The Ottawa free trader. [volume], April 02, 1887, Image 2

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From Wallace.
Wallack, M.rch 14 -.our reporter,
after visit of to w?eks lo the hunt, re
turned home much pleHwd with but i trip.
luiiT. ...... ....r n.,.- 0'll.innflUlld Alice
1 US IIUOIUO III .-'- - - -
Fenueswy, which took pluce but a hhort
time ago, biu- '
By all eppeamuces they had robust connti
tutlonsaud the picture of liriiltli.nu.l aa any
one ahoula Jud:e the lease of a long Hie
Hut la fact, we do not know wheu death
will knock at our door. They . many
friends and relatives to m-urn their lo.
May the etetual light of Heaven shine up-
L P Hughes says that Jas. O'Donnell's
. . P j . I ....... allll tlHWH-
vu ta renuuus unu m "" .
papers: flrst they were we. kly. grew to be
Semi weekly, next trl weekly, and now they
are dally, with a riund .y HuppliuiMit. Jim
says pretty Boon he will Issue an extra.
Judge I'llion Is the owner of one of the
most vicious animals of WalUe. It Is a
colt he purclia-d at the Mahony sale I- r
the mm of f(K). lie tk the colt Lome
by means of a lasso and now offers to
any man who has the nerve to throw a bar
ness on blui. Horse breakers apply at
once. , .
Ja8. Nangle predicts an early sprlnir.
Jim says the eveut always verities his pre.
dictlous. Jim Is getting astrology down
fine. ,ii
i .n itnttura failure, trraln deal
era of Ottawa, S. Jamison A bn were
heavy losers. They had 2, IKK) bushels oi
train stored there and now lone the whole.
Thomas White, K.J's foreman, wai the
guest of Miss Hex lloxle quite recently.
tienator Corcoran and lleorge (Jahan
were visiting in Ophlr last Sunday.
Frank O'N'eil has given up tn utter dl
Kd. O'Donnell wits the puest of the
Miss Kangs Mood iv evening.
William Mursch is all smiles. It Is a
twelve pound boy. Tom Uutke Is also too
happy for anything. Same cause.
Fat. Ualvln la low with sciatic rheuma
tlsm. Mrs. K. Calvin is also in a critical
condition. Ramiilkii.
Wallace, March 'JOth, The ground
la covered with snow again which makes
It assume all the appearance oi winter.
Some of the early farmers have sown
their wheat and others their oats. I think
it U early enough yet to sow either.
There Is more sickness In this town this
winter than there has been in ten years.
Miss Katie Fennessy, F. Oalvln, John
Ooriigan, Kdmond O Jlonnell, and Kd. Ca
too, who has leen on the sick list these
two weekB or more, are Improving rapidly
Wm. Dwyer lias left our town and moved
to Dayton tp. Sorry to lose you, William
Election time is rolling around; so are
the office seekers. John McDonnell, Ed.
Ilobsou and J. Ford are in the Held for the
supervlsorship. The two former men
tloned possess all the qualities requisite to
make a So. 1 supervisor, while Mr. Ford's
are too well known for comment. Always
vote for a man w ho is not Interested in oth
er towns.
Geo Flory, one of our rock rooted clem
C-tfats is out for re election to the oltlce f
town clerk. George has discharged the
duties pertaining to the ottice during the
pABt year with credit to himself and to the
town. His familiarity with the road lawt
would be of great value to the commission
era If be were re-elected. His opponeut,
Mr. Ktley, woulU undoubtedly muke a
good clerk.
J no. Maher Is an aspirant to the ofllce of
collector. J no. is a man of small form and
a large lainily, and If there Is any remun
eratlon In the ollice he should be elected,
unit without a doubt he will, for be lias no
opponent, for as yet no one Is heard of who
lias lue uaruuess oi neiin w ruu ngmu.-n
him.
Tom Fogarfy Is out for re-election to the
f Glee of assessor. Tom bus assessed with
our faur fir fuvnr ilnrlnif the. Oust vear. and
to the satisfaction of the people generally.
Tom is the right man in the right place
unit khmilil mill will lifl his OWII bUCCOHSor.
The Judge Is not out for re election. He
nays there Is no money in the mure.
Kam ih.kk
, ,
From Grand Ridge-
The chirp of the robin and the warble
of the lark help to Impress us that spring
Ih at hand once more.
The merchants in Grand Itldge have
been very busy this week, as they are lay
ing In a large eprlng stock.
The roads are passable once more.
The Grand Itldge school closes this
week.
0. 15. Friesby hns sold out to Geo. Doyle,
who will run the restaurant In tue luture
Mr. Devle is maklnir quite a radical
change In the appearance of the room,
and we predict that he w ill bo a live man
In the business.
Geo. Forter bad the misfortune to miss
the log of wood ut which lie was chopping,
letting the ax strike his loot, mm hy wiuo
iiie has been compelled to rest a week.
Mr. It. M. Antrum and Mr. Taylor and
Geo. Woodward were called to their old
home lo 1'ennsylvanla one day last week
on account of the severe illness of their
father.
