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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-31
The Jolly TestatOr who Makes His Own
Will.
from an English Magazine. ]

FROM an EnS1su MaSdZiueJ
Ye LAWYERS, who live upon litigants' fees,
And who need a gool many to live at your
ease:
Grave or CAV. wise or witty, whate'er your de-
gree,
Plain stuff or Queens Counsel, take counsel of
me.
When festive occasion your spirit unbends,
You should never forget the Professions best
friends
So Wen send round the wine, and light bum
Per fill
To the Jolly te ,tator who makes his own will.
lie premises ms wish and his purpose to save
81. disputes among friends when he's laid III
his grave;
Then he straightway proceeds more disputes
to create
Than a long summers day would give time to
relate.
He writes and grasses, he bunders and blots.
He produces such puzzles and Gordlan knots,
That LAWYER intending to frame the deed III,
Couldn't match the testator who makes his
own will.
Testators are good but feeling more tender
Springs Up when | think of the feminine
gender;
The testatrIx for me, who, like Telemaque's
mother
Unweaves at one time what she wove at
another.
Il
douatIOn,
And she ends by revoking her own revocation;
Still scrbbling or scratching some new
cooicil
Oh success to the woman who makes her
own will
'Tisn't easy to say, mud her varying vapors,
What scraps should be deemed 9 testamentary
papers
Tisn't easy from these her intention to find
When. perhaps, she herself never knew her
own mind.
Every step shat we take, there arises fresh
trouble
Is the legacy lapsed? is it single Or double ?
No customer brings so much grist to the mill
As the wealthy old woman who makes her
own will.
The law decides questions of naeum and tu,tno
By kindly conserving to make the thing neunl !:
The Esopian fable lnstructlvely tells
What becomes of the oysters, and who gets
the shells.
The legatees starve, but the lawyers are fed;
The Seniors have riches, the Juniors have
bread
The available surplus of cour will be MI
From the worthy testators who make tleir
own will.
You had better pay toll when You take to the
road,
Than attempt by a by-way to reach your
abode
| You had better employ conveyancer's hand
| Than encounter the risk that your will
shouldn't stand.
From the broad, beaten track, when the trav-
eler strays,
| He may land in a bog or be lost in maze:
| And the law, when defied, will avenge itself
still
On the man and the woman who make their
own viii.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-31
Abroad.
THE vomito is increasing at Havana.

IHE Vomto is increasing at Havana
lHE Italian Chamber of Deputies on Satur-
DAY approved the bill abolishing religious cor
poTations in Rome
TELEGRAM from Tfis, dated the 18th
confirms the news that khiva was taken. and
says the Khan was made prisoner bv the
russians, who have sustained only slight loss
PRESIDENT THEIRS has appointed NJ CAST
mer fenere, Minister Of the Interior. NJ Four
tour Minister, of Public Works. and Nj. Wad-
lngton, Minister of Public Instruction. The
other Ministers are unchanged.
LETTER has been received from Sir Samuel
Baker. on the White Nile. He reports all
well that the passage through to the end
was effected with great difficulty. and that he
hopes that the obstruction will be entirely
removed during the present summer.
Snow fell in the north of England on Sun
day.
The Shah of Persia will visit Vienna accom-
panied by three OF his wives and his entire
Cabinet.
THE cable between Madras and Penang is
interrupted. Telegraphic communication
with Penang, Singapore, aud Australia must
for the present be made via Japan and China,
through the Russian and Siberian route.
RACHID PACHA has been appointed Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. in place of San
fei Pacha.
QUARANTINE regulations are enforced with
great rigor al Buenos Ayres. Steamers and
sailing vessels with over 1850 passengers,
were detained there at last accounts
ALL available regular troops in Havana and
other towns, have been ordered TO join the
army in the field.
TIE Oriental typographical corps, which left
New York, four weeks ago, to make explora-
ions and sketches in the bible lands, are en-.
gagged at the Pyramids, Memphis and the
over Nile.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-31
Mixing History,

A very good story is being told ia
Cambridge professional circles respect
ing local examination held by that
University. Among other things, can
didates were asked to give an account
of the career of Oliver Cromwell. One
of them wrote in vague, but unfatter-
ing terms of Mr.. Carlyle's model ruler,
and then, apparently thinking that he
had not been sufficiently precise, the
youthful student of history went on to
say that Cromwell had died very I'M
happily, and on his death-bed ex.
claimed: Had [ but served my God
as well as | have served my king, He
would not have forsaken me now that
l am gray-headed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-31
Before and Behind.

