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The Ottawa free trader., 1876-05-06
Experiments In Feeding.

A writer in the Kansas Farmer in consid
erlng the question of how to make money
farming, mentions experiments in feeding
stock by men who could not command money
to purchase stock. One feeder took forty
head of three year.old streers the Goth day OF
October to feed for eight cents per pound tor
all the gross weight he could put on till the
Goth OF February. He had great deal OF
soft corn that was not mcrchantable, and
he gave the cattleall they could eat. He fed
them four months, consuming about nifty
bushels of corn to the steer, and putting 27U
pounds weight upon each animal. This made
his corn bring him torty-two cents per bushcl,
and he had hogs following his cattle, which
will still increase his profits.
Another feeder took some steers of the
same man to feed at seven cents per pound
for what he could put on them. OF course
his profits were an eighth less than the other
feeder and his corn netted him about thirty.
SIX cents, while he still had the profits on the
hogs.
These experiments are Of considerable
value, and they answer the objection SO many
farmers have a: hand when the profit of feed
ing stock is mentioned, that it takes money
to handle stock. OF course the open winter
favored the feeders, but if stock Is sheltered,
the same results can be attained any winter.
In this connection 1t may be said that a
farmer, when he decides TO put in crop,
should consider the probabilities as to pro-
fitable disposal of II, or, IN other words, make
up his mind as to what he will do with the
crop when he gets it. A little calculation and
planning before making venture is always
in order.-RurdL NsD Yorker.
The Ottawa free trader., 1876-05-06

NkLblAN'~ SALE, r'AlE W ILL
VI NBlS, Ia Sale tOunty-ss. ,
By 4 decretal order Of the County ONT % si
county entered Al The April term of i oagr = j. s'
20. application Oi Daniel Geu. GutrrlNE ~ Al' 'acs'
minor 20 -eIl the iDllOving deserted rt - t'f M 'h-
Ing AID Minors situate tn tie county g IA SAr ana
state 90 Illinois 20 Wit The undivided Ni ~ t' SCI
twenty-five and ss U OF The west Hi "l ihH egu
west IhrJeF ui section TX. Ia Ihrrg .r.ry u" hf i
rtu-r Eve east 0l the third rs,0rra. r.' hn .a ~.
ne rarr'cHth DAY OF May D. '-i' ~ '.f . 2. i =
-sIi al re Interest Di saII rI.. . Hf D o. & .A
real .-'sp a. the sOltl door % ;e s court House,
.l ff-azN. l.i-.
Terms uf sac a- f"1E-s OrH-'"-| cash N -a.N on -ay
sf -as. TIE balance n aUG tao F'l. H' .ae'sl az
a-yr.. -. -sft DANIEL I|liiN.
Gr.H.ia ... Alice Carey.
EsrG0rs0y -S1w, Attorney a1r-~
The Ottawa free trader., 1876-05-06
Aegal.

STAT'E, OIL" ILLINOIS, La SALE Co.'S
- IN tte Circuit Court he,eQr to June Ia'n ~ d. 1876
In Chdncerg.
James Scott and Burr B. Fleming, partners urd the
name and style of Scott Fleming The BrownA ,ortoH
William Dickinson, Joseph Ripley and Henry }. aitr
1t appealing from An affidavit on hle in the once oi the
william Dickinson ana Joseph Ripley not res dents OF
said state, and said companants having filed their D o
complaint In sad the chancery SIDE thereof on he
9Th day OF May A. D. 1873. hereiR and summons having
been issued thereon according to law .
therefore Is hereby given 10 said defendants KOS
well Brown, William Dickinson and Joseph Ripley, tha
unless shall personally he and appear before said cour
a said term thereof TO be held AT the Court House III Qua
In said county, on she drst Monday OF June next A.
1876 and plead answer demu except TO said bill the SAINT
will be taken Tor confessed against you. and the matters
and things therein prayed Tor decreel ccordingly
CHARLES II, HOOK. Clerk
JOHN B. RICE, Solicitor. asr22-.~
The Ottawa free trader., 1876-05-06

