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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-10

\ number Of persons from this city and
Gold Hill are at present in the mountains,
hunting and angling. Wild duck are fOuna
IN some localities in abundance, and tie trout
in the streams take the hook readily. Wild
fowl have not yet made their appearance ID
the market in any quantity, rs most OF those
shot are kept by the Sportsmen tor their OWL
use. ~ the season advances the Indians Will
take the field and capture them IN great mum
bcys They make large swinging nets out of
strong cord, whicA they manufacture from
the roots of ilbrous plants The bark is strip
ped oil and manipulated and twisted by the
squaws into twinc, which is wound into balls
ready tor use. 1t is then woven into nets,
some of which are forty feet in leAgth, the
interStICes being about TWO inches square.
These nets are swung between two trees in
some convenient position on the shore OF a
lake or pond. Early on u cold frosty morn
ing some of the Indians secrete themselves in
Il ncighbOring thiCkct, while others get INTO
boats, and forming Semi-circlc, advance
slowly towards flock Of ducks, driving them
toward the mouth OF the bayou. They swim
slowly oil, heSitaling 10 take flight, beng,
perhaps, partially bcnumbed by cold. The
circle narrows, and when the wild fowl are
in font Of the nets the Indians in the boats
raise great cutlery, and throwing sticks and
stores scare the flock, which arising from
the water flies in IN opposite direction direct
" into the net, in the mcshcS of which they
become cntanglcd by their heads and feet
The Indians ON the shore spring from their
hiding places, tear down the net, and cnveiop
the ducks in it. They are joined by their
companions from the water, and the work OF
slaughter commences. The ncckS of the birds
are broken rs soon as seized, and they are
thrown together in piles. In this manner
several hundred duCks are sometimes taken
at a single haul, and the Indians have enough
for iheir own use, and an ample supply for
the market ri ldgiHm Ntrl ChoHicie. sep
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Beyond question, we abuse our toes. They
are intended in the first place to give feXi-
bility TO the foot, and help Us in our walking;
but the modern custom OF Cramping them up
in tight shoes makes them almost rs immOy-
able as II they grew together. So the help
they give is not 80 much AFTER all. And as
for putting them To any other use, we never
think OF it. We stamp and torture them out
of all likeness to their original state Who,
for instance, could imagine that the second
toe was intended To br longer than the first:
And yet, IN "A perfectly formed foot il always
j., though We are Obliged to go to statues and
painting to find il out And who, putting "A
foot and a narrow-toed shoe side by side,
would ever suspect that they were intended
for each other, The fact is, our toes are our
most abused members, and so we don't get
half the good from them that We might The
Chinese and the japanese and Bedouin
Arabs, il is said, from continual practice, use
their toes almost as well as their hands
Arabs braid ropes with their fingers and toes
working in concert Why, then, should We
dispense with the use Of these natural aidss
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-10
THE LOTUS PLANTER.
BY THEODORE TILTON.

\ Brahmin on lotus pod
once wrote the holy name of God.
Then. planting il, he asked in prayer
For some new fruit, unknown ana fair.
A slave near by, who bore load,
Eel! fantng on the dusty road.
Then Brahmin, plying, straightway ran
And lifted up the fallen man.
The deed scarce done, he stood aghast
At touching one beneath his caste.
Behold" he cried, " | am unclcan;
Ny hands have clasped the vile and mean!
God saw the shadow on his face,
And wrought "A miracle of grace.
The buried seed arose from death
And blOomed and iruitcd ut His breath
The stalk bore up leaf Of green,
WhercOn these mystic words were seen:
First, count men all Of equal caste
Then count thysclt the least and last
The Brahmin, with bcwldered brain,
Bchel the will of God writ plain
Transflgured then in sudden light,
The slave stood sacred in his sight
Thereafter in the Brahmins breast
Abode Gods peace, and he was blcst
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-10
RULES FOR CONDUCT.

