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, 1874-04-09

Of business, i'll Chicago. by A1cClelland, Jo,jtinB
and ex-senator Doolittlo as attorneys. They
informed him that DeGolyer and n1cClel,and aud
beon stopped in their work at Washington, and
wood in the city which thoy wished to use
up. They said ii tloy could could get
tic material uBcd up thoy would not nsk
for any moro contracts, but would loaye tho city.
Witness anid lo came without fee or considers
e. conference with GOV. Shepherd. lie aBltod
tle Governor to allow tho firm to uso up what
wood they led on hend in Washington. and ho
aHsentod. WitnosH Ind novor eard the DoGol-
yir yyore s;oa criticised saa ii il S gA''1ss 3
beon lalq. 'When speaki"g to Gov. %
Shepherd, ho (tlo Goyerlor) aaftl tint soulo
ono had written to him condelnning tho process.
Wttncss replied that lie did not want tho blocks
montals that satisfied him TINT they woro good
ones. Ho did not know wholhor s.,cl testimoni-
ais wore furnished or not. IIo lad not con-
yersoa with cnybotly since on the subject. aud
he llad no reason to believe Ills requests bud not
been complied with. He ea1uo hors at great ir-
conyonionce. to simply oblige one or two Of hin
constituents who were Interested.
VlOE-pnERIDENr WILLARD,
Of the Boarl Of Public Works. waa then put on
tile stand. atla examined In regard to tho gon-
eral management OF atfalra. Ho stated tint
Samuel Strong, q contractor, had submitted a
statement to tile Doara Of Public Worlss, aski1g
for settlement OF tliIorcuceH botweoil them
since tho investigation began, aud that GOV.
Shepherd and Col. Aiagrlllor Ind signed 1t, but
that tho other throo members OF the Board re-
fuscd, md that tin paper was tllon torn up.
GOV. HIIEplIEnD
explained by stating TINT Harrington had handed
tho papor to hiul, telling hftn IT WIS proposition
made by Strong to sottlo tue difference existing
botween him and tho Board and TINT there was
lothing Questionable IN 1t. Flo signed without
examining, and sent it to the Board tor their
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FARM AND GARDEN.
Inseui-EatinS Birds.