The number of "infallble" cures for rheu.
matism, says the Boston JOurRaL Of Chemis
trg, that have been announced has become a
matter of joke. Our readers have doubtless
seen the amusing list of hundred or so of
these specifics, professional and non.protcs.
sional, that has gone the rounds of the papers.
DR.. Franz Keller has added one more to the
catalogue, and that is ammonia, which he
advocates enthusiastically in the MediziniSche
Presse, of Vienna. For several years he had
been sufferer from severe muscular rheuma-
tism in the right shoulder; he had taken all
the common antl-rheumatic remedies with
but little alevation, when he began TO rea-
son that ia rheumatism, as in gout, there may
be a uric acid, dathesls; he thought that
liauor ammonia, on account of its rapid vo-
utilization, would be the remedy most read.
lily absorbed, and the most prompt in action.
He took one drop, diluted with water, and
felt Immediately complete relief from the
pain which had lasted for ten hours; he
was now able to move freely the arm which
an instant before, he could scarcely bear
TO have touched. The remedy, he claims,
has proved positive cure in all re-
cent cases of muscular rheumatism which
have fallen under his observation, which have
been many.
The Ottawa free trader., 1876-05-06

EINAL SET'rL EN- MIcNT.-RsTATE or
CHARLES Brown, DRCRAsFD-Notice Is hereby given
10 all persons Interested In said estate that Russell
Brown and Php c. Watts surviving executors OF the last
will and testament of said Charles Brown deceased VIII a
pear before the County Court OF the county OF La Sale and
stSte OF Illinois, At the County Court House In Ottawa, IN
said count Monday. the 18th day OF June 1876. for
the purpose of rendering account OF their proceedings
In the administration said estate tor the sna settlement
Dated atOttawa this 18th day OF April 1876. -
RUSSELL *. BROWN,
PHILIP G. WATTS,
ATTKsr: II. A. MCCALER. Executors.
Clerk County Court La Sale Co., H. apr22tw
The Ottawa free trader., 1876-05-06

STAI'E OF ILLINOIS, Ia SALLE Co.'s
- IL tie CTtHH count Merc, 10 June IlDt, a. u. 1876
In CadHctrB.
Robert Wilson and william F Whitmore, complainants
rs. The OTTAWA Manufacturing Company. William II W
Cushman Alexander NJ. Bruen John N A. Hoes Frederick
Bronson Lorenzo Leland Dwight +. Cameron Charles II
Force and John +. Nash. defendants
II appearing fOm affidavit file in the Office OF tue
clerk OF SAID court that said defendant Alexander Bru
Is not resident OF said state and said cOmplana having
hled their bill Of complaint IN said court on the chancery
side heco on the 29h day of september D. 1873 herein
and. summons having been issued thereon according u
law;
Notice therefore is hereby given to said defendant Alex
aRder Bruen that unless shall persona y be and ap
pear before SAID court said term thereof TO be held Mt the
Court House u ottawa in said couny on the first Monday
OF June next D. 1876 and plead answer dcmur or except
to said BILL the same will be taken for confessed against you
and the matters ana things therein pray ed or deCrcel
cordngly. CHARLES n. HOOK, Clerk.
JOHN Il. kiCR solicitor. apr2s-iW
The Ottawa free trader., 1876-05-06

SI'ATE or LII NoIS;, la SALLRCo.-ss
~ IN the 'ncM Count Nere0f, 10 Jl9e Team A. ID. 1876
In CRaGcCfg.
Margaret Welsh rs. James Welsh.
It appearing from an affidavit on file in the Office OF the
clerk of said court thatsad defendant James Welsh not
resident OF said state, and said complainant having ned
her bill OF complaint In said court, the chshcery side
thereof the h day of April D. 1876 herein aud sum
mons having been issued tht reon according To law;
Notice. therefore, is hereby given 10 aid defendant james
Welsh that unless shall personally be and appear be-
fore said court 1t said term thereof to lie held AT he Court
House in Ottawa. in said county the INST Monday OF
June next, 1876, when and where said summons Is re-
urnabe ana plead answer demur or except 10 said blu
the VIII be taken confessed AGAINST aud the
and things therein prayed for dereed accordingly
CHARLES IL. HOOK. Clerk.
CBUBBUCE WALL. Solicitors. apr22-iw
The Ottawa free trader., 1876-05-06
LANDS

