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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01
STRENGTHENING In Kansas.

Considerable interest has been felt in
the success this season of the enterprise
gone into in Kansas on a larger scale
than anywhere else 10 make sugar from
sorghum cane. The season Is not yet
quite over there, but Mr.. Il. c. Little, OF
Topeka, in long communication in the
Prairie FdrmsY, dated Nov. 5, gives the
following inkllng of the results:
Hutchinson, live town OF over 2,o0O
inhabitants, Is in the Arkansas Valley, on
the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe, and two hundred and thirty
four miles from Kansas City. Here the
Kansas Sugar Retiaing Co. has invested
100000 The man building IS OF stone
and four stories high. This Is surrounded
by smaller buildings IN which are the
crusher, the evapDralo!s, the tour boilers,
and the slrup tanks. The company plant
ed some 400 acres of cane on their own
land this year, and purchased the cane
from 400 Ecres of Reno county farmers.
They had also produced 100000 pounds OF
sugar on the 10Th of October, and have
found a ready sale for all yet made with
Belcher, the well.known ST. LOUIS Ietiner.
They employ about one hundred and fifty
men The Kansas Sugar Co., composed
OF Massachusetts, and Illinois capitalists,
operates the works at Sterling, where they
have invested over $4,000. They con.
tracted with the farmers tor the planting
of 400 acres OF sorghum cane, the com
pany furnishing the seed and paying So
Der ton for 1t delivered stripped, and S1.75
unstripped, Their pay roll carries from
seyenty-iive to one hundred names. Their
main building is Of stone, 125X4O feet and
two stories high. Around it number OF
smaller buildings are grouped. The com
pany disposed of the major part OF their
manufactured sugar through the first part
of the season In Sterling, and along the
line of the road. 1t sells al from to q
cents per pound very readily, aud al retail
| for nine cents. The Sterling mills have
! been making a somewhat whittier sugar
/ than the Hutchinson factory, because they
have been selling all they made to retail
dealers and consumers tor immediate use,
while the Hutchinson people have sold all
OF their make to Mr. Bclcher, who rehnes
| il before putting it on the market. Pfotes-
sor Scovlll, late OF the char OF agrlcultu.
raj chemistry at the Illinois Industrial
| SCnOOI, l9 the CHSlnIAt Nv CNCl IN ~ "h'iS
Profes sor Swenson, formerly of Wisconsin
University, has charge of the works at
! Hutchinson. Sterling, like Hutchinson,
| is live Arkansas Valley town on the A.,
IT. & S. +. Railroad. 1t is two hundred
and ffty-three miles from Kansas City
and has 1000 inhabitants.
The farmer, the same writer says, gets
So ton for his cane at the mill, and the
weld this year has averaged 10 tonsso the
acre. Considering that the. expense OF
raising an acre of cane and delivering il
at the mill IS about half that of raising
and preparing corn for market, this Is DO
Ing considerably better than raising corn
AS to the owners of the mills they seem tc
be at least satisfied with their profits and
are making efforts greatly to enlarge the
business next year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

GLEhNTN6S.

The estimated extent Of the coal
fields of Texas is 10000 square miles.
The strawberry was introduced into
England from Flanders in 1880.
The cost of picking this year 5 cotton
crop is estimated at $50. OOO,O 600.
Colcridge said that American roast
beef was pretty fair article.
German exports to the United states
are rapidly decreasing in number and
value.
Paper gas-pipcS are among the new
inventions to be brought into use IN the
near future.
John Fallan, of FIushing,L. l., bet
81 that he could eat four pounds OF raw
steak, and won.
A young South Carolinian claims TO
have invented cotton picking machine
but the planters are incrcdulous.
At one of the Cincinnati hotels there
is a porter and boot black who has
saved a fortune of nearly $50, 900,
A Frenchman has patented ma
chine for the use of concentrated solar
rays as a general motive power.
Mrs. Ross does not read the papers
for fear she will find something about
Charlie in them.
Eggs bring $l.2j dozen in Maiden,
Montana, and the supply is not equal
to the demand.
One hundred and seven families live
in one tenement house in Mulberry
street. New York.
Eighteen thousand Indians in Mon
tana occupy 30,000,000 acres of the
best lands of that territory.
In England there is great public COM
plant against the young women in the
postal service. They are described as
inattentive and insolent.
A trout was caught in Lake Mem
phremagog at depth of $50 feet, and
weighing eleven and half pounds. Ii
is on exhibition at Burlington, Vt.
General Bob Schenck's diet is skim
milk and he has lived two years bcEand
i..r ime set by his doctors for n,
I. ati by Bright's disease.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

