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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
MAKING WINE FROM RAlSlNS.
Where the Grapes are Grown-Prepara'
ton of the Wine.

ton of the Wine.
The manufacture Of wine from dry raisins
has since the invasion of the French vine
yards by the phyioXera made wonderful
progress, for while ten years ago, when only
required for table purposes, the importers Of
raisins ana Cuirants did not exceed 5000 or
1000 tons year, the total for the last three
or four years has averaged 5000 tons, this
being considered equivalent 10 @iO,UOO tons
of fresh grapes. The greater part of these
raisins and cuIrautS came from Turkey and
Greece, rs Spain and Italy, the only other
countries which export them, send but 1000
or 5000 tons of the whole. English ship
owners have secured part of this carrying
trade, and considerable quantity OF the
raisins from Greece and Turkey reach France
via London The raisins which are sent to
MarscilleS from Asia Minor are of the black
varieties, but the Corinth raisins, which are
known in England as "currantS, are the BEST
as they do not contain any pips, while the
crop is so large that it often reaches nearly u
ton per acre.
The mode of drying the fruit varies very
much, for in Turkey and Greece the punches
of grapes are simply laid on the ground and
the sun is allowed to dry them. They are
taken to remove the sand and gravel which
has accumulated. In Spain the punches are
not exposed to the air until they have been
passed through boiling water mixed with
ashes, this being the method in special favor at
Malaga In many vineyards of the Greek
archipelago the grapes are allowed to dry up
ON the vine, after the end of the stem has
been twisted so as to prevent the sap ascend
ing. The average price of these raisins i five
cents per pound, and the duty is only sixty
two cents per 100 in France.
The preparation OF the wine made from
these rasins is not at all an elaborate bust
ness, for, rs NJ. Boussingault points out in a
recent report to the minister of agriculture,
all that is necessary is to put the raisins into
Il vat filed with water at temperature OF
GS degrees Fahrenheit, there being fifty
five gallons of water to every hundred
weight of raisins. A small quantity of sugar
is sometimes added to quicken the fernenta-
ton. This fermentation soon occurs, and
generally lasts for a week or so, at the end Of
| which period the liquid is drawn off and the
wine is made. AS a rule it is of very pale
color, and When it is deemed desirable to
make it look like ordinary table wine it is
mixed with some very dark Spanish wine.
These wines contain from to 10 per cent of
alcohol, but they have very little tannin and
do not keep long. The liquor thus made is
pronounced by NJ. Boussingault to be per-
fectly wholesome, possessing many OF the
properties of wine made from the juice of the
fresh grape. and to be infinitely preferable to
the mixtures, most of them very deleteriOus,
Il as genuine wine.-Chicage Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
A DECCAN HUNTING SONG.

The boar, the mighty hoar's my theme,
Whate'cr the wise may say.
Ny morning thought, ny midnight dream,
My hope throughout the day.
Then sing the boar the mighty boar,
FIJI high the cup with me,
And here's to all who fear no fall,
And the next gray boar We see
Youths daring spirit, manhood'S HV,
Stout heart and eagle eye,
Doth he require who would aspire
To see the wild boar die.
Then sing the boar, the mighty boar,
Fill high the cup with me,
And here's To all who fear no fail,
And the next gray boar we see.
We envy not the rich their wealth,
Nor kings their crowned career;
The saddle is our throne Of health,
Our scepter is the spear;
Nor envy We the warriors pride,
Deep stained with purple gore,
For our field of fame $ the jungle's side,
Our foe the grim gray boar
When age hath weakened manhoods powers,
And every nerve Embraced,
The joys OF youth shall still be ours,
on mcmury's tablets traced;
And with the friends whom death hath spared,
When youth s bright course is run,
Wen tell the dangers we have shared
And the spears that we have won.
--Macmllan's Magazine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

