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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

For few more days the opportunity will be
given to buy furniture at cost at W. u. Nosher's.
Embrace the chance
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

For glass Oi nice cool soda, 10 to Iot,oaS,
south ut Court lIsuse Square.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Good and cheap at II. Walther's:-
Croquct sets and base balls,
Toy wagons and carts,
Fishing tackle and peanuts,
Strawberries and ice cream.
Fire crackers and torpedoes.
Flags and Chinese lanterns,
And very fine cigars.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

FOR shoddy and trashy goods, 90 where you
please, but for clothing that will last, 20 to \
Alschulc;'s, at the yellow Corner, the Honest
Clothier
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06
Remember and 20 to II. Walther's for

Remember and 70 to II. Walther's for
Hot Coffee,
Hot and Iced Tea,
Cakes and Pics,
Jelly, Fruit and Pound cake,
Lady cake and Mscaropes,
Strawberry shortcakc,
Lady Fingers snd Lady Kisses,
And all other kinds of nice cakes, pics and pas
try, &c, &c, &c. &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Chidren's colored shoes and slippers. The
fullest stock in the city. fresh lot just received
Call and see them at Child Bro. u Phipps.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

CIRCUIT CoURT-Crcuit Court has been in
session since Wednesday and has been hammer
ing away on Chancery business, department
that does not yield much for newspaper. The
Grand Jury has been going for the picnickists
and the city of Seneca in general.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Furnished sleeping rooms to rent by Mrs.
Buechsenstein, on Madison street. a few doors
west of Chestnut, opposite W. " Hn'''
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

We arc still selling three boxes Of collars for
p cents, at the Square Dealing Clothing House
VI. STIEFEL " Co,
White Garner
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

The best assortment of Ladies Serge Polish in
the city is at Child Bro. & Phipps'.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Get a pair of Child d Co.'S Opt. French Calf
Boots at Child Bro. 81 Phipps'.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

GO to Hess bakery near the Pos: Office, for
hot rolls every morning.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Painting. granting, cslciminIng, etc, executed
in the best OF styles and at the lowest prices by
II. p. Clark, at III Main street.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

The best and cheapest place in the city to buy
millinery goods Is at Mrs O'Meara's in the Ope'
RI HOusc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

For well made and good clothing 20 TO \. Al
.chclcrs, at the Yellow Corner, the Honest Cloth
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

- Less than 5000 Of those cheap Business
Suits for sale at 4. Frank * Co.'S, the Peoples
Clothcrs', 81 La Sale St, west Of Court House.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Remember the Belrose boys when you want
paper hanging. They are the best in this spe-
cialty in Ottawa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Boys and children's clothing in endless Varicc
A. \. Asghuler's, the yellow Corner,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Fine white vests from sl5O to IS, at " Stiefel
& Co.'S.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

You can get breast pin at Dickey & Sons
from a cent piece upwards.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

For the best trunks in Ottawa, 90 to
J. CHRISTIAN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Children's Linen and Marseilcs suits boys
business and dress suits in the latest styles, just
received at the Peoples Clohicrs', A. Frank q
Co.'S 81 La Sale St
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

All kinds of crackers, bread pies and buns, al
Piergues.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

100 boxes OF oranges and lemons for sale at IL.
WaltheIs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06
BIZ of Fare at walther,. Ice Cream rarlor,

Lemon ice cream.
Strawberry ice cream.
Vanilla ice cream.
Chocolate ice cream.
Pineapple ice cream.
Lemon Ice.
Strawberry Ice.
Pineapple Ice.
For stylish cloth!n- q 10 :. Alschu!cr's. al
the Yellow Corner.
Ice cream, soda aud berries, at the New Eng
land Bakery.
Ice cream, lemonade, candies and nuts, at
Pcrgue's
Osman and Hapeman have very heavy sup
ply of wall paper, window shades and curtain
fixtures and at low prices.
Please remember tina, II. Wa!,hcr val! be at
the fair grounds July !, . , and with the larS-
est dining hall, ice cream, lemonade, soda water,
cigar and peanut Glands ever seen IN the state.
Ice cream, fruits, cakes, soda, &c, q; Hess New
England Bakery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

which will be sold at prices to suit all purchas-
ers. Call and see. Remember the old stand
No. II La Sale st. D. HEENAN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

