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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

There Is sra farm of fifty acres near
brownsville, Go, "a, that is an example OF
what thorough 'rtfc cultivation on u
small acre of or. VII accomplish II be-
longs to Col. H. iIaldaway. 1t is not Il
plantation, but it i, mtlimes bctter-a mod.
el Georgia farm. When the present owner
came into possession it was poor, yielding
only about eight bushels Of corn per acre, now
it'yieids AT the rate Of sixty to seventy bushels
its capacity having been increased eightfold
by the system Of cultivation it has been sub
.ectGd to. Last year ten acres Of it put in
crops yielded 32S bushels Of corn, 1921 bushels
OF oats, and three heavy bales of cotton, all at
the cost Of nothing more than about 125 bush
els Of cotton seed per acre, reinforced with
compost made of stable manure, ashes and
cotton seed. This year five acres have been
planted in corn, five in oats and five in cotton.
The corn is planted in rows four feet apart
and very close in the row, permitting 1t 10 be
plowed only one way. From present appear
ances, II Is estimated that it will turn out six.
tyfve bushels per acre-whIch the best Mis-
souri, lands might not be ashamed Of The
oats and cotton look equally we'll, and it Is
probable Col. Hardaway Will gather from his
little farm three times as much per acre as
the average yield OF Georgia plantations. The
example Of a number of such farms scattered
throughout the South would be worth more
than all the political platforms and essays ev-
er written st LoUts Republican.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

No. long ago, a young merchant who lives
Up town told his elderly wife that be was
compelled from considerations of expediency
to take customer from the country to the
theatre. When his elderly wife made com
ments upon the elaborate nature of his toilet
for rural person of the male sex, herepiied
"Oh, you see everything depends upon i'm
pressing that sort of people favorably'
At this moment the merchants Office boy
made his appearance.
well" said the Geceiving husband, "did you
see the gentleman sent you to-"
Yes, ST." replied the messenger.
And you told hin! | lad tickets for the
theatre?''
Yes, sir; and he said be was much Obliged
10 you, and he would wait for you"
What was he loing:" said the unsuspect
ing wife
He was just fastening the strings of hi,
pu.l-back," answered the ingenious youth
He found himselfless than moment after
waIds nu the curbsione, where he listened q
the shrill sound Of woman's tongue.
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STEER LOST!

hre. large ned r0an. ztr- 1u. twelve
hundred Had reez purchased Cf 4. D. Blier-i Do Tie
town of Rltlsld. steer got eEsy near re tor hser
Brcge IA OTTAWA wEis Ielg driven % re depot u bt
the 9,h % Novemhe-. rte-a. reward ~. - ii4
for iniornAi!1. that VIII isaf % lis recJT err.
December > u =. - Wy. DEGEN Z c..
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OUR FOREIGN TRADE.


Inc imports, Exports ana trade ijalanCe.
Washington Cor New York Nor!d.l
a statement has been prepared at the State
Department at Washington showing the value
of the imports, exports and total trade, and
the trade balance between the United States
and all other countries and possessions OF
North and South America and the West In
dies, tor the year ending June 80, 1S16-tha,
for the last fiscal year not having been com
pleted-which shows balance Of trade
against the United States of S93, 1G7 $40, cX
Guiding the British North American posses
sions. There is balance in favor Of the
United States in British Guiana, Honduras
and the West Indies, Chill, Peru, Santo Do
mingo and British North America, amount
ing to bout $100G0,000. The largest balance
against US is in the Spanish West indies, and
amounts TO $40027, $50. Brazil is next with
S342S7, 1857.
The Chief Of the Federal Bureau of Stats
tics furnishes a statement Of our commercial
transactions with foreign countries for the
fiscal year ending Jure 80, 1876, from which
the following items Of Information are eX-
tracted. The exports Of domestic products
re.exports Of foreign commodities and i'm
ports of merchandise have been annexed:
domestic exports. .........,.. SD)J, 4l1oJb'
Re-eXpOr's OF foreign goods. ....... 2l,2i0035
Total ..........'..,......... SO G,l3l OOl
imports. Observation-Disclosures. 4'O,6U,oIl
Balance. ,l3S
Owing TO the fact that the domestic exports
are presented IN mixed values of coin and
currency aud the imports in gold the torego
ing balance is AN apparent one; the real bal
ance, however will be sufficiently large to
show that we are living well within our
means and making preparations Tor better
order Of things at home. England and Dcl
possessions have been our best customers. OF
the $685., 100000 Of domestic products sent
abroad they took s422 ,4lG,533, and S13, 1874.
5S1 of the $2l,2.0,03J Of foreign commodities
rc-eXported. Germany was our neyt.best Gus.
tomer, her purchases amounting to $jl, 1O1,
141. FraBCe and l.cr possessions received
from us S4S,32I0GG; Spain and her posses.
slons, 500, lG9,1 0l; ia, y Netherlands ana Dutch
Indies, $l3, G12,5i.. ,tdssia, &ll ,922, 2sJ, ard
the balance was 70. outed among the sever.
al nations Of tic and new worlds, Greece
receiving the smn st amount $l43,23j.
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GOOD BOOKS FOR ALL.

