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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29
GRANTS FAMILY RING.

FOrty.one of 'em,
keep the run of EN-
Suckers al-the State needs zone of EN-:
Avoirdup0is, there's more than three ton of EN-
humbugs, every son ofa.gun Of 'em,
Old Daddy Grant,
The Boss CormUiant.
Feathers his nest ia the COvngtun ppstotiice
Orville l.. &.
(llunky boy aspree)
Draws on his pal in an Illinois coast office:
Half the connections OF Lysses can boast Office
C0rbins and Dents,
Cramers and Gents,
Sharpes and Roots and CaseyS and Pattous
But the Dents take the lead
Or the whole blessed breed,
For "hen the places We're gong they went in for
the TAT 'uns.
Bro,hers.in.law. nephews and cousins
Hroups fem. troops Of 'em-several dozens,
B,ll.ted all on u tax.grOun community,
laundering whenever they find opportunity.
Playing their grabsam with brothery unity,
Mockiog the people with perfect n'punity
q. what u set
Luciter's net,
In u hundred prime casts such haul couldn't get
Ministers. Judges, appraisers, collectors,
Marshas, assessors. surveyors, inspectors,
rostmasters. mail agents. uniformed Electors.
Gods! what II corps Of 'em!
Wait-there'll be more of 'em:
Forty there soon be three score of 'en,
Outside are hungry ones--lis, to the roar Of EN-
Chief and head man,
L. :. &. leads the van
Rob Roying the public TO feed his clan.
II you re Rob Roy's relation,
Walk up. take your ration:
II not. aud you sigh for u government station,
Put your hand in your pocket and try donation.
Motives IN these days are not TO be siftod
When knavcs to office are suddenly lifted.
We say, when we hear
OF the act, IL is clear
That Grant. thoosh not great is uncommonly
gifted"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29
TIE JULY MAGAZINES.
The Aldine.

This favorite serial abounds in superb illustra'
.ious, executed with that rare fidelity and won
drous artistic power which have carried the
A!aine to the foremost rank amongst illustrated
journals. Notable amongst the engravings is
the full-page frontispisce, patriotic Education"
spiritually realizing Fourth of July night,
which is perfect gem: The literary depart.
ment of the .lldine is, as usual, good. The pro-
priesors Of this journal are entirely untrameled
BY any traditions which it must support, conse.
ouently it is ever fresh from month to month,
icing on each occasion just what its talented
poet-editor makes it.
The subscription price is SIS per annum, which
includes superb Oil Chrome. Single copies for
sale and subscriptions received by Osman l.
Hspeman, Ottawa, Ills.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

Mr.. Peters will send any IF the above pieces,
postpaid, on the receipt Of the marked price, or
tie entire lot msy be had BY sending 30 ctr. for
the July number of "Peters' musical Monthly. )
Single copies of "Peters' Musical Monthly" for
sale, and subscriptions received, by Osman &
Hapemsn, Ottawa, Ill.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29

New MUsIC.-We are indebted to J. L. Peters
500 Broadway, New York. for the following &c.
lection of New Music:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03
Caring Red Glover for Hwy.

1t is well known that cnring clover hay pro-
perly is hard matter. Having had some expe-
rience that way will give it for the benefit of
others. My first experiment was drying well
could he without damage in the field, and on
bringing to the NOW tn scatter air-slacked lime
very literally through it. The lime disappeared
in the curing The hay was quite dark, but very
paatable for cattle and sheep, considered it sue
cessful, bnt wanted il to come out bright, and
tried the following plan the next year, which
l considered much the better; it was however
this advantage-it requires much room and is
rather slow for western farmers.
My barn loft was thirty by forty-five feet, with
about tonOf old hay in one corner. lent about
an acre of clover one afternoon, and next day
spread it the loft and turned it the next day.
The thiri day, if not very damp it will do to
bulk after this manner: Lay that portion
of the barn you wish for clover loose layer of
old bay, and another layer of clover about the
same thickness. did not pack any for week,
and an acre, about every third day. More barn.
room would allow faster work. had three acres
of very strong clover, and used the ton of old hay
between. 1t came ont in the winter fresh and
green. and when fed to milch cows, showed very
favorable results. Even if slow, l think the
quality of the hay will pay for the trouble, espe-
cially if fed to cows or sheep.-COr. GermaRfoWn
telegraph.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03
THE PATENT SHEET Iron CAT.

