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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

AVAPoR BATH AT HoME.-A vapor bath
may be easily prepared by taking pail about
half full of hot, but not quite boiling, water,
which may be placed under "A cane-bottom
chair, if one is at hand, or if not, narrow
piece of wood may be placed across the pail,
and the patient should sit upon it for about
half an hour with blanket over his shoulders,
reaching to the floor to keep in the steam.
Should any faintness he felt it Isl sign that
the water is TO hot, and the blanket may
be held open for short time to allo" the steam
to escape. These simple remedies are within
the reach of every one, and if promptly resort
ed to, on the first appearance OF a cold, would
save many "a dollar IN doctors bills.-cor
Toronto G(UUc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10
THE MEAT TRADE WITH EURoPE.-Says

THE MEAT TRADE WITH EURoPE.-Says a
late New York letter in regard to the past
summers meat trade with Europe:
The summers meat trade with Europe has
not been altogether Il success, though 1t Is sun
carried on to some extent. The vessels htted
for this trade are, however, doing just as well
in butter and cheese. The Americans are now
furnishing England with large per cent. OF
these articles that she uses and the trade is
growing rapidly. One of the last steamers
took out thousand boxes of Catawba grapes,
and what was queerer still, some hundreds OF
barrels of Western lager beer for Germany
This is sending Goals to Newcastle with ven,
rcanCc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

To keep roots sound and plump, Mr.. Benja.
min p. Ware, of Marblehcad, a successful gar
dcncr, cuts off the fine roots close to the body,
and pares away the crown of the turnip or beet
sufficiently to destroy all buds or rudiments OF
buds The thus doctored roots are then placed
in barrels of sand or covered with earth in the
cellar to prevent willing. Removing the buds
and rootlets prevents that corkiness so common
with these roots when kept till late in winter,
which is caused by the support of sprouts and
rootiets using up much of the more tender and
cdl lc substance of the roots. TurnipS and
bc,r, thus treated are as nice for the table in
late winter or early spring rs when first har-
vr,,.l-Scientifc dmericdn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10
DIR MEMBER.

While nj Ottawa. a week before starting LOT
Washington, the Ottawa Greenback clup hau
a committee wait on the Hon. p c. Hayes, NJ.
c. from this district, to PROFOUND 10 nm GER
tain heterogeneous which, with the answers
are given below. 1t will be seen that Mr.. Hayes
virtually pledges himself in favor OF paying
the 800 bonds in greenbacks and the repeal OF
,bc oSchcnck bill" of 1862 by which congress
nledoed the faith of the nation to pay those
bonds in gold, but he also pledges himself
AGAINST the issue of greenbacks beyond the
old limit of $4OO,O00OOO. On the whole,
Mr.. HAYES is not much of greenbacker:
|. Are YOU IN favor of the immediate and
unconditional repeal of the Resumption Act?
Ans.-I am not in favor Of repeating the
act AS a whole but am in favor of repealingso
much of it as relates to the fixing of the time
for resumption.
9. Will you vote for its repeal
Ans-I will as above modified.
g. Are YOU in favor of the repeal OF the
present bank tax?
Ans.-I am not in favor of its repeal.
f. Will you vote against its repeal:
Ans-I will.
). Are YOU IN favor of taxing United States
bonds?
Ans,-I am not, because by so doing we
would violate the public falth-can not posi-
bly, tax the bonds as long as each state mas INC
mower to increase or reduce such tax.
6. Will YOU work and vote to that end:
Ans-I cannot ,,.
7 Are YOU in favor of Banks's land bill:
Ans.-Cannot answer, not being able 10 ilnu
a report of it in the Congressional Gtote. VIII
answer when a full text Of the bill is furnish
ed for examination.
8. Are you in favor of paying United States
bonds in greenbacks?
Ans-I am in favor Of paying all bonds IN
the currency provided by the law that created
them, and for the repeal of any subsequent law
changing the tenor of the original contract,
8. Are you in favor of the RECOMMENDATION OF
silver?
Ans-I am.
TO- Will you vote to that end
Ans-I will
II. Are you in favor of the reissue OF legal
lender currency?
Ans.-I am to the full limit of the law pro
vidng for their issue not to exceed $4OO,OOO,OOO.
H. What in your opinion is the cause OF
the present distress in business?
Ans-In my opinion it is mostly owing to
overproduction, and not wholly to the contrac'
ton of the currency
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

