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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

LIN l. SfHrrLE,N1lINT NOTICE. b
L TATE OF JOHS NJ RlCHEY, DECEA sED.-Noiccls here
by given all persons interested III said estate that the IN
drsgned EXecurX of the last will and testament Of John
NJ Rehcy deceased will appear before the County Court
the county of La Sale and state of Illinois, at the County
Court House in Ottawa in said county, on Monday. tt
eleventh day of March a. S1s, for the pnrnos" E"
rendering account of her proceedings IN the Adltr
tion of said estate for the hnal settlement.
Dated at Ottawa, this 18th day of February lS,S.
CLARA G. MCHEl,
ATTEST: L. W. STOCHsLEGEE, EXectlrN.
Clerk County Court, la sale Co., III. lcblt-I"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

\ physician in a country town, who had
been annoyed by numerous questions concern.
ing the condition of IA patient, was stopped,
while on his busy rounds, by man with the
Old question: "HOw's NJ" Ill" replied
the physician. Does he keep his bed :" "Oi
course, he does. You don't suppose hes fool
Won :"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

The poctsawyer has addressed this touch

The poct-sawyer has addressed this touch
ing
ODE To IKE
1t is pretty thing
TO write so bad
And make the folks
Around you sad
But to Morgan when
You turn your pen
To shame him Of
His works bcgOnc.
But if this to him
| tell
He will nip OIL
Your nose.
WhcrcUpon Our Ben is constrained 10 re
mark:
Your meter and your rhyme,
Are both
So touching, but alas
Are SO tn
In - hn0,0 Vars
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

This seems to be the way things are con
Quoted in the clerks office:
Sweet little girl-"Peasc give me "A nickel
10 buy loaf of bread
Hast got no bread, little waif:'
Sweet !. g.-"Nary crumb.'
MY God in heaven, can't stand this. No
pie, either:"
Sweet l. g.-~Ah, 90 way wild yc-of course
not"
BY the bones of Humboldt, won't stand
this. Here clerk give this suffering child a
dime and charge quarter to the county.
can't resist such appeals as this, if it takes cv
cry cent my constituents haze got'-EoStcr?
INiROiSdjt
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

Mamma" asked precious voungster at "a
icatable, the other evening, after long and
warming raze toward plate of doughnut>.
do You think ! could stand another of those
fried holes ="
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

But, Paul, how can the spirit be in us and
we in the spiritat the same time ~ said a young
man to venerable darkcy. oh, dar's no
puzzle bout day It's like dat poker; puts
it in de fire and it gets red hot Now, de po-
kcr's in lie fire and de fires in de poker"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

Get out, you ornithorhynchus" The man
departed meckly Who's that inquired "a
friend of the speaker An ornithorhynchuN.
llow's that" Well, Webster defines HIM
~ a beast with bill"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

Is this the Adams House asked Il etrang-
or OF BoStonian. Yes" was the reply, its
Adams House until YOU get 10 the rooi-,hcn
lis caves q"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

Who was the meekeSt man :" asked a sun
tlay school teacher. Moses" VERY well
who was the mcckest woman :" Never wa-
any"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

This summer, ladies are going To dress their
hair as they did three hundred years ago. say
an exchange. This makes some of Tie ladies
nreity old
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-02

Alta recent dinner of shoemakcrs, the follow.
ing toast was given: May we have all the wo-
men in the country to shoe, and al tie men IN
boot"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-22
Fruit Growing.

The value of fruit crops in
the United States is estimated
by the Government Statistician
at 5. q 600, 900 annually, about
halt the value of the wheat crop.
The value of the annual crop of
Michigan is put down at 81, 0o0,-
600. California has 10000 acres
OF vineyards, producing 10,000,-
600 gallons of wine besides
vinegar, raisins, brandy and
fresh grapes. The other States
produce {, Oo0, 900 gallons OF wine
annually. The single port of Nor
folk Va. reported {, 100000 quarts
of strawberries this year. Him
OILS, a prairie State, whose fruit
growing is of recent origin. now
has 800, 600 acres OF orchards.
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VEGETINE