1t will be remembered that some time since we
noticed reportorially an invention of a young
man residing in this city, which was termed the
| Patent Sheet-irOn Cat" We subjOn few no.
| tees of the press and testimonials:
"We have been using for week past recent
| invention of q Cleveland mechanic, which is
nothing more than sheet iron eat, with cylin-
drical attachments and steel claws and teeth. 1t
| is worked by clockwork. bellows inside swells
the tail at will to belligerent size, and treno-
| 10 attachment causes at the same time the pat
ent cat to commit all the noises of which the gen
uine cat is capable. When you want fun, wind
mp your cat and place him on the roof. Every
cat within half mile hears him, girds on his ar
NOR and saIles forth. Frequently fifty or one
hundred attack him at once. No sooner does the
patert cat feel the weight of an assaiant than
his teeth and claws work with lightning rapidi-
ty. Adversaries within six feet of him are torn
to shreds Fresh battalons come to meet a
similar fate, and in an hour several bushels of
hair, toe-nails and fiddle-strings alone to be
seen-BaifinOre San.
No tirst-elass printing Office with a roof fiat
enough to afford battle ground for infuriatetl
felines should be without one. IT. TILToN."
1t has saved more than 100000 worth of boot
jacks in this city alone, and mnce-pie or can of
preserves goes further in my family than it did
before the war. ~. NJ, Mayor Of Chicago
"How any family can do without one any
more than Dolly Warden is a wonder to me-"
"E. CADY STANTON"
"The roof of our Office was covered with cats
fonr ranks deep until placed two of the iron
Thomas cats in position. Not eat has since
been seen, and we have sold Bologna sausage
enough to buy three fonts of job type. Every
yonng man going West should take a few Of
these eats with him. H.G"
81 have used the patent cat with much success
in my family. My mother in-law has been visit
ing us for the past eight months. Night before
last wound up the patent cat and set him I'M
der the he'd At his first howl She Ianp eI from,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03
Three Cheer. fer the Preacher.

At certain place Methodist circuit, in
this country. an enterprising preacher stopped
for week last winter to stir up some religions
interest. Other veteran preachers had been
there before him, but their efforts had been una
vailing in the direction of revival The point
was considered as lost to religious instruction or
conversion. But the new preacher pitched i'm
with much zeal. He held meetings every night
for week. preached long and strong: got his
mourners benches ready, and called upon seek
ers OF religion, but none appeared. Night after
night he appealed to them to seek salvation, but.
though the congregations were large, none ap-
peared at the mourners benches. The meetings
were kept mp for week, and finally the preach
er got discouraged. But he said he would try
II one more night. That night came, and with
1t big congregation. The preacher was elo-
qnent, land wound up with an earnest exhorta-
fion, inviting persOns forward to the seekers
benches. Not one arose. The preacher waited
and pleaded. but no one moved Finally. he
SAID he wonld have to abandon his effort: that
he had tried hard to produce conviction but no
one was moved. He had now made his last an
peal, and after a few mild, kind words. he sat
down. At this iunctnre a tall son of the soil
arose and said that the preacher had been work
ing hard, and had labored faithfully with them,
and now, as token of their appreciation and re-
spect Tor him, he moved that the congregation
give the preacher three cheers, which was car
ried.-Ironfon (O-) Register.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03