FOREIGN BODIES IN A CHnD's NosE.-On
pcrusing an account of IA discussion on the re
moval Of button from the mares, find nc
mention of very simple procedure which
has often succeeded after instruments have
failed 1t is merely to blow the patients nose
for HIM by closing the empty nostri with the
finger, and then blowing suddenly and strong
" into the mouth The CLOTHS closes spas
medically, and the whole force of the breath
goes to expel the button or bean, which com
monty flies out at the first effort. This plan
has the advantage of not exciting terror in the
child. and of being capable of employment 10y
the parent at once, before delay has given rist
to swelling and impaction.-Cor. Hedfe"
7imes
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

An Englshmnn wants his game to lie until
il smells before il is fit for his palate. In 9th
or words when it gets into Just that condition
where an American housewife would have 1t
taken away and buried. it is ready 10 hc eaten.
And 50 with certain wild meats. The English
are enormous consumer, of sauces and jcllies.
The latter are made by the ton IN London man
ufactOrics out of old hides. sheep and calf.
skins, old Kid gloves huckskin brcechc>, hors-
cs' hoofs scraps of leather size and glue. Dur
ing the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851,
hides in London advanced cent per cent. in
price on account of The great demand for iCl.
lies in the rctrcShmcnt rooms of the city. Car
goes, instead of being devoted Ia the uses for
which they were imported, that OF boot and
shoe making. were boughtup 10y the manufac
turing confectiOncrS for iclly-making. Ono
could hardly understand, without this cxpla
nation. how il would he possible for the dc
mand for an article of that kind to affect the
price of shoes and articles made from leather
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

A market gardener had very fine COW that
was MIXED week after week by hired men
He observed that the amount Of butter he car
red to market weighed about pound more
on each alternate week. He watched the men
and tried the COW after they had finished milk
ing; but always found that there was no milk
left in the tcats. He finally asked the Scotch
girl who took care of the milk if she could ac
count for the difference. why yes" she
says. "When Jim milks, he says to the Ole
COW: So! my pretty mulcy; sol But wher
Sam milks, he hits her on the hip with tho
edge OF the pail, and says Hist, you OLD
brltcnn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10
FARM AND GARDEN.
Correspondence.

We shall be glad to receive, for publication
in this department, short and pointed commu
nications from farmers, gardeners stock-rais
ers and others, on any topic of general inter
est to agriculturists. The name and postotfce
address should accompany each letter, not
necessarily for publication, but as a guaranty
OF good faith. 1t is our purpose TO open this
column to free exchange of experience and
opinions between its readers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

One Of the largest women in the world. Fan
ME Wallace, died at Ephra;a, Pa a few days
ago She was fifty four years old seven feet,
four inches in height, and weighed i've hund-
red and eighiy-tive pounds. Her coffin was
seven feet, eight inches in length. three feet,
six inches in depth. four feet wide ~, the cen
ter. and tao feet wide al the foot
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

lncy Agcc, of Missouri, is claiming the
prcnium of $4,000 offered by the Missouri
Legislature for IA cure for hog cholera. Her
specific is as follows: Take of the inside
bark of the wild cherry-trce and boil il down
with water so as to make strong solution, and
give it to the hogs to drink, excluding them
from water. II has proven with me perfect
cure even in the last stages of the disease.
also recommend an admINturc Of the root OF
the hull ncttlc"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

There i a pctrifcd forest six mile, from the
,own of Santa Ro>I California, which is one nj
the greatest curio~itic~ of the golden state 7,
is oycrgrown with anew generation of bc,lth,
green trees hut the old stump~ and trunks ,rc
there i'm a state of everlasting prcS,ryo,ion
turned to stone Many of the trunks are snnt
several feet in the Ground, the earth bayin~
filled up and piled mp around them. Petrifici
trees are found there eleven feet in diameter NJ
the base. and indicating growth of great ave
An old buchanan who Owls the forest Savs
the trees are fifteen thousand years old. When
visitors doubt hi, chronology hc ask, them how
old they think the woud l. " Icon ihoy Give
it up, he abuses them ruundlv for doubling his
word. 50 the pctTifcl forest OF Santa Rosa is
fifteen thousand year old until some scientist
proves TO the contrary and discover, the pet
rifying quality in the soil which may not even
vet be exhausted
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

