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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

Ihe brangcrs Of Iowa had no faith in the
seipurlfying power of the republican party
They concluded, if the politics Of the nation
needed purifying, a they had the power they
might as wei exercise il themscIyt-, They
believed in Poor Richards wise couplc,--
Whose by the pillow would thrive
Himself must either hold or drive"
Flour that has been spoiled by the sun
SHINE ana heat of summer is often restored to
purity by the frosts OF winter. 80 Tie sun.
shine OF success hAving corrupted tlc repub
iican party, nothing short of a severe whit,
Of defeat affords any hope OF is purfca,on
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

The Ottawa Republfca8 excuses its prcscn
bitter abuse of II. l.. Mead, whom it endorse,
80 earnestly four years ago and who il admit
is as good man and republican now as eve
he was, by saying, His nomination fou
years ago was from the .Orce of circumstances
the convention being about equally divided
between the other two candidates" his nomi
nation was in accident and he never was the
choice Of the party" DC
If that is anything against Mead now il
ought TO have been Il much stronger reason
for opposition to him them. As the ReDublt.
cd@ admits that its support of him then was
hypocritical and dishonest, purely in obedi.
encc 20 the beheStS of "a corrupt convention or
caucus, what assurance have we that the
present support the RDuJltcaR gives TO Nc
Caleb IS moi equally hypocritical and dishon-
est? McCalcb'S nomination was quite as
much an accident" Us that of Mead, if the
failure To get nomination on the first ballot
makes "A subsequent nomination an "ucci
dent"
And ii. McCalcb Is only supported Je'duse he
is the nominee of slaughter pen" then
Miller and True are supported for the same
reason. IL short according to the Rcpjiicai,S
confession any candidate, he lac saint or seal
awag or thief, ii nominated by the republican
though purely by accident"
and against the wishes of ninc.tenths of even
such Scaly body, is TO be supported through
thick and thin, No matter what his qualifica.
ton, or other merits may be aside from such
nomination. As the nominee four years ago
Mead Was all rights q candidate AGAINST
our nominee, he is grea, rascal. Here,
political morality for You. But it is the cor
rup, caucus system to dot, and the MyuIii-
~" Falni' It's slavery to such "a system aud
IaborN to dTagoon the republican voicrs OF the
county into submission to this vile species of
party discipline
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

rhr Ha'.n G.a.''s SAYS: The Bu,,iaa
Go,crnneni has been OBLIGED {, order arrest,
among the Roman Catholic clergy in ,a,
Diocese of Chclm. y vast polilico-religios,
conspiracy has h'rn discovered among III.
CLERGY.
\ despatch received a, St. Petersburg Y.
the 25,h from Contra! Asia bring, intelliccr.,
of irightful scenes in khlva upon the ev..,.
uat;on of that city by the Russian uocy-
The Goumol> revolteI and plundered an
DESTROYED ;hc town. Ia addition to these ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01
ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY.

Next Tuesday the voters of this county
will decide between the claims of the various
candidates presented to them for, their sufi
rage. If that were the only matter involved
the decision cOuld soon be made, for the can
dldates are all good enough men, and there
would be no particular public calamity in
volved in the election or defeat of any OF
them.
We have supported the anti,monopoly
ticket, however not only because we claim
our men TO be as good, and in many respects
better for the positions to be filled than those
on the opposing ticket, put also for the higher
and more important reason that they repre-.
sent the anti.monopoly cause. The strength
and earnestness Of the antimonopolists of
this county, whatever may be said to the
contrary, will be measured abroad by the
vote cast for that ticket next Tuesday. You
are republican, and you are not quite ready
to abandon the old party. Very good There
has been, you admit, good deal of corrup.
ton in the party. 1t needs publication"
1t Is an off year" in politics. What better
discipline can you subject your party to than
sharp defeat in this "off year, If the re
publican party purifies itself ia consequence
Il will recover from the defeat; if not, it Will
deserve to die.
The anti,monopoly cause is founded on
solid, rational basis onopoies-railroad
-tarif,-bank-hace wrongfully oppressed
the people, and they have right to warn
their rulers that these expressions must cease.
Can the people reach their rulers in any other
way than by their votes? How much anxiety
do the people of this county imagine would
fill the breasts of our rulers at Springfield
and Washington in reference to devising
measures 10 relieve the people from the Oh.
pressions of the mouopolists, if the people
went on casting their accustomed round. full
m9orltles tor the party in power? Have
Iowa and California done no good at Wash.
ington already? And will not fizzle-a flat.
ont on the part Of the anti-monOpolists of
Illinois do harm? The farmers of LA Sale
county have sense enough to know that this
party fip-fap and balderdash about restoring
the bad smelling tradition" rs the Times
calls the Dom cratic party, to power, is sheer
twa'tle, and that the only time to strike an
effective blow at the Monopolis,s is NOW
"------ Who would he free
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

