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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

About this time many discover that their
Young orchards have been girdled near the
ground by mice working beneath the soil
during the winter time. Our old readers will
hardly find this trouble, as they have mostly
adopted our suggestion, several times given,
to tie piece of paper around the stem, and
then put gas tar or strong grease on the paper,
when none of this class OF vcrmin will touch
ii. Besides keeping off mice and rabbits, it
keeps out the appestem borer, which is al.
most as destructive to apple culture as the in
juries which result from girdling. But the
increase in the circulation of the Weekly Press
has brought with it q new class of readers,
who have not protted by what older readers
have learned. These have girdled trees, and
what are they to do with them? OF course
every one knows that when the bark is taken
off ali the way round the stem the trees die.
Many preserve them by grating piece OF
stem so thatthe upper bark forming the edges
OF the girdled part are brought together.
Sometimes three or four of these pieces are
used. 1t Is very easily done. The edges of
the connecting pieces are shaved wedge
shaped, and Sits are made in the bark of the
tree, above and below the girdled part, to adj
nit of the edge,shaped ends of the connec-
tor fitting tightly. The connecting pieces are
made rather longer than the width to be con
ncCtcd ana ntted so rs 10 DOW outward III.
tie. Then piece of Irvine wrapped around
draws the connecting pieces toward the stem,
and makes a sort of spring, and thus keeps
the pieces tightly in place until they grow.
Sometimes the damage can be remeded,
where the injury has been done on large
scale, by putting a few wheelbarrowfuls of
ear tn around the tree, covering the injured
part, and giving the tree the appearance of
growing on a small mound. Young roots
will push from the barked places, and, al
though the tree will not grow as vigorously
for year or two as before, in time it will
come to be as good as ever
The best plan, though, is, as we have said,
to guard against this necessity by examining
the trunks near the ground some time during
the summer, take out the worms from the
wood, and put the tarred paper round. One
tarring and paper lasts three years.-ForneyS
Weekly Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

TALLow AS CURE FOR GApEs-One da,
| noticed flock of eleven pure-bred Creve
CPur chickens very bad with what is gener
orally called gapes. I rem arked to the MAJ
who had them in charge that he would no
have many chickens out of that lot 80
never mind" said he, 81 have cure for then
from neighbor woman, which is common
halfpenny tallOw candle melted and mixed
into about quart Of oatmeal stirred about
The remedy was resorted to and the Crevs
cGurs have every one recovered and grown
into finely developed chickens have sine,
tried this cure, with invariable success, will
Brahmas, Dorkngs, etc.-Cor London FEED
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

CUT WoRMs-Thc N. Y. Times says; We
have succeeded in greatly reducing the mum
Der of pests by enticing a flock poultry int
the field while twas being plowed. The fowls
followed the pillow closely, picking up every
cut worm exposed, and searching every fur
row for more. There is no other way of rid
ding the fields Of these vermin but by encour
aging their natural enemies These are crows
and blackbirds; which devour the grubs, anC
skunks. and moles, which devour both the
grubs and the beetles, of which they are the
larve. While these creatures are killed OF
driven off we shall suffer from the depreda
tons of the insects which are their natural
prey. To prevent the destruction of the
young corn by the cutworms, to some extent
the seed should be rolled in common pine
tar and then dried in plaster before it is sOwn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

GIVE THEN COLD WATBR.-It is very
doubtful if there is IA single possible disease
in which the patient should not have cold
Gd hbitum. Oh, how the babes often suffer
for cold water. Amusing babe ia given,
NO matter how thirsty, nothing but milk.
The little lips are dry and cracked, and the
little tongue SO parched it can scarcely nurse,
and yet il has nothing but milk to assuage It's
craving thirst. Try ityourself mother, when
you have fever, and we are sure that ever
after, when your darling is dying with thirst,
the teaspoon and tumbler of cold water will
be in constant use.-Egchdnge
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

