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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-04

There is a custom by which the Governor
Of Massachusetts, pardons annually, Gu
Thanksgiving Day, four convicts in the
State Prison. Last THURSDAY. when the first
choice fell to white haired prisoner, who
had been twelve years behind the bars,
shout of approval went mp from his eight
hundred fellow-unfortunates. At the prison
gate. his faithful wife met him. and led him
away to a thanksgiving dinner which she
had spread in house bought with her own
earnings during the husbands imprison-
mont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-04

TINS LUMBER TRApE-The 0ttawai(Ont)
Cih-en's lumber report SAYS the amount
of white pine timber cut in Ottawa valley
this year, was 9i7 600 feet, and OF red plne'
4i5 900 feet. The calculation for this WIN
ter's cut on the Ottawa is 7,oOO.Ooo euoie
feet of white pine, and 100000 feet OF
red pine This shows reduction oil
) 1000. 900 feet of white pine in two years.
and reduction OF 1000 900 feet of red
pine. as compared with last season.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-04

The sweet tempered Woodstock Post &c
votes a column and half to writing down
Julian Scots State painting, in the course
Of which il says The picture Is never
theless without the approval Of any single
human being whose judgment Of such
things Is ent tiled to the least respect" In
other words it Is without the approval Of
the Woodstock Posi- Did you know
that Mr.. Sumner does no believe the Bible?
said some one to Presid ent Grant. why
should he? lie didn't write it, was the
reply. The editor oft le Post did not make
this picture, and why should he like it?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-04
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Kew York Money and stock Market.

by Telegraph
Kew York Money and stock Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. ..
MONEY after loanng as high as 5 per cent be
came easier at the close, rates dropped TO ? as per
cent for call loans. Fore IN Exchange closed dull
at iS4lD per prime bankers 80 days sterling and
4s9lGig0 for demand. Mercantile paper, choice
short date sells at !96l per cent and for months
at 7GS next grade Of paper is 3Gi0 and miscela-
neous taken entirely by private buyers 10 to Is
per cent.
GOLD active and Auctuated between ll.Gls
closing at y! bid; borrowing rates ranged firm
and fiat to l-34 and carrying per cent.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS, sl77,00O. Cica-inzs So
OO00O0. Treasury disbursements $500 90. Specie
shipments Sol 90 gold coin.
GOVERNMENTS dull and steady
STATE BONDS quiet, steady.
STOCK market was irregular at commencement Of
business, the majority Of the stocks being a! above
the closiug quotations OF yesterday Northwestern
N. Y. Central, Pacific Mail and Union Pacific being
exceptionally weak md declined tlDs per cent
Later, raid by bears assisted By I'll mt money!
general decline OF al occurred. Northwestern,
St. Paul and Ohio being points Of attack. Towards
the close there was marked recovery and steadier
tone in sympathy with easier money. The marker
closed active and weak. Transactions Included TO-
500 shares Of Western Unlon; 4l.UI1 Union Pacific;
II 900 wabash; l5On Pacific Mail; 6O11 Ohios
1900 st. Paul; 1000 Lake Shore 1901 Erie: 90
OJ0 Rock Island, and 1900 Northwestern common.
The following are theclosn- quotations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-04

SILVER WEDDISG.-M Mr.. and Mrs. q. d.
Mathews, Of Stowe, Or Tuesday. Nov. 9th,
celebrated the twent fifth anniversary OF
their wedding b. IL rye gathering Of their
many friends. The presents were numer-
Gus and yalus.b bic. among them being nice
silver tea SCI from friends IN stowe. The
gifts were present ID through Hon. WI H..
Bingham, who IN lde q short but very ap-
propriate speech for the occasion. Mr..
Mathews was for1 leriy a resident OF tins
city and was kin lily remembered by his
Rurlinrton friends
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-04
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

At the First Baptist Church the services
were not formal The pastor, Rev. NJ. A:
Wilcox, opened the meeting with the usual
exercises. and after he mad familiarity ad'
dressed his people, for few moments, the
time was given to such as wished to occupy
it in speaking. Many present improved
the opportunity, and the time devoted TO
the services was thus spent in very interest
ing and profitable conference, and express
sion of Thanksgiving, one to another.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-04

