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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
FARM GARDEN
A Sixteen-Sided Barn.

J. Mackay describes in The National Live
Stock Journal barn which is certainly a
novelty 1t is something more. study
OF the matter may convince the rural reader
that on all accounts, a barn of this shape
may be the best that can be built
The barn is built on Mr.. Mackay's farm
at Mt Carroll, Ills. 1t is sex-decagon, or
sixteen sided. He is emphatic that the eight
and sixteen-side1 farm building is the best.
For less cost, for the same space, for light,
ventilatio ease and rapidity in accom-
plishment Of work, he declares it will stand
favorable comparison with any other shape
Further: 'The moving and removing of
the hay is less difficult in octagonal or SEX
decagon barns than in rectangular mas
much as there are no posts etc, in the way
when putting in the nay, aud no settled hay
to pull from under cross. beams and braces,
ETC., when taking it out"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
GROUND PLAN,

G.. c. c. in the diagram is the space for
cattle. They face inward, towards NJ. NJ.
NJ, the managers: F. w. is the feeiway,
running AROUND the half circle on each side.
B. B. are grain bins. :. S. are box stalls
c. p. is a calf-pen. 1t is customary now to
provide a closet for prlvy purposes in all
barns 1t is necessary to decency and COM
fort Counting wen cubic feet for ton Of
hay, this barn will hold over 400 tons of hay
from the hay floor to the plate.
Two spaces or "bents on each side Of the
driveway are reserved for sheaves and
straw The threshing machine is used in
the driveway, and all the hay, straw and
grain are stacked inside. The milk cows
etc, are allowed aspace of2l feet wide, and
feet long, back to drop, which is inches
deep, and reaches back to the wall Where
the cows stand it is only planked feet from
the back to he front. The fattening cattle
stand ON a slightly soping floor, feet long,
with drop the same as the other, each ami
NAL being allowed 3 feet wide. A wire
cable extends from horse on hip rafter to
its opposite one on the other side. 1t is sup
ported in the center by light iron rods hang
ing down from cupoa rim. He uses hay
carrier. Four bents are filled at each
setting of the cable, then ends are loOsened
from ''horses" and put in others, leaving the
center undisturbed. By this means the ell
tire hay floor may covered and flied W. tn
but mparatively litJle labor.
Manure is loaded on a wagon, or sled,
which is driven IN whsn cattle are out,
and hauled directly to the field. care Icing
taken that its Application be upon ground
that is nearly level This method of
handling manures has given satisfaction in
many ways. less handling, the valuable
time Of summer saved in hauling, little loss
of substance compared with manure left out
in yards through all the spring rains, and
the immediate benefit is readily seen in the
spring growth of the crops.
This barn cost, comp!ete, $3.50. II meas
urss 317 feet inches around the outside.
To contain as much inside, a barn of the
ordinary shape would have to be 100 feet
longer in measurement around the outside
wall, the owner OF this sixteen-faced struc-
ture says He thinks the advantages of a
good barn are not as we'll appreciated as
they ought to be. He is right about thai. He
closes with bit of wisdom which is excel
lent to end here with as well:
"The poor, snow-coverei, shivering ami
NAL, crouched up in some corner seeking
shelter from the biting winds, frozen, icy
hay, straw and fodder being given to it for
food, stand in marked contrast to the fat,
glossy coated, sheltered animal, which chews
the cud Of contentment and satisfaction
along with that of good sheltered food.
1.-THE conveniences offered by good barn
for the rapid making Of hay, coupled with
the protection it offers when once stored;
also the saving of feed arising from shelter
ing the Stock the saving of time and labor
in caring for the etock make the barn
necessary attendant to the successful opera
ton of the farm. Farmer friend, good
barn paws a good interest on the investment;
il you have none yet, try one"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15

| new hive and place IL near by the stronS
stock and open it, taking out one empty
| frame from the middle. We Jhen open the
stock of bees, moving the frames apart
gently, looking each side of the combs over
carefully until we find the one which con-
| tains the queen, which we lift from its place
and hang it in the new hive in place OF the
one we removed, as before stated. placing
the new frame in the old hive of bees, in
stead Of the full frame taken out. Then we
close the oors of the old stock and set it of
in a new location, say q rod or two from
where it formerly stood; the doors Of the
new hive are then closed and set in the old
location. Having the one frame with the
brood and also the adhering bees with the
queen you now have your stock made and
will soon have the old bees returning to tho
new hive as workers.
OF course tho old colony Is now queenless,
but this will all be made right in few days,
rs the young worker bees under fourteen
days old. will proceed to making and rear
ing another queen from an egg or larvae less
than seven days old. 1t will now be well
for you to visit the old stock in eight days
from tho time YOU made your new swarm
and see il they have a new queen yet
Matched, which will be the case if they had
queen cells made at the time you made your
artificial swarm; but if they had no queen
cells made at that time it will be fourteen
or sixteen days before a queen is Matched,
at which time it is more safe to exchange q
frame of unsealei brood from some other
stock. This will prevent them swarming
When the young virgin queen taxes her
bridal trip, which she must do in order to
further propagate her species and rep!en,sh
the stock with working force
j. NJ Hicks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
!. Instead Of the four picturesque arms

