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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

MARBLES IN CATTLE.-A correspondent
wishes to know the origin and way to prevent
MARBLES getting in the backs Of cattle. The
The eggs which produce this MARBLE are laid
by large and beautiful CAD fly, on the backs
Of the cattle, IN August or September. They
are scientifically called E'strVS B0cis, and are
much larger than the horse bottiy. The lat
ter flies lay their eggs on the hair of the horse,
while the cattle CAD flies deposit their eggs in
the skin, by the means of a sharp instrument,
which causes great pam 10 the cattle, making
them run and below about the pasture. Az
this season of the year they are still in the cat
ties backs, but will work their way out in
June or July, and fail TO the ground ia chry-
sails state, where III about forty or fifty days.
1t comes forth Il beautiful bot-fy. Cattle own.
ers can, by moving their hands along the cat
lies back, feel the punches caused by these war
bles. With the fingers they can be squeezed
out and destroyed, which all farmers should
attend to. as no cattle can thrive with them. 1t
is difficult to prevent them from beng deposit
ed on the cattle, as the eggs are placed under the
skin, and cannot be found or removed until
they assume size enough to be felt They can
be found and removed late IN the winter or
spring. They are a nauseous and disagreeable
animal, and very annoying to stock.-Ioird
State Register
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
j. q. ARMSTRONG. EDITOR.

The best and most fruitful field OF labor for
Temperance is among the children. The abol-
Zionist, movement in New England never
Iamounted to anything until children had been
educated TO it, and grew up m it, full armed
and ready for the impending conflict For
years industrious agitators had been sowing
the seeds which ripened in the war and ended
in breaking the shackles OF slavery. In youth
the character Of the future man or woman is
generally formed Nothing is surer than las
the twig Is bent the tree is Inclined So that
THE boy is father to the man" Ii is rare in
deed perhaps an unknown existence. where a
man born and nurtured by careful christian
mother and the moral teachings of pious and
careful father, in OLD age denies the truths,
or at least the great moral and intellectual ad-
vantages oft the christian religion. SO, if you
impress upon the boys mind the fearful results
Of intempeaance-frmly plant in his nature
an adherence of drunkenness and the vile AS
soclations which it invariably forms, the Ger,
tain moral and mental dcpravity which IT be,
gets, he will loath it us he would Il poisonous
serpent and as lnstinc,Ncly crush one beneath
his heel as he would annihiate the other.
Nothing is easier than to teach the youth to
shun and dcspisc the selfdebasing, vile stlmu-
liant, the natural enemy of all that is good and
pure and noble in man.
We have the Unborn sympathics OF true wo.
manhood with Us everywhere. She naturally
turns with loathing and disgust from the drunk
EN- man whom SHE does not love, or who has
no claim upon her gentle charity. OF course
she pitics the man who Is Il slave to the vile
habit, and Is ever foremost to aid or save the
man who waAtS to help himself. As her life
and happiness and her abundance of love are
all bound up in some man, her father or broth
er, so she fears the terrible evil as touching her
deareast interests, and she bares her white arms
and girds on the almOr of Il soldier to do bat
tie for temperance.
We ought never to move in this cause or any
other that affects mankind without her cooper
atlon-in fact we cannot expect success where
She is not concerned She is therefore with us.
Let Us therefore work with her and start the
children on the right road-guide their little
feet into safe paths that lead far away from
inebrlcty, the terrible curse of this century.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

The temperance people of Morris have hi
upon one Of the most successful modes of bulld
inG up a perfectly substantial and enduring
temperance movement we have yet seen They
have large and active juvenile temperance
club, composed of boys and girls under fifteen
years of age. These little people, TO the nun
Der of a couple Ofhundred, meet every Sabbath
at their club and reading rooms Their eXer
cses consist Of singing, reading select pieces
debating such questions as are within then
mental reach, declaming short pieces OF prose
or poetry selected by themselves and listen to
4 weekly journal or newspaper conducted by
one or more of their number. They are well
supplied with Juvenile literature which they
read with avidity and discuss in their way, and
ali enjoy Their room Is .astciuily decorated
and always open to them Thus their head
quarters-always place Of attraction i'm.
mensely so on Sundays. They are progressing
finely in acquiring general knowledge rapidly,
and at the same time are being educated to be-
come firm and true advocates of and believers
IN total abstinence from all intoxicating bever.
ages.
Why can't some similar club be organized
in Ottawa:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