France still believes in the deterrent in
hucnce of public executions, On the llth of
this month the western suburbs of Paris or
gained perfect fetc champetrc to witness
the deCapi.ation of the murderer JnnOt, alias
Jean Tappan For nearly mile the avenues
lerling to the place of execution were lined
with newsboys and cake vendors; every shade
tree sheltered a group of excursioniStS, ar
ranging the contents of their picnic basket
and conglatulating each other on the favor
able state OF the weather The approach of
the executiOner's cart was hailed with aCcla-
nations that would have gratiiicd the ambi-
ton of popular matador. WhoopS, cheers
and all sort, Of cynic gibes mingled with the
hu22alS, and all voices joined in yell of APP
plause when the condemned arose in his cart
and doiiei hi, cap with a facctious smile.
OF course he had TO make a speech. For
minute or two the crowd gave him fair
chance by keeping their peace, but then the
whOops broke forth uncontrollably, and the
pathos of the concluding sentence was re-
warded by crash of applause that seemed to
elate the soul of the doomed man, for he
waved his hand and smilngly met his fate-a
very ugly fate By some misarrangemcnt of
the guillOtmo the CORY head missed the basket
and carromed across the sCattold into the dust
of the street The French dislike botchwork,
and the picnic ended with charivari of cat-
calls. --Dr. Felix l.. Oswald.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

The memoirs Of Gen. John c. Fremont"
which is now preparing for the press, Will
comprise ten large octavos of over 600 pages
each and promises to be intensely interesting
The book Is joint production, although "JeS-
sic Benton Fremont" appears rs the author
The general, with great array of documents,
journals and memoranda, many of them yell
low with age, dictates, or rather narrates,
and Mrs. Fremont writes, Beginning in the
early morning, the general and his wife are at
work until the middle of the afternoon.
During these hours no friend mtrudeS. At 4
o'clock they SO out and drive, returning to
dine at q. The evening is spent in social
recreation. Not later than 10 the retire.
The forthcoming work, which will be ele-
| Gautly Illustrated, will let in a good deal Of
! light on the national events of the last thirty
years, and will, as to some of them with which
Gen. Fremont Wa, identified, compel a modi-
ficatioa % exiting opinions. -Frank Leslies.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

1t will be notable step in human progress
if the discovery of the application of cleo
tricity to motors shall solve eventually the
great problem of flying machines. As a
motor power that can be distinctly controlled
is the first fact, and as this motor power,
therefore, cannot be the wind, and as buoy
ancy is absolutely Indispensable, these two
things have hitherto been the inconsistent
conditions that made an air ship impossible.
You could not carry up n steam engine and
boilers and n cargo of coal; you can carry UP
a considerable quantity of stored electricity.
New York Mail and Express.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

notice among merchants down town and
even among club men a disposition to express
regret that while the cutter is manned by a
selected crew of British seainen, the sioops
ara mannod almost exclusively by SwedeS.
10 me this condition of affairs seems some
thing to be proud of. Certainly, no one
should regret that times on shore are 50 good
that native Americans are not forced TO en-
dure the harlships and humiliations of sail
oy's life simply for the sake of earning the
pittancs which sailors receive Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

1t is estimated by the Mendoza RIorter
that l3, 900 people visited Barnum's Circus
on the 18th inst.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

"Do you believe in the mind cure:' asked
Dr. Swan.
"Well, the mind cure Is adopted very often
by the medical profession, and it is very
valuable aid TO doctors sometimes. | had a
patient once, lady of nervous temperament,
who had for long time suffered from rest
lessness, nervousness, .sleepleSsness and many
other lestneSses. There was nothing really
the mater with her; her trouble was in the
Imagination. could not cure her ut all AT
last ono evening said to her: Now, | never
like TO give morphine or any form of opium.
1t is excessively dangerous, and only as Il last
recourse do administer it. | have decided
to administer it to you. am little nervous
about the result, and you must be very care
full in using it, And | went to the faucet and
drew a glass of water, and compounded with
great caro- and seriousness II slightly colored
mixture of which | had brought the materials.
Here, take this teaspoonful, said. Now,
if Won don't get to sleep in half an hour, take
another teaspoontul; ii that does not work,
wait an hour and try another; but don't take
any more for two hours, because this is cumu-
lativc, and there's enough il this to kill the
family Please be very, very careful, and
left her. Next day called.
ooh, Doctor she said, Il am so much bet
ter. The first tcaSpoonful did no good; so
took another, and that worked like charm.
slept beautifully, and got up feeling intin'
itely better
"'rm glad l said; you've had enough.
will throw tho rest away, for it is excessively
dangerous 1t was after a couple of years OF
good health | confessed TO her that all in the
world she had taken was a teaspoonful OF
brown sugar and water. She was so mad
she almost fell sick again. San Francisco
Chronicle
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
Ruined by Potash,

