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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

From the San Francisco Post
THE fact 49," said Jim keene, the great New
! York rival to Jay Gould, as he relaxed his
Usual taciturnlty under the genial influence of
Noe OF Sam Wards dinners the other day
the fact is, that no matter how clever and
thorough mans system of stock operating
may be, there is always occurring some little
unforeseen and apparently insignificant cir.
chmstance that Is forever knocking the best
laid plans into cooked hat"
"As how"
"Well, for instance, about year ago was
doing good deal in Lake Shore, and counted
on making big cleanup. | discovered, how.
ever, that there was some hidden influence in
the market that was always against me. II
didn't exactly defeat my plans, but 1t lessened
The profits. | soon saw that there was some
operator who was kept informed as to my
movements IN time to make me pay for his
knowledge"
Broker gave you away" said several.
Not at all | never gave an order IN ad-
vance, and, besides, l used as now half dozen
brokers, and also gave cross and dummy
orders in plenty. One day, while was stand.
IRg at the window of my up town place, cogi-
dng over this state of affairs, an elegant pri-
rate coupe drove past, and stopped just around
he corner from my door. 1t contained q
fichly-dressed lady and ragged-looklng girl
he latter got out, rang my basement bell and
vas admitted. l sent for my man-servant and
inquired who the girl might be.
"'She comes for the wash, SIR he said.
"Does she generally come in a coupeg' l
hquired
"'Why, no. SIR said my man very much
l1rprised; her mother, the washerwOman, is
|ery poor
"Just then my own carriage drove around
br me. and rs 1t passed the other could see
be lady eagerly sorting the soiled clothes in
be coupe on her lap. THIS excited my curl
sity, so had my driver follow along behind.
Pretty soon the coupe stopped, and the dirty
tile girl got out with the bundle and went
ITO brown stone front on Twenty-ninth
rect. The coupe then kept straight on down
~ Wall street and stopped IN front of brokers'
sce, where the lady alighted with my entire
OF soiled shirt cuffs IN her hand"
"Shlrt cuffs ?" cried the entire company.
Exactly; shirt cuffs. saw through il all
amoment You see amor rather was
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

BARLEY AND BARLEY FLOUR.-Barley was
extensively cultivated by the Romans and
many other nations of antiquity, as we'll as by
the ancient inhabitants of Gaul. The Greeks
are said to have trained their athletes on it..
The best tests of the genulneness of barley are
IN its color and freedom from grit and insects.
The microscope will lead to the detection of
any cheaper grains if mixed with 1t. 1t is
rarely aduterated, though it is SAID TO be ex-
tensively used for the purpose of sophisticat-
ing wheat, annato and roll licorice. When
barley is deprived of its husks by mill it
forms Scotch hulled or pot barley. When all
the Integuments Of the grain are removed, and
the seeds are rounded and polished, they con-
stitutc pearl barley. The flour obtained by
grinding pearl barley to powder is called pat.
ent barley. The chief difference in barley
flour as compared with wheat Is not IN the
amount of albuminoid bodies, but IN their
character. If you take barley flour and knead
1t with water as one often does with flour,
you would, after watching for some time, find
that there was very small quantity OF crude
gluten lett, and that barley flour would be a
very inappropriate material to form good
loaf with. Barley bread is heavy, sticky,
doughy sort of mass, more like wheat treated
by the boiling process than by the oven pro-
cess,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