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IF YOU WANT

To doctor yourself have all the Patent incidence -
good Tor anything aad qr-s that c' p cure AZ
.eAses. r. !. GEIG6s
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Mack TwAIx's SSaAr3oo;l, at Osmar * liape
mans.
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Fodder corn should be sown in June and is
one of the most valuable crops, especially for
dlaryman. BY and by We shall probably
begin to preserve cora fodder in pits and
trenches, just as brewers grams are now
kept by many American dairymen, or as corn
fodder is kept by many foreign farmers, Fod-
der corn may be planted in rows 2i5 feet
apart with seed dropped two inches apart in
the row. Cultivate with horse hoe as soon as
the corn is above ground.
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THINNING THE PoTAToE CEOP.-l have
fould out one thing about potatoes that per.
haps you don't know; that Il. potatoes need
thinning TO insure good, early, marketable
crop At the second hoeing pull out all the
tops except from one TO four, taking the small!
and weakly ones and you will see the bene
fit of It.-C0r NdiRe Farmer.
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Sowing clover with Hungarian seed has
not proved satisfactory. The latter grows
very rank, and so shades the former aud in
jures its growth as To cause thin catch, and
indifferent crop Of clover.
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WOODS STATIONS
VIII make the season al stables IL rear OF
Eagle Mills, Ottawa, Ills.
CHAMPION,

a dark beautiful chestnut. 5H hands high. with hne
frotn la, record OF 3 ~, f1aiei Ia Seneca county y
Y ne viii allowed 20 serve limited number OF mare,
besides his Swners AZ To insure OF tD Tor snEe ser
vice M. peiyrce T. follows: Champion was sired ~
Champion, Jr.. Commonly called Old Chaml!on BY Grin
neil'z t,haInp0n Champions dam by Red Bird. The
following noted horses Of this family: Castle Boy.
2l YORK state. ylE: -. Jamea, 2.2iI; Eva, 2l5T
George y. Daniels. y, Hunk Dori. @ Horace Greeley
3}: Norwood b Lady Bacsus, sos Joker 3, Au
born Horse s0rre DappeE, 2I-H; Neiue DuE.eS ~
and many Others.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-09
Butter Making.

Now comes spring time, with fresh
COWS on the farm, and the annual butter
fever is again revived, to be melted out
with the heat of July. But why not
this year properly prepare for making
good butter, as almost every farmer this
year has, or ought to have, plenty of ice,
and if once properly prepared for MAX
ing good butter, it will be found to pay
as well as any department of the farm,
all things considered. .. .
With plenty of milk, good butter can
be made, if properly handled. We give
the following method of churning from
a practical aaticle by J. [. Ellsworth, II
the Scientific Farmer:
Churning cream to make good butter
is not 50 simple a process as some may
think It must be churned at the
proper time and at the proper tempera-
ture, and the churn should be stopped as
soon as the cream has broken, but before
the butter has gathered in large balls.
In warm weather it is of great import
ance to watch the process closely, and to
notice just aghe5s the change is to take
place At this time add enough cold
water (not ice) to reduce the tempera-
ture OF the mass to about 56 or So de-
grees and then complete the churning,
which will be as soon as the butter is In
graduated form, with particles about
the size Of peas Then draw off the but
termilk and dash in cold water, repeat
ing the dashing until the water drawn
off appears clear. Now take out a layer
of butter into the tray, and sprinkle on
finely sifted salt; at the rate Of about an
ounce of salt to the pound (more Or less
as consumers may Wish). Then take out
another layer of butter and salt as be-
fore. After the butter is salted, set it
away for about three hours for it to
''take salt' and fharden the grain"
Now work it a little with a wooden
paddle, and set it away again until next
day, when it will need but little work
ing before preparing it for market By
handling i'll this way you will get a
clean, bright article, with perfect or
unbroken grain, which viii keep sweet
whether consumed Immediately or pack
ed down for future marketing.
Ii the butter is soft and white, it is
from lack of proper cooling before
churning, and it may be hardened by
putting IN it about three times the usual
amount of salt, and working it a little
for two or three mornings.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-09
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
s'Fsle Worthy Poor.
BY MARY MAPES DODGE.

