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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

The newest cloak is the Russian, with long
straight fronts and fiat box plaits at the
back. This, as well as other cioaks, is made
In water proof cloth, Scotch woolens in large
and small checks, and i'll plain and figured
black or colored macintosh. The Portia,
somewhat similar to the Russian cloak, has
little armholes to pass the hands through,
and the fullness at the back arranged in gath
ers in point The Balmoral has a large,
deep cape caught in at the back of the waist
by band, and hood lined With silk. and
made to take off if wished. Sleeves are some
times added, but more oftener not, as the cape
has sufficient warmth and protection with
out. The Parisienne is an elegant looking
cloak with a deep cape, which can be con-
verted into sling sleeves by passing the arms
through the loops placed inside, and made to
button together just above the hand
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06
HAM BURG.
It's Increased Importance-The Biggest
Derrick in the World.
Special CORRESPONDENCE.

TSptCIaI NOTTtSIOHutHCt,I
HAMBURG, March 1S-The second largest
seaport on the European continent is Ham
burg. The largest is Marselles, but the for
mer will, according to all indications, very
soon outstripit, principally owing to the fact
that Hamburg hasrecently been adjoined to
the German customs union, thus greatly in
creasing its commercial transactions with the
rest of the empire The reason why it did
not join the union sooner was that the rich
importers feared the loss Of time that would
ensue if the imperial customs officers would
handle all the merchandise and raw material
brought into the harbor Of the city, no mat
ter whether it was to be Shipped into the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06
The Man About Town.

On Monday morning, saunterlng do"h
La Sale street, met youth ana morse
headed up town. He was evidently
farmer lad, and the horse was unmistaK'
ably countryfied, for an old saddle covered
his back, under which was laid rag car
pet for saddle cloth, and the general air OF
unchecked decay lingering about him was
wonderful to gaze upon. But the object
or rather objects, which struck me as pecu-
liar, were not so much the horse and the
boy, as two one gallon jugs which hung at
either side of the pummel of the saddle.
The average citizen would have looked the
outfit over and remarked somewhat In this
fashion.
Country boy coming to town for two
jugs of whisky"
did not look at II In that way. took
charitable view of the case and called II
mineral water excursion.
Reader, did you ever stop to consider
how frequently you commit crime
against the Kings English, which If com
mitted against mankind would be punish
able, perhaps, with death? l Will not at
tempt to speak of more than few Incident
al expressions which constitute the almost
numberless slang phrases, that are In
common use.
One of these, ~ don't feel good" Is
very common. OF course you all know
that 81 am not feeling well' is the proper
expression If you do not feel good you
certainly must lack the ability OF distin'
gushing by touch. If you should De In
this condition you could not distinguish a
match from broom, or pin from car
wing knife. Another fsl"I can't tell them
apart" You should by all means bring
them together as speedily as possible, In
order to impart your information. u don't
see It," for 81 do not understand or compre,
bend Its meaning" is very general ex-
pressin, and needs no comment. Another
form of departure from good English is
exaggeration. Some of you say GLOW
awfully NICE" If the object was awful, 1t
certainly could not be nice. Another is,
"She is just too sweet for anything" This
cannot be true, for she wodld then be of SO
saccharine nature that drop of rain or a
moist pressure OF the lips would surely
melt her. How horribly short" was a
recent comment by one of our nice girls
If II was horrible, perhaps Its brevity was
Its sole redeeming quality. l believe the
expression was used in reference to one of
the acts of late play.
Every season has Its joke, no matter how
sacred 1t (the season. be. The remorseless
joker came into my sanctum the other day
and placing his hand upon the back OF a
plush upholstered chair, remarked
"This is lent, isn't it"
eyes" said l. thought he was speak
ing religiously.
He started to walk away with the chair,
but my long exchange scissors, in some in
applicable way, became entangled in his
neck, and his head dropped into the waste
basket with sickening thump that drew
the noses of all the doctors on La Sale
street out of their windows like unto a
young war.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