The last Chance for good Agricultural Lands on Ten
EaEs 'sIrIf. A -A fEE CENT Interest. Iuu't any
---ss. Has go OBJ ggluiy nat has teen FEovED T1
com. >r-t y"-r a-ir-5- by i'OS--tNN ca II -
fo laEl Jur.'r - h, -. ~ 81. Huntington
iowa lfs-. 'Iy G. .oEa mi. .5rasaa
FssrIHs I0riT rs.t,- lr ls9yf5 ;. -. KNuE
.r ar-
, 1876-11-19
CRIMINAL.

Eddy Harber and Frank Conway, two little
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., were captured plying
their art yesterday on State street, and were
locked up at the Arinory,
Thomas Cooper, Henry Bcsch, Jennie Fay,
and Hank Kirk we're before Justice Summer
field yesterday charged with dcfrauding a
Granger from Iowa out Of $135- A change Of
venue was taken to Justice Po1Iak.
Frank Whitney and Mary Kollenbcck were
locked up at the Madison Street Station last
night upon charges of having pur1oincd butter
and produce from Water street merchants, and
clothing from West Lake street clotlicrs.
Joseph McGoff. aud Il. Herren were before
Justice Pollak yesterday afternoon for the
burglary Of $500 in goods from the furnishing
store Of ]. q. O'Brien: They we're held over to
the Criminal Court in bonds Of 81 500 each.
The Central Station police last evening swoop-
ed down once more upon Watt Ropbins' den,
No. 173 Clark street, and later, at II O'Clock.
upon Taylor Page, No. 145 Dearborn street, and
Kirke Dunno, No. 1873 Clark street. The KEEPERS
and twenty -four inmates were bagged at the
Armory.
Justice Scully yesterday held the following:
Charles Bennett, faw-book thicf, 81 900 to tie
Criminal Court; Joseph Kelley, yasrant, so
fine and three months In the House Of Correc~
ton; SlIas Buehler, beating an old and helpless
woman, Mrs Ellen Kahn, almost unto death.
5a,0o to the Criminal Court
, 1876-11-19
TIE SULLIVAN CASE.
COMMENTS OF THE s'rllnADELPHA' FREsBY
TERIAN."

CoMMEKTs OF THE ''rnLADELruh PREsBY-
TERAN.'
A1ate number OF the Philadelphia Presbyterian
contains the following:
The broad farce Of pretending to try Alexander
Sullivan for the murder of Hanford but Of really
trying the murdered man for s'tt1;nS" the temper
OF his coardy assasain. did not close with the DIS
charge Of the juE the formal adournnment ~ Of tae
curtain was Immediately lifted again. Judge Nc
Allieter had gone home and left an important part
OF his appointed work unfinished M Hc was recalled
returned to finish his work as promptly os BALKAN
would have gone with the enissaries Of Bulak to
curse the people Of God. He . seems to = be about
lie ordered the Clerk of the Criminal Court to erase
the record OF adjournment He reopened the case.
He declared that Sullivan vas not guilty murder,
az charged III the Indictment, and ordered his re-
1ense on bail, in bonds to the fabulous amount of
IS, 900. Mr.. Sullivan did not return to the County
Jail. he may thank Judge McAlltster for that
maladu1nstraton OF Justice which to-day enables
him to walk the streets OF Chicago free man,
while the victim Of his brutal and unprovokcd pas
sion sleeps in bloody grave.
Few events in the history OF Chicago hare SO
ronsed It's people as has the partial and unjudcial
course OF Judge McAlistcr during this trial. Some
ef our most Influential SECULAR f the
his immediate resignation will be signed By about
tee OF Of 100. Thoush This model Judge threatens to
imprison for contempt. Of court eny COM
mittee bringing such a petition, the
people OF Chicago s'do not scare worth
cent? Judge McA1listcz should be promptly i'm
pcnclcd, It he has not sense enough to retire vol
unfairly from psition which he has disgraced by
manifestations OF prejudice, and by partiul and
necessary afidavits Of prejudice as to other Judges
Mr. Sullivan selected Judge McAllistcr to preside
nt his trial. Instead OF declining, as common
decency required, this elect Judge went to his
work as goes an ass that knowcth his
masters crib. By his rulings he excIuded
competent jurors. He allowed his courtroom
and laughter, and applause he said he was power
less to restrain. He allowed the prisoner at the
bar to call the Prosecuting Attorney "a ia. with
ont rebnke. He excluded important rcbutting
Testimony offered by the prosecution He tried to
broyyhcat and insult the public prosecutor, If
Judge McAllister's name is remembered beyond
two generations 1t will be mentioned in connection
with the UNJUST Judge of the Savor's parable.
who cleared not God, neither regarded man, ~ OF
will be closely associated with that Of Jeffreys.
, 1876-11-19

YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS
The National Grange had two sessions at ths
Palmer House yesterday. Both were taken NJ
by business OF Importance to members OF The
organization only. Many matters we're referred
to Committee, aud much routine business dis
posed Of. This week the more important ones
tions in which the Grange, aud perhaps the pub
lie, is interested will bc discussed and acted
upon. The following preamble and resolutions
were offered, and referred to COMMITTEE, nut
not acted upon:
WHEREAS, It is universally admitted by al men
that agriculture is the true bass Of individual nnd
national prosperity, therefore its due encourage
ment should enlist the sympathics and endeavors
Of every citizen Of every class; and,
least one-half Of the population Of the free states
Of Amcricn. upon whom ultimately rest the taxes
which sustain the Government: and, .,
WHEREAS, The political affairs OF the Govern
ment, for q hundred years past, hare, from the
very nature Of things been chiefly in the hands Of
the Professional the manufacturing, and mercan-
tile classes which always have, do now. ana Will
always in future look wisely to their special inter-
csts in adjusting governmental burdens. or secure
the tender regard OF the Government toward them
WHEREAS, It is the duty of wise and just legis-
lators to that the blessings and burdens Of gov
crnment are shed OF laid with impartial rule upon
more than. lie happiaees, wealth, and general
prosperity Of every citizen, would seem t" share
In the due and proper encouragement OF American
agriculture; therefore
Resolsed, Thut American agriculturists demand
that they shall be recognized as real factor in
this Government by the establishment OF I'nreau
of Agriculture, to be presided over ny Cabinet
officer, who shall organize the same upon
q plan to be devised by the wisdom OF
Congress. which snall embrace to the fullest
the agricultural interests Of 20, o00, 900 of the
people, and whose counsel and advice shall have due
weight accorded to the same on gil matters aftect-
Ing the agricultural progress, and aleo our public
Affairs generally.
Resolred, That we mite as agricultur'sts in
one common cause to secure this object from Con
gress and the Chief Executive without regard to
political afiiiatiop, and that the Executive Com
mittee are hereby instructed to send this preamble
and resolutions to each member Of Congress
Of the United States, and that. each State
Grange prepare and sign petitions setting
forth our desires for the accomplishment Of this
object the vcry highest that can engage cur COM
mon cndeayors; and We do hcrcby earnestly call
upon all Grangers in the United States to give us
their assistance, md every farmer and planter not
Granger to give his aid; and, furthermore that
the Executive Committee shall communicate tiS
preamble and resolutions to every State Grunge,
and solicit the corporation OF every Granger in
the United States, and that OF every farmer and
planter throughout the land in sneh form and man
ncr as to them nlny best calculated to attain
tho objects set forth therein.
, 1876-11-19

