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The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

The farmer and fruit-grower who has cul'
tivatei habits of observation, will soon come
to know those birds OF most value as insec,
destroyers. Wrens devour great numbers
of cut-worms. The crow blackbird picks
up any larvae it may find in the furrow. Sc
would crows if allowed. Thav will neither
of them pull corn if some of the soaked
grain Is strewed over the planted field. The
robin is e pest among small fruit, when
ripening tut at all other seasons friend to
the frmt-gr overs, and at all times bene-
fetal to the farmer and gardner.
OF fruit eaters, robins, thruShes, cat
birds hlueiays, cherry birds, orioles and
others of that class are we'll known. They
never injure the grain farmer, and the
horticulturist only during the fruit season.
Barn owls are inveterate mousers, and in
summer time feed on nighthying moths
and beetles. They are valuable III destroy
ing mature insects, thus preventing the
laying of their eggs. The hawks eat mice,
frogs, grass hoppers, snakes, lizards, beetles,
small birds and various vermin according
to their species. The crow is an omnivoroui
feeder but eats less corn than any other
food. The proportion of hawks that kill
chickens, are not more in number, relative
ly, than are man-eating tigers.
The food of blackbirds consist Of cut
worms, wire worms, and che Larvae of de-
struc i've butterflies
The climbers include woodpeckerS and
cuckoos. Nearly all are exclusive insect
eaters. The sarsucker alone is destructive
to trees. The yellow-billed cuckoo--com-
mon in the northwest-is especially deStruc-
tive to the american tent caterpillar.
Wrens and buebirds are exclusive insect
eaters, the blUebirds taking canker worms
and cOdln moths. The white-breasted
nuthatch and American creeper live exclu-
sively on tree insects. The finch, lark and
plover tribes eat insect larvR. The meadow
lark seeks underground Larvae.
The plover eats grasshoppers, Beetles
gnats, e.c. All the warblers destroy great
variety of small insects. The land game
birds, although classed as gramniverous, eat
more largely of insects than other food
Birds of doubtful utility-so classed-to
the horticulturist, but not injurious to the
farmer except the bluejay-which destroys
the nests OF small birds of great utility are:
Robin, ca:bird, brown thrush, relheaded
woodpecker, shi1ke, or butcher bird, and
the bluejay. There are really but two. the
bluejay and the oriole-if we except the
hawk and larger owls-of this class that are
injurious TO the farmer. A decent man will
not kill singin. birds, and game birds only
in their season. Let the boys of the farm
be instructed In the same direction.
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

An Illinois tirm is manufacturing a sheep
treating power churn
The average wealth of MaSsachuse.ts far.
mers is said to be about s., 80 per capita.
Jumbo was 3-year- old New York state
ram that produced lOl p)unis AMI ounces
OF wool al three clips. And YET hs dIsi Of
consumpt on.
Some years ago the Danish government
established schools of butter maSing. Re-
suit. Danish butter commands the highest
price In the British market
A writer in The London Garden says he
knows Of no better way of securin a heavy
crop of peaches ami nsctarines tnan by put
ting a colony OF bees with them when the
tress are In bloom
On a farm near Boston the new milk is
subjected at once to tue action of centri-
fugal cream separator, ex,rac5ei in few
minutes anI served In tine city that sans
morning az breakfast
Two cents worth OF common grael rop-
peras dissolved in q quart OF bot witer
maxes q frst-cls0 disinfec.ant II removes
bad smells like charm. 1t snouli be m,Xsd
in whitswash, sprinkied upon cellaruays
and foorS ami posret into vault. and out
bansoa
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18
.EARM GARDEN


America has the fastest trotting horses in
the world. But in the matter of draft and
heavier carriage animals, we make, prob.
ably, the poorest showing of any country
except Italv. oar .~"n 'rs aud breeders are
waking up 70 thi, detect AMI rapidly remedy
ing it, They cannot do it too soon The
keep of poor horse is just as expensive as
that of a superior eue Tie inferior animal
is a steady loss,
The most magnificent draft horses are be-
yond doubt the ClydeslaleS, from the valley
of the Clyde, in Scotland. One of them will
draw load quite equal to that of two ordi-
nary American draft horses. To the Ameri-
can eve they LOOK as large as an elephant
They possess great beauty in spite of their
size and they are very docile and intelligent,
having the large, soft eye of woman, The
Clydesdale horses are well known i'll Indiana
and Illinois.
French horses appear at present TO be the
fancy in the United States. New York
city has perhaps the finest draft horses in
the country. The iron and safe men and
the express companies have horses that are
well worth seeing Splendid grays and
shining bays of great size and beauty are
common among their teams. The animals
have large strain OF Norman blood.
Below is a picture OF a beautiful gray
stallion imported from Normandy
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18
III rooms.

