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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16
Farm ann OarDe,l.


The evident success in spite of many dis
couragements in getting good start, of the
Chatsworth enterprise to make sugar from
beets, is about to start up other similar enter
prises in this state, on a scale that will leave
the works in Livingston county wholly in the
shade.
4 correspondent Of the PRAIRIE FARMER,
writing from New York City, after detailing
the operations at Chatsworth, continues:
With those facts before us, a company is about
TO be organized here with very large capital for
the purpose of establishing beet sugar works
near La Sale. The leaders in the movement
have visited beet growing districts in France and
Germany and are familiar with the best method
and latest improvements.
look on this as the most important enterprise
ever started i'll this country. 1t il impossible to
overstate the effects it will have on industry and
resources. Another year will be required to
complete the Chatsworth experiments, and should
they succeed, you may look for the heaviest in
vestment of capital in the business ever made in
America in any given time. This city alone
could furnish fifty millions.
For my part, | see no reason why sugar cannot
be made in this country from beets certainly
as bread can be made from wheat. When we do
it as believe we shall, and save the 80 millions
in gold which we annually send abroad for sugar
not only give employment TO multitudes Of
our people but we solve the question whether
we soon pay the national debt. After supplying
our own wants, the next step will be to export
10 foreign countries Some here sanguine
TO predict that within ID years We will send
sugar abroad. have seen too many things slip
up in nv life to believe everything, but / will
venture TO say that Illinois corn is about TO be-
come n crop OF third rate importance, and that a
day of brilliant prosperity is immediately before
the grand old Prairie State.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16

4 HINT FOR THE BoYs.-I rejoice to say am
a farmer. Although young yet, | can keep up
with my neighbors. have always lived upon a
farm my father is a good farmer, and he has a
nice little workshop, III which first learned the
use OF tools can mend plow, wagon, sleigh,
or ali ox-chain, sharpen and temper crowbar,
make a gate and hang it, mend harnesses, boots
ST. !, and tin pans, repair and clean clock and
watch, and on pinch can wash, iron, and darn
stockings. Ny apprenticeship was served in my
fathers farm-shop on rainy days. where spent
my leisure time. instead of resortng TO the viii
lage. This training has given me love for
home, with skill and ingenuity to keep things
neat and in repair and to make home attractive
10 myself and family Highlander, in Rural
American.i
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16

The leech trade of australia is becoming an
important business. Steamers go out from Mel
bourne 10 the region OF swamps and iagoons, lO0
or 200 miles away. and sometimes collect from
10000 10 100000 leeches single trip. At
Melbourne they are put up for transmission
abroad Large numbers of them are sent TO
London and Paris, where it is stated they are
preferred TO leeches brought from any other
place; but the principal Quite. for the export is
America. where the demand is always great,
from the rarity of the proper kind of leeeh
throughout the whole of the continent. The
shipments are made TO San Francisco, Panama
and New York, whence they become distributed
in all directions. The business is rapidly in
crcasing, and the supply Of leeches is said 10 be
unlimited.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16
.alsilxe Clever.

For the two past seasons it Mas been cultivated
On the experimental farm connected with the
Department at Washington. The superintendent
of the farm in his report for the season of 1860,
says THE clovcrs of which two varieties Were
suwn. have taken with the ground well. The
Alfalfa OF Chill clover, grows very luXurantly
III the early part Of the season, but does not with
stand the drouth 80 well rs the Alsike clover.
The Alsikc 10 perennial in its nature, and will
prove great acquisition to this country, as it
produces very abundant crop, and is likely to
suit this climate"
Mr. Commissioner NEWTON, in speaking of the
operation and experiments oi the experimental
farm for the last season. 1866. says In eXperi-
ment;ng with the clovers. the Alske proved very
satisfactory, growing with rank luxuriancc in
this climate, and remaining green and succuleat
to "a late period in the season. 1t has been cut
three times, and at the present writing Nov.
l5) presents fine appearance"
Our common red clovers considered bien-
NAL plants, and give their heaviest crops. with
which the seed sown. But the Alsike being
perennial does not attain its full growth and
luxurance till the second or third year after it
ia sown. 1t should be sown with timothy seed,
~ it is later in blossoming than red clover, and
comes in the season for cutting with long leaved
grasses.
From some little experience had with patch
of it, ] think it far preferable forage plant for
MI kinds of farm stock than the several varieties
OF red clovers have usually grown. For green
manuriny, should prefer the large northern or
pea vine clover.
Judging from the great number of honey bees
that visit my Alsike clover patch, think il one
of the best honey-prolucing plants that can be
grow,
sher'ld have greatly extended its cultivation
if coulc have obtained the seed The two o,in-
ces Of seed sowed was scattered over too large
surface, and part of the seed failed to germin-
ate, and the toughrooted June grass finally rooted
il out.--Cor. Country Gcntleman.l
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16