The joliet SIN, clasps haui. with ihv PEG.
ria Tr"srripd, IN sale Par, and -rudr,
other Influential radica! paper, OF This -uae
in p7ououncing in favor oi ahpli,Eing thr
National banks and -Ubsiituin. -rcon5ack,
for national bank bills The national bank,
have heretofore been relied upon ~ such a
potent support OF the republican party that
this development of serious opposition 10
them within The ranks OF that party, may be
accepted us another evidence of the impend.
ing disntegr;.tiCa OF the concern
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01
VIRGINIA.

This once proud old commonwealth lust
now presents Il lamCHtablc condition Of polit.
ical agairs. There is said to be Il hot contest
raging there, the friends of the administra.
ton on one side and the conservatives, dem
ocrat', or whatever other name the opposition
may bear, on the other In point of fact.
however, neither national or any other or
binary political issues cut any figure in the
fight Mosby, Wise Hunter and all the late
rebels who have been striving to ret back in
to political prominence by toadying to Grant
and becoming loyal" are in the "opposi.
ton in the present contest The campaign
is nothing.mOrc or less than war of races
1t is the white men on one side, and the black
men, with few of Grants most obsequious
Office holders, on the other, Early in the
contest, the conservatives besuught Grant to
keep entirely aloof from the election in VIr.
giniathis fall both parties claimig to be equal.
ly his friends The answer to thisDravcr cam.
in the shaPc Ola virtual order for the " faith
iul TO vote for Hughes, the candidate of the
Office holders and negroes There was no mis-
the meaning Of this in the
light Of South Carolina and Louisiana. I'll
meant simply that Virginia, Ike those states,
must submit to BE- governed by the negro,
and that white men in Virginia should have
no rights which the negro is bound 10 re,
5pcct Thi> forced the conservatives TO hoist
The black flag, since as no quarter was to be
shown to them, II would be prcsuming upon
human nature 10 asE them 10 show any. The
whites in Virginia ore in the majority by 80,
100 votes Tic administration may hope TO
'ycrslaugh them temporarily by force and
raud, but there will BE- bloodrhod before that
tate CEN bee made Louisiana
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01
IYHn TILE "TEIEYESn ARE.

The Republican catches an idea from the
Earlyillc GI"t, and sings steal against
Mead and Raymond ON account OF the $1,000
voted to the La Sale county Agriculture,
Board by the board of supervisors last yedr.
Whether the board did right to make that
appropriation or not is point not necessary
here to be discussed bur to charge the act
upon any but the supervisors VINO voted Tor
1t, Is mean and dlSrepu'ahle Inc Hcp"d'tcdI'
iai'iiies IN It's statement OIL Inc haSte WIN
which the money was drawn anu pdio, ana II
talsliles still moro IN saying inc money Nfs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01
Italy,

The Jceuits have decided to quit Their
establishments in Rome on the End inst and
will go TO private hou.cs. The general of The
order soe3, to Belgium
The pope has written second letter 10 Ike
Emperor Of Germany, but It's contents Lay.
not been made public.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

The snow storm On Monday extended from
81 Paul 10 81 Louis and from Ohio west To
the Rocky Mountains, the trains ou the
Union Pacific railroad having been blocked
by it for day or two.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

Post Master General Cresswell is happy -
to find that the defalcatiOn 0i postmaster
Stewart, Il Pit;Sburg, willnot exceed $4,000.
Only tia, and nothing more Little enough
surely, fora radical Official who had chance
to steal much larger sum.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

The people Of Mcndota decided by a vote
OF 246 against 80, last week, that the city
should undertake the completion Of their
hitherto unfortunate artesian well The coun.
ell is asking for proposals for the work, and
If the figures are not too high, propose to
tackle the JOB.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

