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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-20
THE DUNBAR MINE VICTIMS.

Perilous Work Undertaken to Recover
the Bodies.
DUNBAR, Pa, June 1S.-Mine Inspectors
Blick, of the Pittsburg district, and
Evans, of Johnstown, arrived here early
yesterday. They went into the Mahoning
mines with view to cutting through to
the scene of the explosion. Every man
was carefully examined by the official in
spectors before he was allowed to join the
party. 1t is desperate case, and desper-
ate methods are being employed to get at
the entombed miners in the quickest pos
sible way.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
\ "Reminiscences.

While the Texas veterans were holding re-
nnion in Austin, not long since, two venera-
bic men who had not seen each other for
many years were talking about the early
history of Texas, and how much better things
were managed in those days than they are
now
Among the incidents of bygone days was a
murder trial which took place in the days Of
the republic of Texas, not long after the bat
tie OF San Jacinto A man was brought be-
fore the court charged with having murdered
"A neighbor, the father of "A large family. The
murderer himself was an unmarried man. The
presiding judge, having read the indictment,
told the prisoner to stand up and said to him
Bill Jones, you have not acted right in
TIL, matter. You have deprived good wo-
man of her husband and made orphans Of
her children. II | turn you loose will you
marry the widow and support the family Of
the deceased
The prisoner said that he was more than
willing To do so. In fact, he had shot her
husband in order that he could do that very
thing.
The widow had no objection, except that
sne wanted II l,tue more time 10 nix up for
the occasion. She, however, announced that
she was ready and the judge pronounced the
happy couple man and wife without any de-
lay Texas Siftings
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

\ correspondent of The Louisville
CourierJournal thinks that it would bs
good thing in all RESPECTS if persons un-
dergoing confinement for minor offenses
were employed in lettering the condi.
ton Of county roads. He says:
The proposition to work the county
roads with Jail prisoners convicted OF
misdemeanors seems worthy of public
attention. The city is hardly less inter-
ested than the county i'm having good
county roads, especially near the city,
for not only do many of our citizens use
them, but upon their condition depends
the cheap and quick delivery of the
larger part of what we live on. With
better roads we can have better and
cheaper meats. Vegetables, fruits, milk
and butter; cheaper hay and corn for
our stock. less wear upon every city
wagon or carriage that goes into the
country. Besides, the people of any city
have direct interest in the building up
of the country Immediately around it.
1.-THE market gardeners around Chi
cago maintain many hundreds Of the
business houses of that city. | suspect
that $4,000 expended annually by the
city of Louisville in keeping up good
roads extending say, five miles from the
city limits would yield benefits to the
city five times greater in proportion than
any sum we could expend upon any rail.
road. And yet the benefits from rail-
roads are SO great that we have wisely
expended many millions in creating
them. 1t may be said that the country
should build it's own roads.
but many cities find it to their own
interest to build railroads into counties
the people of which do not contribute a
dollar toward building them. May it not
likewise be to the interest of Louisville
to develop, by roads, the country around
her, even if the country people do not
see the Importance of it!
"Our county roads are now worked by
the people who live near them. If they
should be worked by the Jail prisoners
there would be no interference with our
city working men. On the contrary, it
would only benefit them by giving them
more and better and cheaper food. As
it is the prisoners are useless, cooped up
and being diseased To work such as are
able bodied would be better for them and
a great gain to both country and city"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