have had blood poison for ten years |
know have taken one hundred bottles OF
iodlde of potash Ia that time, but it did me
no good. Last summer my face, neck, body
and limbs were covered with sores, and
could scarcely use my arms on account
of rheumatism in my shoulder. took s.
5. s., and II has done me more good than
all other medicine | have taken. My face
body and neck are perfectly clear, and
clean, and my rheumatism is entirely gone
/ weighed llG pounds when | began the
medicine, and | now weigh 1872 pounds
My first bottle helped me greatly, and gave
me an appetite like strong man. would
not be- without s. 5. s. for several times its
weight in gold.
c, Z. MITCHELL, w 23d st. Ferry.
New York, Feb 20, 1886
Treatise of Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer 3, At.
lants, Ga 151 W. 23d St, n, Y.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

WATKINsvILLE, Feb. 10, 1886

Gen'lemen-lt is due you to say that |
hink | am entirely we'll of eczema after
having taken Switt's Specific, have been
troubled with it very little in my face since
Inst spring. At the beginning of cold
weather last fall II made slight appear
ince, but went away and never returned
). 5. ) no doubt broke it up; at least i,
put my system in good condition and 90,
we'll. 1t also benefited my wife greatly
in case of sick headaC he, and made per
feet cure OF "A breaking out On my little
three year old daughter last summer.
JAMES V. N. NORRIS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

Lightning EXPRESS Denver Express, and Kansas NY
o,I ~ Limits Eynrcss trains run daily; Express MAJ
anT Jt1st Arcor M pia,ion daily, except sunday
Kansas City and ST Louis Express gnn1 -outh run "a
fr,,r N without change Of cars Morning train 10 -
MS has frap chair cars and evening train through
''' JAY ". AT ANS,
Ticket Agent 9. 4 \. ililroad
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28

Freight trains CARR: ,assenxrrs leave Otawa AZ
follows: For Earl, 420 Pm ;Nfor Aurora. 1000 A. T..
>, StreatOr. G a. n. sos p ~. and 100 A. ".
Morning train makes close connection AiaafGf ie'
all points east and west.
Pul!Nlan Palace Sleeping Cars, C B. Q. Drawt.l
Room Cars, Horizons Reclining Chair Cars and the G.
B. a O. Palace Dining Cars by this route All iAtorns
ton shout rates of fare. sleeping car accommodations
and time tables will be cheerfnlv given nv anplyns TO
PERClVAL LOWELL,
General Passenger Agent, Chicsgo
Ii. Il. Stone, ~
General Manager Chicago. GEO. +. ROE,
Agent ut 'ittawa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-28
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Railroad

ON and after May 9, 1855. trains on the c. & 4. h
p pass Joliet as follows:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-31

A singular point Of current history
has just been brought to light in Eng.
land which shows that the late Burmese
war may be referred to the wearing of a
pair of earrings. The boring of the ears
of royal princess in Burmah Is re-
garded as an event OF as much i'm
portance us her.coming of age would be
We're she the heir to the English throne.
1t Is the occasion whom she first assumes
the rank and state due TO her.
King Theebaw, it is stated, when the
time approached for this ceremony IN
the case of his eldest daughter CON
ceived the idea of inviting all tho
crowned heads of Europe to witness it,
and was eager to entertain them with
becoming magnificence. Hence he
made an enormous demand for duty
payments in advance on the Bombay
burmah Tiading company, an English
corporation. The company refused to
submit to this extortion, and the result
= matter of history. Youths Com
panion
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-31
Nc Floods ]

Pacific
Short
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-31
Up and Down on Wall street.

