue advantages
of Yellowstone park as the great winter
sanitarium of the American continent. Pro
fessor Frankiand writes:
The great importance of a winter SAM
talium for patients suffering from or threat
enei with consumption and other allied dis
eases has long been recognized anu acted
upon in Europe. The favorite resort OF this
description is the valley of Davos, i'll the
Engadine, in Switzerland, where, at an ele-
walton of ), 100 feet above sea level, the pa
tents enjoy, during the winter months in a
sheltered position, brilliant sunshine and an
early, equable sun temperature from sun
rise to sunset.
The conditions prevailing at Davos, and
producing the delightful climate of this win
ter resort, may be thus briefly summarized:
J. Great elevation above sea level. 2. A
continuous, and, during winter, permanent
covering of snow. 3. A minimum of watery
vapor in the air g. a clear sun. ). a
clean atmosphere, free from zymotic germs,
dust and fog. q. A seeltered position, favor
able for receiving both the direct and re-
fected solar rays.
/ have been particular in describing these
conditions i'll order to make clear the capa-
bilty of the Yellowstone plateau to provide
a similar benefcent winter climate for in
yalids.
From my own observations, and from in
ouiries made ON the spot, l am of opinion
that the Yellowstone National park pos
sesses, in high degree, all these essential
conditions. In elevation above the sea it
surpasses Davos; the great plateau Of the
park is between 1000 and 5000 feet above
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18
WORK AT NIGHT.

The first royal astronomer was John
Hamsteed, in King Charles time. He held
his oftice forty-four years. The study Of
astronomy is a healthy occupation. Several
Greenwich observers held their office over
forty years. The present astronomer is w.
H. NJ. Christie He is an ardent student Of
spectroscopy.
The time on the great clock is divided into
twenty-four hours. ana the hours ara num-
bered accordingly. Twelve O'clock at night IS
"A clock. The hour Of in the daytime Is
10 o'clock Upon the tower OF the observa-
tory is seen the famou: time ball. In the
illustration digu'e y is shown us half way
ND the mast that surmouuts the ivy-clad
original observatory building. Tue ball is
raised to this position every day at five nib
utes before % clock, or | o'clock p. m.
Two and a half minutes later it is raised to
the masthead At exactly j3 o'clock an
electric current, controlled by the hands Of
the mean solar standard clock i'll the build
ing below, releases a lever, the ball falls
and the world may set Alright it millions OF
watches and clocks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18

We have selected few Of the most fanci-
full designs. These light, graceful pieces Of
jewelry have secure pins at the back, 50 that
they may be fastened safe and tight. They
are very attractive. The designs are in
finite. Miniature swords, tomahawkS, keys,
rows of coins and four-leaved clover are
some Of the devices. One we observed rep
resented a crescent in repoussa work, with
puppy's head looking over it.
Gentlemen's scarf pins follow the same
grotesque fashions. We give a picture Of
one of these, with a clown upon its head,
The baby, pleased with the gfttering toy,
at the right hand Of the illustration. Others
have ballet girls, owls heads, beetles, etc.
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! MAN \

WHO rs UNACoUAINTEo WITH THE GEOGRAPHY OF THIS c
SEE EXAMINING THIS MAP, THAT TIE
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24
DIGGING POTATOES.

Potatoes should be dug as soon as
the tops have fairly ripened and died
down. They make but little growth
after that, and what they do make is
at the expense of their eating quail
ty. If the cellar is dark and cool
they may be stored for winter use,
and will keep in much better condi-
ton there than remaining under
ground. If the celler is unfit to
keep them in duling the fall months
they may be kept in a pit in the
ground, taking care that the pit is so
located as to be cool, and that no
water can enter into it either from
above or below. If the potatoes are
not put in barrels before pitting the
sides of the PIT should be lined with
straw, and in either case it should be
ventilated by pipe, or an air pass
age in which is a bundle of straw.
1t is needless to say that the pota-
toes should be dry and free from any
adhering soil before putting in the
pit, and that any which have signs
of decay should be carefully kept
out. Where convenient to market it
may be less laborious and quite as
profitable to market them as soon as
dry. There is shrinkage in weight
after few months storing, as well
as q risk of loss from decay which
with the labor of handling, will usual
ly copnterbalance the gain of higher
prices later in the season. This is
applicable 10 other crops beside the
potato. and as a general rule, the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24
Sy1onths' Column
WHAT JACK DID