The Father Matthew Total Abstinence and be.
nevolent society will hold 4 strawberry and ice
cream festival at Turn Hall, on Wednesday, June
10th inst. The objecti is to raise funds to deiray
the expenses Of tho convention representing the
Catholic Temperance societies of the State, tC
meet in Ottawa, July 2sth next, All are cordially
invited, and it is hoped liberal patronage will
be received
A full assortment Of linen and alpaca coats
and busters for men and boys. Call and see
them. j. CHRISTMAN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

For good shave 90 to- starret's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06
LOCAL MATTERS.
Ottawa Post Office.
CLOSING AND ARRIVAL OF MAILS.

Prairie Centre, Wednesday and Saturday 200PM 1900
Nlgnt mall. 90 "fn
April 4, 1874. .R.CAMERON.P.M NJ.
CONDENSED TIME TABLE,
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Firccrachcr, by the JOz for the 18th, a, Pierguc's
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Ice cream, fruits, cakes, soda, &c, q; Hess New
England Bakery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

For stylish clothing . % J. AIschuIcr's. at
the Yellow Corner.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Ice cream, soda aud berries, at the New Eng
land Bakery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06

Ice cream, lemonade, candies and nuts, at
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-06
Livery ( Feed Stable.
PETER EGAN

Would respectfully announce to the citizens Of Ottawa and
vicinity that he has OF The choicest Livery Stocks In this
city, at the City Stables, such as the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
4 Blind Actor.
From Berlin Correspondence New York

From Berlin Correspondence New York Herald
\ most remarkable fact connected
with the Meiningen court company is
that one of the principal players, Herr
Wcilenbeck, who took the part of Pope
SlNtus, has been perfectly blind for
the last three years. Few people who
attended the performances ever imag-
med for a moment, however that the
actor who moved with such ease, and
precision on the stage before them did
not see the scenes around him. Forum
ately for him, affection did not come
upon him until he had been for some
years 4 member of the Meiningen
troupe, SO that he knew the boards by
heart when blindness came upon him.
HIS colleagues are very devoted to him.
Whenever new piece Is to be given
they undertake many rehearsalsin order
to make the blind actor feel at homo
III his new role. The drama Of pope
Slxtus" was quite new to him, and ii
critic who knew of his affection wrote
how he trembled fer fear of the actor
making false step. But he moved
about and assembled the throne with
safety and dignity. "Since my eyes
oiCu, o'tlIi INC dCbOI 10 tIllS crltlc,
see rything clearer with the nerves
of the brain. Life concentrates itself
IN my head undisturbcd by the ex-
ternal world, which for me no longer
exists" Wellenbeck is a man of in
telect, having scholarly education
in his youth. He is the son of an
Austrian councillor, now deceased. and
has always moved in the highest
society. His father died only few
years ago without knowing of the sad
atfliction that had overtakon his son,
who, by means of mechanical ar
rangement and the assistance of a
servant, wrote letters to him up to his
death. The Duke of Meiningen settled
a pension on this remarkable actor some
years ago, so that his future is provided
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
The Lengthening Years of Man.

In an interesting paper by DIR. Edw.
JARVIS, III the fifth annual report of the
Massachusetts, board of health, the fol-
lowing vital statistics, past and pres
ent, OF various countries, str;kingly
show how athe advance of civilization
has prolonged life: In ancient Rome,
IN the period 200 to 500 years after the
Christian era, the average duration of
life IN the most favored class was 80
years. In the present century the
average longevity of persons of the
same class is so years. In the sixteenth
century the average longevity in Ge-
neva was 21.21 years between 1914 and
1888 it was 40 6S, and as large a portion
now live to 20 as lived to 1890 years
ago. In 1893 the British government
borrowed money by selling annuities
on lives from infancy upward, on the
basis OF the average longevity. The
treasury received the price and paid
the annuities regularly as long as the
annuitants lived. The contract was
mutually satisfactory and profitable.
Nlnety-seven years later, Mr.. Pitt is
sued another tontine, or scale of annui-
ties, on the basis of the same expecta-
ton of life as in the previous century.
These later annuitants, however, lived
so much longer than their predecessors
that it proved to be costly loan for
the government. 1t was found that
while 10000 of each sex in the first
tontine died under the age of %, only
S,772 males and 6,416 females in the
second tontine died at the same age
100 years later. The average life of
the annuitants of 1893 was 56.5 years,
while those of 1870 lived 80 years and
8 months after they were 30 years old
From these facts, says DIR. Jarvis, it is
plain that life, in many forms and
manifestations, and probably in all,
can be expanded vigor, intensity, and
duration, under favorable influences.
For this purpose it is only necessary
that the circumstances amid which, and |
the conditions in which, any form of
life is placed, should be brought into |
harmony with the law appointed for its
being
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25