: A specuiator in four years has paid
one firm in Wall street the sum of $780,
900 in commissions. He was a wealthy
man when he won't into the street with
laudable but unwarrantable desire to
increase his patrimony by specializing
In stocks. Now, SO heavy have been his
losses that he would be satisfied if he
possessed the sum he has paid out in
commissions. AS it is, he will cheer
fully accept cler1ship in the said firm,
who wish to avail themselves of his
numerous acquaintance to increase
their custom. If he had been contented
with a handsome sufficiency for the day.
amounting really TO a superabundance,
he would ROW bo in affluence instead of
an the position of comparative destitu-
ton he is. "
On the other hand, a young clerk
few years ago commenced to speculate
in the street with $780, the savings of a
years abstinence from smoking, and
now is worth in real estate over 81 ,Oo0,-
D00 and several more in securities. In
wall street speculation, moro than in
anything else. what is game for one man
s ruin for another.--New York Letter.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-31

A wonderful amount of money is in
vested in the cigarette business in this
country. Apart from The great cost of
machinery. factories, material and labor,
the advertising. expenses Of such estab-
hshments are as.onishing. One small
house, which has been in existence only
a few years, spends over Slo9, 600 an
nuali; in advertising. Thcs house clone
sells 1899. eo9 cigarettes day. 50 much
sor sisen Ing rso9, 200 3 ycss il advcrtis-
inG.-~Cas. C;.c.sa, lsna5c--t.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-31

A German traveller DIR. W. Joest, in
1890, when on tour through Burmah,
nad an audience with Theebaw. DIR.
Joest related at the time his experiences
in the columns of The Kolnische lei
tling, from which is taken the following
account Of the personal appearance of
the king: ~Qrei joli garcon!" were the
first words whispered to my interpreter
not for translation of course-and in
decd Theebaw was handsome youth.
According to the custom Of the country
his hair was arranged in big knot on
the top Of his head, surrounded by a
narrow band Of white muslin; his round
face, which was almost white, made a
very pleasant impression; his eyes are
small and slightly alInond-shaped, and
with his full lips and small mustache he
makes the impression of am indolent,
blase, perhaps rather sensual young
man. Cruelty is stamped on his features,
but not intemperance.
Afterward, when through an opening
in his jacket l saw his bare chest, per-
ceived by the bronze color of his body
that his face was very much painted
and powdered. He wore a close-fitting
jacket of white satin, with long tight
sleeves, two rows Of diamond bottoms.
md his insignia, also in diamonds. In
lis ears and on his hands / perceived
he glitter of precious stones A siiken
'utho, in green and yellow stripes, COM
'leted, completed his apparel; his feet
nd legs were bare. Now and then he
layed with a yak hair fan without,
owever, altering his position at all.
10 neither smoked nor chewed to-
acco, and | must repeat that he i'm
ressed me alphabetically; he is some
hat stout for his age, being 81 years
Id, but otherwise he is the best-looking
lir1nese have secn.-Chicago Trib-
no.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-31
German Students Reduced to straits.

ccrHlhn students Eeduced to Straits.
M. A. Martha, who contributes a
paper on the German pauper students to
The Revue Scientitique, states that the
number is largely on the increase and is
causing much uneasiness to the uni
versity authorities, Professor Billroth in
particular having frequently drawn pub
Tic attention to tile danger with which
this large influx of starving students
imenaces the universities and society.
As examples of the straits to which
these hapless hungerers after knowledge
are reduced, M. Martha quotes from q
Berlin paper the application made some
time ago to the municipality by uni
versity student who asked to be en-
ployed as anight-sweeper, post which,
however modest, would not interfere
with The prosecution of his studies. In
the Gallician and Hungarian universi-
lies poor students sell matches in the
streets, or, if they have musical gift.
nke out an existence by singing or play
ing IN the cafes and brasseries. MANY
OF them for want of books and leisure
to study, never manage to pass the ex-
Summation, and settle down at 80 to the
very hunblest occupations, while not a
Few take to evil courses and swell tho
army of riminals.-Chicago Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-31
IDAHO TERRITORY.

Idaho occupies Valley
OF
gon It's
The healhest in America, If not in the world.
Idahos
sets and New Ha%psh combined embracing % 6o OF this 49,
OO 600
ard a 100000 grszing lands with and nesting
SMALL
vast Of agricultural lands exceed in fertility
arabic
length
The minerals gold copper IRON pumgo qnick
others OF There
of understandable
ldahos bell
width and
dahos
COO.
north the line Atlantic greatest
and many Ct the smaller fruits Of the finest s regularly
produced the Missouri
Idaho tayersed from north south by he All Northern
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-31

Has attained standard OF excellence which
admits Of no superior. ="
1t contains ogory improvement that inventive
genius, skill and money can produce
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-31
CALDWELL.