In his latest book, "Ronghing It," Mark Twain
tells of a character called Jim Blaine and his
wonderful story of his grandmother's old ram in
which appears the following langhable picture:
"She was good sonl-had n glass eye and
used to lend it to old Miss Wagner. that hadn't
any, to receive company in. 1t warn't big enough,
and when Miss Wagner warn't noticing it would
get twisted around in the socket, and look up,
maybe, or ont to one side, and every which way,
while tother one was looking as straight ahead
as spy glass. Grown people don't mind it. Int
so sort Of scary. She tried packing it with raw
cotton but it wouldn't work some how-the cot
ton would get loose and stick ont and look SO
kind of awful, that the children couldn't stand it
no way. She was always dropping it ont, and
turning up her old headlight on the company
empty, and making them uncomfortable becuz
she never could tell when il popped ont being
blind on that side You see. So somebody would
have to bunch her and say, syour game I'VE has
fetched loose, Miss Wagner, DEAR and then all
of them would have to sit and wait till she had
damned it in agan-wrong side before as a
general thing, and green as birds
egg, being bashful creter and easily sot back
before company. But being wrong side he
fore warn't much difference. any way, becuz her
own eye was sky blue and the glass one was vel
Ter on the front side, so which ever way She
turned it, it didn't match no how Miss Wagner
was considerable on the borrow she vas When
she was quilting for Dorcas Slrty at her house.
she gen'arlly borrowed Miss Higgins wooden
leg to stump around on it was considerably
shorter than her other pin, but much she min
ded that She said she couldn't abide crutcbes
when she had company, becuz they were so slow
said when she had company and things had to be
done, she wanted to get up and hump herself
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03
for the farmer.
Cuseiag C0rn.

When fiddler il an object, corn should be cut
"a hen the grain is sufficiently hard so the Kernels
cannot I've broken by strong pressure between the
fingers irrespective of froef, OF the eafiness or
I,trness of the season: hut If frost inferycnes be-
fore the crop is ripc it should bc cut immediately
.irc, the fsIdsr is nanialIy injured rendered
worthless after eing killed by frost, hut the
c,ru is also seriously injured, II not ruined al
,o,rtl,er but if cnt and shocked Immediately il
still makes good fred, since the sap continues TO
ascend and partially natures the grain.
To cut aud shock corn properly, let hand go
through the field making tables regularly aud at
proper distances by bending over and interlocking
four hills So they may form figure X. Around
these set the corn firmly, and carefully pressing
the bntts to the ground and the tops together
until sufficient is placed for tying. This may lie
done with a corn-stalk partially wited, or with
bands of hay or straw. Much time is lost and
unnecessary exertion expended, by not attending
to the most economical performance of the work
of cutting and shocking corn. Many persons cut
and lay down the corn, to be picked up again
and placed in the shock. Corn. once in the arms,
should always be carried directly to the shock by
the persen who cuts it. The tables being made,
commence cutting SO that when the. armful is
secured you will be near the place forming the
shock, and continue t2 proceed thus until the
shock is completed. A little practice will ena-
BILE any of Won to calculate with much surety
that bnt little time will be lost in carrying the
corn.
Much corn is injured in loose tying. and also
by tying too low down upon the shock. The
band should be placed as high possible and
have it catch all the stalks, and should be drawn
as tight rs may be without breaking the bands.
If the whole work has been carefully performed
there is but little danger that the stocks will he
blown over, however violent the wind.
Unless the corn is needed for fodder caught
by frost before ripe, we should never cut the
crop, since it takes much longer to hnsk from the
shock, than from the hill besides it il much
easier to take care of stalks left on the hill than
after IL is shocked. We may add, however. there
is nothing better for wintering cattle or young
horses, and especially mich cows, than good
bright corn fodder; and where forage is scarce,
it is Of great value to the farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03
0nr Strap 8ook.
MEMORIES OF TINE OLD KlrCuEs
By nxs. s. p. snow.

Far back In my ruusipgs my though have been cast
t. the co, where lc hours my childhood passed
% ;. !, t. s t shs as. as an" than all.
lie chairs and its table. none brighter could be-
For al ia surroundings were ssered to me-
To the nail In the ceiling. the latch on the door.
And loved every crack Of that old kitchen floor. .
remember the fireplace with mouth high and widei
The old-faahioned that stood by it, sidc.
Out Of which each came puadinss and pies
That fairly bewildered and dazzted our eyes.
Came down every Christmas our stockings to ill;
But the dearest Of memories I've laid up IN store.
Are Of the mother who trod that old kitchen noor.
Day in and day out from morning till night
Her footsteps were busy, her heart always light.
For il seemed to me then, that she knew not
The smile gentle her face used to wear.
remember, With pleasure, what joy hled our eyes,
When she told us the stories that children prize
fres her lin' :, ~ wSes ON IL old i,febsn aoo
/ remember the window. where mornings I'd run.
As the day break to watch for the sun;
And thought when my head scarcely reached to the sill
That Il slept through the night in the the hill
And the small tract Of ground that eyes there could
view,
Was ali Of the world that my infancy knew;
Indeed cared not 10 know Of il more.
For world in itself was that old Kitchen fooT-
Tonight those old visions back at their WILL
But the wheel and its music forever still
The hand is moth eaten. the wheel laid AWAY
And the fingers that turned il lie moud ring in clay
The hearthstone. sacred. il just twas then.
And the voices Of children ring out there again:
The sun through the window looks in. of yore,
But 1t sees stranger feet on the old kitchen foor.
1 ask not for honor but this I would crave
That when the lips speaking closed in the grave
My children will gather theirs round their side
And tell Of the mother that long ago died;
Twould be more enduring. far dearer to me-
Than inscription on marble or rrsnite could be-
To have them {, II often. as did Of yorc,
OF the mother that trod the old kitchen floor
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03
Hsw % Keep Grspes.