From all accounts, the amount of ilaxseed
sown this season is unusually large. In many
places where the prospect for a crop OF fall
sown wheat was poor, the ground was plowed
up quite early IN the spring and sown to flax.
In some parts of the west farmers SOW fax on
newlyturned sod for the purpose of turning
the ground for crop of wheat the following
year. 1t requires less labor to SOW and harvest
a crop of flax than to plant and gather a crop
of corn. Sod corn is not salable, but tlaxseed
always finds a ready market The expense of
marketing tlaxseed is less than for any crop
that can be raised on the same amount OF land
it is generally worth more per bushel than
any kind OF grain, and it is manufactured in
the west instead of in the east. In many sec.
tons the manufacturers Of linseed oil furnish
seed to homesteaderS and other poor farmers
with view of securing their crop when har-
vested. The manufacture of this oil is very
PROBABLE, as the oil.cake sells for more than
half the sum paid for the seed from which it
is made. Nearly all of it goes to great Brit
ain, where Its value for feeding to all kinds of
stock is better appreciated than in this coun.
try. But little use Is made of oll.cake or of
ground tlaxseed IN the United States, except
to feed TO calves and mich cows that are IN
poor condition In the spring. Few have EN-.
ployed either OF them as part Of the regular
diet for stock, or for the purpose of preparing
animals tor the butcher There Is no necessl.
ty for extracting the oil from fiaxseed BEFORE
feeding 1t to stock. In fact the oil 1t contains
Is the most valuable norton of It. Pure ground
fiaxseed, when fed alone, is too rich, but il
mixed with meal, bran or shorts 1t is excel
lent for all kinds Of stock. An experienced
feeder recommends mixing one bushel of fax
seed with seven Of corn and The same number
of oats and grinding them together. There is
no better feed for calves brought up by hand"
than boiled faxseed and skinned milk A
small amount of faxseed should be increased
to pound day by the time the calves are a
month old.-Chicdgo Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

An officer of one Of the military organiza.
pms that came to Galveston to receive Menus,
Fought his wife and child along. There was
quite number of ladies and gentlemen pres,
ent, when somebody asked the child: when
you grow up don't you want TO an officer like
your pa and order the soldiers about!" No"
said the little fellow; when get big l want
TO be like mamma and boss papa about" The
little scoundrel would have been subsequently
arrested and punished If it hadn't been for
mamma, who happened to be in command at
the time
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09
HOUSEHOLD AND FARM.

Posey county, Indiana, claims to have raised
the largest COW IN the world. Her name is
Lady Posey, breed mixed Durham aud Big
English Her measurements are: Greatest
height, five feet ten inches; girth, eight feet
nine inches; length, ten feet SIX inches, or in
Guiding tail, seventeen feet; her form Is good
and, though not fat, she weighs 5000 pounds
Her color is red and white, red predominant
ing Age, six years. Herpresent owner lives
in Stark county, Illinois,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09
Orchard Grass.

The leading crop of the American farmer is
grass. Either in the form of pasture or mea-
dow, the various grasses, including clover
(which is not grass according to the botanist),
furnish an amount of food that could not we'll
be supplied in any other way. We are some
times inclined to overlook the importance Of
the grasses, because they are, as such, so little
represented in the markets. There Is much
truth IN the biblical expression, "All flesh is
grass" and likewise not only the various meats
used for home consumption AID to go abroad
to feed the hungry OF other nations, but also
all other products Of farm animals are largely
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09
Given Up by the Doctors.

Where doctors have failed to cure, and have
given their patients up to die, Electric Bittcrs
have often been used, and cure effected. greatly
to the astonishmant of ALL Diseases OF the Stom;
ach, Liver, Kidneys and Urinary Organs are posi-
lively cured by Electric Bitters. They invariably
cure Constipation, Headache and all Bilious At
tacks. Try them. and be convinced that they
are the best medicine ever used. Sold by +. Y.
Griggs, at fifty cents bottle. 60
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

A dry goods clerk, who has most outland-
ish way of walking had TO go TO distant
part of the store to find some goods which a
party of feminine customers desired to see.
"Walk this way, ladies, he called, as he swung
himself off. But we can't walk that way,
cried a pert mss; I'VE never learned that
stylc. YOU know The clerk is now drilling
his tiba in the motions Of new gait
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

Georgia paper; Bill Moore, Of the Augusta
Ne1oS, says we must remember that Oglethorpe
ia not the center of the universe. He's EN-.
phatically right; but If Sir William postpones
his annual wash much longer he Will be the
undisputed scenter of Augusta
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09
BUDGET OF FUN.

