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The following are the points which the
has established as the standard Of Ayrshire
cows
Head short; forehead wide; nose fine be
tween the muzzlc and the eye; eyes full and
lively; horns widely set on, inclining upward,
and curving slightly inward; neck long and
straight from the head to the top of the
shoulders, free from loose skin on the under
side fine at its junction with the head, and
the muscles SymmetriCally charging toward
the shoulders shoulders thin at the top;
brSket light; the whole forequarter thin in
front, and gradually increasing in depth and
width backward; back short and straight;
spine well defined, especially at the should
crs; short ribs arChed; the body deep at the
t1anks, ana the milk vein well developed =;
pclvis long, broad and straight high bones,
wide apart and not much Overlaiu with fat
thighs deep and broad tail long and slender,
and set on Il level with the back udder capa-
cious and extending well forward; hinder
part broad and firmly attached To the body;
the sole or under surface nearly level; the
teatS from two to two and IA half inches in
length equal in thickness, and hanging per
pendiCuarly; their distance apart at the sides
should be equal to about one-third of the
length of the vessel, and across to about one
half the breadth; legs short, the bones fine,
and the Joints firm; skin soft and elastic, and
covered with soft, close and woolly hair; the
COlors preferred are brown, or brown and
white, the colors being distinctly defined
weight of the animal when tattencd about
forty imperial stones, (j60 poundsD sinking
the Otfal."
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Corn FoDpER.-Persons who condemn corn
fodder as innutritious are invited by Paschall
Morris to consider the ways of Il prominent
dairyman, whose butter is eXcellcd by no
other in the Philadelphia market" and who
pretty much sustained ftty-eight cows on
sOwed corn from the middle Of last July to
the middle of October, and that, too, from the
produce of three acres" He estimates that
he took ninety tons OF this innutritious"
substance from the space indicated, and he
knows that his cows did not fall off in their
milk during these month of drought, but that
some increased the flow, and that the butter
was fully up to the standard. There is moth
ing better for wntering 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.
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PAsTURISG SHEEP.-The PloHghmJa says ::
Mr.. II. G.. Abbott, of Vassalboro, Ne, plowed
Il moving lot of forty acres that was covered
with white and yellow weed, and the grass
badly killed out. He turned ten acres of il
10 pasture for fifty sheep, and allowed them
10 feed it for two years. In the spring of the
third year he moved it, and got the heaviest
crop of hay that he had ever grown with any
amount of dressing. Timothy and red-top
came in. and in some places the clover was
20 heavy that it could not be cut with NOW
ing machine. 1t has been moved for several
years, and yielded as heavy Il crop as other
fields which have been cultivated by the usual
method of blowing and manuring. He thinks
that farmers who do not pasture sheep suffer
4 great loss. The sheep he paStured on the
lot received no grain. but fed on the lot from
spring to fall, and were in the best of con
lition
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FARM AND GARDEN.
Two Pictures.