Last year the line boats went into winter
quarters Nov. alst. having run only SIX
months and twenty-one days-the shortest
season for fifty years On that day the YER
mont cut her way through ten miles OF sse
north of Plattsburgh and the lake was Aiied
with ice from Crown Point lighthouse to
Whitehall. la 1868. navigation closed
Dec, 3D., and in 1871, Nov. 26Ih.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-04

the Rev. Mr.. Ware preached Il sermon on
the cause for thanksgiving in the relation
ship Of man to God. The following Is an
abstract Of the discourse
Psalms viii. Sc. when ! consider thy heavens,
the work OF Thy fingers. the moon and the stars,
which Thou hast ordained, what is man that Thou
art mindful OF him and the son Of man that Thou
yisitest him , For Thou hast made him little
lower than the angels and hast crowned him with
gloty and honor. Thou madest him to have domin-
ion over the works OF Thy hands; Thou hast put
all things under his feet
THIS psalm is DavId's own, one of the
few that are certainly his, and this adds
to the pleasure OF reading it. 1t IS idyllic,
pastoral, and smacks of nature and OF the
outdoor world. See how the words follow
each other and marx their fir ess. The
thought deepens as we pass along. God
fingers made the heavens, but He visits man
and keeps him in mind. 1t belongs to reli-
gion to see man above creation and close to
the mind of God-nearer than the heavens.
although they appear to be His dwelling
place nearer than the oIbs of the sky. The
moon and the stars move in the path marked
out for them, but man shall live in the mind
of the Most High and in the companionship
of His love. Well may the devout astrOno-
mer have said with his dying breath, as
imagined by the poet
We golden lamps Of heaven, farewell.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

Now, Mr.. Ring, there is same truth In what
YOU say. The fault and the remedy are with
us We intend to know more, to dress better,
to have better homes to give our children bet
ter education to fit them tor lite. To think
more OF our babies than Of our pigs and hor-
SEES to improve our standing as human be-
ings; to give our wives and children achancc
to see the country. You own cars and we IN
tend to ride in them and pay for the privilege.
We wish to go to st. Paul, Bostoc, Mobile
New Orleans, Texas, San Francisco, New
York, all over Gods country We wish 10
sail in ships to Europe and around the world
We Intend to see what there Is to he seen
to have some of the good things ourselves
to earn money, and save every dollar we can
from the collector, that we may buy more
watches, books, papers, pianos, carriages,
carpets mirrors, sofas. easy chairs, and have
them in Onr houses as in yours. NOW that
your houses are full of nice things, why not
give us chance? Help make lite an object
and we will help youto live
The more money you make the more you
hoard the more interest you make us pay,
the more YOU rob US The, more we keep
still the more YOU Zeal, and now, Mr. Ring,
by the Eternal, we intend totake care OF our
selves; to pay out our own money and to
know where it goes to; TO give employment
10 all .he artisans and mechanics you throw
out of employment--tO save several millions
of dollars each year from your bOnd.hoders,
Ian sharks and official pirates, so we can
buy fine things for our homes, and have
baked potatoes, and brook trout for supper
and happy hearts in every day we live.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

1t is evident that much of the disease that
affects swine in this country comes from
feverish food. While we do not agree with
the theory that heavy corn feeding produces
cholera, and that it is the chief cause Of this
troublesome epidemic, nearly every feeder of
hogs will admit that consta1. and excessive
corn feeding to hogs j. dangerous and should
be avoided. The following from the Western
Farmer is good advice, and should be fol.
lowed, as much for the purpose Of prevent,
ing disease as for economy:
The indications are decidedly in favor Of n
good price for corn during the summer and
next fall anu winter. In view of this, it is
especially important that farmers should take
provision to secure as much growth and flesh
for their stock during the summer as prac.
ticabe, and to provide food that will take the
place of corn to some extent If there is a
field of clover for the hogs, this will save the
corn during the summer. We wish there
was more attention paid to root growing for
stock feeding. Some farmers have found
peas profitable crop for feeding from the
field, sowa either alone or with oats. A great
growth OF pumpkins can be secured and they
are well worth their cost. Corn thickly sown
in drills is not only valuable for cattle, but
for hogs in the early fall.
We would substitute artichOkcs for pump
kine, and plant them IN a field by the IN Sc yes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07
Treatment of Horses.