Henry" said his wife, with chilling scvcri,
ty, VI saw you coming out of saloon this af.
ternoon." "Well, my darling replied the
hear.less man, you wouldn't have your hus.
band staying IN saloon all day, would you p
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

PERSIAN PowDER-An Ohio farmer says:
| have tried good pyrelhrum PERSIAN or Dial.
NATHAN insect POWDER for lice on pigs, cattle
and horses, by sprlnkling upon and rubbing
into the HAIR, and on chickens by blowing un.
der the feathers with bellows and find that
it is harmless to the chick just Matched, also
sure death to tlcas on dogs. have tried it on
many kinds of lnsects-cabbage worms, pc.
tato bugs, flies, bees, moths, spiders-and l
have failed to find the insect that would not
succumb to contact and barring the expense,
consider 1t ahead of all other powders, with
the added benefit that it seems not to be the
least injurious to vertebrate animals.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
Ward Nominations

Pursuant to the call of the chairmen of
their respective executive commit ,es, the
democrats and republicans of the third ward
met last night for the purpose of nominating
a candidate to fill vacancy 10 the city council
occasioned by the resignation of Alderman
HUT. There was decided lack of
enthusiasm IN both of the meetings, which
were but mesgerly attended. The demo.
cratic meeting was held at Thompson's store,
corner Of Pearl street and Ross avenue.
There were eighteen persons present. The
names of Mr.. Henry Boil and DR.. j. V.
Childer, were placed in nomination and DR..
Childers received the nomination by vote
OF seventeen to one.
The republican meeting was held in a
grocery store at the ,rner of Leonard stree.
and Ross avenue, just block away from the
democratic meeting. There We're present
twenty voters, five of whom were colored.
The name of Mr.. Samuel Peter
man was spoken of as a
suitable candidate, but that Of Mr.. j. S. Wit.
wer was presented aud he WIS unanimously
nominated, and being present he accepted
the nomination then and there. The election
com s of Tuesday, the Slst, and will be held
a. tie regular voting precinct in thai ward.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
Baltimore Rncps.

Baltimore, Nd, May 25.-The second ds,
Of the spring meeting of Msrylsni Jockey
Club was a greater success than too fr-t
There was very large attendance. Follow.
is a summary OF the five races to-day:
First race, dash of one mile, for all ages
that had never won race of one mile. Won
by Hermit, Marathon second, Kittie Clark
third. DJddctte fourth, Shadow Dl: CO fifth
Kate Long sixth, Jack White seventh, and
Soda last; time, Ian
Second race VERBAL sweepstakes, 3 wear
olds. Sir Hugh won, Catouchin second,
Bella third, Potomac fourth. Sportsman 9th
Bliss sixth, Ada seventh, S,andofr eighth and
Clyde Hale lust; time, l:iil
Third race, milo ard ono.eigh,h all apes
to carry 100 pounds, llies a. d gedings al.
lowtt three pounds; purse $3.50, won hy
Monitor, Gleumore "a. Jane. Murray al.
Bosrdmsn Alb, Victim oh, New York
Weekly 9Th and Nagran, last. Time, l:57.
The fourth race was PAXTON Hsndicsp
s,ske', for four year olds, one mile heats.
Following is the summary: Grenada 81,
Order 2 ! |, Bounce 3, Cinderella A. War
Held 8, Judge Murray 6, Elias Lawrence I:
time li3 Ia, lA3 "a, l:47 IL.
The fifth and last race was a steeple chase
OF shout IL miles, Disturbance Derby
and Frank Short. Won BY Derby, Disturbance
second and Frank Short last; no time taken.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
Was IL Murder?

On Monday LIST while some little BOYS
were fishing in RJwlet;e Creek, nesr Pleas
ant Valley in this county, one of them
tugged at his hook for some time thinking
that be had caught an immense fish, but was
perfectly thundersruck when, after he had
drawn it up, he discovered ia tened to it
the corpse of man. Assistance was OBJ,
tanned and tho body removed from the
water. u was in the earlier stage of decom.
position, and upon exsmpsrtpD,S wousds and
bruises were found on different portions of
the BODY, evidenciDg violence of some char
acter. From the dress and appearance of
the man it was supposed that he was herder
or cow boy, but nothing definite has as vet
been learned as to his home or nsme. Foot
tracks and trampled grass near the creek
indicated that several men
hal day or two before
been on the ground and 1t looked as if there
had been struggle of some kind, but the
party from whom these facts were learned
could tell nothing further about the matter.
1t is strongly suspected that there was foul
play connected with tho mans tragic death.
but the probabilities of unearthing it are
extremely slight. The little boy NAV have
accidentally stumbled upon the result of II
bloody crime
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
"Lct HER Go"