and, besides, it doesn't really belong in
the domain of humor at all. Country
humor is not sectional by any means.
There is the broad vivid western style.
the cute Yankee variety and the fine
drawn, picturesque humor Of the South,
all of which can DO classed as rustic
and which have their proper places
upon the stage. These three are the
distinctive types OF native American
humor, from which a dozen other va
rieties spring, some of en-, by the way,
Of precious little account.
To my way of thinking, all true
humor is kindly, and rustic humor most
of all. 1t never has anything personal
or vindictive in it, and is always accept
able TO an audience. Your country
man never fails to make hit, because
he goes under tho veneer and talks
straight at you, in nm otf-hand innocent
way, that makes you his friend. His
reasoning may be absurd and his judg-
ment ridiculous. but his convictions
have the honest ring, and when he
laughs at his own blunders you can't
help laughing with him He sees
tennis net stretched across the court
and asks the boys if they Amt goin'
fishin. Yes, of course they are, they
tell him. Then he sees their tennis
rackets. Fer the lands sake Ie
don't expect to scoop up any fish with
them things, sure-ly?' Such an un-
SOPHISTICATED nature brings down the
house.
never played before an audience
that wouldn't warm up to a good joke.
Some people talk about cold audiences
Well, all havo to say is that you can't
warm your hands over atpainted fire;
you've got to have the real article. An
audience will never be cold when its
humanity is touched. Your humor may
deal with the tramp, the old man, the
Young man, the lover, the swell, the
hayseed, or any of the other thousand
different forms it sometimes takes; it
will catch on all the same il 1t Is
based on the right notion Of human na.
ture.
How old are you ?" l ask the tramp.
"Oh. I'm wreck of so and l look
like so. don't ?" he says.
"Yes; your typical illustration OF
the singed cat: you feel better than you
look"
It's old, you say. Yes, it's old, and
so Is the world and so is human nature
old. And I've always noticed that old
things, provided they're in place, are
the best liked. Nobody wants Joe
Millerisms, and an advocate OF humor-
Gus chestnuts on the stage would find
few supporters. But so long as human
loves and human , passions are I'M
changed. so long will the humor OF the
stage have to cater to the things that
men and women love TO hear.
DENMAN THOMPSON
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

A bill pending in the Pennsylvania
legislature provides for a uniform road
tax of seven and half mills. to be ra Used
in each county by BOARD of road COM
missioners, and expended under their di-
reCtion by a county engineer, provided
that not less than 10 per cent. Of the road
tax shall be expended in macadamizing
or other permanent improvement. The
act further provides that the county en-
gineer shall be appointed by the court Of
common pleas. that the roads shall be
classified into highways, roads and lanes,
that the county shall be subdivided into
districts, each in charge of supervisor,
and that he shall make plans and specifi-
cations for all work upon roads, and re-
port at stated periods concerning the
same. The only defect in the proposed
plan is its failure to provide some CEN
trail supervision for the entire state, so
that the roads should be constructed and
maintained on uniform system in the
different counties.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
IT DEGRADES LABOR.
Sir. rowderiy Denounces tn. Importation
OF Foreigners.

NEW YoEK. April l7.-hmong the
witnesses heard by the Congressional
subcommittee on immigration at its
session Wednesday in the Office of the
immigra ton commissioners at Cas- tie
Garden, was Master Workman Powder.
ly. Mr.. Powderly said The was of the
opinion that foreign labor is on the
increase in this country. lie had no.
ticcd at the railway station in Scranton
Pa, forty citizens of the United States
who were going back to their native
country Scotland, because they could
not work for the wages paid to the la
borers who had been imported in large
droves. Those foreigners, he said,
work in the mines and on the railroads
at starvation wages and live like ami
mails. Tho general tendency Of such
immigration, he declared, was to de-
grade labor and morals. The witness
thought that there should be test for
admission to citizenship and that educa-
ton should be compulsory.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

The Pennsylvania state board of ag-
riculture, in session at Bethlehem re-
Gently, spent one day discussing the mat
ter of getting better roads, and finally
voted suggestions for road legislation as
follows:
First-Privilege of working out road
taxes to be repealed.
Second-Supervisors to employ labor
where best value can be obtained, pref
erence to be given to home labor.
Third-That all commodities of equal
value shall be taxed at the same rate as
real estate.
Fourth-That some efficient head in
each county shall be appointed to pre-
pare plans and supervise the work of
road building.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
THE CANADIAN ROAD MAKERS.
They Are Doing Good Work In system
attic Way.