DS'N'-'
A dog of morals, firm and sure,
Went out to seek the g worthy poor"
Dear thingS!" she said, "pll find them out,
And end their woes. without doubt"
She wandered east, she wandered west
And many dogs her vision best
Some well-to-do, some rich indeed
And some-ah! very much in need.
So poor they were without q hone
Battered and footsore, sad and lone;
No friends, no help. "What lives they We led,
To come 10 this!" our doggie said.
(" ought not give to them; I'm sure
They cannot be the worthy poor.
They must have fought or been disgraced;
Ny charity must be well placed"
Some dogs she found, quite to hersmiud;
So thrifty they-sO sleek and kind,
All mel" she said, "were they in need
To help them would be JOY indeed"
Twas still the same, day in, day out
The poorest dogs were poor, no doubt;
But they were neither clean or wise,
AS she could see with half her eyes.
IT'S strange what faults come out to view
When folks are poor. She said: otis true
They need some help; but as for me,
/ must not waste my charity"
So home she went and dropped tear.
I" I've done my duty, that is clear
I've searched and searched the village round
And not one worthy poor I've found'
And all this while, the sick and lame
And hungry suffered all the same
They were not pleasant were not neat
But she had more than she could eat!
And don't you think it was g sin?
Was hers the right way to begin?
No, ne lit was not right, Pm sure,
For she was rich and they were poor.
O We who have enough to spare!
To suffering give your ready care; ...
Waste not your charitable mood
Only in sitting out the good.
For, on the whole, though il is right
To keep the "worthy poor in sight,
This world would run with scarce hitch
II all could find the woythy rict.
81. Nicholas
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-09
Time for Sowing Seeds.

4 subscriber at Sarpey Centre, Ne
braska asks us to publish table to show
the time required for the ripening of the
various farm crops from the time OF SOW
ing the seed, that farmers in the grass
hopper region may be enabled to get in
crops to succeed those destroyed by the
pest"
It would be difficult to embody in
tabular form the Information our CORE
spondent requires, since the time elapsing
from the sowing to the ripening of a
crop, depends upon the season in which
u is sown. For instance, wheat sown i'll
February or March will ripen but little
n advance of that sown in April, OF even
20 May. Nevertheless, the rule should
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-09

upon time there lived an old
gentleman in a large house. He had
servants and everything he wanted, yet
he was not happy, and when things did
not go as he wished, he was very cross.
At last his servants left him. Quite out
Of temper, he went to a neighbor with a
story of distress. orr If
1t seems to me-" said the neighbor,
sagaciously, "twould be well for you to
oil yourself little" .
g To oil myself?'' T..
'FtYes; and will explain. Some time
ago one Of the doors in my house creak-
ed. Nobody, therefore, liked to go in
or out by it. One day / oiled its hinges,
and il, has been constantly used by
everybody ever since"
"Ihen you think Pm the creaking
door" cried the old gentleman. "How
do you want me to oil MYSELF"
That's an easy matter" said the
neighbor. go home and engage ser
want, and when he does right, praise
him. If, on the contrary, he does some
thing amiss, do not be cross oil your
voice andrwords with the oil of love"
The old gentleman went home, and no
harsh or ugly words were ever heard in
the house afterwards. Every family
should have bottle of this precious oil,
for every family is liable to have a
creaking hinge in the shape of a fretful
disposition, a cross temper, a harsh tone,
Or a fault finding spirit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-09
Fashion Notes.

