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Republican and Democratic Economy.

Republican orators, from Secretlry sherman
down, are spawning upon mass meetings sta
tisties arranged TO make q showing of repubii-
can economy aud OF democratic profllgacy in
Federal affairs Even with the disadvantage
of being Obliged to accept statistics furnished
from the treasury in the form in which the re,
publican officials OF that department find II
most eXpedient To present them, the democrats
can easily make such an analysis OF those sta.
tistics "a shall entirely COMPUTE the claims OF
Secretary Sherman, District Attorney Wood
ford, and all the other economists who under
take to thimblerig these figures into the sup
port of Garfield.
For instance, three years before the demo
cratic congress came IGto the possession OF
partial power and was ahlc to prune the esti-
mates aad retrcnch the appropriations Of re-
publican heads Of departments, the debt ac-
cording to figures used by Secretary Sherman,
in his recent speech. had diminished from 81
l05. 462 ,5-tle figures of io.j-t0 52,OVo,-
925, $40 4J-the figures Of 1876. This shows a
reduction of $44s36, 80 during those three
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-30

Under this heading the Springfield (Mass)
Union presents some observations worthy oil
notice by those who have an itching tor large
farms After speaking of the comparative
failure of big farms in the West, and noting a
remark of the Toronto Gl0bc that great farms
REQUIRE a vast amount of machinery, which, to
be made profitable, must be kept at the same
work year after year, it says
A still better example Of the superiority OF
small farms over big ones is found nearer
home, in the market gardens near the great
cities Some of the finest of these we know
of, are in the vicinity of Boston. For an ex-
ample, there is one of five or six acres within
the limits of that city, which produces Its own
er q clear annual income of from T3OOO to
S. 900. Instead of spending his money for
machinery and labor, the farmer devotes his
capital largely to the enrichment of his ground.
The amount OF manure he applies to his lew
acres seems almost wastetul, but the results
prove his wisdom. Within two or three weeks
he has marketed from small patch $40
worth of string beans. His early potatoes are
already dug and have brought him something
like $4,000, and the ground where they grew
is already at work producing second crop OF
vegetables. The amount of truck" which he
manages to secure from his few acres which
lie about his house and barns, is really mar.
yellous, but the secret is high cultivation and
a scientific method, The same method may
be applied anywhere in Massachusetts, and
the dawdlng away over hundreds of acres
and getting only half crop, and at the same
time lmpoverishing the soil, is the sheerest
f0ily
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-30

MUDDIING THE TARIFF QuEsTIoN-No re-
publican in his senses (and that means outside
of political campaign will say that the pres
ent republican, plebald, subsidy, prohibltivc
tariff Is anything less than mass of blundeis,
iniustlCes and contradictions. And yet rcpub'
licans are trying to humbug laboring men,
the very classes that are most injured by the
defects in the present tariff, into forswearlng
their political allegiance and their admiration
for General Hancock for fear the democrats
may In time DO something To improve the
tariff system. The fact is the republican party
has got the Tariff INTO such snar that it would
seem 10 require new party to straighten 1t
out Workingmen are especially interested IN
having just and equal and reasonably llbcr-
al tariff. There may lie other reasons why
they should prefer the republican to the demo.
cratic party. The fact that the latter is the
party Of progress on the tariff question is not
one. WorkIngmGn, don't let campaign speak
ers muddle you on this tariff question.-N.
J. Telegram.
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BY l.. WYMAN, JR.

