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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-20

The fact that the shipment of cattle to Ell-
rope from the Western states, now becoming
so important a business was unknown three
or four years ago, is due to the high rates of
transportation then prevailing which forbade
such shipments. The present tendency both
of railroad and ocean freight rates is towards
very low figures, and this makes it possible to
send live cattle from the Mississippi valley to
Liverpool at profit. The new trade embraces
both fresh carcasses and live ANIMALS. Last
year there was fresh meat, chiefly beef, of the
value Of 50, 100000 shipped to British ports,
and the trade now averages $50 carcaSses, val
ued at $4,000, day On the Goth OF June
one steamer from New York took out to Lon
don 800 head Of cattle from Illinois and Ken
lucky, and 300 head of sheep in addition. The
cattle required for the trade are the choicest
kind, because the inferior qualities cannot al.
ford the cost Of so long IA carriage, and do not
meet the demand on the other side. Feeders
in the West are bcginninc to understand this,
and in Audrian county in 'his state the choicest
lots of cattle are fed with the foreign market
IN view. OF course these lots command the
highest price. As long as the present low
price for beef cattle prevails we shall send Sc.
lect lots to foreign ports, and thus the trade
will increases L0uiS RepublicuR.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-20

FRENCH RoLLs-Takc three medium sized
Irish potatoes, boil until soft, mash in the wa,
ter in which they were boiled, add enough
flour to. make it the consistency of cream.
Soak yeast cake in a cup of tepid water, beat
in two or three eggs, one tablespoonful of SUI
gar, one of salt mix the whole together and
set il 10 rise. When risen, work in flour, in
which has been rubbed one tablespoonful OF
lard, until stiff enough to handle easily. Let
it rise again. then make out the rolls with your
hand, flatten until they will told over, and
spread very little butter, just enough to keep
it from sticking; bake quick. The above re-
cipe will make thirty rolls.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
Corra.nnnsleuce. .

We shall be glad to receive, for publication
in this department. short and pointed commu-
uications from farmers, gardeners, stock-rais-
ers and others, on any topic of general inter.
est to agriculturists. The name and postotlce
address should accompany each letter, not
necessarily for publication, but as IA guaranty
of good faith. 1t is our purpose to open this
column to a free exchange Of experience and
opinions between its readers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-20
VEGET|NE
FOR DROPSY
never shall
Forget the first Dose.
PROVIDENCE.

PROVIDENCE.
Mr.. II. r. STEvRNs:-
confined my house than year six months OF the
time WAS entirely helpless was obliged to have
help me in and out OF bed. swollen 10 inches larger
than my natural size around my waist suffered all man
could and live tried all remedies for Dropsy. had three
different doctors. My friends all expected would die
many nights was expected TO die before morning At last
Vegetine sent by friend never shall forget the
first dose. could realize its good effects from day day
was getting better After had taken some or bottles
could sleep Qne well nights. began to gain quite
fast. After taking 10 bottles could walk from
part of my to the other My appetite good the
dropsy had ut this time disappeared | kept taking the
Vegetine until regalned my usual health heard Of
able attend 10 my work am carpenter and builder
will also say II has cured aunt of my wifes OF Neural
a who had suffered for than - years She says
has had neuralgia for eight months Ihaye given Ii
one of my children for C0nker HumOr have doubt
my mind viii humor; IL is great cleanser Of
the blood IL il safe 10 give child will recommend IL to
the world My father ia 50 years old and he says there is
nothing like II to give strength life to an aged person
cannot be too thankful for the use OF IL. am
Very gratefully yours, JOHN 5. NOTTAGE.
ALL DISEASES OF THE BLooDIf vBGRTINE will relieve
pain cleanse purify and such diseases restoring the
patient perfect health after trying different physicians
many remedies suffering for years is it not conclusive
proof II you sufferer can be cured? Why Is this
medicine performing such great cures? II works In the
blood In the circulating fluid 1t truly be called the
Great Blood PURIFIER The great source OF disease Orgi
in the blood; and medicine that does not act di
rectly upon it, purify and renovate, has any just claim
upon public attention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-20

POTATOES FRIED WHoLE-Peel and lay in
cold water potatoes of uniform size; have hot
in kettle enough lard or beef drIppings to
cover them; wipe the potatoes dry and drop
them in they will cook in twenty minutes,
and should be fine yellow brown when done.
They are nice for breakfast
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-20