There is no truth whatever III the idea
often circulated that lion, tigers and other
inmates of the 'pertormng cage are drug
gel or Otherwise stupetiel before the master
with the whip enters their den and proceeds
to set il in an uproar Another common
belief i that red hot irons are employed in
tanning the creatures, or are always kept in
readiness lest accident should occur, No
lions on tigers are ever cowed with a red hot
iron nowadays As a rule, lion tanners are
not very fond of taking a cage of young
cubs and training them 1t has been found
that the beasts SO brought up are quite as
treacharous and uncertain a. any new
comers who are at once taken IN hand for
show purposes.
1t is a tact that lions vary decidedly in dis
position aud tastes. Some behave well
enough 80 long as they are not punished and
90 through their various teatS willingly;
others are furious if they are forced to leap
about or act in the den, but do not object to
being whipped. The danger to the tanner is
four times a great in the management Of
Gaze containing both lionesses and lions as
in one where are only the male,, and it is
almost aiwavs the case that the lady stirs
her lord up TO mischief, often at the cost OF
d human life.
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18


We got mad to-day. AMI we honestly be-
lieve it is the duty of all the dairym.n In
the land to get mad with uS, when they hear
the simple tale tnat we relate, for they can
verify tha truth of 1t a. any corner 2 eocsrr.
The highest quotations on this market for
the best quality of full cream claa,l Is from
Rseven to eight Gems Il pound, On our way
home we stopped al two gro .erieS TO bur
some cheese for supper, and the bllrstei
idiots had the impudence to charge us seven.
teen and eighteen cents pouni for Ch .e>e
that had alreadP been robbei of from one
third to half of Its cream. TaJss same
cheeses were probably bought at four or five
rents pound Here was an attempt ID max
Us pay over 200 per cent. profit We decided
30 die of starvation for cheese before We
would be imposed Upon to such an extent.
Is thers anv wonder that the growth of
heese eating in this country is slow and
iscouraging to the dairyman' Could there
e more suicidal policy than this' Do
rocery men desire to sell cheese at all' Do
hey not know that thera is not nearly so
buch lost by evaporation and stea lags from
cheese that is quickly eaten as there is
from one that stands on tn, counter for
ays before millionaires enough come along
buy the extravagant thing all up! The
apers are calling attention to the great
lling off in exports this year as compared
18th last, so that it looks as though our
heesemakers must soon look To tue home
erket alone for consumers; AMI Yet this
eat barrier must stand in tle way TO pre-
nt consumers from getting holi of air
ersgs cheese, even at an exorbitant price.
bu actually cannot get good cheese except
the largest-sized groceries, aud then you
lst pay as though it was the last piece OF
eese in the world that you are buying
Would it not be good thing for agricul-
lral papers to take this subjsc. up aud call
- attention of grange organizations and
kher associations to thsss factss Let u
epsn up this new country, as it were, for our
|1hssa Break through ths barrier aed get
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18
Ca|culi ResoIvent Manuf'ing Co..,
20 Water street. Cleveland, q.


"kouSh on ha'''
Clears out rats, nice, r"achcS mes "N'N' "'N'u-'
Heart Pains.
Palpltatlon, Dropscal Nw"liing~ pNMnr'., lnals.S
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ASK for Wells Rough on torn> ii'. quick com
pete cure H'r' o' SON 'V'''' "''i'' ""'.'"''
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ury Disease, Scaldiug Irritation, sIon". Gravel trarrh
vi u'' h''''''' 81" ~ '"-S''
H,d-Hur. Flies
Flies ronchrs, ants bcd-hul-, RATS. mice 'hnrs,
cmPmNhA-' ''''" '"' W '''"-" ID" "'''.
Thin People.
"wcli,' Health Erucwrr'' restores health o'l ',-or
cures pysI'P'.'' '"'''' ''N''' '..''.''' ''
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