4 Petunid and Chinese PRIMROSE will un.
doubleday give more flowers in winter, with
common care and an ordinary window, than
any two plants that can be selected. Any Pe.
tunia that shows Young, vigorous shoots at
the centre, Can be potted, and will Hover fine
~ Even the commOnest one you have will
lie appreciated IN winter BE sure and get a
good Primrose, a. there is IA great difference,
some having flowers an inch or two in diane
ter, with smooth aud finely tringed petals,
while others are not half All inch across, not
fringed, and quite worthless compared with
the best. The cheapest and best way to get
Prlmroses is to SOW seeds in May or June, but
hints for sowing would not be IN season now.
DicentrG .SpectdJitis or Bleeding Heart,
though often recommended as "a plant for tore
ing is not used as often as 1t might be. There
is hardly "a flower garden but what has one or
more clumps of this plant, and from which
roots for the house can be taken without the
slightest injury. A piece taken off will have
to be trimmed considerably 10 get it into six
or eight inch pot Placed in the window 1t
will begin 10 grow Immediately, and asquiCk-
ly rs this plant does in spring. The leaves
will be OF delicate green, and the flowers also
lighter than when out doors. II desired, sew
eral roofs can be potted and placed in the Gel
lar, and may be brought up and forced one at
atime.
In ordering your fall bulbs, be sure and get
some S"illas, II you have not already got them.
They bloom early, each bulb giving several
spikes of neat flowers OF a fine blue color, and
contrasting nicely with the yellow Crocuses,
which are ont at the salhe time. They do not
run uut, like most Dutch bulbs, but grow bet
ter each year. Ii you want Hyacinlhs for both
outdoors and the house, it Is the most eco
nomIcai 10 buy dozen or two of mixed bulbs,
from which can be selected tie smOothest and
heaviest for forcing while the remainder can
be planted out The Roman llyacinth, which
is so highly priced for forcing on account of
Its early Towering. will also bloom considera-
bly, ieiore the ordinary varieties when planted
In the open ground. Puiyanthus Narcissus aud
Single Jonquils always bloom nicely in the
house, and instead at having all Hvacinth~.
try few of these The Polyanthus Narcissus
bulls are large, and each will require six-
inch pot. Jonquils are small, ard the same
sized pot will grow half dozen. Hyacnths,
Crocuses, early Tulips, and other bulbs, when
planted IN the ground, should be given the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-30

|. is not denied that Shelby VI. CulIom, the
republican candidate for governor, was II
knOw-nothing.
II i not denied that he WAS the know-noth.
Ing candidate for speaker Of the Illinois house
of representatives in the Legislature Ot 1877.
II is not denied that the oath lac took for
life not to appoint iorcign-born citizen TO
any office within his GIFT has been kept to
this day.
Il is not denied that he has increased the
expense. OF the governors Office each and
every year since ne has held il.
None of these facts can he denied, for they
are part of the official and public records Of
the state.
II is not denied that Hon. Lyman Trumhuii
is the intellectual, moral and manly superior
Of Cullom. Why then should no: every hon
est man in Illinois vote for Trumbull for the
purpose of giving the great state OF Illinois a
governor worthy her position in the union,
and safe, sta;esmanlike and economical adj.
miuistraticn Stale Register.
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warmest and most sheltered position You have,
for half the pleasure they afford lies In their
being the first flowers ont, and II gwen coid
and exposed situation they viii not bloom be
fore many other thing.
The Nt6lem6eTgia Is well known ana popu-
lar bat because seen in greenhouse, aud among
tender plants, all are not aware that II will en-
dure a great deal of frost and may uc wintered
in any cellar with perfect safety. 80 II your
window Is crowded, put your y e'embergla
down cellar or # you have plant stlil IN The
ground, take it up and place i, III anything
convenient. Plants So win,cred VIII start IN
the spring with great vigor. All ilower-grow
ers have tried wlntering old Geranlums by
hanging IN the cellar; the Nieremhcrgm may
be kept over the same way, provided shc plant
is strong and woody,
.AJmilon, Robert george, is the best roo, with
out any exception that | have ever grown or
SEEN The flowers are orange red, with dark
veinings very large, and produced in the
greatest profuslon, while the plant Is OF dwarf
and bushy habit. Cuttings taken oil and
rooted will begin 10 bloom as soon a. they
start into growth. The newer sorts, of which
this is one, are immense Improvements upon
the old being dwarier with larger and more
open flowers, and producing ten blooms where
the Old kinds gave one. Many new and DIS
tinct colors have been produced, as well as
clearer and richer tnts of the old shades
Rorhtord IT,, Oct. 81, 1879
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-30

SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 1l.-Evcry time an
election Is held the weak place in the Ameri-
can system of government Is becoming more
and more painfully apparent THIS city to.
day is in high state of excitement by the dis
covery that 81 Springfield negroe, were last
light shipped to Indiana on midnight train
by republicans of this city to vote the ropub-
lican ticket in that state tomorrow, and that
% more left by the Wabash road this morn
ing and that % or 30 more are gong tonight
Honest men of all parties are appalled, at the
openness of this great outrage and unlawful
act, while the more Impueivc insist that the
black i,cOundres should be shot down like
dogs whenever and wherever they attempt to
vote. The majority of these negroes are out
of the coal mines about this city, many of
whom formerly worked in the mines of lndi-
ana, while many others have resided in Spring
field for years, some Of whom were actually
born and raised in tins city. The coal miners
formerly from Indiana have brought their
families to and reside in this city, have already
voted here, and IN addition have contracted
with the mine owners at this point to work
for them ter one year at stipulated wages, thus
clearly establishing their citizenship. The
more dlsrcputahle republicans justify this
shameless disregard OF laws and the duties of
good citizens by claiming that those who go
to vote are only temporarily employed here,
and are yet citizens of Indiana The facts are
as stated above, because the names and status
of everyone who has gone are known, espec-
tally the miners, as the mine-owners have their
names on their books and the contracts made
with them. The leaders Of each Of these gangs
are old Springfield negroes and supplied with
large amounts of money which they frequently
exhibited and layshy distributed among the
rcpea'ers, besides buying for each railroad
ticket to and from Indiana, The parties who
operated directly with the negroes, it is SAID,
are two young white republican lawyers OF
this city One is said to be president of the
Young Mems Christian Association, and the
other is IL republican candidate on the county
ticket If this is true, the former is no doubt
following the teachings OF that great Christian
merchant of Chicago, John '. Farwell while
the latter is proving himself to be the right
kind OF republican to hold Office in that par,
ty. IL is the most daring and barcfaced piece
of villany ever attempted in politics in Illinois,
and should cOnsign the republican leaders who
operate back OF these young men to eternal
damnatOn.
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How TO MAKE A ColD FRAME.-The fol-
lowing note from Mr.. c. A. MacBean will an
swer the inquiry of correspondent who
wishes to know how to construct cold frame
for keeping plants through the winter; "a
cold frame Intended for wintering Towering
plants Is made by eXcavating the soil from two
to three feet deep, wide enough for the regular
Mxfoot hotbed sash, and of suitable length.
The pit thus formed is lined with either brick,
stone or boards The lining should extend
four to SIX inches higher than the earth line
on the south side and from six to ten inches
higher on the north. Pits can be made to tit
other sizes of sash, but the regular hotbed sash
y regarded as most suitable. A sheltered and
wel-drained spot should always be selected in
building a frame. Plants intended for cold
frames should be we'll rooted in the pots before
placing them in the PIT, IN the bottom of which
should be placed Il quantity of some loose ma
terial, as tanbark leaves, or sawdust, IN which
the pots should be plunged. Warm mats or
other good coverings are needed for severe
weather. but air and sunshine should be ad-
mitted on every possible occasion Slight wat
erlngs on fine days during the winter will be
necessary One writer recommends making
NE cold frame from five to six feet in depth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-30

Faded flowers may DC restored oy a very
simple process. Place them IN an empty tea
cup or other small vessel Half fill saucer
with water, in the center Of which place the
CUP or bottle containing the flower, over which
iavert a tumbler, the top of which rests IN the
water, covering the flowers IN the cup and ex-
GLIDING the air The effect is surprising; in
. short time the faded flowers will revive the
color return into the petals, which quickly ex-
pand, and the scent returns as powerfully as
when the flowers are first plucked
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-30
HOUSEHOLD AND FARM.

To CUM THE TooTnAcHE.-We find this
in Il magazine, 1t is easy 10 try it, and II It Is
what IT claims To lie anybody with an aching
Doth will thank US for printing 1t; "Fhe
worst tooihache, or neuralgia coming rom
The teeth, may be speedily ended by appIic.a-
zion of a small bit of clean cotton saturated IN
strong solution OF ammonia to the detective
tooth. Sometimes the sufferer is prompted to
monetary nervous laughter by the application ;
but the paln has disappeared.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-30
City Property for Sale.