Mere hard Work does not break down
horses, unless it is carried to that extent
which becomes cruelty, which it deserves
some rebuke. Good feed, with good care,
will sustain ordinary or extraordinary horses
through the most severe requirements that
ever ought to be put upon them. II Il man
abuses his own strength and endurance it
forms no justification tor excessive strain put
upon his animals. He takes extra burdens
in the hope OF gaining a reward thereby,
which becomes his personal possession and
serves him, if he chooses so to regard it, as
compensation for his abuse of personal
strength. But there is no such hope for the
poor patient animals which contribute of
their very fife to aid his desires. A horse at
twenty should be in his prime. Any well
kept farm or road team is really much better
for all performances during the years from
twelve to twenty, than from four to twelve ;
and yet it is notorious fact that twelve
year old horse among our people is regarded
as far down the decline, and if put in the
market is viewed with suspicion, because it
is supposed he can not last long, having done
so much service. The truth IL that his de-
bility comes of shameless abuse. The horse
does not reach full maturity until with good
care and kind treatment he has attained Ell GIT
or nine years Of age, and it is equally true
that large portion of our horses, probably
much more than half ofall the number, never
develop their full power because of early
abuse upon them.-HusbfndmdR
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

One two.s'ory reIng, with rooms, painted white,
with green window blinds. good well and Cistern. West
Fourth street west o sdrCuf. good sidewalk All the way
10 the house. POsse3so given ~ onte
Also one andahslf story dwelling. with rooms.
painted whit. with green door and window blinds, wells
and ci-erns with pumps and large stable Jefferson st,
west of sidrcut. Possession given Immediately.
Tho above houses will be sold cheap for cash applied
for soon. otherwise they will e rented
Also. one dwelling With 10 rooms, painted white. green
window hlnda we'll and ci.fern with pumps. barn. COW
house Coashrd &c. Lot 5l BY IS feet Fruit In abund-
sncegrsps. apples goosHberres ana cnrrants. On Wal
nut opposite Fox River Railroad Depot west of the
sidecut
Also. one lot on north bluff between H. L. Brush's and
Geo. w Ravens residences.
Also one lot npon the table OF bluff. with
house for tenant and stable Now occupied by Thomas
Farcy.
The above client building lots the BLUFF
Also about NJ land north of the Rock Island II. r.
OF the Fox feeder, bounded the by
Fox and the wet by the road leading from ottawa
to Dayton
The whole the above property will be sold cheap
cash. Appy t~ A. w. CAVARLY.
SpDtpmber H. 1874,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07
lfgaI.

NOTICE.-EsrATE or ADAM Fry, DEcK,sED
Notice ia hereby given that the undersigned, Admin
strstors n he estate Adam Fry, late OF the county OF
La Sale and state of Illinois, deceased will appear before
the County Court OF said county on the third Monday Che
ing the Sixteenth day of November 18Th At the Court
House In ottawa In said county, when and where all per.
sons having claims demands against said estate mott
fed to attend And present the In writing for adjust
ment
Dated this st dsr OF October A, D. 1874.
JOANNA FRY,
JOSEPH FRY,
oGtS-sw Administrators.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

HEAyY Corn CROP The PracticM Fdr-
Dser thus notices the corn field of Alexander
Scott, of Delaware county, Pa. Ninety bush
els to the acre of shelled corn is u common
crop On this farm, which will no doubt be cy.
ceeded this year, as it Is varlously estimated
by different persons at from 100 to 800 bush
els per acre This field of thirteen acres was
managed as in other SEASONS, tough green
grass sod Of about ten Years standing being
first plowcd down to THE depth Of from six to
eight inches. On the upturned surface fifty
bushels Of lime was spread, and seven hun.
bred pounds of bone to the acre. The soil
being naturally Of best quality, it is difficult
to conceive OF more appropriate pabulum
for heavy corn crop. The corn crop was
planted Aka, and when we saw it was Of a
rich, dark green color, uniform in size, many
stalks having two ears on. When this corn
field is husked and gathered, we shall give
the results to our readers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07
Ability of Farmers to Hold Their Wheat.

