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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22

having to be transplanted. I have had
them do very we'll when I planted in the
tall, gathering the nuts, ana planting d.
rectly into rows where they were to grow.
In this case these rows should be well
marked by little stakes to show the next
season lust wherr the row is, when giving
them their fret tllage in the spring. l
found better way for managing this by
hauling light sandy loan to cover the seed
with. This not only deslgnates the place
where the seed Is. but will keep in light
and friabie condition for the sprouts to
come up through.
II 1t is not practicable to plant In the
fall, the nuts should DC gathered not many
days after they have dropped, and before
being allowed to dry out much should be
spread evenly ON the grass lawn where
they can be looked TO occasionally through
the winter Spread them not more than z
to 3 inches deep, and cover slightly with
some old canvas or the like, so that they
may keep moist, and thaw and freeze alter
nately, which will insure the cracking
open of the shells, as Nature has provided
to allow the seed chance to grow. When
the land first comes into good order for
tllIsge in the spring plant about as deep
and till about the same, as tor corn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
Growing Strawberries.

prefer spring to fall planting, tor The
reasons, first, that plants set IN the spring
should produce II full yield the following
year, while those set in the fall require to
be exposed through two winters before
p.oducing full crop, thus requiring to be
protected twice. Second, the first crop
from fall set plants will not usually repay
the expense OF the winters mulch and the
injury which the plantation receives from
its exposure To the winter. and from the
detrimental effects Of age, which causes
the soil to become compactci about the
plants. thus making cultivation more diff
cult. | have never been able ID gather as
good crop from fall paintings as from
plants set in spring. These statements ap.
ply to clay soils in the Northern States or
north Of the 10th parallel.
The question is often asked, how many
years a strawberry patch will continue in
profitable bearing. From personal expe-
renee have learned to consider a panta-
ton OF very little value after II has pro-
duced oae full crop, and usually pillow il
Gown after this time. am aware that
am dissenting from the usual practice of
fru,t-2rowers on this point, and do not ad
wise thus method except for those who find
II applicable My reason for adopting
this one crop plan Is that after bed has
produced one full crop have n:ver yet
becu able to gather from II 8 really pro6ta.
bic yield, the fruit being more or less def.
Gent IN size and form. l find, too, that
the labor required To keep the plants clean
Is very much greater the second year than
the first; that the plantation never recov-
ers entirely from the compacting Of the
soil about the plants, and that the plants
suffer much more from the effects Of the
second winter than from the first, even
when vel; protected. This applies te clay
soils. TO northern latitudes, and ~ the
msttcl-row culture. OF other conditions
canno. speak with certsinty. I have
adopted the plsn %, se,ting ont Q nev
plantation every spr,sG, tn take tbs placs
4 he dse se, tsr psSrlsrs yeaf. Oca-l
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
From Deer Park.

DEER PARK, Dec 10, lSS3.-The wealth
er being so cold. your correspondent has
not found much news to report this week.
The oyster supper and fair a, u. II. New.
ellis last evening was decided success
financially, a new scheme being intro
duced The ladies bought oysters and
their husbands or beaux's PAID for having
them cooked and eating them. The tair
was dull: articles were sold at auction and
brought prices that would ruin +. \.
Griggs or the &c. store.
Mrs. r. II. Barnes will return to her
home a, Oak Park IN few days.
Two cases OF scarlet fever at Mr.. L..
Hampson's, Vermillionville. Would ithot
be we'll for our board OF health TO look at
ter such cases2
Geo. Z. CalKins Is counting Judge Nc
Roberts this week. l-
Mr.. N. A. Seed and Ed. Dlmmick have
bou Ght Mr.. +. n. Dimmick's farm.
Mr.. Al. Thicker and wife arrived to-day
10 spsDd Chrntmss with Mr. Johns fam
Ay. J'ADo
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
Ghost Stories.