The following letter from Rev. G.
W. Mansfield. formerly rastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Hyde
Park. and at pr sent settled in Lowell,
must convince every one who reads his
letter of the wonderful curative quail
ties of Vegetine as u thorough cleanser
and purifier of thc blood.
HYDE PARK, Mass. Feb 10; 1876.
Mr.. r. II STEVENS.
DEAR SIR-About ten years ago my
health failed through the depicting IF.
fects of dyspepsia; nearly year later
| WIS attacked by typhoid-fever in lis
worst form. 1t settled in uy back, and
took the form of large deep-seated
abscess, which fifteen months in gath
ering. l had two surgical operations
by the best skill in the State, but re-
ceived no permanent cure suffered
great pain at times. and was constantly
weakened by profuse discharge l
also lost small pieces of bone at differ.
emit times.
Matters ran on thus about seven
years, till May; 1874. when friend rec
commended me to go to your office, and
talk with you of the virtue of Vrgetine.
l did SO, and by your kindness passed
through your mandatory. noting the
ingredients, &C., by which your RENE
dy is produced,
BY what | saw and heard | gained
some confidence in Vegetine.
commenced taking it soon after.
but felt worse from its effects; still
preserved, and soon felt it WAS bene-
fitting me in other respects. Yet Ibid
not see the results desired till had
taken it faithfully for little more than
year, when the difficulty in the back
was cured; and for nine months have
enjoyed the best of health.
| have in that time gained twenty
FIVE pounds of flesh, being heavier than
ever before in my life, and was never
more able to perform labor than now.
During the past lew weeks l had a
scrofulous swelling as large as my
fist gather on another part of my body.
/ took Yegetine faithfully, and it re-
moved it level with the surface in a
Month. think l should have been
cured of my mvin trouble sooner if
had taken larger doses, after having be-
come accustomed to its effe -,s.
Let your patrons troubled with scrof-
ula or kidney diseases understand that
it takes time TO cure chronic diseas. $;
and, if they will patiently take Vege-
tine, it will. in my Judgment, cure
them. With great obligations, l am
yours, very truly.
G. W. MANSFIELD,
Pastor OF the NJ E. Church,
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is the result. And
same in any business d
ton. But with an ur -
tul farmers lack OF success is still
more directly traceable to the
carelessne1s OF the man himself.
Carelessness in farming is mani
tested in many different ways,
a66h seemingly mimportant.
xhe clreless farmer is care
less of his own personal appear
ance, indifferent to the wants of
his family, and negligent of his
stock. Personally, he is def
cicnt in spirit and enterprise.
As to his family, it satisfies him
if his wife does al! his hard
drudgery, and asks few favors.
His children must not care Tor.
education, for society, to leave
leave the farm, or for anything
except 70 wait upon his pleas
ure. His crops are planted, Gull
tivated and harvested in a slip
shod sort of manner, that leaves
only a small margin for profit.
His stock is inferior, and he
loses a few head from disease
every spring. His tools Gf he
has improved tools) soon decay
from exposure to the elements
and negligent use. He has less
stock, lighter crops and more
debts than his more careful
re:ghhor.h Such a farmer, how
ever, does not continue con-
tracing debts and liabilities
until he can go no further and
there is an extensive failure in
volving hundreds of other bust
ness men, but he buys something
that he does not need (perhaps
top buggy or machine) or he
hires some one to do work he
could do himself. He has not
the money to pay down and
gives his note, which is good as
cash. However, when the note
is due, his creditor must wait a
few days, and this Is repeated so
frequently aud always by asking
more days of grace, SO that at
last to secure his debts and OBJ
ain credit he must mortgage his
stock, and a chattle mortgage is
followed by mortgage on his
farm. There are many other
reasons why a farmer should fail.
He may have been unfortunate,
perhaps he has lost some stock
from accident or disease. His
crops may have been light and
growing lighter. He may have
occasionally sold his stock or
crops in an untavorable market.
These are all apparent reasons
tor his failure, but back of all
this is the man himself.
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Banner Agents.