| Office is now vacant, aud will remain SO unles!
the violent and sudden outbreak OF some raw
aging disease should make an appointment l. nee
| rssary. Under such circumstances mis- Hono'
thiuEs that the Council could make n, appro
! preparation under plea OF emergency, and secure
the services of the best medical talent IN the CITY
to manage sanitary affairs. Dr. McVickar says
that be shall not reconsider bis refusal az o. re,
| nomination, and has Withdrawn himself from
| all connection with the department.
! The contract for ting to ply between the
| Rusn-street bridge and the crib during the win.
ter has been awarded to Q. B. Green at $500 fol
keeping tho craft in readiness, and - an hour
while il actual use. The bid Of Jesse Cox-$ioo
and IS per hour-was supposed to oe sne loWcst
bid; but examination showed that the difference
in the hourly expense more than counterbai-
onced the difference in the price for keeping the
boat in readiness +.
From the appearance OF the books Of the
Water Department it Is plainly dlscernfblc that
the receipts from water-rents for the year end-
ing Dec. 81, 1876. will fur exceed those OF any
urcd out, and it is thought that the receipts
will exceed the entire expense Of the depart
ment By ut least S100, 900. The expenses, it
should be mentioned, arc less than ever before,
pcrceDtiblc reductions having been made IN
salaries and employees.
The present system Of disposing Of the earb-
age ashes, rubbish, etc.,-that pointed out BY
tie Mayors proclamations ns-wfu be in use until
January, when the next appropriation bill Is
passed. Last year S17, 600 was appropriated for
scavangcr purposes, but 100000 would have
done tile work none too thoroughly. Whether
or not an appropriation will be made in January
depends upon. the success which, the Mayor,s
plan Iheetse with, which, It it works. .swel, Will
probably be continued; at least an effort will be
made to continue 1t.
The receipts of the Department of Buildings
for October were: From building permits, $50;
, 1876-11-19
L1NCOIN'S REMAINS.


Although the whole plot to rob the grave of
Abraham Lincoln at Springfield has been given
publicity, and the details were certainly sutH-
cicnt to carry conviction, a great many people
still have doubts, and are not certain TINT the
attempt was made. Not few laugh at the
statements published, and say the story is a
newspaper hoax. Those who think thus cannot
force themselves to the belief that men are base
and degraded enough to commit such u crime.
To detectives who had nothing to do with the
case, it has the appearance Ut a job put up bv a
private detective to get Elmer Washburn into a
'snap,'' it being understood that said detective
was instrumental in having him removed from
the position Of Chief Of the Secret Service,
Others, again, claim it is
rUT-UP JOB
on general principles. This is the old crv
There never Was counterfciter arrested yet,
and never will he, but what his friends saw the
Secrct-ScrVlcc men have put upa job to catch
him. The evidence collected against this class
Of criminals Is 80 conclusive that there is abso-
1utejy no other defense, but fortunately it is
very rarely believed BY jury. It will i,e the
rested Friday night by Elmer Washburn and his
assistants. Both Of them, as Was stated in res
tcr1ay's TRIBUNE, are believed to be members
Of tile Ben Boyd gang. Mr. ". ". OBrien,
their attorney, says "a JOB has been put
up TO- enable certain persons to make
canital,'' and he promises some ''rich
revelations 4 at tue preliminary examination or
the trial. Mullins docs not seem to SO regard
the ease, since be stated last evening that it was
8 a piece Of blarkmail which had bscu going On
for some time - .....-
HABEAs CORPUS.
lt1c prisoners were to have been taken to
Springfield yesterday morning, but did not leave
until o'clock in the evening: Ali the prepara-
tlons were made for starting, Mullins and
Hughes being shacklnd together, and the carpet
bags of the detectives who were to accompany
them were packed At lalf-past s, O'Clock
Nashburn and Leonard Sweet reached the
Central Station, and the former asked Null.
lirs and Hughes Il they knew wtat they
not. Washburn told them the charge
was robbing the tomb Of Lincoln, and inquired
il they wanted 70 see lawyer. The answer
was Yes" and . messenger was subsequently
sent for ". ". O'Briru. This course was ad-
yfsed BY Mr.. SWEET, Us there was no disposition
to deprive the accused Of any right granted
them By the law. Both denied any knowledge
OF the crime 1t was expected that they would.
Washburn felt that they would be remandcd
, 1876-11-19
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

