The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-06-12
Table Talk,

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These morning yells! these morning yells! i
What grewsome tales their shrieking tells.
or barnyard pumps at milking time,
And chalk and water changed to chyme!
Hurrah for Arthur and civil service reform
Our Villium's audience on Tuesday evening
are certain his eoquence will paralyze congress
when he gets there.
Mayo, as an "argumentative' political orator,
civil service platform.
The Journal wants Fourth" to enable lot
of 'us boys" to get off speech. II some one
would cut the string the Journal men would take
the cake as fiers.
Hugh Riddle has issued an order announcing
that by cancellations with other railroads the
Rock Island road shall hereafter be called G., X.
I. Il P. rdil,Oay company.
The Atchson, Topeka and Santa Fe road is
now 800 miles long.
A lad on our streets made quite a sensation
riding OF the bicycle. 1t is surprising that BIZ
cycling has not become one of our local amuse-
ments, as 1t is fast becoming prominent one in
other PLACES and Is as pleasant as 1t is healthy.
Our city roads are always in condition for the
cycle, and in midsummer country roads are
generally good enough for practical routes
through the country for short tours.
No other implement manufactured In Ottawa
ever obtained so general popularity in so short
time as j. E. Porter's hay carriers. They are
among the most useful hay mplements-almost
indispensable to majority Of farms. Farmers
should call and see his patent wire cable derrick
for themselves. See adver.
There has been change, as will be seen by an
adver. on our nth page, in the proprietorship Of
the large grocery establishment on the corner Of
La Sale and Superior streets, Mr.. Mcdonald,
the late proprietor, having sold out to Mr.. E. j..
Robson. Mr.. Robson is familiar with all the de-
tails OF the trade, and to his means and expert
ence adds the quality Of being an upright,
straightforward and exceedingly pleasant gen
tleman to do business with. We commend him
cordially to a liberal public support.
The distributor Of the weather gave us va
riety this week Rains and thunderstorms ush-
cred in the week to the disgust of everyone until
Wednesday, when Old Sol took the field, which
he soon had all to himself. Thursday and yes
terday were both intensely hot days, the Their
mometer ranging in the neighborhood OF 95 and
96 degrees.
The bugs" of the maple trees have put in an
appearance again this season, in force as strong
as last years raid. All parts Of the city are az
flicted The advent Of the "bugs' has caused
nearly general destruction of the trees. Every
where branches touched by the little cocoons are
cut away and frequently (as at the 5th ward
school house, nothing is left Of the once mag
nifcent trees save a stump from ~ to 20 feet
high. 1t does seem to us that such Wholesale
cutting away of beautiful trees is the verest
sense and ought to be condemned; especially as
the destruction Of the insects is very easy. They
always appear first on tho lower side OF the low.
est branches of the trees, at which time by lit
tie watchfulness they can be readily discovered.
A pole with sponge saturated with kerosene
tied at the end viii. be all the machinery neccs-
sary to rub off the pests Five minutes work
will clean off the bugs and save the trees.