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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-09

Tor SAI.b-l arrlase ai hall prioe Apily a.
r SIlcers heeEy stable Nj Vernon sffe-st a.
acTez tadlliac to exchange for clts property
and ~ houses o. rent. inquire ~ iuttle br,s.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-09

All kinds Of Dress Goods. Silks, Shawls,
ClOaks, Nelyets, BrOcades, Satins, Cash
meres, etc, reduced 10 d point beyond
all competition SPKISd 4 COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-09

TO KENT-A nice store West broadway Ia
well settled neighbOrhood; also farm aud city
property and timbered lands. 252 acre. Of birds
eye maple IA great bargain; 7-4l@ of hard wood
timber "a great bargain also a choice tract of
Southern pine. Steamship tickets on the most
popular lines. Remember. the place T.. ".
Tower, No n Canal street. III
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-09

Ginghams only 3, and cents.
Lawns 4, 3, 7, 9, TO and l2l9 cents.
We have the largest stock and the most
beautiful patterns ever placed upon our
counters. SPRING & COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-09

rOk SAII-A fine residence prpperty al Lake
side. Muskeeons most IoIulsr suburb
street -cars run ia fruut Of house. WIN exchange
for OFand kal ids prOI-rty Address W. NJ.
HAkFOhD. TELEGRAM Othce.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-09
FOR RENT.

LOUsk FOR RENT on sheldon street. ten
II rooms besides hall. closets and wood shed.
Hot and CO q wat r, lgas and bath room. House
entirely new 5000 per month. S00O 10 loan in
sums of 100. 1)0. 800 400 coo or 90 dollars. 10
suit. For I, : or years. lyes dudley, -
Fountain street
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-09
EOR SALE.

n GOOD Misunderstanding nlElsor Se~lEE Ma
~ ctlne. Lsafly neS, fur sale oLaai. Albert
4 tose a ooIs. rs Canal stfv-et ltlll
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-09

a CHOICE HOMt fOk hAiE-I offer ms
~ home al the southeslsl corner 81 Fountain
And Lafayette stroels fer se1le. james Gallup.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-09
She Caught Him.

A certain lady suspected that her
husband was in the habit of kissing
the cook, a pretty German girl, by
the-by, and resolved to detect him in
the fact. After watching four days
she heard him come in one evening
and gently pass through into the
kitchen. Now, Katie was out that
evening, and the kitchen was dark.
Burning with jealousy, the wife took
some matches in her hand. and hasti-
ly placing her shawl over her head, as
Katie often did, she entered the kitch
en- by the back door, and was almost
Immediately seized and embraced and
kissed in the most ardent manner.
With her heart almost bursting with
rage and jealousy, the Injured wife
prepared to administer terrible re-
buke to her unfaithful spouse. Tear
ing herself from bis embrace, she
struck a match and stood face TO face
with Katie's beau, one OF the factory
boys. Her husband says his wife
has never treated him so well since
the first month they were married as
she has for the past week.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-09
what DID Mr.. Cleveland whisper!

From the Washington Post.
The crowd at the Presidents re-
ception yesterday was not so large as
usual. In the middle OF the stream
of visitors was q small, rather loudly
dressed lady of uncertain age, who
was leading a little girl baby by the
hand. The little thing stood scarcely
two feet high. The mother smiled
sweetly upon the President as she
grasped his hand, and the President
smiled upon her. Encouraged, per-
haps, by this, she stood still, and then
remarked, indicating the two-feetehigh
cherub ! ss
'eThis is my baby "
"And a pretty little thing it Ii.
madam" replied Mr.. Cleveland, the
smile still visible around bis lips
"And it's only 2 years old" per-
sisted the mother Wont you kiss
it?n
The President looked at the crowd
vet to be shaken, looked at the little
mite be had been asked to embracas
and the smile fell with dull, sicken.
ing thud. He whispered something
10 the lady's ear and she retired.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-09
clared If left alone they would "gigs
rrlan fham manluas into hell

clared If left alone they would gig
glen themselves into hell.
AS the preacher was going home
he was overtaken by q heavy shower
Of rain8 When he reached homo hc
was chilled through and through
The next morning he awoke with =
burning fever. He rapidly grew
worse. His wife faithfully waited
upon him, but she spoke not word.
He had crushed her spirit--broken
her heart. The doctor gave him up.
He called bis wife and said -
II am going, / have done my
duty as / read the lines. If | have
mistreated you ask for pardon. "
She turned her face from him.
When she looked back, she saw that
he was dead.
A wagon containing the coffin was
slowly drawn along the road. AZ
little child climbed on to fence and
laughed. .--ArkGnsa TrGuelev.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-09
What rs Cts. Will Do7

