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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29
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MORTGAGE; SALE OF Real Estate.
under Their hands and seals ana deIyeE g the Undersigned
sstss Gsry g. S Z SaIsans sod
assigns forever the real estate Hereinafter described to
cure the payment OF the of thousand dollars and in.
hs Rgn,se? stsS'a
81 G1IaS 5
thereof and executed by The said BENJAMIN F. shotwel;
the p.yment Of the said pessos or part
thereof according to the tenor and effect thereof the
Of S Si}sr
lights squy Of sfT edempon Of Sy e sna ha
pubic ss5s aSoF
I'll as f9 se sa La s e
ia anG ssoWs se f
his shall nd deliver to pur
and apply Se py Of
eaag % an s1S cSng s
S rendering the 9yerPlns any to The said Benjamin F.
MsEs ifa s9a and pSa BY
the Ii Tsi se n unto
interest and benefit whatever in and to said premises and
laws Of this State pertaining to the exemption Of hocs f
which said MORTGAGE was duly by the said Ben
he Recorders Office In said La Sale county Volume liz Of
And whereas defas has been the payment of said
note and mortgage and the whole Of principal thereof
payable TO the undersigned
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that the undersigned
mortgage WILL by virtue and In pursuance of the said mort
cell at public vendue to the highest bidder at the
south door of the County Court House. in the city OTTAWA
in said county OF La Sale on TUESDAY the d day Of July
estate mentioned and described In said mortgage viz Lois
Nine 90 and Twelve 2) in Flock Sixteen l6 In Govers
Addition 70 Ottawa also Lot Five ( aid East Half OF
Lot six (6 In shotwes subdivision of Outlet Twenty Eight
@ In the s0gtawst fractional Quarter Of Section Eleven
East Of the Third go Principal Meridian and Lots one
% ana Two (2). in Block Fortytwo or in the States Add
ton to Ottawa; all situated lying and being the CITY OF
tawa In said county of La sale and all rights equity
redemption Of the said Benjamin F. Shotwe and Mary
shotwel their heirs and assigns in real estate
the purposes mentioned in said mortgage.
June 9th lS,2. DANIEL +. HIT
Mortgage.
DIP. JONES, Attorney for Mortgage. jusl2
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

A lady sent her Irish servant for new vel.
vet mantilla which was at her 6ressmaker's
John she said, IF 1t rains take cab.
would rather pay the cab hire than have my
mantIlla wet When the man handed the
mantilla it was ruined, the paper which COW
cred 1t being saturated with water Why,
John" she said, II told you 10 take CAP if it
rained." 80 did, mum; but sure you would
not have your footman rldin' inside l got
Oh the box with the driver"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

1 man who gave the young idea lessons in
artillery practice in Charlestown, was in the
habit of opening the session OF the school
with prayer, Of which he had two or three
set forms. He usually went through these
with his eyes shut, but one day he opened
them and saw one young lady staring HIM in
the face with her eyes wide open. Without
departing from the solemn monotone which
he used on those occasions, he went on, And
may We never say-Matilda Fool, stand on
your stool" Matilda stood.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

A seven.year old boy was lately heard to
use profane language. On being reproved by
his parents, and directed to ask Gods forgive
ness, he retired to his room and was overheard
to say: "Oh, God am very sorry SAID
but please hurry and make me grow up to be
a man, and then l CAM swear as much as |
want to, like papa, and nobody will notice it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

When Bryant, the poet, was IN Mexico, re.
Gently. he met an American lady, and, after
the introduction, she said to friend:
Everybody IN New York knows Mr.. Bry-
ant, and they all 60 to hear his Ministries
sing"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

40, Albert, expect to graduate mex
week" Graduate! what viii you graduate
q" why, in white swiss !"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

TAKEN DowN.-Capt. Judklns, fol- many
years commodore of the Cunard line of steam.
ers, had certain way occasionally OF express
ing himself in reply to what he considered
pointless questions from passengers. In fact,
dove-like sweetness of manner was not the
commodore's best point.
On one of his latest voyages he had among
the passengers Bishop Littlejohn and wife, Of
Long Island. Mrs. Lttlejohn one day, being
near the commodore, asked MIN if it was not
going to rain.
"Ask the cook" was his bluff reply.
II beg pardon" said Mrs. Littlcjohn, sam
not speaking 10 tie cook'n
History has not Informed us as to the pre-
else phraseology of his sponse.-Htrper'S
for July.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

