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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
Observation-Disclosures.
Homo Hints.

TEere are many who seem to think that
good manners are only for company. TO be put
on, like the best suit of clothes when gong
out, and laid aside when at home. Pollteness,
however, Is adherent to the person, ana daily
wear Is essential to its perfection. Its grace
and ease, like tn sickness and fle1ibillty OF
the skin, come frsm constant exercise. Still
ness and rOughness ere the sure results II In
activity. A certain ceremomousness Is found
to be essential to prevent familiarity OF inter
course among men of the world from degen-
Grating into contempt. The same would be
no less useful in the daily and intimate con-
tact of the members OF the same family.
There is no reason that we know OF why those
formalities and ceremonies which are found SO
effective in making the polite men and women
Of society so agreeable should not be adopted
in the family with like result. Why should
gentleman, for example who scorns TO re-
main covered in the company of stranger,
whom he respects mesly because she Is lady,
keep on his hat in the presence OF his wife,
whom he knows and loves Why should
woman who makes the most courteous &C
Acknowledgement OF the slightest favor from one
she hardly knows refuse 10 say polite word
in return for the kindness of her constant COM
panion! We would have wives and husbands
in their ordinary intercourse as polite to each
other as are other gentlemen and ladies. 1t
is, however, SO far trem being SO in most cases
that one of the surest indications OF the mar.
rage OF couple is their mutual disregard of
the forms and ceremonies Of politenes. We
believe that more enduring affection be-
tween husband and wife, a greater reverence
on the part of children to their parents and
fOrbearance toward each other, would be the
result of more politeness at home. Uarper's
Boar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

An apple tree in Niagara County, N Y,
near Lockport, yielded twenty five barrels of
fruit thi9 year. 1t is fifty years old, and his
yielded as many as twenty barrels in prevjc,,s
years. I
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

The largest peach orchard in the United
States is near Chcstertown Nd. it covers
thirteen hundred and fifty acres, and contains
one hundred and thirty.six thousand trees 1t
belongs to Col. Edward Wilkins. He mar.
kets his entire crop in Baltimore to one
canning establishment and finds it more
protta'io than ~ grow corn at sixty cents per
buShcl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

When breathing air tina. !, dusty. or ill.,
smelling, or otherwise impure, draw the breath
slowly through the nostrils. In this way the
dust and other impurities are in part ARE sted
IN the moist and narrow nasal passage, and
are prevented from being thrown upon the
lungs. When we breath through the mouth
they are carried more directly thithcr Many
would lenGthen their lives by rcsoutely
breathing through their nOstrls.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

WEARING FLANNEI.,-The majority Of pco-
pie are not aware of the beneficial! effects of
wearing flannel next to the body, both in cold
and warm weather. Flannel is not so uu-
comfortable in warm weather as prejudiced
people believe. Frequent colds and hacking
coughs have left me since adopting flannel
garments. There 10 no great bulk about the
waist which condemns the wearing of fan.
nes with those who prefer warp waists to
health, tor in that case the flannel can be cut
as loosely fitting waists, always fastening at
the back. There are scarcely any the bad eff
tects OF sudden changes of weather felt by
those who wear l,annel garments, and mothers
especially, should endcavor to secure such Cor
their little people, in preference to all those
SNOWY outside trimmings which fashion com.
mends.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
COLWELL. CLARK & co.

now TIE OLD THING WORKS
II AFTER TRIAL OF OVER 10 YEARS.
Dir. CHEESEMAN'S FEMALE Puts
Have proved themselves be the only remedy for correcting
NIL Female Irregularities, Painful Mcnstrua,lon. and rcmov
lug all DISTINCTIONS, whether from cold or otherwise.
Dk. CUEESENANsS PgLn.S
Was the OF In the treatment OF IT.
regnlacs and DISTINCTIONS which have consigned many
TO premature grave, Noe can enjoy good health
regular and whenever obstruction takes place
the general health begins 10 decline
YOU KNOW HOW III Is HOCRSELE.
Every one wants the most reliable remedy. which com.
prscd In these pms Take this TO your Drug
gst nnd tell him that want the best and most reliable
medicine In the world. - -
DH. CHEESEMAN'S PILLS.
They are known to thousands who have used them a. differ
cn periods throughout tho country having the sanction Of
some OF the eminent Physcaus In America. Explicit
directions, telling when they should not be used, with each
box The price, One Dollar per Box.
CArTioNNone genuine unless having the private Proprie
tary Stamp of luchngs lycr Proprctors each box.
For sale by all Druggists pills sent by mall promptly secWro
rom observation. by rcmng 10 Dr. c. L. CNEEsEMAN,P
u box +A3l, MY marS-1y
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