The following IS clipped from
the Scisnss,fc Fdsuser. We
have noticed IN the Victoria
1900, t,,.t tat rattle have
,e'0,'' 49,, .o,,n !,
been bought ~ : 'closia oIaAey
for the Havas'a market FROM
the statistics below it would
s,,near that Cuba offers quite a
81 ~. ..,.,a T.xss
hlarkee see' s's''e a'
should furnish a large portion
of the supplys
The Flori,liaus enioy consid-
erasle trade with The Cubans
i, cattle from South Florida,
nofwstbstauding the facts Of
. !, u !. mail faculties. and of there
be;pr no mort Of entry in the
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and more or7leSl ~! o.
cular was answered by near
cry person addressed. The gen.
eral average made from the in>
formation sent in showed that
it cost the farmer who raised
his home supplies nine cents
and two mills per pound to pro-
dnce cotton, while it cost the
farmer who bought his supplies
fourteen cents per pound.
OF course it is understood
that these figures do not repre-
sent the Sactual cost OF prodnc-
ton, but rather the iignres att
which the tarmer must sell his
crop to save himself from loss.
The conclusion is, that the
farmer who has made an aver.
age crop of cotton, and predu-
ced u: the same time q tull snp-
ply of corn, fodder or hay,
syrup, potatoes. vegetables, ba-
Gun aud lard etc, andghas a stock
of hogs and cattle for next year.
has done a profitable years
work; and Just in proportion as
he has neglected those supplies,
his profits have been less and
less until the opposite extreme
Is reached. when he will have
lost by his farm operations of
the year. all of which leads to
the conviction that in whatever
light it may be viewed, it is evil
dent that the true policy is to
diversity; TO plant largely of
corn aud oats, wheat, sugar
cane, potatoes and other crops
adapted to orr soil and climate.
And this should be done with
a view to direct profit in them
selves, and not as merely subsi-
diary to the cotton crop.
The money received for the
cotton produced on a farm
might be made the meaures OF
the net profits on the whole
farming operations proper. The
general adoption OF this policy
would very largely reduce the
aggregate OF the cotton crop for
a few years; bnt the resulting
improved condition of the tar
mers-aided by the stimulus of
higher prices-would in a short
time enable them to supply the
increasing demand for the sta
pie, without deviating from a
system which has been Taught
them by SO long and bitter les
Sons
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FARMERS who live near cities
or large towns, especially if
if these have a manufacturing
population, can not afford to
continue the old style of farming,
and get only small crops of corn,
potatoes, and hay to the acre. If
the growth OF towns and cities
increase the farmers taxes, it
also enlarges their opportunities,
by offering market for certain
crops, and at the same time
atfording supply OF manure.
One used to the routine of the
farm may not care to go into
the details of market-gardenine,
where pei isllable crops must be
marketed daily. But there is
a medium between regular mar
et-gardening, and ordinary rou-
tine OF farming, which is termed
market" This differs from
market-gardening, in. raising
but q few Of the less perishable
crops, and from regular farming,
in requiring higher culture, the
sale OF the crops, and the Luy-
ing of manures. The farmer
who lives within ten miles OF a
large manufacturing town maxi
es a great mistake if he does
not consult the wants OF that
place, and supply them. Take
two crops for example-carrots
and cabbages. In any large
place where many horses are kept
there is a good marke for car
rots, and there is generally a
ready sale tor them, TO be del1v-
cred direct from the field.
Working people, such as factory
operatives, know the fIutritive
value of cabhages, and these al
ways meet with a ready sale in
such places. Either OF these
crops is easily managed, and is
sure to bring larger profit than
any regular farm crop. While
market-gardening has been ov-
er-done in the vicinity OF some
large cities, there are many
smaller places where i: may be
profitable undertaken, to supply
the home market.
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Peanuts.

A Georgia cultivator of this
popular article OF food says a
moderately stiff and rich soil suits
peanuts Tor pindes) best. Good
results are reported from man
uring with super-phosphote OF
lime. Lime in some form, seems
essential TO prevent faulty nuts.
Cultivation is simple. Lay off
rows hree feet apart. manure in
drill as for cotton. plant nuts
two feet apart and cultivate like
cotton, throwing loose dirt un-
der the ends of the vines as they
extend, but not disturbing them.
The nuts are worth in New
York 81 SO to 81 so per bushel
and the consumption seems TO
be unlimited.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