DR.. T. NJ. Brcner, in the last Number ot TN
"Amertcag NdturUjj1, thus writes: The mos
noticeable of all the destroyers of the cankci
worm is the common cedar bird, which dc
YOURS them to an extent perfectly cnor
nous. Next is the purple graklc which
also feeds on them as long rs they last
The house-pigeon, if in any numbers, is
an invaluable bird See, Tor instance,
a garden corner o. Summer and Chestnut
streets, where the pigeons make canker worms
thing unknown. Among the other birds, all
excellent so far as they go, are the chipping
sparrow, the song sparrow, the purple finch,
all the vreos, whlte-eyed, redeyed, yellow
throated, solitary and warbling, the king bird,
the cat bird, the downy woodpecker, the sum.
mer yellow bird, Maryland yellow throat the
blue.blrd. The bluejay eat their eggs in the
winter so does the chickadee. The latter
eats their grub also and the worm too. The
common gray creeper which is with us only
IN winter, eats the eggs Last summer had
nest of golden-winged woodpeckers breed,
ing on my place at bingham Some OF them
dug into my barn and passed the winter
Only part of my trees were protected by
belt of printers ink and some OF them were
partially eaten, but this winter very few grubs
have as yet shown themselves, and give my
friend C0taptus dur0tus O. the credit of all
this. know this-I gave the young ones a
lot OF worms myself and they eat them as if
they were USED to them. The old birds were
too shy to permit me to see by their good
deeds. think the golden robin feeds its
young with them so long as they last, but
am not sure that they eat the tent caterpillar.
nearly forgot the two cuckoos, yellow.bill
and black'bill. They eat every form of ca
terplllar, canker worms included. do not
think the robin feeds any to its young, be-
cause it would never do; they are too small
and its brood want n big lot. | have known
the robin to feed It's young for entire days as
fast as they could bring them, with the moth
Of the cut.worm. That is about as much as
we could expect of any bird to do at one time.
At the rate they went, they must have caught
and given their young ones about five hun.
dred of these moths in a day. Before that,
had supposed the robin did me more harm
than good, but had to give in. My indcbt-
edness to that pair was worth all the cherries
I could raise in many years. So the robin
and are fast friends
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POTATO- BEETLES NOT POIsoNoUs-At a
ture Society, Prot. Burrill, of the Illinois In.
dustrial University stated with respect to the
Colorado potato beetle that he was now pre-
pared to disabuse the public mind in regard
to the poisonous properties Of this beetle or
its Larvae. He had applied plaster of the
crushed insects to his arm, and had rubbed
them into a cut on his hand, had crushed hun
dreds of them in his hands, and in one in.
stance the fund spirited into one eye-all Of
which had no unpleasant results, and he did
not believe that they possessed any poisonous
properties whatever He could not say the
same of the common potato-ily Lyttd Vittata,
or striped cantharis, Switch was no doubt
more or less poisonous and it was possible
that this led 10 an erroneous opinion in re-
gard TO the Colorado insect
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WET pAsTURES-A writer in the London
FTeld relates his experience in rcclaiming wei
pastures. He has found shallow draining the
most advantageous, and that the tile may be
safely laid either nearer the surface or further
apart than in draining arabic land. Having
tried lime and barn-yard manure rs top dres
sing after drainage, he was led to substitute
bone dust, and found it much more beneficial
than either or both of the former On athin
light soil, 1000 pounds Of bones produced a
fine, rich, thick heritage, in place Of the
coarse grasses and sedges that grew previous
to the draining. On heavier clay the quaint
ty of bones was increased with good effect.
An outlay of SEQ per acre in bones he found
was returned in very short period, while the
benefit was still apparent after the expiration
of twenty years.
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Hay Fever.

Though nothing seems to be known abou
it scientifically, and very few of our reader.
probably know anything about it practically
there is such disease rs "hay fever" and a
very annoying complaint it Is, too A writer
in the Chicago Tribune thus speaks Of it,
It makes its appearance as regularly as dc
Christmas and New Yearss never varying
but few hours from the time of its setting
In. The majority have it about the middle OF
August, and it lasts with them until the early
frosts have killed all vegetable matter. Some
have it in June. Those who have it at that
time are not generally afflicted for more than
month, during the rlpening of grass and
clover
My annual siege begins with unerring Ger.
tainty on the first day of June, it not having
failed to put IN its appearance since 1867. 1t
begins with the nostrils and glands of the
throat becoming irritated, eyes inilamed, face
flushed, and eyes and nose running incessant.
ly: and a particle Of dust, or smell of ripe
grass or clover blossoms land with some even
the smell OF rose, sets one into 1T of
sneezing, sometimes lasting for half an hour
and sometimes lasting the whole day. Tow
ard the latter part OF the term there are cough
ing spells and attacks of short breathing las
in asthna) at night, and some are obliged to
remain IN sitting posture the whole of the
night, to keep OFT these attacks and enjoy
breathing without so much effort
After it is over, a person does not feel any
Of the symptoms again till another year. and
begins to feel once more as if he too was a
human being again; for, while the attack is
on him, he cannot talk or hear with any com
fort; his head feels like solid ball with no
apertures in it.
Henry Ward Beecher who has been great
sufferer, finds relief among the White Noun
tains; others find it on the ashore. A num-
Der OF victims IN this part go to Mackinaw
and Lake Superior. Persons start generally
q few days before it is time for the disease to
put in its appearance, and remain until the
time for the usual attack to disappear, there
by escaping it for that season. But woe be to
them unless a similar course is carried out
the next season, as it seems to return with
two-fold vigOr. 1t seems that the mountains
invariably afford relief This shows that al
titude has something 10 do with it; but what,
no one knows.
Those who have .akcR the trouble 10 look
scientifically into this anomalous disease
know very little about it, and cannot settle on
any course of treatmcat; but all concur in
saying that there is no known cure. How
long shall it be so? WIN not some one un.
rsvel the mystery and say he can battle it;
Escularians look to your laurels
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The hiSi IS an empty barrel said Jack.
An empty barrel" exclaimed Mrs, Gill
why, bless, YOU child, you can't get 4 rat inc
an empty barrel
! You'll see, mom,' said Jack ana he brought
up an empty barrel from the cellar. Now
NOM he said, where do them rats spend the
most Of sheir time when they're about
hight on Me lower shelf there in my store.
room replied Mrs. Gill; and Jack proceeded
to tie large newspaper over the top OF the
barrel. When be cut Il hole "a large rs his
hand III the middle Of the paper, and arrang-
ed around the hole several pieces OF cheese,
and moved up the barrel quite near to the
shelf
Il think we'll have a rat nom, dead sure,
by tomorrow morning. he said, as he came
out of the store.rooM and closed the door
When morning came Jack sought the
slorc-room, and there he found two rats
swinging round the circle Round and
round the circle OF the barrel they went; but
there wasn't the ghost Of Il chance for either
of them. They could not get out.
Mrs. Gill held up her hands in aatonish-
ment and looked with admiring eyes at Jack
and the barrel
1t was plain to Jack that he had won vic
tory. He saw something more than rats in
the barrel, for he had completely conquered
place for himself IN Mr.. Glll's heart
After he had poured water into the barrel
and drowned the rats, he emptied the barrel,
put on fresh dry paper and more bait, and set
the barrel IN the same place; and the next
morning another rat was flying around in it in
wild excitement, 1t ten days the house was
still; no noise of rats could be heard any
where
Jack was master of the situation and mas
ter of Mrs Gills heart. From that time he
wanted nothing, for Mrs. Gill thought there
was nothing too good for him in the house or
in store She called him my own boy and
peHdent,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25