TEAS CATTIE-Thc bill we mentioned
last week as having been presented in our
state legislature. 10 prohibit the importation
Of Texas cattle, has become a law. The effect
may be somewhat to increase the price of
cattle in this state, and to that extent will be
a hardship To the consumer; but if the evil
was ~ grca, as Is asserted, the consumer must
be the gamer in the end
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16

SUGAR A. AN ARTICLE OF DIET.-Dutrone
calls sugar the '.rnost perfect alimentary sub
stance in nature" DR.. Rush says it affords the
greatest quantity Of nourishment i'll given
quantity of matter than any other article in
nature. Sir John Pringle tells US that the
plague has never been known to visit any country
where sugar composes material part of the diet
of the inhabitants. Dr. Cullen is OF the opiuion
that the frequency of malignant fevers OF all
kinds has been lessened by the use Of sugar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16

Der of the trees were blighted and many were
dead. On land somewhat higher, and pretty
well underdraiaed, very few trees were d.
seased. and none of them badly, while the trees
on high, rolling land, naturally drained, were
perfectly healthy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16

THE PEAR BIIGHT.--A writer in the Oneida
Circular, who has charge of about q thousand
pear trees, gives his observation the cause OF
blight The orchard il divided into three parts
on soils differing az to dainpness On the lowest,
dampest ground, not underdrained, q largo num-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16

al am astonished. my dear young lady. at your
sentiments; you make me start well, have
been wanting you to start for the last hour
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An Iowa farmer gives his experience with
the potato bug as follows, in the last PRA,RIE
E.pvpp.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-01-01
The Case of john ). Surratt

The President to-day transmitted to the
House an answer to Representative Bout
wells resolution calling for information rel
ative TO the discovery and arrest of John
Ii. Surratt.
The documents are voluminous. The
first letter is from Mr. Welding, United
States Consul at Liverpool, dated Septem-
Der 27, 1865, in which, addressing Secre-
tary Seward, he says that information WAS
given to him the day before that Surratt
was in Liverpool, or expected to be. He
took the affidavit of the person who gave
him the information, and transmitted it to
Minister Adams
The affidavit states that while going from
Montreal to Quebec be became acquainted
with a man calling himself Nee earthly, who
told him he had been in the confederate
service, engaged in conveying intelligence
between Washington and Richmond; that
he had been concerned in plan for carry
ing off President Lincoln, which was con-
Quoted entirely by ]. Wilkes Booth and
himself; that he came to Canada just be-
fore the assassination of President Lincoln; !;
that while in Canada he received letter
from Booth, saying that it had become
necessary to change their plans, and re-
quested him to come to Washington inn
mediateIy, and that he did start immedi-
ately for that place. He did notsay wheth-
er he went there, but said that on his way
back to Canada the train he was in was de-
ayed at St. Adams, and while sitting at
the breakfast table gentleman next to
him spoke of the report Of the assassina-
ton, and he (McCarthy, or, or as he then
called himself Harrson) replied ''the news
was too good to be true;' that the gentle
man took newspaper from his pocket and
read the account Of the occurrence, and be
(McCarthy) was surprised to see his name
there, and left Immediately That on Sun
day morning last the accused had been
talking with the aftiant ofan interview with
Mr. at Richmond, when the afiant
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Chri> tmas in OIden Time.