| had called slovenly growth, Iasked
Don't you cut the suckers off Mr.
Saunders ?" "Why 9" he asked IN his
blunt way. The "burden of proof
was now on me. Because it looks
pad, =! answered somewhat inconsider-
atTly, but Tor want of better reason.
That depends, " said he, "upon what
you base your standard of good looks.
"A COW you call handsome, not for her
arched neck and bushy tail, or graceful
proportions, for she has none of these ;:
but tor the broad hips, full bag, and
gentle look. A work horse looks well if
ne has a heavy chest, strong muscular
limbs, and good feet to tand upon
Anything looks well, in fact, that prom
lses to fulfill the objects for which it
was designed. Therefore, if any one
KNOWS why these suckers are allowed to
grow, and sees that it accomplishes the
object, it looks well to him. Now.
these suckers are allowed to grow and
reach up to the branches for the pur-
pose of protecting the trunk from the
scorchlng rays of the sun, as well in
winter, when the bark is frozen, as in
summer. Then, if blight attacks the
top and spreads SO that you have to cut
1t completely off, as you will see has
happened here in several eases, these
shoots can be resorted to for a new top,
on the same principle that it is better to
cultivate the currant in bush than in
tree form, on account of sthe currant
borer." SO l came away wiser than 1
was before, and went and did likewise,
MIR. Saunders, by the way, has his trees
IN grass, and they do well, with the ex-
ception of the blight.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
4 FEW GOOD REASONS:

IA Ne,0 Inrentiou THOROUGHLY TESTED and
ured by Letters Patent.
2.-Makes a perfect LOCK STITCH alike on both
sides, on all kinds OF goods.
5.-Runs LIGHT, SMOOTH, NoIsBLEss and RAPID
best combination of qualities.
4.-DURABLE-R Runs for Years without Repair
5.-WW do all varieties Of Work and Fancy Stitch
ing in a superior manner
6.-Is Host Easily Managed by the operator
Length of stitch may be altered while runni4 q,
and machine be threaded without passing
thread through holes.
7.-Design Simple, Ingenious, Elegant, forming
the stitch ,oithOtt the of Cog Wheel Gears,
Rotary Cams or Lever Arms Has the Automatic
Drop Feed which iHSHres uniform length Of stitch at
any speed. Has Thread Controller, which
allows easy movement of needle-bar and Ireue rts
injury to thread.
s.-CoNsTRUCTIoN most careful and FINISHED It
is manufactured by the most skHt,d and expert
eHced mechanics, at the celebrated Rening on
ArmOry. lion, \. \. New York Office,
No. Madison square. Qkurtz's Build
inSD BRANCH OFFICES: 2s5 state St,
Chicago. ILL.,; 40 superior ST.. Cleveland.
o.; Isl Fourth ST., Cincinnati. d.; 400
Main It, Buffalo, n. Y; 1872 Washin II Oh
\ st. Boston, Mass $40 Chestnut St,
Philadelphia. Pa; 10 sixth st, Pitts
burSh. Pa.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
Trap for Cut Worms,

The American Agriculturist gives the
following: An old shovel handle is
split for about foot with fine saw.
The split portion is soaked in boiling
water to soften it, and the ends are in
serted into holes made into hoop or
ring of wood two inches wide, one inch
thick, and eight inches in diameter. In
the bottom of the ring there are insert
Ell number of pieces of an old broom
handle projecting two inches and placed
not more than a quarter of an inch
apart. When this is pressed into the
earth around a hill of corn or a cabbage
plant, it leaves a circle of small round
holes two inches deep with compact
sides and bottoms. The cut worms fail
into these holes i'll their nightly ram
bles, and they may be found and de-
stroyed in the morning.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25