a sad scene WAS enacted between the city
marshal. father, mother and daughter
yesterday. A man named Marcury, accom-.
panied by his wife, called on Marshal Morton
to help them reclaim a hayward daughter
living in house of i'll repute
ana they thence proceeded to where The
girl boards. The officer arrested
her and conveyed her 10 the station house,
where she WAS begged by her parents 10 70.
turn homo with them, but this she persist.
emily refused to do. After talking the
matter over the parents Of the errpg girl
Bessie Wells by name-told he officer to 'let
her CO." and broken-hearted thoy returned
to their home and the girl returned TO her
life of shame
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
George ID Barnard a. Go.

There is perhaps no firm outside of our
state that does a more extensive business in
Texas than that of George d. Barnard & Co.,
fist. Louis. Their blank book mauufac.
tory and lithographing establishment is the
most complete west of New York or Phia>
delphia. They have also secured the SER
vices of the most courteous and stable gen.
.lemen to represent them here. who are etfsc.
ting permanent business relations for the
housein nearly every city aud town in the
state. All tine work they contract for i, of
the most substantial character, and is giving
full satisfaction to their patrons. We are
always glad to note the prosperity of this
firm
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

By THE first of September the St. Louis
Evening Post. Dispatch will have new i'm
proved Hoe press in motion, will add eight
more columns to its already large size. and
send them out cut, pasted and folded at the
rate of $4,000 an hour. The Post Dispatch
is one OF tho liveliest, spiciest, brainiest,
newiiest newspapers in this entire country,
and it has, by tho wonderful energy, journal.
istic skill, ability and genius of its propre.
tor, Hon. Joseph Pulitzer, achieved, we may
say, aphenomensl success. Long life and
prosperity to it, for it is true blue demo-
cratic in principle, unsparing in its exposition
ofwrong and corruption, and uuhesitating in
the application of its keen, polished scslpel
OF satire to the pretentiou, and the empyric.
al, 10 politics, in morals and in social affairs
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

The French exports during tho ilrst four
months Of the present year show q decrease
In value Of $4,000, 600 francs % compared
with the corresponding period last year, aud
the imports decrease Of 26 600 900 francs.
Work 10 the Hudson river tunnel ID now
progressing a the rate Of ave feet daily. A
new ale lock has been put In the south tun.
nel, 440 feet from the shAil Another will be
placed Ia the north tunnel, 800 feet from tho
shaft.
The Portuguese government have made a
nreli ninary education compulsory for chill I.
dren between 7 and IL years Of age, living
within Aradius oftwo miles from any govern.
inens school, sxemp.ing the very poor.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

THERE arc at this time but few strawber-
ries on the market in this city brought from
Kansas. but none TO DO found worth having,
raised in Texas. This is disgrace and a
slur upon the Industry and the enterprise of
Texas farmers aud gardens. Texas can pro-
duce strawberries a hundred per cent. better
than any grown in Kansas and fully two
months earlier, and it is only downright
stupidity or trillugness that it Is not done.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

Birmingham Iron Age; II Is reported tina,
the management of the Columbus & Western
Formerly known 40 tho Savannah 4 Mem
phis) railroad seriously contempt chang.
Ing their line 90 a. 10 run by Tallsdpss
Spring, crossing tho Coosa river there and
running out BY Shelby Iron Works: crossing
s. X, I'D. road a,, Columbus, the s. & N, N
SAUNA, the A. q. s. at Jonesboro, and from
there TO Lost Crock, In Walker county, ana
to Tuscumbia on tho Tennessee river. A
surveying party are now on this route.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
U. s. Conrt Matters

The June term, commencing on th 9th
of that month, of the U,iled States count
will very probably transact a great deal Of
important business. Toe dockeis Of the
court are crowded with litigation Of heavy
character, ard the oeputy msrshals have
for several days past been very busy serving
process ard assisting in the preparation of the
cases for trial
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

IT must be very irksome to General Grant
to be tied up at quarantine when his friend
Conkling stands so much in need Of aid just
now. They ara about MS badly used up as
he was at Shiloh when General Bue! came
up with bis forces to his relief and enabled his
demorsized and badly beaten troops to I'M
huddle from under the river bank,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
Ark ansns Affairs.