A correspondent of the OHIO Farmer
tells how he brought up some calves on
the milk of one COW, supplemented by
other foods, as follows:
"The first Of January | bought COW
and calf, the latter three weeke old anC
sucked the COW up to that time. | AZ once
took 1t away to feed by hand; found it
stubborn for a day or so, but soon brought
It to terms. | commenced at once feeding
it with skinned milk and hay tea, strength
ened with about tablespoonful each OF
oil meal and coarse flour for each feed.
These additions were increased gradually
until at about six weeks we gave teacup.
full Of each, including the same proportion
of bran. We found the best way to add
these ingredients was TO mix them and
make porridge IN advance, to be stirred
into the milk and tea when warmed.
THE tea we made by packing wash
boiler full Of good timothy hay and cook
ing 1t for two hours over a moderate fire,
then pouring out INTO jars; this would last
several days.
On the 9th OF January bought another
calf of mllkman; it was about four days
old. Fed 1t once part skim milk, with the
additions gradually, and in about week
fed only skim milk; at two weeks COM
menced giving little hay tea, q pint or so
at first, increasing regularly, So that when
the calf was one month old the feed was
half hay tea and half skinned milk, with
an increased portion Of the other ingredi-
cnts.
On the Goth of January bought another
calf SIX days old, which was treated in the
same way. By the middle of February |
found we could feed another without any
difficulty, but could not get such one as
wanted, and have no. been able to since
so have but three now but found could
have another one every month and feed
them well, by good management, all from
the milk Of one COW from three to four
gallons day. besides furnishing small
family with milk, cream and butter, and a
surplus Of three or four pounds week OF
the latter to sell | should have SAID that
| kept hay and fodder before them all the
time, and occasionally gave feed OF bran,
corn aud oats mixed dry. Now have got
three as nice, sleek calves rs | ever raised,
without any great trouble or expense.
The only trouble | had was when the
second "a grade Devon got to eating too
much bran and was loose for a day or
two but two feeds Of new milk siraitened
him up, and he is the best of the three
now-thc others beng grades of Jersey
and Shorhorn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01
Fall Calves.

If the farmer has warm and comfortable
stablinC for his stock he will certainly find
that fall calves can be raised more cheaply
and with less risk than those dropped at any
other time. We took occasion 10 urge this
idea in these columns some two years ago
Since then we have been forced by cIrcum-
stances to raise good many calves at
other seasons, and we have become more
and more convinced that the ideas then
advanced were correct We prefer calves
dropped in September to any other month
for the very good reason that calves then
escape the intense heats OF summer, and
during the winter season they can be
pushed" with grain, and In the spring
arc ready for the young grass as soon as II
appears The professional breeders like
fall calves, too but for the additional rea-
son that they show" at the September fairs
as calves" when m ras'''r tho 80 49,
= fe- d',s -h'r' oct : year old, and H.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

At recent convention of sheep-breeders
and woolgrowers held in Philadelphia,
Mr.. j l.. Hays advised farmers to go ahead
ana raise sheep in the best way to get the
most money for their carcasses, and to let
the wool take care of itself. Regard the
sheep merely as machines for converting
grass, roots, and grain IN the shortest pos
sible time into mutton, with wool mere
incident Aiming for the best mutton will
get the best wool; that is the system In
England-the greatest mutton producing
country IN the world.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01
Faults of Our School System.