Is plain to us in these days, when the relations
Of mind and body are scientifically demon
strated, that all the really disagreeable fea-
lures of Pope's character, and many Of those
in his writings, were the result Of bodily
weakness II was his misfortune to be ardent
tender and sensitive, yet a life long invalid:
to feel the desire of gallant in a dwartish
and undeveloped body. He was doomed
therefore, to keenly feel the lack OF a certain
respect of person which he could not have; he
was pleasing and amiable in conversation,
but no woman could admire his person and
no child instinctively looked up to him as a
protector The painful irritation of proud
spirit in such "a body can be imagined; it led
him to attack his opponents with coarseness,
they in turn tainted him with his inilrmities,
and this increased his impotent rage against
nature.
His villa and garden at Twickenham were,
like his poetry, artificial 20 the last degree.
His little lawn was trimmed and adorned till
every vestige of nature was eradicated; it
was like the overdone work of Chinese gar.
deners-sign of an efIete civilization-rathe
than that of vigorous and robust Englishmen.
1t is scarcely too much to say that Pope's
nature was thoroughly unnatural-at any
rate he was in life, writing ana iinaiiy In
feeling, a completely artificial product
His famous rock and earth grotto, with
artificial spring of water, was widely cele-
brated; he had made his little tract of five
acres like the private domain of Persian
prince. In 1740 Horace Walpole complained
with real grief that Sir William Stanhope
had destroyed the grotto. Even in his own
time Pope's visitors predicted the early ruin,
and Dodsey wrote:
Then some small gem, or moss, or shining ore,
Departing, each shall pilfer, in fond hope
To please their friends on every distant shore,
Boosting relic from the cave of Pope
Dodsley thought the poets fame would
make pilgrims carry off the grotto by piece
meal; but its fate was not so poetic. 1t was
destroyed by the next owner.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

Scrtbner's Mogaztne for April Is notable
for the variety of its contents, which In
clude popular articles on railroad affairs,
ship building, mountain climbing, and the
anatomy of contortionists; literary remi-
niscence of Scott, De Quincy, Burns, and
DR.. John Brown; paper on lbsen, the
great Norwegian dramatist; and one of
the much. praised series of End Papers, the
writer for this month being Walter Pater,
author of "Marius the Epicurean.' The
illustrations show equal richness, variety,
and interest The leading illustrated arti-
Gle is "Climbing Mount ST. Elias" by
William Williams, and other members Of
the Alpine Club, of the highest mountain
on this continent. "The Building of an
Ocean Greyhound by William H. Ri-
deing, describes picturesquely and effect
lively the marvellous industry of the great
Clyde ship'yards, where the swiftest trans,
Atlantic steamers are made. The illustra-
tions show the City of New York and 9TH
er vessels in various stages of the process
of building.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

That most fascinating and inspiring
branch of science, the study of the human
mind, receives chief attention in the April
Popular Science Monthly The number
opens with paper on "The Psychology of
Spiritualsm,' by Prof. Joseph Jastro, who
besides relating enough cases to convince
almost any one that spiritualistic NANTES
tations are nothing but fraud and delusion,
also explains how the human mind allows
itself to be grossly deceived as 1t is In the
dupes of the mediums. The subject of an
article by DR.. G. ]. Romanes is "The De-
rivitive Origin of the Human Mind, in
which evidence is given to show that the
mental as we'll as the physical organism of
man has resulted from process of evolu
ton. In "Science and Christian Science"
Mr.. F. A. Fernald gives judicial view of
the mind cure, reaching the conclusion
that this scheme of healing contains little
valuable truth hidden in large mass of
dangerous error. Anything from Prof.
Huxley is sure to be worth having. There
is an article on "Agnosticism," by him In
this Monthly, giving reasons why agnostics
do not accept the current theology, and
why they cannot have creed. Mr.. John
w. Dafoe tells, In an illustrated article en-
titled DEMONSTRATION of the Buffalo what
has been accomplished in crossbreeding
the bison with ordinary cattle. DR.. r. w.
Schufeldt writes on Geological Gardens
Their Uses and Management" Prof. c. V.
Rileys evolutionary essay, con the Causes
of Variation" is concluded in this number.
In "Curioslties of Natural Gas" Prof. Jos.
F. James describes the advent of this valu-
able product of nature into the field OF In
dustry, and quotes some astonishing theo'
ries in regard to the gas.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06
POPE, THE POET.
Notes by an American Pilgrim to Twick-
enham.
Especial Correspondence,l

