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Illinois Crops.


The late reports received at the Illinois DE.
partment of Agriculture give assurance of a
very large average yield per acre OF wheat and
oats throughout the state.
The quality of these crops with few excep-
tlons is reported excellent. The prospects tor
corn did not improve IN July, in either of the
three grand divisions of the state, and with
the most favorable conditions until harvest
there will not be two.thirds of an average
weld per acre. The reports to the Department
of Agriculture concerning the crops in this
county are as follows:
LA SALLE.-Corn is in poor condition and
at least three weeks late, and the prospects are
not encouraging for much over half an aver
age yield per acre. Broom corn and sorghum
cane generally look well. Pastures are above
an average IN condition. There will be much
more than an average yield per acre of Irish
potatoes, and over three-tourths OF an average
yield OF sweet potatoes. Buckwheat looks
we'll; the area is one-t0urth less than last year
There will be hall crop of apples, over
threefourths of crop of peaches, pears
plums and grapes, and more than an average
crop of blackberrlcs Winter wheat Is above
an average IN condition, and the quality is
good There will be an average crop of oats
and good yield OF hay per acre
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81 planted peach orchard" writes M.
Stroy, of the Society of Horticulture OF France,
"and the trees grew well and strongly. They
had Just commenced to bud when they were
invaded by the curculio (pulyon), which In,
sects were followed, as frequently happens,
by ants. Having cut some tomatoes, the idea
occurred to me that by placing some of the
leaves around the trunks and branches of the
peach trees, might preserve them from the
rays of the sun, which are very powerful. My
surprise was great upon the following day to
find the trees entirely free from their enemies,
not one remaining, except here and there
where curled leaf prevented the tomato from
exercising its influence. These leaves | care
fully unrOlled. placing upon them fresh ones
from the tomato vine with the result OF ban
,shlng the last insect and enabling the trees
to grow with luxurlance. Wishing to carry
still farther my experiment, l stepped in water
some leaves of the tomato and sprlnkled with
this infusion other plants roses and oranges
In two days these we're also free from the In,
Vulnerable insects which covered them, and
l felt sure that had l used the same means
with my melon patch should have met with
the same result. therefore deem it a duty
owe to the Society of Horticulture to make
known this singular and useful property o
the tomato leaves, which discovered by TN
merest accident"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19
The Neh Murder

Late accounts from Florida state that the
horrid butchery and burning of the bodies of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Nef, near Spring
Garden, Florida, August 1, was doubtless the
work OF white tramp and negro. The
tramp had been hired by William Nef, but
after dag or so quit and left, He returned
next day, accompanied by negro, and de.
manded his money, and insulting and high
words passed between them and Mr.. Nef be-
fore they left. That nigh, they butchered the
couple with an axe, also using shotgun upon
the man. Besides shooting him IN the breast
with shot they cut his head into shapeless
mass and the back of Mrs Nefi's head was
cut off.
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sank Robbery.

The FIRST National Bank Of Kewanee, In
this state, was robbed at 8 o'clock on Monday
evening by two men, who locked the Cashier
and his lady assistant IN the vault, then SC.
cured about $2O,OOO-$60OO in gold-and
coolly walked out of town. The robbery was
undiscovered for an hour, and not until the
Cashier was heard pounding on the inside
vault door, Parties are securing the country
in every direction. Great excitement prevails
tor the GOODNESS of the robbery is unequaled
in this section of the country The lady Cash
Ter is quite badly injured, and is Frustrated by
the shock. Cashier Pratt was also injured
but not seriously.
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Murder and Suicide.

In Clsy Co., Mo, en- Wednesday of last week
a farmer named Neal Harris took double
barreled shot gun, and, calling his little son,
wen, to the woods, ostensibly squirrel hunt
ing. His wife prevented their little girl from
following, and fearing something was wrong,
both started after them. Harris saw them,
and placing the muzzle of the gun against
the boys breast fired, killing him. He then
fired at, but missed his daughter, and I'M
mediaiely pointed the mu7zle of the gun at
his own temple, fired, and fell dead at his
wife's feet Harris had tor some time acted
strangely, but his sanity was never suspected
before the tragedy
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To EareteIl thu Weather