~. Instead OF tho four picturesque arms
and broad sails that furnish power 10 the
old style Holland mills and those that attract
the eye all over the old world, the American
mill has wheel that looks like circular
window shutter, the narrow wooden Stats of
which radiate' from near tho center. The
shaft Of the wheel runs across bearings on
top of the tower, and beyond that is the big
fan which keeps the wheel faced toward the
wind. There is one wheel made Of iron, a
sort of wind turbine, that is popular also.
About the queerest use ever made of the old
style grain grinding mill is to he seen near
southampton, on Long Island. A summer
resident has built Queen Ammo addition to
one, and uses the combination as q summer
residence Windmills are no longer Of any
use for ANYTHING but pumping, but for that
they are about perfection. Ohio and Illinois
have the largest factories for turning out
windmills. In addition to the homo market
there is good sale in South America and
elsewhere abroad.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
Diving DEPTHS.

There is no record of the distance from
shore at which divers lave gone down in the
Atlantic ocean. I IeY can go down to cor
tam depths at any part of the ocean. As
long ago as 1856 +. =. Harrington, of West
field, n. ", went down 10 feet and rc-
covered the iron safe of the steamer Allan
tic, sunk in Lake Erie the year before He
was dressed in n common divers suit, and
remained down eleven minutes. A recent
French invention enables men to descend
over 500 feet.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
SCIENCE zIPRoG!REsS
The Enemy of the Oyster.

The proprietors Of oyster beds last season
found the starfish family very destructive
to their interests. That healthy and hungry
family devour the coming oyster by the
hundred thousand. The little creature is a
wonderful manifestation of the power of
nature to produce beautiful geometric forms
in animal structures. 1t consists of a con-
trail disk and five radiating arms. Its up
per surface is hard and covered with small
Jumps. One Of these Jumps is always
larger than the rest, and is found little to
one side of the center. 1t is seen in the il
lustration. This is called the madreporic
tubercle. The circulating fluid Of the STAR
fish passes out through the madreporic
tubercle. If you look ut the
startlsh through a magnifying glass you
will see upon his back number of small
objects that look something like pitchforks.
They consist each Of a pair of pincers sup
ported upon flexible stalk The stalk
sways about and the pincers opsn and
shut. They are Of use to the animal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
Tho Care of a Bull.
Live Stock Journal. !


"Never give him a chanc, to hurt you"
was the good advice of an experienced
breeder to young farmer who was show
ing how gentle his recent acquisition, a pure
bred bull, was. The advice was sound, for
there is nothing gives man more confidence
in dealing with a possibly dangerous ami
NAL than the knowledge that he is master Of
the situation. A display of anger by the
bull, on the other hand when i'll prepared
for him, results in his keepers
displaying either fear or violence, as
the case may be, and in either case
the effect on the bull is Objectionable.
Calmness and firmness are great desiderata
in dealing with the bull, and are far more
easy of alta nment when a man feels he is
safe from danger The bulls attendant
should therefore never be foolhardy or in-
cautious. Let him make friends with the
ANIMAL for bulls, like every other animal,
appreciate kind word or friendly pat, and
some say good grooming with stiff brush
is sure to win them; but however gentle
and tractable the bull is, never relax your
vigilance, and always handle him with
proper precautions Batting an animal,
when secure from harm, is the favorite
amusement of some boys, and even some
men, Such persons should be summarily
elected from any premises where bulls or,
indeed, any animals are kept.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
The Chickens.

Keep the chickens growing now and feed
as if they We're laying fowl. Now is
the time to force them along if it is desired
to have them lay early. A little extra feed
and care during the first three months will
do more to make them good layers than any
patent poultry food can do after Thanks
giving. II breeling thoroughbred fowls,
they should be separated fro,r other breeds
at three months old, and better at six weeks
If Leghorns or Game are with them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
SEX-DECAGoN BARN.