The word love, in the Indian language, i
" Observation-Disclosures" How nicely |
would sound, whispered softly in lady's ear
I" chemlendamourtchwage you"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

A servant girl, writing a letter, asked hel
master " if the next month had come in yet.
He laughed. "Well,' said she, "what mean
is, has the last month gone out yet! z"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

A village lawyer saw an advertised recipe
to prevent wells and csterns from freezing.
He sent his money, and received the answer
take in your well or cistern on cold nights,
and keep it by the fire.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

western editor, IN writing the obituary q
respectable citizen, says that he has gon
to that undiscovered burn"
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81 don't mean to reflect on YOU said a
coarse, would be Wit to man whom he had
insulted.
mo" was the reply. you're net polished
enough to reflect on anybody"
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FINAL SE;TTLEM ENT NOTICE.
L ESTATE OF THADDEus H. CoBuEN, DEc'D-Noce Is here.
by given TO all persons interested In said That Samuel
Wiley executor OF the last win and testament OF Thsd.
deus IL CoburH deceased will appear before the County
Court OF the county of La Sale and Illinois, at the
Court House In Ottawa In said county, Monday the 18th
day OF July AID lS for the purpose rendering
OF his proceedings In the administration Of said
nnal settlement.
Dated At Ottawa this 25th day of May 1872.
luRl-iw II. L. MEAD, Clerk
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SCENE: Recitation in metaphysics. Pro.
tessor--Which is the most delicate of the
scnses2
Senior-The sense of touch.
protessor--Give an example.
Seniority chum Can feel his mustache,
but no one can see It,
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no lxEN,C.-Rosms, suitable for any professional
man, situated over the store occupied BY Card 4
HUI, Main street. For particulars Apply to
June I. JOHN SANDERS Main st
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A California conundrum: What is the diff.
ference between sheer and an earthquake :
One is an nuendo and the other an end of
1nyo.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

Farmers and Others having Dressing to do viii And
their advantage to give NE call.
Having the hest machinery and using water power
that work well and cheap as any In the
Ottawa. March 25th. 1871. GEO. JEKYLL.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11

Republic Brewery Blown DOVa and
One Man Is illed-.ENtraordtnar Ac-
cident At the Biddle tlou>c--A Livery
stable Partially Demolished.
From the Free Press.

During the prevalence of the fierce
gale Saturday evening one of the huge
chimneys of tie Biddle House was
blown down, and falling upon the root
went crashing through with noise
that was heard all over the block.
Tearing its way through the room of
one Of the serving girls named Mary
Fitzgerald. 1t reached the linen room
below. thence into the ordinary, aud
so on down to the engine room, where
the progress of the mass was stopred
by the solid earth The young woman
Fitzgerald was carried along with the
bricks. broken tlmberS, and other de
bris, including a stove, falling nearly
fifty feet The bulk of the ruins reach
ed the basement before her, there
fore her fall was somewhat broken,
nevertheless she was wedged in so tight
" that it was some time before she
could be rescued. DR. Book was sum-
moned, and upon examination OF her
injuries found that no bones had been
fractured She had a severe scalp
wound and cut of considerable mag
nitude on one temple. Her face, body
and limbs were bruised, cut aud torn III a
shocking manner, but it is believed that
her wounds will not prove fatal. The
engineer, Charles Gates, was setting
within foot of where the mass struck
at the moment the crash came and was
the first to hear the girl scream, but for
! the moment he was so blinded with
| dust and bewildered with the extraordi,
nary visitation as not to be able to read
ily comprehend what had occurred.
4 The building, in the track of the
| falling ruins, looked as though it had
/ been torn by an explosion, and those
who have viewed the scene agree that
the escape OF Miss Fitzgerald was
miraculous.
About half-past four o'clock terrific
gust of wind caught the roof of the
Republic Brewery, on Elmwood ave-
nue., and wrenched it off as though it
had been paper. The brick walls OF
! the upper story tumbled in at the same
moment, instantly killing man named
Ernst Miller and seriously lnlurlng one
! Jacobs. q brewer Miller's body was
subsequently taken out of the ruins
and carried to his late residence at 1i9
! Elmwool avenue. Coroner Gnau I'M
panneled jury, and an inquest will be
held next Tuesday
The livery stable owned by Daniel
Connor, on Jefferson avenue, between
Cass and First streets, also suffered Sc
verely. The brick front was blown
down, filing the sidewalk with debris
and creating a neighborhood panic, but
happily no person was Injured by the
! occurrence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11
4 Bridal Dinner.