Joseph Boyd and S. II. Yx:utu have
been on the sick list this week.
There was a Hoclal nt Hartford's Tues
day evenluir. A good time is reported.
Mr. David Anderson is improving the
town by putting up a new bouse in the
east part.
Frank Hook and Ralph Ford, ot Spring
V alley, are spending a few days lu c In: unit
lug amoni! old friends.
Mr. and Miss Hepler, Mr. Cole and Miss
Iillllngs, all of Muuster, were the guests
at the "Forter House" over Hatiuath.
There will le a lecture upon the " Holy
Jj&nd" at the Fresbyteriau ohurch Friday
evening.
The country is being thoroughly can
vaased by the Sandwich fruit agent, who
are aiid to be mashers. "So, girls, look
out for the boys, I Bay."
Surprised? Well, I should say sol On
Thursday evening, March 10, the young
people of this vicinity began to gather a'
the residence of John Hall. The mtery
seemed to be why all the friend should
call upon the same evening, but upon In
vtMtlgatlon It was found that Charley had
reached his lltth birthday. Charles did
not have his face washed or his boots
blacked, but that was soon done, and the
whole crowd aeeraed to catch the spirit of
the occasion. Music and games were In
dulged in until the supper bell called them
to an elegant repast (for the boys did not
forget that they would get hungry, but had
made ample provision In that direction).
When all had satisfied their appetltee and
were once more seated In the parlors a
beautlftl Ulble waa presented as a birth
day present, after which the fun went on
aa usual until the clock told the hour oi
departure was at hand. The evening was
an enjoyable one, and the young follu
tiDn.1 -nterttiliiiuent glveu tyMr.utl
Mr. rmi Ke U 8uie bettor tlmn at tn
Hr',l"B ,..i u..,il .,l
will put lo IiU time reading lnw thU buiu
"'ihe Orancl Kid t ilefatl In
a mutch c.nuf bull otlitr IV. Iy;
1 1 1 T . .1.. U'liv nut urL'itnlZH Hllil
llllll Will U"n " " " o
bhow the luetul tlmt Uluyuu. A.
From Ophir.
. i ! m7 The weather If
lovely, the roads are flue and everylxsly
r ..i "i. In II. thoiiL'ht that irrlm AMI
ter has at last gotten a move on hlmsell
and crawled away 10 uie iwuwuuu i-jtw.,..
whence he came.
Our merchants are filling up their stores
i..i..ii.,n i.f ik Iihhvv trade the com
III nun i'i.n"" - ,
Inf season, and we believe that their ex
peclatlona will be realized.
in... I-.. ..ilrtii nf Freedom, was
the guest of Miss Campbell a few days the
past week.
James Garland smiles like a huge sun
I I tnmhlrt tu it. It's
lltiwri, nmi .... ..
because he beat Harry up In Dekalb. 1 his
N what makes him feel as big as W. K.
Vanderbllt.
, !.. i uiut,.r if U ulbice. were
the :ue'tts of Miss Crawford last Saturday,
. l. ...... in. .11 IiiumiIm,.
and if il not return wnun uuu
evening. George says it is the longest Lent
thtt he ever spent. Only three moie weeks,
George . , ...
Thomas Iinders of ojr berg win visiting
in Wallace last Sunday.
Last Sunday tell Hie neaiewi buo
ti.u.uuu..n Siu li n storm as tins in an
clent times would be called a maple sugar
coat. One would not think them Were
much augar in it at present, If he saw uie
L'liui looks of some ol our well, we win
say prophets.
George JJeckwitli uas gone uj iu v
puichare him a farm.
Another wedding soon. Now who do
uiiii wittiriiiw. tr run h y
I he dance at Mr. wwens no ni. i muu
evenlni: was a uraud success. Tbere were '
.... ... I . .. 1I....I..1.,., 1
alsiut thirty couple present all reported a.
i t in a MiiMir. nv Jir. r.uw aru iriui v. '
Heruard Ilrady Is home for a few weeks'
vacation troin bis schis.l duties In the N'a-
pervllle orina! Academy.
ii ma wwuinir ii it ii win iiiiiv arr ii imui.
on predicting warmer weather and have!
a little patience, they'll lilt ll aooui me
fourth of July.
Mm Kreil Lawrence was the cuest of
her sister, Mrs. Smurr, of Ottawa, the past
week. i ou a.mj i.
F rom Marseilles.
M AF8KM.LM, III., March 2 lib, 18h7.
Mr. I W. 8mltb goes lo Mexlca soon in
ihe iuterest of the Marseilles MTt Co.
Another daily pnper has stortcd in Mar
seilles. The I'latndeaUr having commenced
to publish a daily lait Monday. Filch in
buys "tlie wore the merrier, so pays me.
proverb.
Kcv. Mr. Haley ot l-lncago, addresseJ uie
I'nioii Meeting on 'Temperance,'' Iaal Sui j
ilny evening.
Uiniea parly surprise! Mr. nnJ Mrs. vt.