Farmer Backmsn. of lIampionburg, Orange
county. y. Y. ha> realized the handsome sum
of 100000 from the sale Of horses from his
farm within the past wear Gov. Stanford, of
California. purchased S49 800 worth during hi,
visit to Mr Backman's. place last summer. 4
pair of 2-ycarcld colts were lately sold for 81
UnO each
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

\ correspondent of The English .igricDi"y"t
.Jogyaal Statatc- that some Colorado beetles
have been given 10y the writer 30 friend ncaT
Manchester. who keep, them in his garden
where they "lcvour Strawberries and vegetable
marrnw~ with great relish" The kind donor
of the beetles has, he says, cautioned hi,
friend moi to lr' them escape from the garden.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

In Southern California the Tomato is pcrcn,
ial \ vine in Los Angeles has been trained
over the sunny side of the house, and Is now
twenty-five feet high. 1t has blossoms and at
the same time fruit in all stages of growth. In
san Bucncvcntura, Il grapevine planted seven.
teen years ago, measures forty inches round
the stem, and covers an area Of about eighty
feet 1t yields an annual crop Of about 1000
pounds, single clusters averaging three and a
half nounl,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

Seven steamship, are loading with cotton
and grain at New Orleans, taking 322 900
bushels of wheat The Barring Brothers are
said To bc interested in the new grain move
ment from that port
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10

\ young LADY. while on hcr WAY To- Dc mar
-ied, was run over and killed. confirmed
Did maid savagely remarked she has avoid
II more lingering and horrible DESTINY"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-10
What People Eat.
IN THE EAST INDIES


White ants are eaten in vast quantities by the
lower orders. In that country ants are the
special plague and torment OF rich and poor
alike, and though the number annually dis
posed of in fries and roasts and fancy dishe- Is
enormous, it does not seem to lessen the swarms
that penetrate everywhere. The flavor of these
insects, when rightly cooked, is said to be pc
culiarly pleasant and agreeable Ants are also
used in Sweden in the manufacture OF brandy.
The East Indians are also partial to the grub
of the palm weevil. which grows to the size OF
a mans thumb. They are disgusting looking
objects to a European, but to those who have
been accustomed to eating them they are re-
garded as unusually toothsomc. They are
roasted over a moderate fire by means OF a
long slender stick thrust through them length
wise When done they are served up with
grated crumbs of bread favored with pepper,
salt and nutmeg. In the West Indies favor
lite dish with cpicures is the maggot of the
snoutbeetlc. In both countries there is "a Ger
tain sort of caterpillar which is extensively
eaten, and which is said to taste like sweet al
mond paste.
IN NEW CALEDONIA
Spiders are regarded as luxury, and the in
habitants feed them for the purpose OF making
them fat Some kinds grow to an enormous
size and they are rs often eaten raw as cooked.
There are recorded instances of Europeans who
have shown partially for them. Lalandc,
the distinguished French astronomer, used to
catch them and greetlily devour them. So did
the celebrated authoress Anna Maria SEIZURE
mann, and a certain well-known German phi
losopher, now living, has so depravcd an appc-
tite that he spreads them upon his bread and
butter.
N GERMANY,
And in some parts of England, the famous
black puddingS are eaten by the laboring class
es. They are made of Jumps of fat and pigs
blood boiled together, and make, to one who
has never seen anything of the kind, one OF
the most dctcstalir Of dishes In ancient
times the Jews wcr" forbidden to eat blood
under penalty Of being "cut off" Blood-drink-
ing has become cute fashionable even in this
country, under tie n,ea that ii Is remedy tor
consumption, and the reader may see If he
take the trouble almost any day at Bright
on, people drink ny tumblers of blood warm
from Slaughter, cattle. There are ladies who
20 daily to the handles, in that and other
places, for the purpose of drinking fresh blood
Physiologists AIR. that it Is i'll nourlshlng
qualities only + rior to the flesh which Is
made from it. L. hat case there is no reason
why it should not oc INDUCED in, under proper
restrictions.
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THE MARVELLOUS PEN