Hoes AND POULTRY.-"TLl keys and chick
ems confined in close quarter and fed literally
OF corn meal for TWO or three weeks will be fit
for market. Poultry should be killed by
bleeding in the neck or by cutting off the
head, but never by wrlngng the neck. They
should be always dry picked, and If the teath.
ers are pucked before the bodies are cold thi.
is easily done, but on NO account should poul-
try intended Tor the market he sCalded,
as the SKIN Is sure to be broken and the value
lessened full One-third. As soon as the birds
are picked the heads should be cut off, and
the blood Thoroughly draipi from tie mech,
which should then he wiped dry. If this is
carefully done il improves the appearance of
poultry TO draw the skin over the neck and tie
il, but this h0ulI Etrsr BE- done if there is any
blood lett in the neck, as the blood settles
there and the neck soon becomes black and
tainted. The tail and wing feathers should
always be removed go tie tatraRs, dratcn, the
wings of turkeys clipped, and brought to mar.
ket without freezing. Hogs however. to
command the highest prlce for shipping,
should be frozen when brought in and far
mers are now generally aware that too much
pains cannot be taken 20 have their hogs
smoothly dressed clean, and in good shape
INILpNNIF LARGE ELES.-N hen II Is
desirable To move a large tree the depth oi
winter when the ground is frozen, should be
chosen for tie operation. No, only deciduous
tree bat any kind of eTergreens, even hem.
lJcMs, tie most difficult to remove, may be
safely transplgntc,t 1T this season. II is obvi.
Gus that the time to prepare tor such work is
before tho ground becomes frozen. A trench
should be dug around the tree sufficiently
distant from TIE frank Ia leave untouched
large mass OF roots, and sufficiently deep that
they may be undermined without being dis.
turbcl. II should then be partly filed up
with leaves or cog-Se litter, which will pre-
serve the bottom. tro.n freezing. In February
or March, when the frost is most severe, the
litter may be taken out, the tree completely
undermined, and the frozen mass OF earth
around the roots pried out of the hole and
placed on a stoneboat. 1t may now he con.
veyed TO its new home, which should have
been prepared and protected from the frost
Sufficient earth from the surface or from some
rich spot should have been placed in the
bottom of the hole, the tree planted on this,
and the hole filed with similar SOIL When
the spring arrives the tree wlil settle into its
place without further care, except perhaps a
little hlling up, Snd will be improved rather
than Injured
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

BEEF CATTLE.-NOtwithstanding the
more cheering tenor Of adVicss from the
East, and the fact that the arrivals were
Light, there was little or no improvement
in the condition of the market, the de-
mand from all Quarters continuing
small, and prices remaining unsettled
and irregular. Sales were chiefly at
S.50@3.75 for common mIGSd lots, in
GLIDING poor COWS, light thin heifers,
scraWny steers, stays, bulls and coarse
bOny oxen; &.0094.T5 for medium to
choice cows and common to fairish steers,
for the local trade; S5.0OG5.50 for medi-
um to good shipping steers Of from LOO
to l,3OO rs average, and S5.75@6.25 for
good to choice smooth fat steers averag-
ing from 1850 to lao ms. Among the
offerings were two large droyes of Texas
cattle. One bunch, embracing 81 head,
averaging LIZA MS, at $3.50, and the 9TH
at A.25.
HoGs-The market opened strong and
l0@l5c higher. The supply fell cOnsid-
erably below the expectation of buyers,
and the competition during the forenoon
was spirited, under which prices advan-
ced to S6.6O@T.40. At the close not few
er than 5000 hogs remained in the pens
unsOld. The extreme range of prices
paid was S6.4O@z.5O, the inside for a car
load averaging l43 ms and the outside for
IS head averaging 35S MS.
SHEEP-The supply was liberal, but
not greatly in excess OF the demand,
which was fair, both on local and Eastern
account, and prices were firmly sustain
ed at 2.50a3.OO for common; S3.2ja3.T
for medium, and at S4.OOa5.OO for good IS
choice. Sales include 20S averaging to
rs at $50; 81 averaging So rs at S3.62i;
202 averaging Il rs at SS.623; 100 averag-
so rs at 800; 81 averaging 90 ms at
$3.50, and IS averaging 9S lbs at S5.G1.-l
ITibtrHe, Jan. ..
By Telegraph, Jan. 20.
Cattle-Dull at S3,OO@7,OO.
Hogs-Dressed quiet. closed dull at
S, 40; Live quiet at S7,OO@7,s5.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-01
Terrible Aceident al Sharon.

