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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-28
Seneca DOings.

Hugh Henry has sold his dry goods stock
to q Mr., Schroeder, who lives In the wild
west.
Charley Ferren and wife are soon to re
turn to Seneca to permanently reside.
Genel Barker, Of this city, and George
Barber, of Kinsman, will run 100 yds fol
big money on Aug. 3D..
am given the assurance that Horsely
will report the Big Bend reunion. Hope
that It will not be after the fashion OF his
4th of July report Horsley's report or
that occasion would have killed a brass
organ grinder, even If read In installments
of two words week.
Misses Harris and Campbell, of Morris
Sundayed here.
Mrs. Charles Burroughs Is In Greens
burg, Ind
Officer Meagher bounced couple of the
most forlorn appearing females that have
ever disgraced the streets of Seneca, on
Saturday.
Mrs. N. j, Rulison gave tea party on
Saturday evening
Frank UnderhIll is Ill with typhoid
fever.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-28
Comfy Court.

New caseS-Willard Gentleman J Hale
Fowler, asst, damages claimed $500. Gentle
man, during the campaign Of 1886, owned
large interest in the Ottawa GLOBE, and when
time and the Globe began to hang heavily
on his hands, sold out his interest to Hale
Fowler, whom he claims has not settled In
full to date. Rathbone, Sard & Co Fred
SCHNEIDER, asst, damages claimed 81 900.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-28

A seventeen year old boy WAS nearly cut
into minoe meat by mower at Peru, on
Thursday,
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
A FloorvaiISer's F.xpenstye rYsstakc.


est is very rare that mistakes are made in
actually guilty of it; it is altogether too
dangerous. The most notable case Of this
kind which remember occurred in Brooklyn
some years ago. The wife of Kings county
official bought a quantity of goods in the
store of one Of the Brooklyn dry goods firms.
An over oGicious foorwalker thought she had
taken something that she had not paid for
and he directed her to so to the Office. She
Indignantly refused, whereupon the man
secured assistance and carried her there,
where she was searched by three female at
tendants, but nothing WIS found on her for
which she had not receipted memorandum.
Then she was told she could go, but positively
refused and said:
'''I desire to have my husband sent for,
and he will inquire more particularly into
this outrage
''She wrote note and directed it to her
husband in his official capacity. A member
of the firm, who appreciated the gravity Of
the mistake, begged hard that the lady would
say no more about the matter, saying that he
would indemnify her for tho outrage which
he acknowledged had been perpetrated, but
she was obdurate and refused
"When the husband arrived the overtures
for settlement were renewed and again re-
fused. The foorwalker, the men who assisted
him and the women who made the search
were arrested for assault The matter was
given the widest publicity IN the newspapers,
and the result OF it oil was that so strong was
the feeling against the firm because of it that
it bad TO retire from business. This was a
salusary warning which dry goods men have
not forgotten New York Press
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
A Drummer BOYS Career.

Rev. Albert c. White, of Amesbury,
who enlisted in the late war when years
and 50 days old. is said to have been the
youngest soldier Of the whole army. He
often walked twenty miles a day, and it
was his duty to beat the taps at night.
His father was a lieutenant in the same
company, and accompanied him on his
rounds at night to Keep him from falling
asleep.
He must have been handsome as well as
young, as the following amusing story
would show: He once met three women
of whom he begged some milk. One was
q beautiful southern girl about 1S, who
with an elderly woman supported de-
crepit colored woman. They willingly
filed his three canteens and charged
kiss each for them, but White says the
youngest one took dozen--Spdngield
Republican.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
Remedy for Lightning Stroke.

During the heavy rain storm at Winona
the residence of Police Officer Bambenek
was struck by lightning and the family
narrowly escaped death. The bolt struck
the chimney, completely demoEshing it,
and following the stove pipe down into
the room, thence passing through the
floor into the ground. The floor was
badly torn up, and several pieces Of furni-
ture were broken. Mrs. Bambenek was
sick in bed, and was not affected except
through fright. Her 3-year-old son had
both legs badly burned end one shoe torn
completely from his foot. Mrs. Bam-
tenek's young sister of II years stood
near the path of the bolt. She was
knocked senseless and both her legs badly
burned 1t was thought she was dead,
but the neighbors carried her into the yard
and buried her in the ground up to her
neck. This method is always employed
in that part of the city in case of person
struck by lightning, and the people have
great faith in its withdrawing the cleo
tricity from the system. Both the injured
are doing well.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
--zzssssSS>AllIASs1-'-
gsa@Ay @ Sa1&E
THE CITY.