Ability of Farmers to Hold Their Wheat.
Those Eastern papers which have wisely
RETAINED from attacking our estimates and
calculations on the wheat crop base their ey-
pectation of low prices upon presumption
that farmers are obliged to sell their wheat
whether the price is remunerative or not.
They are sadly mistaken here. For the sake
Ct brcvity we will catalogue our reasons for
believing the farmers Of the Northwest able
to hold their wheat:
/. Farmers have Of late years had good
crops and good prices, and are better of than
they ever were before.
.. Farmers were never before SO little in
debt They have been cconomizIng for a
year or more, as the experience Of New York
merchants in all trades will testify. The best
work of the grange has been to teach them
to 70 without, and to keep clear of debt.
>. Farmers are now realizing a remarkably
good price on all the coarse grains. What
debts they have they can hay.
H. Farmers have learned also from the
grange movement the power cf association
They will stand together The rich farmer
will help the poor farmer To hold his grain
for paying price. As we lately stated, it Is
common in country banks just now for &C.
counts from rich farmers 10 be transferred to
poor farmers to enable them to pay their
store bills and 10 hOld tnelr wheat. 30 what
they have they are paying, and will pay with
out using their wheat
>. Farmers, as matter OF TACT, are paying
their debts about rs freely as usual. Reports to
the contrary are false Country merchantswho
nave obtained iull stock, Of goods for which
they find little demand. ar" unjuStlyithrow-
ing the blame on the farmers. The farmer
is not TO blame for not buying what he does
not want or what he cannot pay for
u. Farmers, as a matter of tact, are amply
able to carry over the Whole crop OF 1874 Tor
year, or for more than Il year During the
past spring and summer they have disposed
ot about 100000 bushels Of Cors-the bulk
,ol three gears crOps-at about 80 cents at the
crib. They are, Therefore. rich. Further
more, 1t stands tpreason that COmmuerty
which was able To carry over 100000 900
bushels corn irnia 1871, and l,O00000,Go0
from 1872, Ia sell ut an advance of over30O
per cent. in 1874, j, able enough 10 carry 400
O000OO bushels of wheat one year.
IN view Of these considerations we a!c sat
isiie,l that iEc only way is for the few power
ful spectators who have tackled the wheat
market On the wrong side To throw up their
game. The cards are too strong for them,
and the farmers hold the s.SYilr1uEss
Jouya1i # Commerce.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07
FARM AND GARDEN,

Their : II boy just over the garden fence,
Who is whistng all through the livelong day
And BIS work is not just mere prctensc
For you see the weeds he has cut away
Whistle and hoe,
Sing AS you 30,
Shorten the row
BY the songs you know.
Not q word OF bcmoanins his task hear,
He has scarcely time for grSwl. know
For hs whistle sounds so merry and clear,
He must find some pleasure IN every row.
Whistle aud hoe,
Sing as you 20,
Shorten the row
By the songs you know
But then while you whistle, he sure that you noe
For, If you are idle, the briars will spread
And whistle along to the end Of the row
May do for the weeds, hut Is bad for the bread
Whistle and hoe,
Sing as you 60,
Shorten the row
By the songs you know.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

BREED FROM IKE BEsT.-This should be
the motto of every farmer, whether in raising
cattle horses, sheep or any other domestic
animals 1t costs no more, after the first in
vestment, to raise an improved animal than
bring. In breeding cattle, for example, the
paymen, of few dollars for the service of an
improved male will generally pay largely
not unfrequen,ly from ten to fifty fold.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07
$4,000 Tickets. 5000 Cash GIFTS.
S25o-Ooo
TO BE: GIVEN AWAY.
NO INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS.

No IN DI ' u 2 M . Nv II 4 7 .
Concert i strictly f0r MASONIC purposes and VII
Quoted with The same hcralty honesiy and fairness
Win Iharartcriled the lr~t enterprise.
JOHN /. ROPER, President.
For iclrrulsrs giving full lnfornsuon address
HENRY V. MOORE. secretary.
Norfolk. Va.
or G.. A HUFF a CO.
General Northwestern g-nts, No. ~ wsshhEtoa ST.
ChicAzo. H.
FASHIONABLE AGENTS WANTED. sepIs-icW
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

A writer in the Northwestern Farmer gives
the following hints TO those about purchas.
ing milking stock: A Grumpy horn, full eye,
head small and short, dishe face that is sunk
bctwecn the eyes, skin soft and loose, deep
from the loin to the udder, and very slim
fail
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

Colts may be taught to eat little meal or
bran, and to be handled freely. The gentlest
possible treatment should be given to all
young stock this season, ana careful atten-
ton.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