If the sun sets in crimson clouds and rises
brilliant, or If the stars are numerous and
bright, we know in general way that We
may reckon on duration of fine weather.
Dews and white morning fogs are symptoms
Of clear days.
A dark and vapory sum- and sickly looking
moon with blunt horns, and circle around
her, or psllid, big and non-scintillatlng stars
are all signs OF approaching rain.
If the sun comes up pale and then turn
red, or If the moon is large and rudy, with
sharp, black horns we may count on wind.
The chickweed is called 1.-THE poor man
barometer" because it shuts up It's flowers
when wet Is approaching.
The aurora bOrealis when very bright, fore
bodies stormy, moist, unsettled weather.
A haze around the sun indicates ram it is
caused by fine rain or mist in the upper regions
of the atmosphere.
a halo around the sun has often been fol-
lowed by heavy rains.
A halo around the moon is also an indication
of rain. The larger the halo the nearer the
wet spell.
Lack of dew is another rain sign.
Sharp white frosts in autumn and winter
precede damp weather, and three successive
white irosts are an iniallible sign Of rain.
Previous to rain the flies bite sharper anC
stick TO US closer, and bees remain in the hive
But few of the many signs we have briefly
lnstanced only apply to the immediate future
and have nothing TO do with the far-seeinl
prophets whose representations, also Target!
based upon natural causes, peer into tutur
months-nay years In advance.
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Hanged.

Last Friday, at Palestine, Texas, Chess
Thomas (coloredD was hanged in the jail-yard
for the murder of Houston McMeans in
March, 1881. He bore an unfinchng de.
meanor throughout. On the scaifold he as
serted he made his peace with God and man
offered up prayer for his friends and enemies
and with unfaltering voice sang, "There's
light IN the valley for me-" then nodded &c
the sheriff, and the trap was sprung. Thomas
was bad citizen and had killed four men
during his residence in Palestine.
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Apropos Of the contest for the democratic
nomination for congress in the 18th district
which has been in progress at Mt Sterling
during the past week, the Quincy Wing
relates the following good story, rs told by ex-
Senator Arntzen OF Quincy. Mr. Arn,zen
and several other gentlemen were standing
talking on the street, while the jersey and
Pike county delegations were IN caucus at
Wilkes headquarters. MIR. Wlke was not
then present, but WAS wanted; and a delegate
put his head out of the hotel window; and IN
the tone of a county sheriff al cour, time
called out deliberately: scott W-Ike,
Scott W.ike, Scott W-i-k-e." This re-
minded Mr. Arntzen Of an incident, which he
related. Down in Pike county, few years
ago, while court was in session, holiness
evangelist was holding out door religious ser
vice in the court yard. He was dwelling upon
the saving power OF Christ; and to torcItly
impress the idea upon his hearers he said
Tell me the name of the man Christ cannot
save" Just at that moment the sheriff put
his head on. of the court room window and
called, Scott Wik-e, Scott W-i-k-e
Scott W.ik-e." The preacher was dumt
founded for moment, but recovered ant
said, "Yes, tie Lord can save even Scot
| WIke."
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THIS Is the way a sound headed Virginia
farmer got rid of sheep eating dogs after nav
ing had twenty or more killed and worried as
reported by contemporary: He piled the
twenty sleeps carcasses in heap, built
close rail fence about them, and smiled quiet
smile. TIE fence was made SO as to form a
sort of half covering over the mutton, in
shape like an Esqulmsux hut, with a hole al
the top, so that while any kind of dog could
run on the outside and jump in, no possible
dog could ever jump out. The next morning
the Granger strolled out to the trap with
shotgun and killed the suspected cur. But ht
let the trap remain and repeated his strols un
til he had shot forty-six dogs. and, our contem
porary adds, there is not now bark to be
heard in all the town.
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Jerusalem artichokes have long been known
as a most valuable addition to the rations of
hogs, but the fact that they are even more val
liable as an addition to the diet of cattle seems
to be less generally recognized They are
hardy, yield fair crops on poor and very large
ones on rich SOIL are more nutritious than
the potato, and once planted there Will be no
need for re planting, as they are not easily got
out of piece of land after they have become
established
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proving conclusively that the woman had
been foully murdered. Suspicion rested upon
the son of the deceased as the perpetrator OF
the crime, who disappeared soon after the
discovery Of Che tragedy. Officers started
in pursuit of the missing man, and he was
found at Red Wing, Mimi, and brought back
to Richmond Center and lodged In Jail, where
he awaits examination.
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A correspondent of the Country GentIemdn
recommends that where corn is fed largely IN
the cob, the cobs be raked together and con-
verted into charcoal. He says: at is our GUS
tom to rake the cobs into neat windows about
a foot high, and after the wind has swept
through them an hour or so, set fire to them
When charred, we rake them down and spfin
kle water on the mass, STIR them again, and
sprinkle again to be sure they do not go on
burning and 90 to ashes. If now a seasoning
of salt be thrown over the pile there Will be a
LOT of feed for the pigs and hogs that they VIII
enjoy hugely"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