There was soul, one eve autumnal, sailing
Beyond the earth's dark bars,
Towards the land of sunsets. never paling,
Towards heavens sea of stars.
Behind there was wake of pillows tossing,
Before, glory lay.
0 happy soul with all sail set, just crossing
Into the tar away
The gloom and sleam, the calmness and the
strife,
Were death before thee. and behind thee life.
And, as that soul went onward, sweetly speed
ing
Unto his home and light,
Repentance made it sorrowful exceeding,
Faith made il wondrous bright;
Repentance, dark with shadowy recollections
And longlngs unsufficed,
Faith. white aud pure with sunnicst affections
Full from the face of Christ,
But both across the sun-basilvered tide
Helped to the haven where the heart would
ride.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-31

A LITTLE girl that had been promised
lap-dog saw shaggy, ill-favored cur
stacking his thirst from a pool in the
gutter, and ran into the house crying.
What is the matter?" asked her
mother. 4" [ don't want a Tap dog"
said the child. "See that great hate
full dog out there; he laps,n
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-31

THE Earl of Derby is to lay the
foundation stone OF the Rev. Newman
Halls new chapel, in Westminster
Bridge road, London, which is to cost
$3.50, co.,
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19
FARM AND GARDEN.

.arrenness Produced by Feeding Corn Meal.
| Al the convention of shOr.hornS, met ut IN
.anapolis, in September last, Mr.. +. W. Stew
.rt, of New York said the want OF fertility in
iell fed cattle is more the result OF the klnd
feed than the quantity; that ii our leed;
Rs would reed less corn, which Is composed
b largely of starch, and more oats, oil cake
heal or bran they would have less trouble
rom barrcnncSs. An excess OF corn or starch
ENDS to fatty degeneration Of the ovarlcS. lie
lave instances where small quantity OF mo-
Isscs had produced barrcnneSs in the female
hd impotence in the male; that an excess Of
(arch had the same effect Every one knew
|lc extreme tattening effects Of cornQand it
| as owing TO its large proportion OF carbon
|teous and small proportion of nitrogcnous
bod 4 matter of the greatest importance to
teders of the West, was to change their mode
II feeding corn alone Where meal or corn
fed alone to full-groWn cattle, it passes di.
ectlv to the fourth stomach, rs has been pro
len 6y slaughter and examination immediate.
h after eating. And in such case it is not
Eiscd with the cud and rcmaSticatcd, and this
/ the cause of the large proportion Of corn
|assing western fed cattle whole, sometimes
ven growing afterwards, IT, on the other
land, yoH feed ground feed, or grain with hay,
|r cut stalks, the whole is brought up and re-
hasticated, and all the grain is utilized. II
|ou will run the corn without husking through
large straw-cuttcr, cutting stalks and corn
ltogether, and feed your cattle, the stalks will
learly all be eaten, the corn will be remastl-
ated, and better result produced from sixty
yer cent Of the food now used. The labor
will not be so much greater as is generally
opposed. ton can be cut in an hour Win
tWO-horse cutter. The stalks and corn, as
hey come from the field, are in the right pro
portion of grain and coarse fodder, so your
argc crops Of corn may be fed most economl-
ally without hay. Your corn will pay at
east forty cents per bushcl fed in this way.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19


The following is taken from the report Of a
ecent meeting of the Michigan fruit-growers
1t Battle Creek:
In view of the fact that thousands Of the
fruit trees, especially the peach have been in
fured by the severe cold of the past winter,
md that many have been killed outright, it
|wil be seen that anything that might indicate
practicable relief from the loss that will fall
upon this branch of industry will be hailed
with satisfaction. On this subject, which was
|neXt taken up by the society, the views of Mr..
|iiarttor, of Indiana, were called out He said
that in the cold winter of 1856 he had an or
|chard OF thrifty young trees absolutely killed
TO the snow line, and OF course total loss rs
|far as appearances indicated or experience
could suggest Knowing however, that the
trees had been vigorous and that their roots
must possess considerable power of reproduc-
|tion, he proceeded to cnt off the entire top of
every tree that had been killed, and left moth
ing but unSighty stumps throughout the or
|chard. The spring came on, advanced some
what; he watched his stumps with anxiety;
found that numerous buds started out from
these stubs put forth their shoots and made a
remarkable growth, and i'll two years he had
as good and healthy an orchard as that which
had been cut off by the frost. Since that time
he had frequently occasions to treat other
tress in "a similar manner sometimes cutting
off injured branches only, and had almost uni
fOrmly had good results But it is necessary
to cut off the injured branches Of frozen tops
as early as possible after the snow is gone,
and always before the sap has begun TO ascend
the tree.
Other gentlemen expressed their opinions
on this very important point. To the argument
that this process would cut off the present sea.
sons product was answered that in orchards
whose trcss are badly injured the crop of this
year is out of the question; often the orchard
may be saved by timely application of the
surgical knife and in two or three years be in
as good condition as before frozen. 4 true
economy cannot fail to indicate the course tc
be DIlrsucd
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