KDR1B1lC1AL ANNNUNCENl ENTS.
P0URTH WARO.
meeting OF the Republican Club will be held
Aonoay evening at Lochners Hull, Milwaukee
hhsenae. h. when business OF importance will be
Quesled to attend +.
, 1876-11-19

was examined was in the interest Of Nj: Hickey.
On another OCCASION, If necessary, Will IN
form tho public US succinctlv as possible the in
formation on which they based their report.
JAMES q. GILBERT,
Member Of Police Committee.
, 1876-11-19

oN~A
Again, Mr.. Heath, days before the action of
the Council, stated that he wotld rcinstate
Hickey. This Was SAYING " I will disregard the
action OF my own constituted Court" Why not
tell the Court, and save cxpcnsc?-sare the
treatment OF an honorable body in q vcry dis,
courteous mannerl It was waste of time to
act on the rcport-to debate the matter a. a
iee7slatlve body, aud then have b1r. Heath
l MnShln@ IN bis slteve at the pack OF babies
VINO were playing such an unnecessary part.
hal seen from the time of the Mayors inau-
gural that he would not brook any interference
In regard to Hickey, whether from friendship or
otherwise know not. Mr.. Heath knows that
the intelligence and worth of the Council arc
against him in this matter.
Finally, claim that Mr. Heath, after reoucst-
ing the committee to act, and By his words and
act'ons through the investigation confirming The
power, should have acted on tlcir request, and
removed Mr. Hickey. claim that The police
force under former regime was So den7orsiizeI
that It should be thoroughly organized, wedding
out oil bad material, and TINT tic Superintcni,
ent, oelng the principal, who is The aefual
guardian OF the lives and property-of citizens is
man who, like Cnsar's wife, should be a5uvc
suspicion: further, that he should have the CON
fidencc OF the tax paying, honest; and in6ns..
trlous part OF the community. This alr. Hickey
has not.
1 claim that the men who influenced Nr.
Heath or, on Mr. Hickcy's behalf belonged to
mfssioners and others, In whom the people have
not the. utmost confidence. It Vas not the
honest, stable men, but in many instances no1i
ticians whom both parties would be Glad to
banish. ~
I charge hat,-perhaps ipadycrtently-he
has by bis hasty, uncalied-for action, added in
suit to injury to the element in The Council
which he should cultivate, because thcy repre-
sent the taxpayers. not tax-eatefs.
And, further, charge that it the gamblers
and thieves were opposed to. Mr. Hickey, thew
exhibited rare coWafdice in annearinr IN Aha
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-07-28

GERMAN WIVES. The culinary art forms
a part of the education of women in Germa-
n.y. The well-to-do tradesman, like the me-
chanc, takes pride in seeing his daughters
good housekeepers To effect this object,
the girl, on leaving school, which she does
about fourteen years of age, goes through
the ceremony Of confirmation, and then is
placed by her parents with Il country gen.
tleman or in large family, where she re-
mains one or two years, filling what may al
most be termed the post of servant, and do
ing the work of one. This is looked upon
as an apprenticeship to domestic economy.
She differs from servant, however, in this
she receives no wages on the contrary,
her parents often pay for the care taken Of
her, as we'll as for her clothing.
This is the first step in her education rs
housekeeper. She next passes, on the same
condition, into the kitchen of Il rich private
family, or into that of hotel of good repute.
Here she has control of the expenditures of
the servants employed in it, and assists per-
sonally in cooking but is always addressed
ss traulein or miss, and is treated by the
family with Difference and consideration
Many daughters of rich families receive SIM
liar training, with this difference, however,
that they receive in princely mansion or a
royal residence. There is reigning queen
in Germany at the present time who was
trained in this way. Consequently the wo-
men in Germany are perfect models of econ
Omy