C. Woodland on the bluff, last Tuesday even-
inn. Frank llultertield played Ihe violin as j
only Frank can, and all had a gmd lime. i
liev. Father Uonivan or enca, Ueliverea i
bis stcond lecuire on WediiesJuy evening.'
His siilijeet was temperance.
Mr. Wm. Peace has nearly completed tlie,
slime fiiutidaliniis for the railroad bridge,
acri si the canal. i
A prornisable concert by the brass band .
is to be in the near future. The band then ,
expect to appear in their new uniforms and (
a general social, goon lime is rxpccieu. wo
out and hriir them.
Mr. and Mis. II. .Salisbury entertains a
largo party of friends this evening at pre
gressive euchre. Tlii-t is to bo one f the
grandest parlies or the season.
Hon. Joiliua I'usey lefl here on the 11:30
train today for Chicago, doubtless in the in
lerest of the sewerage business. Mr. l'usey
knows how good, pure lake water would
tasio mixed with river water.
The horse show and sale on Saturday last
was a fine suooess. About thirty -five horses ,
were sold, all bringing good prices. About
'2b horse buyeis from all parts of the county
were here. Our streets were the liveliest
they have been for a long limn. The next
aide occurs April UHli, when we expect to
have a still larger attendance and the very
best lot of horses ever offered in this part of
the county. Come out and bring your horses.
C. K. Hwarls, Orin (Irani and K. Gunwii,
left on Tuesday for Kuslis, K.ir. , where they
expect lo make their future home.
0. It. Priimlage left today for Nelraska
where he expects to grow up with tlie ooun
try. -4.fr-
from Hansom-
Kansom, March 'Jit. The Hausom rcIkhi!
clos'd Friday, und In tne evening the
pupils gave an exhibition in the M. K.
church. The programme was conijaised
of songs, declamations, dialogues, &.
There was not a break in the programme,
everything passing off nicely. At Its close
James Crangle stepped forward, und In be
half of the pupils presented Mr. Iteach
with a nicely bound volume of Shakes
peare's works. Mr. I.each returned thanks
In an impropriate manner. Haturday Miss
I'hllllps left for Ottawa, und Monday Mr.
Iteach started for Ames, Iowa, to attend
school. Their stay here will be long re
niembered. Miss Mary Hyan, of the Morris Academy,
and Miss Kinnia Hchoenlabor, af tlie Nor
mid, spent a few days at homo last week.
The programme of the Literary Society
Saturday night was: Instrumental solo,
Miss Mary Kyan; declamations, Iteach and
O'Mara; songs by the Misses Mi lntjres,
and debate. Question:
Jitaolrrd, That prohibition Is the best
way to cc utrol the liquor trallic. Atllrtna
tlve: Iteach, Transeau and Klch; negative:
O'Mara. 1 Vegan and Ilruce. Decision In
favor of the affirmative. Next meeting
to be held the second Saturday in Novem
ber. After spending the winter at bis old
home, Jim Hyan left for Marcus, Iowa,
Monday. Jim says Illinois is a good place
to go into winter quarters.
M.J. Mclntyre and sister Sadie spent
Sunday with friends in Rutland.
Miss Nellie Crangle closed her schxl in
Otter Creek Friday. She will teach In the
same place this summer.
Johnnie Kyan Is suffering from a severe
attack of lung fever. Dr. Brown Is attend
ing him.
W. II. Mclntyre went to Ottawa to at
tend a meeting of the Board of Sujrvlsors
Twenty five couples attended a party at
Mr. John Ityan's Thursday evening, and
had a merry time, dancing and Ringing
until a late hour. rk ui rtou.
Geo. Pfeiffer has quit as sexlou of the
wett side cemetery. His successor is Mr.
Megenttecke. Both have bard names to
pronounce but are excellent men.
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
A UETHOO OF MAKINQ SANDPAPER
WITH PULVERIZED QLAS3.
Zabl Thrown Upon Ui Catera Theory
T BarUtqakM by rrofonor O'Kellly.
Am IoUrtiDf EiperlmDtCaplllrlty
mm4 Daaslty of LiqalU.
An zperbr.ont that anybody ran try, and
mm thai may bo utilised in a k-cture courso, ia
Qhwtratl iu the accompanying cut. It U an
zpartinant on tbo capillarity nml density of
Squids, llio fxiuntitlo Anieniaii gives the
following directions for lis m rormunce:
wifPi?,: wis
AN KXr-KltlVhNT ASVMOliY MAY TRY,
Take two glasses (claret gl'Le, for ex
ample), of exactly the mini" diameter nt tha
rim, and Immerse them in a pail of water.
!Ufor removing them from the liquid, place
thein rim to rim, so that Ixith shall remain full
of water, n'i sbiwn in tho limine. Wo sha'l
thus havu two j;iA-hc.s full of water and con
taining no ulr. It will now U wisy, by act
ing with caution, to scinrnte them slightly
o aa to leave a small space between their
dgea. Now take a third glass containing
wiue, and iuir the latter, drop by drop, on
the foot of tho upper glass and allow it to
niiread over the hitter's surface. Upon reach
ing the line of separation, the w ine, instead of
continuing Its iltwcvnt, will ih sii to enter in
atraaiiiluU between tlie two glasses and rise
lowly in the upper ono, owing to tho differ
ence in density of tho w ino and water. It Is
poKslhlo in this way to color the water in tlie
upper glass entirely red without tingeing that
In the lower one.