We would suggest to farmers that there Is
one way they can head off the extortions of
the manufacturers and dealers in agricultural
implements, and that is to take extra good
care of their machines and implements, after
they do buy them By proper care reapers,
threshers, planters, drills, plows, cultivators,
etc, can be made 10 last twice as long rs they
do last, and this will make Il material differ
ence in the demand.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

ABOUT BEEFsTEAKs.-The suggestions
made by experienced cooks are sometimes
valuable to beginners. The experience of
years untods many facts regarding the model
'of preparing food for the table. One who
knows whereof she speaks gives the following
in regard to beetsteaks-something very rel
ishabIe if nicely prepared;
Just how many nice juicy steaks are spoil
ed by the cook will never be known; yet in.
teror beef, if rightly cooked, is "A sayory dish
in comparison Many cooks cover steak
while frying, thinking that if it steams it
S... be more juicy and tender. This is a
mistaken idea, as the steam condensed by the
cover falls back on the meat and must be
boilded out again, giving the meat taste OF
half boiled beef which is very insipid. Never
cover beefsteak while cooking This should
be Tlstcd in plain letters in the cookroom, for
it is of the utmost importanance.
If you buy steak in hot weather, which
you wish to keep day or two, never sprinkle
on salt and allow it to stand in that way, as il
is sure to draw out the juices, and harden and
tougher the beef. 1t may he cooked ready to
;Urn, then set in cool place and remain a
day or two without taking any hurt when
wanted heat quickly, turn and finish cooking,
when II will taste fresh and new
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19
tIOU'TGAGE SALE --Whcrcas ,

MORTGAGE T.; SALE Whereas John u.
vi Olmsted and Mnhaa Olmsted, his vile by their Ger
mortgage deed bearing date the second lay OF Mach
4. 1851 and recorded IN the ecOrders Office In ahd or
the county OF La Sale In the state of Illinois, on the sew
enth day of March 1861 In Book 81 OF Deeds NJ phge
~, did convey the certain premises - ad mortgage utu
and hereinafter mentioned and described 10 c uhdtrHg
ed Lewis ImAuf to secure the payment OF one certain
DronssOry note bearing date with said mortgage deed"
and do payable the order Of said Lewis umaut Ave
years after the date thereof with Interest hi the rate Of ten
per cent per aunum payable annually
And whereas provided In aud ny SAID mortgage
that IN case OF default IN TIE payment OF The -a1 note hc
corhny 10 and effect the Eud Lewis mian might
sell the said gagged premises and all right and equy o
rcdempon OF The sid John u. OlmsIcd and MahalA Olm
sled their heir. aud assigns th"rcn to the highest bidder
for cash by public auctiOn a Tie place and Ia the manner
specified 10 said mOrtEAGe deed; ,
Ard default has been made In the payment oi The
sac prossory note and there rmans due and PayA
thereon the whole Of the priuCi al sum thereof ana IN
the second day OF March A. D. ISL
Now therefore public n-tice Is hereby given thai l. Lev"
mAuf uudersiL iLncd under and by tue OF the pO"
r and authority ana 10y the sad mortgage deed upon m"
such thereof conferred. will, At two o'clock y
on FRIDAY the sixth day 81 June ID. lhA A. te norm
door OF the County House In the cty Of ottawa lh
the Ouny La Sale and state Of Illinois. by pnbhc au'
tIOn To the highest and best ddcr tor cash sell tuc saH
numhe, cd eight. and ten, IN Block number
eighteen. Green's Addition To the city II buhSa - th'
county Ia Sa'e ana state of Illinois, win all budhG
and improvements thereon and all the r'Zt, M q, ht
and rquIty REDEEM plon ot the said John - Olmsrh anu
VI said Nahal Olmstcd. his wife, their heirs ana ~. S'
therein. LkWIS UNLAIF.
Dated Msrch %. lsI2 ID Mor,garr"
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

COARSE WOoLED SHEEP.-lt is said that
wool from Leicester sheep that have been in
the United States two years is generally harsh,
cr, leaner, and worth much less than it would
have been if the sheep had staid in Canada or
England. Now, this will not always be so,
for the growers will yet learn than these large
sheep need more to eat than the small Merno,
and their food should have some roots, man
gel wurtzel and oil cake. When sheep are
fed on corn, they are too hot and feverish,
and the wool becomes harsh and brittle,
while proper supply of roots and oil cake
with other food would produce soft, sound
and elastic wool.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19
nlfgal.