There are some entertaining sto-
ries about dogs told by Col. 7. w.
Knox in Harper's Young People, of
which the following is one:
One afternoon several children
were playing on the pier that forms
steamboat landing on the Connec-
ticut river about twenty miles below
Hartford. Accidentally little girl
fell into the water, and there was at
once the greatest excitement and
alarm among her companions While
some of them stood still and scream
ed, or darted heIplessly about, one
of the older boys ran toward the
head of the pier and shouted to some
men who were at work there. The
men came as quickly as they could,
but before they reached the end of
the pier, where the child was strug-
Cling in the water, they were passed
by Jack.
Jack was Newfoundland dog that
belonged to one of the men, and at
the moment of the accident he was
lying asleep in the shadow of pile
of lumber. Reused by the noise, he
joined in the race for the end of the
pier, and as soon as he saw the child
he understood the cause of the tu-
multi. He sprang into the water,
seized the child's dress near the
neck, and, and in few minutes the
little girl and her rescuer were safe
on shore.
OF course Jack was at once re-.
garded as hero by all the children.
Unmindful of his dripping coat, they
Rugged and caressed him, and for
the remainder of the afternoon he
was the subject of their talk.
''But there's nothing so wonderful
about it, after ALL" said Allie Chap
man, the youth who had given the
alarm to the men and at the same
time to Jack. Newfoundland dogs
are well known for their fondness for
the water, and they have saved many
people from drowning"
"They are the best water dogs in
the world" agreed Frank Whitney,
a companion of Allie, "and the
books on natural history say that
Newfoundland dogs of pure breed
are partially web-footed, like ducks
or geese. Let us see if Jacks feet
are webbed."
Jack submitted patiently to theil
Investigations, and appeared to un-
derstand their object. The boys
were disappointed at the result, as
they could not find that the animal s
feet were very much unlike those Of
other dogs. There appeared to be {
membrane uniting the toes near thei
base, but it was so slight that it,
character could not be determined.
"Never mind," said Allie. as h,
patted Jacks head, and continued
the praise that had been given The
dogs exploit, she may not be a gen
uine Newfoundler, but he's genuine
enough for us. His ancestors wer
probably web-footed, but he doesn'
have to make his living from the wa
ter, and has dropped the old fash
ion."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24

best time for the farmer to take his
goods to market is as soon as they
are in marketable condition. To
store them for higher prices makes
him but Spectator upon small
scale, and, like all small spectators.
he is at a disadvantage when COM
pared with those who understand the
game better than he.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24
A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD
THEM.

The statutes of New York now re-
quire instruction in the public schools
concerning alcohol and it's effect
upon the human body. In some
schools this instruction is given
effectively by teachers who have
real interest in the subject. That
great good is thus being accomplish
ed there is no room for doubt. A
well-to-do wife and mother, who pre-
sides over a beautiful home, wherein
are several lovely children, said to
friend, recently: "We have made
a change in our household. We have
always been accustomed to have
wines and other liquors upon our
sideboard, and we have not thought
it wrong. Our little Bessie, who
attends the public school, came home
a while ago greatly interested, and
said her teacher had been telling her
about alcohol and how much suffering
comes from using it and how much
better it IS to let it alone. And,
mamma she said, Il felt so asham-
ed when l thought that we had it on
our sideboard, and that papa takes it
at his dinner and sometimes gives it
to his friends who call % The lady
added that Bessie had been so exer-
cisel about it, and had pleaded with
them so earnestly, that they decided
to make the change and have no
more liquors IN the house. The faith
er, an active New York business
man, "a hail fellow we'll met" gen.
ial and popular among his compan-
ions and friends, had never before
given the subject serious thought.
Now, however, moved by his lovely
little daughters earnest pleadings.
he has signed temperance pledge
and enrolled himself in the ranks OF
total abstainers. And she received
her impulse from the faithful teacher
in the public school.-Selected.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24
THE STRONGEST DRINK.

Water is the strongest drink. 1t
drives mills; it is the drink of lions
and horses, and Samson never drank
anything else. Let young men be
teetotalers ii only for economy's
sake. The beer money will soon
buy house. If what goes into the
mash-tub went into the kneading-
trough, families would be better
fed and better taught. If what is
is spent in waste were only saved
against rainy day, warehouses
would never be built. The man who
spends his money with the publican,
end thinks the landlords bow and,
''How do ye do, my good fellow"
means true respect, is a poor simple
ton. We do not light fires for the
behring's comfort, but to roast him.
Men do not keep pot-houses for la
borers' good if they do they certain
ly miss their aim. Why, then, should
people drink ''for the good of the
house?" If l spend my money for
the good of any house, let it be my
own, and not the landlords. 1t is a
bad well into which you must put
water; and the beer-house is bad
friend, because it takes your all and
leaves you nothing but headaches.
He who calls those his friends who
let him drink by the hour together,
is ignorant ignorant. Why,
red lions and tigers and eagles and
vulinres are creatures of prey, and
why do SO many put themselves
within the power of their jaws and
talons? Such as drink and live riot.
OusIy and wonder why their faces
are SO blotchy and their pockets sc
bare, would leave off wondering il
they had two grains of wisdom
They might as well ask an elm tree
for pears as look TO loose habits fol-
health and wealth. Those who go
to public houses for happiness. climt
the tree to find fishs-Spuygeon.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24

ARCHDEACON FARRAR ON
STRONG DRINK.