correspondent of the Central Union Igricut
fnisf gives the following rules for grapes:
Place the grapes where it Will be neither toe
dry nor too moist, too warm nor too cold.
As to temperature, the nearer freezing the bet
ter, so long as it is above freezing.
Too much moisture will breed mold ard spoil
the flavor of those that do not rot. Contact with
dccayed or broken grapes will spoil the berries
they touch.
Too much warmth if air is not excluded, will
dry the fruit and make raisins if the fruit is good
enough. If the air is excluded the fruit will
spoil if two warm. Hence We infer that grapes
to keep should not he packed.
Put up the fresh clusters in boxes, two or three
layers deep, upon cotton, paper or grape leaves
between layers. Light wood boxes are best.
Let the size be governed by your own taste. If
for marketing, use those that will hold from two
to four pounds.
In handling the clusters, touch the stem only.
Contact with the hand takes off the bloom; be-
sides, there is danger of brusing. Handle care
fully. The boxes ought to be covered.
People have been taught TO wax the end of the
stem. There is little in this. If grapes are
of variety that will keep well, the peduncle
lays fast hold on the pulp, and is kept fresh by
the grape. A little drying Of the fruit causes the
pedunce to withcr and break from the berry.
Grapes separated from the cluster soon decay.
The Hartford often "drops from the stem" i'm
gathering With the best care it can be kept
fresh but a very short time after gathering
The Concord is very little better.
Observe, if when you draw berry from the
cluster it brings ont the petuncle from the CELL
tire, it promises to keep well. Tenacity to the
stem is yonr criterion. The stronger the hold of
the berry the better it will keep.
Then, for keeping, a tough skin is necessary.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03

An honest, thrifty, wel-to-do German applied
to wealthy landlord who rents a good many
houses.
1.-The house is to let, certainly" said the owner
"and if, upon inquiry l find yon to be q respon-
sible and a suitable man Cor tenant, You shall
have IT."
Very good, Mr.. Il, you make just rs many
questions as yon mind, takes the house when
you gets ready"
Two days afterwards the house owner called
upon the German. swell" he said ave inuuir-
ed pretty generally concerning your character and
means; and as everybody speaks of you as an
honest, reliable man Of abundant property, YOU
can have the house."
well, them" said Hans, al takes de house.
And wants to tell you Eve asked all about you
among de peoples, and dey all say that you is de
meanest landlort in de town; but takes de house
all de samen
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03
A Misundersiaadiag.

A poor parson is responsible for this story
"Poor Jones died while you were away last sum
mer In all my experience l never discon
ISOLATE and grief, broken a creature as poor Mrs
Jones; it was very sudden. yOu know. l went
to her as soon heard Of it; offered my SYM
pathy, but her sorrow was uncomfortable. In
such cases think it best that the mourner should
be left alone; so l prepared to depart.
al will leave you, poor, bereaved one said !,
with this injunction:
"'Pray-pray that God will vouchsafe His CON-
fort; that he will enable you to perceive the
promised bow in the
."'Oh, rector she burst in, show can you think
of snch thingf It's too-too-toO premature,
I'm surep
"And," continued the old gentleman, checking
the off rein and wheeling away from the gate,
latter much cogitation fancied that discover
ed that the bow was talking about and the
bean she was thinking about wasn't the same
kind of a bow at all.v
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03