MOONLIGHT blue is new color.
LARGE golden butterflies are again in
vogue for the hair. Il 2at3
GRAY kid gloves have the run of
fashionable favor this season.
SHAWLs are now folded 50 that when
worn the points fall in the back.
WHITE muslin is combined with silk
in spring and summer dresses.
VESTS are cut single-breasted, with
four, five and six buttons, in all fabrics
MARIGoLDs and shaded yellow feath-
ers appear on some of the handsome hats.
III The caprice of the moment with
young ladies is wearing long black kid
gloves with light evening dresses.
THE leading novelty in lace is tulle,
edged with chenille Of one OF the fash
ionable yellow shades. .--.
BRONZE is still very fashionable, and
is combined with gray, the bronze trim
ming the gray, and the gray trimming
the bronze. - :.
GOLD earrings the shape Of slender lad
ders with six steps, are the latest novelty
IN jewelry. IL rGaE
ALL new dresses have, a. cravat bow
either Of silk or ribbon, raveled at the
ends to represent fringe.
THE favorite flowers are buttercups,
mignonette, willow catkins, hops, Alder
tags marigolds, zinnias, yellow jassa-
mines, jonquils, and, crocuses.
THE color preferred by fashion, wheth
er for very elegant bonnets or for very
dressy toilets (but in the latter case only
in combination), is lemon more or less
pronounced.
SLEEVES are worn 50 tight as to make
it necessary to gather the upper half at
the elbow-a fashion Of nearly thirty
years ago. b" ~- -a
Mosr of the spring pattern hats are of
ight-colored silks or Light straws trimmed
with and high-colored flowers and rib
bons, but the stocks of trade hats and
bonnets are mostly black chips or black
straws. rt". 5a-F
The large feather fans, which have
superseded painted ones with elegantes,
are. very handsome. Some are OF white
feathers, others are black and the pecull-
ar shade of stone which is the natural
color of the ostrich. They are mounted
on sticks Of iris, mother-of-pearl, of bur
gau pearl, of ivory, tortoise-shell and
ebony, and the monogram of the wearer
in either gold or silver chased letters is
added on the sticks. Ia
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-09

be with all seed to SOW as early as the
ground is in condition to receive the
crop, the proper season being at hand.
The following table prepared by us
some years since, and now revised, giving
the weight per bushel, time Of sowing,
and the quantity sown per acre, will be
of value, as showing not only the earliest
time for sowing in Nebraska and CORE
spending ATTITUDES, but also how late the
crops may be sown, and will give you
the information you require. The letter
a" signifies the months when they may
be sOwn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-09
4 Word to Bows.

What do you think, young friends, Of
the hundreds of thousands who are try
ing to cheat themselves and others into
the belief that alcoholic drinks are
good for them? Are they not to be
pitied and blamed? Do you want to be
one Of those wretched men? If we are
to have drunkards in the future, some of
them are to come from the boys to whom
[ ana writing; and / ask you again if you
want to be one Of them? No? OF
course you don't .., .
Well, | have plan for. you that is
Just as sure to save you from such a fate
as the sun is to rise tomorrow morning.
1t never failed; it never will fail it can
not fail; and | think it is worth knowing.
Meier touch liquor en- any form. That
the plan, and it is not only worth know
ing, but it is worth putting into prac-
tice - ..-.
1 know you don't drink now, and it
seems to you as if you never would. But
your temptation will come, and it prob
ably will come III this way: e. -
You will find yourself, some ti1ne, with
number Of companions, and they will
have bottle of wine on the table
They will drink, and offer it to you.
They will regard it as manly practice,
and, very likely, they will look upon you
as milksop if you don't indulge with
them. Then what will you do? Ell
What viii you do? viii you say,
Boys, none of that stuff, for me.
know trick worth half-a-dozen of that?'
Or will you take the glass, with your
own common sense protesting, and your
conscience making the whole draught
bitter, and a feeling that you have dam
aged yourself, and then go off with hot
head and skulking soul that at once
begins to make apologies for itself ust
as the soul of Colonel Backus does, and
will keep doing during all his lifeo-J
g. Holland. st. Nicholas fo1. INaY. E.r
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-09
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
Applying Paris Green.