Caldwell tho thriving railroad point in the heart the bsauf Boise
valley Mountain
45o miles southeast OF Pand o. Il has population $780, telephone
hotel $4,000
surrounding valleys and sten'at within 100 miles, s2 ooo
schools
Of tie fetls Bo Sake RynoIt goan Pye.t other valleys
bids
The of Caldwell
dominion all
cleared
frightened while
and well built
stased off in September 1885,
building Oregon
substantial
churches The Baptist chapel
lated control tho trade OF aud No
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
EYgeia in the Dog-DaYs.

While Illuminating over pipe on the
evening of one of the dog-days, tho
thermometer being above 80 degrees
in the shade. l have wondered what
the goddess Hygeia would have done,
and what she would have recommend
ed under the circumstances, for pur-
poses of health and comfort. She
wouldn't have eaten roast duck, know;
but how would she have combated the
fierce heat, by way of keeping herself
cool? Would she have swallowed bag
gis and cockleekie in Nor.h Britain,
ham and beef in Yorkshire, and tripc
and onions in Londonp Not bit of
it. Hygeia had too much respect for
herself rs n goddess to indulge in such
plebian and dclusive dainties in hot
weather. l can just see her in scorn-
full attitude, on the top of a marble
column such as Alma Tadema loves to
paint-she waves her hand over tho
smoking viands our good cooks are
sending up for our delectation. She
breaches attention in way that makes
one feel creepy, as her words seem to
come down from the cold marble. She
is commanding her followers to keep
cool with milk and water. and grapes
and awberries, and to leave all the
alcohol and wine and beer for other
occasions. l beg Hygeia's pardon, and
shall renounce heat producers on hot
days in future, although they are very
good, and like everything else, I'M
fortunately, what dyspeptics like best.
Chambers Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
CHAPTER XXVL
THE BATTLE.

After the first reconnaissance the
lights were extinguished. The only
thing to do was 10 wait for day.
However by the Doctors orders, the
militia were mustered and sent to their
stations.
1t was necessary to be in n position to
strike the first blow. on which perhaps
the issue OF the enterprise would depend.
IL was now certain that the nssailants
could no longer hope to take the island
10y surprise, inasmuch MS the projection
of the light had allowed OF their course
and numbers being known.
A most careful watch was kept during
the last hours of the night. Many
times was the horizon again illuminated,
so as to permit of the exact position OF
the fotilla being noted That the assail-
ants were numerous there could be no
doubt That they we're sufficiently
armed to have q chance against the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
Not IA Society Man.

senator Coke. of Texas. j. big
framed, heavy built man, better adapt
ed by nature for the frontier than a
lady's draw ng-room; not that he is
wanting in the finer SensibilitcS but he
doe, not like to be hedged in and re-
>trictcd by the convcntiOnalities which
fashion imposes upon her votaries. He
wants room TO swing himself in and to
pu. his big fot down without any APP
prehension that it gets on forbidden
ground
Are YOU going to tine reception to-
night. Coke?' Beck inquired of the
Texas senator last Tuesday.
No | amt responded the big man
in "A voice that has the ring of manly
carncstncss about il.
Il IN not going To any more of these
receptions and fal-dc-rals. Why, Beck,
lem me tell you, the last one | went to
| was walking slowly across the room,
and presently noticed "a lady abown +.
and aSmilin' at me. She was at least
six or eight feet of, and a. | didn'
know her, | looked to see what she
mean,. She kept on bowin' and smilin'
and | noticed two fellows stand n pref
" close TO her. | concluded that one
or both of them was aStandin' on her
dress, so / reached over, give each one
n shove, and said: Git of this lady ;
dress She kept on bowin' and smilin'.
looked again, and by Cd | was
standin on her dress myself. ] amt
agoin' any mo, for the way the women
wear dresses now. trailln' along five or
six yards behind them, you can't tell
where to put your foot. Cor. Bdttt-
more Herald