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MOSES DOLE.

Say, stranger, where are yer travelin' to,
An what is yer biZinesS, hay?
Eff you'll just hold on I'll ride with you,
Ell yer goin' down my way.
e. the old gray boss yer drivin' yourn?
Hev you been in these parts afOre?
Be you the teller that Hiram Crum
See over to Comstock store?
No! Wal, that's cu1is. Naow how did it cum
That yer happened this way to steer?
Hev you strayed away from hum to-day?
Or got relations here?
So yer don't know nothin' about these parts
That's queer enough to kill.
Amt yer never ner heard o. Moses Dole,
An the ''Ghost o. Bucklin' Mjll?'
The fact is, stranger, that, t'other night,
He was over to Ghoshen Gate,
With lot O. fellus, a loatin raound,
Till it got to be kind O late.
An when he started to travel hum
Twas mighty dark an still.
An the teller got scared, as he come along,
Through the holler OF Bucklin's Mill.
Az he hurried across the old stun bridge,
In lively sort O. way
The moon came out, from the big black clouds
An the holler got light az day.
He whistled to keep his courage mp
An to show he didn't care.
When an Inlun war-whoop, loud and long,
Resounded through the air,
He started pike frightened pup,
An he tumbled over log;
The hair on his head jest riz right up
Like the brussels on hog.
Then he hoped to his feet an cut an run
| Like thunder over the hill;
An told the neighb0rs what he seen
! In the hOller Of Bucklin's Mill.
They loaded their rusty muskets up,
An calm the dogs along,
The neighb0rs started as brave as bears
A couple O. dozen strong.
But when they got to the top O. the hill,
| 1t looked SO dark below,
There wasn't fellow in all the crowd
| Who had the pluck to go.
The dogs begun to worry an whine,
| An they wouldn't even stay;
| They twisted their tails atween their legs
An silently sneaked away.
So the folks they Puttered till mornin' come
AN then then went down the hill,
The water was rushin' through the tlume,
An everything else was still.
AM just right over the old stone bridge,
There s0t on an old dead tree
A WOllOpin' great hoot owl that KEEP
A blinkin' his eyes at me.
Hold up yer boss, l live right hero
My name? wy bless yer soul
Right over that hill is Backlin's Mill
An am Moses Dole.
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Jake" said the blushing damsel to
a lover that her! father had forbidden
the house, II don't care if your feet
are big; l love you just as much. -
'.t.Wall, Sally, I don't mind so much
about the size Of my own feet, but I
wish you're dads were a little small.
or, should feel more confident, you
know, about staying
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are filling che great valley of the Mis-
sissippi with wealth. y Indeed,
your European wars are not only max.
ing the States in the valley of the
Mississippi the preponderating power
in the American Union, but you are
making them the granary of che
world
"Wonderfully has this prediction
been fulfilled. Year by year since the
date of those words has the great sea
of waving corn steadily advanced
through the fertile valleys of the
States. 1t is still advancing, and will
advance. We cannot resist it. We
must accommodate ourselves to the cir.
cumstances as we'll and as quickly as
possible, taking the tide at it's turn.
The transition state will be tedious,
and fraught with loss and suffering to
many, in various classes of society,
and it will be imperative that I'LL con-
cerned should endeavor to use mutual
forbearance.
The above, from the Agricultural
Gazette, is full of significance to the
American farmer. The United States
is now the granaly of the world. and
wherever wheat is wanted, there the
hungry look to US for a supply. The
surplus of America goes to fill all def.
ciences in Europe. What we have to
do is to cheaper our product, so as to
enlarge our profit, or enlarge our pro
ducts without increasing the cost pei
bushel, which is the same thing. To
retain hold upon the markets we
have captured, we must do this.
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A Strange Tripartite.