A correspondent of the POuItry Wor!d re-
commends the administration Of sulphur for
gapes in chickens, He vets the tip ola feath-
or (the rest being stripped to the qulD, and
rubs it in the sulphur, and then introduces it
into the trachca of the sick chicken. One ap.
plicatIon is fodnd sufficient,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

A sandy or gravely soil is usually best
adapted to the use of plaster, but it is found
beneficial upon any soil Astounding in vegc-
table matter. A claysol has the power of alb
sorbing ammonia from the air, which is one
Ofthe Offices of plaster, and therefore plaster
is not as beneficial upon clayey as sandy
soil
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

MOTTO F. EsrArx oy HENRY X. BOYLE, DKC'p.-
Notice - Hereby given That The undersigned, Admin.
Of la Sale and state OF Illinois, deceased WIN appear before
the County Court oil sAd county the third Monday be
Ing tile 10Th day. Of November 1874 the Court House IN
OTTAWA In said county when and where all persons having
and present the saniein writing for adjustment
Dated this 9th day OF September A. p, 1914:
LiNSIE NJ. BOYLE,
octS-6x Adminstratrix.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

NOrlCE.-E Estate or MARY BoRpiDaR. DECD
~ Notice Ia hereby gwen that the undersigned, Execu
TOR OF tlr Las! VIII and Testament OF Mary Botoidgs
will appear before the County said county the
third Monday mng he 18Th day) OF November 1874 at the
Court House In OTTAWA In said county when and where all
persons having claims demands against said estate
nouned 70 attend or sent the In writiRg for al
Justment :. - 1870
Dated this ID day Of October a. n. 1874.
SiLAs W. CHEEvER
ocG6w Executor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-07

OLD P0rAToEs.-Ane eastern exchange gives
this advice: Potatoes, to be good, should
never be exposed to the light, but kept in as
dark place as possible. After they begin to
sprout in the spring, they should be taken up
from the bins or heaps aud kept in boxes or
barrels. lfyou have few berrels saved out
for family use instead Of picking them over
and spreading them every few weeks, put
them into enough barrels so that you can
easily turn them from one to another. Have
one extra barrel, and once every week turn
them a.. out from one barrel to another.
This keeps them moving so often that the
sprouts cannot grow enough to do much
harm. The sprouts which come out from
the potato use up the nourishment it contains,
and leave 1t soft, watery and insipid. BY
treating them as proposed above, they may
be kept in condition for the table several
weeks longer than by sprouting them and at
the same time save a deal of work"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-10-29
That 8 Popular jty.'

The only claim made by Judge Cate 5
friends, and the only reason. they as
sign as basis for the pretenee that he
can beat DR.. McDill, aud should be
elected to represent the Eighth Con-
gressional District in the next Con
gress, is the alleged fact that he is per
sonally " popular > with the people.
His friends make no claim that he has
ability to make a Representative of
more than mediocre ability they adj
nit that he has had no experience of
value in legislative halls, and that his
studies, business and occupation as
Judge must, if they have been faith
fully attended to, have prevented his
becoming familiar with the detail and
intricaces of National business and
the general wants, business and interests
Of orr District, the State and Nation.
This admitted, shows . to q man M a
tree that he IS not the man the Dis
trict should elect for its Representa-
tive in Congress. But the file leaders
and fuglemen, desiring only success.
claim that he can be elected, and that
he will be because ne is so personally
popular This in the absence Of
either political integrity or intellectual
ability, might win If 1t ,gero true Ne
assert that Judge Cate is not "pop-
ular where he is best known.
In the county of Portage, where he
and Hon, a. S. McDill both reside, G.
W. Cate has few, we are justified in
saying no supporters. He is not the
choice of the citizens Of his town or
county This is proven by the fact
that at the last election-when there
was no candidate running against him,
he could and did not carry his own
town, and barely carried his county.
That, too, with no one running in op-
position His popularity can be
Judged from the following statement
copied from the official record Of Port
age County. 1t shows that, though
there was no candidate opposed to him,
there was a majority vote Of 81 to 80
piled against him in his own town, at
his own home, Amherst. That in
Grant he received but one vote, in New
Hope none, and that the other towns
SO voted that the result shows the claim
Of popularity is untrue. The fol-
lowing IS the record, showing that at
the election for Circuit Judge, April
?, 1872, when the Judge had no oppo-
sitioh, the vote in Amherst, his home,
and in the other towns in Portage
was as follows;