How TO DEAL WITH FIRE.-A gentleman one,
offered to bet that he would empty the whole OF
a good winter. fire in n drawing groom ont of the
CRATE, and place it upon the carpet in the centre
of the room, all the company to he seated around
II in circle, and that the room should not take
fire. Mr.. Braidwood, formerly Captain of the
London Fire Brigade, said that he would have
backed such bet, and that the fire in snch a
case would have probably died ont of itself. 1t
is not very easy to set fire to house without
first lighting curtains other articles that pro-
,luce lively flame. This fact, however, should
not make rs less careful respecting the causes of
fires. Nearly all the firers can he managed at the
outset by the inmates of the house. By shutting
the doors and windows, as to prevent the sup
ply of air to the fires, and resolutely attacking
the flames with water, rugs or blankets, door
mats ETC., the larger part of the fires in dwelling
houses NAV be smothere,l
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03
Che tfuu Of the Ching.
JOE jones.

rsome heartess wretch has been poking bis probose
auop Of pcesy and goes ID in agcDzng par
ody on beautiful song. Ben Bolt in the following
slaslIiug style:
Don you remember lame Sally Joe Jones'
LAME sally. Whose nose was 50 bruwn;
Who looked like a clam II you gave her = smile,
And went into fits at = frownf
In the old goose pond in the orchard Joe Jones,
Where the gosiings are learning 10 swim
Lame Sally went fishing wet. windy day,
And there by mistake tumbled in.
Cnder old Sims brush fence Joe joiner.
That winds at the foot Of the hill
Together we've the old camel 20 round
Grinding cider ct Appleton mill
The mill wheel Is oven wood nav, Joe 1ehes'
The rafter fell onto csw; ~
Are the lords VI the cider mill nov.
No Won remember the pig pen Of logs, Joe Jones'
Which stood ont is- path to the barni .
And the tiers here they grew on the
which we sewed on our jackets with yarnf
The Dig pen has gone TO decay. Joe Jones.
And the lightning the tree overcome;
And down where tie onions and carrots once grew,
Grow thistles as big As your thumb
Don't you remember the school. Joe Jones,
And the master who wore the old wisf \,
And the shady nook by the crook If the brook,
Where played with Aunt Catharine pig
Mice live in the masters wig. Joe james;
The brock with the crook Is now dry;;..,
And IN bows and the girls that playmates then
Have all grown up ever ~ high
There Is change in the things loved, Joe Jones
They have changed from the gooa 70 ,, ,ne bad
And feel in my stomach. to tel you tne trutb
I'd like 70 home to my dad
Taeire mmtM-twenty have passed. Joe Jones'
Since knocked of your nose with q rail;
And vet believe IN your only true friend.
Joe Jones Of the Hurricane Gale!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03

DIR. Norton S. Townsend of Lorain County,
Ohio, contributes an article to the Ohio Farmer on
the wool growing capabilities of the West. He
saws:
In Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Eastern Kansas,
Arkansas and Texas, are lands well adapted to
general cultivation; hut in all of these States are
extensive prairies which may much more prof.
tably be devoted to pasturage than tilage. In
Nebraska, Western Texas and New Mexic6, is an
immense range, of nearly a million Of square
miles in extent, which has not rain enough for
general cultivation, but much of which is
adapted to wool-growing, having at thousands
OF points water enough for large fiocks and grass
without limit Unless the natural grasses Of the
immense Prairies and plains of the West can be
utilized by sheep. large portion of our country
is, for the present, nearly valneless.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oil of turpentine is
good antidosc to poisoning by phosphorus. Tn,
two substances form compound in the stomach
resembling spermaceti, and can readily DC re
moved from the system.
Laudanum other anodyne is sometimes taken
by mistake or otherwise, in excess. Swallow
strong coffee the whites Of several eggs instant
ly; all these are things to he done while the doctor
is coming. Let every family remember that
sweet oil, the whites of eggs, and strong coffee
antagonize larger number of poisons than per
haps all other things together.
If laudanum or any other poison, not burning
the throat. is taken and is promptly discovered,
the best plan is to get it ont of the stomach in
stantly, which is done by stirring tablespoon
of ground mustard in tumbler Of water, and
drinking it down at once; almost before il is
down the whole contents of the stomach begin
to be elected.