New York Letter TO Baltimore American,
Some time ago it was observed that
a gentlemen, whose age entitled him
to be considered bachelor, and lady
artist, not much younger, but very at.
tractive, and who makes great deal
OF money, were SO intimate and so
much together on all public occasions
as to warrant the opinion that they
| were engaged. This proved to be the
fact, and many were the congratula-
tions and much the joking in conse-
quence for the gentleman, because of
| his cynicism, had been understood as
a confirmed woman Halter, and the lady
had expressed herself, after the man.
ner of ladies on the wrong side of
twenty-five, as determined never to
| marry. They were evidently very
much in love, and the only question
that troubled their friends was. why
they did not get married.
Privately, this problem disturbed
the lady as much as it did her friends.
There seemed to be no reason why
they should not marry. Both were
tolerably we'll off each seemed indie
pendent of the world and of relatives,
for the lady lived with and supported
her mother, and had done so for many
years, and the only relative of the gen
tleman that anyone knew of was Sis
ter at school. The question of ways
and methods had often been discussed
between the contracting parties, and
it had been decided that the lady
should retain her home (she had de-
clared it impossible for her to leave
her mother as long as she should live);
that she should enlarge her pretty
French "1at'' by taking two addition.
al rooms, which she volunteered to fit
up and arrange in the most approved
''East.lake' style. Yet still the lover
apparently shrank from the mention
of the day when the knot was to be
tied. But the time came when it was
necessary to begin preparations, the
rooms had to be taken or left, and of
course they were taken, and in a short
time exquisitely furnished.
Still the day had not been set, and
one evening the lover, after recurring
the lady to attire herself for walk,
took her to quiet city park and i'm.
petuously asked her to marry inmedi.
ately and leave with him for a five
years absence in Europe. This pro.
position paralyzed her. Of course she
refused. She could not leave her
mother; she had just newly furnished
her home; she had taken upon herself
heavier obligations as regarded rent
she had contracts unfulfl]ed. He,
man like, reproached her, declared
she did not love him, and left her in
passion of rage, which astonished and
overwhelmed her, but which, of
course, was principally pretense. A
few evenings after that, visitor was
announced. who requested to see her
alone, and was shown into her studio.
On entering, she found small, slen-
der woman, dressed in black, who,
throwing aside her veil, approached
her.
Madame" she said, you do not
know me, but I understand that you
are engaged to be married to man
who ought to be my husband, and I
came to throw myself upon your pity
and forbearance." Her story was that
she had been married to a mau who
had neglected her; that some eight |
years previous she had become &C.
quainted with Mr.. D., who first pitied
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The Bread Problem.

The Bread Problem.
The Nation has it's say on this
question of good bread, and we are
constrained to think it very nearly il
not quite correct.
The bread problem is undoubtedly
SO far as the American people are
concerned. the most important which
we have to solve. Dyspepsia is our
national curse. It is the source Of the
greatest suffering and the greatest
weakness Of the American people, and
it is pretty generally conceded that
among the factors Of our national
bread. Tie excessive using of tobac.
CO, of coffe, of tea, and of whiskey
certainly has much to do with our
enfeebled digestions, but all these
together must sink into insigni6cance
when compared with the vile ;charac-
ter of what is known as bread in nine
ty.nine.hunredths of the households
Of our country-sour, heavy, sawdusty,
innutritious, unpalatable stufing,
which performs, of course, a certain
useful Office in nutrition, but which at
the same time makes such serious de-
mands upon the converting powers of
the stomach as to leave the digestive
apparatus of most of our people, even
before attaining middle age, in such a
wrecked and ruined condition as de
stroys much to the comfort, happiness
and usefulness Of their latter years.
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half a pound of butter together. Beat
eight eggs very light and add to the
butter and sugar, alternately with the
meal-a little at time-and a half.
cup of milk, and have your dish or pan
well buttered; bake in a moderate
oven. Takes long time to bake.
Molasses Pound Cake.-Rub together
one half pound butter, Tor butter and
lard mixed) half pound brown sugar,
four tablespoonful ginger, one CHINA
mon, one half teasroonful cloves a
pinch Of mace, one-half nutmeg grated,
and the grated rind of lemon and the
juice !; add a pint of molasses beat up
well ): sift oney pound and a half Of
prepared red flour, into which you
have put full teaspoonful of baking
powder ;ibeat five eggs very light; stir
the flour and eggs and one small half
cup of milk alternately and gradually
into the other ingredients: bake at
once.
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Chemistry of the FAT tenins Process.