There are fears of another terrible ocean
disaster. The steamship Ismaiia is now al.
most month overdue q, Glasgow. from
Ne" York. Not the least Intelligence of her
whereabouts can be learned
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

Among DE contributions TO the Memphis
sufferer, on Saturday were 1900 from Louis.
vile, the proceeds OF bali give. Nv the
prostitutes OF the CITY
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01
Who would be fir


IHtNsFIcts must slrlkc The blOW.N
The farmers of La Sale county have it in
their power TO make themselves felt next
Tuesday. If they are honest they will do it,
If in their cutlery against the monopolists
they meant only blustor and amusement let
them fall back, like good fellows, under the
whip Of the old party leaders.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

As Philadelphia gave the republican ticket
some 10000 majority, it will be seen that
both candidates were saved by the doctored
vote Of that corrupt city.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01
THE ELECTIONS.

The official count OF the vote for Governor
in Ohio is as follows:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-01

In Pennsylvania the official vote for State
Treasurer and Supreme Judge was as fol.
lows:
State Treasnrer-Mackey, r. 244,OO0
Hutchinson, ID. 21S,57O
Sup. udse-Gordon, Il. ...... 23S, Az
Ludlow, ID. .24, 73l
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Jersey Cattle.

\ correspondent of the Rurut Sun writ
ing On "a. ""hjact nf iarSsy cattle says:
Common consent seems 10 me- =; xad
two years as the proper age at which cow
should come into milk. A cow is in her
prime at six years old, and continues good
until ten; many are kept much beyond
the latter age. A good COW on the average,
gives fourteen quarts of millf per day, or
nine pounds of buttor per week. Instan-
ces are common of cows giving twelve or
even fourteen pounds of butter in one
week, but this is above the average figure.
1t may be added that the recent Ameri-
can fancy for "solid colors and black
points" seems to be ignored in Jersey. The
"scale of points" adopted by the Jersey
Agricultural Society gives to "color'' but
one point out of 81 for bulls and "a for cows
and then merely says "hide of good col
or" In the list of priZe-winners, less than
One-third are solid colored or nearly So
and it is mentioned merely by way of de-
scription-not as a merit.
/ may add that the American fashion of
.''solid color and black points" seems to be
ignored in Jersey. Since these are con-
fessedly indications neither of purity of
blood, excellence at the pail, nor vigor of
constitution, it appears unreasonable to
sacrifice to them the valuable qualities
which have brought the breed into notice.
Indeed, most of our successful breeders APP
pear to have quite disregarded them in
breeding-and to have aimed only at i'm
provement in milking qualities, form and
constitution
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Progress of Agriculture in California.

A significant illustration of the growing
importance of onr agricultural interests
may be found in our mining reports and
market reviews. In 1S49, the actual yield
of gold in California was $l0,0OO,0O0; in
1850, $50, 100000; in 1851, SAG, 10000 in
1852, S50,000,000; in 1852, S57 900, 900; since
which date it has gradually decreased to
an average annual product of about S2O,-
100000.
During the years named, we imported
from the Atlantic States and South Amer
lea most of the supplies necessary for the
support of our population. Contrast this
with our agricultural products during the
past year. The total value of the wheat
barley, oats, hay, wine, wool, fruit, butter,
cheese and hides, produced in California
during 1872, is estimated at $4,000, 900, of
which our exports will probably exceed
Sj0000,000. The wheat crop alone reaches
about S25 900, 900, being an excess of So
100000 over our gold yield; and the total
of our agricultural products exceeds by
about S10,000,0 900 the entire yield of pre-
cious metals throughout the United States
These astounding results have been pro-
duced by the hard labor and individual
energy of our farming population, num-
bering in the aggregate less than $4,000
souls. When we consider that as late as
1860 the total are of land in cultivation was
only 937, 1873 acres, and that in 1912 it
reached 1858, 1873 acres, our progress seems
incredible. And yet how little has been
done! California, according to a late re-
port of the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, contains an aggregate area of
120,947 $40 acres, "of which not less than
S9,000,0 900, including swamp and tule lands
capable of reclamation, are suited to some
kinds of profitable husbandry. OF these,
over 40,000000 are fit for the pillow, and the
remainder present excellent facilities for
stock raising, fruit growing, and all other
branches of agriculture. This agricultural
area exceeds that of Great Britain and Ire
land, or the entire peninsula of Italy"
Vet England contains 1872 inhabitants to
the square mile, Ireland 225, and Italy $50;
while California. estimating its population
ut 100000, contains only fraction over
three and even of this infinitesimal pop
ulatlon five-siXths live in cities, and towns
and villages. When / say how little has
been done, mean how much remains to
be done-how many millions of acres to
be subdued, and cultivated, and made a
source of unbounded prosperity to millions
of human beings.-FrOm the "Agricult,tral
Capacity of California;" an the Overland
Monthly for april.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Narrowing in Corn.