Nv Orleans, May 25.-The Democrat
Li.'lV R,ck special says a colored man sho,
a'd billed his seven year old nephew while
iirirg into a flock Of cartridges. Tho child
~a' unknown TO the shooter, being In tho
RANGE It tho gun.
George Green, on trial at Big Creek for
wife murder, was found guilty.
The business portion OF the town OF Har.
rison. Arkansas. was burhed by an iucenda-
ry. Loss S25 900; ligh. insurance.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

IT is said that some of the Presby terisn di.
vines in performing the marriage ceremony
oflate, omit the word If 'obey" WHEN
catechsing the bride. The word and the
promise are superlluous for none OF them
ever remember or regard either.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

PAlsIELLo wrots ono hundred and seventy
operas, none Of which have survived. That
shows tie folly ot a man doing 100 much
work. II he had written twenty perhaps oil
of them would have survived.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
le,iOW Fever ut HAVANA

New York, May 25,-HAvans adviccs Of
tho 9th say TINT there are very few cases Of
yellow fever, considering tho season.
Physicians explain the fact by tho prevalence
of typhoid, which Is epidemic now and
when first attacked persons predi,posed 10
yellow fever.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

THE ST. Louis Post-Dispatch referring to
the fact of Mr.. John Roach, the ship
builder, having withdrawn his Brazilian shi p
line, Gays: "After three years of disastrous
competition Mr.. John Roach has Withdrawn
his Brazilian steamship line He started i. in
the hope that congress would give him fine
subsidy. Failing to got the governmental
aid that he wanted, there was nothing left for
him to do but beach his vessels or soil them
to some established line trading with Ameri-
can.ports. England will continue to absorb
the Brazilian trade. She has no tariff and is
In position to invite reciprocity in cons
mercc. If it were not for our tariff barriers
Mr.. Roach would DO able to run his steam.
ships between New York ard Rio Janeiro
without government subvention, and the
great wealth Of tho South American empire
would be flowing naturally in our lap instead
Of into tho Golfers Of John Bull" And vet
Mr.. Roach is one OF the most ardent sup
porters of protection. 1t enables him TO
make virtually monopoly of the ship
building business, for 1t prevents Americans
from buying their ships where they can get
them cheapest, forcing them to patronize
Mr.. Roach and tho few others in his limo Of
business in this country. Congress did right
IN not subsldizlng this monopolizing pro tee
tton;st
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

Asked bright looking man. "Oh, feel
miserable, Pm bilious and can't eat, and my
back Is 30 lame can't WORK - 'rWhy in the
world don't you take Kidney-Wou Tns,'s
what | take when 1 am rut of torts, and 1t
always keeps me In peiiecf tune My doctor
recommends it for all such troub es " Kidney
Wort is the sure cure for biliuusness ant con-
s'ir alton. DON'T fail to thy it.-Lpng Branch
Newa
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

A late Washington publication and digest
OF appropriations, shows that out Of Sli7..
SI2 sos 70 DO expended this year, SIS, 2s2,.
800 10 laid aside fr pensions.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26
Another wedding,

Mr.. NJ. II. Warren and Miss Alice Cot
tipgham, both of FoIney, Were married
yesterday at the st. George hotel of this city
by the Rsv. Mr.. Bourland. of the Lsmar
street Methodist church, and Immediately
went west on tour.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-26

M. Outrey, French Minister, has been
unoflicially advised that his government will
send from one 10 four war ships and some
troops TO represent France al the Yorktown
centennial celebration.