Put on the airs OF an cight-keycd flute,
II you're only penny whistle;
Pass where YOU can fJr garden rose,
II you're only 4 waysidc thistle.
Blow, whenever you blow your horn,
Sopcoplc can understand
That you may bc sharp, but you won't be fla
IN society's great brass band.
Pass the plate or the hat in church
With the usual sabbath air,
But move with a mild religious squeak,
That people may know you're there.
L, YOU carry nose six inches long
and beak can scarce be longer
Believe IL a sign Of conception strong,
And the longer it is the stronger.
But If in tne order of nasal tubes
Your organ is brief in measure,
Then, breyity being the soul Of wit,
Consider your pug treasure.
Love your ncighbor, but mark the force
OF the gospel rule of grace;
The more you admire YOURSELF my friend,
The higher your neighbours place.
Chink your dime in the Dcacon's pan,
As if you were throwing gold,
And give with an eye to the business hope
OF rcaping a hundred fold.
Whether your reading is little or great,
Quote right or never quote;
Polish your uppcrs though down in the heel,
Aud never indOrsc note.
Always advance best hand, best foot
Best hand, best foot your OWN,
Aud thus you may feast on the fat Of the land
While others enjoy the bone.
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, New Method OF burial.

The expense attending burials in Europe
has led to the erection OF 4 large building in
Vienna, containing Catholic, Protestant and
Jewish chapcls When funeral takes
place, the body, placed in a coffin, is deposit
cd in the center ~ one OF the Chapcls, where
the funeral ceremonies are proceeded with.
When these are over, aspiring is touched, and
the bier sinks slowly drought the floor This
is the burial, and the ceremony closes. On
reaching the basement, however, "a label j.
attached, showing the cemetery wherein il j.
To be deposited, aud the body placed in an
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-10
song OF LABOR.
BY j. II. BRYANT.

We SIM the song of the farmer,
Who tilis the stubborn soil,
And feeds carth's countless millions
With the fruits Of his patient toll.
He rise, at early dawning,
Nor stay with the setting sun,
But tolls Tin the twilight dccpens,
Ere the work Of the day is done.
He rcaps the golden whcatiicld;
And tends the tasseled maize,
And pIucks the ripencd fruitagc,
IN the frosty autumn days.
To him all look for succor,
On hlIr the nations lean,
And yei no slave or paupcr
by tho proud, Is thought more meaf,
in his countrys hour of peril,
lie is first in abe deadly fray,
Filing the ranks with heroes
And sweeping her foes away.
Would the tOler be freeman.
lie must rise in strength and might,
stand with front undauntcd
Aud yindigste ais right.
iis must leave Odd party leaders;
lDtY care not for him Il straw.
Only iow"ing and ro@ hiul,
Under he color OF Iaw.
II" must vote for honest rluEors,
Who will give him honest laws
For men whose hearts are with him,
And love a 4 rIts.t. ,,un-.
Then Awake, We sons of labor,
The day and the hOul have come
To break old party shacklrs,
And stand Tor hearth and home
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-10

\ boy named Chas Haake, resident in Chi
cago, was bitten short time ago by neigh
bOr's cat. The wounded hand was slightly
swollen for few days, after which it healed
up, leaving simply small scar. Three or
four days atterward the lad was noticed to be
uneasy and restless, and finally decided by.
drophobiC symptoms manifested themselves.
The dreaded disease was soon fully develop.
ed and the boy died Il few days ago in great
agony. A singular feature of the case is that
the cat neither at the time nor since has man.
itcsted any evidence of being rabid but con-
tinues as before the common pet of several
families and seems TO be docIle and altogeth-
CIR healthy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-10