We school the children too much.
That is to say, we keep them to school
all the year round; we continually force
their perceptive and memorizing facul-
ties, and give no time for the play OF
their reflective faculties. In other words
they don't reflect upon what they have
learned or attempt to apply it in their
own minds. We cram them with too
many studies. How else is the fact to
be accounted for that u child in the
country, and having but four months
schooling in the year, will come to
Boston more matured in his education
than one who has had nine months
schooling in the year? In our city
schools there is too much teaching and
too little learning. BY that | mean to
say that the great press ofstudies place
ed upon the young mind by oral teach
inc for few minutes at time, and a
different study most every hour in the
day, tend to break up the continuity OF
the pupils thought, and the oral adj
dresses and lectures receive but little
attention from the tired minds of the
pupils. B. +. ButlCr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

There was company to supper. the
table was set out splendidly, and all
were cnjo ing themselves exceedingly.
when the pet of the house unfortunate
lv whi>uer rel, Ma. wlN. dom YOU
have this sort OF supper when there
isn't an. CONAN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

The BIG diamond recently found in
South Africa, though weighing nearly
six ounces, is not estimated rs worth
more than $4,000, the color being bad.
However. a bath of acid has improved it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01
THE MAGNETON APPLIANCE CO.,
OlG Statp Strppt t'hirnvp

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rency Gin letter risk with size of shoe usually
worn and try pair of our Magnetic InsOles. and be
convinced OF the power residing in our Magnetic Ap
planes Positively c0d feet rhere they are r0rn
or fsOneY refunded. OIt9I
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

'yearllngs," when they are really close to
two years old. 1t would seem that there
are tricks even in the farmers trade.-Er.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01
TRUE
temperance

Is not signing a pledge
or taking a solemn oath that
cannot be kept, because of
thenon-removal ofthc cause
liquor. Thewaytomakc
4 man temperate is TO xii!
the desire for those dreadful
artificial stimulants that car
~ 50 many bright intellects
to premature graves, and
dcsolation, strife and I'M
happiness into so many
families.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

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ing butcheap whiskcyvilely
concocted for use in local
option countries. Such is
not the case with Browns
Iron BITTERs, ltisamcdl-
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and decay in the nervous,
muscular, and digestive or
cans of the body, produc-
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and strength. Try one bot
tie. Price SI,Oo.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01
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Use the Magneton Appliance Co.'S
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by mail. post paid.
Send stamp for the New Departure in Medical
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-01

Equipped Railroad in World for all Glasses Of
PERCEvA LOWELL
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-17
BASE BALL.

The BARRIERS and policemen of Spring
field, met on the green diamond the other
day. The cops" lathered the shavers by
a score of % to 25.
Last week the Rock Island ARGUS con
tanned a challenge from Misses IS, w.
and S, j." of that city, to the Arsenal
nine for a game of base ball The captain
of the Arsenals. in Davenport, has replied
that his nine will play the fair challengers,
that the challenge will be accepted, pro
viding the challengers will comply with
the rules of the National league-that is
appear on the ground in regulation cos
tune. Davenport Democrat.
The ARGUS did not mention the names
of the ladies Who issued the challenge,
but the captain of the Arsenal nine ap-
pears to have guessed their initials cor
rectly
The Stars have received and accepted
challenge from the Des Moines club and
will play them at Des Moines two weeks
from tomorrow The Stars play the
Iowa City's at Iowa City on Tuesday
next and the following Saturday the
Clintons at Clinton The following Wed
nesday they play the Head Lights of Mt
Carroll here, and the following Saturday
they 90 to Des Moines.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-17
MARKET REVIEW.