All know that :. lump of ice IN glass OF
water melts very slowly; but if divided into
pea-sized pieces and stirred round, it is melted
with many times greater rapidity, each piece
being dissolved from without inward, and the
surface exposed to the water being multifold
greater. SO it Is with the food in the stomach,
the juices of which develop 1t for the purpose
of reducing it to liquid form, to prepare it for
yielding its nourishment to the system; the
more numerous the pieces, and the smaller,
the greater will be the amount of surface ey-
posture, and the more rapid will it be dissolved
hence the reason for chewing the food WE'LL
HedlM ami HOHc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

For the last five years have not lost a Gu,
cumber or melon, vine Or cabbage plant. Get
barrel with "a few gallons or gas tar in it;
pour water on the tar; always have 1t ready
when needed, and when the bugs appear, give
them liberal drink of the tar water from a
garden sprinkler or otherwise, and, If the rain
washes ii off and they return, repeat the dose,
1t will also destroy the Colorado potato BEETLE,
and brighten the old long potato-bug worse than
thrashing with brush Five years ago this
summer both kinds appeared on my late pota.
toes, and | watered with the tar water. The
next day all Coorados that had not been well
protected from the sprinkler were dead, and
the others, though their name was legion, were
ali gone, and | have never seen one OF them
on the farm since | am aware that many will
look upon this with indifference because it is
so cheap and simple a remedy. Such should
always feed both their own and their ncighbors',
as they frequently do.-Cor. Chtcago Trtju1.e
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

The largest cultivated wheat farm on the
globe is said to be the Grondin farm, not far
from the town Of Fargo Dakota. Itembraces
some 10000 acres, both government and rail
way land, and lies close to the Red River. Di.
vided into four parts, 1t has dwellings,, granar-
les, machine shops, elevators, stables for POO
horses, and room for storing 100000 bushels
of grain. Besides the wheat farm, there is a
stock farm of 10000 acres In seeding time
20 to so men are employed, and during har
vest $50 to 300 men. Seeding begins about
April 0, and continues through the MONTH and
Is done very Systematically, the machines fol
loving one another around the field some toul
rods apart Cutting begins about Aug ;, and
ends the fore part of September, succeeded by
the thrashing, with eight steam thrashors. AT
ter trashing the stubble ground Is ploughed
with great plows, drawn by three horses and
cutting two burrows. and this goes on until tuC
weather is cold enough to freeze, usually about
Nov l. There are many other large farms in
the Territory. The average yield of the Da
kOta wheat farm i, from 20 to - bushels PEI
acre.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

April Sd we published this Sprinkle lit
tie calomel on buttered bread and place where
the rats can get it. putting dish Of water close
by This does not kill the rats, but it makes
them soon disappear" We at once tried it at
home and from that time no rat or mouse has
been seen or heard in the house. The first
night the four pieces Of bread that had been
put here and there were all eaten. The next
night one Of the four had been eaten and an
other nibbled The third night not piece
had been touched, and 50 again the fourth
night The rats had evidently gone, and not
one of them has since been heard of, and none
of them could have died on the premises.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

Attention has lately been directed to much
neglected timber tree-the ailanthus. Expert.
ments made in Toulon in the French dockyard
showed that in an average Of seven tensile
tests, the allanthus broke with a weight of TO-
1856 pounds; the elm yielded to 54,10T pounds
and the oak broke under a weight of 43 ,434
pounds. The wood Is at first OF u pale straw
color, but grows somewhat darker with age
and takes high polish. For cabinet making
and indoor work its silver grain and satiny
dom from warping and shrinkage, 1t Is said tC
be superior to walnut and fully equal to ma
hOgany.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

The r"por, OF the Agricultural Bureau for
April shows that the crop prospect will com
pare most iavorably with that Of previous
years. The wheat crop is tar more promising
than usual. The acreage Of corn will be IN
creased IL per cent above that of last year
the crop, however, does not look promising.
indications are that the cotton crop will be
largely increased, Il is in fine condition. Win,
ter oats were killed out by the severe winter.
An average cropof spring oats vii! be planted.
season.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