To mark tools: Cover the part to be MAX
ed with thin coating of tailow or beeS"sS
Then, with sharp instrument, write the
name IN the ,alow, cutting clearly into H.
Then fill in the letters with nitric acid. Let
1t remain from one To ten minutes. Ihen dip
In water and rub off, and you will have the
marx etchcd.-N. Y. Sun.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

At UlliH, Ill.,, 90 miles above Cairo, on
Monday night, IN row, Douglas Heathcote
was knocked down by man named James
Goodman, and while he (Hcathcotc) was down
Goodman struck him on the head with clut
and killed him Goodman is IN jail.
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HOUSEHOLD AND FARM.

A Franc. chemist reports that water made
slightly salt, and to which, when boiling ~;
bran IN the prop mon OF one guar" r 10 every
gallon has been ada co. mas ncen t""n ;,d n "a
series of experiments 10 Increase 'ne !,o't ,h NO
milk twenty-five per cent, j given " VIC
COWS as their ordinary drink.
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve In the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter,
chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded Price 25 cents per box. For sale by g..
Gehring.
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A few days ago the dead body OF Mrs.
Driscoll, residing In Rchland county, was
found in corn field near the village of Lee
banon. The back of the head was crushed,
and the body otherwise terribly mntllated,
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Ayers Ague Cure Is intended to act as an an
tidote 10 mslarial fevers, and all diseases gener-
ated by marsh, swamp or slough. Science has
brought this remedy nigh TO perfection. No qui-
nine, no arsenic, nor injurious drug enters into
its composition. Chemistry and the healing ART
have combined 10 make II the curative Triumph
of the age we live in.
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,1N AT, SE,IvrI .FsNIENr NOTICE.-Es'
TATK OF DANIEL NJ. SMELL. DkoD.-Not,cc 70 nero,
by given persons interested In said estate tha we
nndcrsIpned Administrator OF the estate OF said Danei
NJ Smell deceased will appear before the County Court OF
the county OF La Sale and state Of illinois, NJ the Coun
Court Room In ottawa In said county Monday, the 10Th
dny of October D. 1852 the purpose OF rendering m
account OF s proceedings In the administration Vi S"u
estate for the final settlement. 900,
Dated at Ottawa, this 10th day OF August ls9 o>u,,
.rrpsr. p w SrocKsLEeKR Administrator.
Clerk County Court, Ia Sale Co.. ILL., augi|sW
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Farm for Sale.

The South Half of Section T. 81 N, 3E not sold
by October will be for rent Fer terms ana ull PAT
ticulars enquire Office of Thomas Fullerton Wet
side Court House. Ottawa H. or OF Richard fnerton
on the premises. JuD~-"
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miscellaneous
E. c. SWIFT,
AftaanAIIn ut LINZ

Attorney at Loo
S-TAI>E. q r. ILLlNo lS, LA SALLsCo.-ss
> In the Circuit Court, october Term 1882 .,
Deborah L. Earl rs. Sarah A. Cavalry AdminsTatrA'
Henry Cavalry and Fannie L. Csvarly.-I IN ChdncnE
Afiayit of the residence OF Henry
ed with the DEFENDANTS Sarah Cavarly Aanin,s
clerks office Circuit Court OF said county, nS.ce 70
that the complainant red her bill OF compliant IN SAID
court on the chsnccy aide thereof On the th ay ..
lsS2 and that thereupOn summons Issued OUT OF
wherein said suit pending resurnaDe on ene second
Monday the month OF october next ~ IL W ia" IT,
Qured. L.. ,.,,u,.,, .horo
Now unless you the said resident defenasnt ao1se
named Henry Cavalry shall personally be and appear be'
fore saia Circuit Court on the day OF hs next term
thereof to be holden Ottawa In md for the said county
on the second Monday October next and pead answer
or demur to the said conpananes bill OF coinpain! inc
same and the and tngs therein charged ana seu
will Inc taken M decree entered against you
according to the prayer OF said hill r,v,o,. c,.r
Ottawa Illinois, Aug. 1eth, 1882. ,. a.,
T., c. SWIFT, Complts Solr. aushN"
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Agricultural Reports.