In Olney, H., the apparltiOn OF u wo-
man six feet in height, wearing burial
clothes, was seen sitting on the steps Of
the Moravian church recently as the con.
gregatiOn was dismissed.
NJ Umphry, who lives in house IN
Stetienvlllc, Mo, once occupied by sui
eide, says he was visited q few nights ago
by q ghost that revealed to him the hiding
place Of valuable diamond ring. The
ghost told him, he says, to look under the
floor at the bottom Of the stairway. He
looked there and found the diamond ring.
There Is said to be a haunted house In
Silver street, San Francisco, occupied by q
man named Roberts. He says the doors
are opened by unseen hands, the lights are
suddenly extinguished In one OF the rooms,
picture frames move on their hangings,
there is q loud knocking on the walls, and
the piano plays "ShallDwe gather at the
rivery" In the still hours Of night.
In Bergen county, N. j., is an old stone
mansion said to be visited regularly by
spirits. Recently, while the family were
awaiting the return Of one of their num-
Der at midnight, noise as of q falling
body was heard in a room across the hall.
The hall was brilliantly lighted, yet upon
opening the door the inmates heard the
heavy step of a man, who seemed to pass
by the door and walk down the stairs.
When the unseen man seemed to be about
halt way down the stairs, the noise of a
person falling and rolling to the bottom
was heard. A murder was committed in
the kitchen of this house about twenty
years ago
Ten years ago seven young women at q
Halloween party at Montreal agreed to
meet on the same evening ten years after,
the stipulation being dead or alive"
Four years ago the originator Of the plan
died very suddenly. The others survived,
and at the recent Halloween anniversary
a chair was left vacant for the missing one.
The chair was draped in black, while on
the table In front of it were some withered
flowers from the grave of the dead girl.
The Montreal Gazette thus concludes the
story: The young lady next to the empty
chair spoke of a strange nervous sensation.
bat this was not thought Of at the time.
After tea they started for the parlOr, the
young lady last mentioned leading the
way and carrying IN her hand the bunch
of withered flowers When she opened
the door she cried, Look! lookv and
pointed to the parlor where they saw dis
tnctly a tall white figure standing at the
door. She who had first seen 1t retreated
quickly, and was just leaving the dining
room by the side door trem that room to
the hall when she again saw the figure,
and her cry brought three Of the others to
the door, and all saw il glide quickly along
the hall from the parlor door TO the door
leading to the street, which seemed to open
of Itself ard close after the figure had
passed through"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22

A CALIFORNIA MILLIONAIRE SHOT
Seventeen years ago, Charles Mclaughlin
since then become San Francisco NIL
lionsire, took a contract to build railroad
from San Jose TO San Francisco, and sub
let the contract to Jerome b. Cox. After 20
miles Of the road had been built Nc
Laughlin failed, swindling Cox out Of
$4,000 Mclaughlin grew wealthy; Cox
sued him and got a judgment, but for ten
years was kept out of his money by tech
meal rulings and decisions in the Supreme
Court, until at last becoming desperate,
Cox, on the 18th inst, went TO McLauph.
Inns Office In San Francisco and demanded
$4,000 70 DO paid him on the instant, and
- Mclaughlin refused, Cox shot him
dead. Next day a cosoner's jury Iis.
charged Cox on the grousd tha, he had
sceed 10 selEdefense.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22

RAISING WALNuTs-Thcre IS NO beiiel
possible use 10 which a few acres of ground
can be- pu, than 20 plant them with walnu,
trees. In fifteen or twenty years ic~
acres thus planted ami properly tended, al
tho present price of walnut timber, would
be handsome fortune in themselves
Mr.. II. Ives, in the Csaatry Geatlt@ala,
tells how wslnus msy be chesply and sue.
cessfully raised:
Having been quito successful Ia grow.
ing those ssd other nuLbearing ,Tees, l
would state what l have found "a work
well in their Management. First, l should
In eli cares. If pOnible, plant the nuts
xbe's they uea!e 10 ,cft In grow w:snont
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
from Oph,r.