'Mothel Will the Christ-chId come tc
morrow? will the Christ-chiId bring bells
and horses! and oh, Mother, think he will
bring me cross-bow, and will Uncle Karl
teach me how to shoot it?-Mother! why
are you 80 sad why do your eyes look fan
away, instead Of at Karl why do you
not answer me, Mother" "KarI p said the
mother, drawing him closely to her breast
''Do you love me!" "Love you! Why Mother
what question! love you most dearly,
dear Mother
"You will never leave me, my boy?"
"Never, dear Mother Why should leave
you!"
"Never never leave me-"
"Gertrude,' said low voice behind her
chair.
The boy slid down from his mothers lap,
and left her alone with his father.
"Oh, my husband" cried the wife, laying
her head on his breast "my heart is sad TO-
night, aud over weary. Where is our boy,
our first born e.
"Gertrude, he lett US freely; he was head
strong, and unwilling to submit to his fathers
better Judgement. God protect him, for he
was young and wayward. | know not
where hes.,Is, though half my fortune has
been spent in vain endeavors to find him.
Our poor boy he may be dead. Gertrude "
The mother shuddered. Then rising,
she went to drawer and took out cross
bow, and some other boyish toys, and laid
them apart Her hand fingered lovingly
over them, and the tears sweIled up into
her eyes,
"rhey are for Karl" she said in answer
to her husbands look ofnquiry. 1t is five
years tomorrow since placed them on the
tree for Emanuel, and in two little weeks |
saw my boy for the last time. | have tri-
ed always to Danish sad thoughts at Christ
mas, for the children's sake, but tonight
my heart seems full enough to burst. God
grant we may hear of no misfortune hap
pening to our boy, for my heart has heavy
forebodings."
Long did the parents sit and talk of the
prodigal son.
Emanual was their first, and for five years
after their marriage, their only child. He
was hgh-tempered boy, but until his
thirteenth year had submitted to his par
ent's will. One night in a sudden fit of
rage at the crossing of some unreasonable
whim, he left the house, walked to a neigh
boring seaport town, and there taken pass
age on vessel bound for China. As this
vessel sailed the next morning, with its new
cabin-boy on board, every effort made by
his father t" bring him back had been fruit
less. For some time the mother was pros
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"My fathers house has many mansions,