OncmlstIy VI t0o Fat Gen1uS frOceSS.
A lean cow or OK is in very differ
ent condition, chemically considered,
from fat animals of the same kind. In
the first place the poor animal consists
Of about two-thirds water, the fat one
Of only half, that is, in total weight.
A fat animal is in dry condition, a
poor animal Is like some of our bog
meadows, very wet. When the fatten-
ing process begins, water commences to
disappear, and fat or suet takes it's
place and the increase in bulk during
the process is largely Of adipose mat
ter. It is curious circumstance that,
during fattening, the proteids, or nj
trogenous compounds, increase only
about seven per cent, and the bone
material, or inorganic substance, only
one and half per cent.
The cost to farmer of fattening an
OK is much greater at the close of the
process than at the commencement
that is, increase in bulk or dry weight
at that period is much more costly.
If it costs three cents pound for bulk
for the first month after a poor ami
NAL is put in the fattening stall, it will
cost five cents the last month. If,
then, farmer consults his money in
terests, he will not carry the increase
in fat beyond q certain point, provided
hs can tnrn his partially fatted ami
mails to fair advantage.
Farmers have perhaps learned this
fact from experience and observation,
and, hence, comparatively lean beef
abounds in our markets. While this
is Of advantage to the farmer, it is
very disadvantageous to consumers Of
the Deef, for the flesh of a fat animal
in every case is much richer in fixed,
nourishing material than that of tho
lean, and it is never good economy to
purchase lean beef. 1t is better to
purchase the poorest parts of a fat
animal than the best of lean one.
The best piece of fat OK (the loin),
contains from twenty-one to twenty
eight per cent. more fixed material
than the corresponding piece in lean
one, and curiously enough the worst
piece in the lean animal (the neck),
is the richest in nourishment material.
The flesh of the neck improves very
little in fattening, hence, economy
considered, it is the best portion to
purchase, as it's value is in measure
fixed one.
Horse flesh is as nutricious. consid.
cred as food. as that of the OK or
COW. The relation Of heterogeneous to
fixed material is rather higher in
horse than in an OK, and the amount
Of water is less. There is no good
reason why horse flesh should not be
used as food. It is prejudice alone
which prevents it's employment. It is
a regular article of sale in the meat
markets of Paris at the present time.
The Bread Problem.
The Nation has its say on this
question of good bread, and we are
constrained to think it very nearly if
not quite correct.
The bread problem is undoubtedly,
so far as the American people are
concerned: the most important which
we have to solve. Dyspepsia is our
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Wheat-Growing in America.
''Wheat'groWing has not paid on the
greater part Of the land In England for
some time. 1t is a question whether
it will more than just pay even at the
minimum cost of production, with the
aid of the most perfect machinery, up
on large areas. The cost of production
beats the English producer, and the
tendency is rather toward increased
expenses, as both land and labor are
getting gradually dearer.
''The English farmer cannot com.
pete with the colossal corn-growers Of
America, whose wheat fields of rich
virgin soil are said to be sometimes so
large and long, that blowing one fur
row out and back again, is good day s
work for plow team! The Crimean
war had the effect of fastening on this
crisis, and prematurely developing the
enormous corn production of the
United States.
'sThe American scholar, bibiopole,
philosopher, George Ticknor, whose
letters and life form one of the most
interesting works Of current literature,
wrote on this point in 1855, the follow.
ing, prophetic words to John, King of
Saxony your short crops in Europe
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-13

This little insect, so destructive in our
households, is known TO naturalis,s by the
name of tinea and belongs to the family OF
the lepidroptera, or scaly-winged insects, OF
which II Is the smallest, the most beautiful
and the most destructive. Itissecond cousin
to the canker-worm the apple.worm and the
turpentine moth but among it's aristocratlc
and honorable relations Is the silk-worm
The immediate family relatives OF the com
mon moth are the bee moth, the hair moth
the grain moth, and the pack moth AS soon
as the egg laid by the mother moth Is hatch.
ed, straightway the tiny worm proceeding
from it begins to feed upon the fabric 10
which it is fastened, and spins itself a cocoon,
in which it moves freely and unseen, ana
from which emerges in due time butterfly
In May or June these winged insects deposit
their eggs. Before this time everything they
can harm, should be placed beyond their
reach Before putting away fur and wooden
goods they should be thoroughly beaten to
dislodge any eggs that may have been depos,
tied on them, and exposed 10 the sun and ar
tor hours. 1t is said that brushing over their
retreats with turpentine will dislOdge them
that camphor black pepper, tobacco, shaw
ings Of Russia leather, Will disgust them
that camphor wood and cedar trunks are free
from their visitalions, and that corrosive sub
Innate washings, sulphur tumlgations, and
the action OF heat and steam will destroy
them. Prevention is the best cure. If furs
and woolens are carefully sealed up in paper
cases. or put away in chests and trunks
which The moth-ily cannot penetrate, they are
safe Fabrics already attacked by them
should be beaten and summed repeatedly, and
the ravages will be checked THIS little in
sect loves darkness, and hides its evil doings
from the light of day. To keep it from
plush furniture, twice u year, on Il bright
sunny day, take the furniture out of doors
remove the bottoms from the chairs, If they
can be removed, and give the cushions Il
good switching with long, plable switches
till the dust is removed. Then brush them
thoroughly. While the cushions are being
summed, give the frames coat of varnlsh
Let the furniture remain in the sun nearly al
lay
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-13