An Did farmhouse with meadows wide
And sweet with clover ON each side;
\ hright.cycd boy who looks from out
Tie door with woodbine wreathcd about
And wishes, his one thought all day:
"Oh ii | could but fly away
From thi, dull spot the world to see,
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy should be-.
Amid the city, constant din,
A man who round the world has been,
Who, mid the tHmult and the thron%,
Is thinking, thinking all day long;
"Oh! could only tread once more
The field path to the farmhouse door,
The old green meadow could | see,
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy should | bcw
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SHORT HoRNs-The desirable characters.
ties of the short-horn bull may be summed
up, according to the best breeders, as follows:
He should have Il short but fine head, very
broad across the eye, tapering to the nose,
with nostril full and prominent; the nose
itself should be of rich flesh color; eyes
bright and mild ears somewhat large and
thin; horns slightly curved and rather fiat,
well set on; II long broad, muscular neck
chest wide, deep, and projecting; shoulders
fine, oblique, well formed into the chine; fore
legs short, with upper arm large and power
full; barrel round, deep, well ribbed home
hips wide and level; back straight from
wlthers to setting on OF tail, but short from
hip to chine; skin soft and yelvety to the
touch; moderately thick hair, plentiful, soft
and messy. The COW has the same points in
the main, but her head is finer, longer and
more tapering; neck thinner and lighter and
shoulders more narrow across the chine
Flint
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DRILLING CoRN.-At the Michigan Agri-
cultural College, in 1868, two plots OF land
were set apart, substantially equal in charac-
ter of soil, each measuring forty-eight rods in
width. The ground was plowed May ., and
manure was spread evenly and worked in by
cultivator and harrow. Yellow Dent corn
was planted May 81, in rows four feet apart
one of the plots being planted IN hills, the
other in drills. The plots were cultivated
and hoed June -, and again July :, the
plants being thinncd so as to leave the same
number Of stalks on each plot, including the
equal distribution of plants throughout the
subdivision of the plots. As near as possible
each of the two plots received the same
amount of labor and cultivation. The stalks
were cut at the bottom September II, and
stacked in good order; three weeks afterward
the corn was husked and weighed The stalks
then again carefully stacked, and were hauled
and weighed, in good condition, October u
The corn on the portion planted in hills was
better in quality than on that planted in drills
But the drilled portion produced "a Is bu.
Shclled corn, and three tons of stalks to the
acre, against 65l5 bu of shclled corn, and 2l5
tons Of stalks per acre produced by the por.
ton in hills.
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THE HANDs-In order to preserve the hands
soft and white, they should be washed in
warm water, with bar soap, and carefully
dried with n moderately coarse towel, beng
well rubbed every time to secure brisk cir,
cuation, than which nothing can be more
cffectual in promoting transparent and soft
surface. If engaged in any accidental pur-
suit which may hurt the color OF the hands,
or if they have been exposed to the sun, lit
tie lemon Juice will restore their wilderness
for time; and honey soap is proper to wash
them with. This can be purchased at any re.
spectacle drug store. Almond paste is of
essential service in preserving the delicacy OF
the hands 1t is made thus Blanch and
beat up four ounces of bitter almonds add to
them three ounces of almond juice, three
ounces of almond oil, and little weak spirits
of wine. The following is a scrviceable pc.
made for rubbing the hand, on retiring to
rest: Take two ounces of sweet almonds, beat
with three drachmS of spermaceti, put up
carefully in rose water.
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APPS 6v


MORTGAGE SALE Whereas John u.
VA Olmsted and Mahala Omsted his wife. by their cor
tain mortgage deed bearing date the second day OF March
1854, and recorded the Recorders office in and for
the county of La Sale In the state of Illinois, on the
enth day OF March 1854 In Book 81 OF Deeds at page
Az did convey the certain premises In said mortgage deed
and hereinafter mentioned and described to the undersgn
ed Lewis Unlau to the payment OF one certain
promissory bearing date with said mortgage deed
and dollars payable to the order OF said Lewis Umlauf Ave
years the date thereof with interest AT the rate of ten
per cent per annum, payable annually;
And whereas IL provided In and by said mortgage
that default In the payment of the said note
cordng TO Its and effect the said Lewis Umlaut might
sell the said mOrtgaged premises and all right and equity OF
REDEEM ption OF the said John H. Omsted and Mahaa Ohm
sted their heirs and assigns therein to the highest bidder
cash. by public auction At the place and In the manner
specified In said mortgage deed;
whereas default has been made In the payment of the
said propssory note and there remains due and
BILE thereon the whole of the principal thereof and In
teest thereon rom the second day Of March u. 1871;
Now therefore, public nstce hereby given that Lew
Ia tmaut the Undersigned under and by wit OF the pow
and authority In ana by the said mortgage deed upon
such thereof conferred will AT two o'clock p,
Friday the sixth day OF June 1873. at the north
door of the County Court House In the city of ottawa in
the county OF La Sale and state OF Illinois, by public
ton TO the highest and best bidder for CASH sell the said
numbered eight. nine and ten, in Block number
eighteen. in Green's Addition to the city OF ottawa In the
county OF La Sale ana state of Illinois, with all building,
and improvements thereon and all the right title interest
and equity OF redemption OF the said John d. Omsted AMI
OF the said Maha Olmsted. his vile their heirs and assigns
therein. LEWIS UMLAIF,
Dated March 60 i773i Mortgage
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10000 GIFTS,
$500,000

