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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Take the skin of the shoulder just at The
lower part next the arm between your finger
and thumb, pinch it together and draw it of
from the shoulder, cut through it with small
knife Just so as to insert goose quill, an(
blow into it through the quill and work the
skin with the hand until you get the air be
tween the skin and the flesh all over tho
shoulder Withdraw the quill, and the all
will remain, giving the appearance of being
swollen. This sets up sufficient intlamma
ton and at the same time keeps the skin from
adherng to the shrinking muscles. Turn
your horses on pasture, and if necessary you
may renew the operation after the air seems
to have escaped If done by any person OF
L'dinary judgment the pain is so Slight the
horse will not move, and the whole thing is
done in ten minutes, instead of having tC
pull and rub, and heat the shoulder for
weeks.-Fdrmer's Union
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
FARM AND GARDEN.
Farmers Clubs.

Jno. 5. Armstrong, Esq, of the town OF
Mission, in this county, is taking very &C
tive part in the organization of farmers
clubs, and promoting the cause of the farm
ers in their battle against the monopolies
The following letter presents some sensible
suggestions:
SHERIDAN, March 10, 1873.
MEsSRS. EDITORS: | would like to otter 4
few suggestions in regard to organizing
Farmers Clubs First, call a meeting of all
the farmers in your town, appoint solicitors
to canvass each school district, also appoint
n day to organize and elect officers, which
should be Il President Secretary and Trcasu
rcr, whose duties shall be such rs usually de
volve upon such officers. ! would also re
commend the election, by ballot, Of one of
the most responsible men in your town as a
purchasing agent, and that he be instructed
TO deal direct with the manufacturers BY 50
doing YOU will reap the benefit, in place of
the agent would also recommend that he
be instructed to correspond with all the other
purchasing agents in the county, as there will
he reductions offered, not only on farm nipple
ments, but upon harness and other things
that the farmer needs.
| would solicit the names of all farmers,
mechanics, laDOlcrS, merchants, gram ana
stock buyers, manufacturers only excluding
railroad employees, Secure all editors if
possible, as they can do lis good service in
our work.
Make your club free one, so that all may
join, but if necessary, you can tax each mem
Der ten cents to pay for books, stationery,
postage, etc Let ali join the Farmers Club
first, then those that wish can withdraw and
become members of the Patrons of ius-
bandry" if they choose to do So l approve
of the Grange, because in it there is union
of feeling, without any of our old political
feeling, animosities and prejudces.
JOHN 5. ARMSTRONG,
President.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

A MIXED CRoP.-The culture of flax seed
is said to be profitable. Barley is sometimes
Il profitable crop, and sometimes II Is not
We commend the following, from.the Toledo
Bia6e, relative to both these crops, to the con
siderati0n of our farmers:
Flax seed may be raised with spring par
lev with the most satisfactory results, A
Weld has been obtained, varying in different
wears, from ten to fifteen bushels of flax seed
and from fifteen to twenty bushels Of barley
per acre. The barley is first SOwed and har-
rowed in. then the flax seed is sown, six or
eight quarts per acre, and nearly together.
They are harvested and threshcd with Il com
mon thrcshing machine; and by the use OF
suitable screens in the tanning mill, the bar
lev comes out clean in front of the mill, and
the flax seed comes out under or at the side
of the mill. We have seen as fine plump
flax seed raised in this manner as we ever
saw, and the barley equally fine. Those
farmers who intend to SOW barley will find
that by sowing flax seed with it they will de,
rive much greater returns from the flax seed
than from the barley, and the quantity of bar
ley produced will not be materially lessened.
Less than the usual quantity of barley should
be sown when it is intended to raise flax seed
with itn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Brick-work should never be pointed when
the bricks are so dry that they will absorb the
water held by the mortar, If mortar of the
best quality is employed for pointing brick
work when the bricks are dry, the mortar will
be dried SO quickly that the lime and sand
will not consolidate. In order to solidity
mortar should be several days drying. The
correct way therefore, to perform JOB OF
pointing brick-work so that the work will
render satisfactory service, will be TO make a
mortar of sharp, clean sand, say three parts,
unslakcd lime one part, and one part OF the
best Rosendale cement; preparing only a few
quarts at one mixing, and using it as soon as
practicable Such work should be done dur
ing a cloudy day, after rain, while the bricks
are full of water. In case the bricks are only
saturated in part water should be dashed
against the wall until every brick is filled
with water If brck-work were pointed as
suggested, the mortar will soon become about
as hard as the bricks, and no mortar will flow
down on windows during the descent of heavy
showers of rain.-Rural Nelo Yorker.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