They do neither plight DOR wed
Ia the City of the Bead
In the city where they sleep away the hours;
But they lie, while DER them range
Winter blight and summer change,
And a hundred happy whisperngs Of flowers
No, they neither wed plight,
And the day is like the night,
For their vision is of other kind than ours
They do neither sing nor sigh,
In that Burgh of BY and By,
Where the streets have grasses growing cool and
long;
But they rest within their bed,
Leaving all their thoughts Unsaid,
Deeming silence better far than sob or song
No. they neither sigh nor sing,
Though the Yobin be s-wing,
Though the leaves OF autumn march million
strong.
There is only rest and peace
In the City of SJTcease
From the faiings and the wailings meath the sun,
And the wings of tho swift years
Beat but gently oel the bers,
Making music to the sleepers every ons-
There is only peace and rest;
But to them IL seeu2eth best,
For they lie at ease and know that life Is done.
Richard E. Burton in The Century.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14

Teaching millinery Is business which BE-
gins to thrive. The demand for milliners
to 90 from house 10 house to work by the
day or hour as rates which economical
folk can afford to pay Is al present greater
than the supply. Two millinery schools run
BY modisees who originally learned their
trade abroad have sprung up, and have q
good number Of pupils each. The girls who
learn the trade range from IS years old to
IS, They give three months or thereabouts
to diligent practice under training. Some Of
them fail entirely, tor only girl with q
touch Of the artist In her can Be . u,f1liner,
but others succeed When they are equipped
they fod circles a employers waiting for
them, and they go from house 10 house like
the pesipatetic drs<maker doing up the
family millinery By the day. 1t is an I'M
mense sasine when che results are satissac-
tory, for they charge g 30 a for time In
which to concoct four or Eve $50 or so crea-
tons, and some Of the more clever are essab-
lish3ng very web paying lines OF patronage
The house TO house ruilliner is an institution.
She has come to sAy.-New York Mail and
Epresa
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
How to Brighten Burglars.

ado you know what kind of burglar
alarm shall have in my house'" sold gen.
tleman interested IN an electrical business, to
a reporter. II shall not have little bell
near my bed TO awaken me if any one opens
a door or window No, sir. shall have
an eighteen inch gong put up in the center OF
my house, and then connect every door and
window.
III a burglar opens door or window then
the noise win scare him away at once Sup
pose have q little bell in my room, that
wakes me up; what good does that dol /
have 10 get up dress myself, and go down
and drive that burglar away. He hasn't
heard the bell, and might find him and
that's Just what don't want
'Ths kind of alarm shall have will give
the burglar warning that / am coming and
afford him an opportunity to leave. have
no desire to 6ght burglars have no desire
10 b a hero. want to scare them OF with
out running any risk myself.
"What burglar voald have the impudence
to keep on stealing with an eighteen inch
gong striking City times a minute. Then,
when the danger is over. can go down and
lock everything securely. What do you
think Of che ACKNOWLEDGMENT Electrician.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
Journalism for q Young LADY.

A would-be apprentice in newspaper writ
ing, anxious to gain a foothold in an Office,
should remember, first, that the editor ap-
precfates news above all other things, for the
most newsy paper is the most popular and
best supported
She should remember, second. that ap-
prentice work is always poorly paid or done
for nothing. Women are sometimes too
eager and impatient to make money from
their writing.
Now, If the ambitious tyro, remembering
these things, would lay aside her pet ideas Of
fine writing, condescend to make an item Of
the fact that "1fr Smith had broken ground
for a new woodshed," and carry it to her
homo publisher, she would find a cordial
welcome. Phe country editor receives meri-
torious poem with cool civiity, but Is truly
grateful for fresh though may be trivial
local item By persisting in this course of
voluntary, gratutio1s contributions Of such
local news as come within her notice, and
trying to observe as much as possible, wo-
man Of quick perception could write after
time great deal which would be accepted
with many thanks-though not much else.
Many a country editor who would welcome
this gratutiCus work could not afford paid
assistant editor or reporter, because from
necessity he must be bis own business man.
ager, editor, reporter, proofreader and book
keeper. But in return for the help which
might give him time to drive more often to
the neighboring villages OF among his famer
subscribers, to canvass for more advertising,
or to make more prompt collections, he
would willingly teach the apprentice what
be knew himself, and allow her the privilege
Of learning all she could from the Office in gen
eraL This would not be inoonsiderable, for
in the country newspaper office reporting,
editing and publishing arc carried on in such
q compact manner that the shrewd ap-
prentice can learn a little Of everything
Boston Globe.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
DIAMONDS m zULULAND.