Thu wine kee8 to the upper glass through
the action of capillarity, and risi-s therein, as
before stated, by reason of the difference in
density of the two liquids. We must add
Ui at the two glosses should lie placed on a
tray, or something of tho kind, in order that j
tin. ! of win mav I cuu'rht. since con- ,
siileruble trickles down tho lower glass, while
but a fraction of it rises in the upier one.
INilvcili'd Stentlte for Wulls.
Recent accounts make it appear that pul
verized steatite is coming into use quite satis
factorily os a finish or covering for walls and
ceilings. It is simply sonpstone; it tukesa
high Kilish, is pearl gray in lint, is said to
present the lost possililo sin l'.ico Tor iiinting,
' . . . ... , ..i.. t
either in oil or water coior, unu, mi m ui j
deeirable, will neither crack nor chip. It is ,
claimed for it that it is a iron conductor and !
.. i I
non absoriieiit; tnni it can no mur
out Injury; nails can be driven into it with
out damn'gu; when subject to beat, moisture
and chemical fumes, it give no smell ; ana it
doe not turn yellow with age. It ia thought
to be specially adapted for hospitals, fac
tories, cellurs, markets, etc.
Bund Taper Mude wllli Towdered Cilarnt.
Bond paper is at present made with pow
dercd glaiis instead of sand. Tlio American
Artizan tells how it U done: Tho glass u
nwlily pulverized by heating it red hot and
throwing it into water, and finishing the
powdering in an iron mortar. Hy the use of
sieve of different sizes of mesh, the powder
titA into various irradea. from
the finest diiit to very coarse; and these
hould bo kept separate. A strong paper is
tackod down and covered with u strong sizo
of glue, uiul tho surfacu covered with iow
dered glaw of tho desired fineness. When
tho glue U dry, tho surplus glam U shaken or
brushed off. Muslin U better than paper and
last much longer in use.
Cavern Theory of i:m tlnjnukps.
Home doubt is thrown uikiii the "cavern
theory" of the minor earthquakes by the pub
lication of Prof. O'lleillys catalogue of
British earthquakes and its accompanying
map. Tlie data show that during tho period
embraced in the view, Ireland has lieen less
subject to earthquakes than England and
Walen. In the face of this revelation is tho
fact tlint Ireland is remarkably mid exces
sively undermined by cavernous formations, ,
so that if they really givo riso to i-arthouake
shocks, it should have suffered more from j
them than any other country represented.
Origin r Comets.
While agreeing in general with the theory
that comets have their origin beyond the
limits of tho solar Kyt. in, I'rofcsxir Ianiel
KirkwiMid finds proof, he avers, that some of
those of short icrioiN ore minor planets,
whoso orbits in tho asteroid zone have b-en
changed through tlso pertur'oiug intlueiice of
the largo planets. The third comet of lKl,
for instance, seems to havu lnvii drawn from
the Asteroids by Jupiter i:i May,
Aililltorntlnn of Wliltn I. end.
To ascertain if hite lead has lieen adulter
ated by ieriiiauent white or mlphate of
baryta the commonest adulterant, Ixiil a
small quantity of it in a glass text tube with
nitric acid diluted with nu equal measure of
water. Tho white lead dissolves, but the
baryta remains as a white residue. This
hould lie allowed to settle, the clear liquid
poured off and the dewit again treated with
nitric acid and then boiled with water.
DenU-catt-it Itodlrt I'riiii Dakota.
Fire lilies taken by a miner from a cave
iu the Had IjiikIs of Dukotu and sent to the
Snilthstonian institution, are simply dried up,
not jH-ti iti'sl. They are, however, in a re
markable slate of preservation. Scientific
men who have si-en them say they belong to
a race which existed 'J,i)o( year ago. This
will be a very important addition to the col
lection of desiccated bodies now on exhibition
iu the national museum.
How Vulturei Find t'nrrlon.
The methods by which vulture find carrion
in dLschwed by their habit of distributing
themselves like mntmeli over wide tratta of
country. Their keen eye, as they circle over
mllee .of territory, ean every object, tele
graphing to the adjoining centiuel, many
.. .. tr... H i -.. , .f i' In thil
UIIKS I.J , HI'. V. .... ... t j V. J.
way, during the Crimeau war, it is said that
the vultures of northern Africa flocked In1
core around the contending armie, coming
(T0IB thousand of mllee.
FAHM AND (JAKDKN.
FEEDING RATIONS FOR MILCH COWS.
HORSES THAT WILL SELL.
blrrrtlooa for Ilulhllnif fonrrnlent anil
Kruiiuiiilral I'lBuerj Mint Worthy ol
CoiitiilrrHllon tVlierever Vrgetablea Ara
Urown, l ltlicr for Home or Market.
