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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

Few students devote rs much time to their
books ms Mr. Tild"n and fewer possess, in
such remarkable way, the faculty of grasp
in; analyzuG and retaining nil they
rcal | took "A ha-ty glance Mt tho numerous
hooks which were COM cnontly arranged on
hi, study table. They ell appeared TO bo
either the memoirs Of statesmen or pertIinci
TO craftsmanship or economic subjects in
some way. Al every turn in th' house are
cases OF book, each devoted to some special
suhjc t through the services % his pm9nu-
erisis aud two va cts he is enab lei 10 bring
to hand Immediately any work he desires to
refer to Often h. will send a sp cinl u"S-
Sengcr 30 his city house in Creamery parS
for a bco,; 20 assist him in hi, Investigations
Like the great general he Is, he has
room dcyuol to topography, whore map,
and charts OF the Nh0lc wurli ara kept for
reference The house throughout is fur
ni,hal with every convenience that excel
lent taste could suggest from a steam or
gnc in the cellar to the powerful telescope
IN The UPPER chamber OF the tower Tho
northern wing of the building il devoted.
with the exception of a -p.cious billiard
room TO the dozen servant aud th' culinary
department. The walls OF tho house are
hung with works OF ART OF the choices. kind,
prominent among which ara excellent re
productions of the treasure, Of the vatican.
Above the parlor, music and reception
rooms at the south side OF tho building are
Mr ILdens apartments. The remainder ot
the house has accommodations tor probably
twenty-five guests The house AMI grounds
are constantly open 20 visitor. III, guest,
numbe many of the most prominent publ'
men Of the country.
This Is the house that was the Mecca for
politicians until few years ago. Here
campa gns were planned line, OF policy dis
cus-pd aud reroncIilauons between rival
candidates AMI organizations ei7e tel Ihs
house has recently bncI r,Dui.:. IL : t-;ed
ont even more SuTptu1usiy th1u Greystour.
Here j. Mr. llljen's great law library. r.,
toge' her with h.S o..er books occup. five
larce rooms IN .an abzo.utey freproof Gy!.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27
RAISING THE DEGoGE

Tho drgdge holds aio two bushels Of
oysters. Il Is bag made Of a sort of not
work of iron rings. On it, lower edge is An
iron raks with long. firm teeth. Tn
bred res are let down apd lifted by wind
iassas of which there are two to each vessel.
They also are made Of iron. The rail OF an
oyster boat is GU away Hmilships, AMI it Is
here that the windla5.e5 are Fixed. Each i,
worked hy four men, two ut each end. Tne
dredge is allowed TO descend of its own
weight. 70 wind IL u again, this ia the
labor. this the ia k. > Sometimes IL hap
pens that the windlasS handc' arc not I'M
shipveI before tho rapid descent of the
dredrc takes place then they strike the hap
less oys cTman a sounding bow, and knock
him forty ways for SUNDAY.
The work is very hard. IL is said
tho tramps that used to overrun
Baltimore were given their choice
of whether thcy would 80 to jail or go down
the bay to work on oyster vessels After q
few of them had tried oystsrinS for while
the fellows said to ] il every time. In
freezing water and in violent winds they
must work day and night The dredge
hauls up abcu. 2o) pounds nj time, The
boats hold from 800 TO 2 so bushels each
The men must not only haul these up but
also SEPARATE the masses of oysters. The
bivslves come in great chunks, or Jumps,
stuck tas, together by masses Of toe shell
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

Mr. Ti,den's country home at Greystone II
situated on tho east bans of the hudson
about eigh cen miles from the New York
CITY hail. and is one of the first among tbs
beautiful homes of America It was built
by Joha I. Warng, Massachusetts hat
manufacturer. who made his money, 1T IL
said. by using COW ct !aoor. Ih' udng
and farm Of a out 100 acres cost him S46).-
900 MIR 1ildeu bought it in $50 an has
since bctn coa-tantly at work Improving 1t.
Every day that Is not stormy h cn be seen
inspecting the various por ions of his
farm y AZ lie ca i l.. AMI it il "a farm and
an excce llngly well reg ated oIo, tn stock
being the y.rv ST procurab,e The grecu-
houses and grapery, erectel during this
year, are at present taking much OF Mr..
ii den's attention He urpo es to RIVAL Alr.
Gould IN his collection of plants and his
frut houses nr5 designed % supply grapes
aud reaches all the year round. Bat 1t IS
the interior Of the house that interest," one
most, plrtiru arly Mt tins season | can
naver forget an incident of my trS- visit To
lireystou, 1t was in tn fall Of 80. My guide
through the hous on that occasion was Mr..
Andrew II. Green, the cX-conp' roller o.
New York city, who resides with Mr.
Tiidcn. A telegram caused Mr. Green to
excuse himself from me for time while l
enjoyed the works OF art and ml.nhcy mt
old clocks IN the spacious hrii which runs
through the building from east to west.
Being attrac ed to the farther end OF the
hall, pas ed Mr.. Tildons " just rs tho
door opened. when | saw picture that
startled me 1t was Mr. Iilicl as an
invalid, with na"kin pinned over hiI
ri e;t on hi, nice, Mis- Hpi'ou n giS'iuv him
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