Mining for Precious Stones In South
Afrioa-With TUB and Sieve.
Diamonds are mostly found In hard,
BLUSH green rock, which has to be blasted
The debris Of a blast may possess Kohl
moor, and it must be looked for. The blue
ground Ia sent up from the mine In iron
buckets and is taken to plot of ground
rented foG the purpose called depositing
floor, and after being dumped down In heaps
is spread out On the ground in large coarse
humps, Just as it leaves the pick and shovel
of the miner. Water is then literally poured
over it and it is left for two OF three days to
the action Of the atmosphere; ct the end Of
that time 1t loses its rock like appearance
and shows itself to be a conglomerate Of peb-
bles, honstone and carbon. It is then thrown
against coarse sleeves to separate the larger
stones, which are flung aside, and is after
ward taken to the washing machine.
This consists Of circular iron tub, rather
shallow and some 10 or IL feet In diameter,
In which ere fixed from the center SIX OF
eight rakes, with long teeth six inches apart,
which are kept pepetualiy revolving by
small steam engine, or by whim worked by
horses or mules. Water is kept flowing into
the tub through one opening as the diamond
ferrous soil is worked in through another.
The revolution Of the rakes causes thorough
disiutegrotion Of the stuff, the lighter por-
ton Of which is forced over the upper edge,
carried away by the engine and thrown on
the refuse heap. After sixty or eighty loads
have been passed through the machine, the
rakes are lifted up and the contents Of the
box carefully taken out 1t viii be at once
understood that only the heaviest portions Of
the precious soil, and therefore the diamonds,
If there are any, have been left In the ma
chine. the lighter parts having been washed
over the upper edge Of the box.
When taken out, the residue, which con-
sists Of nothing but heavy ironstone and car
bon in pure state and crystals of various
hues, Is carefully sifted through sleeves of diff
ferent degrees Of fineness sometimes placed
one under the other In cradle and thoroughly
rocked. Then, when every trace Of foreign
matter has been carefully removed, dex-
ferrous turn of the hand, as the sieve with its
contents is held in tub Of water, brings the
diamonds, garnets and the heavier Jumps Of
ronstone into little heap in the very cen
ter, 80 that when the sieve is reversed on the
common pine sorting table they lie together
The white alum like appearance of the rough
diamond contrasts strongly with the rich
hued garnees with which the surrounding
blackness of carbon and ironstone is studded
1t is only BY practice that one is enabled to
tell at sight what is q diamond; sieve may
to all appearances be full Of them; but they
are only probably crystals which could easily
be detected from diamonds by taking one
between the teeth; the diamond ressts their
action, but the crystal crumbles away
Thousands upon thousands Of garnets most
exquisite in color are found in every sieveful,
but they Gre thrown aside contemptuously,
being almost valueless. -Globe-D Democrat
Book Review.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
Diphtheria for Fishing.

There are somewhat startling rumorsof
the prevalence of measles and dphtheris
among school children. The feelings Of
the small boys in regard to the matter
may be gathered from the following dia-
logue overheard between two shock
headed ones yesterday:
Say, l heard school was goin' to be
closed because there Is dipthery amongst
the scholsrsS'
rs that sos BuIyi There is great
sucker fishin' In the Suskeharny above
the foot bridge. Dipthery is an orful dis
ease, amt it3'
You bet. Let's 60 an git some lines
an hooks l tell you. I'm 'fraid of that
diDthery. "-Binghamton Republican
The Place to Trade.
Stranger TO tailor,-You've got nice
stock of goods here
Tailor rubbing bis hands,-Theres nothing
Ike 1T this side of the Atlantic ocean. sir.
Stranger-1've been told that your prices
are about right, too
Iahor-fes, sir; the price put on suit
OF clothes IS great injustice to my wife and
family. now, there is line of spring and
summer goods OF my own importation. and
paid caoln passage rates TO get iem here
Anat olagonai, the manufactures assures me,
was made exclusively for the Prince Of
Wales, and only got into my lot by mistake
de offered me big money 10 get the goods
BACK Tor lear OF international oonpbcat;ous
Sranger-fou donesay SO.
Tailor-9es, sir. But laughed eft him.
When get hold OF good thing iteoes to-
customer every time ifI lose money On il I
spose you viii want a nice, stylish surinc
suit, and then something for warm weatherS
Strangsr-N-no. I guess not this ,uorn.
ing. was trying to get out of theway OF a
milk wagon too suddenly few moments
ago, and l want to get sa,speudsrl butson
sewed oa.-NeB York Sun
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
Distance Covered By Q Waltz.