When plants are removed from tbo soil
In which the need cennlnuteil, u consider'
able sho k isexiierieiiced unless ureut care
Is exercised in transplanting them to their (
new bed. The important ojierution of
transplanting Is projK-rly perfornu-d when
the equilibrium between the fuitctiona of
the roota und the leave la soonest tn
tablishwl. If plants are tnuisplanted to a
wet and particularly heavy soil, the part
preaatxl to the roots will bake nml con
tract, leaving i'n paces near the roota.
Tlie earth into which plants lire to be '
shifted Khould bo freshly dug, na this
seems to encourage, nil curly emission of
young rootlets; and it should la? as line na
possible, so thut every part of the roots
may come in contuct with noil and
moisture. i
If thu earth 1ms been freshly stirred j
and Is moist enough to allow plant intr
holea to lw made by tho dibble, without
1 cuving In, and the soil Is not very windy,
new roots will hooh liegm to grow, una
tho warm soil will push these rapidly for
wurd. ntoi'KR VSK (iF THE DIIIHLK.
A. Ocmler, In some very sound advice
given to truck farmers of the south,
furnishes directions that may la? wifely
followed in any locality where vegetable
mid Mriiw Urry plants ure grown. Fol
lowing are some of his suggestions: In
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transplanting sucu pi.uu n.- i-ni."-lierry,
the librous nsits should be opened j
out as much its possible, while the root of i
the tap rosited plant, as tlie ruoixigo, oeet,
etc., should be placed regularly up and
down and not bent upon itself. If But b
risitis Is'iit, the nutritive matter in de
scending from the lsixes will bo inter
rupted at the bend, and new rts.tlets will
be slow to appear lieyond it. In trans
planting, the soil ought to be uniformly,
but not harshly, pressed to the routs their
entire length, from the extreme lowvr
point upward.
With tlie exception of asparagus, horse
radish, onions und such phint.s us emit
new risits nlon the lower portion of the
stem, us tomatoes, cabbage, etc., it in
a safe rule to put down the plant to tho
depth of which it originally grew. Iu
sandy soil it sometimes ln-coincs necessary,
in a drought., during nu entire transplant
ing season, to water the plants after they
are set out. In this case the watered
surface should be covered w ith dry soil to
prevent linking.
In a loose, tine, light soil, free from sticks,
stones, pebbles, etc., the band alone Is
often used in transplanting on u small
scale, but either the planting stick or
dibble, or the trowel, is preferable. The
trowel is the safer Implement in the
hands of an unskilled workman. In using
the dibble, it is thurst into the soil to
at least the full depth at which the plant
is to be inserted, the hole is then widened
by a rotary motion of the implement.
'To insert the plant properly, it is held
between tlie thumb und the index finger
of Ihe left band, and thus placed in the
hole; the dibble is then plunged into the
ground two or three inches from the plant,
In a direction with its point toward and u
little below the end of the nsit. The en
graving, taken from Truck Farming,
shows the bole, umilo by the dibble with
the root of the plant within il. The dib
ble is thrust into the ground, ready to fix
the root in place, by using tlie point (a) as
a fulcrum and moving the kindle of the
dibble from b to c the soil will be pressed
to the root for its entire length from u to
c. If this be done with sullicient force, it
will lix the delicate plant (irmly in the
soil. If, on the other he. id, I lie dibble is
inserted jMTpendii-.i!;:il.v or parallel with
the plant instead ot at an angle, or if it be
partly withdrawn Is-fore the movement
from b to c Is completed, the soil
will only be pressed to the root at the top,
leaving its more important part loowly
suspended in un open excavation of the
soil.
riiiidhig proceeds lno.-l conveniently
from h it to right. When the trowel is
employed the operation is the same, ex
cept that the implement is inserted in
front of the plant instead of at its side.
Morses That Sell Well.
There Is no branch of the stink industry
(hat. with judicious management, pays
better than rearing horses. Farmers may
come in for their share of prolits in this
iiulu-try if they will but exercise common
sense. There are enough trotters; re
member this und leave their rearing and
training to professional breeders. The
farmer's opportunity lies in the pnslnction
of giHid, serviceable animals, which will
sell at a remunerative price. Such horses
id ways pay, and there is not half tho risk
in raising these there Is with the lighter
und more nervous trotters. It is only
about one (rotter in 500 Hint amounts to
anything ut least that makes a sufficient
ly good record to pay for his trouble and
brings a big sum extra. Wheu a trotter
falls la-low ii certain standard he is tlK?
most valueless of horses to own.
There is always a ready sale for half
bred pemherons, ns is there Indeed for
any good shaped horse that will weigh
from 1,'Jimi to l.oiH) pounds. The quick
stepping ones prove excellent coachersnnd
are iu demand as carriage teams, while the
more i lumsy, slow going animals prove
valuable as cart and truck horses.
iillitHtlmi of (he 1'each.