Two men 70 out IN a smnli boat. iAcT
stop over an oyster bod whore the water IS
10 to 20 feet deep Their tong| consist OF
pair of iron rikOS with wood n handles Ia
to - fceG long Tie tceth of tho rakes open
inward aud tho handles are crossed AMI
ioiued together, working upon pivot ike
pair OF scissors. The fisherman puts his
long handled implement down into the
water and grabs up a many oyster shells as
no can hold between the raGeS, not moro
than half peck at most. a tongman can
rather no moro than half a dozen bus u
day.
The drelycr. on the other baud hru.s
them up almo,t without limit. There are
really three ways of oy,t ter fishing It 1t can
be called that--dredg ing. longing aud w"h
uippers. By the last nethoi the h,valy.S
are picked u1 ono by one with lo15 han I'D
nincers from tho clear water. These thus
caught are the choicest of all oystH"f from
beds that have been planted, ari Hr' 'upe-
rior to the ro3t 1t il encouraging - ..ipw
this.
The Grrigj:s vessels ara ordinary two
l,n,led f,nirr srl hoa'I The iUeIga i Nu
iron arrangement which rakes along after the
boat and scoops in its load of rough ,h"'S. II
is arain It the law Of Maryland for any steam
vessel or steam machinery of any kind 20
ruragn in oyster catching. This Is because
,,eam machinery would disturb the waJerS
and destroy the he Is.
Along tho Maryland shores 20 OO) persons
are occupied in this industry, aud
the crop amounts TO 100000 a year
The consumption OF oysters increases
every wear, AMI there IA no limit to what 1t
Will be if the oyster brd5 hold out There
is apprehension that they viii no, although
new ones arc Icing pan'ed constantly 10
protect tAem n law was paSSe1 by the Mary
land Legislature that no drcdsc should 10
worked inside OF a certain mag nary line
drawn b,twOen specified points This
throws tho dredges into deep waters That
IS to say. it is supposed to do So As
matter OF fact the 10 j oyster pirates mind
The taw no moro til II western settlers do
tho act against cutting timber on public
domains They take oysters whenever and
wherever they can. ihero AFRO ~ many
vayJ OF cvading tho police sloops that
patrol Chesapeake Lay as there arc lnNon-
tive ideas in an oystcrnals heal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

ly Ir.va,c secretary 10 Ven h"'ei y
Toomb5, Alexander H. Stepnen' ana
Gen. Joseph r. Brown. Like many ocher
clever writers Sam became fond of Sneni-
ing bis time III CouylYill company, ana was
frcuu .nty untitled for work by long periods
of drunkenness which wers otton OF dos
rerate cAarart,r. When once started ON a
spree rs would not stop until nature coulu
no longer stand the s,raln, and he "ouiu
then become completely PROSTATE During
thcS, time, of recupcratlon lie wrote Inc
verses and negro sketches OF "Oid ~, that
have mado him familiar everywhere to
newspaper readers. His speech sinSuiarIy
smooth polished md entertaining, and TO
possesses in very marked degree the ma IL
RAJ cloq once of tho educated southerner.
lie was in constant dcmand in poit cal CON
tests. aud q, ten when in mGuilin condition
would astonsh hi, hearers by The briiliancy
Of thought and apjneSs of expression Once,
when III Washington with delegation, he
was so overcome by dissipation at II banquet
rs 10 fall ~ e'p. la was nu ICED by g
friend, who said: Come, Sam, they are
waiting for YOU to speak What about|
inquired Sam, in II drowsy sort Of way.
Beng told the al bject, he rose and brHceG
himself against u corner of tho table and do
lycrcd such a breezy and graceful speech
that il was voted the success of the evening.
His conversion and reformation arc the
most remarkable things in his career. Ono
night he sut.lcnly lett his di,so uto com
pan onS and went home, nevor again to be
seen in their company. 1t was done with this
suideuneSs Of fash of lightning, AMI for n
long time his TO- mcr comrades did not know
what had tccome of him He hnl stopped
his course Of debauchcry as though struck
dead in tha midst Of feast He IL now an
mvetera,e cigarette smoker, and defends the
habit.
It. il remarked by any ono who listens 10
Small that no Is u wonderfully gifted Off
hand speaker II took him somo httlo time
10 accustom himself to The applause with
which our audiences greet hls remarks.
Th.ir religious fervordoe, not prevent them
from knowing n gooi thing when they haar
it, and then showing their appreciation.
FRANK IEIIA
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27
The 1irGullough Monument.
Corcspoai"ucc.i