The barn is 100 feet in short and 102 feet
in long diameter. The posts are % feet
high; hip rafters, 43 feet long; cupola, 20
feet in diameter. An implanted driveway,
IA feet wide, passes throug. the center of
the barn. The hay floor is 9 feet from the
ground, and is divided by the driveway.
The cattle are chained or fastened in stanch-
ions ten feet from the outside wall, and
face toward the center. A feedway, feet
wide Gncluding mangers, passes around in
front of cattle. The remainder of tie
ground space is taken up by box stalls bins
calf pen, etc. The milk cows and young
heifers are stalled on the left side, and the
fattening cattle are chained upon the right
side. Three hay chutes on each side of tho
driveway and over the feed alley give ample
room for feeding hay from the mows. In
front of the fattening cattle and across the
alley is a manger to which some unclaimed
stock cattle have access. The good hay
which the fsttening cattle will not eat is
taken from them and put in manger for
stock cattle
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15

But the way the starfsh moves is most
curious Of all. Upon his underside follow
ing the outline of his ray-like arms are rows
of tiny membranOus tubes. The animal
propels himself by letting his circulating
fluid in AM out of these tubes. They are,
| in brief, tube-feet. Each one bears a sucker
BY the means of these suckers it is that the
fish crawls over a surface. By their means,
too, he can hold himself fast to the side of a
tank or rock by merely attaching the tip of
one of his rays. With his little sucker feet
he Catches on,' so to speak.
The startsh can turn himself over, when
thrown upon his back. 1t is amusing to
watch him do this. He twists tho tip of one
ray over and catches hold OF the ground be-
meath with his little fingers. Then he folds
the ray under till more of the tiny fingers
get firm grasp. The next ray is manipu-
lated in the same manner, and the next
Then the startish lifts himself, by one grand
effort, and 'whops' his whole body over
There are many different species of the
tribe. In some the body fills out solid to
the points of the star. Then the fl III be-
comes regular pentagou. Again the ray
like arms curl up and close all together at
the points into a hard, found she'll. This
form of starfish is called the sea urchin.
The little, rough spines upon the outside
lengthen and stand out upon him like por-
cupine quilts.
In yet another member of the family the
arms run out long and thin into waving,
flexible tendrils. This species is called the
brittle startish.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15

First put into a large pan quarter of n
pound of fresh, fine oatmeal, six ounces of
white sugar and half a lemon cut INTO small
pieces. Mix with "a liCu.e warm water; then
pour over it enc gallon Ct boiling water,
stirring all together thoroughly, and use
when cold This makes a most refreshing
ami trengthening drink. If preferred, rasp-
berry vinegar, cltric acid or any other
flavoring may DO used instead of the lemon.
More oatmeal may also be used if preferred.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
How Bees Swarm by the New Method.

lbtrkttptTs MagaZIHt.I
II will now be Of much interest to the bee
keeper to know how to make judic:ous and
safe increase in his stock, and not be COM
PEELED to stand guard and watch for them
to swarm as did our fathers in olden time,
often being compelled to stay at home on
the Sabbath day in order to save the bee
swarms that might perchance come out.
But having long since laid asi lie such bee
keeping, we have all our hives of the sans
style and pattern, that, too, Of a movasA
frame pattern, which being OF the same
size, are interchange able.
When we discover one or more OF our
stocks with plenty of bees and drones flying,
at or about swarmj-A Anna. we bring up q
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
J'HD FASHIONS


Here is a new and pretty design to go with
q little dress The collar is of loose-meshed
canvas fabric, white or colored. 1t is trim
med with an edge of alternate canvas and
open work squares, outside of that is a trim
ming of embroidery. 1t opens upon the
shoulders, where it is fastened with bow
of ribbon. Cuff to match. This is u sly lish
street set for child to years old.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-10-07
REYISTA PENINSULAR.

La carta de nuestro celoso y
exacto corresponsai no ha llega-
do por esta vez 4 nuestro poder,
y precise nos ha sido, para dejar
satisfechos aAnnestros q lectores,
echar mano de unas cuantas i'm
presiones cogidas al vuelo y con
/ as que esperamos deiar complaci-
dala naturalcuriosidadde de muchos,
que esperan con impaciencia no
ticiss, en- esta epoca de zozobras
y sobresaltos.
Por cierto, que 60 nos ha sido
facil la tarea, pues de niuguna
parte, y por 10 que respecta a las
cuestiones principales, Sc adquie-
rem datos fjos y que puedan SER
vir para formar juicio complete
acerca de los acontecimientos.
De aqui que no podamos ser muy
coneretos en- la relacion de suce-
SOS, y menos en- los comentarios.
Aquellos Sc hallan reducidos,
puede decirse, que q dos, q sabe' :
ell c6lera, que aun sigue azotando
algunas comarcas, aunque con
menos intensidad, y Ia question
aIemana, que absorbe toda la ha-
bilidad de los politicos, toda la
atenci6n de los circulos y toda Ia
edici6n de los peri6dicos, de uno
y otro matis
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-10-07
Causa Inilitar.