The August crop returns of the Department
of Agriculture at Washington thus sum up
the gatherings of about 5000 correspondents
IN r. gard to the outlook of the wheat and
corn crop:
The wheat returns OF August relate to the
spring variety. Its condition is higher than
for several years. 1t was IS in 1880 and u IN
1879 and 1881 1t is now 81, against 1OO last
month. 1t Is somewhat late but nearly ready
for the harvest at the date of the returns.
There are some indications of rust and blight
in parts of Minnesota. In Northern Iowa the
crop Is held to be the best since 1877. The
returns from Dakota and Nebraska are favor
able. The general averages of the principal
states are as follows:
Wisconsin. ......... 80 Minnesota ......... %
Iowa ............ 90 Dakota ........ 80
Nebraska 49,. ...... LOB Colorado. .......... N
1t is probable the product of winter and
spring wheat, without loss by sproutlng after
harvest, will slightly exceed 100000 bush
els. but extravsgant estimates, which assume
that there will be from Is to 90 per cent. more
are wild assumptions, needlessly tending to
reduce the price of wheat IN the hands Of
| farmers.
WHEAT IN. EUROPE.
| The special agent at the Department OF Ag
rlculture in London cables today that whea
in England promises to be an average crop Of
good quality. In France, medium crop
slightly damaged by rain in the blooming pc
Rod In Germany, recent heavy rains have
deteriorated the quality, but there is fall
abundance of the product. In Russia anc
Austria there is an average crop, and in Hun
gary 10 per cent above the average. The Eu
ropean outlook ID favorable for medium pro
duct, with some reduction IN quality.
CORN.
The condition of the corn crop is represent
ed by SO, as against II last year. AT this dat
in 1881 the effect of the drought was seen il
the reduction of 10 points IN the general con
dltion during July, followed by a greater de
terloration IN August. At the present tim
circumstances are favorable for further i'm
proyement IN most states. The averages il
the southern states are nearly above 100. Tn
surplus of the producing states averages a
follows:
I~x
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Euans, .For Sale, Etc.
10 fol- The Red River Valley!

la il prepared TO furnish you with farms In the Valley
from tree claim 900 acres. improved Call or write FOL
information All letters enclosing stamp WI receive prop
reply. Investments made: 49, W. T. DlCkEl' >
No 10 Nicoet House Block. Minneapolis, MIMI
Aprll 8, lSs2-snos
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Call and get some OF the bargains in millinery
at Scott Bros. 81 Co.'S sale.
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New England ranges from 81 IN Massachu.
sets to 96 in Connecticut; New York, 81;
Pennsylvania, 80; New Jersey, %.
The general averages of the condition of
other crODs are "a follows:
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TABLE GOSSIP.