WASTE LANDs-Thc reclamation OF land
and utilizing 1t, thus making waste places
productive is one OF the economical modes
farmer has of reducing tho proportion of
his taxes to production. Thousands of acres
of most productive lands lie idle and taxes
are paid on them in Almost every state, the
net product resulting from the reclamation
of which would pay the entire taxes Of the
farmer. Often the best lands on the farm are
thus wasted-worse than wastcd-ior the want
of little vim and enterprise on the part of
the owner. 1t should be IA rule with all farmers
not to own an acre of ground that does not
pay HIM profit either by production or APP
probation in value on is assessed valuation.
No business man can afford to keep such land
if he has active probable use for his capital
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25

The following for destroying bugs on squash
and cucumber vines has been successfully
tried for years. 1t is certainly worth trial
Dissolve a teaspoonful of saltpetrr in pail
full of water. Put one pint of this around
each hill, shaping the earth so that it Will not
spread much, and the thing is done. Use
more saltpeter if you can afford 1t. 1t is
good for vegetables, but death to animal life.
The bugs burrow in the earth at night and
fail to rise in the morning. 1t is also good
to kill the grub IN peach trees, only use twice
as much-say quart or two to each tree.
There was not yellow nor bllstered leaf on
twelve or fifteen trees to which it was applied
last season. No danger of killing vegetables
with it, A concentrated solution applied to
young beans makes them grow wonderfully.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25

No insect which crawls can live under the
application of hot alum water. 1t will de-
stroy red and black ants, cockroaches spiders,
chinchbugs, and all the myriads of crawling
pests which infcst our houses during the heat.
cd term. Take pounds of alum and dis.
solve II In or quarts of boiling water; let
it stano on the stove until the alum is all
melted; then apply it with brush while
nearly boiling hot, to every JOINT and crevlce
in your closets, bedsteads, pantry shelves, and
the like. Brush the creviccs in the floor of
skirting or mop boards, if you suspect that
they harbor vermin
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Nrgat