"My fathers house has many mansions,
Far more beautiful than these
Pastures green by quiet waters.
Flowers of glory, living trees
No more winter, only summer
Where His children rest at ease.
" There, on golden harps, the serapAs
Sound eternal anthems high,
And the songs of angle-myrids
Echo all along the sky,
Blessed hosts are there forever,
Souls redeemed that cannot die
I" There comes neither care nor sorrow
| In that glad, unending day;
But the hand of love undying
Wipes the tears of grief away.
| Though the dark world here reject thee,
There, poor wand'rer, shalt thou stay.
Il am He who, in manger
Lay a helpless little child
] Swaddled there in rags and tatters
While the heather lands reviled,
| Yet the after-ages hailed me,
| Lamb of God. the Undefiled
| ii, too, wandered poor and lowly,
Not roof to shield my head;
Homeless, hungry, lost and weary,
Often forced to beg my bread
While around, unseen, the angels
Hovered ever near my head.
"Mine the words so oft repeated,
Little children come to me-
Mine the prayers for stricken mOrtals,
Mine the passion on the tree
BY my blood | made The purchase
There, the home prepared for thee!'
He points. and now, her gaze, in bright'ning
Sees the CrOss shine forth afar,
And above it, in the heavens,
Bethlehem's hallowed morning star
While, beneath, two dearest faces
Woo her where the Cherubs are.
Hallelujah. strains celestial
Such the Shepherds heard of old,
When tht choirs on high, exulting,
10 GUS tidngs there foretold,
And the scroll of our salvation
O'er the earth for aye uurolPd
Thus, they found her in the daydawn
Kneeling with uplifted eyes,
And her hands outstretched and opened,
As with glad and sweet surprise,
While the roseate glow was risint
In the bluohing Orient skies.
And the sIeet had bound her rnglets
With a coronal that shone
Like TO diamonds, in the sunlight,
AS its beams aslant were thrown:
Aud that drift enwrapt her shoulders
With white wings-the Angels own
Thus, the rays that wrought her shadow,
Made holy strange device,
lingng il athwart the doorway,
Like cross upon the ice;
And crown of thorny snowfakes
Topped the cross upon the ice
Cherry Christmas-bclls were Ginning
And the merry crowd swept past,
There it lay, ike Gods own blessing,
On that happy doorsill cast,
Where the little barefoot pilgrim
Found her Heaven and Home at last
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trated by grief, but other children elaine;
her attention, and as their childish wonde
abated, and they ceased to mention thei
brothers name, it was not spoken in tn,
family circle, and the parents slowly learn
ed to shut up this great sorrow int heir owl
hearts
The morrow came, and with a SAD fac,
and many fall tear, Gertrude plaed EN-
auueIs toys on the tree for Karl If be
ever returned abe moaher, lovingly argued
he would be too old for these trifing gifts
and they would make her Karl happy
Dancing feet and merry voices, greeting her
as she left the mysterious room she had
prepared for the Christ-child, soothed the
open wound in her heart, and she thanked
God for the treasures left to her. Even
ing oame; the children, Karl, Fritz, Gertie
Franz, and little Dorothea were all ushered
into dark entry, and there joined their
sweet childish voices in the Christmas hymn.
Then the door opened, and in wondeous
blaze of light stood the Christmas tree.
Awe stricken by It's glorious light, and
dazzled by its suddenness, the children stood
still, until seeing Grandmother, whose chair
had been wheeled in, sitting by table near
this burst of splendor, they came slowly in.
karPs quick eye soon espied his treasure,
the cross-bow, and Uncle Karl was called
upon to explain all its mysteries Fritz
took his new book to have the pictures ex-
| planned by Grandmother. Gertie sat be-
side the table with new doll, while little
Franz and the two year old baby, soon tir-
ed with intense pleasure, came to Papa's
loving arms for rest. The mother wander
ed round the room.-KarTs eagerness re-
minded her of the pleasure the same toy
had given five long years before. The
book Fritz enjoyed SO much was also one
of Emanuel's, and so Gertrude's eye turned
from one boy to the other, her heart whis
pered the oft repeated question, 'WiIl he
never return !" there was a shadow on the
fathers brow too, and as Gertrude passed
him, he grasped her hand, and drew her
closely to him. All the children were 100
happy to notice their parents abstraction,
and their low voices We're drowned in glee-
fuI shouts and animated conversation.
Suddenly there came a rap on the door.
Gertle, much wondering whom it could be
on Christmas eve, sprang to open it. The
mother stood erect, and the father, his heart
stirred by the same hope, looked eagerly
towards the door 1t was stranger, a lad
of eighteen or nineteen years; they looked
for boy of Karl's age, forgetting for mo-
ment the lapse Of time. He stood in the
door way, then with slow, timid step, ad-
vanced towards the mother and father.
Gertrude's the mothers instinct, spoke first,
and with loud cry she fell upon his neck.
"Mother! Mother!" he said in hoarse,
choked voice "Can you forgive me?"
Forgive? Oh, my boy Heaven is very
good to me. Five years have thrsted for
the sound Of your voice, and the sight Of
your face, and God has sent you home"
Father"
The father spoke not, but as his son fell
at his feet, he bent forward and pressed the
seal of forgiveness upon his brow. And
the Christmas day rose upon such happi-
ness in that house as it had never known
before.
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The New York Times, in an able arti-
Gle on the situation in the South holds this
correct language: ag
"That upon anything short of the sur
render of the Union Party and principle
will satisfy the present leaders of Southern
opinions we do not believe Even Presi-
dent johnson does not satisfy them; for,
though opposed to the Constitutional
Amendment, the language of his Message
commits him to the support of the test
oath. But the South will have neither.
1t refuses to ratify the Amendment, aud it
demands the admission to Congress of
whomsoever it may choose to send, rebel
or no rebel. we utterly reject his test
oath, is the answer of the Richmond Er-
onainer-a journal which, under It's present
management, is one of the m ost efficient
exponents of Southern opinion. 'We think
the South would rather stay out of Com
gress indefinitely than be represented bv
persons who would swallow the oath isthe
statement with which the Eraminer dis.
poses Of Mr.. Johnson's safeguard. Itis.ev4
ident that the Amendment is not, the OBJ
stace to restoration. The real obstacle is
the aversion of the Southern politicians to-
everything calculated to insure the peac5
and integrity of the nation. THEY reJaire
that they should dictate terms before re-
suming their places in the Union" h&
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OLMSTED and LARRAREE.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Coudersport, Penna
N viii attend to all business entrusted to their
care with promptness and fidelity. VIII also attend
the several courts in the adjoining counties. Office
In the second storey Of the Olmsted Block.
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JOHN y. MANN.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
N CouderspOr, Pa, Will attend the several courts
In Potter and Cameron counties. All business en-
trusted TO his care will receive prompt attention.
Office on Main street, i'm residence.
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ISAAC BENSON.