A gentleman addresses another gentleman,
whom he doesn't know. at party: This
affair is awfully stupid; lets 90 ont and take a
drink" Il would like To do il" was the reply,
but can't leave very wc!l:' Why not?''
Why. you see, am the one who is giving the
partv'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

Now is good time 20 air .your garden beds.
Turn with spade,
To make sure of big corn crop plant your
feet in tight boots
Ifyour hops come OFT al, rght, ,kips and
jumps of JOY will be N order.
Ifyou are hungry, plant Boston baked beans
where they will do the most good.
There Is considerable activity in plough
shares, and many bank will be broken by
them.
Oatmeal should be sown III 4 pot OF boiling
water stir we'll before planting 1t on the table.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

Pruning ought to be done IN June, after tn,
leaves have attained their full SIZE, then TIT
wounds will not bleed and they will commence
to heal Immediately When you prune before
the sap starts. when it does start it will run out
of the places where YOU have cut Oft the limbs
and kill the bark That accounts for the large
number Of limbs in a good many orchards
with about two or three inches of dead wood
at the ends with the bark nicely grown down
around Them PPOUqdNidn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
Correspondence.

We shall be glad to receive, Tor publication
ia tins department, short and pointed commit
aications from farmers, gardeners, stockraIs
ers and Others, on. any topic OF general inter
est to agricuturi>>. The name and posto!'ict
address should accompany each letter mol
necessarily for publication, bat a. guaranty
Of good faith. II Is our purpose to open this
column to II free exchange OF experience and
opinions between It's readers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

AS McntNI AhNItIl,
Loss of Memory, Pains
in Back or Side. and
diseases thar lead 10.
Consumption, Insani'
~ and an early grave !
Full particulars In our
Pamphlets, which We.
desire TO send free Ia.
any ad,lresr. Price
Specific, ~ per pack /
age. Tonic. 50 cts, or
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07

six p0ckngrs OF each Tor NW Arc-s all Ordcrs a. j.
SIMPSON MEDICINE CO.. Box i9l Buffalo, \. Y. Tn
Specific and Tonic Medicine Is the result of years
study ami Is being used with wonderful Moneyrc
funded when satisfaction is not given Sold In Ottawa b.
H.. " GRIGGS. Morrison, Plummcr Co., Whole
sale Agents. Chicago. mars9eow
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07
ARITHMETIC MADE EASY.
ROPP'S
Essay CALCULATOR

Ia new publication that must prove oIincacuaoe oenn,
to Farmers Mechanics and Business Men, IL 10 so rdfNd
and az to stare the most scholarly and yet 40
Spi. and practical! that the most ner1e In nEuIes c
gnso,sy become his accountant 1t enables
thousands to accomplish In minute what they coaa not
learn to calculate In many months. .u.,
which show glance the exact ysus OF all Kinds OF
Grain, stock Hay Coal. Lumber, Merchandise, etc. rom
one pound up to load and tor price that the nAr
ke likely TO reach the Interest on any sum for any ne
AZ Z and 10 per cent. correct measurement OF all kn~
OF Lumber Saw Logs Cisterns Tanks. Granaries, Bas
Wagon Beds, Corn Cribs Time, Wages and many o'nsr
valuable tables. -. ....
simple mathematical principle which enables any ore
familiar with the fundamental rules to heceme I1hfh,r9
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their int ne acies, are entirely drobtsf. -,
The work nicely printed fine tinted paper 10 wets
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panied BY sicste slate. memorandum and poekss tos
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PRICES Bound In Russia Leather, Gilded, feeo; No
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' OsMAN q HAPEMAN,
March 81 1871 ossws.ns.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07
@iSceltanr0uS.
To Nervous Sufferers DIR. j. B. Simpsons D e
cifc and Tonic Medicine-The Great
European Remedy.