The Lots situated the corner Of In Sale and Lafayette
streets opposite the Washington Park described ~ the WV
of Lot and Lot a. Block IS. Statr's Addition to Ottawa
This property Ia situated in ceEtra part q" the city
the business portion Of IT. and will De- sold nj bargain II
is desirable tor investment For particulars inquire ol J.
H. EAMES. Esq. National CITY bank or W. =, ConDlSG.
Canal Collector. Cuayloff ALBERT r. DOW.
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years. When TIE democrats held possession
of the House OF Representatives and were able
in part to control public expenditures, the
debt has been diminished from Sc ,O6O 925,3iO,
45-the figures of lS16--to 81 099, 3S22s0. 40
The figures of 1878. THIS shows II reduction
OF 81 ,543 060. More than this, during the last
two years OF democrat restraint upon The es'
tiMutes OF the repuh can executive depart
mcnts. for part Of VIII Gu period the house and
The senate were both democratic, the Official
figures show reduction OF $S0,O10,332 10,
which is the difference between Sl,9o9,3S2'
$50 4j--thc figures of lS1S-and Sl,9l9,326.
14115-thn figures of 1850: During all the
years during which a democratic house has
acted rs the watch dog OF MIR. Sherman treas
ury-sincc 1875 namcly--lhere has been re-
diction of about III millions of dollars. Sec
rotary Sherman may slap his breast and an
nounce theatrically, as he did in his last
speech at Cincinnati, "Alone | did IT." But
he will no more succeed in persuading people
that 1t was he who cut down his own esti
mates and those of his colleagues in the ad
mnis,-aion than that he personally produced
the abund mt American crops and the defer
ent European crops OF the past three years
He has not yet undertaken to show, nor is 1t
likely that he will undertake to show, what
would have been the effect upon the public
debt if the estimates of republican officials had
been accepted by congress According to the
tables of his own department, however, the
following comparison can be made:
APPROPRIATIONS FOR NET ORDINARY ExPBNDI-
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For wall paper and window shades you "ill
End The greatest variety and ct the lowest price
G. Osmsn & Hareman's.
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UTILIZING MILKwEED-A writer in the
Providence Journa5 predicts a useful future
FOR the mllkwced, which has heretofore been
considered only cumberer of the ground. Its
seeds yield finer oil than linsecd; It's gum
can be used in place Of lndia-rubbcr; and from
It's floss fabric resembling Irish popin has
been made; while the Young shoots are used
in the spring by some people instead of AS
paragus, which they resemble in flavor Now
pertlnen,ly adds the writer, ii uses can be dis
covered tor the thistle and wh,cweed, they
may prove friends in disguise.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-30

The WillIamsport Bulletin Of the 1th inst
saws: "Ou viii commence flowing into the
new tanks near Jersey Shore Station to-day
and 1t is expected that the work of Shipping
from that point, over the Philadelphia and Erie
railroad, will soon begin, and that once fairly
under weigh it VIII average 100 cars per day
At present the movement of oil averages about
seventy cars per day, but it is expected to be
come unusually lively very soon, and exceed
all former daily shipments IN the number OF
cars forwarded"
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Total. 1904, $50, $50 10
xtS2. O65,l33,39

or reduction Of nearly 113 millions. Dur
ing the remainder of the campaign no demo
cratic speaker equipped with the treasury re-
ports of the Grant aud Hayes administrations
will need to fear any challenge on the question.
10 whom can the people best remit the sub
iccts of taxation and financial economy in
federal a I'm nistratIon-to Secretary Sherman
who would continue as secretary of the treas
ury if General Garfield were elected president,
or to the democratic party, which without con-
troll of the executive or cabinet departments
was able to repress republican extravaganza
so as to produce the results that are indicated
by the Official figures which we have citcd!
So long as Secretary sherman only claims
credit for the crops we will leave him to settle
with higher power; but when he attempts
TO usurp the credit due to congress Tor keeping
him and the other republican otficeholders on
comparatively short allowance, he vii! have
to settle with the democratic party
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miscellaneous.
'NHE woMhN's HOSPITAL
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