The alyanlacs~ - this wonderful, Pen fhe-s
FBst Ne ins j. nesiic,i-snly water.
second In Pen never currtdes and Nfii h.
er than ordinary r-u-
TAird II : always cis.n. and rc,grirtS wTlnF-
gourfA Ths ink material t-ng -sldinei. thHre J. nj
danger of solllng The rngs sny part % N clufnx
FOR SALE ny OSNAN a HAPEdAN.
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FOR SALE.

Lot 81 Ottawa City Addition TO Ottawa, at tie head Of
Ottawa Avenue. House with six rooms. celr, Cstcrn,
we'll barn Sc About 100 growing trees 70 perch OF stgn-
on the ground. aud beautiful building spot rOng on
piy9S.u A. II. TRIMBLE.
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AN ORDINANCE
Regulating Dis0rdcNV Houses ana
PmiShiHg Prostitutes.

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No.p lhNlh'ul,, sul''l ,H. We, g, OF hNhat'
nhWnS n"uNy, u"u'o Oh h,,iaIle, hnu,o Oh
HNH I'i We llN".' ~ l,"Nt'u'tVh w "eSlE-
hNN"ni OF ulhulo'lly hVuso' on VINO sum-
h""oI N.VlelV OF l'llhl' any GuI uhutl lLe
nSo "l bhleeh y'"i" ~ luhh' IA, WISH or
iI,P tul ruou oN""I -h9us'l uousv "i ~
lhc, mouse OF nay lepul't pinH1lluN or
pssEuHuou, tHUI! 10 uteMet Eullty ora
miHucnomol anu upon convection thereui,
bc hucd hot lcSh thth twenty-five nor uoro
tuGn one huhhfed dollars,
Ste, q, Any Que VINO Shhl frequent q
house OF ill-amo, baWdS-house, or house OF
tad lepute, prOSNluliOu or USNlRnatuu, or
diSorderly house, or snail uo t1udd an
mulA OF Such mouse OF houiei, small he
doomed guilty ola ulsdtueauOr, and upon
conviction thereof, DO fined not less than
five nor more than one hundred dollars,
Sec.7. ANY person on persons who shall
rent uI lease any house, tenement or pfem-
iso- tu be used as q ditordorly house, bHwdy-
house, nssiHnation house or house o. III
fame, W thin the limits of THIS city, shall,
ON conviction, be jined IN asum not Xcued-
INK one hundred collars, and IN addition
thereto, may be Imprisoned for any TIME
not exceeding fifteen days.
Sec. S Any person who shall permit any
house, rooms or tenemCnts In his or her pos
session, or unuer his or her charge and con,
troll TO be used lor the purpose o. prostllu.
ton OF house OF bad reputc, after ten days
notice from the CITY Marshal Of such use
II such honso, rooms OF teuumontS, sNHli be
fuoi IN sum not less than ten dollars nor
mo than one hundred dollars.
Sec o. Any Courtesan, prostitute, bawd
or lewd woman or any female Inmate Of n
bNwdy-ho Sc, o. house of prostitution or at
SsiGnatiOn, brothei OF house OF bad repute,
who shnll he found wandering about the
streets in the night time, or ireque ntlug beer
houses and places OF puhlic RESORT shali Pc
deemed guilty OF n niademeHnor, aud upon
conviction thereof shall be untd not less
thHu ave nor idOfe lnan twenty -lHe dollars,
Sec. 10, ANY male person VINO snail L.
habtt, ear or 9ieep 10 any house Oh prOsttn-
tlou, baWdN-houSe' mouse OF PAD Npute or
house OF usNlghAllon' or VINO shAll ne IN my
way connected with the keeping, manage
ment or control OF any Such house, or OF the
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500, a. % sAall uot hp luWul nr any mll,
llhi9 con peuH oi ANY procession, ur any
I Nfl4 nl pfiHuhhi A' 'lihpahiri WIN martial
