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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Pasture Grasses.

The butchers Of my town, who are IA
miliar with every pasture in the township,
say that have the best one they have seen,
and ] attribute it to the fact that seeded
heavily with mixed grasses / sowed more
timothy than my neighbors do when seeding
for meadow, then l put one bushel of blue
grass seed to the acre, and on the richest
land l sowed orchard grass, and along the
run red-top and mixed with the timothy
enough clover seed to make three or four
pounds to the acre. My management of
this pasture since it was sown has been such
that it has grown better every year. have
always kept the stock off from it from the
time the ground first froze in the fall, till the
ground was well settled and the feed good in
the spring, and while l have often stocked it
heavily SO that it has been eaten close in
June and July, L have always reduced the
stock in the latter part of the season so as to
have growth enough to furnish protection to
the roots through the winter. With such a
pasture as l describe of mixed grasses, COW
will need no extra food while the pasture is
good, but will give full flow of milk; but if
the pasture does not contain variety of
grasses, or is so heavily stocked as to be
Short extra feed will he found profitable.
think cattle will do better to have two pas
lures and allow one to grow up while the
other is being depastured, as the cows will
relish the change, and believe that the land
will yield more grass than if grazad con-
stantly.-[W F. Brown.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Children's Savings,

What pretendcrs most children are They
love to impose upon themselves as we'll as
upon others. Il must sit down and study
this scholar stuff" said little boy in petit
>iats who ca. esther read nor write. "Oh,
.ssser-, Jen Aers,o hho tho dawn 81 TIA daJ r
aid oDs infant to another, and then In an
pndertone asks: ':NaInms, what is The dawn
of the dayF" To children the mysterious al
ways appears imposing. Willie, hearing his
father say that Willie's grandmother had
expressed the wish to be cremated when she
dies, listened in open-mouthed wonder, and
went to neighbours at once to communicate
the intelligence that his grandma is going
to be cream tarterei.n The same boy, aged
8, though several years younger than his
sister, feels an almost manly superiority
over her. They were talking Of something,
when he said: ~ knew that before you were
born" Alice, meekly Indignant, said: "Why,
Willie, you were not born then" 'Well,
the lump OF dirt was made of knew it,"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

and very healthfM for the nervous
system. 1t is easy to make who's
luncheon Off bread and butter and celery.
With the salt meats and dried vegetables OF
winter it rounds out the variety of foods in
most satisfactory way.
Ceery-growing is very profitable, too, IN
localities where there is a market. A family
that would go into its culture would make a
good part OF their living off it. Near one OF
the large cities, q few years ago, there was
what was thought to be an irredeemablt
swamp. There were several acres in it.
But one day genius bought it for a song
the merest trife. He drained it and went
into celery culture-that alone IN few
years he had made a comfortable fortune
The acres of hopeless swamp clear many
thousand dollars every year. The heavy
stiff soil is of unknown depth almost, and II
was just what celery needs.
American celery is better than that II
Great Britain. There the attention is giver
to producing giant stalks. They are rather
coarse and green Here thedwarf stalks ar
the favorite, and they have crisp, delicate
nutty flavor unknown on the other side o
the wafer
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
BOYS GIRLS


II Neddy had been brought up in the woods
he might have imagined the telephone to be
an exaggerated specimen OF an owl; but
being a canary of some experience, he was
only puzzled, and scratched his head reflect
lively while the telephone man was busy set
ting up his instrument.
But when the bells were tried he exchanged
his "cheep' of angry defiance to note Of
fear and sprang wildly against the wires.
clinging desperately awhile; then he plunged
into the bottom of his cage, where he cow
cred motionless.
Thinking the worst was over, he took a
seed to comfort himself, and was busy shell
ing it when another call" sent him up into
his swing. 1t was comical to see him stretch
bis neck and peer anMously about, while his
smooth feathers rose and fell gently, and
little shivers agitated his wings.
What is itl What is itf' he seemed to
say And all that day he regarded it as a
foe, or hidden source # danger.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Curing Hay.
Iowa State Register. !