A special dispatch TO the Pittsburgh
Commercial from Sharon, Pa, Monday,
Jan. sd, says: This morning at about
half-past six o'clock, as the miners at
the old bank Of J. W. Ormsby & Co.,
three miles east Of this place, were enter
ing the shan, the rope which suspended
the cage in which they were being lower
ed, broke, letting the cage fall a distance
Of about one hundred and ten feet There
were five miners in the cage at the time,
four Of whom were killed instantly and
the other baby injured The names Of
the killed are VIM. Crawford, John
Shedden, Frank Watkins and NJ. Nc
Donald; Of the wounded man, VIM.
Maltisher, for whose recovery hope is
vet entertained.
No blame seems to rest upon the opera
tors, as the rope and all machinery con-
nected with the works were considered
perfectly safe.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-01
WARREN RETAIL R K
Cleveland Wholesale Market.

MONDAY EVENING, Jan. 80, 1871.
FLoUR-The market ID firm with ar
upward tendency, but the demand il
not large, though improving. Wequots
as follows:
City made xxx white Kentucky,
S9.OOi Xxx do s.5O@s.75; Xxx Amber
N.0@7.75; XXX red No. l F.O0@T.&;
X red, No. 2 S6.759T.0O. Rye Flour
5-2545.5O. BucSWheas Flour 6.5O@T.5.
Wharf.-The market was firm and
higher to-day, but inactive. No. l red
winter held at SI.45 from store, Sl.44 bid;
No. 2 Sl.40.
CORN-In moderate demand and firm.
Sales 4 cars mixed at Gle from store.
OArs-Higher, but quiet. Sales . cars
No. 1 State at SOC from store.
RYE-Dunand nominal at S0@sJc from
store, as to quality.
BARLKY-Dun; quoted at 7Oc@SI.I5,
according to quality.
PORK-Market firm, with q fair de-
mand. We quote: Heavy Mess, $500;
Short Mess, $3.50; Short Clear, $500;
Long Clear, $3.50;
LARD-Firm and in fair inquiry. We
quote: City rendered at lie in kegs, 13lc
in tierces.
SMOKED MEArs-Firm and in fair
movement. WsquOte: City Sugar-cured
Hams Ice; Shoulders lie; Bacon, $50;
Dried Beef ISc.
BEEF-The market is steady at $500
for extra mess.
DRESSED HOGs-There are not many
coming forward, but the market is quiet.
Buyers to-day were not Offering better
than Ss.5Oas.75 for light and heavy.
BUTTER Quiet and quotably IN
changed. Choice Western Reserve at %
926c; common to good range from l5e
&c.
CHEEsE-There is only q moderate
business doing at 14iaI5c for prime fac
tory in large and small lots.
E~GGs-Fresh, in demand at 36aZ7c;
picked dull at zoe.
OILs-Linseed is firm at 93a95c for raw
and 99caSl.O for boiled in Job lots. Lard
better. Extra W. S. $~1.Osal.lO; No. l
S~l.03al.O5 No. 2 Sc. Pure NeatH Foot
Sl.3O; No. 1 $40. Western Virgins
Lubricating 4Oa5Oc.
SEEDs-The market is quiet for Clover
at 500. Timothy in demand at 5000
6.25.
HAY-Baled in moderate demand at
$500 per ton in round lots; 5000 in q
jobbing way.
PorIToEs-Steady and in fair demand;
sales OF Peachblows in a lots on track
at ~ ,lO9l,l5; from store in a small way
Sl,20al,25.
DRIED APPLEs-In moderate demand
and firm at SAFE per 70.
DRIED PEACHES In moderate de-
mand at l5c for pared, lie for impaired.
ONIoNs-In fair demand and steady at
SS,25s3,50 per Dbl.
BEANs-There is q fair movement at
2a22 for prime white; 3~l.5Oal.75 for
fair TO medium grades.
SALT-The following are the quota
tons for OnOn6aga and Saginaw Fine
500; Coarse solar $2l5.-Ledder.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-01
From HesOpOtamia.