APPLEs.-It is stated that by . careful an.
alysis it has been found that apples contain a
larger amount of PHOSPHORUS, or brain food
than any other fruit or vegetable, and on this
account they are very important to sedentary
men, who work their brain rather than their
muscles. They also contain the acids which
are needed every day, especially for seden-
tary men, the action of whose liver is slug
gish, to eliminate effete matter, which, if re-
tanned in the system, produces inaction OF
the brain and indeed, of the whole system,
causing jaundlce, sleepiness, scurvy and
troublesome diseases of the skin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18
Certain Cure,

Borax, useful for many things, is a most
effective remedy in certain forms of colds In
sudden hoarsencss or loss of voice in public
singers or speakers, from colds, relief for an
hour or so, as by magic, may be obtained by
slowly dissolvng, and partially swallowing,
lump of boraX the size of a garden pea, or
about three or four grains, held in the mouth
for ten minutes before speaking or singing.
This produces profusc secretion of saliva or
watering" of the mouth ond throat, proba-
bly, restoring the voice or tone to the dried
vocal cords, just as wetting brigns back the
missing notes to flute when it is too dry.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

DANDRUFF.-The causes of dandruff are
various Sometimes 1t is allowed to remain
until it is very difficult to remove, and the
use Of fine comb will as often aggravate as
mitigate the disease. Ii IA fine comb is used
at all it should be passed lightly through the
hair, the comb just touching the scalp. Sui
phur and water will remove dandrutf Put
a thimbleful of it IN little water, and wash
the head with IT. Afterward use clear water.
Wipe dry and apply little castor oil and
brandy; enough OF the latter 10 thin the oil
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

4 hot lemonade is one of the best remedies
in the world for cold. 1t acts promptly and
effectively, and has no unpleasant after effects
One lemon properly squeezed, cut IN slices
put with sugar, and covered with a half pint
of boiling water. Drink just before going
to bed, and do not expose yourself on the fol
lowing day. This remedy will ward off an
attack of the chills and fever if used prompt,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

SEED CoRN-Thls is what writer in the
| Cincinnati Gazette writes:
the kernels growing near the lower end Of
the ear are decidedly the best for planting
Some years ago planted four rows of corn
through the center Of the field, and the diff
ference could be seen as far as | could count
the rows. 1t was evident that this difference
was owing to the fact that the four rows plant
ed with corn taken near the lower end of the
ear. The next year planted four rows in a
field with kernels taken near the top end of
the ear The result was that, owning to a
frost occurring on the 10Th OF September, not
an ear of good corn was to be found on the
four rows planted with kernels taken from the
top Of the ear. The growth was not as large,
and was two weeks longer in coming to ma
turity than the rest of the field, planted with
kernels from the butt end, The experiment
at once convinced me which part Of the ear
ought to be planted BY noticing these re
suits, ard by carefully selecting the seed corn
in the field and by judiciously planting and
hoeing, have succeeded in raising seventy
five bushels CT corn per acre. Before | UNI
dertook this method / could only raise fifty
bushels of corn per acre.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18
BOYLE & RIcnoLsoN. Solicitors.

NOTlCE.-EsrATEo OF John WINDxRs,-Publlc no.
~ tice Is hereby gwen that there Ia now remaining In
my hands 800 belonging to the estate Of John wnders Who
died At La Sale in the county OF La Sale and state OF III.
nois. on the 18th day OF April 1871 which amount so re
naming In my hands Is the balance after all
lust debts and charges against said estate which came to
the knowledge the undersigned within two years after
the administration OF said estate was committed 10 me
persons having claims or demands against said
hereby poed to exhibit the same together with the
evidence In support thereof before the County Court OF
said La Sale county within six months after the date OF
notice. or the same will be forever barred.
EDWARD c. LEWIS
Public Administrator,
C. H. GILMAN, Solicitor. apri.sw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