NOM MISSION IIRsS' SAIEi.-Nctlcei Is
" hereby given, that by virtue of decree made and
tered OF record by the Circuit Court of La sale county
state OF Illinois, at the October OF sad court sI
IN certain then pending IA said court the chan
Gerry side thereof wherein Della Magl and Clara Magl
were complainans. and Eleanor Mag and Laura f. Mag
were deiendhnts we SHALL Tue-day, the ls day OF April
y. 1853 ~ the hour OF O'Clock In the afternoon or
said day offer for sale ut the south door OF the County
Court House In OTTAWA In said county. public suction
and viii Then sell TO the highest bidder, the following de-
scrbd property being the same ordered by said decree
be sold, thar Is to say.
The onc.hal OF southwest oncfourth OF section
TWENTY-FIVE, township 3 Eorth OF range OF the third
principal meridian also,
The west onehalt of the northeast oneQuarter and the
east eight acres OF the east half OF the northwe!
quarter OF the northeast quarter section & township
thrytee nor OF range east of the third principal me-
rldan; also,
Lot number three in block ythrec In States Addition
To Ottawa In a sale county, Illinois also,
Lot four In block itythrep States Addition 10 Otta.
wa, La Sale county, Illinois; also.
Lot eght IN DOcR fourteen, In the Original Town OF OF
tAwa, La sale county, Illinois also.
Lot seven In block fourteen in Original Town OF Ottawa
La sale county, Illinois; also,
The east onehaf OF lot Six In block fourtcsn In Original
Town of Ottawa, Illinois, also,
Lot In Assessors Subdivision of out lot Fortythree
the southwest fractional quarter of section eeven
ship NORTH range three OF the third prnci
pal meridian.
TKRMs sALR-Cash in hand or one.alr cash hand,
one two and three from day sale Deferred
ents 10 he secured by mortgage upon real estate and 10
draw ten per cent inter ST. payable annually.
WILLIAM ". CAREY,
". +. WHIrMORE,
THOMAS j. WADE,
March |. 1873 Special Commissioners.
The above sale postponed to the M day OF May aSsame
hour and place. WILLIAM II. CAREY.
W. F. wHlTM0RE,
THOMAS j. WADE,
April Il, lSi3 Special Commissioners.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

The Columbus (Ga) Inquirer says: we
have never known such a uniformity in the
newspaper reports that the planters of their
respective sections are preparing for large
cotton crops as we Eotice this year. There is
no doubt that as a general thing, every effort
will be strained to make one Of the largest
cotton crops ever produced in this country"
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

J,N ECur,IcIt'sS - l. Il or REAL ESTATE.
Il y virtue OF an order decree OF the County Court
La Sale county made on the petition OF the undersigned
the last will and estaIntnt OF ehfy S hiiar.
for leave sell real estate said deceased to
debts entered ot record a the March term isad court
D. 1873 shall on the 18th of April 1873. between the
hours or 10 o'clock A. NJ and o'clock of said day,
sell public auction, at the south door Of the Court House
the city Of Ottawa In said county TO the highest ana best
bidder therefor. the following real estate:
Five OF the northeast corner OF south half Of
sOuheast quarter of section number thirty rce township
number thirty.nve, range three east OF 81 T.. VI.
TEENs-C ash on day OF the sale. W. 81 SMELL,
mar5 6w Executor. sc.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