Itis u positive cure for Spcrmntorrhca, seminal Wea~
and SELF. Abuse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07
WESTERN LANDS.

or procure cheap, pleasant hOmcatcads. VIII do vel" "a
call and have every facility for travelling pur
chasing and improving Western Lands and iiomc-teads
MIR Warner l. familiar with the quality and yanc Of West
Lands having sold thousands Oi acres In different states
and having dcvocn Of his time for several years In
visiting Kansas Nebraska aud other Western States Is
pared give full and reliable information 70 purchasers
and emgrans We shall have under our direction during
the coming spring. suIu-lC~ and fi frequent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07
ADVERTISING MEDIUM.
Real Estate, Loan and
Collection
AGENCY
BUSHNELL & Warner.
" BUSHNELL. d. wARNEE.

We are prepared buy and sell Real Estate in this and
adjoining counties. Loan Money. r lS, Rent Houses,
Lots and Farms and Collect Rents &c We have every "a
cility for Locating Soldiers Warrants the best OF public
lands. We agents for the sale of Railroad Tickets ~ re-
uccd rates the various Railroads running through Tex
as Missouri Arkansas Iowa Kansas Colorado and Ncbris'
ka We have for sale large OF Land, aggregatng
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-07
Over 100000 Acres.

OF good quality belonging to Railroad Companies and pr
vae persons IN each Of said states We VIII select lands 10
any persons wishing purchase OF III will aCCOlpa
ny persons wishing buy lands pointing out the same Civ
ing prices and all desired Information. p"r-on- wish
M. i
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TIE GARLAND

Basc-iGoatiug Stove perfect model oil beauty and
ahy plror Call and H. a the Old Hardware
Store. W1NLEl Is SNPfIDN.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-26
AMUSEMENTS.
Memphis Theater.

Last evening the Colvile opera burlesque
company opened up week 8 engagement at
the Iheater, and presented the amusing and
Iaughable burlesque entitled the Babes III!
the Woods Notwithstanding the threaten
ing weather quite a large audience was pres
ent and enjoyed the extravaganza, which is
full of grotesque and laughabIe scenes and
situations. The burlesque company is strong
in talent, fact fully developed last evening.
The cast Of characters was excellent. NJ lie
Eme ROseau, the pyiD'G donna and leading
lady OF the troupe, made a decided inpreS-
sion, her vocalistic efforts being duly recog-
nzed as excellent, and her acting everything
to be commended. She had to respond to
several storms Of applause, and IN response
to an encore she gave Coming Thto'
the Rye IN an artistic manner. Among
the leading attractions may be mentioned
the well known Charles H. Drew and w. B.
Cahill, who are recognized by Memphians as
old favortes of the comic opera or bouffe
world. Miss Kate Everleigh, Miss Annie
Deacon, Miss Ada Lee, Miss Susie Warner,
Mr.. A. W. Marlin and a score of other clever
people make up the troupe. The Babes in
the Woods amuse people of ali ages, from the
most venerable and bald headed citizen, who
usually occupies a seat near the stage, down
to the child, who is delighted with anything
that has a fairy tint about it. The Babes in
the Woods will be presented at the Saturday
matinee, on which occasion the Theater doors
will open at twelve o'clock, and the curtain
will rise at half-past twelve precisely. To-
night Robinson CruSOe will be the amusing
attraction, on which occasion will be pre-
sented the incidents and music of the new
aud famous burlesque, II. ". S. Pindf0re.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-26
sTREET PAYMENTS AND CUTTERS,
RoEiDeer MeFiW6ther's specifications
for Paving the streets OF Memphis
What will Make ThC streets
Compare ERVOrnbIy with
Those or Any City
liz the Land.