on TUESDAY, July 'th, lo,1, the Third Grand
Cir Concert, under the management OF ENGover.
nor Thos f. Bramlee. and authorized by special the
Legislature Tor the bedcft of the Public Library OF Ken
lucky positively and unequyoca'ly comes of In Public Ii
b-ary Hall at Louisville KY, when lnu gifts, all cash
to 5000, will be distributed by lot among the
tckethoders The money to pay all these gifts In iu .
already bank and set asi, TOR that purpose N" follow
Ing certificate shows:
ONCE OF Farmers and Droyers' Bank,
Louisville, Ky, April :, l~,3.
This Il to certify that there In The Farmers and
DroN cr-' Bank, to the credit of the Third Grand
Gilt tor the benefit Of the Public Library OF Ken.
lucky, Five Hundred Thousand DOL
which has been apart by the Managers 10 pay
the gifts u and will h. ned by the Bank and paid out
tsigaedj Il. :. WEIGH, Cashier.
Only few tickets remain unsod, snd they Nil be grn
Ished 10 the FIST applicants at the following prices; Whole
tickets So; halves s. quarters Ss n Vhol"s for so1
- tor $40 li3 for sO and SIS for sjru For tickets and
fall Information, apply 70
THoS. (. BRAMLETTE,
Louisville, Ky.
or +. I. DIBBLE s. CO.,
l54 La Sale ST.. Chicago, III.
April 25th-iw
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THE Cow TREE.-Among the many curious
phenomena which presented themselves to
me in my travels, says Humboldt, | confess
there were few by which my imagination was
so powerfully affected as by the COW tree. On
the parched side of a rock, on the mountain
of Venezuela, grows tree with dry and leath-
cry foliage, its large woody roots scarcely
penetrating into the ground. For several
months in the year its leaves are not moist
cned by shower its branches look as itthey
were dead and withered but when the trunk
is bored, bland and nourishing milk flows
from it, 1t is at sunrise that the vegetable
fountain flows most freely. At that time the
blacks and natives are seen coming from
all parts, provided with bowls to receive the
milk, which grows yellow and thickcns at its
surface Some empty their vessels on the
spot, while others carry them to their chill
drcn. One imagines he sees the family of IA
sherha>i who is distributing the milk of his
flock.
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ALDERNEYs.-They are light red, yellow,
dun or fawn-colored; short, white-horned-
dcer-necked, thin and small-boned; irregular,
ly, but are often very awakwardly shaped
YoUdH
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The nan who advertises that he has lot
VI hardware on hand" means nails. They are
tlways.on hand.
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ilprS-6'

NOTIC E.-EsTATE OF JOHN c. CHAMPLIN. DKC'p.
~ Notice is hereby given, That the undersigned Admin
stratN of the estate OF John G. Champn. late OF the
county OF La Sale and state oil Illinois, deceased will
pear Seore che County Court of said county the third
Monday theing the 6th day OF June 1873 at the Court
House in Itawa, in said county when and where al per
sons having claims demands against said estate
titled 10 attend and present the In writing for adjust
ment.
Dated this tn day of April 4. D. 1873.
JULIA ANN CHAMPLIN.
anrl2-Gw Administrative.
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NOT'ICE..-EsTATR OF THOMAS HALLKrT, DRC'p.-
~ Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned Admins
traitor the Thomas Hae late OF the coanty OF
La Sale and state OF Ms deceased will before the
County Court said county the third Monday eing the
18th dayJ May 1873 at the House Ottawa said
county, when and where all persons having claims de
and against said estate notified to attend and present
the same in writing for adjustment.
Dated this 5d day of April A. u 1873: -
JAMES DONALDSON,
APPS SV Administrator.
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MISS ANNA FIELD
Has Removed her Dress Making Business 10
Main street over Scott, Houtz & Co.'s,
Very New and Stylish Suits
ID T. NOV AL.

Where she nil pcasei her numerous customers
and many ones may t1EO- her With aCa Slr i
making
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Zegal.