George Hammond writes to the Mirror AMI
Farmer in the following radical way, which
some people may take exception to;
notice that friand Buttum, of the New
Hampshire Board of Agriculture, commcnds
the use of the thoroughbred bulls in the rails
ing OF stock for the dairy. II you can get IA
mixers, also would breed. But | cannot
advise any one to use an Ayrshire. They are
played out here, They are small ana nave
small teats-both strong objections with ,he
mixer They are not a tirstClass animal 10
turn for beef in case of accident or age our
ncighbOrS of the Oneida community owned u
few years since good dairy of common grade
cows, many OF which would fill the pail, 10
improve this dairy, they purchased thof-
oughbrcd AYRSHIRE bull and hciier dItS'ocrdt",
from the herd of a well known breeder OF the
fancy at Southboro, Mass. In one tlme, to
follow this bull, they purchased another OF
equal merit from the famous New l Ork Mills
herd and they now have Il dairy Of sixty or
seventy little Observation-Disclosures, one-half
and three -fourths bloods; some of them with
teats so small that they can only MIXED by
stripping. Their hired men deteSt them and
tell me that not one of them would half fill a
pail the past summer
Avrshircs would not sell well here now.
We like pretty rangy COWS. They are gener-
ally the best mixers, and we don't want to lie
down to milk Our best diaries show plainly
that the Durham has been around We do
not, however, choose the very meaty tianks,
as such are rarely good at the milk pail. If
had one Of the poorest New Hampshire
farms would not 90 to Shetland for my stock
horses nor to Kerry or Ayrshire for my bo-
vines, for could dwarf a large breed soon
pnouph myself
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

Fence post, if allowed to become thorough
ly seasoned before set into the ground will be
more than twice as durable, and seasoned
posts may be made to last an age by the ap.
plication OF heavy coat of cOal-tar to the por-
tons buried in the earth and few inches
above the surface Of the ground. Some re.
commend seasoning the post well before set,
ting it. and when the posthoe is filled with
in ten inches of the surface of the ground, to
apply heavy coat of tar and fill up with
earth Owing to the fact that fence posts al.
ways decay first near the surface of the ground,
Il is not necessary to protect the post more
than few inches above the surface and 4
foot below il.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

This is the true policy in times like these.
Improve your land Live cconomically-that
is, live well, and work hard Wait and work.
Keep up your courage. Things soon find
their level. A man that can work need not
fear hard times, TO the lazy and shittleSs,
times are always hard-always will be and al
ways should be. When see a man who has
good health, good appetite, good digestion,
and no inclination to work, feel as though
would like to shake him. or serve him as
you would lazy horsc-put him on tread
power and then take the brake of.-Americdn
.igriculturIH.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19
lllart5 bw

NoI'ICE.-EsTATR OF CALVIN ". EELLs. DEc'p;-
" Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned admins
traitor of the estate Of Calvin w Ees late OF the county
La Sale and State of Illinois, deceased VIII appear before
County Court said county on the "a Monday tbelng
the 18th day) OF May 1873 the Court House In Ottawa
said county when where all persona having claims
or demands against said estate are notified TO attend and
present the same in writing for adjustment.
FREDERICK EELLS,
mart56H Adnhlsuator'
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

The heaviest corn crop ever grown in the
United States was that of last year, which the
agricultural report states at the huge total OF
l.lO09O0,0o0 bushels. Not only is this the
largest crop, but it is said to be corn of a bet
ter quality and of greater intrinsic value than
usual Iowa was the banner corn-growing
State, her average being nearly 81 bushels an
scre. Unfortunately for some of those who
would like to have the Iowa corn, il takes the
price of four bushels of said corn Ia get one
bushcl to the Atlantic markets. This i one
Of the reasons why some people are demand
iRg cheaper transportation between the West
and East.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19
EINAL 3IcTTLIIn1 CNI'.-Esr,Tr {

I,INAI s5ISTI"LEN It cNT'.---EsrATK OF
THOMAS \. RICE, DRCEASEp-Notce is hereby civ.
en- all persons Interested In said estate That Elsa Rice
admInistrarix of the estate of Thomas A. Rice. de-
ceased will appear before the County the county
of La Sale and state OF Illinois, at the Court House in Ota
wa, In said county, Monday the 10Th day OF May A.
1878 for the purpose of rendering pro-
ceedpgs the administration OF said estate for the Anal
settlement.
apri24w II. L. MEAD. CLERK.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

MOTTO JC.-EsrATR OF THOMAS ivKRsOS. DECEASED.
~ Netce hereby given that the Undersigned execurJ
of last will and testam OF Thomas Iverson
county OF La Sale and State OF Illinois deceased viii appear
before County Court OF said county the third Monday
being the 18th day. OF May 1873 al the Court House
Ottawa In said county when and where all persons having
claims or demands against said estate notified
and present the same In writing for adjustment.
Dated this ith day OF April A. d. 1873.
JULIA lVERSON,
apr5-6w ESecuulx.
The Ottawa free trader., 1873-04-19

Do Not SCAID PoULTRY-Thc practice of
>Ctlding poultry before pluckinE it has very
properly been vetoed 10y market dealers
Fowls may be- pluCked with equal facility.
Immediately after death and before they have
had time lu cool.