FLOWERS IN THE TRACK OF WAR.-There
is something singular and romantic in the
fact that the track of the Prussian armies in
France, their camping grounds, the siege
lines and bivOuaCs are marked with flowers
not familiar to France but of the fathe rland
Even around Paris is this phenomenon appa-
rent Hundreds Of flowers, unknown hither.
to to the soil, so that the Prussian army, for
mery tracked by bloody fields, wrecked am
balances, and all the horror and confusion OF
war, can now be followed by the strange flow.
ers blooming in the lanes and fields and Dor
ders Of the VINEYARDS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

A suggestion which may be of use to every
body who keeps house and owns garden, a
grapevine, or pear-tree is made herein: Out
of two bushels of bones saved from time to
time during the year, bushel and half OF
ashes, a peck of lime and three pals of water
boiled together and mixed with muck in equal
quantity, the writer has made barrel OF
phosphate equal to the best in the market
and at the cost of less than a dollar. He APP
plies it to his grapevines and dwarf pear-trees
with magical effect
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

4 new machine for reducing wheat to flour
said to be vastly superior in rapidity otwork
and in the quality Of its product to the com
mon mill stone, has been invented in Eng
land 1t consists of iron cages with revolvin 9
raids making four hundred revolutions in a
minute Two mills constructed on this plan
h re IN or G'rSTn pars Of s"C ord0nr7
mll-stones, the flour being also Of much
superior quality.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Poison OF THE OLEANDER.-The Oleander
so popular as house and yard plant, is eX
uemely poisonous. DR.. 7. L. Wright, in
communication to the Belefountain Repubh
can, says that he was called to attend child
Il few years ago who had eaten some trag
ments of an oleander bush that had been clip
ped off The symptoms were sudden ano
violent, and the result nearly fatal. Deathly
prostration, sunken eyes, great pallor, lnces
SAINT vomiting, extreme thirst and purging
were the predominating symptoms.
An old medical work quoted by the doctor
after describing the poisonous qualities OF
the plant, adds; when handled in close
room, when the stomach is empty, causes a
numbness, coming by degrees, which shows
that something poisonous belongs even to th'
smell" The United States Dispensatory
mentions the fact tina it is used by the French
peasantry as a poison, and that while the
deadly principle exists both in the leaves and
bark, it is more active in the latter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
To Remove the Odor of Precipitation.

The unpleasant ordor produced by perspi'
ration is frequently the source of vexation to
persons who are subject to it. Nothing is
simpler than to remove this odor much more
cflcctually than by the application of such
costly onguents and perfumes are in use. II
is only necessary to procure some compound
spirits of ammonia and place about two table
spoontuls in Il basin of water. Washing the
face, hands and arms with this leaves the skin
as clean and sweet rs one could wish. The
wash is perfectly harmless and very cheap 1t
is recommended on the authority Of an expert
enced physician.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

EM1GRATIoN.-An Englishman writes from
Somersetshirc to a Minnesota paper, that 1
grand exodus of British bone and sinew is tC
occur in the spring The English agent who
is charged with the duty of osganizing new
colonies of farmers is reported to be over-rur
with applications. One thousand emigrants
are already prepared for departure; the agen
says he has been " literary astonished" at the
number of farmers, farmers sons, and wealthy
people who intend to go with him, and he is
already sure of capital to the amount o.
S250,000, which will probably be multiplied
by four at the opening of the spring emigra
ton
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

All kinds of poultry and meat can be cooked
quicker by adding to the water in which they
are boiled little vinegar or apiece of lemon
BY the use of an acid there will be consid-
cradle saving of fuel as well as Of shortening
of time Its action is beneficial on old, tough
meats, rendering them quite tender end easy
of digestion Tainted meats and fowls will
lose their bad taste and odor if cooked III this
way, and if not used too freely no taste Of ii
will be acquired.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

newspaper of Iowa City gives rather a
discOuraging account of what the farmers in
those digging" are doing Here is the price
current: A pair of winter boots cost two loads
of potatoes; nights lodging, load of oats
the wife wears five acres of wheat, the chill
dren each, ten acres of corn; the price of an
overcoat is good four-year-old steer: of a
Sunday suit, twenty fat hogs. The farm, too,
wears a mortgage that is worse than hard-pan
to the soil, and the annual tax rots the root
flst.s than rain
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

LOOK TO YOUR TREEs-The intensely cold
weather has caused great injury to our fruit
and other trees, particularly the small ones,
splitting limbs from the bodies, and even the
bodies themselves. This should be remedied
by boring through the parts and inserting a
wooden pin that will entirely fill the bore so
as TO hold the parts firmly together,-then
covering the crack with grating wax, or some
adhesive substance that is impervious to
wafer
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

In cake making never beat the eggs and
sugar together before adding other ingredi-
enis, as the sugar hardens the eggs. In using
favoring, one must depend upon taste instead
of directions, as some extracts are much
stronger than others. If in baking layers OF
cake, il breaks in coming out of the tins,
either makes ii less rich or add more egg.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