81 Cottage GTOpe Ave. Chicago. H.
charitable institutions Incorporated Sept lst 1871 and
deyOed exclusively 10 the treatment Of the diseases and
cdents peculiar Provided with full corps Of
competent surgeons. For admission, circulars containing
further information, etc address DR. ELEANOR NJ Stall
LARD Resident Physician. nov2
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MODESTY

VII not permit ne to soy l have the best Prescrpu
CerKs the world but they careful and comp
tent any Ia she state.
Prescriptions put up At all hours. Night cIeIK can
iognd up .tsrs. Sd door to the left. K. Y. GRlG88.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-09
State News.

| Litchfeld has 3,4O7 inhabitants, gain of | 294 in the decade.
 St. Mary's Catholic church at Portland will
 build $10,O0O parsonage. A $15, ,O0O addition to the Broadway school house in Norwich is to be built. The Higganum Savings Bank has declared a semi-annual dividend, ending with July 1, l of per. cent
 The Glass works in Meriden will shut down 1 Saturday night until August 2d, and during 1 that time quite extensive repairs and improve
 ments will be made.
 The Charter Oak grand circuit meeting 1 next month will include, in addition to the 1 trotting races daily running races, with purses aggregating 2,5O0.
 John Taft went into a barn in Taftville, Monday, it is supposed to sleep off the effects l of liquor, and in some way fell face down ward in the hay and was smothered. MT. Lyman T. Lawton, of Meriden, drove to Hamden last Saturday to spend the Fourth. During the night his horse got loose and ] found a barrel of corn, and ate so much that l 1t died before morning. Mr. Chagniot, the Frenchman who has been on trial for the shooting of the Trieschemenn boys at West Cornwall, has been released from custody, the evidence being circum- stantial and not sufficient to bind him over for trial.
 About o'clock in the afternoon of the Fourth, while all the people from Elmwood Hall Woodstock, were enjoying themselves at the park, word came to them that their house was on fire The excitement for mo- ment was intense Fire and smoke could be seen issuing from the building, and it was thought by all that the house could not be saved. No one was at home but woman and her little girl. As soon as the fire was dis covered they gave the alarm and it was not many minutes before the academy and church bells were ringing in earnest. The few who had not gone to the park exerted themselves to the utmost, and it was only owing to their earnest and well directed efforts that Elm wood Hall was saved. The fire caught from the roof, probably owing to the soot catch ing fire in the chimney.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-09
City Court Notes.

In the City Court yesterday morning, B. J. Alvord, who sent a challenge to Enos A. Hale to fight with dangerous weapons, was arraign- ed. Charles R. Whedon appeared as his counsel. The case was continued until to- day at the request of the State, the bonds being fixed by the court at $3,OOO. The statute under which the suit is brought reads as follows:
 Every person who shall challenge another to fight with any dangerous weapons, or who shall accept any such challenge, or who shall knowingly carry or deliver any such ch al lenge, or who shall be present at the fighting of any duel, as second or shall aid or give countenance thereto, shall be fined $3, 900 and find sureties to the acceptance of the court for his good behavior for such time as the court shall order; and shall be disabled for ever from holding any office of profit or hon or under this State; and if he shall neglect tC pay said fine he shall be imprisoned one year
 William Hale was charged with an assault on Theodore Bosse and using abusive Ian guage to him on July 1st. Hale was fined $3 and costs and took an appeal, the bonds being fixed at $1OO.
 John German, charged with assaultine Henry Brogan, his step-father, pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs.
 Maggie Maloney, for stealing $3.10 iron Mrs. Charles A. Burwell, of 37 Beach street was sent to the Industrial School. In the policy cases against Moses Mann anc James Connor, his writer, at 2784 Granc street, Blydenburgh and Asher appeared anG filed demurrers which were overruled. Con nor was fined $1O (bond on the appeal $1O0 and Mann 1925 (bond on the appeal $2OO) Appeals were taken.