MORTGAGES SALE..-Public notice Is here
Il by given that whereas Frances MCPHERSON OF the
bearing date the seventeenth day Of October 1871
and ned for record in said county the said seventeenth
day OF october D. S and recorded In volume one hun
dred and nyiour OF records page one hundred and
twenty In the recorders office OF said county La
Salen ana by which said mortgage the said Mac
Pherson did convey to the Ellen Brady the real
estate hereinafter described the purpose securing the
payment OF one certain promssory note and interest there
bearing even date with said mortgage executed by said
Frances to said Ellen Brady for ne sum Of
one hundred and y dollars due alter date with
interest 1T me rate of ten cent per annu which said
real estate thus described in said mortgage viz Lots
two forty.nne my and fly.cne Isl, s. s. 46 H. IL y, 30
and 81 In school OF section sixteen 90 town
thirty three @ north of three @ east OF the third
principal meridian in the county OF La Sale and state OF
mant ~ sad 1u s ss ee ,hsnn AND ~
Now therefore notice is hereby given that In
sons OF which are follows viz that default be made
the payment OF said promssoy note mentioned, or the
or times the said note and interest shall become due,
for the purpose Of paying the principal and interest due on
said note hereby authorized 10 sell and dispose Of said
premises, any part III reof and Sill right benent ano
heirs ana pablo auction al the south door OF tn
state Of illinois, for the highest and best price the will
bring In cash tour weeks public notice having been pre-
one OF the newspapers at that time published in the said
county OF La Sale and to make execute and deliver to the
purchaser purchasers such sale good and sufficient
deed deeds Of OF the premises Sold and out
of the proceeds of such sale the whse amount OF pn
said promssory note above described at said day OF sale
with all attorney fees costs of advertising taxes paid and
costs OF sale and pay the ovepus III any to said party OF
l. the said Ellen Brady the said mortgage shall at the
teth day Of April D. 1914 at the south door OF the Coun
y Court House said county sell TO the highest and best
with all the right and equity of redemption OF the said
frances C. CPherson her heirs and assi ES
Ottawa, March u, A. p. lsIi-iw ELLEN BRADY
ARTHUR LOCKWOOD, Attorney Mortgage.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

Stove luster, when mixed with ,urpentine
and applied in the usual manner, is blacker,
more glossy, and more durable than when
mixed any.other liquid. The turpentine pre-
vents rust, and when put on en- oldrusty stove
VIII make it look as well as new.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

The reports from all parts OF central and
southern Illinois are 70 the effect that the
breadth Of winter wheat sown is larger than
Tor the last year, and that the prospect for the
crop Is now very haitering. Spring wheat
ana oats have been sowD in all the counties
south Of this line.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18
Legai.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

A DMI NlSrSASOR'sS sAIE,.-STATE
~ OF ILLINOIS, La SALE CousrY-ss.
by virtue OF dccr.tal order OF the County Court said
county entered At the March term OF said cour 1874.
an the application OF Jacob Barr Administrator OF tn
estate of John Allen deceased TO sell the following
scrbcd real estate belonging TO said estate situate in the
county OF La sale and State OF Illinois, to witt The
half of The southeast quarter OF Section Nine Township
IS NORTH Range East of the 81 Principal Meridian shall
on Monday the fourth day OF Maya 1874 AZ the hour OF
two o'clock NJ sell the said real estate the above de.
scrbed premises In the Town OF wsltham, to the highest
and best bidder, at public auction.
Terms OF sale as follows: One-hird OF the purchase
money TO be paid cash IN hand onethrd In six months
and the remainder in year from the day said sale
The deferred payments to be secured by mortgage
premises sold. JACOB BARR,
Administrator.
BOYLE RiCHoLsoN. Solicitors. apr4
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

Successful cattle breeders in Europe give
molasses constantly to fatten cattle and mich
cows. A large German farmer gives pin,
a day, mixed with oil cake to his cows, large.
ly increasing their milk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