Hay half cured will not save sweet and
clean in stack or NOW, with the ordinary
surroundings. 1t may keep in a tight NOW
where the air is entirely excluded, some
thing on the same principle Of the silo. But
damp hay, half cured, when put in stack
or barn, will mould, spoil and become use
less. And the old and foolish idea that salt
will aid in preserving hay when used in the
proportion of one gallon to the ton, is too
ridiculous to contemplate. 1t was one of
Horace Greeley's impracticable theories
published on the same page of The Tribune
with the recommendation to sprinkle Gu
cumber and melon vines with salt pickle to
kill the striped bugs.
The writer had hay farm exclusively for
twenty years in Indiana, where he made all
kinds Of experiments in cutting and curing
hay And during twenty-three years on a
large farr 4 Iowa, where ~ saldoN !
ever, EFT les than 80 tor. z ~ Dcr ycrs
he found invariably that it was necessary to
have his hay thoroughly cured, if he would
have it come out III winter sweet and clear
of must.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
FARM Garden


In this country there are chiefly two kinds
of bad land for the farmer to fight, One Is
the stiff, wet clay soil. The other is the
light. dry, sandy soil. The first bakes and
becomes too Ii. - aid b ick-like for the roots
OF plants to enter. " hat the second is like
was described a long time ago in the parable
of the sower The seed sprouted and sprang
up quickly but when the sun came it with
cred the plants, they dried and that was the
end of them The sandy soil dries out
quickly, and roots cannot be firmly fixed
therein. OF the two bad soils, clay and
sand, the sand is the hardest to improve.
Rather strangely, however. the remedy Is
the same in both instances. 1t is red clover.
At least red clover is better than anything
else. 1t should be harvested when in bloom.
The second crop should be plowed under,
green, in the fall. Good soil is made up OF
clay, sand and loan, or decayei vegetable
matter. The strong, tough clover roots
wedge themselves into the clay and make 1t
loose and frable. On the other hand, the
same strong, tough roots compact the loose
sand, hold it together and keep moisture from
driving out.
Dark colored soils are richer, as general
thing, than light. As ground becomes
poorer it grows Eoticeably lighter in color
A ton of Clover hay enriches annually an
acre of ground to the value of SO. That is
to say it gives the soil fertilizers that would
cost that much. Whatever adds clay to a
sandy soil and increases its stock of vegetable
matter makes l. richer and heavier. Steady
effort year after year in this direction will
tell Oh both the sandy and the claysoi Rich
ground should be one of the chief objects OF
q farmers existence.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

Florida is a good state for poultry raising
Connecticut crop prospects are good
There will be plenty OF hay, grain, tobacco
and fruit
Iowa has over thousand women farmers,
market gardeners and dairy managers. A
good state for women to 60 to.
In setting out cabbage or tomato plants, il
pays we'll, even in field culture. to twist or
wrap piece OF paper about the stems and
fasten it with a stone or lump Of soil
Plants so treated are safe from the cut worm
Commissioner Coleman has called a con-
vention of representatives from all the agri-
cultural colleges in the Union to meet July
8, at Washington. to FIX on uniform meth
DDS tor farm experimenting aud testing
crops
Don't wash the sheep, says The Wool
Journal. The name or designation of washed
wool has ceased to have any charm. and the
soonsr the practice Of washing is entirely
bandonei the better it will be for the sheep,
their owners and the trade generally.
The commissioner OF agriculture mas made
directory Of departments boards societies,
colleges aud other organizations in tho in
terests Of agriculture, horticulture, stock
raising. dairying, be keeping, hsh culture
and kindred Industries In the United States
1t contains the uames Of more than 8, OOa
organizations.
To make gentle mixer, . calf should be
trained from the time IL d two months old
It should be rubbed and stroked and petted
Its teats and uddsr should be handled fro
qusntly from the beginning. Thus when the
animal y ready % bocoms COW Il will b
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