Especial CORRESPONDENCE
LONDON, March l9-There is revival OF
interest in the personality of Alexander Pope,
the poet, and there are many visitors TO his
quaint little monument in the Poets Cor
uerr of Westminster Abbey, Those who go
to Twickenham to find memorials of the poet
are sadly disappointed, for his once famous
grotto is long since destroyed and his villa
was pulled down early in this century by
Lady Howe, who bought the place in 1907,
and was annoyed by the stream of visitors.
Indeed, when we consider that London now
contains at least twelve times as many peo-
pie us it did when Pope died, it would be idle
to expect to find the scenes of his day at
Twickenham or anywhere else within fifty
miles of Bow Bells
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

interior or simply worked over and then re-
exported to foreign countries. This obstacle
was happily got out of the way by setting
apart spacious portion of the harbor, in
which the old state Of things will continue as
before, while the city proper is now on the
same footing as the rest Of the empire. As
this plan necessitated great OUTLAWS through
the erection of numerous buildings on terri
tory which had to be evacuated by the citizens
not less than 1900 people having to leave
their homes-the empire contributed large
portion, 10000, 0O0smarks $4,000 900, to the
the expenses. The part of the harbor which
still enjoys its exceptional position is desig-
mated the "Freihandelsgebiet." The new
wharves warehouses and factories which
have been erected there .afford the city ia
cilities for shipping interests secondsnot even
to Liverpool. Hamburg has also the honor
of possessing the largestssteam derrick in the
world. Its height is 30 meters and its lifting
power 80 tons.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

! A TRUE perception of the Gospel is the
entire forgetfulness of self, utter absence
Of any pretension and the complete and en-
tire refusal TO accept the worlds praise or
Judgment-General Gordon
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06
illustration

This apron and its braces are made in
cream colored Pompadour muslin. The fan
shaped plating at the waist is of white cord
ed silk and stimulates a waistcoat. lace
fiounce finishes the apron at the bottom and
sides The kerchief worn with this apron Is
of blue silk, as are the fly bows on the shout
ders and sleeves of the dress, which latter is
of blue col1red nuns yelling.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

Numbered with charming fashions to which
we are indebted to the French, are those
pleasing accessories known as 'tea aprons"
one of which is shown in the accompanying
illustration.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

The above changes have completely altered
the appearance of Hamburg, so that those
who have visited it before and go there now
will be amazed There is no longer in close
proximity the forest of masts, which form
erly formed one Of the chief characteristics
of the scenery The vessels now lie at anchor
at much greater distance from the center OF
the city than before.
We must not pass without notice the IA
nous "Alte Jungfernstieg," Of which We
here give an illustration. 1t is one Of the
finest promenades the old city has. While on
the one side of the street stately palaces,
grand hotels and magnificent stores rear their
imposing fronts, it is flanked on the other by
the placid waters Of the Alster Basin, which
with its fine surroundings forms the chief
pride OF Hamburg.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

The fame of Pope, which may be said TO
have sunk and risen twice since his death, is
row fixed ON an enduring basis he is, despite
pettiness in some things and grossness in
Others, one of the great English classics. 1t
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

~ have used two bottles Of your Palnes
Celery Compound, and It has given entire sat
isfacJiOn us an appetizer and blood puriaern
Il. l.. BERSER, Waterfront, Dakota
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

FAITH is to believe what we do not see,
and the reward OF faith IS to see what we
believe Augustine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

To ONE who believes that the Bible 10 the
Word of God, and that Jesus Christ is the
only Saviour of sinners, nothing can be
more astonishing than the careless lndlf-
ference with which millions treat both.
They pay no attention to what ought TO be
their first concern. This Is one OF the mys-
teries Of human depravlty.-N. Y. indie
pendent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06
WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?
NEW YORK AND PARIS FASHIONS
WHICH FIND FAVOR.