To-day's report from Chicago is as
follows: September wheat $1.03; Octo.
Der, $105B; November, $106B. Septem-
Der corn 504c, October, 504 November
464. August oats 26sc; September, 26t
October, 26. September pork, S12 10;
October, $12.22 August lard, $3.50
September, S8.324; October SS.374
Hog receipts, 10000 The following are
yesterdays closing quotations: September
wheat 81 034; October, $1.052; November,
$1,065. September corn, 502c; October,
SOL; November. 49,. August oats, 264ci
September, 90; October, 263. September
pork, $12.17l; October, S13.S22 August
lard. $3.50. September, $s.32!; October,
$40 Hogreceipts, 10000
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-17
SERENADED.

This morning about half past o'clock,
that excellent string band connected with
the Diamond 10 steamer Pittsburg, which
laid here until 4 O'Clock this morning,
started out on serenading tour The
first place they visited was Mayor Motifs,
who they serenaded in fine style. after
which they repaired to the residence of
Alderman Henry They were accompa
MED by several citizens 1t was some
time before the alderman responded to
the call. but getting thoroughly aroused
from his siumbars, he invited the party
into the house where they were served
with refreshments, and a general good
time was had. They were so well treated
that the alderman stands in danger of
another serenade from the same source if
the opportunity IS ever offered. Alder
man Henry says it was the finest string
music he everlistened to
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-17
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription OF one of
the oldest and best female physicians and
nurses in the United States, and is foI
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
feb-29-m-w-s- m 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-17
COUNTY LEGISLATORS.

At the afternoon session yesterday a
petition of James Donaldson for an abate
ment of taxes was granted The commit
lee on miscellaneous claims reported in
favor of allowing bills to the amo1nt of
81, 1909 the committee on fees and
salaries 4072 SO; and the committee on
jail and Jail accounts S607 .3S-all of
which were allowed S. j. Collins was
allowed 1915 on his contract, and P,
Schlemmer so, when the board adjourned
till this morning. The business of this
morning was confined to looking over the
reports of the poor house committee,
committee on claims and equalization com
mittee. An error existing in the latter
committee it was referred back to the
committee again. Stewart Butman, of
the poor house, was present and asked
for the release of two paupers, which was
granted. He also asked permission to
find homes for four children in his charge,
which was referred to the chairman and
the states attorney.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-17
A CARD OF THANKS.

The residents along side of old Sixth
avenue in South Rock Island township
feel very well pleased and desire to return
their thanks to the city authorities and
the street and alley committee for the
way in which their street commissioner,
Andy Hoffman, has repaired and placed
that piece of highway in so good condi
ton. 1t has been years since any work
has been done on that piece of road and
since the authorities have done so efficient
q job. The residents feel like expressing
their thanks. The piece of road alluded
to runs east from Elm street to the east
line of the city, and any one wishing to
take delightful ride on a very fine road
can see for themselves. The undersigned
on behalf of the bluffites wishes to return
their sincere thanks for the good work
done.
JACOB BRUCHMAN.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-17
EIGHTY MILES FOR DINNER

From the Freeport Daily Bulletin.
Chas. E. Cross, of this city, the pop
ular conductor of the Flying Dutchman
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul passen-
ger train on the bank of the Mississippi.
between Rock Island and Savanna, is a
great lover of the home circle He not
only enjoys the society of his wife and
children, but is also fond of a good. warm
dinner under his own roof, as often as
such a one can he had, which is nearly
every day in the week Each day ex-
cepting Sunday, he brings his train up
from Rock Island to Savanna, about
forty miles, and returns there with it in
the evening. Another conductor of course
| takes the train at Savanna and makes a
round trip running north Of that place.
| Between the times of the arrival of the
'Outchman' at Savanna from the south
and its return again, several hours
elapsed which would have to be spent
there by Conductor Cross if he had not
some other and more pleasant place in
which to while away the time. The dis
tance between FreepOrt and Savanna is
also about forty miles, but that distance
is not much to a railroad man Not very
long after the Dutchman" comes tc
Rock Island, the passenger train from the
west comes along and Conductor Cross
jumps on board and as soon as the ole
iron horse can make the run, he arrives
in Freeport at 1245 p, m, just in time
for the mid day meal, which has beer
prepared for him, and which, if any Tea
son he does not come, is not enjoyed hall
so we'll by the folks at home as if his
cheerful Countenance was among them
The members of his family are as anxlou,
to have him with them at the dinner houI
as he is to be with them At2:21 D. M
the day passenger from Milwaukee II
Rock Island steams out of the station at
Freeport aud Conductor Cross, having
taken care of good dinner, is one OF
the passengers as he returns to Savanna
there to board the "Dutchman, which
leaves for Rock Island shortly after ht
arrives. Thus it will be seen that Con
ductor Cross takes a ride of eighty miles
for dinner, six days out of a week, bu
if he didn't enjoy it, he wouldn't do so,
you may rest assured. II such kindly
feelings as is here represented could cxis
in all households, the courts would no
be tceming with divorce suits, and sucl
a multitude of domestic tragedies womb
not be enacted
Conductor Cross is well known III thi
city, where he has numerous friends VIII
are always glad to meet him
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-17
RUFUS HArCH,s YELLOWSTONE rARlY.