You can not make horse drink. 1t is
different with men.
Every one must think in his own way to
arrive at truth.-GOethe.
Paris: A woman forgives the audicity
which her beauty prompts US to be guilty of.
Paris: Women ike balls and assemblies
as hunter likes place where game
abounds.
Enough powder is wasted by the army in
shooting at sunrise and sunset to kill every
Indian in the West.
The dogma of fashion for hats and bon
nets this spring is: Wear what you please,
so that it is becoming.
Gentlemen's fashions are affected in a
measure oy the revival Of the taste for color
in the toilets of ladies.
The large bunch of flowers formerly worn
at the waist has assembled to the left shoul-
der, or it reposes under the chin.
A toilet that recently attracted much at
tentstion in Paris had yellow birds cluster
ed on the shoulders and in the hair.
An exchange speaks of Presbyterian
minister whose name Is Wetmore. He
ought to have been Hard-shell Baptist.
The essence of true nobility is neglect of
self. Let the thought of self pass in, and the
beauty of great action is gone, like the
bloom Ct a soiled flower.
HUMBOLDT told Sir John Bowring that all
the dahlIas of Europe were the descendants
of few seeds he had gathered in Mexico
and sent in letter to Lady Holland.
1t is said of a man applying for admis-
sion 70 any of the fashionable clubs in Lon
don that ii he is nobody" he is elected,
but if he is q somebody" bis enemies rally
and black5all him vigorously.
A preacher in Tennessee tried to establish
Church in which there should be no mem
bers who used tobacco or any beverage but
water, and his only congregation was an
old woman who cbewed slippery. elm and
believed in cst-nip tea for measles.-Detroit
| Free Press.
The last fashion in menus is horr-sbaped
bag in paper, on which is written the name;
from the inside peep out three rosebues. AS
an invitation to dinner, little cards are sent
with tiny gilt table engraved upon them;
should the invite be for tea, teapot stands
on the table; underneath merely appears
the date aud signature.
The Boston Globe is fighting high heels
After its first editorial it received this let
ter: 81 have been a great sufferer for long
time. in having my great-toe joints enlarge,
paining me exceedingly, and / could not
discover the cause until read your article,
when the truth flashed upon me. l bave
been to a shoemaker and had my heels TAX
en- of, and have now found great relief. y
Bunions and other ills Of the toes are not
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the only evil of high heels, as every doctor

the only evil of high heels, as every doctor
will tell you.
The ladies new craze of having tn,
hands photographed is hardly new. 1t is
variation of a fashion which obtained il
London a year or two ago of having th'
hand modelled in plaster. That fashion
went farther. Some ladies had their fee
modelled, and one fair dame, it was said
exhibited model of her foot, and rather
more than her ankle, under glass case in
her drawing room Since hands are photo.
graphed are we also to photograph feet
Who can say? These photographers are
lucky fellows.
Bishop Wigger, of Newark, n. j., has
pronounced the play of the 1.-TWO Orphans
immoral, because Sister of Charity tells a
lie and justifies the act on the ground that
it is resorted to for good purpose. He for
bids its representation by any Catholic soci-
ETY. in the Diocese of Newark.
The good housewives who 90 to market
for the household provender are
applying the true corrective for the high
prices of beef, pork and mutton. They buy
less. Consumption has been reduced notice
ably. No master of political economy could
have suggested better, quicker or straighte,
way out of the difficulty.
Really great men are rarely concious OF
their fame. Life 10 them is much like the
lives of other wayfarers. The famous Bal
FAC was once dining with some friends at
al inn in Poland, when young girl enter
ed the room to pour out the tea. She was
advancing toward the group with cup in
her hand, when some one remarked, "You
were saying, NJ. Bslzac-" AT that moment
the cup which the yonrg girl was holding
dropped to the floor, and she clasped her
hands. exclaiming, "Csn it be the great NJ
de Balzac2" For that one instant" wrote
Balzac 81 tasted the sweetnes of fame"
Jennie June" says: There is no doubt
that it is good thing tor men and women
to live and love and marry, and lay the
foundation of good government in happy
homes; but the woman's horizon ought not
to be bounded by marriage Her capaci-
ties for loving and enjoying exist just the
same whether she has husband or not;
and there are springs in life which domestic
routine, though willingly accepted and joy
fully performed, may fail to satisfy. For
those women who do not marry, lite has
still a storehouse of treasures, which need
only TO be believed in and worked tor 10 be
given up as fully and freely as t } men,
When certain gentleman OF st. Louis
died, about year ago, it was found that he
had left to his favorite dog. Dash, house
and lot. The monthly rent from the prop
erty wss to be applied to the purchase of
food for the dog. In this way, the dogs
days were comfortably provided for, and
the gentleman's widow became the dogs
guardian. But "every dog has his day." as
the great Shakespeare wrote, and rich dogs
as we'll as poor dogs must die. So it came
about that Dash was one morning found
dead in his kennel. True to the last will OF
her late husband, the widow ordered cost
ly coffin, bought lot in a cemetery and
buried Dash with great honor. A monu-
ment that cost $50 now stands at the head
of Dash's grave.