En- la que Sc fall6 hace algunos
dias, contra unos soldados, fue-
ron defensores los sefiores Capt.
tanes D. Vicente Sarraga y Rem.
gel y d. Isidro Padial, y ell alf4-
reg d. Rafael Garcia Cuyar, los
tres puertorriquenos, que supple
ron cumplif su delicada mission
con ell entusiasmo que da ell como
cimlento de 10 que sc va a hacer.
Los encausados tocaron ell re-
sultado favorable, con la rebaja de
la pens, que sc les impuso, en- re-
laci6n con la que pedia ell senior
Fiscal de la causa. Debemos hacer
especial mencion del joven alf6rez
senior Garcia Cuyar, no tan, solo
por la buena defensa, que presen-
to, sino que, ademas. por ser ella
la primera de su aun corta carre.
ra militar, 10 cual aumenta doble-
mente el melito de Ia obra, y do
d conocer las excelentss facultades
de su autor. Felicitsmos con tai
motive d este, 10 mismo que 4 los
dos Sres. Capitanes de que hicimos
mencion al principle de las pre-
sentes lineas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-10-07

No tenemos la pretension de
dirigir desde aquf la polftica eu
ropea, nj de saber mas que eI
Gobierno mismo.
Maestro deber y nuestro Credo
nos imponen obligacioncs, que
conocemos, y que con gusto acep-
tamos v q elias obedecen nnestros
escri'os.
iQuiere FL Clamor que haya
guerra.
Pues que la haya.
mo quiere EI Clamor que la
20 guerra?
Pues que no la haya.
Somos hiJos fieles, que por la
Patria morimcs y nos entuSias-
mamos.
Nuestros entusiasmos por ella
estaran vivos en- uno y otro caSo
No olvidaremos, sin embargo,
que, duraate la lucha titanica con
el Captain del siglo, comeuzj a
crugir nuestro impeiio colonial,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-10-07
R. l. r.

Nos ha sorpiendido dolorosa.
mente una noticia por tcdo extre-
mo lamentable. Nos referimos d
la muerte del dignisimo Jaex de-
1. Instaucia de Mayagiiez, Lcdo.
D. Alvaro Faes y Castafi6n. Ocu.
rri6 este triste suceso ell s&bado
dltlmo, segun telegrama recibido
en- esta Capital. Hay quien dice
que la do;encia fatal del senior
Castah6n fue una fiebre pernicio.
sa; tambien hay quien afirma que
fue el v6mito, 8 fiebre amarillo.
De todos modos, clio es que ha
desaparecido del mundo de los
vivos un funcionario recto & ilus-
trado caballero de relevantes
prendas y cualidades. Ante los
designios inescrutables de Ia Pro.
vincia no puede caber otra cosa
que la resignation.
Que goce de la Bienaventurau.
"a eterEa ell alma del sefior Faes
y Castafi6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-10-07
APPLAUSE MERECIDO.

Tenemos noticia del siguiente
hecho, ocurrido en- Yabucoa. De
la carcel de Guayama Sc habia
fugado un preso, que recorrfa las
inmediaciones de aquel pueblo. EI
Cabo de Orden Pdblico del mismo
puso en- persecution de aquel q los
gnardias Nemesio Lopez, Manuel
Morales j Francisco Torres, quie-
mes en- un principle no pudieron
darle alcance, porque ell uniforme
conocido ahuyentaba al pr6fugo.
En- seguida ell citado Cabo, de
acuerdo con ell Alca!de, dispuso
que los referidos guardias vistie.
sen de paisano para continuar las
pesquisas, y asf loglaron la cap.
tura. FL individuo perseguido
portaba machete y dos cuchillos.
AL dia siguiente fue remitido,
acompafado de dos guardias, a
Guayama, pero, habiendo logrado
evadirse de otra pareja, que le con.
ducfa ilesde Maunabo 4 Patillas
despues dc golpear a uno de los
guardias, nuevamente los de va.
bucoa intentaron su persecution
con tan buena suerte, que 10 de-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-10-07
LONDRES, 3 DE- STBRE. DE- 1885.
REVISTA QUlNCENAL
A z N A r d x RuFrER.
EsoRIrA ExPREsAMENrE PARA Ell BOLETIN