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VI That ig virtue - deer Hi' t.l "ut ri 90 record
b. The CcG curt Il la sale county state Ut Illinois at
the June term sad court. e cauC-ry tide Thereof
ghcrrln Ca'hai MarEn eas complainant an I-sac
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defendant 81 % on NOnis ',r thirl day 81 Au lst
is1i ~ the hour 81 eleven U'nr ~ ~" forenoon said
uay. oel ils 40 TIE 3JJr ui The tpguY Court
House 10 O1p. To said CpnI ~ G'C auction. suG vii
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To REMOVE ANTs.-The following is very
SIMPLE means OF removing ants, particularly
when they arc found in houses: Cook a
quantity of prunes, making a strong dccoc-
ton; pour the juice into a vessel and place
it where the ants are; the insects, attracted
by the juice, fall into the vessel and are
drowned repeat the operation until all are
removed. When trees are attacked by ants
use the same remedy; put vessels containing
the juice of the prune at the foot OF the trees.
aud the best results are obtained TOprcvcnl
the heat from Souring the juice whose odor
attracts the ants, keep the vessel in the shade,
or Sc them ont after sunset.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25

CHEESE FRITTERs.-Put about pint III
water into a saucepan with piece OF butter
the size of an egg "the least bit" of
cayenne, and plenty of black pepper When
the water boils throw into it sufficient flour
to form thick paste; then take 1t off the fire
and work into it about quarter Of pound
of grated Parmesan cheese and the yOlks of
three or four eggs and the whites of two beat
en- up to froth. Let the paste rest for Il
couple of hours and then proceed to fry by
dropping pieces of it the size of walnut
into plenty of hot lard. Serve sprinklcd with
very fine salt
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25

WATERPROOF HARNESS BLACEING.--The
Jo4rRalof Chemistry gives formula for max
ing harness backing. 1t is good and easily
made. Before using, the harness should be
thoroughly spongcd with warm CASTLE soap
suds, and the blacking applied while yet the
leather is damp. To make the backing, take
; ounces of mutton suet, i ounces of bees
wax Melt and add ounces sugar candy lin
fine POWDER , ounces soft soap, 212 ounces
of lampblack, II ounce of indigo lin fire
powder. When thoroughly incorporated, add
| gill OF turpcntine, and pour into pots and
tins
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25

To MEASURE THE HEIGHTS OF TREES
When the sun is shining so that the trees
casts shadow, set stick perpendicular
Mark the length of the shadow of the stick
and also that of the trees. Then as the length
of the sticks shadow is to the heighth of the
stick above the ground so is the length of the
trees shadow to the height of the tree
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APPLE DUMPLINGs.-Theya art boiled N
small knitted cloths, which gives very or
namental appearance to an otherwise homcly
dish Take the cores out of large greening
apples, and fill the cavities with marmalade,
orange, or lemon if you have it, or with sugar
and spice to taste. Inclose in good kidney
crust; draw the cords around them tightly,
and boil gently one hour, or steam an hour
and half Eat with hard saucc
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If n little lime is dissolved in the water APP
piled to soil, nearly every species Of worm
that is found will be killed, and the plants
not injured Tobacco will also destroy most
kinds of worms; but lime is preferable, be.
cause it aids in dissolvlng the plant.food in
the SOIL thereby stimulating growth. Water
ing the plants with llme-water, once a week,
will be sufficient to kill the worms in he soil
and stimulate growth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25

Here is japanese recipe for keeping meat
fresh in hot weather: Place it in clean
porcelain bowl, and pour very hot water over
1t so as to cover it. Then pour oil upon the
water. The air is thus quite excluded and
the meat preserved
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25

Always manage TO have the COW eating
when she is being MIXED, and when thus oc-
cupied she lets down her milk freer and is
less liable TO kick or move about than when
she can give her whole attention 10 the mixer
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Never strike 4 colt when you are breaking
him. Push him sideways or any way. Let
him 60 just where he will and how he will.
Let him fall down if he will, but don't strike
him
National Republican., 1874-05-29