Archdeacon Farrar, in the Nine
teenh Century, replying to Lord
Bramwell's pamphlet in defence of
strong drink, because, as the latter
alleged, "alcoholic liquors have been
condemned without hearing"
writes: ''Wine and other intoXicat-
ing drinks have been praised from
the earliest ages and down to our
own day. SO far from drink having
been condemned without hearing,
it has been extolled without an ex-
animation. Half the things urged in
its praise have now been proved to
be entirely erroneous. 1t used to be
said that drink was food; it it now
admitted that its nutritive elements
are infinitesimally small. Drink
used to be regarded as source of
health it is now proved that even
when taken moderately it is the fire.
uuent cause of host of cruel dis
eases; that in the case of most per-
sons perfect health is attainable with
out it, and that abstinence from it
is in normal instances directly con-
ducive to longevity. Drink used to
be considered necessary for great
efforts it is now demonstrated that
for the greatest feats of strength and
endurance it Is positively injurious.
Drink used to be regarded as pan
acea for extremes of climate; it is
now acknowledged that, alike in the
Arctic circle and under the sun of
the tropics, those men have been
most exempt from climatis influences
who have entirely abstained from it.
1t is still asserted by many that drink
is at any rate necessary for the cure
of disease; but in the London Tenn
perance Hospital, during the course
of twelve years and half, alcoho
has only been administered three
times in the treatment of nearl,
three thousand in-patients, and o
nearly twenty thousand out-patlent
afflicted with every malady t.
which flesh is heir-and yet the rat
of mortality in the London Temper
ance Hospital will compare favorabl.
with that of any other in the king
dom. Drink has been stripped on
by one of its borrowed plumes o
utility, and Is left miserably bare t.
flaunt the one superfuous peacock
feathers of its being nice An
yet, after it has been bepraised an
besung, for the most part on falls
pretences, for three thousand year
at least, and quite recently in som
of the most powerful organs of pub
lie opinion, Lord Bramwell says tina
it has been condemned without
hearing, and it's cause seems so fol
lorn that a sense of pity and of char
ity drives him to support it with hi
powerful advocacy !"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24

One of the best and most conven-
lent receptacles for table cutlery is
canton flannel knife case tackled to
the inside of a cupboard door-to be
so constructed that there will be u
separate compartment for each knife
or fork. The flannel is sure to alb
sorb any moisture left on a knife by
carelessness or by accident, and the
whole affair is ornamental. White
canton flannel bound with scarlet
dress braid is prettiest.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24

u1l n more money than at anything else by taking
MI an agency for the best selling book ont. Be-
einners succeed grandy. None fail. Terms free.
Hallett Book Co., Portland, Me. 1873
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24
CREAM TESTING.

Since the production of cream
testing, we find creamery patrons are
not willing to sell cream by measure
with here and there an exception.
We occasionly hear an intimation
that, as the testing is done by the
creamery men, it gives them an OPP
portunity to take advantage of the
patrons. Now such is not the case.
Every patron can test his cream at
home, and many do so every week.
We do not hearmuch of it since
we have been working on the test
plan, but while purchasing cream by
the inch we used to hear, week after
week, of the farmers's tests over
running the inch measure. Now
those who used to over-run get the
benefit of the over-run and are salts
fed, and those who now complain
are those who have low per cent,
and they frequently labor under an
error, and are really getting pay for
pound of butter to an inch of cream
although the per cent. is much less
than hundred. When the cream
is measured for the test it includes
all the milk taken off with the cream,
and, as milk will not make butter,
an inch of the mixture will not make
a pound of butter, and the more milk
the lower will be the per cent.
Children and others who are not
careful often do the skimming, and
even the careful wife may, in bur-
ry, OF may not care for small
amount of skim milk. We believe
that large majority of creamery men
! will give their patrons all that theil
cream will make by test.-DaiTs
Farmer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24

Pussy AS A FIREMAN. night,
a farmer and family came to town,
to attend the temperance meeting.
They left the house IA sole possess
sion of Master Tom, a favorite cat.
On their return, as soon as the
doors were open, out rushed
the cat into the snow, where his mo-
tons excited such interest that his
feet, being examined, were found to
be blistered. Entering the house, the
surroundings of the sitting-room
seemed to tell the story. A live
coal had sparkled out, and set the
carpet on fire. Puss had evidently
clawed out the fire for considerable
distance about the spot burned, leav-
ing nothing but center of ends,
charred and frlzzIed. No other rea-
sonable Interpretation can be had,
and all the circumstances support the
theory of pussy's fidelity and bray
cry. The family hold Master Tom
in high esteem.-Monongahela Re
publican.