A Nirginian writes to the Rurdl lfeSScn-
ger the advantage he finds in narrowing
corn in preference to hoe covering OF COW
ering with the pillow. He says it effectual
ly destroys the young grass and weeds just
putting up between the rows. 1t puts the
land in good condition by breaking the
clods and pulverizing the entire surface.
The young corn, coming up on a level in
stead ofon the burrows, is not so liable to
injury from heavy rains. The corn can be
plowed at an earlier stage of its growth
without being covered up, and also can be
plowed much closer. 1t is the practice of
some to harrow just before or about the
time the corn comes up, and while have
followed that to some extent myself with
good results, yet / have adopted the plan
of putting in with harrow for the follow
ing reasons 1t saved the work of cover
ing the corn by other processes and 1t
renders the narrowing a certainty-as 1t
often happens that when the narrowing is
deferred until after the planting, heavy
rains or press of other matter, causes it to
be indefinitely postponed"
A correspondent gives the following des-
criptson of how he harrows his corn:
commence just as soon as the corn
comes up and continue as needed, to keep
soil loose and weeds out of sight, until it is
so tall the harrow will break it off if used.
There is nothing so needful to secure crop
of corn, with our short seasons, as fire.
quent STRINGS of the soil when it is in its
first stages of growth, and no tool will do
this so cheaply or so thoroughly i'll the
hill as the rightly constructed harrow. |
harrow back and forth till I have my land
as 1 desire. If the corn is rowed both
ways of the field, the second narrowing
should cross the first, the third the second,
and so on. / have not had failure in four
years with corn on my white, heavy cold
soil.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Legal Advertisements.
Tax Sale-SeVier County
STATE OF TENNESSEE. SEWER COUNTY
Circuit Court. March Term. 1873,

Circuit Court, March Term, 1878,
WHEREAS. ADAM CREswELL. COLLECTOR
reported to court the following tracts of land having
been assessed for the taxes for the 1862 1870 1874
have no goods and chatels within his county on which
he can distrain for said taxes, to-wit
Chamberlain q Co., one tract of lard of 400 acres.
lying in civil district No. H. adjoining the lands of j.
taxes s8oc Valued at $500 for 1870, taxes $500 val
ued at sl400 for ISL taxes $1,000 valued at s4OO for
1872 taxes so clerks fees $780, collectors fee $780,
William Clifton, one tract of land of 40 acres lying
in the 18th S Ing hs anas Ct Hn%s5
at $1,000 for 1871 taxes SO co. clerks ices 50 collect
or; fee 81 %; printers fees 81 50-otal sl7 25.
the 18th civil district adjoining the lands of j. L. hag
gard and Others valued at $3.50 for 1872 taxes 80 so
clerks fees 81 So collectors fee 81; printers foe 81 So
Edward Lovedy's heirs, tract ofland Of % acres,
clerks fees 81 So collectors fee ST. printers fee 81 So
It was therefore considered by the court that judg
ment be and is hereby entered against the aforesaid
tracts land in the of the State, for the
nexed to each being the amount of taxes, costs and
damages due severally thereon for the years 1862 1870
1871 and 1872 And it is ordered by the court that the
said several tracts Of land or SO much thereof as snail
and charges annexed to each severay. be sold as the
law directs.
Collector for Sewer county hereby commanded to
expose to public sale the aforesaid tracts of land
satisfy the said taxes. and charges thereon the
law directs and make returp of this writ at circuit
house in Severvile IN the third Monday of July next
Witness, Nj. W. McCown. Clerk Of our said Court, at
Office in sevcrvie the third MSndsyc Of MSreh l7S
will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at
the court house door in Seyiervie. on the hrs Mon
much thereof Of each of them will be sufficient to
satisfy the taxes costs p end csHIses thereon
April /. 1S7s.w3t
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Wide Awake.