OPHIR, Dec. 10. 1888.
The first beautiful snow of the season
made its appearance Saturday last, and at
the present time OF writing 1t 10 still snow.
ing and good early slelghing is anticipat-
ed. Lots of our smart Alexis still have
corn to husk; It must make their hearts
glad to go out these nice clear mornings
and pick.
Mrs Fitzgerald last week took two loads
of turkeys to Mendote, which Melted hez
$1.65 tor each bird, they averaging little
over 10 lbs, and one old bird drew the
beam at % lbsl
Another party of surveyors passed
through here looking up q route for new
II. r. This crowd makes about the Goth
party in the past 10 years and still noroad
Alex. Wallace is IN Mission looking af-
ter his land.
School IN District = has begun with
Elmer b. Pierce in the chair.
Our Homer minister is conductiL ( a &c
vival, and many are being gathered into
the fold only to slide back IN short time,
We have It from a good source that ono
OF our saloon keepers will be indicted by
the grand jury.
The Homer A. +. IL A. NJ. held ihcil
elections Thursday evening. J.C Shemps
W. NJ; Fred. Meinhart, $. W: Jas. Pic
tiers, J. W.; Fred. Zorn, Treas; q. II. Her
ger. Sec,
Billy WIxom ha, grand display OF
lamps. the best ever seen in country
store.
James Phillips has sold his farm to Mr.
Crane. Jim will make Missouri his future
home.
Old lady Phillips sold her home to Jno.
Aiken. PEDRO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22

Generally speaking, the mass OF the
mountains of rubbish that Is annually is
sued from the Government Printing ONCE
is simply dry and stupid, but occasionally
the pile is enlivened by something which
is also 80 bizarre and ridiculous as to JUS
tify broad, hilarious national grin. Such
was Gen. Hazen's volume OF weather
Proverbs" issued several months ago, and
such is another volume of which the Chief
Signal Officer IS the author, entitled, "PrO
tessional Papers of the Signal Service u
aud i. treats OF the great tOrnadoes of May
80 and 30, 1888. The plot is intricate and
the scenes are said in the track of the tor
nsdoes.
A Washington correspondent enriches a
column of the New York Sun by choice
excerpts from this volume, few OF which
we append:
Gen. Hszen's account OF the tOrnadOes
combines dramatic narration with scien-
tlfic attention to the minutest details. The
result is remarkable. The terrific force Of
the wind is in one instance thus tcrsely
indicated:
"One hundred and twenty feet east OF
the naystack, the hay roof OF hen house
was blown off"
Another interesting contribution to our
knowledge of the habits Of tOrnadoes is
found IN the report of the work of the
devastating wind at Lees Summit:
AT this juncture Mr. J. B. Campbell,
who was walking along the main street to
the north, stated that his umbrella was
converted into parachute instanter."
On page 81, the report exhibits this re-
markaDle tact about the storm that swept
over c. D. Martins house:
THE roaring of the storm WAS SO loud
that Martin. standing with his wife In the
kitchen holding the door. could not hear
the screaming OF his daughter for assist
ancc in an adjoining room"
Then follows another thrilling episode:
Mrs Scruggs stepped out while 1t was
still raining to protect some OF her young
chickens, and had barely succeeded in Sc
curing them when the storm reached her."
On page az, the reader is asked to be-
lieve the following statement:
"Nrs. Gales baby was blown out Of the
house into a wheat field"
The narrowing narration Of these hor-,
rors, however, IS relieved here and there by
cheerful incidents. On page Is the student
of tornadoes is informed that
1.-TWO hogs were found In the cellar qul.
city eating sweetmeats and drinking milk
as II nothing at all had happened"
The most startling incident mentioned
in tue cook is found on page u, where the
author asserts that l. w. Garter was blown
up in the air, and that While there he
seized the tail or name of horse, pulled
It out, and came down with the hair in
one hand and his hat in the other These
are a few of the many interesting facts
recorded by Gen. Hazen. His last
work cannot fail to have an extensive cir
culation, not only among weather proph-
els, but also among the readers Of light
and instructive literature.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
we All X now

That water never runs up hill; that kisses
taste better than they look, and are better Of.
Ter dark; that 1t Ia better TO DO right than 70
be left; that those who take DR.. Jones' Red
Clover Tonic never have dyspepsia, cos,ive:
malarial diseases, poor appetite, low spirits,
headache or diseases Of Kidneys and bladder.
Price "a cents. OF +. Y. 0riggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
We All RelieYN

That it is a long lane that has no turning
that many q shaft AZ random sent finds Q
mark the archer little meant; that no remedy
sold will cure coughs, colds. Group, whoop.
lny cough and all throat and lung troubles
80 quickly and permanently a. DR.. BigelOw's
Positive Cure: that our druggist,E Y. Griggs,
IL very gcneroes TO give trial bottles OF this
remedy free Of cost.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22

when bed presents an unusually
good apDeaIau ce after fruiting, clean II
out and keep II over for second crop.
Despite the extravagant appearance o.!
this plan, am satisfied that it pays me
best. for the reason that II gives better
quality in the fruit as regards size ana ap.
pearance, and saves much labor--pOints
OF great importance to the business.--G.
b. q. in Country Gentleman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
Ringing and Bursting Noises