attic Way.
1t would be impossible for any town
| TO bear the expense OF merchandising all
its main roads at once. The cost would
eat up the entire property OF the town.
Such a proposition is manifestly absurd
on its face. But the cost of macadam-
izing short portion of the main roads
of the town each year, in pursuance of q
complete plan Which would spread the
work over fifty wears, would not be great.
| 1t would not be SO great each year as the
| cost of maintaining the extra teams
which bad roads compel farmers and
transfers 10 maintain.
In many parts Of Canada they have as
good roads as Europe-roads which are
daily blessing to every traveller, and
which invariably draw from the visitor
of New England habitat the wonder how
SO poor and sparsely settled country as
Canada can have so much better roads
than thickly settled, rich New England.
The answer is simple: The Canadian
road makers began with IN intelligent
plan and purpose. For years they have
been matchmaking as much road as
their means would allow. Every season
great piles Of stone are broken and
heaped all along the roadside. When a
hole develops itself enough of these
broken stones are taken from the nearest
pile to mend the defect while it is slight.
When the road making season comes
on, what is left of the broken stones is
used to extend the macadam. Every
year the area of good roads extends, and
every year the good roads grow better.
If, fifty years ago, the business of road
making in this little state had been I'M
dertaken with similar purpose and pur-
sued with similar economy and skill,
there would not today be single mile of
bad, or even poor, road in Connecticut.
If similar plan should be adopted this
year, another half century would see the
same result, without any appreciable
yearly increase in the cost of road max.
ing. and with a constantly decreasing ex-
penditure for horse flesh and wagons
Norwich Comm Bulletin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

! Once however, ! was tempted to do 10
saw the Postmaster-tencra in boz
with some friends. There wasn't any
thing particular about it, except that a,
certain part OF the play | had TO say
Il didn't know 1t was tho Postmaster
Well. all tho while,an right up to that
point, had the box and It's occupant in
mind, ana TO my own chogr'n, ana, as
1t proved, To the utter astonishmeut al
the audience, when the line was
reached, | said II Didn't know it was
Wanamaker," The shout that went up
treasured NE. and showed that out OF
an accident / had made u hit. An un-
conscious touch OF human nature had
saved it.
Another time, ! came on and sat
down IN chair upon the stage. The
chair was one o them new, tangled
things YOU call u platform rocker. | be-
lieve. Anyhow, it nearly capsized me.
leaned back too far and was Just
goln overheard, as | thought. and
throw M my hands and ierked out my
feet. letting of an exclamation OF fear.
Bot the audience took my mishap as a
piece of capital acting and laughed
itSelt sore just as il did another time
when had collisiou with an ottoman
on the stage The first time the thing
came across ne kicked it out of my
va. The next night, there it was
again, and | thought somebody had
made u blunder. 81 guess somebody
has knocked the cushion ont of one OF
these chairs, said |, alta venture, kick
ing il again. A general laugh told me
that, no matter what my mbarrass.
ment might be, the audience thought
the episode mighty funny one, and so
1t went into the business
| might multiply such instances, but
! have given enough TO show
the importance OF tribes as ele-
ments OF funmaliing on the stage.
But they are only straws on the
American audiences love above all
other things is the humor that has
d true rustic flavor. Some critical folks
may turn up their noses at this and |
say that the love Of hayseed and back !
woods fun is a sign of lack Of culture, |
but ii is the reverse. City people can |
see the humor that relates to city life |
upon the stage at any time;
but when they find themselves UNI
taken back to the days OF |
heir boyhood, to the old simple times
Shon they used to play tricks around
he farm, the bucolic humor comes to
hem like relief.
Country humor always goes best. for
he reason that 1T touches the right
pot the heart. No amount of gags, or
days upon words. or localisms will do
hat The gag has been left as legacy
o the music halls and variety shows;
t isn't recognized any more on the
tage- II is an Interpolation, at the
,sst. and good doal OF an irnpertinence,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
He Took Her Advice.

They say tits plainly shown
That every man is known
BY the company associates he keeps;
Now, Mary, ask you
II you believe IL truef'
And the young man at the maiden slyly peeps
Said she: IT'S true, say,
It's proved so every day;
The good with good, the bad with wicked go
That well is und rstood
You should go n the good;
It's right and proper that you should do So"
Said he "Of course it's right,
And |. this very night,
Accept your kind and courteous advice.
Oh, yes, tits quite quite true;
So would go with you,
For you are good--snd true, and kind, and MICA
She sweetly smiled on him,
The dim light grew more dim,
And all was sweet as grsndma's punk.n pie
In the dark he gave a wink,
And couldn't help hut think
Himself a very knowing chap, and sly.
Thomas Burke in Yankee Blada
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
A Family I,NtOrluiuatsd,