MEssRs. EDITORS You will confer a
favor upon our farming community by
publishing the following
At recent meeting of our Farmers
Club we presented a uniform plan of farm
ing. 1t was laid over for further action.
Mr.. Charlton, of your city, was present
with us at the time ana gave ii a hearty
endorsement. We are inclined to believe
that the plan is good one and will work
out valuable results.
At the meeting referred to Mr.. Charlton
called our attention to the fact that the East
Tennessee Farmers Convention would be
held in Knoxville on the 9th of May, aud
that we should send delegates tothe same !
whereupon The following gentlemen were
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Hints on Turkey Raising.

| see one OF your correspondents wants
light upon this subject. He does not raise
half the turkeys Matched. This is proba-
bly, fair average of success as the business
is managed on most farms. In this region,
along the shore from New London to New
port, the turkey crop is leading branch
of industry, and is more successfully pros
ecuted than in amy region have ever Wis
tied. 1t Is common measure of success
for farmer to raise hundred in year
from eight or ten hens; with larger stock
l50 to 290 are sometimes raised. Almost
every one in the business expects to realize
three or four hundred dollars from the
crop, and he realizes his expectations with
as much certainty as in other farm crops.
The size and price of the turkeys have
very much increased within the last twen-
ty-five years. Formerly the fiocks would
not average more than eight or ten pounds
when dressed. Now they average from
twelve to fifteen pounds, according TO the
care they receive and the time of fattening.
Nearly all the turkeys raised here go TO
the Boston and Providence markets, and
are sold at the top of the market. Dealers
make a business of buying turkeys of the
farmers from Thanksgiving till February,
and large shipments are made every week.
OF course there are causes for this almost
uniform success in raising turkeys COun-
trY Gentleman.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Chancery Sale OF Land.

In PURSUANCE TO A DECREE OF THE CHAN.
Il Gerry Court Of Anderson county. pronounced at
the December term 1872, in the So of Mark Ruher-
ford aud Emanuel Irwin guardians. &C., VS.. Mary o.
Irwin. Lousa J. Hill. William w Hill and Martha l.
Ill., minor heirs of Carvel Hill dec ased will upon
the premise, on the 18th day of May next nj noon
sell to the highest bidder the tract Vt land described
IN ths pleading IN said caase situate ia the 2dd eiy.
dist ct Of sal cnunty adjoining the lands of r. L.
Walker. Hen Clear and Francis Irwin
TEENS or SALE.-Four per ent. OF the nmount bi3
to BIO paid in hand the remainder on credit OF one
two and three equal t.llments Notes draw
in l. trresi from date. with approved security will
requi ed OF The purchaser, and a lien retained unon
the aud until said notes are fully paid and "a is6sd
Apl :, isT9.wit ~'''
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Bill and CrOss-BiII.

No. 2225.
c. II. Baker Va. b. ]. Stephenson ct al, and Jno VIII
liams Executor, &c vs. G. IL, Baker ct nj.
TT appearing that Rachel NJ. Davis and Lizzie Baker
are non-residents Of the State Of Tennessee. and
he made parties respondent to the cross bill OF Jno.
Williams, executor of G. H. Baker. deceased to the
Therefore ordered that the said Rachel NJ. and Lizzie
appear Gefore the Chencery Court at Knoxvi e, Ten
nessee on the fourth Monday of April next, and make
defense TO the bill Of Jno. Williams executor.
etc filed in this cause. the same will be taken for
confessed. April !. 1873.
"A true copy of the order. Attest:
aplldlw4t M. l.. PATTERSON. G. g. M.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-23
Supreme Court Salo.

PURSUANT TO DECREE OF THE SUPREME
Court of Tennessee, at its September term, 1872,
at Knoxville in the suit A. P. fart Geo. H. De-
vault ct al and Norris Bro ct al VS. same. will sell
bethton, Tennessee, the 18th May 1873. the house
and lot including the tannery and lanyard near said
said Hart on the 18th day of September 1855. and
where the said Devault lived at the date thereof
This valuable property will be sold a credit of six
and nine months and in bar of the right of redemption
Bond and good security required for the purchase
April Is, lSi3-tds J. 4. DEADERICk, Clerk.