A TPORNEY-AT-LAW, Coudersport, Pa, will
N attend to all business entrusted TO him with care
aud promptness. Attends Courts of adjoining coun.
ties Office Second street near the Allegany bridge
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-01-01

SUPERINTENDENTs CoNvENTfoN.-Th
convention ofcounty superntendents which
met in Harrisburg last week was a com
plete success. Fifty-three out of sixty tive
superintendents were present, and mo- E
healthy and genuinely earnest spirit pre,a-
ded the body during itssdeIiberatiens. The
most important measures considered, oand
finally recommended by vote for Legislative
action, were: 7 a5 y aa{
lst. An increase Of minimum lenehth Of
school term, from four to six months
I'd. Acorresponding increase of the State
al preparation ''. ataa
81 Abrogation of all county professions
al certificates by county Superintendents for
a longer term than five years
4th. Uniformity of text books in conn
ties.
5th. Reduction of the number Of school
directors and paying them.
9th. Making the law now existing in
eight counties, appropriating $500 of pub
lie money to the aid of county Institutes.
general; the institute to be held one week,
and teachers be allowed the time to attend,
Readers are referred to the School Jour
nal for full proceedings of this meeting,
which they will doubtless find interesting.
The older members seemed to be surprised
at the improvement of superintendent over
those OF some years ago.
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o. II. ELLISON. WI. I'D.

DRACTICING PHYSICIAN Coude sport Pa.
respectfully informs the citizens ofthe village and
vicinity that he will promptly respond to all calls for
professional services Office on First street, first door
west of his residence. I7-4O
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A TrOR EYS-Ar LAW, II HARRIsBURG, Penn'a:-|
~ Agents for the Collection of Claims agaiI st the
United states and State Governments such Pensions.
Bounty Arrears of Pay &c-AdIress Box 95 arr'NhnFg
N MILLER J. c. MALARNEY
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ELLISON 4 THOMPSON,

DEALERS in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, OILS
IL Va nishes, Lamps and Eauc, artic les, Books o
all XIII ds-School and Miscellaneous StarCnery uks
&c. III MaHnngs old Jewelry Store. Jan- /, '67.
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DHYSTCIAN and Surgeon would respectfully In
form the citzers of Coudcrsl Ort aud vicinity
that he has oprned Office in the CoudeIsport
Hotel, and will be ready at AL times TO make pro
frssi nal calls He is regular graduate of Buffalo
Med cal Co lege of 1860. Jan j. 81.
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FORAGE USED DURING THE WAR-The
forage required for the subsistence of ami
mails employed iii the military service dur
ing the late war was 22,816,271 bushels
of corn, valued at 500, ,879,3l5;7 ;7s,661,79o
bushels of oats, valued at S76,362,O26;
l,5lS,62l tons of hay, valued at $48,595,-
s72 and 21,276 tons Of straw, valued at
S425,520 Total cost of forage consumed
during the wal, 50 far as ascertained, $l55,-
262,732.
Up to 1863 there was much confusion
in the purchase of forage, but matters wers
Strengthened out when Colonel S. l. Brown
was placed in charge of this especial duty,
aud his admirable reports record business
of magnitude and Importance seldom equal
led. Between the 9Th of December, S62,
and the 30th of June, 1865, he purchased
ard shipped to the depots and armies
2,787,758 bushels Of corn, 20,997,299
bushels of oats, 43,31l bushels of barley,
269,8l4 tons of hay, S.243 tons of straw;
the cost of which was l,309,5 $50 90.
The gram was purchased at certain points,
under the direction of Colonel Brown, and
transported to Portland, Boston, New York
and Philadelphia by rail, canal, river aiid
lake, making 1867 car loads, $50 barge
loads by canal, and 49 schooner, 26 barque
and 20 propeller cargoes on the lakes. The
hay, purchased upon the line Of railroad,
was transported to the coas in 81 SIS rar
loads. The whole was reshipped from g
above named ports to the depots of tie
armies on the coast in 2570 cargoes. The
freight paid to these vessels was $2,576,.
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