While the jicuch can 1k successfully
cultivated out of doors anywhere south of
4J degrees north latitude and under nu
altitude of !t,(KKI fc t. yet it is not a sure
crop north of -ID degrees. But south ot
this, even to Florida and Texas, it nour
ishes with the greatest lttxurianoe. The dif
ference of latitude must deturmine to con
siderable i-xteiit the value of a variety, yet
experience has proven that some varieties
do well w herever tho la ach w ill succeed at
all. These varieties are justly regarded
as most valuable tor general cultivation,
l're-emlnent among these hardier sorts
Uiud the Craw fords aud Mixon, high
! HI
I I P' II
type of tho white and yellow vurletlos,
respectively.
A divenity of opinion exist among In
telligent growers iu regard to tho height
of the bead of a peiuh tree, or rather nt
what bci,-lit the bead should bo ii Cowed
to ls'.'ii to form. The arguments ad
vanced by advocates of low heads are two:
First, that the fruit Is nearer the ground
and more easily picked; accond, thut the
low h.Mits withstand tho storms better
und are not ko easily blown down. Crow
ers opposed to low heads claim that the
lower branches die for want of nufilcicnt
air and sunshine, nnd that low heads pre
vent convenient cultivation. J. A. Ful
ton, a will known authority In tho peach
growing district of Delaware, thinks three
feet the proper height from which to start
the bead, as this admits of room enough
tocultivuto around the trees with a luulo
or low horse.
I'eeiliiiK Com for Milk.
Trofessor L. It. Arnold, who is con
sidered high authority in till matters per
taining to the dairy, advises, when milk
Is the object, the following us u profitable
fissl for milch cows:
) Munds of bran fl 00
uiiiiuls of coin in. -nt 3 CO
100 xjiiiu!s of cvtton si-tsl meal 1 43
$s n
which gives st 1.Q1 as the cost of 100
pounds of the mixture, or if any or all
the materials can be purchased ut lower
Ugures, the cost of tho compound will
lie proportionately less.
On the Biibject of how to feed ground
rations, lWcssor Arnold says that there
Is no advantage in simply wetting ground
feed to give to (tittle. "It Is quite as well
for them to eat It dry, and it U better to
feed it so in w inter, unless It can 1 fel
waini. When the weather is suitable
there is some advantage In wetting the
hay or straw to tie fed, und mixing tbo
ground feed with it. Fed In this way the
meal and coarse fishier go Into the first
stomach, or rumen, together, and all are
remastituted. If the meal is fed alone, It
is liable to miss the first stomach and go
directly into the third or fouith stomach,
wheu it is not chewed over again, and
hence it is not digested us noon or as well.
One pound of the mixed food for each 100
iHiunds of live weight, mixed with straw,
would Ik? u suitable ration for milch cow s.
If fed to store cattle or dry cows, 25 per
cent, less meal would suflice."
A Convenient rigger?.
Farmers ought to provide for pwine
protection from the heat of summer and
the cold of winter a place where the
young pigs can Ik? fed by themselves, nnd
where fattening as well ns breeding stock
may receive proper treatment. A good
pasture in summer and u sunny yard In
winter are the U'st places for pigs the
greater part of the year; but during cer
tain seasons some kind of a bouse Is quite
necessary for sw ine where most profitable
results are required.
Fir.. 1. OVTSIDE VIEW OF PIGOKHT.
This bouse may be cheap or exjienslve,
to suit the taste and means of the owner.
A very good piggery Is shown in the ac
companying illustrations, sketches of
which were furnished by an Iowa corre
spondent, to The American Agricultur
ist. The building, a prospective view of
which is given in llg. 1, is twenty feet
wide and may be made as long as neces
sary to accommodate the ntmilier of swine
to be kept. Vet it is not advisable to keep
too large a nuinlier in one bouse; when
more than seventy or seventy-five are to
be raised it is advisable to build additional
houses.
1 1 LI Ll U U L
TTll
rro. 2 issidk pi.ax of 1'Ic;gki:y.
A width of 20 feet admits of a central
alleyway 1 lect wide, and pens 8 feet
wide on each side of it, ns seen in Fig. 2.
Kne.h sow should have two pons (i by 8
feet, one to sleep in ami the other for use
during daytime. The long outside walls
are -1 feet high, with a door for each pen
leading into an outside inclosure, 12 by
Hi feel. The center posts ure W feet high.
Over each pen and under the center roof
are small windows to admit light and air.
One or two of the pens may Ik; used for
storing corn nnd bran. From a never fail
ing well, situated on higher ground a
short distance away, water is couveyed
into the bouse in pipes.
I acts Worth Knowing.
One thousand women own and manage
farms in Iowa.
All fowls that feather slowly are, it la
claimed, hardy.
Too large pots account for many fail
ures in Mower culture.
The 1 lerefonls have proven a popular
breed on the western cattle ranches.
Progressive growers no longer feed lit
tle chicks an exclusive diet of corn meal.
Fine butter is a luxury and -vill always
command a good price in every city mar
ket. The Augusta Rattlesnake water melon
is favorably known iu liotli northern and
southern markets.