A SECRET FOR LADIEs-Oatmeal is good
for something besides food All young la
dies who desire white hands will please
hearken. 1t is only necessary to sleep in a
pair of boxing gloves and for Il bath oatmeal
is excellent If economically inclined and
country bred, 1t can be fed to the horses and
cattle as oatmeal mash after being used Dat
meal contains a small amount of OIL that is
good for the skin. To make the hands soft
and white, one OF the best things is to wear
at night large mittens of cloth filled with
wet bran or oatmeal, and tied closely at the
wrist. A lady who had the whitest, softest
hands in the country confessed that she had
a greatdeal of housework to o,and kept them
white as any idlers by wearing bran mittens
every night. The paste and pOultices for the
face owe most of their efficacy to their mois-
ture, which dissolves the old coarse skin, and
to their protection from the air, which allows
the new skin to become tender and delicate
Oatmeal paste is as eticaious as any thing,
though less agreeable than paste made with
the white of an egg, alum and rose water.
The alum astrnges the flesh and makes it
firm, while the eggs keeps it sufficiently soft,
and the rose water perfumes the mixture and
makes the curd not so hard.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

The National crop Reporter estimates the
increase in the area of winter wheat sown in
Illinois - per cent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
Cumming MIX w. Crenm.

A question which is often asked is with re
gard to making butter by churning the milk
instead of cream alone. My own experience
has taught me that the milk first drawn from
the COW has no butter-at least one-third OF
the milking; therefore, churning the milk Is
only time and labor lost. My plan has been
to take from the COW such portion OF the
first milk as is necessary for family use, churn'
ing the remainder. Until the past season, my
family requiring great deal OF milk ana
butter, l have never had an opportunity OF
testing the abilities of single cow; but since
last May have kept but one COW. follow
ed the plan with the milk, churning each al
tcrnate day; and although l had neither eel.
lar nor milk house | have made ninety-sx
pounds of butter. The churning was done
early IN the morning, thus securing the ad.
vantage given by the cool morning air, and
the butter came from the church solid and
ready for packing, with only the aid of a little
cold water from the we'll. Some prefer churn-
ing every morning, because the milk is more
easily separated from the butter-consequen
ly the labor Is less; but after years of ample
experience find that milk, although sutli
ciently sour, ifchurned when too fresh, yields
butter that Is sweet and good, but not solid as
when left longer period for the water to be-
gin to separate from the milk. This of
course refers to summer MONTH; as to win
ter, follow about the same rule as my neigh
bOrs-churning when the milk is in readiness,
which depends on the weather and the sur
roundings.-Cor. Ru,al New Yorker.
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FIRST DAY.
SECOND DAY.
THIRD DAY--RUNNING.

WEST RACE
Dash 4 nile syear old Pare t5A t20 90 si, 500 o. 81
SECOND HATTE
Nile au sgea' 3yr Ola. Pur,es-H tootolst sls0t5 "a
IuIEB RACE.
If mile FREE Tor ALL Purses - 500 10 10 "a
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-23
ONE NY ONE THEY FALL.

The march Of improvement Is no
respecter Of localities. Old homes fall
to make room for business houses and
soon all Is changed. So we thought In
seeing the workmen tearing down
Burford's former residence on Main
street, the same IN which he began
housekeeping when first married and
where all his children were born up to
year or 80 ago, when 1t was sold.
Under that hospitable roof within
the last score of years have slept as
guests Houston, Rusk, Wlgfall, De-
Morse, VIM. c. Young, Ochiltree, John
Il. Cravens, John II, Reagan, G. A.
Everett, DR.. Francis Moore, IT,, Gen.
Tarrant, Judge Baylor, Governor Muir
rah, the old hero, Gen. Jubal A. early,
M. ID. Graham, Judge Nantress, Bish-
op Paine, of the Methodist church,
Bishop Gregg, Reuben A. Reeves and
others whose names have been honor
cd. OF the above nineteen, eleven are
deceased. Such changes must needs
come, but they nevertheless touch the
tender chords OF our nature, kcenly so
when brought home to the mother
whose children have been born and
have gone to the angels in that now
dismantled home.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-23
ELOQUENT EXTRACT.