A bov whom we know OF makes quite
nice sum of money every year by raising
patch OF cucumbers tor pickles. The month
OF july is not vet too late to plant them.
He is a hard working, ambition, boy, who
will ba sure to maze his way III tn, world.
Besides the cucumbers. he has a chicken house,
which ne built himself. We tod you about
that once before He has since got some
full-blooled brown LeghOrn fowls, which
haisvery proud OF. Tiny have given large
number of eggs.
Here is how this industrious boy makes
his pickles. The cucumbars should not be
larger than the finger. In sailing them,
put a laver of salt in the bottom OF the cask;
upon this put cucumbers AID salt in alter
mare LAYERS a. the rate of three quarts Of salt
to bushel of cucumbers; add a little water
to make brine, and weight the whole; the
cucumters should be covered with BRINE
within twenty-four hours. In freShening,
place in a tub AMI cover with boiling water
once day tor three days, or until fresh
Then place in tubs AMI cover with vinegar.
Add one teaspoonful of mixed spices to the
gallon. and a little alum. They are worth
from forty To sixty cents per hundred, ac-
corling 10 the season
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18
GROWING VASE.
EMPTY VASE.

1t is in brief. a flower pot with the plants
lpon the outside of it inS tead of the inside.
Jet a red earthen vase Of a pretty shape.
The one in the picture is as good as any.
Even common flower pot would do If the
lole in the bottom was plugged up, so the
water would not leak through. The vase or
DOT must be of the unglaZed eartheuware.
rn:s is very porous, and will let water read
| " soak through Even q brick will absorb
| large amount of moisture, you know.
Plunge the vase into water all over, anu let
t soak twenty four hours. Then all the
>ores will be full of water, from inside to
out. Fill it with water, and cover 1t
;hickly all over the outside with fine
grass or hayseei. Any very small seed
IF the grass family will do. The surface of
he vase must be covered with the seed. In
few days the seed will sprout, and the
grass Will shoot out its fine, needle-lik
spears. The vase will be covered with a
beautiful living green, like young wheat
field in April. You have no idea what
nice orna nent the thing makes. The roots
strike out and mat together and form
smooth solid under surface which holds
his inverted small garden in its place. The
coating can be peeled off the vase like
aver of an onion. The green Will live sew
.ral weeks in this odd, pretty way. Try it.
In winter, when flowers and plants are SO
scarce, the growing vase will be very at
tractive FOR tue window or mantelpiece OF q
home.
The vases. with the grass already sprouted
and growing upon them, are sold in the
street, of New York city. They are consid-
,red quite curious and pretty. You see them
ccas.onalty as decor alton in ths show
windows OF the stores. The vase must be
kept full of water. so the roots will not die
out. 1t is very interesting to watch the tiny
seeds sproutns out AM starting to grow,
right in the light under your very eyes 1t
is an OF ject lesson in botany. The vases are
attractive decorations for church. Sunday
school room or dinner table. For the teachers
stand or any o. The pupils desks in a school
house nothing could be more pleasing. 1t
would give refined and pretty look to the
whole place. Such II growing vase Is healthy
in rooms
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

The best method for growing raspberries
and blac.iberries is without stalks, pinchins
eff the tips of young canes as soon as they
get about two leec higl. If the grower
waits until the canes are four or five feet high,
and then cuts Off foot or more he checks
the growth aui loses some OF the best buds
An experienced grower cuts back the canes
OF red raspberries AMI shortels in the
side branches early in the spring, thus Sc
curing more AMI better fruit than if the en-
tire canes were left on, and giving better
oppor UNITY for the piciers to move about
without breaking oil tn ripe berries.
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18


One disagreeable effect of pasturing cows
is thai many of them get MARBLES in their
backs, which are exceedingly irritating to
them, ana certainly present very uglv ap-
pearance. In beef cattle these gi'ubS greatly
in jure the value of the hides wncn the cattle
are killed From The London Farmer we
take the following: "l had each COW busted
along the back with sulphur. The result
is, that only two cows had one solitary
deposit each, the Others are perfectly free,
while there are several in the backs of
their calves This is probably good
suggestion, and is an easily applied preven-
tive, as sulphur can be obtained in a pull
verlzed form, and we advise those who are
troubled with these insects to try this rem
edy. A mild solution of carboic acid ap-
piled along the back of the COW would prob
baby repel the attacks of the fly Murcu-
rlal ointment, which is often recommen led,
is very dangerous, especially If the cows
get wei after applying it, Sulphur and car
bolic acid well diluted are innocent rene
dies. Mercury is dangerous stuff to handle.
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