Tomato, cal bage and other tender
plants tire often saved at time of trans
planting by dipping the roots into manure
water and rich earth mixed to aliout the
consistency of thin mush.
Profitable culture requires that care be
taken in setting out plants to give sunny
esjiosure to whatever delights in heat and
sunshine, reserving partially shaded spots
to plants that will thrive in the shade.
No lawn can be long maintained in good
order without successive rolling. Mow
ing alone will not secure a (nasi bottom
w ithout that compression whic h the roller
tends to give. Boiling ought to Ik? done
early, la-fore the ground becomes dry.
W. D. Philbrick believes that soaking
seeds, as a rule, does more bairn tbnu
good. He says: "The only c hemical stulTs
that have proved useful, so far as I know,
are the blue vitriol to destroy serins of
smut, strychnine to destroy trows and
blackbirds and smearing of tar cm corn
seed for protection from these birds."
William Oozier, New York, says: "I
estimate the average value of mangel for
feeding stock to lie 4 per ton, r f 120 per
acre; two tons the average crop of hay
would Ih? only $:10 jkt acre. The seed,
manure and cultivation of a crcp of man
gels need not exceed f X) jht at re at the
utmost, leaving a clear profit cf f 40 per
acre over the labor."
The cost of 'he iny. itiou no far
mounts to $l.( 27 .
Henrv Itmliel e, ,.t die n.nw glad
work, lini HiceMe I un otb-r to go to l.aramlej
Wyoming, to tike the iniinsiteiueni of a new
Dew glass ficiory.
MissUlof Krarcr, (lie bright little Eiqul
msux lady alio has deligined runy inoui
sn l with her sppghdy 'e-tures, has con
cluded lo make Otmwi her tui-.ire hnie. bar
ing purchase I ('apt. Simmer's property la
South Otis
. . -In
Mime p rtionsof this s'ate land own
er are psyiug 12l t 15 cents pet bushel ,
for raising com and oat , that Is, fns'ead of
psvlmrso much per mon'h tor hired help ;
they piy this price to the hands, making It j
so objec' for tnem to tend the crops and
get as much out ' an acre as o-slble 1
I tils is a ti'w way to hire, but ltiJoka at
If It might be a ( cl one.
T JACOB
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rill rdi.Lr'rwfATru
iiik rutin i s i. n.M.t it to. in i ii ma: r.. an.
tradeXm mark.
( OUEHIURE
IfcHll hunt tit ft ti
Free from OpinUs, llmrtic nd i0OM,
SURE. QKCtS.
PROMPT.
AT i'lia c'aoo.Vs '. V."'i r ... iMi.Ttwmi.XK
f)TI"K.-KHTTor IlmAe Jaoisow, Iiic d.
I v.iii. ik hereliv siven Dial llifl undrrnlinieil. A.i-
HiliilHtriitiir ( the YMute ot lllritm .iMkvuii. lutn
i.J tin-imiiitv nf ljiSnlli-anil mnte of Illinois, dfs-reMsl,
will iippi-ur lirfnre the Probate Court of mill unt.v. oa
the tlilnl Mmiilay Ih-iiik the 16th day) of May. ItW,
at thr I'nilmic c uurt Uimiiii. In Oltuwa. lo all eountv,
when ami when nil (mtwhih luivtun rlnlnit or dviuanili
Kalimt mud tutatc are notitli'il to atU'Ud end prM
the Kami1 In wrltui fur iljutini'nt.
Uatl tins 1M1, day oi -iV, 'T , ,
m.irl9 3w
Adiuuitmraior.
BIRD BICKI ORD,
Aitnmrt til hlir.
CTATK OF II.I.INcMS, L SaM. OorafT-m. In
I? Hit ' uit I nul l. To liiiir Ttnn, A. I. IS87.
Thuiiiiw VrWf rt. Marlah I'rli-i" tn i'ttanerry.
ahi.IhvIi i.r n.niriHlilcnri- .,f Marikh i'rili". tlie a hove
ili-fi-n.liuit, havlim Ucin fllwl in the rlcrk'a otlli j of
thO C lnMlll C lllirl OI HlllU l-milllV. Iiourr u, ,imr..iTD
I11F1.I.V irivnn tn l lie mill nnii rt-Klili'nt drlrixtaHl thai
thn ciiiiil:ilnKiit rtlisl his hill of roiiiiilalnt In said
I'niirt, nu the chancery stile thereof, on Ihe ninth iluy of
.March, a. Ii ISs;. anil thai (hereupon a nininoim
Iwmeil out of mild court, wherein nalil suit l now
pendliiK, returniililfl on tlie second loulay lu tho
iiiuiith of June next, lis is hy law required.
Now. unless you. the said non resldenl defendant
,.l. v.. n ........ I Ni.uii m.rui.i.ullv he and ams-ar ts-fore said
I lri-iilt Court, on the first day of the next term thereof.
tn he hidden at Ottawa, in anil lor ine sum wumy, un
the second Monday in .lime next, and plead, answeror
.l..t.iiip il... but. I eiiiiiiilaiiituit'ii hill of I'OtllliUint. tll'.
siiuie and the mutters and tiling therein eliarKed and
stated will he taken as cunlessed und a decree e.ufcred
aKaliwt you m cui-illiiK to tin-pruv.-r oi sum niu.