PARIS April 17.--Last week two chill
dren named De Carnot, aged respective.
ly . and years, were found drowned in
the Central canal. Suspicion pointed
toward their father, who disappeared at
the time. Wednesday the man re-
turned suddenly to his home and muir
dercd his wife with an axe. lie then
threw his remaining child into the
canal and kept it under water until it
was drowned. He finally completed the
tragedy by blowing out his own brains.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
TIME HE WAS RANGED.
Horrible Confession ct a Condemned Negro
at birmingham, Ala.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April l6.-Bcn
Elsey (colorcd), who is TO hang Friday
Tor the murder Of j. W. Meadows
twhitcl, a year ago last January, has
confessed that he and another negro
murdered an Italian pcddlcr near
this city in December, 1883. ElSoy.
according To the confession, has been
engaged in the business Of killing pco-
pie for several years. lie robbed and
murdered an old farmer and his wife in
Georgia several years ago, and later
shot policeman in Atlanta and has
killed two people in this State.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
SENATOR'S FROM MONTANA.
The senate Finally Votes Ia seat M.ssrs.
sanders and rowcr-Two Election Com
tests in tn. House Decided IN Favor Of
the sitting Members.


tests in tn. House Decided IN Favor al
the S.tting Members.
WASuuNGToN, April ls.--The senate
Wednesday, by vote of 81 to =, adopted
a motion 10 lay the Chinese cnumera-
ton bill on the table on the ground that
House public building bills were passed
as follows: At Galcsburg, III. $50, OOO),
at Ashland. Wis. $500, OOO), at Grand
Haven, Mich. $500, OOO)
The Montana contcsted.clection case
was again taken up. The rcsolu-
tons declaring Wilbur +. Sanders
and Thomas G. Power zen titled
upon the merits of the case to
seats in the senate from the State of
Montana were agreed to by strict
party vote yeas ~; nays, 90, Mcssrs.
Sanders and Power thercupon took the
oath OF office and tho Senate adjourned.
At drawing of lots by the Montana
Senators in the senate this morning.
Senator Power drew the ticket for the
long term ending March 3, 1895, and
senator Sanders that for the short term,
ending March >, 1893.
In the House unanimous reports were
made from the committee declaring in
favor of the sitting members in the con-
rctt from the First Indiana district,
and Bowen v. Buchanan from the
Ninth Virginia district.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
CAPRlVi AND THE PRESS.
Tho New Chancellor Cutting on Inforina.
ton from the NewSpapers.

BERLIN, April Fin the Prussian
Landtag Wednesday Chancellor Won
Caprivi said that when the recent
changes in the Ministry were
made the Government decided to curtail
the giving out of information
for newspaper publication and from
that time 10 tho present not "A word had
appeared in the newspapers from the
Chancellor's department. Referring to
the foreign press General Won
Caprivi said that the Gov
eminent would reserve entirely
to itself the right to retain the news
papers in its interest for the purpose of
influencing public opinion abroad But
there would not be an indiscrlminate
exercise OF this right Rather it would
be kept within wcll-dehned limits.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

"Ah, you know my BROTHER said an En-.
glishman to an American acquaintance
Yes, | am well acquainted with him"
"Ah, ami do YOU notice great difference
between me and him.'
No, | can't say that do"
But there is a great difference. Our char
acters are totally different"
an what way"
"Well, you see, Henry always winds his
watch in the morning and l wind mine at
night. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

New YORK, Ap ril 1.-THE rcorgaLiza-
tion of the Western National Bank of
this city was completed Wednesday by
the election of Chaunccy NJ Dcpew, w.
c. Whitney and Henry Il. Hyde, as
directors. The vacancies filled we're
caused by tho resignation of Charles L.
Canda, L. K. Dick and benjamin Rus
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
The Gun Wns Gall.