i grew 900 baskets of egg plants last
season on a trifle over an acre of ground,
notwithstanding the bugs were very bad,
destroying, down to the stump, some of
my neighbours plants. | saved mine by
five or six applications of dry Paris green,
mixed with two or three times its weight
of dry flour, and applied with one of our
Paris green busters" [ have found
dry applications best, and bellows the
most satisfactory means; dew supplying
water without labor; flour making the
Paris green adhere firmly, and any de-
sired strength obtainable by varying the
quantity of flour.
was quite afraid to use it, until [
found something must be done, or we
would lose our whole crop, and until af-
ter trying few rows, and watching the
effect and making calculations of the
chance of poisoning.
We used from three to five pounds Of
the green on about 1900 plants-only
about two pounds, or 10000 grains, of
which were used after the fruit was fair
~ set, or about four grains to a hill. Each
hill averaged about six marketable egg
plants. In a healthy patch it is nearly
impossible to get powder by this means
on the fruit itself, as it grows from six to
eighteen inches below a thick mass of
nearly fiat leaves, through which not
over one-sixth would be likely to pene-
trate, or say one grain to hill. An
average plant should have five or six
square feet area of leaf surface; the six
egg plants themselves about one foot
area, so that of the one grain that went
through, one-ffth of a grain only could
lodge on the fruit; but the fruit is not
of full size the whole season of two
months, but perfects in about ten days,
dividing the amount by six, or to one
thirtieth of grain on six fruits, or one
Observation-Disclosures grain on one
This may be again divided by four, as
not one-quarter of the. fruit grows be-
yond the green calyx; this is again re-
duced by rain, growth, handling IN cut
ting, IN marketing in baskets, carrying
from the stall and shop, in washing, and
last, but not least, by pairing off the skin.
Then, if q hungry man eats half of five
inch egg, he might eat, if everybody was
carful all the way through, about the
one-ffty-thousandth part of a grain, and,
if everybody was careless, the one-tenth-
thousandth part; two grains being re-
CURED to kill man. This poison should
be used with extreme care, but little
thought or calculation will show the fol-
ly of being utterly afraid of it, or unwill-
ing to try it carefully.-S. L. Allen in
Country Gentleman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-05-09
How to be Married i'm style.

The old-time fancy. for distributing
wedding favors is again in vogue; directly
after the ceremony, and while the newly
married pair, with the more immediate
relatives, are signing the. register, the
bridesmaids dispense them. The gifts
designed for the lady guests consist OF
small bows of white satin ribbon tying
little sprays Of jassamine; those for the
gentleman are spray Of oak-leaves and
acorns without ribbon, while the, brides
maids favors have some distinctive
mark, such as spray Of .forget-me-not.
Their bouquets are the gift of the bride
groom, and are sent before the ceremony
with the locket or other souvenir which
he presents them. He also furnishes the
bride with her flowers for the occasion.
When the services takes place in
church the ceremony is generally per-
formed entirely at the communion rails {;
but in high churches the actual cere-
mony, in England particularly, takes
place in the body Of the church, and the
bridal party, preceded by the officiating
clergy, moves on into the chancel for
the subsequent portion Of the services.
All arrangement as to fees, &c, are con-
fded to the best man; while the chief
bridesmaids duty is to take the brides S
bouquet and gloves when the service
begins ."a r
The interval between the arrival Of the
guests at the house and the breakfast is
generally employed in an inspection of
the wedding presents, which are spread
out for examination on a variety of
tables-one for plate, another for jewelry,
one for china, one for glass ornaments,
&c, each gift being accompanied by q
slip Of paper, bearing the name of the
donor. -# v.l M. 10 ....t....- E..
Wedding breakfasts are now often ar
ranged on the plan Of ball supper, with
several round tables and long buffet,
where the majority of the company take
their lunch standing, the tables being
appropriated to the relatives of the
bridegroom and the principal guests.
Frequently, however, the old custom of
if it is the wedding cake is placed IN the
centre of the table, and the bride and
bridegroom take their places opposite to
it. In the former plan the cake is placed
in the centre of the buffet When
breakfast Is announced the bride and
bridegroom lead the way to the dining
room, the brides father follows with the
bridegroom's mother, and seats himself
next to his daughter; the bridegroom
father comes next with the BRIDE
mother, and places her beside the bride
groom. Very frequently the brides
maids all sit opposite the bride, accom-
panied by the gentlemen who have been
desired by the hostess to take them down
the best man invariably taking the chiei
bridesmaid. Speeches are now confined
when there are any at all, to the health
OF the bride and bridegroom, proposed il
a few words-the fewer, the better-by
the gentleman Of the highest rank pres
ent. The bridegroom in returning
thanks sometimes proposes the healthf OF
the bridesmaids, for whom the best man
briefly responds. There should be nc
other toasts, and even these may be dis