The regulation of the admission of light in
to stables by the proper location of the win
dows has been found Ia be of the highest i'm
por,ancc \ side window, according to nu
mcrous observations, is apt to produce weak
nc>> in the eve on that side; Il window imme
dia,cly in front of the manSfr throws glare
of light into both eyes, in the highest degree
Injurious; while one higher up, in front, tends
10 render horse over-sighted. and consequent
IL liable to shy at low objects.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

NcTICE;.-EsrATEo or CALVIN W. EELJs. DEo'D;--
~ Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned, aduinis'
traitor OF the estate OF Calvin Ees late OF the county
OF La Sale and state OF Illinois, deceased viii appear before
tho County Court OF said county the 80 Monday (beng
the 18th day OF May 1873 at the Court House in ottawa
in said county when ana where all persore having claims
demands against said notified TO attend and
present the same in writing fer adjustment
Dated this sth day Of March A. D. 1873. - -
FREDERICK KELlS.
mar5-6w Administrator.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29
Co,MIs-IONnH sSALE.-Notlco /.

4 vi VI
y hereby given that by virtue OF decree made and en-.
tered OF record by the Circuit Court of Sale county
state of Illinois. the october term OF said court 1872,
in certain then pending In said court on the chan.
Gerry side thereof wherein Della Magil and Clara Magi
were and Eleanor Magl and Laura Magill
were defendants SHALL Tuesday the LIST day OF April
A. d. 1873 at the hour of O'Clock In the afternoon OF
said 1ay offer for SALE the south door OF the County
Court House In Ottawa in said county At PUBIC auction
and will then sell to the highest bidder the following de-
scrbed property being the same ordered BY said aecree 10
be sold, that Is 10 say 49,, .,-
The east onealf Of TIE southwest 'oneourth OF section
twenty-five township 80 north, of range east OF the third
principal meridian; also.
The west onehs OF the northeast onequartsr and the
ess eight of the Oneha OF the northwest one
quarter OF the northeast oneQuarter Of section 20 township
3 norh of range OF the Sd principal meridian also
Lot number three Ia block ythree in States Addition
10 Ottawa, in La Sale county. Illinois; also
Lot four In block fifty three In States Addition to Otta
wa, La Sale county, Illinois; also,
Lot eight in block fourteen the Original Town OF OF
tawa, La Sale county, Illinois also, 800
Lot seven, block fourteen, In Original Town OF ottawa
La Sale county, Illinois; also, o,-,
The east oneaf ." lot six In block fourteen, In Original
Town of Ottawa Illinois; also,
two in Assessors Subdivision OF Outlet Forty three,
in the southwest fractional quarter of section eleven town
ship north range three east OF the thru prlnc
pal meridian. 80. -, l., 49,,
ard the balance IN three eqsal annual payments made IN
ments be secured by mortgage upon real estate anu 10
draw ten per cent. interest, payable annually. nr,.
WILLIAM II. CAREY.
". +. WHIrMORE,
THOMAS j. WADE,
March T. 1873 Special Commissioners
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

In cooking corned beef, at thi' season Of
the year So delicious, it should be put into
boiling water when put on TO cook, and when
ii i done it should remain in the pot until
cold This Is the whole secret Of having
corned beet juicy and full favored instead OF
the contrary.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

If the farmers wish to secure cheap freights,
the first thing they shouddo in this direction
is 20 vote for Office, especially congressman
and United States senators, who is not in IA
vor Of full and absolute free trade. Bring
cheap iron and steel into the country and you
will get cheaper railroads and cheaper
freiEhis.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Probably the largest single contribution
ever made to Il benevolent object was made
the other day at the Augusta Insane Hospital
for the benefit Of the Little Wanderers. An
inmate drew his check for thirty million
dollars, and said if more was wanted to call
on The angel Gabriel.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

James Brown, writing from Oskaloosa
Ind, to the Fruit Recorder, gives an eXpe
ricnce going to show that in his pear orchard
for the past three years it has proved per
feet preventive of blight to shelter the entire
body of the tree from the rays of the sun dur
ing the hottest part of the day by means OF
boards driven in the ground on the south
and southwest sides close up to the trees"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

4 Mississippi correspondent of orr Home
Jouyndl says that he found by experiment
well cured sweet potato vines caused his COWS
to give more and richer milk than the same
bulk of the best crab-grass hay" He cut
the vines loose with sharp hoe-perhaps
next time he will try a sharp scyihe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