Mr.. Edward Scott, IL bis Dancing and
Dancers,' nakes the following estimate Of
The distance actually waitzed over in en- even
Ing bya beDe Of the bali room: 'Do you,
my fair and fragile reader think you would
60 six times around o moderate sized ball
room, say, making circuit Of eighty yards
during waftxa Yss, at lsast, even allowing
for rest That, then, Is $50 yards, Il you
went In q straight lima Bat you are turn
ing nearly ell the time, say On sn average,
ooce In each yard Of Onward progress. and
tho Grc1nfercnce OF a circle b rather more
than three times in diameter, which viii
bring each waltz 10 over three quarters Ola
mile, or, at least, fourteen miles for the
eighteen vslNxes @Amario
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14

Connecting Sor Him 10 Ponder Oven
Mis- Blunt-Im told that you have nnsis
up your mind 10 remain . bachelor N yorr
hfe, Hr KnobchewE.
Mr.. K-Lav-beg yusr pswdon, NTH
Blunt; neyah awohoWissd soch Q state
ment
Miss R-Then must have ben uaiau,
formed
Mr.. E-Whosw-toNy ou tbof..
Miss R-I wasn't told In exacay dan0
words, but was told that yuu had sxprcuscd
. determination never TO marry any girl who
kasR pors >Aea IoQ@e)<-Rogsee GoUN
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
The Taiior's swind,ing Scheme.

A young man who read how certain beard
ing house rnistresses are said to practice a
system od bunco On young nan by showing
them finely furnished rooms and after the
contract Is made replacing the gorgeounsss
with battered household goods, says that Ger
tain obscure tailors In the crowded districts
practice sort of bcnco deceit On transient
customers The swindle Is In trousers order
ed and which must be paid for before the
customer can have them. Certain particular
young men like 70 Try On ordered garments
before taking them When these particular
ones start for the dressing room n the
taloJs shop the wife or some woman &C
quaintance suddenly believes 1t TO be Der
bounden duty TO rush into the roocl, plank
herself down IN chair, and sew.
The ease with which q man can be swindled
IS perfectly manifest On these occasions. a
well bred customer Is too modest % suggest
the worln's retirement, the tailor doesn't
vouchsafe tie slightest assistance, and The
srousers are wrapped rp and at home ara
found TO b Of e1ecrahhe quality, poor e.
AID every way swindle- Bet TIA: tailor
has bis money, and what's 70 Be douei In tie
majority Of cases TIE value Of t5e troSss-s
lint worth fighting ovr.-Sew YOk Sua-
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14

sSoe, are yUa s.il boarding &C Xn- Pin.
negan'sEs
@Yes Bin, out q mere cs-y
"Wky; is she hard Cpr
-So. br4 l an I kavent PAD herx.y.
thing for SIX uo1ths--T Btu
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14

A Terrible Threat
Then you absolutely refuse 70 marry meF
I'D he
7 do. ws The young lady's firm reply.
Have cara, Mis- Kajone,' SAID tho
young man, with dangerous glitter Ia his
eye, consider the matter we'll I am the
publisher Of an elite directory that is almost
ready Tor tie pr~-.CaicaSo Tribuna
Too Macy of1hem Hese.
In Paris there are people Who make if-.
Ing waking people up IA the morning There
are plenty Of people Who do The same thing
in this country. bot they doot Ct paid "a
h.-ExahAnns
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14

Pao Yum, PRESIDENT Of the Pekin CHINA
Academy. Is trans.sting ShakespesSes plays
into CAmesA
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Rabbits in Australia.