!
Last evening there passed through
Rock Island distinguished party bound
for the Yellowstone country by special
invitation CT Rufus Hatch. There were
capitalists, journalists and gentlemen and
ladies of culture Prominent among the
party are the following Prof. Pau
Pasay, of France, Baron Albert Salvador
of the Tigan; from London, Lord Head
ley, or, properly, Baron Charles Mark
Alanson VIM, of Ireland, although he
registers from London; Mr.. William
Hartman, editor of the London Morning
Post and Mrs. Hardman; Mr.. John M. LIZ
Sage, managing editor of the LondCr
Daily Telegraph, and his wife; Mr. ant
Mrs. John Neate, Mrs. J. H. Puleston
Miss Alice Puleston General and Mrs
Church, H. D. Kimber, G, H. Cowie, Guy
V. Bethel, and Slingsby W. Bethel
sons of the Hon. Slingsby Bethel, Read
ing Clerk of the House of Lords; STANLEY
J. Stubs, Captain Charles S. Easton
Miss Sophia Robertson, Miss Fannie
Robertson, Norman c. Robertson, Mis-,
Rosalie Gray, and Ashurst Morris, all o
London from Scotland, John Clay anC
Adam Darling; from Germany Ernest Der
ger, of Berlin, and Oskar Berggruen, rep
reSenting the AlegelO,iRe ZeitUng, o
Munich, and also the Imperial Gazette. O
Nina; and from Holland, John H
Schmilz and George W. Matthes, o.
Amsterdam. Among the Americans. O
the party are ", Scott Smith, Washington
correspondent of the New York C0nme1'-
cidl AdcertaSer; Felix G. De Fontaine, o
the New York Herald; M. G. Secendorft
of the New York I'ri6asue; Joel Cook, o
the Philadelphia Ledger, and wife; Johr
G. Wyman, Valley Falls, r. l.. Thomas
Mack and Mrs J. P Tollman, Boston
Arnold B. Chace, Providence, r. l.; MIS-
Clara Holmes, Davenport, Iowa; E A
Quintard, Dr. Ghislani Durant, F. H
Dupee, Edmund s. Munroe, Miss Maggi,
L. Woodruff, Miss Eleanor Woodruff
Miss Andrietta Gray, Charles P. Sumner
L. G. Dunnell, Reinho)d L. Herman
William Dennison George Crouch, vii
liam Walsh and Ashley W. Cole, all o
New York; F A White. Albany, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. John NJ Fiske, Buffalo
A large number Joined the party a
Chicago, the names of whom were no
obtained The party 60 by the way o
ST Panl. and will arrive there this morn
ing, where they will remain until to
morrow afternoon. The next stopping
point win be Fargo, Dakota, where they
will remain over Sunday, and on Monda,
they will start for Yellowstone Park
where Mr., Hatch has large and finely
furnished hotel at which the party viii
enjoy themselves for many days