Dig 1t up from the banks in installments,
according as it Is wanted. Dig then very
narrow trench, not more than ten inche.
wide. Pack the celery into this trench, up
right being careful that no soil Is put be-
tween the heads Pack closely without
bruising the stalks, and draw the earth
close about the top. The trench should
be the depth OF the height Of the celery
stalk. Nothing will be left above ground
except the tips of green leaves Thus the
celery will blanch and grow nutty. The
rows must be covered with leaves or straw
at the approach of the coolest weather to
keep the earth from freezing so that the
plants cannot be got at.
The above is the method Of storing celery
for market use. The best way for ordinary
family use is to pack it in boxes In
the cellar Get narrow boxes. not quits
as deep as the celery is high, and fill in the
bottom with few inches of soil Pack the
celery in these boxes upright, with only the
roots in the soil. Put the boxes in q cool
cellar and the thing is done For use at
Christmas time, dig up and pack the plants
about Oct. IS; for January. about the second
week in November, and that for early spring
about the last Of November. In localities
where tn. freese-up comes early. il will not
do to risk it out later than Nov - The
stalks must Be kept dry when packet for
winter use.
And don't fail 10 plant It this July DO il
now II you never did before. Celery 10
palatabir be- a. most cardeu reli>ha
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
WHITE PLUME CELERY.

It is crisp, sweet and tender and best of
all needs not the laborious banking up
that the other kinds require
In July the celery plants are set out for
the crop Tie seeds shou d have been plant
ed early--as soon As the ground was dry
enough to be worked. Seedlings must be
thinned out to three inches space between
them Plants. however, can probably be
obtained by those who have not raised them
for themselves The seeds should have been
sown in bed of rich soil, and kept clear of
weeds until time for setting out 1t will re-
quire from 200 to 500 plants to supply an or
binary family. The plants must be put out
in strong, rich soil, thoroughly well mixed
with manure. Mark out with line rows
four feet apart. Set the plants six inches
apart. The setting out is matter of care
- deicacy. The plant must be put into
lcosl trct te - depth Ct tho roots, cths-
sise the heart wN b cOvared with earth
bud choked up 9yssad TIT roots ont end
tramp the earth In firmly over and about
bhem and water them plentifully. Now keep
The weeds down till September. Here the
hivantage of the White Plume celery comes
in As cool weather approaches it beaches
itself, the stalks and inner leaves turn to
rich cream white If you have this sort in
September draw the stalks together in
mass, and hoe the soil up against them to
keep them together. That is all that is
necessary. The picture shows this variety
as it grows, ready for use, needing only to
be taken up trimmed and washed. 1t is a
handsome table ornament; in brief as
pretty as it is good
If, however, you have other plants than
the White Plume, begin in September and
draw the earth up with the hoe on each side
Of the ceery around the plants. Bring
the earth nearly to the top of the plants,
and press it firmly about them till all the
stalks are covered. So let it rest till
October or November.
For winter table use, the celery may be
put into trenches as seen in the illustra-
ton
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
IsuttOnjny Shoes,

DID you ever watch little children trying
to button their shoes. How they tug and
sweat over it. What u triumph it is when
the chubby fingers have at length been
trained to perform the task without aid
from mamma Some children can do il
when they are or i years old, AMI occasion
ally there is slow, clumsy boy who can't
learn it until he is s. But there is on, little
girl named Evelyn who beat, them all. She
can button not only her own tiny shoes but
also her papa'S, and she is only years old.
She tried it u good while before she succeed
ed. But she was a very persevering child
and at last accomplished it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
zegal
L. l.. THOMPSON,