The following clipping is from the
Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower:
Consul Campbell, OF Auckland, reports
n follows: The rabbit pest i, the
greatest evil that has afflicted the Aus.
iralian colonies, and perhaps no great
or evil has ever come vpon any coun.
try. To eradicate ii from New Xca.
land has been the constant aim OF the
government and people, and the ways
aud means devised aud put in opera
lion 80 this end have been numerou,
and ingenious. \ rabbit department
Ia. been established in the govern
mrni with Il superintendent in charge.
local board. hnve been created and
private enterprises set on foot, all hay.
ing one common object in vicw-thc
determination of the rabbits. They
have eaten out the ranges 80 that the
rnpacitv tor maintaining sheep has
greatly lcsscncd. The loss has beer
Immense. running up into millions. .
During the last eight years there Ia,
bcrn expended The sum OF Sl2.00O,00O
and II very much larger sum from ih'
beginning of the warfare.
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ro-, ,-.rr 2 UnJc~ Gle direction "i
<>G#rr~ SNOW Do, tr'Iu,,'iHr n.
an r-,sr >.sl ,y,uaS adN. o'' =
rrr .a...gr otHuSic aHd a.' ihe fa-
i'm. sfc u,' pleased with her VIE
fs,,.ut5rs voice. AT lhe ruN''>
ma ver. The concert MSS q grand sue
c,.. ami everyone Va, well pleased,
The following prizes were o"rr"'"
hv Prot stone;
For Pcnmau,hin Miss Ella Long,
Fnr pmrruulity. Misses Fannie
Homes. lilly Nnnn 2nd Jessie Mrs;
MIS- inv Nuuu an! Jessie Kirk ilc"
and tbcy had To draw an ! Miss Hc>>'c
XIII wa> The fortunate one.
For Map Drawing, Misses L. tI'l"
and : : stone.
For C~a.i>thcnics. Misses Fannie
Jones and Minnie Mcdaniel.
Thus ended the Sih year OF the SHIT
ou,laE Female College. with a llrIri
attcnlarre than it has ever had be-
fore, The college i in a loari>hln4
condition. and i dcStilcd to be one OF
the mo,i popular institutions III the
Son,b MEpJCTs,
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with whsta lamuiug 10y fa'ui rrsiSe
fg;> good Sir Carpenter informs '"'
public th.t ueuy noNrruWonI N.TN>
,Fe aGwsrlr3 into "ity tt>t >ortiN -
Washington NJ what grade 10 lie
,a.fsl >.s., wa.ll be placed Oh" Wii'
1, Justice Matthews ttr Isle Ms Al
,afnry.Geueral Brewster, the dN1Slt,
ter OF Chief Justice fancy, the ta"s"'
ter OF ITcurr : Foote, >lSttr-'n.laW nt
the millionaire Senator from Nevada,
The grrai-granddaushtcr OF jefferson,
the sister Of Judge Kruger. and ne
uumbcrlr>> relatives, male and leina'e
~ cabinet Officers. Senators sut hrp-
rc>eutativc>. in all OF the DEPART
mcnf>: And where. indeed, wouud he
placed the vulgar par rtHHS, without
J~utcyCicui>. without even = legal 'llIe
10 any name 81 far IL any body SHOWS,
who come here and build palaiiai res
licences ana feed the multitude that
throu.s thcm on rich viaud>, hire pco-
ple 30 sing for them, 10 recitc tor them
and otherwise anu>e them
Truly, q thing tor laughter, Sneers
and ictr> i American arlstocra'N,
The cultured Arthur, Garfield ana ne
present Chief Executive were all The
sons of poverty and toll. Yet IN the
very country which boasts OF 4 >lnrc-
macy OF intellect money is onr only
standard OF responsibility, Not one
of our rich men but that may lie Town
and die to-day, and Tomorrow his
wife or daughter must choose be-
tween work, starvation or dlshon II,
they choose the first. license is
given by the press OF the country
10 have them stigmatlzed rs mr..
ed girls pretty money counters
and plump printers" The coarse.
ness, The calm brutality with which
these women are subjected to mental
and moral yiyiscction is beyond all
words. 1t is us if an innocent Hester
prynn stood upon the scatfold with a
scarlet letter burning into her breast
among the modern PuritanS OF the
press and a "best society" born tro nj
money aud audicity.
With the Lotus eaters we cNcIalln
LET rs alone that is our only peli.
ton. 1t is a pretty thing when Mrs
Cleveland puts her arms around the
calf, nccA or feeds the dog. and was
perfectly sublime for Mrs. Garfield to
prepare her sons for college. | know
a Government clerk whose sons took
the prizes in languages and malhemat'
les from the sons of foreign ambasSa'
doris and all their rich classmates
Their mother taught them the classic,
and higher mathematics, and she alst
cooked their breakfast and patched
their trousers, and she cheri>hes tho
hopes that sho instillcd the nobler les
son OF reverence for that sex to whicl
Mary the mother of jesus belonged.
PArrlE LYLE COLLINS.
Washington. b. &, May %.
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