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FARM AND GARDEN.
Glover.

No matter how mismanaged, clover is 4
benefit, and whatever else he may do the far
mcr who grows clover is making his farm bet
ter. What then, might not the result. be, il
the same care were taken of the clover fields
as of other crops? 1t does not need cultiva
ting: the long, deep-reaching roots mellow
and pulvcrize the soil as nothing else can II
the clover grows thriftily, the top acts as a
mulch seeding the ground and keeping il
moist. a crop Of two tons or more of clover,
ploughed under or cut for hay, can hardly fail
to leave the ground better than it was before
1t should be the farmers aim to grow the larg-
est possible crops Of clover. A slight dressing
Of gypsum-one hundred pounds per acre in
early spring-otten produces wonderful results
But if Il farmer has little well rotted manure.
the scrapings of barnyards, fall is the time 70
apply it. Glover is often injured by freezing
and thawing in winter, and very Slight Gov
|ering of manure will afford great deal Of
protection. Rich earth from corners of fences
is well worth drawing short distance on
young clover, provided the ground is hard and
firm. If the field is not moved next season.
coarser manure can be used.-Couatly gentle
mum.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Parents are often to blame for allowing their
children to bite off their nails, and thus cause
their little hands to become ugly. If your chill
dren follow this practice II little strategy and
kindness will generally remedy the matter.
Compel them, in the first place. to keep their
hands from their mouths. Then carefully
trim their nails for them with II proper knife,
and appeal to their pridc-and children are
apt to have good share of this--to keep their
nails So examine them every until they are
old enough to take care of their hands them
selves, and you can be sure that the habit will,
in nine cases out Of ten, be etfectually cured
Nails should be kept in length to the ends of
the fingers. When too short they give the
fingers "a stunted look, and if too long they are
inconvenient. The nails are susceptible of Il
high polish They should be well brushed
when the hands are washed and polished with
coarse towel. If dark or brown looking, dip
them once Or twice a day in the following, and
then polish with towel: Hydrochloric acid
two drachms, soft water one ounce This will
render them exceedingly white and handsome
When pairing the nails be careful not to dig
into the quick Western Ruyul
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25
The Kerry Cow,

This animal is little known in the United
States and yet there is no country in the wide
world where it would thrive better or prove IA
greater blessing to poor families In the rural
districts of Ireland where it belongs, the Ker-
ry COW is truly the poor mans best friend, liv.
ing everywhere hardy, content with scant fare.
yielding, for her size, abundance of milk of a
good quality, and fattcning rapidly when re.
CURED. Genuine Kerry cattle are small, and
shorter in body and legs than our native cattle
but their loins and haHnces are heavy and
wide; although the hair is thick, the hide IS
mellow; and the tactical supply is almost equal
to that OF the Attorney in quantity and quail.
ty. They belong to the Middle HON" tribe
and are regarded in Ireland as an aboriginal
breed. They are exceedingly hardy; they
live through the winter in exposed situations,
sometimes fattcning on their native mountains
and moOrs; when removed to a better climate
and soil they thrive readily, and with gencr
Gus feed take on fat rapidly. Kerry cost to
import about Is (S4O currency, that is, they
can be delivered at Queenstown at about that
fgurc.-1Wif, FieLd and Falm.
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PrOpagatinS from CuttIncs.

All private growers should learn how to dc
this, for there is not more pleasant work con
nected with gardening. Most commercial
gasdencr5 and florists seem to want to throw a
mystery about the practice of propagating
from cuttings as though it was difficult opcr
ation and would be likely to injurc their bust
ness if generally known. But there is no
danger ofthat, The best way for amateurs is
simply to make box or frame of any desired
SIZE, st 1t in shady place, put in two OF
three inches of clean river sand insert the cut
tings therein, water them well and cover with
glass. There is the mystery of propagatinr.-
4. u. P,lTy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