attorney az Lar.
CTATE OF ILLINOIS, la SALE CoUNTY--ss, Pff
- bate Court OF la Sale County 10 the May Tenn,
A. d. 1885.
Joseph f. Porter Administrator with the will anne Ned
OF the Estate Thomas A. Porter deceased Deancr
Porter, America Ellsworth. Elizabeth EhersO. Alice
Porter, George Porter Frank Porter and j. D. RAINIER
Petition ~ sen real estdte 10 pay debts
Affidavit of the non.residence of America Ellsworth.
EliZab III Eberso and Frank ter defendants above
named. having been filed In the office Of the clerk of
the Probate Court Of La Sale county notice Is hereby
gwen to the said America Ellsworth, Elizabeth Eberso
aud Frank Porter that the said plaintiff. Joseph +.
Porter, Administrator with will annexed OF the Estate
of Thomas \. Porter deceased, has filed his petition IN
the said Probate Court of Ia Sale county for order
TO sell the premises belonging to the estate of said de-
debts Of said deceased and described follows wit
The southwest quarter tSWa) OF section seventeen
l1) township thrtytwo (Sl north, range four "a east
OF the third principal meridian, In the county Of La
and state OF Illinois; and that summons has been
issued out Of said court against YOU reurnnhe nj the
June term 1855 of said court Ia be holden on the
third Monday of June ID. ISIS at the Court House III
ottawa, In La Sale county, Illinois
Now, unless you, the said America Ellsworth, Eliza
beth Ebersol and Frank Porter shall personally be aud
appear before said Probate Court of La Sale county
the first day OF term thereof be holden NJ the Court
House In said county the third Monday Of June lSSs
petition filed therein, the and the matters and
things therein charged and stated viii be taken as con
fcssed and decree entered against you according "a
the prayer of shid bill.
A. T. BARTELS
Probate Clerk,
L. L. THOMPSON, Con,plt's solicitor. may23jw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
WHAT rs 1T e

But gradually his vanity asserted itself.
and his old saucy, cheerful demeanor re-
turned. When there was a ring he would
listen intently, scrape his bill leisurely, as II
to show his Indifference, give two Or three
preliminary hops then strut across his
perch, singing his very loudest, and, with a
cunning twinkle of his little black eye, finish
with satisfied chirp, that said as plain as
could be, BEAT that if you can"
AS the days rolled by, and he had brooded
over the subject cons.d ,raby, he evidently
ale up his mind that it was a new and
dangerous rival i'll the musical line. SO,
whenever the bells rang, which was often,
he would lis en-, with his head turnel nearly
upside down, and after going through a
polka of his own, invente for the occasion,
would sing himself almost off his perch In
fact, it became necessary to remove him II
any conversation was to he held, and his in
dirnant chirps were very amusing.
He feels it his duty, nowadays, to answer
every call, AM AS there is but one Inc for
all, his responsibilities are heavy. His pub
lie duties as an official member of the tele-
phone company are arduous Seeds are in
danger of becoming neglected, and his NOR
ais are running down. From being strict
8 ocloci bird he keeps up until the r.st OF
tn. busy world quiet down ere he can relre,
and of late he is frequently doing in the
bottom of his cage, anxious to be the one to
have the last word, instead of going to bed
as he ought
II he could appreciate it / woull read to
him the fable of the fly and the wheel but il
would d no good Like many ulieathered
bipeds he thinks the company would go to
smash unless he was around to see to things,
little imagining he is more of IA Aildrance
than u help.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

Strange as it may appear, the very rail-
roads which will transport beeves from the
west to the Atlantic markets at $50 to $40
per car will not contract at the same rates
to load the same cars on their return trip
with stock cattle from our eastern states.
With low rates Of transportation the western
stock feeders could afford to buy thousands
of calves yearlings and young stock in New
England to take to the corntields of the west
ana fatten. However, at the present low
prices of western corn our eastern feeders
can afford to improve their feeding rations
by the addition of some grain, and by secur-
ing manure of increased value for their
arable land.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

OF the twenty "oldest Masons" in the
world, so far As anybody knows, the three
who take precedence live in Great Britain,
and Sir Moses Montetlore, cetennarian
though he is, does not come amoung them.
So far as the Masonic TOKEN can tell the
really oldest Mason is John Tressider of
Falmouth, England. He was initiated in
1905, on the 9th day of August. The old
est in America still appears to be Capt,
Sylvanus Hatch of Port Lavacca, Texas,
initiated in 1909.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
The Truth About johnson Gras..