In a case where a teacher punished boy
for throwing stones ut teamSter, while on
his way home from school, the Supreme
Court have decided that either a teacher or a
parent may correct a child for misconduct on
the way between home and school. In school,
the teachers authority is absolutc at home
the parents; to and from school the iurisdic
ton is concurrent. Both teacher and parent
must keep punlshmcnt.wlthin humane: limits
as to severity
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~
were completely hidden from view by a gau-
~ vail of the same hue, and a dark cloud OF
threatening appearance was rapidly rising
along the whole extent OF the eastern horizon.
The air had suddenly become hot and opprcs-
Sivc; fine, subtle dust that appeared 10 fly
/ in the atmosphere annoyed LIE exceedingly.
/ Ii was very evident 10 my mind that we were
To have storm or hurricane that frequently
sweeps over the vast desert with such terrific
force and fatal violence.
81 was on the point of seeking my friends,
in order to confer with them, and had, in fact
advanced several yards from my cover, when,
without moments warning or preparation,
| found myself confronted by an enormous
tiger.
Like thunderbolt he had lcapcd from
the bushes, and the shadow cast by his larg,
body extended far ont into the desert. Til,
brute was cTouching for u spring. his head
rested between a pair of formidable paws
and his eyes glowed like Goals ui fire i'm the
pale yellow light of the moon.
"Of course | was startled, as most any man
would have been in like position, but IA,
Instinct of selfprescryation more than the
I force of reasoning caused me To bring m,
gun TO nv shoulder ! pulled both of tht
Triggers in rapid succession, hut with a sharI
click the hammers fell on bare nipple,
with sense of sickening horror it ilasho,
through my brain that had neglected 10 re
load my rife after shooting the brute that Ia,
been the cause of Selim's death.
Before | could grasp the rcvolvcrs IN m,
belt, the tiger was upon me. | felt his ho
fetid breath upon my check, was unconsciou
of the sharp claws and sharper teeth piercin
my flesh, for one brief moment heard IA
shouts of alarm and horror from my con
rades, then all was darkness and oblivion.
had tainted
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iron car fitting subtcrrancan tube leading
to the place of intcrmcnt \ car, propelled
bv air after the manner Of our city pmeuma-
tic railways carries it to lis destination,
where il is received and deposited in the
grave. The object Of the invention is To save
the cost of the long professions and expensive
burias often thought ncCcssary and which
lnanN cnnnni nilOrl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-10

Chignon is dea3. The great deity CT the
feminine toilet is no more. Paris has given
tup for the sake CT economy. 1t was very
costly. Every year there was taken into Par.
is 10000 pounds of human hair in "raw"
unworked state-worth $6S0,000 and to be
made into chignons Now all that money
can be spent in some other nonsense.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

A short time since we heard farmer in
quire for bones in a meat market located in a
thriving village in Monroe county. Not a
marrow bone to make Savory soup, nor shank
for his dog, for we wager this enterprisng
farmer owned no canine; but he asked for
bones by the quantity, bones by the ton. If
he would furnish barrels to remove them
when filled with the waste bones, would the
butcher save them if he was remunerated for
his slight trouble: The butcher happened to
be an obliging craftman, and readily agreed
to save the bones. How many do you think
you can save?" qucrred the farmer "A bar
rel per week, sometimes more" was TIE re-
ply. Probably seventy-five barrels would be
the amount which could be gathered in a
year from this one market. There is another
meat market in the village which might sup
ply at least as many more One hundred and
fifty barrels of bones In year, weighing say
100 pounds each, and aggregating seven and
onehalf tons. What would the farmer do
with them?
At home the farmer had a large cauldron
kettle set in an arch. After breaking the
bones as fine as possible they would be plac
ed in this kettle in layers, lntermingled with
about half their weight of unleached wood
ashes and a sprinkling of fresh lime. The
mass would be moistened and then subjected
to the heat for two or three days, which would
reduce the mass to a pliable condition, so
that most of the bones could be easily pulver.
lied and mixed with the ashes and lime.
The harder bones would be subjected to the
process again when the kettle was refilled
BY these means ten or twelve tons of o
highly stimulating fertilizer would be obtain.
ed, worth at the market thirty or forty dollars
per ton, and if applied to twenty-five acres of
wheat, capable of increasing the yield of
grain ten or twelve bushels 80 the acre And
besides this immediate gain, succeeding crops
would be beautiful.
Will not this operation pay: How many
hundreds and thousands of tons of bones are
wasted yearly in western New York alone
which the depleted wheat fields badly need
to enable them to yield the rich measure OF
grain they did when the Genesee valley was
the paradise of the wheat grower
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walking Horses.