LNIN Al - EcT'rIIE;M Il y 'T.--EsTATI OF
L GEORGE WILSON, DECD-Notice ts hereby given 10
all persons Interested in said estate That the Undersigned
Administrator the estate OF said George Wilson, de-
ceased will appear before the County Court OF the county
La Sale and OF Illinois at the County Court House
In ottawa, in said county Monday. the nineteenth day
June 1876, for the purpose ot rendering AN &C
count 81 his proceedings In the administration OF said es'
tate Tor the final settlement.
Dated at ottawa this 9Th day of May 1876.
ROBERT WADE,
ATTEST: II A. McCALEB Administrator.
Clerk Couaty Court, La Sale Co., III. mayGiw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-13

At recent meeting of an English farmers
club, Professor Mcbride spoke of the diff.
Guilty of administering medicine to a pig.
lie SAID: ITO dose apig, which you are sure
10 choke if you attempt 20 make him drink
while squeal'ng, halter hun AS you would for
execution, and tie the rope end TO stake.
He will pull back TIL the cable Is slightly
strained. When he has ceased his uproar
and begins to reflect, approach him, aud be
tween the back part of his laws insert an old
shoe from which you have cut the toe leather
This he will at once begin TO suck and chew
Through 1t pour your medicine, and he will
swallow any quality you please.
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Nryai.

ST"AT'r or tLLlNOIs', la SALE Co.'s
- CoGmy C0"r n liz SiHt county, u ne J"hs Ir'"'
A. d. 1876.
Lew Tucker Administrator of the Estate OF Seth
deceased, Mary f.. Tucker. Ellis D. sage ann he IN
known heirs OF Ettio A. Sage deceased -tet@d 'eHfed'
eStdie IN pm debtN
Affidavit of the non residence of the Unknown heirs
Etle Sage deceased. some OF the defendants above
named having heen fled In The oce o the clerk OF the Coun
~ Court OF said La sale county notice u hereby gwen 70
the said tnkno heirs Elite A. deceased that the
sn plaintiff Levi Tucker Administrator OF the EtRtc Of
Seth s. sage deceased, has lcd his petition IN the SAID
County Court OF La Sale county for order to sell the
premises uelohglng 10 te estate OF Sau deceastn or
much OF II as be needed pay the debts OF said de
ceased ana described rs follows, to wit: part OF the
southwest quarter OF section thrtyN ii township thirty
north OF range three the third pnncpal NEIL
hry>I thence north fourteen chains and sixty evch
Inks thence south 2SA degrees csns and seven
links thence south AK degrees east two chains and eighty
six Inks thence south ~ degrees six chains and SHY
Ave links thence south degrees east chain and Ceyen
links, hence west chains and sNtyseycn links
the place OF beginning, containing three acres. more or
In west half OF the west halt the northwest quarter Of
section one in townsh? thr north OF three
oil the third principal meridian, which lies west OF the
old PLANK road leading from ottawa to Harding supposed
contain threeiOnrhs OF said parcels OF land
being situate in the county La Sale and state oil Illinois
and that summons has been issued out of said County
Court against you returnahle at the May term D. 1876 CT
said Court, TO be holden the third Monday May
1876 NJ the County Court House in the city OF Ottawa In
La Sale county III.
Now unless you. the said Unknown heirs OF Elite A,
Sage. deceased shall personally be and appear before the
said County Court La Sale county the first day OF
term thereof to be holden at ottawa in said La Sale
ty the third Monday Of June 1876 and plead answer or
the said COMPLIMENTS petition lled therein, the
same the things , charged and stated
will be taken Confessed and decre entered against you
according TO the prayer of said bill.
OTTAWA, Illinois, May ith, 1876. - ~ -
II. A. McCALEp, Clerk.
C. II. GILMAN Commits Solicitor. may6lw