SPEECH is silver and silence
commands premium.
Bad punctuation for a pnb-
lisher.-Stop my paper.
The hen is solvent fowl
she generally has something oval
"Poker" is the name of new
play in San Francisco" 1t
ought to ''draw"
Is it not fortunate that the
furnace fire always burns
brighter when coaledl
Russia is said to be Scaling in
the old soldiers" She evident.
ly wants more terbacher."
"Hewers of wood and draw
ers of water"-Wood engravers
and marine painters.
LATELY Mr.. Bland has been
mainly engaged in reviving the
war of 1912 for Dawes to peck
at.
The striking cigar>makers
say they intend to carry their
points without any whiffs or
butts,
AND now here's a leading toy
house bankrupt. Well, old San
ia Claus was poor this year, you
know.
And now a trifie over fifty-
five men have stopped work in
Chicago. That is to say, 500
tailors have struck.
ONLY one Justice of the SUI
preme court chews tobacco. Ex-
changed And he likes it Justice
strong as he can get it.
Iris a woeful fact that con-
gress is the country's most tor
midable enemy Tribune
Alas! too true. There are too
many congressman at large.
A modest young woman at
the West End refuses to wear
the fashionable clock hose I'M
til she assertained that the clock
had no hands.-Commercial
Bulletin.
They were examining appli
cants for admission to an Oma.
ma toot-race the other day and
every man had TO show his ped,
igree as a runner
"What credentials can you
bring!" asked the judge of a
lank young fellow who presen-
ted himself; lyon don't look as
If you could run much"
''I'm a Philadelphia militia
man." calmly replied the youth.
"Oh! pass right in Them"
said the judge.
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T. B. OGLESBY,
GIN -DRESSER,.
HEKPSTE1D, TEXAS.

Takes pleasure in announcing that he
is now prepared to apply to gins his
new Patent Gin-Dress at REASONABLE,
rates. My mode of dress is superior to
the briarspoint. or any other in use; in
asmuch as it does pot nap, cleaus the
seeds. makes better sample and gins
faster.
have also procured, at heavy ex
pense, new patent cumming ma
chine" with which am enabled to
repair WORN OUT GIN-sAws, providing
new teeth and making them do as good
work as new gin. Satisfaction guar
anteed in every. instance. am now
ready for business.
All orders sent to ms at Hampstead
,r left at the Brenham BANNER ctiica
will receive prompt attention.
septSiy I. \. oHLESBf.
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SUCCESSFUL TRUCK FARMING
Mr. William Hunter, who re-
sides three miles from the city.
came in yesterday with a load
of cabbages which he readily
disposed of to w. Fl. Autry.
successor to ]. J. Mullane &
Co. From Mr.. Hunter it is
learned that he has raised 20,-
600 head OF cabbages on small
farm, and also several hundred
bushels of Irish potatoes.
Small farms around Houston
are making good profits on
their producc.-Houston 7e1e-
gram.
Tho aboFe speaks for itself.
There il no reason why the same
thing eaiinpt be done in the vi
eipity of Brenham.
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Potato Culture.

In answer to the Irish potato
question. I have tried several
varieties and found all good.
| think sandy lands the best
Tor potatoes. How to plant:
Break your land up fat, lay off
your rows three feet apart with
a shovel plow. cover with same;
use 40 manure whatever. Plant
III February, and I think you
will raise potatoes instead of
vines. Galveston Neecs.
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NOTICE TO FARMERS J.!

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED. wish
w to buy the product Of IRON two
to three hundred acres of BEANS and
and PEAS. For further information
call at the store of HERMAN Els HER,
where the Seed is for sale, with q
guarantee to buy the crop.
kUHNE BROS & co, St. Louis, Mo.
II. FISHER, Brenham, Texas.
an25.d6WIm
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Notice.

A LII persons are mortified not to pur-
"A chase promissory note signed by
J. a. Wilkins, payable one day after
date TO the order of Josh Hall Davis.
dated January I'd. 1873, and given as
purchase money for land, which note
is lost and has been paid on in full
Amount of said note was fifteen hun
dred dollars. J. H. DAVIS.
Brenham, Feb. 8, 1873 300.
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HIRsCaBERG keeps the only
irst-elass saloon in the city.
He sells none but the purest
liquors.
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LOS

r AND SCRIP No 1888, for GAO
IL acres, issued to the San Antonio
and Mexican Gulf r. R. by S. Crosby,
Commissioner of the General Land
Office, dated March 26ii, 1868. Unless
intelligence of it be received At the
General Land Office within months
from this dale, Twill apply t- the pro-
per officers for duplicate
VIM y. CAMPBELL.
January 1lth. 1873 wSw.
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At Wholesale.