Do you want Boarders
Do yor want situation
Do rot want servants or Clerks
DO you want to Buy or Rent 2
House
Do ron want to Buy . Horse or
Csrriage2
Do ron want to Rent yonr House
or Store
If -, for twenty 1--we cents We VIII
publish four line advertisement one
week ii the DAiLr EVENING CAPI-
TAI. Remember, we ask but one
pay nDssat of twenty i've cents. Iwen-
1y.Five cents win get yau situation
81 what you walt. Try y and e
c0nwineed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-09

Dainty Dude Melinda, how did
You like my serenade last night -
Melinda. ~ didn't like your posi-
tion.n
MY position My attitud, you
mean''
mo. your position. You weren't
for enough away for me not 10 bear
you and you weren't close enough
for me to scald you"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-09
aew Gdrerfisemsnfs.


We wiu insert in this column GdCertise
msats of Wants, For Rent, For Sale Lost,
Found, de-. not ercesding four lines. One
Week, or less, for 25 Cents
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-09

WANTED. 800 OYsTERMEN to call at
+. E. Stevens, on Prince, George street
and get their OYSTER RAKEs. The best in
the market. aug21@
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04
Heading Signs.

A frontiersman reads what he calls "signs
on the prairies rs readily as city man reads
the sign boards in the streets, Tracks, a
broken twig, crushed weed and the re-
mains around a camp fire are as legible t.
a cowboy as an advertisement to reader. A
Texas paper illustrates this art of reading
'signs" by the following NARRATIVES:
About two miles from town he suddenly
checked his horse, gazed intently on the
ground and said: "Some fellow has lost his
saddle-horse here this morning"
There was no advertisement on any of the
trees offering a reward for a lost horse, and,
as there was no lost horse in sight, we were
at loss to understand how, if horse was
lost, our friend could know so much about it.
The doctor inquired: How do you know
that horse has been lost"
Il see his tracks"
care there not hundreds Of horses pastur-
ing on the prairie' And how do you know
that this is not the track of one Of themr
Because he is shod and the horses herding
ON the prairies do not wear shoes"
SHOW do you know that he is saddle
horse, and lostf'
II see a rope-track alongside his trail
The horse has saddle on. and the rope hangs
from the horn of the saddle"
But why may he not be horse that
some one has ridden over this way this morn
ing! and why do you insist that he is lost"
Because, if Il man had been ON his back
he would have ridden him on straight
course. But this horse has moved from side
to side Of the road as he strolled along, and
that is plain sign that he grazed as he went,
and that he had no rider"
after that it would not surprise me-"
said the doctor, ''if you were to tell us the
age of the horse and the name of the owner"
well, that would not be very hard to do
There are signs that have told me the
owners name, and there are other signs
that, if | had time TO examine, would tell me
his age. know he is one Of old man Pen
dergrast's horses. Pendergrast has large
bunch of horses down in the bottom, and an
old niger down there does all his shoeing,
and shoes no other horses except his. SO we
know his shoe-track just the same as we
know his brand
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