A man who had both eyes blacked and his
nose badly buugei up entered the Third street
depot the other day and asked of Officer But.
ton:
"liow many trains leave this depot in a
dayt'
"Oh, about fifty
Good! Get me tickets to go on the whole
blamed fifty, aud ii there are any specials let
me IN on EN-, for | ache 10 get out OF this
town in "A hurry Detroit Free Press
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
STAGE HUMOR AS AN ART.
Denman Thompson Tells How to
Make Audiences Laugh.
"Touch Human Nstur' an You Hey'
En-" He says -"Mugging" and An
Client Gags Are Obsolete Now.
sort of FUN People Love.
CopyRI0Hr 1870
What is stage humor?

CopyRIGHr 1870
What is stage humor?
don't know as can tell what II IS.
Although have been engaged for the
major part OF my natural life in
making other people laugh or
at least in persuading them to
compromise on good honest
smile, making fun and analyzing it are
two different things 'Talnt 50 easy as
it looks, nohow.
one wise fellow i forget his namo ! I
ever heart ont observed that every
laugh Redeemed the blood but | spose
a good many folks would prefer that
their blood should he blue and stay so.
Still, it might be fairly made question
for some future age to decide whether
the man who draws tho tear, or the ono
who cNcites tho innocent laughter is
the greatest benefactor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

OMAHA, Neb., April 10. Fred Radzu-
welt was stabbed and instantly killed
Tuesday afternoon at the Armour
Cudahy packing house in South Omaha
by Anton Iramek, a fcllow-employe.
Zramek is only II years old. lie says
that Radzuweitwas about to strike him
with pitchfork when he stabbed him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
4 Natural Query.

when I'll grow up III be man, won't
II" asked a little boy OF his mother.
Yes my son; but If you want to be man
you must be INDUSTRIOUS
why, mamma, DO the lazy boys turn out
to be women when they grow up!'-San
Francisco Call
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
Fear, of "A silver CrIsjS,

LoNpoN, April II. The Times says:
'If the policy of the silver ring should
break down in America, whether
through popular impaticncc or CONNER
cial or financial difficulties the damned
up silver will pour out in sufficient vol
umo to overwhelm the world India
and other countries interested in the
SILVER question ought to consider this"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
Can't Get a Jury.

BESzoSIA, Mich, April 10. Two hun.
ined in the Wright murder case, but no
jury has been found yet The contest
still is on but drawing nearer to an end,
as the defense has but sever peremp-
tories remaining.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
Sure of 1t. =

"You ask my daughters hand in marriage"
mused the old man, as he looked the candi-
date over. Are you sure you love heri'
II know do
"And can you support her on your salary"
81 can"
''You know Ellen has expensive tastes"
"You bet | do! She's costing me as high
as 81 a week for ice cream, soda and cara
mels, but that leaves 81 for rent and pro
visions, and am sure We can pull through"
Detroit Free Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
Lost III. Bride and His Money.

CINCINNATI, April III. W. Midile-
ton, of Davis, KY, was in this city
Wednesday, searching for his bride,
whom he married three weeks ago. Last
Saturday she fed with Middleton's
nephew, taking with her $1,000 belong
ing to her husband
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

BALTIMORE, Md, April lis. A.
Williams, a nephew of the dcfaulting
State treasurer, Archer, told the in
vestigating Legislative committee that
his uncle was about 500, 900 in debt
when he was elected treasurer. 1t is
inferred from this statement that Archer
stole from the State to pay off his per-
snnnl indNhirlnNSS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19

ZURICH, April l6.-The populations
OF Scazziga, State Treasurer Of Ticino,
now turn out to be more than was at
first thought, being officially set down
at 100000 francs. Scazziga is reported
70 have made confession that impli.
Gates other high officials.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
A Bright Copper.

Policeman Ito pedestrian)-Stop where you
are.
Pedestrian frightened) - W-what's the
matter.
Policeman-It's all right now. just want
ed TO see if you could talk. A deaf and dumb
bloke escaped from the asylum last night
Smith, Gray q Coz Monthly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
He stole $4,000

CALCUTTA, April 1.-THE cashier OF
the chartered bank of India. Australia,
and China is officially announced as
defaulter TO that institution. 1t is es-
amated that the bank will lose s50.00a
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-19
Peri,hed In His Turning House.

WAuPAcA, Wis, April 1.-THE
dwellIng-house of Emil Hayes, in
Manawa, this county, burned to the
ground on Sunday night the owner
perishing in the flames. He leaves o
wife and three children.