Taxing-DistIict Engineer Niles Meriwether
has prepared printed agreements and speci-
hcatjons for the pavement Of the streets Cf
Memphis with rock The advertisement for
bids has not as yet been published, but will
be ere long. The specifications infinitely de-
tail how the work Is to b. done in prepare
ton OF roadOed, stone curOing for side
walks. cutters, and foundation Of roadbed.
The specifications provide for the removal o.
Ncolso1 pavement blocks, sand, and gravel.
The cutters shall be laid OF stone; the stones
shall have a depth Of ten inches, length u
eight to fifteen inches. aud equal top aud
bottom faces, not Jess than four inches vide,
and shall besset on bed of sand and gravel.
The width Of the cutters shall be FIVE feet.
On the rOadbed between the cutters there
shall be "a bottom course or layer Of stones to
the depth OF eight inches, Of not less than
eight inches IN width, and having equal top
and bottom faces, not less than tour nor
greater than ten inches IN width; shall be
SET in range-wcrk courses, forming close
broken joints. The stones shall be thor
oughly rammed, and the In,erstices wedged
with pieces of stone or gravel. UpOg this
| foundation layer Of broken stone is to BE-
spread 10 depth OF four inches, after which
| d nalf inch of sand is to be applied and rolled
| in. Next a surface layer of broken stone, OF
| a SIZE not exceeding two and a half inches
| in diameter, Is to be put on to a depth Of
lDL'O lHShOsi ti4SiOuszAAJ iOttDCr tL4N A1iL ga
inch of sand applied and rolled as before.
Then d binding Of clean fine gravel, satu-
ra ted with water, is to be rolled until the
surface becomes firm, compact, and smooth.
| The stone and gravel must be spread so that
the total depth, when finished, sh Ill be uni
form, and not less than thirteen inches. All
stone used in the pavement and gutteJs shall
be Of the hardest limestone, suitable foI
paving, silicate of iron, or Of congl0mera' e
| flint and sandstone, or granite, not inferior
in hardness to the specimens IN the engi-
neers office. All the gravel used in the
woi k shall be free from earthly matter, ailu-
| vial or aluminous matter, etc
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-26
PERSONALS.

HON. THOMAS ]. FREEMAN, Of Trenton,
Tennessee, Is IN the city.
Mr.. CoLvILLE manager. OF the Colville
opera burlesque troupe, Is IN the city.
IT should be remembered by housekeepers,
in purchasing compressed yeast, to ask their
Rrocers for Gaff, Fielschman & Co.'S.
Mr.. w. J. TERRELL, the horseman, is
back from western trip with large num-
Der of the finest stock ever brought to this
market
Mr.. BEN MAGINLEY, a well.known river
man and circus man, Is In the city. He is
here connected with the Colville opera bur-
lesque troupe.
Mr.. JOHN H. RoBB, formerly connected
with the Memphis Theater, bat now agent of
the Otto company, of which Mr.. } ohm Ricka-
by is manager. is IN the city on short visit.
VISITORS registered yesterday at the cotton
exchange were: J. B. Phillips, Brownsville,
Tennessee; F. S. Chapman, Ripley, Tonnes
see; A. F. M'Gehee, Como, Mississippi; J..
W. Bradley, Sesrcy. Arkansas; W. NJ. Pack
er, SenatOba, Mississippi; j. G. Wright,
CORTLAND, Mississippi.
PRIVATE dispatches from New York state
that Henry Ward Beecher will be here about
the middle of April. OF course special trains
must De run on all the railroads, and steam
boats will probably sell haif-fare tjckts for
the round trip to the multitude vino will
CONF lrOul IuS 1uJdCSnI Country 10 see duu
hear the great orator.
FREDERICKSBURG (Va.) Patriot: ''The
title OF Doctor of Divinity has been conferre
on our esteemed friend and eloquent minis
ter, Rev DIR. Carmichael, by William and
Mary college. This is a fitting and de-
| served recognition of a faithful, earnest, act
i've and eloquent divine. We congratulate
| the reverend doctor on this advancement to a
dignlty he has well earned by diligence in
his sacred calling and by his learning and
abilities"
COLONEL S. LESTER TAYLOR, one Of the
most prominent merchants of Cincinnati, is
IN the city, and is accompanied by Miss Mary
A. Taylor and Miss Nellie q. Magii. During
the epidemic Colonel Taylor was chief among
those who labored day and night to gather
anG forward supplies to our suffering people
in their hour of dire necessity. While all the
cities afflicted came in for share of his noble
actions, Memphis was ever foremost in his
generous mind as ''lhe city of the dead and
DYING" and many lady refugees, who fed To
Cincinnati for the safety OF themselves and
children, will cheeriuily agree with the writer
that but for the combined efforts of Colonel
Taylor and Mr.. Hanauer, of our city, they
would have suffered for the necessaries of life
S. Lester Taylor can never be forgotten by
the hundreds who have received money,
clothing and provisions through his unceas-
ing labor.