A dinner party given by a wealthy
citizen of New York to bride and her
bridesmaids, is thus described: The
side, with the lady and gentleman of
TIE house at head and foot. The table
cloth was Of rich, heavy white silk,
with fringe half yard deep, and was
elegantly embossed. Along the edges
of the table, under the plates of the
guests, were spread lengths Of the
finest and costiiest linen damask, the
width of d napkin. There were no
meats or vegetables on the board. 1t
was set and ornamented for dessert,
At each place was a small silver vase,
of exquisite pattern, holding few rare
flowers. These, with knife and fork,
the five glasses Of different sizes
and patterns, and the bill of fare, print
ed III gold on white satin, were all.
In the center of the table was q richly
chased plated tank, filed with moss
and flowers. Running up from this
was a stem which was twined with
vines and held stand q little less in
size than the tank, which was perforated
Win HOIeS- on tnlS Slanu Stoou
block Of the clearest ice, which spark
eled and looked rainbow-hued III the
numerous gaslights, and as it melted
sent little streams of water tricl1ling
down among the plants, making a
beautiful fountain The fruits were in
elegant stands, garnished with the most
beautiful flowers. The whole table
presented very elegant appearance.
There were five courses, at the end OF
which the narrow table cloths on the
edge OF the table were dexterously
rolled up and taken off by the walters,
showing fresh ones beneath, and clean
napkins were supplied to the guests.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11

giving both in the morning before they
90 from the house. and at night, after
they return from their afternoon stroll,
a mess of warmed food, of corn, oats,
barley, or whatever grain you may con
slider the best, and you will ind that
in almost every way You will reap
decided benefit. BY doing this | have
been enabled to have good, fresh eggs
all winter, with very early chicks IN
the bargain. consider meat, or its
equivalent, good for fowls to induce
them to lay the best quality OF eggs,
and plenty of them, and therefore put
a cake or block of this soap-bollers'
waste where the chickens can constant
" peck mt it if they wish, and this sup
plies the place of the bugs, worms and
ass,hoppers which find their way to
the hungry craws of the fouls during
the summer months, when they can IN
measure choose their own diet OF
change it to suit themselves. An item
of very great importance IN successful
poultry management is to have at all
times plenty of pure, fresh water, for
there is scarcely anything else which
conduces more to the well'being OF
flock of poultry.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11
Proposed New City Charter for New
York

The Committee of Seventy have per-
tected new charter for New York, to
be presented for action to the next leg
stature. 1t provides for the city corpo-
rators being yes ed III the Mayor. Al
dermen and Commonality, the Alder
men to be elected in April--forty-tive
innumber--nine being elected annually
i'll each senatorial district. After being
elected, provisions are made that the
Board shall not vote public monies to
any charitable institutions. unless rec
commended by the heads of charitable
departments, and then oAly by two
thirds vote. An abstract of the doings
OF the Aldermen is to be published III
pamphlet. to be known as the City
Records, instead of advertising the pro-
ceedings as at present. No money
is to be drawn from the city treas
ury unless voted by the Board. The
other sections provide for vesting the
powers IL the Board of Aldermen, now
exercised by the Mayor, and shall give
financial statement of the city to the
Aldermen; the Mayors salary to be
SO, 900; Aldermen $4,000. The Mayor
may be removed by the Governor. The
departments will comprise public works,
public parks, docks, charities, finance,
instruction, police, health, fire and
sinking fund. All the departments
shall keep record of their daily pro-
ceedings, always accessible to the pub
lie. One OF the members of the differ
ent departments is to be appointed by
the Mayor, annually; to be five III
number for each department; the 9TH
er four to be elected by the Board of
Aldermen. The provision establishing
a department of finance, provides for u
public monthly financial statement
and all books, vouchers, etc, TO be open
to the inspection of any member Of the
Finance Commission, all city warrants
to be signed by the Mayor, Comptrol-
Ter and two members of the Finance
Commission, the books of the Commits
sion to be open at all times to the tax
payers. The Office of the City Cham
berlain is abolished. All Commission
ers appointed by the Mayor are remov-
able by him at any time; the Commits
sioners appointed by the Aldermen are
removable only by the Board the Cor
poration Attorney to be resident of
the city for ten years prior to his APP
pointment by the Mayor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11
The Persian Famine.