VUST RECEIVED Two CAR Loads
- of Choicest Flour; 100 bbis Su.
gar; 100 Sacks Coffee; car Anheuser's
bottled Beer; car Assorted Canned
Fruit; so -bbls Choicest Liquors: 10000
choicest brands Cigurs, Chewing and
Smoking tobacco; Bacon, LAID, Hams,
etc, sold to the trade at galveston and
Houston prices strictly, at Wholesale,
at D. W. BLO0MBARGH'S,
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Iafismmatory
listers wife ad-
Joe. After TAX
H. rely relieved.
TN of the dis
am greatly. 1t also
- NY digestion. Re-
sp( Is. A. BALLARD,
U Id Jefferson Street.
Mr.. m ZNs:
l., N.ratirsa mas racnx,,

In Isa vege,ine was recam-
menSs,d tl7 me; and. yielding to the per-
suas6ns Oh friend, consented to try
it. At the time l as suffering from
general debility and nervous pro>tra-
ti"n, superiuducei by overwork and ir.
regular habits. Its wonderful strength
ening and Curative proper les seemed
tnaffsct my debilitaied system from the
FIRST dos-; and under its persistent use
: | rapidly recovered, gaining mere than
usual good health and coed feeling.
Since then have not hesitated to give
vegetine my most unqualified indorse-
ment ns being safe, sure, and powerful
agent in premoring health and restor-
ing the wasted system to new life and
energy. Vege,ineis the only medicine
u.e, and as long as live | never ex-
pect to find u better. Yours, truly,
W. H. CLARK,
120 Monterey St., Allegheny, Penn.
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first iasertiou-
funsre. far eacis inse7t
an quarterly and ySsfs5
NJ ,ts must be paid quarterly in an
Marriage and Obituary notices exceadS
ing eight lines, charged as advertise
n,dnss. Editorial notices Of q purely
business character, suchss remarks up
ON business houses; the reception OF
goods, etc, viii be charged at % cents
a line. each, insertion. No such notice
i.ssersssd for iess than One pollsr.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
sW:ll be inserted at the following rates.
State aud District Offices. $500 !
County, 5000; Precinct $500, The
money to accompany the announce
ineRt in each and every instance.
Banner Agents.
The following named gentlemen are
regularly authorized agents for the
BRENNAN BASSEr.
DIR. Raird, Wesley
II Knittle. Rnrlon.
Geo. W. Crater, Zionsville..
Ben s. Rogers. Chappell Hit
Henry Il II srrison. Gay Hill.
Or. Blanchette, Round Top
John q. Carmichael. Industry.
Alex. P. Fisher. semprnnius.
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This house is well supplied at all
times with the finest ;. Iuors, wines, St
Louis Ale and beer; also domestic and
imported cigars. Agent at this place
for the celebrated S.onewail whiskey.
private sitting room, for the cCn-
veniencc of customers. is attached to
my saloon.
= Patronage solicited. nov30'7G
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VEGETI.NjE.
An Excellent Medicine.

SinINGFIELp, o Feb. Is, 1877.
This is TO certify that l have used
ustd Vegetine, manufactured BY H. r.
Stevens. Boston, Mass. for Rheumatism
and General Prostitution OF the Nervous
System. with good success. recom-
mend yegetine as an excellent medi-
leine to- such complaints. Yours, very
kruk. C. ~. VANDEGRlFT.
sndegritt, o the firm OF Vande-
fhaitrsan. is a we'll known bust.
ihis place. having ohe of
Hgsin Springfield, o. -
IT. Wife.
-, 1s, 1877.
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Oak Hill Nurseries.

Located within corporate limits of the
city Of Brenham. Washington county
Texas, is to be found the most extensive,
complete and reliable assortment OF
home grown Fruit Trees in the State,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-06

CIVIL.
Sarah c. Richards VS.. Alonzo Cook: action
for board Judgment for plaintiff for $33. s5
G. A. Reynolds vs. Lyman G.. Dayton action
for goods sold and delivered. Judgment for
plaintiff for 1892.
James B. Gascoigne Ferdinand Spiegel;
action on bill of exchange Dismissed.
Mclaughlin and Butler vs.. Daniel Herzog /;
action on promissory note. Continued to
March IL, 1878.
James W. Mitchell VS.. Elijah 3. Mitchell, ac-
ton on promissory note. Judgment for plain
tiff for $3.50.
The First National Bank of Chicago VS.. Cut
Ter Davis; action note. Dismissed.
Frank Ledeing VS.. Julia Ganser; action on
account. Judgment for plaintiff for 5G5.59.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-06

! while in Buffalo. She forbade me the
mouse and told me to get my divorce. She
saia: dim somerville l forbid You
coming here any more This
wa, was IN her mothers front room.
lnls was before these proceedings; was
faithful wife. I did not forgive her in st. Paul
put II said !" Wait till get to Buffalo
!. cross-examined-Had kissed my wife while
LIVING hg together had tried to treat her as q hus-
This closed the evidence, and the Court adj