PHILADELPHIA, Feb - Tho design for
tho monument D. b, craCtel TO the memory
Of the great actor H5Cuiough has bscn
definitely decided uTon, and steps arc now
being taken to raise tho necessary fund to
dcfrny tho expense, of tho mcmori n. Tho
committee have adopted design IN Tho
simple style Of the Roman republic, Of which
sketch is given ABOVE. II Is proposed To
constI uct crypt Tor the remains, and tho
s,lrrr,truciuro IL to be of GRAM q Ga rty-t"o
feet hi ,h, suruouuted by statue OF lame.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

tors OF Chesapeake hay. 1t is familiar
sight, the oyster and fishing boats. to all VINO
have stopped at that pleasant vanity fair
Old Point Comfort Chesapeake bay Is -Oo
miles long and 40 miles wids in some places,
hut the oysters caugh hit all along its shores are
simply called Baltimore oysters" lne
bivalves arc shipped 10 every part OF me
world from this city. In cans and tins they
20 to the interior, ~ far west as Dakota,
Arizona and Utah. Ii is ono Of tho sensa-
tions OF persons who have been born and
reared in those regions that they taste their
first fresh oysters when they visit the Allan
tic coast One pities them They have soma
advan eyes iii the way OF cheap living aud
getting rich rapidly out there, but whom ono
remembers that thsy noy,r taste ON oyster
on tho half she |, they are welcome to all the
rest Give us our poverty and our half
shells,
Oysters eaten here in baltimore are the
largest, most delicious in America, If not In
the world That is because the home mar
ket is suppliei by that process OF fishing
which is called longing Oy,termon arc
divided into dredsors and tongmon
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

hunted down tho
Apacle Geronimo
and IN It hiI daa h
in so doing. There
is something in tho
expire sion + h a /
faScinates the at
,en.ion. II ever
man bore his fa'e
in his face. brave
Capt Il III IN g t
Crawford dll. fIi'
eyes are alert anl
keen, tho eyc' of
one aCcus onel TO
clanCs anOut on all
sides. AMI he CON
stan iy on tbs look
on. for dancer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27
Sam Small. the Evangelist.

iSpecal correspondence,
CHICAGO. Feu "a Sam small his wife
and four children have been in tbs city for
n week. The head Of tbs family has come
to assist Sam Jones in wagius var on the
devil, aud If they d, not break up some
long standing friend'h ps between Chi
cagoans ami the evil one 1t Is not because
til y are not painting him black enough.
The career and style Of the Rev Sam Jones
i fami'ilr to most readers. but it is i'll no way
more interesting than that of his associate
Sam Small comes from m old AMI hon
ored 10 isaua family, was born in New
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27
TILDEN AT HOME.
HIS PAlATiAL CITY AND COUNTRY
RESIDENCES.
the Country Seat In Whioh
lie Now liveS-Iiis House at Gramercy
Park. the Former Mecca for Politicians,
Mr.. Tilden's Tastes and studies.
Tsp ,cinl Corresponience.l


NEW YORK. + h. % If the olitical his
DRY Of the past quarter OF century could
lie faithfully and impar;irliy writ Zen: II due
credit were given TO those who have been
leaders of public thought guides OF public
opinion, it would be fonnd hat the 'Slge at
Greystone,' the quiet and unostentatiou'
Samuel J. Tilden, though frail little, man.
has been giant among he movers OF men
AMI events But an acknowledgment OF hls
public services cannot b. made in his day
nor likely in his generation, II they are
ever made. The parti.anship of his pollti'
cal opponents and the jaa ousies OF mem-
bers Of his own party W Ii prevent it.
These are Thoughts that would occur to-
an unpre JUDGED observer afer wishing
Greystone and scein, Mr.. T,lden among
his charts ami books and studiss.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

Ell W say nine bill
lion oysters are
caught AMI eaton
every year and of
these more t h q u
five and a half biz
lions are hshed up
in North America.
Such il tho fact
The next thing to
be said Is that by
far the largest pro-
portion OF those
ARE obtained up
anI down tha wa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