A novel plan for freeing grain from vermin
is recommended in q foreign journal. Ii adj
vises putting living crab into the grain heap
so that it cannot get out. The worms attack
the crab and enter the shell. In twenty-four
hours the body may be taken out and the shell
WILDE found TO contain worms instead of crab
meat The entire crab is thrown into the fire
and fresh ones put in the grain until the YER
min are eradicated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-20

\ clergyman, accosted by an old acguaint-
ance by the name of Cobb replied: Il don't
know you, sir" MY name Is Cobb, sir re-
Joined the man. who was about half seas over.
."Ah sir" said the minister YOU have -
much corn on that did not see the cob
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-20

As they passed gentleman whose optics
were terribly on the bias little Dot murmured:
MA he's got one eye that don't go"-.Syra.
clse Times.
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ARITHN TIC MADE EASY.
ROPP'S
EASY CALCULATOR

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thousands accomplish In minute what they could not
learn to calculate In many months. xr,,
The first part contains an entirely help Systs OF sDe
which show glance the exact value OF all KINDS OF
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one mound up toad and tor any price tina. the mar
IL likely to resch the Interest on any sum lot any te
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simple mathematical principle which enables any one
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AMES ID. JOHNSTON, Attorney and Coun.
y selor ut Law, and Notary Public. ONCE, second floor
Hoes Leand's block, northwest Court House Square,
Ottawa, Illinois. junSi6
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Il r. BULL, Attorney al Law Office over City
II. Drug Store northwest Of In Sale and Madison
streets, Ottawa, Ill. mayors
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VEGETINE
Cured me when
DOCTORS FAILED.

CrSCINNATI o., April 10, 1871.
DE-. H. Il. STEVENS:
Dedr S6-l seriously troubled with hidney COM
plant for lang time. have consulted the best doctors In
this city have used your NEGErINE for this disease and
it has cured me when the doctors failed TO do 50.
Yours truly, ERNEST DURIGAN.
Residence 62l Race ST.,
Place of business jt3 Cent. Ave.
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NJ II. MOLONF.Y, Attorney and Counselor n
vi. Law. Volts Block, La Sale street, Ottawa, Ills.
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BUSHNELL CiIIIMAN * COOK, Attor-
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Court House, Ottawa Ill. mny2TIG-ly'
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n McDOUGAIII, Successor 10 Cameron Il Nc.
~. Duupll) Attorney and Counselor ut Law. Office In
Glover Il Cooks Block, Ottawa, H. Also United States
Commissioning. decrIe
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7 l.. THOMPSON, Attorney and Counselor at
-. LAW Office east OF the Court House Square, ottawa
Ilnns IehiTt
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u r. NCOIIN, Attorney at Law. Onice over
ID. No 10 la Sail" street, west side II the Court h9us'
Ottawa ILL., July3''5
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GEORGE, -. FL r., Attorney M Law
VI Office In Opera House Block, ottawa III. april
EDWIN N. LEWIS. Attorney and Counselor az
IL Law ShcrwoOd's Block Ottawa M APPS
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1TCR NEWS.
rI'IIOS. W. ID. Ora N r., Attorney and Counsel.
at Law, No SCOurt street. Ottawa, Ills. Money 10
loan on farm property. iunl1S-ly
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VI selOr AT Law and solicitor In ChanCcry. once over
Benefits store, west Of Court House. maylI'h
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DICHOIISON * SNOW, Attorneys and Coun
IL seOr. law VIII practice in the courts OF Ia sane
and adjoining counties Oire west Of Court House ora
wa III nOyli
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CLEAN PEOPLE

acu- keepers Builders Painters remainder that keep
large stock OF pure Leads Paints Ons Jsrnisets Psinb
brushes and all kinds OF material for painting will X
he undersolf X Sfiuoo-
NOTE, DRAFT AN % II ECEIPT
y HOOKS AZ OSMhE q HaPEaAN.S,
Wess IF The Court Houst.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-10-25
TURNER'S Column.
Covering Manure.