The following is an extract from the
speech of Hon. M. s. Munson, on taxi
ing his seat as president OF the Bren-
ham convention;
Our federal relations just now are of
the greatest import to Texas. With u
state that Is almost an empire In its
extent and growing to population of
millions, l know none will deem II ir-
reverent for me to invoke Gods bles-
sings upon her and to inspire every
Texan with patriotism that will never
consent to its ACKNOWLEDGMENT APP
plause.1 Our patriot fathers, who
wrested this territory from despotism
and gave their their blood and their
lives to seal 1t to us--those noble old
Texan fathers, tile noblest men that
ever carved out the destinies of any
people--bequeathed 1t In its entirety,
and let us preserve 1t whole and for
ever. May God strike dumb the
tongue and paralyze the arm of him
who would. advise its disruption or
move for its contamination. APP
plause.1 No man can tell what day
may bring forth, but 1t Is always to be
expected that Texas will stand high
among her sister states, atlording, as
she does, bounteous homes and count
less comforts for from one to two mil.
lions of people. Her name will ever
be u power In the land and her people
grade high in the national scale of pa
triotism and intelligence. Then let
her remain entire --one and insepara-
ble--the Texas of to-day be the Texas
of all future time.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-23
uAycocIX,s SPEECH.

AT the close Of the thlrly-seyenth
ballot IN the Brennan convention,
n motion was adopted requesting both
Hancock and Shepard TO address the
convention, the one to give an account
OF his stewardship, the other to show
his claims TO the position TO which he
was aspiring. The invitation was nc
copied by the two gentlemen, ana
Hancock led of In an address Of more
than two hours In length, which must
have proved satisfactory to the dele
gates, az he subsequently received the
nomination.
While we disagree In toto with the
honorable gentleman IN regard to his
vote on the " salary grab question,
we can but admire the mnnliness with
which he met the issue, There was no
apology for nor any shrinking rom
the consequences of his vote on that
occasion. lie defended IL ~ the best
vote he ever gave, and said that If he
had to vote again on the same bill he
would vote the same way. The argu-
ments In support of his position were
ingenious and forciblc, but we doubt
very much If they convinced his hear
ers of the proprlety Of his course, at
the same time that they caused them
to condone the Oilense. He laid all
the blame for the indignation thnt had
been aroused against the salary grab
bers Oh the newspapers said that
they had deceived the people in ref.
erence to the matter, and that he
didn't suppose one editor In twenty
In Texas had ever read the bill, He
supposed IL probable that his compet-
itor, Mr.. Sheppard, might have read
1t. The speaker did not explain how
IT happened that ninety-nine hum
dreths Of the newspapers of the United
States, both democrat and republic
cun, denounced the bill in unmeas-
ured terms Immediately upon lis pas
sage. The inference would he that the
editors throughout the whole country
are ignorant and uniformed, rs the
honorable gentlemen would have us
believe the Texas editors are.
Aside from this position of General
llancock's speech, which we think it
would have been In better taste for
him to have omitted, we are bound to
admire its boldness, its straight-for-
wardness, and itsmanly honesty. The
action of the convention in giving him
the nomination by so overwhelming u
majority, shows that these qualities
are appreciated by Texans, and that
the delegates in convention assembled
felt that the same conscientiousness
and boldness that soorned to seek their
favor by recedng from what he be-
lieved to be right, would characterize
all his actions in congress, and would
secure for General Hancock proud
and influential position in the ma
tional councils.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-23

point 10 Dallas poWd be doubied, Col
mel Martin, Of this city, who returned
Thursday last from business trip
through Hunt, Rockwell and other
counties, assures IN that the compile
ton Of this bridge IN time for the win
ter trade would bring 10 this markcl
NJ faN I'm homalh balos n ooti0n
that otherwise will seek some other
market, He further states That the
people on the other side Of the East
fork would prefer coming 10 Dallas To
going to any other market, provided
there was u way Tor lhem 10 get across
that stream.
II isnOt proposed, ~ we understand
II, 10 attempt The construction " u
costly iron bridge, All that II propos'
cd h ~ build substantial wooden
bridge and 10 make road 20 and from
II on both Sides Of the stream. All
this II IL essential can he done for three
thousand dollars,
Surely Dallas can AFFORD 10 throw
that much Of her bread upon the Wa
tcrs when II IL 30 apparent that II viii
be returned 10 her tcnfold within n
few months.