Orleans, and re-
Ceived his eluca-
ton in the be,t coll
.eges of this coun-
try. He is not yet
81 years old, bat
has had an eventful
career. Journalism
was his first choice
as "a profession,
and he wrote many
original and forci-
be articles that
d re W attention
from all quarters.
As a stenosrapher
and renm III he IL
proficient, and has
reported some Of
the most noted
trials in he south.
lie was successive
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

SHE UlsNMEKON FNTsh hVN6F-
interests have been asiduously fostered
there ard whore its younger members may
draw inspiration and lean political wisdom.
They are, in fact, temp es devoted to states
manship. and for that reason are Of interest
10 every citiz,n. s. II. HoRGAN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27
THE MAN WHO CAUGHT GERONIMO
Was 1t Mistake, the shot Which
Killed. Him?

Isprc!N Correspond noel
SANTA Tr n NJ, Feb lG A singular
interest invests the portrait Of the man who
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27

ton Of tho building While Mr.. Tilden
lives these houses shall continue to be the
resort Tor the leaders Of the party whose
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27
ON THE HALF SHE'LL.
AN ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTION OF
OYSTER FISHING.
Dredging. longing and Sipping. TIL
Nine Billions Year are Dragged Up.
Workers that No Man Need Envy.

Isnooiat Correspondcprel
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01
NeMnnrf IIenna.

NEWPORT, Del, May lin my last
letter | neglected to state all the
changes In the bust ess circle OF our
town, MIR. VIM. DUFF has moved to
his farm which he bought Of James
Bradford.
DR. Booth has sold his drug business
10 a gentleman from Philadelphia, who
has secured the services of Mr.. j. D..
Rug, and Te6tted the store in the best
style, so all of our people who desire
drugs can secure them without travel
ing three miles.
Mr.. Joseph Miller had his leg broken
while butchering large bull for Mr..
Henry l.. Churchman, on his farm. Mr..
Miller had knocked the bull down, and
was in the act Of sticking him when he
struggled and caught his leg and broke
it just above the ankle. Drs. Springer
aud Finn reduced the fracture, and
Mr.. Miller is doing as well as could bt
expected.
On last Tuesday one of the laborert
in j A. Cranston & Co.'s phosphat,
mill was injured by several hundred
pounds of plaster falling on him.
Mr.. GAllaher is nov able to be aboH
and attend to his business again. II.
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01

have comparatively missed
them before, they are here

have comparatively missed
Them before, they are here
in surprising variety.
Southwest corner, second floor.
Roxbury tapestry carpets
75c a yard the best of al
the tapestries; plenty of pat
terms to choose from! The
best Of Roxbury is: no doubt
about the quality; all that
bear the name are alike in
quality.
The best Of tapestry car
pets down halfway to the
price of the meanest.
Market-street front, second floor.
May Is time to think OF
underwear, merino, silk and
muslin. We have done our
part Of thinking and doing.
are you ready for yours!
West of Arcade, at several counters.
The May number of Book
News is ready today; sc
pages, with full-page por.
trait Of Oliver Wendell
Holmes; 25c a year, SC a
copy, by mail.
The edition is 10000; al
ready larger, we suppose,
than that Of any other publ
cation treating of nothing
but books.
The price is misleading
Don't Judge by the price.
BY the Thirteenth-street door.
The very best ADVICE
about shoes that we know
enough to give is this: the
best are the best; and gel
two pair for every day.
BY the middle Market-street door.
Mems and women's hats ano
ready-made clothing must
not be mentioned tod
There isn't room en- ough.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth and MArke
streets and Oity-hAl square.
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01
what Can We De About IT.