uuhle, ~ WhlNh nr pass nag ueh, nr inr any
AMY uf tnu Huttls nf ihn cas- NiNHln nu
niHck ul aus house ni Wnlehlp, ola sunday,
duIng lhr huum Dl Worship Amy person
VINO hhhii Violate ihis section hhsll De-
conviction ih.ruul hp nnu mol ldst tunn Ton
uur moIp thlu uup huhllti dollar. lnr each
Nuh tt1f} uulu.u
noo. Pc, Any peIson hoshnil, iu This city
diuuirl nl dlalHIN any ruNFl rNtluu ug as-
fuhly ruhi iuI religious Worship, hY mNR'
lnB o. nnltri ug by rude nr Indrcout h,haNiur
uf ltNlAuN uitruulru Wllhu thulr IlIrt 90
WnuhlnI Or hn urHT ihu HlWr As tndlHiufn
ihn gidul oI hulpmuliA nf lhr iurrlng shat
poe dnrwti sulIy ol d u'fl fmruuor aud
uIon conviction thereof d. ln0d uut less
thun iHu uul moe than one hundred dHlI ara,
rnc,.l any person who shalt In ihls oity,
lisln,h any lawful ahsumhinse Of people
hA rude hul Indecent nctpNlor or
shall DO huud lettering az tho rpruoB ol
streets ul lu tho vicinity oi any place OF
amusement or uutul ul ihuiuuNhiufo ana tvf
lufr To ulti rfp ol NNrNlu huNh plteo MuUu
requested To do ~ hy unA police pdlcer shall
ht dutmpi guilty ~ "a mlsdvmpNuor, upd on
conviction thereof shall q nned not less
Than nNo nor more thpn twonty dollarr,
hcc, e. ANY person WHO shall intention
ANY, lh lhis tliy, give or make laihe alarm
ui ilrt, shall be deemed guilty ut mhlo'
monuur and shalt ho hlei not less than ave
mon moru than twenty-five dollars,
Soc, 3D. Mhpuoybr there shall ho found
upon tue poison ut any one WHO mas been
luuud guilty Ola bJuaCn nl the peace, on uf
conduct calculated To provoke u breach of
the prncu, any slung,HhoL colt, ~ knucllCs
pi lUad, brass or other material, or when
upon iiiAluyidUuco shalt be- Ndduc,d proving
mat such weapons Woioln tho possession on |
ln the person of amy one while In tho ast |
VI commission of tho acts uiuteshiui ch |
person thall h0 deemed guilty of u nisd0, |
ueuuur ana ON conviction thereof 10 nnOl |
loi less thuu ave nor more than one nun
lrvd dollars
kec, Is, That this ordinance go into effect |
rom ana amer January lst ISIS.
Approved Nov, the 1Nth, lN,I
AitosE W. l.. CABELL,
!, ~, HkREFoRn, Mayor
kNprptnTN. lOt
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Urds Ceng-The Lodge Of Sorrow
held ly the Grand Lodge Of Texas in
honor oi in' Masonic dead Of the past
wear opened ai bali past seven in the
Grand Lodge foom Of the temple on
the ih-The coloied people Of
Houston have formed % labofing associ-
atlnn.--3lr. Joe White. a well known
citizen. few nights ago hitched bis
hoIse in front of behring's. corner
Travis and Preston. While be was
absent some Iaiscreant poured an acid
on Che neck Of tire animal burning OF
bis name. aud long slip Of skin and
flesh, leaving horrid sore.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-21

OATS lhHrNi Iri l.Hl 'i ltl' lW'
rrnai ss, .IlHt demand Eunl,
'uul.AI- .nmpipn llsnl, lu i1lr urmhuli
rnuilr n l1i .ul .uI good missing p iiAl iss'
.yrilgtulutl ul, low grades NJ 'uA
CURN -ulllug from wagon luAlr'
HAIlE A-uull 1871,
lNI.-h Nominal, tNt
liAN-s, OlHlU 81 pen tons Hungarian ana
uni roads have caused % great Scarcity ni
ull Kinds ul grain uhu lll''' "''' ''."
i1rt. al up far beyond no value