In g journal which adveit;ses itself as ,fhe
''only Rspubli Joan paper In New York city,
Better have no paper there at all than this
secret foe, which Is sstsbbing the party to
death in every way that 1t can. The civil
rights bill. which was passed by stric,
party vote. after ene of the severest con-
tests7of the session. Is characterized as q
mere sentiment" and the ex-rebels Of
South CarolinA. who are to-day responsible
for nearly all the evils that have come upon
them, who refused to have anything what.
ever to do with the Yankee" Government,
State or National are patted on the back
and commended in their opposition. Mr..
Eaton is upheld as astatesman whose rebel,
pro-slavery record the Times will do its ut.
most to blot out, whom il will follow In
the future in the advocacy of States rights
and death to the "nigger.'' These are
strange sentiments to be uttered in the
Times but after all. could anything else
be expected from man who never voted
the Republican ticket and who owes ale.
glance to foreign countryf
National Republican., 1874-05-29

WHEN the late Gen. Rawlins was on his
death bed he committed the cause of Cuba
to the care of personal friend, Cabinet
officer, with an especial injunction that the
interests of the Patriots should be carefully
guarded. Since then the insurrection has
progressed increasingly, has aroused the
most earnest sympathy of our people as o
nation, and until recently no public man Of
any note has assumed the responsibility OF
taking the lead in this most popular and i'm
portant movement Senator Carpenter and
Judge Poland, with the true instincts of
loyal Americans, have at last taken the
matter in hand, and have brought it to the
attention of Congress. OF course. the cry
of "the lobbyr' has been raised; but it is
raised by men who have Spanish gold in
their pockets, and who are in the pay of
the Spanish authorities. The truth is that
the Cubans have no money, and so far as
their worthless bonds are concerned have
made no contract regarding them.
National Republican., 1874-05-29
THE WoMERS CHRISTIAN ASSoCIA


The ladies of the Women's Christian Associa-
tion are holding o strawberry festival at Masonic
Temple, and we earnestly urge every friend Of the
noble work in their hands to give 1t their encour-
agement. Except in the sweet reward that their
labor brings to their own hearts these ladies get
no return, not even the mention or applause that
usually follows good deeds. They seek, In q self
denying way, the good of their sisters, and few
people know what deeds Of blessed charity spring
from their hands. The modest records OF the en-.
ployment room would sstonish many Of our peo-
pie who do not EIvs them passing thought once
in yea. This is their annual public opportunity
to ask for help from those who do not give at any
other time. We ask our readers to go there to-
day and tomorrow, day or evening, and help
them for poor, oppressed humanity's sake. A
bountiful lunch Is served, useful articles are sold
and tableau entertainments are offered. 1t Is not
necessary to belong to q church to qualify you to
go. We want the great outside public, which,
perhaps, seldom goes to church, to go and help
these ladies by getting something to eat which is
worth all you pay for 1t. We want you, individual
reader, to go, and you, young man, think whether
in your life there is any little act that will do
greater good than to contribute your part to the
support of an institution which opens its doors to
the poor outcast when the great door of society Is
shut against her. Go and help them.
National Republican., 1874-05-29

A PARAGRAPH telegraphed from here somt
weeks ago, TO the effect that President Grant
had decided to purchase a farm in Maryland
and was on the lookout for a suitable location,
has been the source Of no little annoyance tc
the President, and has caused large number
of good people to put themselves to no end Of
trouble and expense in getting up photographs,
wood-cuts, and pencil drawings of their farms
to send to the President, accompanied by let
tiers explanatory of the great advantages in
point of health, agricultural resources, etc.,
possessed by this or that particular spot over
any other under the sun, with, perhaps, the
single exception of springdale, near Lincoln,
Loudoun county, Va.
The fact of the matter is the President has
no intention of buying farm in Maryland, OF
elsewhere, at present, and all parties who are
having drawings and specifications of their
property prepared to transmit to the President,
and all those contemplating such useless
waste Of time and material, would do we'll to
turn their attention to the development of all
the great advantages claimed for their several
possessions.