The following from the Bombay Ga.
zette of the 2Sth of October, gives the
latest details OF the fearful mortality
and suffering in Persia, resulting from
the combined effects of famine, cholera
and crime. The Gazette says that in
the Persian Gulf the people continue
to be much distressed by famine. Char
liable funds from India are being
eagerly used, News from Bunder
Abbas, in the Persian Gulf, indmates
the temperance of cholera, and more
starving Zoroa trains have left for
Bombay. Letters from Yezd are full
of distressing details. Famine, want
of employment, cholera aud lawless-
ness, induced by desperation, contin-
ues. At the beginning of last month,
the inhabitants of lspahan were dying
Of starvation, and it is said that
matters will, in all probability,
grow worse till next June. At
Meschid, the capital of the province Of
Khorassau, and a town of 1900 in
habitants, $4,000 people are said, in
letters received from India Up to the
date of August 7, to have died from
starvation, 10000 have fed the city,
and those who remained have for the
most part been seized and carried away
into slavery by the Afghan hordes.
Great complaints are made because the
monopoly of the sale of corn is in the
hands of the grandees. The Shaw of
Persia is said to be becoming very I'M
popular. On the news of his return to
his capital from recent hunting ex-
cursion, thousands Of people covered
themselves with dust and ashes, and
raised seditious cries before the palace.
These proceedings so alarmed the Shah
that for the time being he would not
venture into his capital, but aiterward
he committed several atrocities.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11
The Lasl Var Spear.
From the 81. Fam Press.

The Sioux Indians; or rather all the
bands, have a certain number of med
icine men among them who are suppos-
ed to be wonderfully skilled in Kidding
Indian flesh of all the ills it is heir To-.
Another set of medicine men, Casually
one to each band accompanies war
parties III their sanguinary expeditions,
and acts rs sort of prophet and guide
for the dusky warriors. He is always
accompanied by his war spear and med
icine bag, aud these two are presumed
to be the sources Of his inspiration.
They are regarded us something sacred
being handed down from generation
to generation, and they are surrender
ed only when the band surrenders its
old customs and traditions and adopts
those of its more civilized white neigh
bors.
The Sisseton band of Sioux mt Lake
Traverse, having given up the chase
for livelihood and the war path for
recreation or glory, has delivered up
It's war spear to the former agent, DIR.
Daniels, and he has determined to
place it in the hands of the historical
Society, as the last of the kind among
the Sissetons ut that agency. Il is of
great age, but it IL well preserved, and
will be regarded with interest by those
who have watched the progress of eff
forts to civilize, or amelioratc the con-
dition of the native Americans III Min
nesota.
This spear is decked with feathers
and claws, and the old men of the
band state that it was old when hand
ed down to them from their fathers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11

A man pays one dollar for one pound
of some new variety of potatoes: cuts
it, plants one eye in hill, gives extra
care and cultivation, and reports great
yield of an extra quality of potato.
Now, suppose we take the same course
with some old variety, and report the
result
One of the most successful potato
growers | ever knew in Ohio says he
finds one eye in hill always enough.
Hon. 7. O. Jones, of Delaware, Ohio,
in an agricultural essay on Delaware
County, says one of the NOSE success
full corn growers instructs his uropper
when he comes to the intersection of
the trrrow or hill "There do you
stop, and stand there, till the day OF
judgement if necessary, until you
there deposit three grains. Mark You,
not three to six, but three; no more,
no less. ="
In a field OF wheat one-half sown,
short one and half bushels per acre,
Welded twenty bushels per acre, the
other half, one and fve-eighths bush
els of seed per acre, yielded sixteen
bushels per acre.
One field of corn, four to six grains
of seed per hill, yielded forty bushels
(by measure) of small ears and nub
bins. Another field, three to -four
grains per hill, yielded torty-tive bush
els, large ears, per acre. W.
Poweishiek 90, Iowa, December /.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11
Winter Care OF sheep.