| have six-year old COW, which formerly
leaked her milk badly, so much so that had
she not been an extra promising one she
would have gone to the butcher long ago. She
makes bag" very early, it becoming much
distended from four to six days before partur
ition. Two years ago while in the box antici.
pating that event, | discovered her trying to
draw her own milk. l immediately had her
MIXED and drew her milk away once daily
until the calf was dropped, and to my surprise
she ana not leak that year; consequently, |
have practiced the same course at each calying
time, with the same result In my cows case
think it was weakening of the gland by
too great pressure Of milk before calving..
Cor. Erch0nge
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Co.'S, paS,urcd on rye will fatten and rive a
grca quantity of milk than they will when
paSur'd on the wild range or fed corn in the
car. Even in winter the butter has a nice
%oiGnl color and sells we'll If sown early on
well prepared land rye will afford more pas
turagc to the acre during fall winter and spring
than blue grass or timothy Rye pasture is
cheaper and easier to.be had in winter than
root crops, and grow faster in the early spring
Than the usual pasture grasses. Sow in MAY
for summer pasture, and in the fall for spring
paSturc-Ne,r York TrjLugc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Stove backing should be made of the con
sistcncy of thin cream, and IA tablespoonful Of
mOlasScS to stove causes the blackin" 10 ad.
here. I've noticed, when cleaning the oilcloth
after stove has been polished with backing
having molaSses in it, that there was much
less black dust-the backing was on the stoye
and not on everything else. Put on the black
ing with a paint brush. little at a time tthc
stove being slightly warm and then polish
with a shoe-bruSh.-toT,gpoada,re G,glaaa-
tDirD Jg',gypDL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

A FIY's ToHET-The toilet of the fly is as
carefully attended to as that of the most trivo-
lous of human insects. With Il contempt for
the looking glass-an article which he reserves
for the most ignobc uses-he brushes himself
up and wabbles his little round head, chuck
full of vanity, wherever he happens to be-
Sometimes after long day of dissipation and
flirting, with his six small legs and little
round body all soiled with syrup and butter
and cream, he passes out Of the dining-room
and wings his way to the clean white cord
along which the morning glOries climb, and
in this retired spot, needless of the crafty
spider that is practising gymnastics Il few feet
above him, he proceeds to purify and sweeten
himself for the refreshing rcpose and soft
dreams of the bamy summer night, so ncces
sary to one who is expected to be early at
breakfast.
1t is wonderful toilet Resting himself on
his front and middle legs, he throws his hind
legs rapidly over his body, binding down his
trail wings for an instant with the pressure,
then raking them over with backward mo-
ton, which he repeats until they are bright
and clear. Then he pushes the two legs along
his body under the wings, giving that queer
structure thorough currying, every now and
then throwing the legs out and rubbing them
together to remove what he has collected from
his corporal surface Next he goes to work
upon his van. Resting. on his hind legs and
middle legs, he raises his two forelcgs and be
gins vigorous scraping of his head and
shoulders, using his probosCiS every little while
to push the accumulation from the limbs. At
times he is so energetic that it seems as if he
were trying to pull off his head, but no fly ever
committed suicide Some of his motions very
much resemble those of pussy at her toilet 1t
is plain, even to the naked eye, that he does
his work thoroughly, for when he has finished
he looks like new fly, so clean and neat has
he made himself within few minutes The
white cord is defiled, but Floppy is himself
again, and he bids the morning glories very
good evening.-LOUisrWe COurier-jOuTBW
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The Importance Of saving liquid manure, Is
apparent from the fact that in every one hun
drcd pounds OF cows urine there is s. pounds
Of water, ) pounds Of urea, ) pounds of phoS
phatc of lime, - pounds of salammonac and
murite of potash, and 10 pounds Of carbonate
of potash and ammonia. While the solid cx
cremcnt> from one COW, during the year. will
manure half an acre the liquid manure mat
ter properly applied would fcrtilizc three
times that amount ITsStsyp RUraI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