IN ICY head. Sometimes the hearing in my len ear
affected Five years ago. about this Of the year.
began to use Hoods sarsapsrills was helped right
away but continsed TO use until felt myself cared
-Nrs. Eliza II. CasGeld, Lowell, Masa.
Jerome Brownell. merchant and extensive miller Al
Victor Ontario county, y. T., writes: II have used
Hoods sarsspara for my catarrh, and 1t has helped
me l consider Hoods sarsaparila ono Of the best
remedies tor blood.dlsea.e to be obtained"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
From Head to Foot.

The postmaster at North Buffalo, Pa, Mr.
NJ. J. Green says st. Jacobs Oil, the great
pain conQueror, cured him Of pains in the
head. and also OF frosted feet.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22

Hoods Sarsaparilia gives an appetite and
tons Of the body. Try bottle and realize II.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
100 Doses One Dollar

81 have been troubled with that distressing com
plant, ca,srrh, and have been using Hoods Sar@ra'
FILA ard Ind IL one OF the best remedies have ever
taken. My trouble has lasted ten years. and never
could get any relief until commenced to use Hoods
."-Martin Shield, Chicago, III.
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rsssress n Easiaas.

A good deal Of attention 10 lust now
giPen y me Ess.eru press o, paper n.
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Danger from Catarrh

Depends upon the amount and extent of the scrofu'
lous infection. UnQuestonably many deaths from
consumption can be traced 10 neglected cstarrh--
There Is violent Distress protracted coughing spell.
the cyes weep the discharges copouAy, and the
head seems about 10 split
In such cases Hoods sarsaparila corrects the CO.
tarrh by its direct action In dsCharging the poison
from the blood through nature great outlets 90 that
healthy, soWnd blood reaches the membranes and 10
Wholesome
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by drugslsts 81 six for s. Prepared BY c. l..
HOOD q Co, Apotheesros, Lowell, hass. novl0@w
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22

At this Of the year eyeryb has sold and
some very bad ones BY frequent exposures the mem
brapes Of the become very sentative aid caarrh
and innuenxas are epidemic. Relief may be obtained
by the use Of Hoods Sarsaparills.
For many years In succession. beginning 20 f'r back
don't remember when. had the catarrh In my head
II consisted OF an excessive Cow nom my nose.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22

Edisons Electric Light is wonderful, dis
covery, but not as wonderful At Hairs Ca
tarrh Cure. Sold by all druggists. (aI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
mn mTIr 7 ammo IL you are afflicted with
1u I1h LhllltN. Lame BACK. Weakness
THE NAGyErON APPLIANCE CO..
Of a STATE Street, Chic seO, III

Nsrs.-S~od one dollar In postase Stamps ot cnr
rency la lesser o. cor rskl vhh nr Of shoe usuNlN
vSrS, and w psir VI MaeBssie tnsoee. and %
enuv,peAd h The pAvcr Wishing % nny other NAsrrte
Ar xnen. Psstwvelv rss.t Yfys whrn fs-, sre
80, ~ [.,s, .r-sS.L .rsys
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22

Old lady Phillips sold her home to ,Jno.
,ken. PEDRO.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-27
THE UNFORTUNATES.