The agricultural papers have hal a great
deal to say of late for and against the forage
plant called Johnson grass. Under favora.
BILE conditions it is undoubtedly an enorm Dus
cropper. This plant seems to do particu-
larly well in California, AMI will probably
succeed equally well in some of the southern
states. We could hardly advise trying it
except in a small and experimental way in
any of the northern states. 1t is said to grow
too large and coarse to make good hay, and
when well rooted it defes dry weather
equally with the plow when trying 10 eraLi-
cate it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Stealing DImples.

l was going to kiss the dimples from out the
little cheeks.
Where they ripple and they dance every
time she laughs or speaks;
Sac said | shouldn't do it, but l held her fast
aud tight.
And kssei and kissed the rosy little face
with ell my might
And then pair OF eyes twinkled very gravely
out,
And pair Of lit lie lips gathered up doleful
pout,
With little dropping corners-no wonder,
you will say,
To see such bonny, bonny dimples stolen all
away.
thought should have kept them for just q
little while;
But little teeth were soon pssping through a
little smile, t... 81.
And then ! hugh lire sunshine was over all
her fsce,
And every .dimple I bad stolen was bsci
again IN plsest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and depressed
spirits, loss of appetite, general debility, dis
ordered blood, weak constitution, headache,
or any disease of bilious nature, by all
means procure bottle of Electric Bitters.
You will be surprised to see the rapid i'm
provement that will follow; you will be in
spired with new life; strength and activity
will return; pain and misery will cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise of
Electric Btters Sold at fifty cents bottle
by Lutz Il Briggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

the growth of some of the Southern States
is illustrated by the statement concerning
Chattanooga that it has increased since the
war from clump of whitewashed ware
houses and shanties to city of $4,000 in
habitants from tax roll of 1900, 600 70 one
of 1000, 900; and has increased its business
capital from $500, 900 to $5,000,000."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup Never Fails

Don't be imprndent. Keep your feet dry and
yourself warmly clad. and you will not take cold
II you are careless and contract heavy cold. and
your cough is troublesome, get bottle Of PETIT.
end you WIN sleep quietly, and your cough will be
enred. Mothers who cannot control the sarecss-
ness OF tneie children should never fail to have
SPETTIT'S"i the house to relieve the heavy
Gods snd tight coughs, to provide against n sud:
Den attack OF Group. You can get the remedy Of
my druggist If used in time Il will cure Con.
aamption.
PETTiT's AMERICAN COUGH CURE is
- Anest made, and Is equal IN merit to PETTIT'S
yYR SALVE, which is conceded the best in use.
Or treatise on ConSnrrr'inn & AddreSs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Thousands Say So.

Mr.. T. w. Atkins, Girard, Kan, writes; 90
never hesitate to recommend your Electric
Bitters to my customers, they give entire sat
isfaction and are good sellers" Electric Bit
tiers are the purest and best medicine known
and will positively cure kidney and liver com
plants. Purify the blood ana regulate tn,
bowels. No family can afford to be Without
them. They will save hundreds of dollars il
doctors bills every year. Sold at fifty cent
bottle by Lutz 4 Briggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
What Parents Fear,

Many persons-especially parents-ob
ject to many quack nostrums as likely tc
engender or encourage love for strong
drink. They are right. Better die OF dis
ease than of drunkenness. The use of Par.
ker's Tonic does not involve this danger. |,
not only builds up the system, curing all
ailments of the stomach, liver and kidneys
but it stimulates without intoxicating and
absolutely cures the appetite for liquor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
a Numerical Enigma.

My whole is composed of Ii letters, AMI is
the name of famous American.
Ny 4, II. IL, . is girls nam,.
My IA, Z, 3, Is is part Of a chain.
My l, ~, s. -, 8 is part Of the human
BODY.
My9 :, 6, is renown.
My T. II is a proposition
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20

The cells in the Joliet Penitentiary were
decorated with flowers recently by an
association of ladies', who annually bring
flowers in great profusion 10 remind the
prisoners that they are remembered, The
day is called Flower Day." and is set
apart to inspire the unfortunates. The
convicts were delighted and fully APP.
pre.lated the fragrant offerings.