1t is remarkable that more attention is
not given to the subject of covering manure
from the weather, and especially from too
much rain. Those who have given the
matter particular attention have found that
manure so protected is worth double that
which is left out in the open air. Two
loads for one is profit few farmers can af-
ford to lose. There is no question which
so vitality concerns the farmer as this one
OF manure. Much that he does has no re-
ference to it. Straw is not to be sold be-
cause it makes manure. Stock is fed
through the winter for the express purpose
fmanure-making. Articles which scarce
ly pay to send to market are nevertheless
taken to the city in order that manure may
be brought back as return load, and yet
the whole of the manure made remains all
the season exposed to the sun, wind and
rain until it is diminished one-half in
value. The trouble is probably that few
really believe that exposed manures under
go this loss. But the matter has been too
thoroughly tested to admit of doubt
We know first-class farmers who did not
themselves believe it, until by actual ex-
pertinent they found out its truth. In ar
ranging farm buildings it will pay we'll to
look as much to the preservation of the
manure as to the hay or grain; and those
who have their buildings already finished
without these manurial arrangements will
find that that twenty-five or fifty dollars
spent on boards for q covered shed will
rank among the best investments ever
made.-American Stock Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-10-25
GrOff's Cultivated Wheat.

In response to an item in our paper pub
lished a couple of weeks since, (says the
Hagerstown Mail) we have received from
Mr.. Levi w. Croft, of Lancaster county,
Pa, letter written September goth, stat
ing that he had forwarded us report of
one field ofhis cultivated wheat in August
which report we did not receive. The
crops of the other two fields had not all
been threshed, when he wrote, though all
the fields are nearly alike and will not vary
much in the yield. He enclosed circu-
lar from which we select the following:
BAREvILLE, Pa, Aug 9th, 1878.
My cultivated wheat last year was Il
grand success, having raised Gil bushels
per acre. This was on small plot of sew
eral acres which was in high order. This
year on field containing 8 acres and s5
perches, without manure, I raised 454a
bushels of wheat, of the Clawson variety
an average of 47s bushels per acre,
which, taking the difference in the quality
of the land and the size of the field into
consideration, l consider is even better
than last years yield. My wheat was Wis
tied this year by hundreds of persons, and
variously estimated at from 45 to 55 bush
els per acre. And am confident if it had
not been affected by the red rust, which
was universally the case throughout this
section this season, that the yield would
have been fully So bushels per acre. In all
my experience of AZ years farming, | never
raised such wheat and grass as am now
raising by cultivating in the spring.
LEVI w. CROFT.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-10-25

Most people take for granted that they,
at least, "know how to feed chick ems" and
almost everybody has different way of
doing it. My father used to say "a bow
who eats well will work we'll" and fowls
must be taught to eat well-not be over
fed, however, or crammed, but provided
with a variety of food to such an extent as
to create an appetite for something contin-
ually. A laying hen is IL perfect mill, and
while her usefulness lasts, should always
be kept grinding do not mean by that
to keep box of food before her continu-
ally, for what boy would care very much
for pumpkin pie ifa huge pie was kept ut
his side continually9 The point to he
gained is to keep the fowl eating, and
keep her hungry, too hence the necessity
of variety. Let corn, oats, cracked corn,
wheat screenings, meal pudding, rye soak
ed crackers, buckwheat &C., follow each
other in succession, and for side dishes
and dessert, supply chopped bones Gf di-
rectly from the butcher, with some meat
on them, so much the better,) and, ifcon.
fined, plenty of green food if near the WA
ter, pounded shell-fish (shells and ALI and
crabs chopped fine. BY so doing, your
fowls are not required to eat the same thing
more than twice each week, and the result
is, they always have good appetites, thrive
well, and the grand result is at once
achieved--plenty of eggs and healthy
fowls il f. r., IN Country Gentleman.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-10-25
VARIETIES.