THROUGH all the ages of study and
investigation which have marked the
path of scientific discovery, one espec-
tally alluring object has tempted the
inquiries and speculations of philoso-
piers. 1t is what the wizards and
witches of olden time, the iugglers of
India, soothsayers of Arabia, Magi of
Egypt, necromancers of Turkey and
the Orient, and alchemists of civilized
Europe have sought but sought in
vain-a ue9etable non poisonous Eyj.ci1,
which, by cleansing the blood, remov-
ing from the system all impurities,
strengthening.the nerves, the muscles,
and the brain, and vitalizing every fibre
of the system, should bid defiance to
the corroding hand of disease.
DIR. Walker, of California, discovered
an herb, the properties of which, if
they do not entirely fulfill all the con-
ditions above mentioned, have at least
proved themselves efficacious in all OF
them this herb Doctor Walker has
made an ingredient in his famous Vim
EGAR BrrTERs, which can be obtained
OF any wholesale Druggist throughout
the country.-Com.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
Hints about Milking,

Always manage to have the COW eat
ing when she is being MIXED, and
when thus occupied she lets down her
milk freer, and is less liable to kick or
move about than when she can give her
whole attention to the mixer. 1t is
best to milk diagonal teats at the same
time, but always take hold of the off
tent first, for if the COW is going to
Kick ut all she will kick first from the
side YOU commence to milk. In milk
ing diagonal teats the left hand milks a
third teat and thus the left arm serves
rs fender III case she kicks or steps
about. The best stool is made by nail
ing foot square piece of pine board
ON piece of Ski l foot high, and the
knees the most convenient bucket
holder. Get close under thee work
the bucket well under the udder, and
the milk viii not be near SO apt to be
spilled as when you put the bucket on
the floor, and sit off as far as possible.
Milk quickly, steadily, gently, and
never leave a COW until you have her
last drop, Above all things, never yell
AZ her ~ beat her Kindness is COW s
most effective master.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
iu-ccf-i,uIiug Birds.

DIR. T. NJ Brener, in the last number
of the American Naturalist, thus writes
The most noticeable of all the de-
Stroyers Of the canker worm is the
common cedar bird, which devours
them To an extent perfectly enormous.
Next Is the purple grakle, which also
feeds on them as long as they last.
The house pigeon, if in any numbers,
Is an invaluable bird. See, for in
stance, a garden, corner of Summer
aud Shcstnut streets, Salem, where the
pigeons make canker worms a thing I'M
known. Among the other birds, all ex-
cellent SO far as they go. are the chip
ping sparrow, the song sparrow, the
purple finch, all the vjreas, white-eyed,
red-eyed, yellowthroated, solitary and
warhling, the king bird, the cat bird.
the downy wood pecker, the summer
yellow bird, Maryland yellow throat.
the blue bird. The bluejay eats their
eggs in the winter, SO does the chicka-
dee The latter eats their grub also and
the worm too. The common gray
creeper, which is with us only in win
ter, eats the eggs. Last summer | had
nest of golden winged woodpeckers
breeding on my place at bingham.
Some of them dug into my barn and
passed the winter. Only part of NV
trees were protected by a belt of
printers ink and some of them were
partially eaten, but this winter very
few gabs have as yet shown them
selves, and | gave my friend COlaptcs
a'vattts CD the credit of all this. [
know this-I gave the young ones a
lot OF worms myself and they eat them
rs II 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
rs long as they last, but l am not sure
that they eat the tent caterpillar. |
nearly forgot the two cuckoos, yellow
bill and black-bill They eat every
form of caterpillar, canker worms in
Guided. | do not think the robin feeds
any to its young, because it would
never do; they are too small and its
brood want a big lot. | have known
the robin To feed Its young for entire
days, as fast as they could bring them,
with the moth of the cut-worm. That
i about as much as we could expect of
any bird to do ut one time. At the
rate they went, they must have caught
anu gwen their young ones about five
hundred of these moths in a day. Be
lore that, l had supposed the robin did
ME more harm than good. but | had to
give IN. My Indebtedness to that pair
was worth all the cherries | could raise
lA many years. SO the robin and [ are
last friends
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-25
A Face.
BY BARTON GREY,