W. V. TAYLOK, ClerK.
Ottawa. Itllnnls, Mnrcli fth. 1M7.
Birii HichKoini. l.'oinpll's Solr. luarlJ-sMf
JHEKIFF'S SAI.K- Hy virtue ot an exermton on
, t .1 ... ...... t . ... l.u latt-lr'ri nfHi'A
fif the Circuit Court of US'ille cunty. kimI HtU of fill
nolH, ami l ine nlrri-twl, wtHTfhy I am nHiunantUHl tn
imkfth amount of mvrUin Juilmrnt rt-nlly plt
tatned aniiliirtl John WolK Iu favor of Matthew WWW,
oiitot litmlH. ti'iiPHienN.n'oiiilii itn-lohatte'lHof saiH Jolin
WOH, llHVe lt' It'll Oil 1 1 If lUliuniiiK i i i -
m. . .1 . , X. ..9 U..j.t..t. TBUnll'.DIIIN
(2.TowiinhlTMrtv f'mr(34- North, lUntC Two (2
ftiiflT OI lit! I lllnl I Oil I I I III i'i itici lutou, ax
ty nf Iji Halle ami Stat. of Illinois.
'm. . ,ii.... ... ai.t.nmiail I ail I all
pxpohc fomalc. ai imhlhr auction, oil f tie rifcht. titlp
S a... . .1 I, .tin Willfe In Alld tf
th ahovf tlcwTiht'a property on bnturtlay, Ihe ia Ur
.. 4.,.ii i Lrur ..tii i',-,ue a m nt tli iuirLh uoor Oi
thn County Court Hoiw. in Ottawa, 111.
. . Ill tl.ic utl. ilav of UaMh 1 Wi.
murli-4w Bherlll of U Kallr. county. Illiuo:.
lSX-KCIITWlt'S SALE OF I'.KAL I-STATK. fiTATE
l j of illlnuts. La Salle Cuuiity-Mi. la Butte County
I'ruhafr t on) t. . .
In the matter of Isaac T. van oorf n, ns exei-uiur ui
........... ..a ...u..n.un ..f liui'l Wntttrhijli. Ite.
UH.-IIUlHlll.il! ... ... ........ .
reined. r. Henry Lannley, Matiel HodKman and Mi
nerva O'llrlen. J'etitUrx Joi onttr U U (il etuif to
I'liniir nonce is nrri-o i..-n, ... -
h......,o .,,..r..H i. i-.nirt In the atsive cnUUo-d
eauseon tla'Slst day of March, .. u. ISf!. I. Isaac T.
van unren, exei-uior 01 uie ". -"'i;
Ansel aterhouse. dweased, will, on Mondaythe JMh
day of April, a . l. 1SS7. at the hour of cleren 10 cloth In
the forenoon of said day. at the south door of the Conn-
.... ..... ... .. ....n u'i. tn pitnnl, 1(1
IT I ouri IIOIIDI, 111 ") 01 - --
La Salle, sell at puhlic vendue, to the IiIkImwI bidder
r. ,..h oil Uii i,,uiiir. the fnllowin described real
esinie 111 sum m-rrt-e iii.-iiik.u. ... 1...... ...
of U Salle aa.l state of llltnow. rU : the a',ll 1
. .7. . . ...1 .unutu In thef-ollTltV
OftlocK Illlirnilll roriero un's "
in the viHurc ol (iran.l Ithlito; for the iiurjioae of pal
ing the levies liiel.tioucinnmw i, Rw
Dated March 2h, a. u. iH?.-4w Kieriuor.
TAKE NOTICE.
Pure bred Kw for hah
inn. l.iKhi HruJimas, Fly
mouth lo lis, and rei
liuiks. t' ix-r ttiJiH if
shipped -. 1 .no il called for. ""'l,,' "e
FVs. sH.n per setting if sMl'lKd; J U ca-ea
for. tall on or address.
M. C OLMSON.
marlO-fiw" ro ISIO, Ottawa.!.').
Manufacturers ol flue MAKDLK
eudliKASITE
MONUMENTS
Head Stones,
And all klndsof CEMkTKUT WOBf:.
Hew and Original Detipu
a sriciALTT.
Tt I on Colunihus 8L, one Me
uortu uf CUfiou llulei.
OTTAWA, - 1 AINOIH.
THE TROTTING STALLION
Will make the Season f INI7
At the Barn of Henry Holmes, Opposite
City Mills, Ottawa.
Pedi.-ree and particular, will P furnUhed at tht
barn, or on application to the iindenuiineU.
Terms SIS to luui-t.
Biar- SEELKY k CARJSW.
. m fll In nt.Ullitlla
I at live Nrvauw AJ-r
I. V. AVBR COM. auUMTUol afM
S Oil
BALDWIN k PRISELER
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