Ball Toilets That Represent Present
Styles - Description of an Imported
Dress Made tn Order for the Inaugural
Ball ut Washington.
In the making of evening dresses modistes
exert all their ingenuity TO give to each pa
tron gown quite novel; one the like of
which has not before been made The con-
sequence is, at every entertainment whether
it be a ball, a reception, wedding or the
opera there is to be seen bewildering va
riety, not only as regards the fashion of the
gowns, but in their fabrics and garniture
In general way it may be said that the
modified empire dress is the one most uni
versally adopted for ball toilets. An EN-
pire corsage which is round, may, however,
be either plain or plated, while the low bod
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06
Paine's
Celery Compound

is prescribed by physicians recommended by
druggists, endorsed by ministers, praised by
users, and guaranteed ly the manufacturers.
as spring medicine which win do all that is
claimed for IT, Use IL this spring, and see how
quickly II tones YOU up.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06

fhAClICAL o1"'H''''''''
l. Jesus is the rightful King of all the
earth.
g. Jesus is riding in triumph down the
ages.
g. Jesus was careful TO return what He
borrowed.
4. We should gladly give TO Christ what
ever can be used in His service.
s. The Lord has need Of the services Of
the humblest.
6. Let US honor Jesus as King, by words
and by deeds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12

The waterville Sentinel says; Mr.
James G. Blaine, Jr., with view of &C
curing thorough practical knowledge OF
locomotive building and pairing, has taken
employ ment at the car shops under Superln'
,endent PiIlsbury and will begin work next
Monday. The Superintendent was little
surprised at the application of Mr.. Blaine
Tor place at the bottom round in the ladder
of a mechanical engineers profession and
pointed out to him the rough and srduou'
nature and small pay of an apprentice
position, but he found Mr.. Blaine wal
resolute in his determination to begin at the
beginning as an apprentice must. with al
the disagreeable toll that fact implies, and
ma, ter the business in the only way it can
be successfully done. With his quick per
ception and the necessary persistence, he
will rapidly acquire the knowledge he seeks
We wish him all success in his manly un
dertaking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12

There was spirited meeting of the Port
land Board of Trade. Wednesday, to con-
slider the subject of establishing line Of
steamers between Portland and thi, city.
Remarks we're made by several gentlemen,
and a letter was read from p. o. Vickery,
Esq. of this city. Mr. vickery expressed
great interest in the scheme, and thought
the necessary capital to warrant its success
would not be wanting if the right men should
take hold of the enterprise. The general
opinion of the gentlemen in that city who
spoke upon the subject was that if the line
of boats between Portland and the Kennebec
was established next season, it would be for
the purpose of opening new avenues of trade
for the Wholesale mt IT hants of that city not
because they bad any idea the stock invested
in il would pay The result of the meeting
was that committee was appointed, con-
sisting of j. S Winslow. J. II. Hall and l..
A. Cloudy to call on the Portland merchants,
ascertain their views and report at a meeting
Monday, Jan. 2lst. when it is understood
Mr.. Yickery will be present. There is some
talk of purchasing II e steamer Northhampt-
on, now running on the James river, which
is a fast, seaworthy boat, and can be bought
for perhaps $40 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12
Church Notices

Mr.. c. S. Church will lead the meeting q
the Christian churr this evening.
Gospel meetings At the Middle St. ant
Peuinglrs corner school house, at $50
conducted by the Yoke Fellows band.
Unitarian Church. Rev. s. ]. Barrow,
Of Boston. will preach tomorrow morning q
the usual hour, and lecture in the evening =
100 O'Clock.
At the Congregational church. service n
10. 80 A. M. and z M, with preaching by
the pastor; Sunday school It IL NJ: Y. P. S
C. Z. at p. NJ.
Church of Christ (Scientist) Will hold
their usual Sunday service at the home Of
Mrs Chas. Wadsw orth, Oak Street at 8 2
NJ. Sunday school at $50 p. NJ. All in
terested are invited.
There will be the usual gospel and sons
service at the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms, It
O'Clock, Sunday afternoon, led by F. H
Beale. and will be for men only. All young
men are cordially invited to attend.
Christian church. Services at 1890 A
NJ; Sunday school at ll.45 A. M; prayer
meeting at 7. 90 P. NJ. Prayer meeting
"Wednesday evening. at 7.30. Cottage
prayer meeting Tuesday evening. at 1870 a
the pastors residence.
At the Methodist church services will be
held at 1890 A. M, followed by Sunday
school. Young Peoples meeting at 600
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12