There is face | remember,
Clear through the shadow of years;
| can see it tonight SO plainly
Except now and then for my tears.
4 face you would not have fancied:
1t would have meant nothing to you;
But to me it has just been the one thing
To dream of my whole life through.
There never was aught between us,
She never looked into my heart
Friend unto friend spoke greeting.
Friend as from friend did part.
The summers have flushed and faded
So often since last we met.
| am sure she does not remember
| know | cannot forget
For the face is here in my dreaming.
It walks with me everywhere;
The clear gray eyes CLEAN on me.
Glimmers the golden hair.
The faces of men and women
| meet with every day
Pass and yanish-but this face
Can never fade away.
Whether III hfe's hard journey
The eyes have lost their light;
Whether the mouths pure sweetness
Quivers with pain tonight,
| know not, knowing only
1t changes not for me:
That face my heart keeps safely
And my eyes shall never see.
Christian at Work
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l .ctuI Isrcipp

STEAM PUDDING.-One cup chopped
ralslnS two cups of sweet milk one
cup OF chopped suet; four cups of
flour ; one cup of sugar; one teaspoon
full of soda. Spice to your taste, and
add little salt. Steam two hours.
RAISED CAKE.-Two cups of raised
dough, two eggs, two cups of sugar,
one cup of butter, one cup of sweet
milk, one teaspoonful of soda, two cups
! OF flour, one cup of fruit, cinnamon,
cloves, and nutmeg. To be put into
the oven at once.
BROILED SwEETBREADS.-The best
way to cook sweetbreads is to broil them
thus: Parboil them and then put them
on a clean gridiron for broiling; when
delicately Drowned, take them off aud
roll in melted butter in a place to pre-
vent their being dry and hard. Some
cook them on a 'griddle, well buttered,
turning frequently; and some put mar
row strips of fat salt pork on them while
cooking.
WAFFLEs. Beat well the yolks of
four eggs: adj . pints IF sweet milk
end J Il teaspoonful of salt; add enough
sifted flour to make rather Il stiff batter:
beat the whites of the eggs very stiff.
and stir in lightly the last thing before
baking; bake III waffle irons serve hot,
and eat with butter and syrup. If but
two eggs are used, add one heaping
teaspoon of baking powder to the flour
FLOUR CHoCoLATE.-Pu one teacup
of flour III a small kettle and set it over
the fire to scorch: stir it constantly to
L n hll-, 70 -
the kettle. When the flour is of dark
brown color, pour boiling water over it,
say two quarts or more, if the drink
should be more desirable to be thin
Let the whole boil up few moments
Add one pint of sweet milk, and sugar
to suit the taste. Use for drink the
same as coffee.
WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE.-A CORE
spondent OF the Garden gives a recipe
for this popular sauce. He SAYS: Il
do not offer it rs Lea & PERKINS,, but /
do say that 1t is equal, if not superior
to 1t, IN my opinion. 1t is not recipe
copied cut of book, bat one / have
known long time. Half a pound shall
lots; l OF. pimento, powdered; ] or.
mace, powdered: ! OF. cayenne: half a
hitidtS, HoNtiSiSu- 10 duCuONN ISL /,
OF. salt; } plnts vinegar; 8 Ozs. soy /;
chop or oruise the shallots, beat up the
anchovy fish; mix all together, let it
stand for month or two, and, lastly,
strain through coarse seive.
APPLE JELLY-Soak one quart of
apples in four quarts of water, over
night, boil until the apples are soft,
strain the water off carefully, and to
one quart of juice add quart of sugar
and boil until it jells. Ii the apples
are nice, you may sweeten them and
they will do very well for sauce, es-
pecially if You have little lemon to
put in them. But you can use apples
for this that are not lit for the table.
In looking over dried apples to stew.
throw all that are not tirst-class into Il
dish by themselves for jelly.