During the month OF March 22,9l9
immigrants landed Oh the port OF New
York. II the same number came over
every month the number for the year
would reach 275,028. Often the num-
Der In q year has been double that
stated, but the depressed condition OF
business and the labor troubles have
acted as Q bar to q certain extent
against immigration. On fair average
nineteen OF these people
were men and women dependent upon
the work Of their hands for sustenAnce
aud support. In fact nearly all these
people have come to this country to
better their condition, TO escape the
low wages, excessive competition and
Threatened starvation that had to be
encountered In Europe. Their coming
presents o very interesting problem TO
solve. They want work, and they are
yilling 10 work ut far less wages than
our own citizens are willing to work
for. While thousands OF men In almost
every trade are ON the strike for higher
nay, these foreigners will gladly take
MP the employment our people have
laid down. The result will be to inter
fore very materially with the labor
question in this country. Every one
OF them that secures employment dis
places q native workman and makes
the existing situation worse. But what
In to be done about II? We cannot
close our ports against this great influx
OF humanity without doing great In
Justice to those we In time past have
welcomed to our shores. Indeed Is has
been one Of the proud boasts Of our
country that it was the asylum Of the
oppressed of all nations. Our govern
meut does send back all who are known
30 be paupers, but IL cannot consistently
say that q man or q woman who paid
their own fares, are industrious and
possess good characters shall not &c
where he or she pleAses. Cheap i'm
ported labor, bought up by capitalists
and brought here under contract u
displace home labor because 1t asks fol
living profits, can and should be pro
hibited and that speedily by Congress
but the hundreds Of thousands Of re.
spectacle mon and women who pay
their own passage and seek our shores
60 better their condition, const
int the puzzle that is botherinl
American statesmen and the American
people. While wages are better in thi
country than in Europe they will come
and the more that come the lowe
must wages become. Where is tn,
man for the times that can solve thii
difficulty!
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01

THE PATRONS OF the drama will
have another opportunity on Monday
night of showing their appreciation Of
. frst-class perfor nance, and the Opera
House should be filled to its utmost
capacity. An experienced manager
once said he could form correct opin-
ion Of the people of any city by the
support they gave to frst-class plays,
and the performance to be given by
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson at the Opera
House on Monday night should be pa
tronized in such manner that the
managers of both places in this city
will always feel safe in mourning the
expense OF presenting tirst-class attrac-
tions.
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01

Is THIS dedication of the traitor
JEFF. Davis part Of the program that
was to follow the election Of ClevelaEdA
Is the South at last TO gain by a second
uprising of secessionists what IL lost
twenty-one years ago by an appeal to
the arbitrament Of arms while gym
pathetic administration is in power?
1t looks very much like 1t. Read the
account OF the ovation rendered the
traitor yesterday on his way from
Montgomery to Atlanta, and let the
blood of loyal men tiDgls We now
see where a little Kentucky hemp
could have been judiciously applied at
the close of the war,
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01

A GENTLEMAN of this city, just re-
turned from q business tour, in which
he visited the States of Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida and Tennessee, says that
he has talked with leading Democrats
of those States on the political stu
Aion, and the denuncIatlon of Cleve-
land was 80 great that he did not
believe II an election wss to be held
now he would get q respectable corpo.
rails guard to support him.
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01
WANAMAKER's

PHILADELPHIA. Saturday. May l, 1855.
" Where things begin to
tumble" we said the other
day.
We get a good deal of
credit for selling below the
market. It's a great deal
easier to sell good things for
little enough to keep things
brisk than to get too much
Slow work, this getting toe
much; we were never gooc
at it.
1t Is easy enough to make
low prices in buying such
quantities Of everything al
we have to have; but thu
lower we make them thu
harder it is to put then
down, you are thinking.
That's a mistake. Price
tumble behind us. All we'v
got to do is to give you tn
benefit. Nothing is easier
Don't imagine we are losini
money. That isn't what W
are here for.
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01

THAT THERE should have been ex-
pressed strong sentiment by the City
Council yesterday in favor Of pur-
chasing the park lands on the Brandy.
wine should not be thought strange,
when the adsptability, the beauty and
pieturesqueness of the proposed pur-
chase Is taken into consideration. No
prettier lands fox park purposes can be
found anywhere. The grounds can
never be purchased cheaper than now.
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01

THE Lancaster, Pa, New Era"
celebrated its ninth anniversary on
Thursday, and is as full of thanks for
q liberal support rs 1t is proud of its
own enterprise that has brought to 1t
that support. The Era is one Of the
best daily papers in the interior of
Pennsylvania, fearless and independent
and deserving Of the high esteem in
which it is held by the public, and In
which 1t holds itself.
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01

THE FRIENDS Of Senator Payne are
doing their level best to prevent an In
vestigation Of the crookedness by
which he WAS elected to the Senate. 1t
would be more conclusive of his inno-
cence II they would demand an inves-
tigation. An honest man fears no
exposures.
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01

THE SENTIMENT Of opposition to the
Morrison tariff bill is increasing in
volume. The arguments the Demo.
Gratis put forth that the bill ia harm.
less, is deception and well the promo
ters of the scheme know 1t.
Daily Republican., 1886-05-01

SPEAKER CARLISLE Is thanking his
lucky stars that he did not accept the
800, 900 bride offered him in the PAN
Electric Telephone stock. He can now
look a. Garland and say, am not like
that publican.