Sheep are looking up. The tide has
turned. But unless sheep are to be
taken MP as a permanent part of the
farm stock aud proper care and atten-
ton given to them, it would be better
for the farmer to LET them alone. Sheep
properly cared for are thesmost profit
able and least troublesome farm stock ;
but If neglected and improperly man
aged. none so soon become out Of con-
dition, and become diseased and die.
Winter IS the most trying time for
them. s'Coddling" is the most hurt
Jul thing. With good feed flock of
sheep would do better to lie ont OF
doors in the snow the whole winter,
than to be kept in close, warm stable.
Running at the nose and lung disease
will surely follow too closely penning
up. Unless the weather is stormy, or
the ewes with lamb are near their time,
they should be turned into field every
day. They should have fresh water
(access to a spring IS besD at least once
every day. 1t is mistake to suppose
that sheep will thrive with snow for
drink, and yet many hocks are per
nitted thus to quench their thirst every
day through the winter
Glover hay is the best standard feed,
With half pint of oats, rye, or buck
wheat daily. Sheep do better with a
title change i'll their feed occasionally.
Salt, in which fourth part of sulphur
i mingled, should be placed where
they can always have Tree access to it.
Cornstalks may DO as a coarse feed to
pck amongst, but as standard feed it
DIES not seem palatable enough for
item. They viii live on it but do not
thrive
Separate the hocks into at last two
portions. The lambs, and in-lamb
ewes which may be weakly, should, at
all yents, be taken from the strong.
heavy ewes, weathers, ana bucks, and
extra care given to them. 1t is still
bette to keep the weathers and bucks
by Themselves, and thus make three
divisions. Guard against dogs, which,
at tbs season, are more than ever ms
chie'ous. Ii a dog is kept on the farm,
let Inn be well acquainted with the
hocband they with him.
Ahve all things, be patient, quiet.
atteriye, and exactly regular IN feed
ing ad watering, not overlooking or
stlntlg the flesh, but, having found
the right way, perseyere therein, and
do nc swerve one way or the other
from = One cannot neglect his sheep
one dY aud make up by extra care the
neXt~-i5n. Ayricuiturist.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11
SILK Culture IN California.

Joseph Neumann, of California,
makes the following estimates of the
expenditures and receipts of feeding
4, 900, 900 silkworms to be produced
from 100 ounces of eggs They would
consume the leaves Of 800 mulberry
trees, ten years old, and covering four
and half acres, for the rent of which
he allows 500 per acre; for rent of the
cocoonery, $500; for 100 ounces OF
eggs, $3.50 for 10 hands at 81 per day,
to attend to the worms during the first
Il days, S120; for 20 hands, 10 days,
$500; for 35 hands, 10 days, $3.50 Tor
5 hands, Is days (after the feeding is
done), 800; for superintendence $500 ;
miscellaneous expenditures, $500
Total, 81, $50 The product he esti
mates at 5000 pounds of reeling co.
coons at 81, so, $4,000; $50 ounces of
eggs at 81. so; perforated cocoons and
waste, S25. Total gross receipts, $3.50,
net profit. Sc. 500.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


Wind gals generally affect the hind
legs. and are technically called, bursal
endorsements. Horses are frequently
affected with them for years without
iniuring their working qualities, and
they are not considered as an unsound-
ness. vet horsemen are anxious to re-
move them. But their permanent cure
is no easy matter. Most Of the rene
dies applied have no real value. Pres
sure is the simplest and best remedy.
A piece of soft rag folded several tunes,
saturated with water, and on this lay
one dram OF opium and camphor
place this on the wind gall.
Then place on the wetted rag
a piece of hattened cork us
large as the wind gall and over the cork
lace a rubber or elastic bandage, which
will give uniform pressure upon the
wind call. Instead of the camphor and
opiam, a solution of carbollc acid may
be used to wet the rag. This constant
pressure will soon reduce the swelling,
but the bandage should be kept on con-
stantly while in the stable and only
taken off when the horse goes to Its
work. The bandage wet with water
alone, will do where the other remedies
are not at hand. BlisteTs are sometimes
used, but a cure in this way is no more
permanent than that Of pressure. A
hard pull or strain will bring them OF
again with either mode of cure. -LjCt
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