EDITOR CHRONICLE:-Mr. Pierce, who
commenced trading in this place las
spring, closed his doors q few weeks ago
and his goods have been sold at public
sale by his Assignee.
As usual in the spring several changes
Of residence will be made in this town
and some Of our townsmen, who have
lived here several years, expect to leave
town. Mr.. J. X. Marsh is going to
Geneva, and DR.. A. H. Tidbsll is going
to Garrettsville.
The schools Of our town are being
taught as follows: District No. !, Mrs.
Nellie smith; Dist No. 2, Miss Netie
Noble; Dist. No. 5, Mr.. John Pancosti
Dist No. Z, Miss - Smith; Dist. No.
5 Mr.. C. W. Osborn; Dist. Nc. 6, Miss
Anna Button; Dist. No. 3 Miss Sarah
Smith.
A singing school, under the leadership
ofMr. o. J. Bates, has been commenced
the center. It is a large class, and We
can see no reason Why those who attend
will not make great improvement in
for we consider Mr.. B. fully COM
petent to give instruction in vocal
music. Between fifty and sixty dollHn
subscribed to sustain the school.
The Presbyterian and Congregational
Jhurch OF this place are at present with
,ut a minister. Two or three ministers
preached trial sermons for them,
put they have engaged no one yet, I be-
ieve. Meetings are held in their house
u worship every Sunday, and a Sunday
is kept up the year round.
Mr.. E. C. Cox, while drilling for coal
N his fathers farm, 'sstrucE lie at a
Of a little over thirty feet I am in
ormed. What quantities OF oil his well
PRODUCES a day I am not informed.
Jan. sd, 1871. DAN.
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Literarr Nnfices.

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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-01
From SOufhingfnn.

EDITOR CHRONICLE As the Sunday
School at Pleasant Hill has been in
progress during the winter, We would
INFORM the readers Of the CHRONICLES of
u success during the first quarter
We r~eorganized our school for the win
ter, Oct 80, 1870, with about 90 scholars.
1t now numbers l45, showing an increase
Of IS, and an average attendance rs3.-
Under the instruction and guidance Of
our very worthy minister, H. B. Sum-
mers, our school has been conducted in
a little different manner than formerly,
which has been in every way beneficial
10 the school, viz: the electing OF more
Officers, such as Secretaries, 10 record
the proceedings OF each Sabbath. and
Treasurer to take care Of all funds need
ed TO defrsy the expenses of the school.
blackboard exercises were introduced
and have been very successful and in
teresting. Inducements were held ont
in the commencement OF the term by
our worthy minister and our Euperin-
tendent Brother William West, in the
following manner: That they would give |
TO the n thai would bring in the high
est number Of new scholars, in three
months, a present amounting to $500;
TO the one that would bring in the next
number a present amounting to
200; and 70 the one that would bring in
the third highest number, a present
amounting to Sl.O0. Too much can not
said in praise OF q minister and
superintendent for this generous act. II
has given n school an impetus which
II otherwise would not nave received
Many, instead of coming in their easy
buggies, as they might have done, came
IN their large wagons, especially TO ac-
others and induce them to
to Sabbath School. An addition Of
scholars has been the result Of their
faithful lsbOrs. Many thanks would be
feeble attempts to express u feel
toward ministers for their kind
ness in assisting us in u school, especi-
ally Brother Summers. May God bless
him in all his future endeavors for good,
and when his career is ended here upon
earth msy he be greeted by many in
heaven, who, through his influence in
this Sabbath School, have been brought
to Jesus. The future prospects Of our
are good, and we hope to see
good accomplished through the
fundamentally ofOUr Sabbath School.
HIRAM HURD,
JENNIE WEST,
Secretaries.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-01
Pittsburgh Live stock Market.