Much doubt arises in some minds az to
whether one should say "Percheronn or
Norman horse As to that there are two
breeds The Norman is the heavy war horse
of thousand wears ago, ''when." as writer
in The American Agriculturist says, 'an
enormous weight of steel armor was borne,
both by the rider and horse" Heavy horses
were more needed than active ones. The
Percherons come from PercAe province
south of Normandy They are adapted Cor
uses in which both strength and speed are
requ red They are strong and elastic, like
Steel They trot easily ten miles an hour,
and draw stage, diligence or other heavy
passenger wagon.
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

their crops, aad the; d,e, They clog up tins
pipe leading from the crop 10 the gizard,
and, when this is the case the hens get no
nour.shmant. Another thlag-the SKINS or
bulls of the olss cog Up @-le gard ana pre-
ven, It's action. Wne@ tne crop Is PACKED,
it Is perfectly safe : cut In.o ii ami remove
the contents. aud ,uen sew it up.
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

Pour one quart OF vinegar over three
quarts Cf raspoeriies, and let stand three
days. Strain them, and to each pint OF
JUICE add one pound Of sugar. LOl Tor ten
minutes, skim closely, and DO tie up. a
few spoonfu.s in glass OF cOIi spring or ice
water make a most refreshing summer
drink
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18
MADERE.

Some time since, n horse fair in Franc,
Rosa Eonheur sci ctei six horse, Tor paint
ling One OF the six wa, the Perch,rol stall
lion Madere shown in the i.iu5,raJiou
|above. We have thus given three illus ra-
|tions of imported French sta lions The
first is Coll Snray, Cwnid a. S.n'.airvihe,
IN. y. The Psrcharon Garja longs on
the Jswett stock farm, Aur "a, \ Y.
|Madere IS the property OF NJ. W, Durham
|of Wayne, His
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

Liquid manure has a wonderful effect upon
garden plants, AMI may Le used both i'll the
vegetable AMI III the ornamental depart
mentS. The best time 10 apply ii is ju,t -
fore a shower. For tender towering plants
it must be weak. a tablespoonful OF guano,
or a small handiU. OF fowl dLCppings, 10 a
gallon o. water VIII maze it strong enough
Soap,lis may I've used III the same way.
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

st tho hungry cheese eaters on the othei
side. Beat down the grooerymen. II on,
could buy good, wholesome, full milk chess
for ten cents that cost the groce'yman sever
cents every boy in the land would have 6
chunk of it in his satchel as he goes te
school Tomorrow. Babies would cry for il
and mothers would get up plcnics just tc
consume it,
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18
PERCHERoN HORSE, GARDA.

The Percheron is of Arabian extraction,
hence his fine qualities. The illustration
, shows this breed to very god advantage
The bright, spirited eye, the deep Shouider
and solid yet trim leg,, are traits of Lorse
built both forstrengtn and speed Tn. Per-
cheron Will probably lie the hors, most
available for the American farmer
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

NATIONAL CITY BANl>
OF OTTAWA.
tFormerly City BapE of Eamcs Allen Il COS
T. I, ,ALLEN'.....,..,..., ......,...,., PRESIDENT
T. D. DCATLlN........... ........... Vice President.
q. i" LlNpLEl Assist. Cashier
ENthaCgc on Chicago and New York and all the
principal cities east ana west bought ana sold.
Exchange on England, Ireland. Scotland and all I'M.
portant points In Continental Europe drawn IN sums TO
suit purchasers.
L. $. Revenue Stamps of all denominations constant.
ly on hand and for sale.
United States bonds Local Securities Gold and silver
bought ana sold.
Ia hiking hours from . \. N. to4PM.
&. l.. LlNDLEY, Assist Cashier
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

Here IL sn enigma so easy that you can
guess some OF the words the first time you
look at them
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

X. r. BULL. LEsrER II. srRAwS. s,w. RUGER.
DULL. SIR RANN ~ X X RUCi E,R. Attor.
ID neys and CuunscllOrs At Law. Office over CITY
Drug store corner OF La Sale and Madison streets OF
tawA III. Isue6.S
The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-18

Palpltation. DropSlcal >weugS. pNl,nc's, lodi
tion. Headache, s,eepessness cured 10y "Ne'> He
RCneWCr.'
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-30
Tobacco as a Disinfectant.