One of the pioneer farmers who helped
strip this fair country of it's forest growth
would stare at the idea of planting trees
along line, in regular order, with view to
using them as fence posts by and by; but
scientific agriculture, the kind that reads and
thinks, has reached even that. There are
many farms, and ought to be more, where
rows of beautiful trees outline the whole
estate along the roadside. In summer they
offer grateful shade for the highway; in
winter they break the force of the bleak
winds. OF trees to plant for this purpose
the locust is perhaps one Of the best. 1t is
graceful, rapid-growing tree, and its timber
is valuable An acre Of locust timber In
many sections Of the country is almost as
valuable as an acre of orchard. When the
trees attain sufficient height and strength
regular wire fence may be made along
them, as in the illustration. Then your fence
is done, without cent Of expense or stroke
of work for posts or postholes. Another
beauty about these living posts Is that they
do not rot as dry wood would do, but last
and grow in beauty and value year by year.
The trees are sometimes planted as boundary
lines between fields and farms. The Ameri-
can Agriculturist has some useful suggestions
on this point AT the corners Of the fields 1t
recommends planting three Of the tall, stiff
Lombardy poplars to mark the spot. Set
one exactly upon the corner and another
upon the field line each way foot away
from the first. Measure your distance, get
tho lines straight and plant with mathemati'
cal exactncss After the poplars, set nine
willows upon the line. a rod apart, then
another poplar at the same distance, then the
willows again. Having every tenth tree tall
one is for the purpose Of making sightings
and measurements. They are great conve-
nience in taking sights in blowing. The effect
of the variety S also pleasing to the eye
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

This may be used as support il Il flower
bed, or for plants III pots. Take two ~.ps OF
wood, pointed at the enl, 10 so Into the
ground easily. Tack two cross pieces upon
them, one at the top, the other AZ the desired
distance below, at the point where the vine
begins to climb. Then Irvine fine wire across
from side to side, as shown in the picture.
Galvanized iron wire is the best, as it will
not rust, but any wire of the proper size may
be used.
Above is also shown an ingenious expanding
trellis. Here the cross pieces give as the
plant grows, and approach the vertical or
horizontal as they are pulled by its branches
or tendrils The uprights should be Of hard
wood, strong enough TO hold the screws that
fasten the cross pieces to them where the
cross Stats come together il the centre; at the
upper ends holes should be bored smoothly,
so as to allow of their free working. A
smooth wooden peg, large Mt one end and
with a small nail driven into it at the other,
will fasten the cross Stats in the centre, or Il
fine screw with a nut on it may be used. In
these small woodwork operations the double
pointed tacks now made viii he found gener-
lily useful 1t may be remarked that oil
wooden or iron supports for vines or plants
should be painted the color that will show
,heln the least. We wish to display the plant,
not the scaffolding.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

The nearer we approach 'high farming
the less will we practice broadcast sowing.
Many still attempt to grow their peas and
beans in this way Large, smooth seeds like
peas and beans cannot be thoroughly planted
and covered in this manner. Being as light
or lighter than the particles OF soil, and be-
ing 50 large as to not sink readily among
them, no amount of narrowing will get them
well out of sight, to say nothing of the disad-
vantages of too shallow planting, which the
next heavy rain will partially reveal. For
such seeds as we have mentioned, the drill is
the only implement worthy of use The
work of covering may be done with the hoe
on small areas, but it is slow, laborioue
method at best. A good drill is not an ex-
pensive implement, and every farmer should
own and use one.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

ier These feathers, however form an en-
tirely separate grade of product from thu
valuable down.
The average life Of goose is said to bt
about forty years, and they produce from
6 to 10 eggs per annum, large proportion Of
which are Matched. A bird Matched in Feb
ruary is in condition for pucking the follow
ing August, and so on thereafter every 9 or
weeks.
The feathers are packed in sacks and sent tc
the Philadelphia factory, where they are
trimmed, washed, steamed and otherwise
prepared for their ultimate uses. In adulter
ating the fluffy down for the cheaper grades
of goods the feathers are chopped up fine and
then mingled with the more valuable mate
rial. So practiced are some manufacturers
that it requires an expert to distinguish be-
tween the grades. The local factory, which
Is the only one Of prominence in the country,
makes nothing but the finer goods Hereto
fore the down and feathers used in American
markets have been imported.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

Here is very good cat story. a member
Of the British geological society tells it, 50 it
must b. true:
IL once had cat who always sat up to the
dinner table with me, and had hi, napkin
round his neck, aud lis plate and some fish.
lie used his paw, Of course, but lie was very
particular, and behaved with extraordinary
dcccrum. When he had finished his fish |
sometimes gave him piece Of mine
zone day he was not TO be found when the
dinner bell rang, so we began without him
Just as the plates were put round for the
entree, puss came rushing upstairs and sprang
into his chair, with two mice in his mouth.
Before he could be stopped he dropped a
mouse on to his own plate, and then one on
TO mine. He divided his dinner with me, AS
Lad divided mine with him"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