SI'A'TE OF ILLINOIS. la SALLR Co.--ss
CHdncsyg.
Thomas Holt rs Eleanor Fight widow OF Levi Fight. de-
ceased Phoebe Fight Malinda A. Fight, Abraham Sgler
Isaac Siger, Jacob Sgler, Arabea Boxer John Boxer
Mary Sigler. Maria Sgler and Adeline Sigler.
IL appearing from an affidavit file in the office the
clerk of said court that said defendants, Arabela Boxer
John Boxer, Mary A. Siger and Maria Siger, are not
his bill OF complaint said court on the chanoery side
summons having been issued thereon according to law
NOTICE therefore, Is hereby given to said defendants Ara
bella Boxer John Boxer Mary A. Sglcr and Maria Sig
er that unless you shall personally be and appear before
SAID court at said thereof TO be held AT the Court
House In Ottawa In said county, the second Monday of
May next 1873 when and where said summons Is
turnabe) and plead answer, demur except to said bill
the viii be for confessed against you. and
matters and things therein prayed tor deceed accordingly
CHARLES II. HOOK, Clerk.
THOMAS 4 DkwYy, Solicitors. niayS-iw
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GUARDIANS SALE.-Notice is hereby
~ gven that by virtue of the power vested In me by
cert ain order md decree OF the County Court of county
OF La Sale and state of Illinois rendered at the April term
thereof A d. 1873 shall, Monday, the second day OF
June A. D. si ut The hour OF 10 O'Clock Nm Of said day
at the south door OF the County Court House in Ottawa In
said county OF La Sale cer ard expose sale to the
highest bidder for cash the following described real estate
OF Illinois, VIZ:
The surface only of the haf of Lot number Eleven
In Block number Eleven, in the town of Streaor.
JOSEPH WHALE
Guardian OF BENJAMIN J. Whale.
DICKEY BOYLE NICHOLSON. Solicitors mayS-iw
MOTTO E.-FsTATR OF JOSEPH d. RHopKs DECD
~ Notice ia hereby given, that the undersigned, admins
trax OF the estate of Joseph D. Rhodes late of the county
OF La Sale and State OF Illinois, deceased will appear
the County Court OF said county the Sd Monday ben
the 18th day. of June 1873 at the Court House OTTAWA
in said county when and where all persona having claims
dcmsnds against said estate notified ts attend and
present tho same In writing for adjustment.
Dated this I'd day OF April A. d. 1873
HELENA NJ RHODES.
apra6-6w ADMINISTRATIVE.
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GUARDIANS "a LE.-Notice Is hereby
given that by virtue OF the power vested In me by
order and decree OF the County Court OF the county
OF La sale and state OF Illinois, rendered at the April term
thereof A D. 1875 shall Wednesday, the ith day OF
ure D. $50 at the hour OF two o'clock NJ OF said day.
on the premises hereinafter described offer and expose
sale TO the hghes' bidder cash the following described
real estate situated being and lying in the county OF La
Sale and state OF Illinois, viz:
The east one hundred and feet by sixty feet In Lot
Eleven, In Block Seventy in States Addition 10 Ottawa
FRANCIS ZIMMERMAN,
Guardian OF Charles Zimmerman.
pICKHY, BOYLB & RICHoInoN. Solicitors. mayS-iW
, 1873-02-15
MISSOURI.

ST.. LOUIS, Fob. 14.-An animated discussion occur
red to-day In the Lower House Of tho Legislature On
the minority report of tho Senatorial 1nysstigat.ng
Committee submitted yesterday by h1r. Headleo. Mr.
Boil ono of tho Committee, supported tho minority
report and claimed thet not breath Of suspicion at
tached to either Bogy, Blair, or Phelps
Mr. Kcnnntt as friend of Colonel Bogyt would not
sustain tho majority report. He WAS unwilling that
Colonel Dogy should go to washington with the least
suspicion resting upon him. Tho public no SAID. arc
Mr. Bogy, thu Committee should reopen tho mntter.
Mr., Peers offered o resolution to recommit tho
majority report to the Committee. With inatrueona to
uAcortain whchcr thore ia any evdonce to show TINT
Colonel D9gy used money or any phsr IN. r.
oleetton, and whether any IN. member 11;,.. ,e Of
by money, otherwise improperly 1n tho Senatorial
contest, TO report on the Goth Inst.
h1r. peors said he desired that the evdcnce should
bear directly upon h1r Dogya acts In tho Senatorial
contest and the examination confined to that point.
ue did not want Dorria Or Edens put on trial.
Tha resolution was hnLlly amended TO provtdo Tor
printing both the majority and minority reports, and
That furtncr diauuHapn Of tho matter be postponed
i petition from the Woman Suffrage Association Of
Missouri asking for tho right Of franchiBe, and that
all unequal laws regarding the persons and property
OF women uay be repealed, was presented In the
House. aud reforred to tho Judiciary COMMITTEES.
, 1873-02-15

The War Rctwoon tho City Authoritiee and
the Chicngo, Danvllle and Vinccnnes Rail-
road CoMlpnny--AH Quiet ut tho Front ut
Lnst Accounts. =
The attempt made by tho Chicago, Dauyille d
Vincennes Railroad Company to lay traoke on
certnin streets nocessary to be crossed by their
tracka to certain property owned by them, has
already creatcd grcnt excitement. The oompa.
ny own their property, but have not obtained
permission from tho Council to lay trucks on any
streets. Without troubling themselves about
such q permission, however, they proceeded to
lay down their track some months ago.. Tho
Board Of Public Works promptly proceeded to
ntrootB. Tho Company repeated the operation 9
few weolts ago, and tho city again asserted
it's prorogatiYo, and toro them up. Once
again the track was laid, and the
s dSsdd G ssr 4 up - seorf se The eosa
Piled to Judge Williams for an injunction re-
straining tho city from disturbing the track.
Tho injunction WAS granted, and served just in
time to find the city already master OF the s'tua-
tion, tho track having been removed. Ill. Tuley,
appealed to Judge: Farwen to know
tho moaning Of this 81, Did the, The 1njunc. .s
said it ala not. Mr. Tu1oy inquired whether, as
the city was now in possession, 1t would bo nn
uct OF contempt for tho city to tear the track up
again, should the Company again lay 1t down.
Yasterday Afternoon the Ohiof Of Police called
upon Mr. Tuley, aud handed him the following
despatch:
Tie Ralway Company cay they g viii lay bI;t,e the
a eIg s4s bspe or o prsqen he
Tho Corporation Counsel gave tho Chiot In;
struotions to proceed under tie law, aud prevont
tho traol being laid. THE Chief therefore tBsuod
| orders to sefgoant Clarity to maaa a force
Of men ii tic neighborhood, and have moro in
roniiuaaa tn answer call This order WIS ex-
, 1873-02-15
ANOTHER NOTORIOUS BURGLAR IN LIMBO.