EN ECuTcR'sS ssAI1E, OF REAL ESTATE
T. by virtue vi order decree OF the County Court
OF La Sale county made the petition Of the undersigned
executor OF the last will and testament OF Henry s. Willard
deceased for leave TO sell estate said deceased TO pay
debts entered OF record the March term ofsald court
1873 shall the S6th of April 1873, between the
hours of II O'Clock NJ. and o'clock NJ OF said day
sell public auction at the south door of the Court House
In city of Ottawa in said the highest and best
bidder therefor, the following real estate:
Five off u the northeast OF south half oil
southeast quarter number thirty three township
number thirty five. range three east of Cd +. NJ
TELMs.-C ash ON day of the sale. W.BUSHNELL,
luarl5.Gw Executor, sc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

WASH FOR THE FACE.--Take a small piece
of gum BENSON, boil in spirits of wine till il
is rich tincture Use fifteen drops in q
glass of water three or four times day. Let
it remain on to dry 1t is very effcacious in
removing spots, eruptions, etc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

lin AL ss,SI''rLEM ENT.-EsrArR OF
WILLIAM HALcorr, DgcEAsxD-Notce is hereby civ.
en- to all persons interested In said estate That Louisa Hal
colt admnistrs'iy of the estate OF William Halcott de-
ceased will appear before the County the county
OF La and of Illinois, at the Court House in Ota.
wa In said county, Monday. the 2st day of April
1878 for purpose Of rendering of her pro-
cprdRgs the administration OF said estate for the final
settlement
marl5-tw H. L. MEAD, Clerk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Uncle Sam has bees enough to give Us all a
sting. There are two million bee hives in
the United States Every hive yields on an
average a little over twenty-five pounds OF
honey. The average price at which honey is
sold is twenty-five cents pound SO that
after paying for their own board, our bees
present us with a revenue of over $S,SO0,OOO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

HOG CoLERA-Prof. J. b. Turner, of Him.
dis commends the following for the proven.
ton of hog cholera: One peck of wood ashes,
pounds of salt. one pound each of black anti.
mony, copperas. sulphur, one-tourth pound
saltpctre? pound, Xix thoroughly, and mois-
ten enough to prevent waste. Put il in a
trough in dry place, where the hogs can al
all times eat just as much as they please of it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

Tomatoes, sliced and placed on the steak as
it broils, makes a splendid relish; and sliced
in half, covered with rolled crackers, placed
in a dripping pan with spoonful OF butter
and seasoned to the taste, then baked Tor two
hours makes Il dish fl for-an editor and
other sensible humans
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-29

MORTGAGE SALE OF real EsTATE-
M Whereas wendeln Senmayer ana ASakn Neensygr
under their hands and seals and deliver to the
der Magii deceased mortgage deed of that date; in
and by which the said wenden Senmayer ana Aga, ,S
undersigned and her heirs executors s ana
assigns forever all of the following descroed piece OF
limos ' w. ? Lot Number One Block Number slI a
d TO nS Gearing said
mortgage deed for the sym OF seven avob 10 he
order Of said Della Magi admnlsuaf'' Q. Lac es'"e Oh
that in default in the payment OF said
part thereof according to the tenor S sao
sentstves attorney, after having advertised such sale
Sy ass M Rs ST PpSs oce. in four places
the county where said premises are situated may sell tne
of redempon of Inc said parties OF the first part their
heirs, executors administrators or assigns therein a. pub
of the Court House ottawa Illinois, at the time appoint
to time AT discretion upon making such sale as the at
9ney OF tho said party OF tae nt PaI 2r s@e
party OF the part her legal representative shall
execute and deliver TO the purchaser deeds for the convey
ceeds OF sale TO the payment Of first expenses of adyets
Ing selling ana Sohyey am5n Sue ON .d note d rem
derng the ovepus, any, TO the said party oil The hrst
Which said mortgage deed duly recorded in the Re
corderS 0rce OF La Sale connty state Of Illinois, In BOOK
And whcrea, default has been made in the fg payment
of said note, and there Is due and unpaid e sum Of
sl3i g. aud nays bic the said Della Mag admnisratTN
+ Aforesaid,
Now therefore /, the said Della Msg,, al ark,
&C. MORTGAGE by virtue OF the power OF sale In said mort
gage deed contained do hereby give public no'ce that
sh all on the twenty ninth day OF April 1873 at ten
O'Clock IN the forenoon OF said last mentoned day AZ the
south door House in ottawa Ia Sale county,
Illinois, offer sale and sell at public yendue the said Lot
Number One in Block Number Six In Norris Addition TO
Ottawa in said county and state the ortgaged premises
above described and all equity Of redemption Of said Wen
signs therein for Inc purpose OF realizing the money with
which 10 pay said debt and interest soss snd expenses 70
the day OF sale and will fully execute the powers In said
mortgage contained with reference to the premises sold
and the application Of the money which shall be received
such sale.
DELLA MAGTLL,
f.bp3 Administrative &c.