The wheat outlook in Indiana is favorab'.
1t is stated that there is general mo q.
ment and disposition IN many sections of K n.
lucky to start creameries
Women constitute over a quarter of Ger.
many's agricultural laborers. OF 4,G92, 34e
persons engaged in agricultural work III the
last census, ,23S, $50 were females.
Those fields which were sOwn in fall grains
or in grass last fall should have about ten OF
twelve pounds of clover seed per acre sowr
upon them as soon as the ground thaws If
the land is not too soft it will do no harm.
and possibly much good, i: light narrowing
is given at the same time.
A Pennsylvania farmer last year sold 81, 2OC
worth Of potatoes from twelve acres He
fortified with a compost of hard wood ashes
and oyster shell lime, plowed deep, planted
medium-sized, well-formed, uncut potatoes
three feet apart, gave level culture and cult.
waited often. From one bill he took 81 fine
large tubers.
The grapevines should be trimmed if thew
need it, and tied up on the treliis the dead
wood cut from the blackberries and raspber.
ries, if it was not done last fall. and the new
canes tied up to stakes; the coarsest Of the
mulchiny taken off the Strawberries, and the
asparagus bed fOrked over and MANFRED if il
was not MANFRED, as it should have teen, last
fall.
An experienced butter maker says that
crooks Of butter to b. kept for several month.
should never be placed upon the cellar bot
tom. This causes two degrees Of tempera.
ture in the crock, which will be at the expense
of the quality of the butter near the top The
crooks will keep their contents far better il
placed at least foot from the cellar bottom
upon q bench and a thick wooden cloth thrown
over then
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

Tn only goose ranch-that is, farm de-
voted to the breeding and care of gecsc-in
this country is owned and operated by Phila-
delphians The farm is located on the eastern
shore of Virginia, and covers nearly 5000
acres. over which the feathered occupants
are free to roam. In England there are a
number of such farms, some Of them having
as high as 100 geese. The American one is
of much larger proportions, as its hocks
number in the neighlCrhOod of 5000 birds.
In certain textile branches of trade the
down and feathers of geese are the main
raw materials. The manufacture of fine
quilts and the preparation Of certain articles
of dress utilize the down, and in cheaper
grades of goods the younger and softer
feathers are used in the way Of aGulteration.
The large and strong feathers of the tails and
wings 90 mainly into the quill pens used by
professional engrossers, lawyers, clergymen.
authors, and others. These are too tough for
much ne in the textile productions noted
allow.
The Amcri, an farm is devoted exclusively
to producing the raw materials needed for
the fine down quilts. Several species of geese
are bred, all Of them being, however, OF
American lineage. The largest specimens
are the swan geese, and the plumage Of all is
OF snowy whitenesS. The birds are regularly
fed with corn and other grains, and are given
the utmost freedom consistent with the pre-.
vention of straying and los. In consequence
men are employed as herders to keep watch.
ful eye on their charges Sheds for shelter
are provided in case Of incleInent or esp--
c:ally severe weather, but the birds rarely
use them.
About every six weeks the plucl1ing take:
place. Only the breast and portions Of the
sides are touched, the feathers of the back.
the wings and the tail being left intact II
requires nearly 100 average geese to furnish
pound of down. though the smaller feath
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04
Watch Your WOrd-.

Keep watch on your words, my darings,
For words are wonderful things.
They are sweet, like bees fresh honey
Like the bees they have terrible stings:
They can bless like the warm, glad sunshine,
And brighten a lonely life;
They can cut in the strife Of anger,
Like an open, two-edged knife
Keep them back il they're cold and cruel,
Under bar and lock and seal;
The WOUNDS they make, my darlingS,
Are always slow to heal
Iay peace guard your lives, and ever,
From tine time of your early youth,
Nay the words that You daily utter
Be tie words Of beautiful truth
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04
Rest Wnv to Raise Linn Beans.