Who Have Allowed Their Passions and
Appetites to Get the Best of Thorn and
Were Hauled up in the Police Court.
Yesterday was cold day at the police
court, and for wonder the bull pen was
almost devoid of prisoners. Richard Ges-
sert is one of the elegant gentlemen who
travel on their muscle. Sunday night he
filled up on the elegant and tried to emu
late Sullivan. About the first man he met
vas policeman and when tho copper ad-
monished HIM to keep still, he became
m ore cranky, saying that he could knock
any son of gun Of copper out in one
round. This raised the dsnder of the Of
fcer and he ran hin in. He went to the
quay for ten days.
John Halpin Is an old rouader; Satur-
day night he started ont on prospecting
trip, and ne sized up Two buffalo robes and
harness. About this time copper run
him in, and yesterday the court said as
the weather was healthy ne would send
him over for ninety days.
Edward Pepper was arranged on the
charge of stealing fifty pounds of fresh
fish. The case was rather indefinite, and
the examination was continued until to-
day, in order to look up the testimony.
A couple of old buns were
up for INDUCING in the
beautiful old bulge and they went to joint
for five days each.
C.G. Loveland, proprietor of an employ
ment bureau, was arraigned yesterday af-
ternoon on the charge of swindling Ia
borer by representing that he could insure
him work, in payment of a certain sum, in
Duluth. The case was tried by jury and
verdict was returned of guilty. He was
fined $50.
Lawrence Sokel, young man with an
incipient mustachs, WAS brought from
Hastings yesterday on a warrant sworn
| out by q damsel named Mary Wessiy. She
| charged him with seduction under promise
Of marriage, and the hearing will take
| place to-day. He was held in the sum of
S750
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-27
Divorce ProceedinCs.

Judge Simons had the divorce case of
Minnie Allison vs.. Cornelius Allison in
hearing on Saturday afternoon and all day
Monday, and still the end is not yet, and
the trial will be resumed again this morn
ing. Minnie is being fought vigorously
by Cornelius in her attempt to have the
matrimonial bonds snuffed asunder, and
for five hours yesterday the latter was on
the witness stand to prove that she had been
too intimate with Fred Pratt of Mslrose
and that batch of unsigned love letters
addressed to "Dear Minnie which he had
captured were evidences OF her connubial
dereliction, on which latter point the
court decided there were too many "Min-
MES in the stream to prove that these
were addressed to the plaintiff, who vigor.
ously denied ever having received the ten
der missIves in question. The parties in
the suit are from Minneapolis snd Fari-
banlt originally, and quite number OF
witnesses are present from those cities il
attendance upon the trial.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-27
Notice of Mortgage Sale by Ad-
VaTTiSpmant

Default has been made in the conditions of a GER
tain morte age executed and delivered by Claus II.
Dittman and Maliny B. Dittnan his wife. mort
gagors, to Joseph GrolL mortgage, dated the 18th
day of July A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty
three, and recorded mortgage in the office of
the register OF deeds of the county of Ramsey in
the State of Minnesota, Ga the 18th day of 3lly A.
D. 1883, at 1010 O'Clock a. H. in book 81 of mort
cages, on page 1913, which there is claimed be
due at the date of this notice, the aInent of seven
hundred and fifty seven dollars, and no action or
proceeding has been instituted at law OF in equity
to recover the debt secured by said mortgage any
part thereof.
The said mortgage duly assigned by an in
strument thereof, duly executed and delivered by
the said Joseph Grol to Homer c. Eller, dated the
18th day of July A. D. 1885, end recorded IN said
fee OF the register Of deeds, the 18th day of
August, A D. 1853 at O'Clock a. NJ, in book ''H''
OF assignments pages 434 and 1876.
The said mortgage was duly assigned by an in
strument thereof, duly executed and delivered By
the said Homer G. Eller to Charles Michaud, dated
the Nth day of August A. D. 1885, and recorded in
said Office of the register OF deeds, the 18th day
OF August, A. ID. 1885, at O'Clock q. M, in book
HI OF assignments on pages 435 and 436.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of power
OF sale contained In said mortgage and of the stat
ute in such made ana provided the said mort
gage Will be foreclosed by sale of the mortgsgea
premises therein described, which sale will be
made at the front door of the sherif's ONCE in the
city of st, Paul. in the county OF Ramsey and state
OF Minnesota, at public auction by the sheriff of
said county, on Thursday, the 9Th day of December,
a. D. eighteen hundred and eighty three, at
O'Clock in the afternoon to satisfy the amount
winch shall then be due on said mortgage, with the
interest thereon, and costs and expenses of sale,
and fifty dollars attorneys fees, stipulated in
said mortgage in case of foreclosure. The prem
i5es described in said mortgage and to be sold,
is the lot, piece parcel OF land situated in tho
county OF Ramsey and state of Minnesota, and
known and described follows to-wit: lot number
eighteen (18) in block number eleven (11) of Mac
kubin Marshall's addition to st. Paul, according
to the recorded plat thereof file in the Office OF
the register of deeds in and for said county Of
Ramsey.
CHARLES MICHAUD,
Assignee.