Anuary ZfLnf 1911.
CATTLE-The run Of cattle has been
lighter this week and prices have ad-
Tanced a little. Extra loo to 1,5OO
steers, S7a7l; Good to Prime, LOO to l.
200, $6la6l; Common to Medium, 1000
10 100, Sta6; bulls, stays and cows. 500
70 $500 Sia5; stock steers, 500 TO 1000,
SAL.
Hostile u of hogs has been light
all the week and the market very much
excited, they are selling quiet at our
quotations. Extra, Philadelphia, SSas4;
good to prime. Philadelphia, 225 to go,
IS; good to prime, New York, $50 to 90,
so; rough 70 common, $50 to 200, s..
SHEEP-Have been in moderate sup
ply and prices have advanced about 25
cents a hundred; prospect fair. Extra,
100 to ITO bs, S52a6i ; good TO prime, IS
to 90 ms, S4is53; decent to fair, IS to so
rs. sail; common, 20 TO IS lbs, S34a3i I;
scalawags, BY the head, slal.25.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-02-01

80 1AANAAAA90 a-Nn
The Auditor OF the State OF Ohio. in his
annual report made March 8, 1870. saws thai
seven Of the Ohio Fire Insurance Comma
mics OF Ohio, have within the past yeal
gone out Of Gtfence." That the dividend
paid by b Ohio Companies was a fraction
over five per cent. on the paid up capital
and he repeats his advice that the small
Companies BY tWos or threes had better
amalgamate, consolidate, or sell out and
that there is less prospect OF success for
small n weak Companies each s~ucceeding
year. "MOst OF the Insurance COmpanies
Of Ohio, were organized under the ill-con-
still lOOser and more crude in their prOvis-
ions, passed prior TO the adoption OF thu
present Constitution. the act Of 1856, re-
quired My twenty per cent. Of the subsrib-
ed capital TO be paid in, the remainder TO be
secured by individual notes merely. The
special charter, in many instances, did no
require anything to be paid in. Such laws
naturally prompted the organization OF
Companies with the leading idea OF making
money and paying dividends to ~stockhold-
ers, without the use OF any actual capital
fact fer btESineSf men tOTemsHiber. In these
days Of business prOstratiOn, disastrous con-
hagrations and falling. and insOlvent Fire
Insurance Companies. learn his fact. thai
the New York State Superintendent Of the
Insurance Department. in hisannualonicial
report for the year ending January l., 1870,
states that Of all the 2A Fire Insurance
Companies Of New York. no Fire Insurance
Co., possessing a like paid up cash capital
Of one million dollars and upwards, has so
large a net surplus over liabilities, reinsur-
anceand capital as has the LoRMLARD Fire
InsuranceCo Company, with the one exception
OF the HONE ms. Co. OF New York. Also
that no Fire InsuranceCo mpanyinAmerica
possessing a paid up cash capital ofOne mill
lion dollars n upwards, has so large a net
surplus over liabilities. reinsurance and capi-
tai, as has the HosTE ms. Co, Of n. Y.
The HoNE has a paid up cash capital Of
two million dollars. hi income OF the
HONE. for the year ending January ], 1870,
was S2,47S.S49 %, and its total expenditures
for losses, &C, was sl,954,l460 90. Its total
assets on Jan. ], 1870, wa S,5l8,35S 90.
The LoRLLARD has a paidup cash capital
Of million dollars. Its income for the
year ending jan ], 1870, was S74,SQ2 %, and
II paid for losses and all other expenditures
il the same period, 1864, so OO leaving assets
on hand Sl,6S0,59OW 90.
o all know well the importance ofkeep-
ing your merchandise and prOpertyinsured.
Is 1T not more Important to procure and keep
your insurance in the strongest and best
companiesT
The HONE Of New York, and the LoRIL-
LARD Ins. Co, are represented by WHIT
TLESEY ADAMS, their only Agent II War
rga.