A farmer, who has had several years ex-
perience with Lima beans of various sorts,
and recently with uniform success, says:
II prefer tho small white Lima to all
others for market or for family. For seed
use none but my own seed, selected and i'm
proved, from three or four to four or five in
a pod. Select a sunny, protected location,
prepare a bed as you would for hotbed,
without manure, Cut some pieces of sod,
four inches square and three inches thick,
place them in the prepared bed, making the
surface even. Plant the seed in the sod with
eye down, three or four seeds to sod, cover
an inch deep with loose soil, protect from
frost and cold rains till the vines start, then
prepare your ground for planting i'll tho gar
den, which should be rich and well ma
nured.
"Plow deep and stir thoroughly, lay off
rows in burrows four feet apart, plant every
alternate row in some early vegetable, leav-
ing your bean rows eight feet apart-none
too wide; your outside rows will be the best
then. Set hills three feet apart in the row,
leave two or three plants to hill, stick
them with a stout pea-Mush, eight feet high.
This Is new departure, but find on trial it
is the right way; the vines will not mat and
crowd, thereby preventing maturing on the
tops of the poles. The brush should be set
one foot deep. Cultivate often and deep:
stir every time the ground becomes settled
or crusted by heavy rains. Clip, with a
switch, the ends of the vines when they
reach above the brush, also all branches
when two or three feet long. BY following
these directions you may have this delicious
vegetable two weeks earlier than your neigh
bors, and until frost kills the vines would
rather get the brush than have tho smooth
poles for nothing
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

A good hound can pick up rabbit or hare
on straight run, but the little animals are
not easily caught by them by any means, for
they are more artful than they generally
get credit for being. When pursued the hare
will make for fence or clump of bushes 50
rs to be able to come the dodge on the pur-
suer a common trick is to dart under a
fence and then suddenly turn and take the
back track while the dogs are leaping over.
This will cause sufficient delay to allow
the animal to get a good start.
If there is II broad field on either side of tho
fence the hare will play the dodge game back
and forth until the hounds get Disguised and
give up the pursuit. We once saw dog
close upon n rabbit, with clear sailing ahead,
when suddenly the little animal stopped and
the enemy shot over it, and he looked terribly
disguised when, after learning what had
taken place, he saw the little animal a dozen
rods away,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

One # the church wardens was observed to
cast uneasy g!ances toward an individual
wearing a sailor jacket and cap of 81 affair
iGg and jauuty appearance, which latter sur
mounted cean-shaven face and closely cut
hair After little while he approached the
sailor laddie and whispered audibly:
Cant you take or your hat! Is there any
reason why YOU can't take oil your hatf'
BY the discounted look Of the qucsiionsr
Us he returned To his seat, AMI the appearance
OF the rest of the costume rs the wsarer II
tla hat walked out of church at the cunclu-
sion Of the service it was evident that the
Whispered reply was, II am girl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04
BOYS GIRLS
An Inducement.

Mamma with silken thread in her hands,
''Do be brave and have it out, Maggie it
will be all over in second'
Tommy: "Yes, and it will be one less for
you to clean, you know, Maggie'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

New varieties of oats are constantly intro
duced. They have a run of popularity for a
few years. and some other candidate takes
their place. The truth of the matter is this:
Oats grown in Il northern locality are better
than those grown further south. The true
plan, no matter what variety you select, is
to get the oats from us far north rs con-
venient, and renew the seed every two or
three years. Oats differ from barley
in doing well on sod land-or on almost
any land, from black muck to the heaviest
clay. Oats are grown SO easily that they
are not appreciated. They are profitable
and useful crop. The straw is good and
the grain always in demand in market, and
always wanted at home. No farmer ever has
more oats than he knows what to do with.
Really good, heavy oats, however, are
scarce. Many of our oats are disgrace to
U.s. This is not because the variety is in it
self a poor one, but because we have grown
it too long without change of seed, and have
taken no pains in selecting and preparing the
land for the crop. Late sowing means light
oats Early sowing, with other things fav-
Orablo, means heavy oats and good
yield We like to SOW oats on land plowed
the fall previous. Sow as early in the
spring as the frost is out Of the ground
drilled or broadcast as most convenient, not
less than two bushels of seed per acre But
as we have said before, oats are frequently
sown on sod land plowed in the spring and
sown on the burrows. An implement that
will work the surface soil without disturbing
the sod is what is wanted to prepare tho
land and cover the seed if sown broadcast
If drilled in, we like to follow with fine
toothed harrow, and work the surface soil as
fine as possible. But do not delay. Get in
the seed and work the land afterwards or
not, as the season and other work will per
mit-[Am. Agriculturist.