-"Come, don't be timid," said couple
of foolish snobs to two mechanics "sit
down and make yourselves our equals.
"We'd have to blow our brains out to do
that" was the reply.
An orator who was in much demand
in political campaigns, being asked by an
admirer the secret of his success, replied {:
"When have facts, give 'em facts but
when l heven't yell and saw the air."
"A lady said this was the finest COM
pliment which she had ever received: She
was on horseback, and as she rode past an
Irishman who was standing by the roadside
she heard him say, II wish ! was in prison
for the stealing ov ye.
-"Why does lightning so rarely strike
twice in the same place." Professor Mort
man asked the new boy in the class of nat
never needs to-" And it is a little singu.
lar that nobody had thought ofthat reason
before.
An old Irish soldier, who prided him
self upon his bravery, said he had fought
in the battle of Bull Run. When asked if
he had rctreatcd and made good his escape
as Others did on that famous occasion, lie
replied: "Be jabbers, them's didn't run
are there vi"
This was told of Gilbert White, the
naturalist of Selborne, by one of his ncph-
ews: His old servant came to him one day
and said "Pease, sir, I've been an broke
glass" Broke glass, Thomas How
did you do that 2" "I'll show you, sir"
so he went and brought wine glass;
which he threw on the floor, saying
CHATS how | broke it, SIR" "There, 90
along, Thomas. You are great fool"
said his master and then muttered, "And
was Ms great a one for asking such fool
ish question"
-"Is the doctor in % asked an anxious
looking young man. rs he paused halfway
up the stairway Leading to DR.. Stones Of
fee, yesterday mo, guess not" replied
the person addrcsse I, "but you can leave
nm order on the slate" The young man
hesitatcd a moment. "Well, | guess
would hardly have time to wait, he said.
ais it q very urgent case ~ "Well, YES"
the young man said, rather urgent,
think. Just rs started away from home
nv Youngest brother was falling out of
second STORY window"
--Arosto tells story OF fairy who, by
some mysterious law of her nature, was
condemned 10 appear at certain seasons in
the form of n foul and poisonous snake
Those who injured her during the period
| of her guise were ever excluded from par
ticipation in the blessings she bestowed !;
but to those who, in spite of her loathsome
| aspect, pitied and protected her, she after
wards revealed herself in the beautiful and
celestial form which was natural to her,
accompanied their steps, granted all their
Wishes flled their houses with wealth,
made them happy in love, and victorious
in war. A useful moral might DO drawn
from this little fable, in favor of showing
kindness and civility to the most degraded
and unhappy.
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Pc @ tic al.
Make Your Home Beautiful.
BY ELIZA COOK.


Make your home beautiful-bring to it flowers;
Plant them around you to bud and to bloom
Let them give life to your lOnelcst hours
Let them bring light to enlivcn your gloom 4;
Make your own work-one that never has sor.
rOwcd-
or music AID sunshine and gold summer air;
homework, whose forehead care never has
furrowcd,
And whose checks of bright beauty shall ever
be fair.
Make your home heautiful-wcavc round its
portal
Wrcaths of he jessamine, and delicate sprays
Or red fruited woodhne, with gay immortclle,
That blcsses and brightens wherever it strays
Gather the blossoms, too-one little flower,
Varied Verbena, or sweet mignonette,
Still may bring bloom to your desolate bower
Still may bring something to love and to pet
Make your home beautiful-gather the roses
That hoard up the sunshine with exquisite
Perchance they may pour, as your dread dark
ness closes,
That soft summer sunshine down into your
heart!
If you can do so, o, make it an Eden
or beauty and gladness remember, its wise
Twill teach you to long for that home you are
needing,
That heaven of beauty beyond the blue skies.
Making your home beautiful-sure tits a duty;
Call up your little ones-teach them to walk
Hand and hand with the angels of beauty;
Encourage their spirits with nature to talk;
Gathering them round you, and let them be learn
ing
Lessons that drop from the delicate wings
OF the bird and the butterty--ever returning
To Him who has made all these beautiful
things.
Make home hive, where all beautiful feelings
Cluster like bees, and their honey dew bring;
Make it temple of holy revealings,
And love its bright angel with " shadowing
wing"
Then shall it be when afar on ife's pillows,
Wherever your tcmpest-tossed children are
flung,
They will long for the shades of the home-sweep.
ing willow,
And sing the sweet song which their mother
had sung.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-10-25

Benjamin Franklin has the credit of
being the first person in the country who
made use of gypsum or land plaster as
fertilizer. The manner in which lie used
it may seem somewhat egotistical. He
sowed it in the presence of number of
skeptical farmers on portion of field of
grass on a hillside, in the form of large
letters, spelling his name. After few
weeks the grass upon which the plaster
was sown so far outgrcw the rest that the
name B. Franklin could be plainly read
for long distance. From that time there
was no doubt in the minds of those who
knew the secret, of the value of land plas-
ter as fertilizer for grass.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-10-25

Tor MATURING FOR WHARF.-The Ger
mantown Telegraph, in commenting upon
the success of growing wheat the past two
years in Pennsylvania, approves manuring
on top, and Mr.. Henry Pugh says that it is
by far the best. He has just finished
threshing eight acres of wheat. The yield
was 800 bushels, being 373 to the acre
The ground was first plowed, then manure
hauled on, then narrowed and cross harrow
ed, and then seven pecks to the acre drill
in. In the spring, MS soon as he could,
he narrowed and cross narrowed with n
Thomas smoothing harrow, and then sow
ed clover and timothy. He is satisfied
with his wheat yield, and says the catch of
grass promises even better.
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