One of the most desirable and valuable
gaits for horse is walk, and it should be
the aim to first develop the gait in the handl'
ing of the colt. The good walker will al
ways make good time on the road when u
days journey is to be made. without weary
| ing himself while the slow moper must be
constantly kept on the trot If time is 20 be
made. A horse that will walk five miles per
hour will go as far IN day, confined to this
gait, as All ordinary horse can be driven when
kept half of the time 10 the trot, and with
much greater ease to himself If one-halt
the pains were taken by farmers boys to make
fast a1alkerS of the youngsters on the farm
that is usually taken to make them trot, the
result twill be more beneficial, and we would
find plenty Of teams that could do their hvc
miles an hour with ease But instead OF this,
rs soon as the colt is bridled, the sole aim of
"the boys" is TO make Il trOttcr OF him, ana
both gaits are spoiled.
Make the colts ,cdlk, boys, make them ex-
tend themselves in long, sweeping, square
walk, and don't be satisfied with anything
less than five miles an hour. When he gets
to trottlng he will 60 all the faster for this
preliminary training to the walking gait; and
if he cannot trot fast enough to beat Dexter,
Goldsmith Maid or Occdent, he will have
gait that is valuable for business purposes.
We hope to see more attention paid to walk
ing than heretofore, and we respectfully urge
upon agricultural societies the importance OF
offering liberal prices for walking horses
at the fairs for the coming year,-Li2s Stock
,JOUJWdl
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Fat beeves are sold at Fulton, Tex, for
three cents a pound, net, and the largest por.
ton of the cattle are slaughtered there merely
for their hides and tallow. The hide is re.
moyed in a unique fashion. The animal is
knocked down, the skin cut around with a
knife, and horse is hitChed to the edge OF
the hide and in minute it is whipped off,
and the whole carcass thrown into an i'm
mense steam caldron. 1t is boiled into a
seethlng Mass and the fat skinned OFF This
is poured into hogsheads, and the bones and
flesh are thrown out. About 600 animals are
boiled per day at Fulton, meat enough being
thus wasted 10 keep good portion of New
York city supplied.
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BUTTER MAKING.-Mrs. Jacob Kinney made
1852 Ms Of butter last season, which she sold
for an average price of "A cts, amounting in
the aggregate to S391.6S, This butter was
made from IA cows; from these cows were
raised IL calves, which could have been sold
IN the fall before weaving for S130. The sour
milk was worth 500 for feeding pigs. The
cost Of the COWS at $40 head would be $500
Interest on the cost of the cows $50 Twenty.
eight acres of pasture at 81 per acre for pas
turing COWS would cost $l20. Hay and grain
for wintering amounts to $3.50. Total cost
1906, which leaves a nett profit of $315.9S
Mr.. Kinney thinks even common stock fol-
dairy will be more profitable for butter than
cheese Here is 4 net profit Of $3.50 pei
COW -EarlriNe Transcript.
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Go0u Carriages, Top and Open Buggies, Slide
Seat Buggies Twoseated open bugges Democrat Wagons,
Sulkies &C. find them al this Factory, all of hiSOUn
make of the be material and In the dppOued styles
finish. ALL ANTE 6id for sale at low prices.
Also make order suck c1ntsf. Repairing done
promptly Painting Trimming Wood and Iron Work.
Ottawa. March Is. 1871.
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TRAPPED.-A thrifty, handwriting widow
of 45, living In the state Of New Hampshire,
with small farm which she plants without
help, had an offer of marriage recently from
a rich old youth of So The widow declined
the offer without inducements" At length
the aged lover proposed the inducement of
$4,000. That sum She considered insuiIic-
lent After bordering while he raised the
induce to SIC 900. That sum she considered
sufficient if it were planked oyer in advance.
He then plankcd it over; and the two fixed a
day for their marriage. While waiting for
the day to arrive his ardOr cooled off. where.
upon he went 10 the widow TO Withdraw from
his bargain AMI get his money back The
widow Is willing 10 marry him; but having
invested the money at interest she cannot see
the use Of giving il back TO him he can;
she cannot: and there The matter hangs. The
receipt of the snug sum of $4,000 in lard
cash has dulled her aPprehersions. She
cannot really cannot see Inc use Of giving II
back
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

ARE PLANTS IN Rooms UNHEALTHFUI p
We have answered mo" number of times,
but the question still comes, probably from
new subscribers. The atmosphere Of green
house crowded with plants has been analysed
and found TO be not essentially different from
ordinary air. Fit were unhea!thful to breathe
the air in which plants were growing, we
who live in the country should show it, and
those who during the summer camp out in
the woods would hardly find the health they
seek. There is no danger in sleeping in a
room with plants. A whole roomful cannot
affect the air nearly as much as an additional
person or the burning of a nightlamp. The
fact that certain odors Of flowers are unpleas-
ant to persons particularly sensitive to such
things is another matter. 1t is usually case
of individual peculiarly, and easily remeded
by removing the offending plant
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Washing Butter.