SNAIy-Ford's Lacon DcmOcrW can beat
them all on snake stories, and its man Jenk
ms is entitled to the first premium on yarns
at the next Wenona fair The Democrdt OF las,
Saturday contains the following thrilling mar
ration
While out hunting on last Tuesday, near
Starve Rock, La Sale county, Mr.. james Jenk-
ms discovered "A large cave in the side of Il
high hill, under rock, and while opposite
heard the squcaling of pigs inside. He stepped
close to the mouth Of the cave to investigate
the matter, and to his harror saw protruding
the head of an immense rattleSnakc, with Il
pig in lis mouth. The pig was about four
months old, and weighed about seventy-tive
pounds He summoned number Of neigh
bors with guns and pitchtorks, who built Il
large fire in the mouth of the cave i'll order to
drive the snakes out In about an hour they
commenced pouring out over the buring Goals;
As they approached in sight the parties llred
upon them from the top of the cilil. lney
continued to pour out until the surrounding
woods for twenty wards square were literally
covered with dead and live snakes. lhCy
killed three hundred and ten, but many MADE
their escape The largest one Killed. male
was ten feet long, and measured rOunu lhc
body two and half feet. The next largest
Il female-was seven feet long, ana measured
one foot round the body. The largest snakes
have been preserved in alcohol, and will be on
exhibition at the Wcnona Fair free of charge
The snake referred to had one hundred and
ten rattles The cave was literally filled with
the heads and bones of sheep, pigs, &c, which
had been captured from the surrounding
country.
The Demorlm must see, however, that the
exhibition of the snaiX at the fair must be a
failure unless MI jenkins is exhibited with
them. Who cares about seeing the snaiX?
Anybody is willing to take the Democrats
word for the snaiX, what we want to see is the
hero that captured them and survived to tell
such a modest story.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

would say to the lady whose boiler leaks.
try the white of an egg mixed with Enslacked
lime; or take plaster of Paris, mix TO a paste
with water and fill the Creyice with it, Dry
well before having water in it-CorrespoHd-
shrc WnNslhnM
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

There is complaint that Canada thistles are
increasing very fast this season in Illinois
Let farmers remember that there are fines and
penalties on the statute book for not using due
diligence in cXtermnating them.
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Something Fresh From A. Ward.


We have been permitted to publish a letter
written by Mr.. Charles f. Brown (Arcmus
WardD to a young friend of his-a little girl
then of the age of s and now the wife of a
prominent merchant in neighborng city.
The letter never before has appeared in print
and the original is in possession of gentle
man of this city. We vOuch for its genuine
ness 1t will at once strike the reader as be
ing eminently charactcristic-"t true to life"
SALEM, Mass, June IS, 1S6i.-MY DEAR
AMELIA. | cannot tell you how much miss
you.
1t seems as THOUGH | had lost all my rca.
tives, including my -r'ndmothcr and the cook
ing-stovc.
Why didn't INT rou in a botte,and bring
you down here VIA me? But | am always
forgetting somchirr The other day | went
off and forgot my unit Sarah ard she's good
deal bigger than ,,. are. Mr. Ramsey is also
very iorgcttul I.l. He frequently goes of
and torgcts his WashcrwOman. Mr. Ramsey
is very fine-loc,.ag man. He reminds me
of Mr.. Green, tn, alden murderer When
Mr. Ramsey go - tc pcnitcntiary, which
will be very soon - j'llSt send him dough
nuts, magazines, Il. Al Ot,.r literary documents.
Mr. Ramsey can read print very well
like you very much. | should like you
very well if YOU were twelve years older.
You spoke to me about Il boy who is my RI
val. | should feel very sorry to kill that boy,
but he may drive me to it. am in hopes that
he will take himself into Il premature tomb
that he may choke himself with Il large slice
of pudding, but if he does neither | shall feel
forced to load him with chains and read all
my lectures to him That will finish him.
His body may remain, but the rest Of him will
have persisted miSerably long ere have got
through
You must be Il good little girl, and always
mind your mother. Never let your excellent
mother feel sorry that she is acquainted with
YOU lfit hadn't been for her you might have
got drowned in soup-plate long ago. And if
you hadn't ever had any mother you might
now be in Turkey with the other Turkeys. In
fact my dear Amelia, so conduct yourself that
even on dark and rainy days the bright sun
may shine wherever yoV are, and that the stars
(Which are next to the sun in Brightness may
never flash so brilliantly but that you can al
ways look steadily and hopefully toward them.
Faithfully your friend, y. WARD.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The Berlin gorilla, Mr.. Pongo," the only
specimen yet brought alive to Europe, has ar
rived at the Westminster Aquarium. He i
less than four years old and has not vet entered
on the teething period, but is 3 feet 321 inches
high He eats farinacious food and fruits and
can drink beer and smoke. He can initiate al
most any action; but the most human thing
about him is a trick of putting everything in
his mouth, like a child year old. Thus. if
he tries to write, the pencil goes at once to his
mouth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