Officer Flannigan, Of the First Precinct Sta
ton, yesterday afternoon, arrehted, on Canal
port avenue, the notorious Tom White, who is
beloved to be the boldest and most skillod OF all
the burglars Of Chicago. For years be has been
known as The loading spirit in most OF the daring
robboflea which haye boon committed att,a ~ thla rs
covering up bis tracks that while 1.-The tho
With thorn, yot they l,ave never been ablo to
prove enough against him to bold him: It seems
ns1s rea of ptS, FOURTEEN years, Tom wtes bold O.
roor will coase. He is now arrested on tho
charge q bo!ng ono hro Ss the Iotop party geol
sn5sa aasths 'syss asas aofe At No l1ss strss
Inst Tuoaday night, and robbed Mr. n
It viii bo remembered that one Of tho thieves
cooy sat upon the bod occupied BY Mrad nla, r..
house. Mfr: Updeogrnfr yesterday afternoon
with that OF s wife'a, will aBsuredly aond White
to Joliet. It is also believed that White WAS tho
this tho authoritiea have no proof.
Whites completely in tho celebrated at. Joseph
| County record robbery WAS we'll ltnown, bnt not
enough was proved to convict n ,ronf =
| lss connection with that robbery was found, IN
tic shepo Of bottle Of castor of, with tho label
| Of q druggist OF Three niyors Mlc4., upon It,
II will llo remembered that Three Rivers waa
the ri place O. from whence tho thleves started fo1
tho eoono OF tue robbery. ,..---,-
In this connection 1t may not bee improper to
state that tho police authorities have aresed
ss aud con- bnrglare aud asaassns a tic
oity. Their nanea arc Dlok Lane. Minnie Marks
John Berry, and Tom White. Berry was arreetet
yoAte1day morning, but, 1t ia feared, cannot b
held, Every one ot tleae men arc cool, ca!ott'
iating, Intelligent Villains, who form plans fo
others to execute. Men OF their character ar'
Tic most difficult to manage. The or.linar'
sneak thief ia easily dotootod, but to detect thes
Dublio know littlo Of.
, 1873-02-15
POMERCY;

St. Iouls, Fob. 1.-THE Democrat wifi tomorrow.
publish an intoryiow with Colonel York and
p r snP'ou, "ho are pEom,n1sgtly con. ,a'
ys bery business In Kansas, ' YcRardtns % tHe alleged
statement by pomeroy. TINT tic money ho gava Hofa
waH subscription to the National Bank lndepends
once, York says there e no National Bank st 1nds.
Nj. Page who Is ~ intimate friend Ct PomeEoys md
arc tnat had noncroy dcsrea to subscribe Tor banA
stock he would have dono 10 through his friends.
further slated that he rocoiyed tolegra1us to-day frp
Topeka, infor1nine him thstit Ind boon asccrtainsd
from What bank tho t1puty g received from ponero3
camo from, and that 1t would bo identified by tho man
who n1ado tho packages. :.
hr. Simpson said Ae oxpocted to teprcsont Tho Rsn
sas Legislature before tho Investigating Committee ~
Washington Or in other worda, soon a. he testided
Us witness DO will become prosecutor: Ho further
B.hsed TINT thny hnys wtnesa who will sWeat 70 havs
ing boon az sgen: of poeroys md haa Instructions
Poeroy called chcap fellows; and could be bought
elao TINT MI. Bacon, who accompanies she to Wsshs
ington, will swear ttat he waa offered 9, ,o9e p
toid him that any with FL agent wonld
million Of doilara distributed BY tho soou9ans witnss.
Stewart, at Washington would implcate Pomeroy, Il
tho truth vero known. ...-....-.:.