During the past year. several of your cor
respondents have strongly advised never to
wash butter l have not been begulled by
them, having before experimental sufficiently
and as | am anxious to learn and adopt any
improvement, | would like to learn how, dur.
ing June, July and August butter can be
manufactured without washing to keep sweet
for six or eight months My cattle breathe the
purest air, have sweeter and more nutritious
heritage than found in moister climate; no
swamp grass and abundance of pure spring
water, and the cleanliness Of milk house and
utensils is evinced by the fact that with the
thermometer ranging through the day at from
80 to 100 degrees in the shade, milk kept
perfectly sweet for torty,eight hours. | can
not make butter that will keep without wash.
ing, no matter how well worked, but made
and kept under the same conditions but well
washed, have no difficulty in producing a
good article. 1t has seemed to me that the
loss of flavor and aroma, said to be due to
washing, is attributable rathcr.to the salt !
can never discover the nutty flavor and aroma
as plain after sailing; but it seems to me to
be palmer after washing than Detore--NcU
Uerjco In Rural Nen I0rLcr.
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Zegal.


"A OF ILLINOIS, La SALE CouNTY-ss.
by virtue OF decretal order of County Court of sad
county. entered at the March term OF said cour 1874
the application OF Jacob Barr Administrator OF tn
estate of John Allen deceased to sell the following de-
scbed real estate Belonging 10 said estate situate In the
county of La Sale and State OF illinois, TO wit The east
hall of The southeast quarter OF section Nine ~ Township
81 North Range East OF the Sd Principal Meridian shall
Monday, the fourth day Of May 1874, at the hour OF
two O'Clock sell the said real estate at the above de.
scrbed premises In the Town oil Waham to the highest
and best bidder, at putlic auction
Terms OF sale as follows: One-third Of the purchase
10 be paid cash in hand third In six months,
and the remainder in year from the day OF said sale.
The deferred to be secured nv MORTGAGE the
premises Sold JACOB BARR,
Administration.
BOYLE & NICHOLSON Solicitors. apri
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c. II. GILMAN, Solicitor.

MORTGAGE SALIE.-Publc notice is here
vi by given that whereas Frances e. McPherson OF the
gage bearing date the seventeenth day Of october D. S
and ned for record In said county the said seventeenth
bred and hy.tour records page one hundred and
twenty three in the recorders office OF said county OF La
Pherson did convey subscriber Ellen Brady the real
estpte hereinafter described for the purpose securing the
bearing even date with said mortgage executed by said
Frances e. MACPHERSON to said Ellen Brady for the sum Of
one hundred and y dollars due one year after date WIN
interest ~ he rate of ten per cent per annun which ss
real estate thus described in said mortgage VIZ Lots
two fortynne nifty and hftyone (3l ~ 49, 90 A. ~ 20, SO
and 81 in school subdiy OF section sixteen Q6J town
thirty M north, OF range three 3 east OF the hlrd
principal meridian, in county of La Sale and state OF
Illinois, And whereas default has been made in the pay
any part of either;
Now therefore, notice hereby given that In pursuance
sons of which follows viz that If default be made
in the payment of said promissory note mentioned the
time or times the said note and interest shall become due
then the said party the second part her heirs and assigns
said note hereby authorized to sell and dispose q said
premises, or any part thereof and s right benefit and
heirs and assigns at pGbS suction at the south door OF the
Court HonseS Ottawa In said county of La Sale in The
bring in cash. four weeks public notice having been pre-
viousy given OF the time OF such sale by advertisement In
county of La Sale and to make and deliver TO the
purchaser purchasers at such sale good and sufficient
the proceeds such pay whee prin
cpal or interest due principal and interest due on the
with all attorney fees costs of Advertising taxes paid and
costs Of sale and the ovcrpus Of any to said party CT
/, the said Ellen Brady the said MORTGAGE, shall at the
hour of two o'clock the afternoon Of Monday the TWEEN
teth day OF April A. D. 1871 al the south door OF the CouD
~ Court House in said county sell to the highest and best
bidder for cash the property ercnbetore described ogeth
with all the right and equity of redemption OF the said
Frances c; MacPherson her heirs and assigns.
IncE Mnrtu