To tell good eggs, put them in water; if the
butts turn up they are not fresh. This is an
infalible rule to distinguish a good egg from a
bad one.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

The republican candidate for Governor Of
Ohio says he holds no railroad bonds nor
railroad Stock nor "maturcd government
bonds" that he never did and never expected
to- 1t is beautiful sentiment Don't let's
any of us hold them. And then let's all brag
of it. I'm poor man and my father was a
cooper" said an opponent of Tom Marshall
upon one occasion. Doubtless his father was
q cooper" replied Tom. but he put a mighty
poor head on TO one of his whisky barrels"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

Mackerel, when boiled or fried, is mucl, i'm.
proved by squeezing the juice of lemon over
Ii before sending to the table
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--W Is not easily earned In these times but
90 III III Il can be made In three months by any
III III III one OF either sex. In any part OF tse
N[0 III III country, Who IL willing 20 work stead
u u ny at the employment that We furnish
tes per week in your town. You need not he away
from home over night. You give your whole time
the work. OnfI your spare moments We have agents
who making SEQ per day. All xho engage
make money fast. AT the present time money cannot
be MADE easily and rapidly ~ other business. II
nothing try the business. Terms and o. Outfit
free. Address at once, II. HALLEIT CO. Portland
Maine. iulYii-smos
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New-York tribune., 1877-07-20

s, se %, ~ s-s & 70 Genoa or eson q 900
s s % al T5a 4aT5.eta ceener @ 10 ofan 5000 cases
80 81 ~. e.. 20 20 Jers igs onisI Hosn - ID Spirits Of rPen
tas r.,.r sg - % % % ~ + IN ,r Aeiesa s oa5a li9s M
&c fipan i;ae 80 s40.o''o currency.
den ar st e,e , 80, - a.. M !iis ~ ~ s.c Ctu,e a,n.a
o,io s 2to boi October sold A. l9e and lou bb- sop
rigrn0LEgM- Higher strong. qn.c,: 200 bg. Refned
soi r -i't ue.ErrY Al llcf 1000 pbs Napta and 5IO5o
lac 't Peieaia tSehaS- e. :oo'o bss Uaed II st
- I sd = iha s IoO DO a., "a = r 80 % F,suar r S@s Dc
5bls fc bi Cases, ls02le Philaiel2hia baltimore
T. NsTo!E hTmer trade qEi,t GeT mes, pot
30 .es SepteHser 80 % econa "cal' July 30 bd
si l0b i So SD de.o "a s s "a - 20 i az !. Ers9eI " y.ss
5oi 1'5esa him AaIelsi qnlesi enensngsd sales
Ciy Eyna udia s22 bid s3as2f ASKED, Tair Mcss
30 ina Do DO & , 2 ~ Fgas esa9 4ess 81 - gqgea IA 81 n
iss & eIelee " @estTn Cut MEATS firm; far inquiry or
Iogo Lose 'leq crs 7ii17 ec pckl az &c suioEe 40
Long da ds Al ~ ea5 ;e PieAit' @ 10 Be c@osed M4es
without cha5e spyy here iirf 7i d = ia sEs, City
Lmtfi Cy, o't@Ta7c heavy 70 light: 7-c. Pigs
f,1a Ia D ., sImsr t5sn;acoPa ~ on mo'eraie New
5.25o sepen6eT ~ i9.a4 = eo.iSe 81 Is 10 es
sin.nier yeaF. - % -0tS 70, "cal" August,
- 10 asked Noyeiuier 81 IS BID. 80 p ssEed;
I''n''ider w yeas - o. bid, ~ 10 assed; December,
es ~ ~ Ia ~ 70 Cty 100 ics brought = 75
moi n-.eratey active saes. 800 cuua q l0gs7 75i
NY - ~ 300 tea Continent, 80 o. a--.-- UTTER de-
- af M'ihf iuf choice grades; prices unchanged conef
.lf thaE Ia good supply. trade hpt ursk;
w. aI'iALs,d though outside nsircs more Gacalt
u" 90 ah ..Etib> dun vauf- lower uu.rflri;
Island 2nd New Jersey I90 lg-lc; AID psnusyi-
wanna, l-@l0c Western IjsGl5c latter choice. Chcire
Canada lie.
ElchDomestic in moderate call a 5asa7e currency Ran.
sWin sttalf IS ist'. g4il. iu bond.
SfEh A-MarSet qa.c 10 g. for Prime Western 1880
IoAc, toicc CITY
~ - l.aw -rldcs quiet ard unchanged; far good
fri"k cuba y4r5r; trufr-fug1, stJ JtOLr. sales $50
nus At J2r. tr Dentr.ra. yltc. for and for
r ne. isaHd5 also. 1000 bags ard 500 bores
.i'illN 1ii cssIiiug figures.
icre request, uncilang9d a." ID IA ~: IIards llas
dII'-c.
CALM Market steady sa.es 25,DJ Es PRIME sc.
Closing, heid az o. Il - and II Il lid.
New-York tribune., 1877-07-20