"There is a general impression that
tobaccois disinfectant, was said to
an up town physician. "lf you go
into place where the air is rank or
laden with obnoxious vapors," said
the physician, tobacco smoke will aid
you in escaping any evil results. You
will certainly find the air less offensive,
even il it is no less rank. But if the
tobacco itself becomes tainted, or con-
tains any poisonous substance, you
will discover that 1t is just as good a
transmitter as anything else. A cigar
holder would enable man to escape a
good many Of the penalties that all
smokers incur, and l tried 1t for a
time. discovered however, that the
holder became a nuisance to my
patients, and so l again began smok-
Ing my cigars in the old way."--Ne,o
York Sun.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-30

plate a rope maker is kept busy. The
friction of the threads going through
the tube makes the iron so hot that the
hand can not be kept on it. After be-
ing drawn through the tube, the end
of what is now strand is attached to
hook in the former, an upright ma
chine on wheels that runs on track
at full length of the ropewalk. The
hook revOlyes rapidly and makes tho
twist in the strand. The former is
drawn along by ropes, and as it moves
away from the gauge plates arms are
swung out from pillars along the
track to hold up the strand from the
floor. The former travels slowly, but
with good deal of whirring, to the
upper end of the track. The strand is
then attached, with as many others as
necessary, to hooks.in another former
on another track, forming the rope,
About one hundred sizes of roDe are
made, running from one.siXtoenth of
an inch to twcnty-fOur inches in diam
ctcr. The length of large rope is gen
orally 1000 feet, and the largest rope
made nowadays is fifteen to eighteen
inches, and no large rope is made ex-
ccpt to order. Cordage of all sizes
was in the storeroom awaiting ship
mcnt, and the big cables were coilcd
and bound as neatly as thread on a
spool. Superintendent Stewart pointed
out its perfection with as much admir-
alton as he must have had for his first
coil
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-30
Whistling and Singing Snake.

A snake of a very rare kind is now
at the Smithsonian institution, Wash
ington. 1t came there on Friday,
having been captured near the famous
Buck Horn wall, on the line of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, near
Deer Park, Md. The peculiarly of
the snake is that it can and does whis-
tie and sing like n young mosking-
bird. In general appearance 1t is like
the ordinary snake, except Its head is
shaped somewhat like pug-dog. 1t
is four feet long, and the largest part
of its body is tour and quarter
inches in circumference. When it
whistles or sings it makes series of
Jumps like frog.
The head snake professor Of the
Smithsonian institution is now at
Woods Holl, Mass, and it will prob
ably he sent there for his examination
and classification. 1t is in shape and
color altogether different from the
African singing snakes, and besides
issues louder and more harmonic
sound of whistle than is recorded of
any of the classes of snakes that are
found in the East Indies. A similar
character of snake is said In the books
10 be frequently seen on the island Of
Sumatra. So far this is the first sing
ing or whistling snake that has been
found IN this country. The man who
caught it supposed he was chasing a
young mocking-bird. = Cor. NeD York
Herald.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-30
Abe Buzzard as a Prison RetOrmer.

have been nine years in different
prisons and am convinced that the
system of punishment is entirely false.
Many arc convicted Of crimes which
they never committed, and others
that are guilty are sentenced for term
of ycarS-not to cure them of their
evil habits or reform their lives, but
to feed them revenge and to associate
them with all classes of men, to add
wickedness to their wicked designs,
and to lay plans for future crimes.
For what is the poor criminal to do
after years of Imprisonment on the
expiration of his time, turned out from
the prison gate without money, clothes,
reputation, or friends, and with no
settled point of destinations But, like
n ship tossed on the raging pillows, is
the poor convict cast on cold, bitter
world, to be beaten about on the vast
sea of life, and at last, exhausted IN
body, distracted in mind, and sick at
heart, he is led to this last rcsort-to
commit another crime, that the poor,
tired, shipwrecked frame may drift
back within tho gloomy prison wall,
his only home. The only way to put an
end to this evil is to do away with
limited sentences, political and mon
eyed influences, and to appoint a COM
mittee of Christian men to visit the
prison and the prisoners, and when
they conclude that man has become
repentant let them be empowered to
release him. But if he should again
commit crime, then let limited sem
tences deal hard with him. Let there
be sympathy for man at his first
downfall and not wait until he has be-
come hero in crime. II the public
had shown me the sympathy at the be-
ginning of my wild career that they
do at the present time l would have
been a reformed man long ago. II
the men who are now fed revenge by
unjust laws were shown sympathy and
kindness many of them would become
respectable members of society, and
the enormous expenses on the county
would soon relax into insignifcance,
and instead of building a new jail the
old one would have ample room for
the limited sentenced criminals, and
for the inmates of Bummers' hall, now
occupying one room, huddled togeth.
er like so many pigs in pen, exposed
to the intense heat of summer and tho
cold blasts OF winter.-Letter 10 Lam
caster New Era.