Itmuu be difficult for Prof. Rogers to
keep run of all the different scientific
societies of which he is member. Per-
hap, il is the consciousness of such varied
membership that causes the distinguished
Professor to be troubled with sleeplessness.
In the winter of Sc and 81 he was engaged
in taking and comparing thousands of read
ings from thermometers distributed over the
city, and while busy at this work one was
liable to meet him at any hour of night or
day, in all kinds of weather. The Pro-
lessons love and enthusiasm for his work is
unbounded and abstruse calculations and
p,ins taking experiments, which TO many men
would be most laborious, are to him source
of qualification and delight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12

A gentleman who saw the rails for the
horse-car track lying along College street
last Spring. remarked to his wife that the
students would be likely TO get some fun out
Of those Four Sophomores coming up town,
"a her late one summer night, proceeded to
verify the gentleman's prophecy. Arrayed
in silk hats. light overcoats and Sophomore
d guit, they set at work to weave the rails
around the posts guarding the entrance to
the walks The job was done so thoroughly
that S an coming down easly in the morning
was compelled to hire several Frenchmeu to
help remov. the barricade before recitation
The rails unbent with difficulty, the French
men would pinch their fingers and then stop
10 .wear. but before the eight O'Clock bell
THE coast was clear with Sam, IS usual, mas
ter of the situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12

Mr.. E. T. Motherwell returned to Boston
yesterday.
Mr. Geo. B. Morse of Boston is stopping
in this city.
Mr. r. T. Bruce of New York was in town
yesterday.
Mr.. Chas. Jones of Winthrop has gone to
Africa, in the interest of the Quaker schools
J. W. Averill formerly superintendent Of
the Augusta Gas Company has been in the
city for few days.
Mrs. d. W. Allen, will spend the winter
at Auguta with her husband. They will
board at rs State St, between the State
House and Augusta House.
The secretary Of the Maine commission
has been instructed to extend an invitation
to Gen. Selden Common to deliver an address
on the occasion of the dedication of the
Maine Gettysburg monument
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12

Speaking of Colby teachers reminds me Of
one or two amusing experiences Of some of
them. Years ago, a tall, slim fellow under
took TO teach in a town adj lining W atervllle.
He wss good scholar but had neglected
proper muscular development. The school
was made up of big boys and girls who soon
made his Ii e miserable Driven, at last, 10
desperation, he conceived a novel though
somev hat abrupt escape from his troubles.
Having rung the school to order at the end
Of an unusually stormy session, he seized his
hat and coat which hung near and without
ceremony started for Waterville as fast as his
legs could carry him. The bowling pupils
pursued, but fear lent his iank form speed and
and he as soon within the protection Of the
college walls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12

One argument against the adoption
of the Looney election bill is the expense
which will come upon the towns in erecting
the necessary fixtures for providing the con-
veuiences of voting. "Our town" said a
gentleman from Aroostook county to a Jour
nal reporter Twill be right in fashion If Mr..
Looney's bill becomes law. Our election
last spring was held in stable, and if held
there again the stalls will be all
ready for use. Perhaps other towns can
take advantage of this idea an6 thus save ex-
pense."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12

Thursday evening Miss Florence f. Will
son of the Grammar School, East Side, in
vited few of her classmates and friends to
spend the evening With her, it being her
birthday. While they we're seated, partak
ing of their treat, one of their number left
the room and came back with package and
presented it to Miss Wilson a. token Of
their love. II proved to be . nice black
walnut writing desk, with ink bottle and sta
tionery. 1t vas q pleasant surprise and II
occasion that will be long remembered.