| EsCRITA ExPREsAMENTE PARA Ell BOLETIN.
AzGCAR.-Despnes de nuestra d IT,
ma, la tendencia tirme del mercado por
dicho dulce ha progresado, y IN alza de
90 d IL sc ha establecido sobre cast to-
das las classes. La cansa Immediate de
dicha firmeza es, sin duda, la esperada
Y grande defciencia en- la cosecha de Ia
remolacha, pues aqne la Sc estima aho-
ra en- 500, 900 tonaladas menos que el
sno pasado.
Ell mercado cierra firme, y la opinion
general es que los precios subiran un
poqalto mas.
Las transacciones con ell de Puerto
Rico Sc limitan al cargamento fete
por "Erato," de $50 bocoyes superior
refining d l6l... para ell Reino-U nido
y algunos pequefias psrtidas en- la
plaza l7l6 q lo'l... por buen amari-
Ito, y l7I... q 17l6 por "fino girls"
De yeras nos alegraremos que la
ideas halagienas que proponderan aoy
en- ell mercado sevuelvan hechos durantr
ell curse de la pr6xima campafa.
Cotizamos hoy:
Common Refining l4l9 floating
terms.
Fair do 1919 1913 id. id.
Good to superior do 1913 q 1919
id. id.
Centrifuga's 49,. q 1878 id. id.
Grocery middling to fac muscova-
does 1916 1876 Landed terms.
Id. id. id. id. centrifugals 49,. q
l9[...
RoN.-Ninguna mejora en- la demsn-
da por las classes proof" Toda tran
sacci6n paralizada. Cotizamos: l'l3d
por proof gallon, nominalmente por el
lie Puerto-Rico.
CATE.-El tono del mercado ha sido
muy inactive durante la quincens, y
comparativamente con 10 ordinario Sc
han hecho pocas transacciones. Las
ventas del de Puerto Rico han sido de
unos 400 sacos con una baja de FL.
mas 6 menos sobre los anteriores pre-
clos. Cotizamos hoyi Hacienda, me-
diauo d bueno 53i6 57I... y buen
Yauco 58I... d CO.,. hasta 65I... por
calidades tinss 6 superiores.
Las noticias del Brasil siguen las
mismas, es decir, que Ia cosecha alli es
inmensa, y mientras duren los arribos
tan fuertes, no hay esperanza de mejo-
| ra. Sin embargo, va estamos precios
mas que bajos y seguimos en- Ia con-
hanza de que dentro de algunos meses
tendremos una reacci6n favorable al
grano.
ARRo2.-El hmpio tiene bAstante
bnena demanda hoy para ia exporta-
cion, pero d mas bajos precios que du-
rante la quincena passda. Por calidad
corriente de Rangoon cotisamos hoy
6l6t cwt. condolences usuales de Liver
pool. El "Rita" tiene contratados has
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-10-07
Circulo Mercantil.

Con atento B. L. NJ. de nues.
tro distinguido correligionario,
don Jose Pena Chavarri, hemos
recibido una circular del Circulo
Mercantil invitando a construir
cor atciones un dep6sito conner
cial en- Mirahores, en- los terrenos
para cuvo efecto ha autorizado el
senior Gobernador. La hora avan-
zada en- que hemos recibido dicha
circular nos impide insertarla en-
ell presente nnmero, como desea
riamos. Lo h .remos en- ell pr6xi
mo, , conste, entire tanto, que
aplaudimos con entusiasmo una
talaci6n que reportara benefi-
clos al comercio, especialmente en-
casoS de epidelnia.
Tambien merece un lespetuoso
aplau4o el senor Gobernador, que
ha tacilitado tan acertadamente el
pen@amlento.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-10-07
VIVA -ESpANAl

B 10 este epigrafe oublica 10
siguIente ell Cdntabro de Torrela
vega:
"Algnnos peri5licos dan esta mott
cia:
E crucero Felasco, cumpliendo las
5rdenes de que era porta,lor, pidi6 que
Sc arriara la bsndera alemana en- zap
=, como sin duda hnbo resistencia, sc
entail 8 Ia lucha con el cailonero ale-
man, que abandon6 las agurs con al.
gnnas averias, perdiendo una lsncha
tripu ada por s hombres, que apresaron
nuestros marinos.
E Veiasco sutri6 tambien averiss
sunqae de escasa importancia.
Arri6se la bandera extranjera, y Sc
rDo'd la espahola. Viva Espaha!"