COTTON MARKETS.

PHIApELFHrA. July I9.--Cotton qret: Hiilhng l2i2ci
Low MsiHc. I2-t tJII )ri ias.- not receipts,
IlObac; guss uAie sale, 53 bales 7pnneTs 4 bales
s1iiiA, H. July Ig-Cciton frmcr; &e,ins. l2-,sc
Low 5dlHs j c Good Oduag lie: gloss rccriut-, o
ba.s cV.orJ, coast se 80 bales saie 30 "a es' sDisrs
ElsI0S Jus It.-Co,ton firms H'd -ia- l2's; Low Mf-
cEg-. l. 90 prilarj II c gro's receipts - Oaies
st.s.k a. -iZ ls.es -.
sEyIlu.AN- Juy lC-C0tJon siea,iv; Sudf'iug ll'4r,
MI.IIlp. lie; euoh Ordinary. lO2t-s net receipa
A. btc tslorts. coastNst oJ Oa.rs saes' ooO bA4e7
~ L.a-i- Jny I9-Cotton unchang Mddln2. ! ic.
Low sslltiug lie. Good Ordinary, l0sc: r,etyts l0
bales amoH 81 la,: sales " bales. stock @!Nl bale
s..al b. Juls i9-tauou arm; 4ilCuug, 'tc Low MD
ding 7-c. Goud ordinary lO-c het receipts, uAcsi
exuort- ca4stVis- 200 bll.H. STOCK. ,h9tj u7its.
hglsHs JGly lJl0,tol quet buyers and sellers apart
&alug- D e receipts. - 9aesj shipments u pa'si
STOCK -.5JJ bales.
CninIeIoS. S.Juv 10 Cotton stey; Nddinc. &c.. low
Good lriluar5 IN'.;
sales. 20 bales. sfo,s. J.iU9 bales.
VTAINCrls. Juy l5.-tOtioa rrm and nomnlii MiilinH
Low 3feliug. II H.. Good ordinary 1885, net fe-
-tfANNAH. Jly 9-Cottol steady; M.aiing II aci Low
Ndtlug. c. Good Orditarg. lose; net receipts 20
bales IS exports. cOast"s 10 Daie-i sles,
93 bales. ri0r &, 3J2 bal
CIycTSHAIL Jlr I9-Corton qniet and steady Mldiing
lla>t: Low Mhiirc IT ~; GuOi ordinary. Ilci rc.
ccqr, $50 bales ,9mcLts, l3 oaesi sles ID Daes ocA
GsLyE.los. July I9-Coton nominal; Middug. J re-;
Lon Mdulug Iil-c Go,d Ordinary, 10 net receipts,
so bqlcs. stock % SIS bales.
NO.FOIK. July l9'Otto hun; Mildng, II ", net r.
ccF, io1 o.cs cxpor ceastWoe ia bales sac 800 bales
LOUISVILLE. Juiy I9.-Cottou arm Miidinc ll1GllSc