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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06

tins city have had for three months a
period of depression such rs they have
not known for years. Now there is q
change so marked and decided that it is
commented upon at all the hotels. Ana
the hotel men are all happy over the
situation.-NeW York Tribune.
Several years ago Gen. Grant uttered
these earnest words about the bible:
"Hold fast to the bible as the sheet-an-
Choir of your liberties; write its pre-
cepts on your hearts, and practice them
in your lives. To the influence of this
book we are indebted for the progress
made in true civilization, and to this we
look rs our guide in the future"
Whatever this question may mean,
then, OF peace or war. it means that
condition of things at the best for tho
cotton producers of the South which
renders it matter of life or death that
they should produce their own food SO
as to inure them against the tremen-
dous risks arising from great war in
the East. - Columbia, Is. ~ Register.
There should DO some uniformity
about the name of Aspnwall The ma
tive name is Colon CATER Columbus).
but when it was made the eastern ter
minus Of the Panama Railway it was
christeucd AspinwaIl, in honor of the
eminent New York merchant of that
name. In Secretary's Whtneys dis
patch TO Admiral Jouett it is referred
to by both names.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06

J. n. Alexander, Of Augusta Ga, has
tried successfully the experiment OF raising
three GRO S year Off the same ground He
first laid or the plat for watermelon hills
lOxl2 feet apart Then, bet cen the hills
prepared for the melons no painted, Feb %,
rows o: Adams ezra early corn. compost
in hill. June 10 the crop Of g cen corn Tor
table use was exhau,ted 1t began to be tit
for use the last da of May.
The melon ground had been prepared with
compost in hill The seed he planted in three
10 s-the frs one the last week in Apr !. the
next week later and the third week at er
the second The melons were the kolb gem
wa erme.on. On two acres OF ground Mr..
Alexander raiSei 40 watermelonS dc
was convenient 10 market for his corn and
vegetables
At the first p owing Of the melon vines he
Dropped between every TWO hills two or
three seeds OF the Conch pea When the
melon crop as all cleared out he dropped
into the hi Is couple of Conch pea The
vines Of this pea are cured for hay In the
Duh Two wagon loads Of hay were made
Some of the me ous weighed over fifty
rounds After the Pea vines were removed
the land was seeded for fourth time in
Burt oats The crops were all first class.
The ground was a nigh, sanly loan, lying
very level
If any northern farmer can equal this lot
him report
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
Potato Rot.
Country Gentleman.l

Five years ago at the winter moe ting o.
the at board of agriculture, | heard % loc-
ture on fungus by Professor II 4lstead, OF
New York. After his lecture the question
was asked him whether fu gus on potato vines
caused the potatoes to rot. His reply was
that it did and that the fungus was first
seen in yellow tint on the leaves, caused
usually by warm wet weather, the fungus
soon spreading from tn leaves to tho tops
or vines and hen to the tuber and if tho
potatoe, are dug and put in cool, dry
place tefora the fungus reached the tuber
it would save most of them, but if they stood
for any length of time with fungus on the
tuber most OF them would rot
l have acted on his advice ever since, and
have bad very few rotten potatoes. Last
year planted ,omething over an acre as
early as The ground would admit. 1t was
manured on buck heat stubble the fall be-
fore and planted with three sorts only.
First, Early Rose; second White Star; third
a round pale red that Mr. Talcott sent me
some years ago--a new seeding Of his own
propagating: it was about as large 81 q
robins egg and hal no name. After year
OF two it matured, and | called 1t Rome
Beauty, in honor vi Mr. Talcotts home
L w btic 49, y ANOpo IA
August, and p,,t it in cellar when tho skin
would rec considerably. None Of them ever
rottpd but for some cause ] did not get to
digging the rest until q litt'e past tho mid
die O, September, and one fourth of ths re-
mainder o: Early Rose, and oi.O White
Star, were rotten, with many tack ones
that hal to TO left ON the lot, aad many
turned black in the winter, so that "e hid
to eat those dug in August III "ome
Beauty WIS dug last, and there was not Il
rotten potato. but they were quite scaboy.
This year | have not had peck Of rotten
potatoes in 20) bushels lplanted the Early
Roe and Rome Beauty on very dry some
Of 1t sand J lani. They yielded half a crop
Of rather small, bot no rotten ones These
we're planted early; they began TO set i'll a
drouth; set again after the rain, but were
small About the FIRST Of June | planted a
patch that was too wet To- plans
sooner This was planted with White Star
and Clark's No. I, which l think are the
same variety. There was no fungus ON
these, and the tops kept green until Octo-
her, after one or two frosts Dug Oct 8
and IS; great yield and not dozen rot
ten ones in ninety bushels; they are all in
the cellar in one solid body. In these was
greatly disappointed. ! expected they
would be so rotten as not TO he worth dig
ging: but | watched them daily and saw
that the fungus was not on Them "a on
some of our ueighbors, who had many rot
ten potatoes.
l shall continue to dig early. before the
fungus makes its appearance; half crop OF
sonnd potatoes Is worth more than who G
crop Of rotten ones
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him report

This has not been discussed much In these
columns, because there were so ur,ny dill r.
ent opinions about It, The approved way,
however, at las. favors what Is called the
Swedish method, the coll. deep setting 10
is as follows Try it. While the milk Is yet
warm from the COW put it into deep pans and
SGT it into a cold place, with the temperature
as low, at least as A. dog, lower, II possible,
even to IS deg. This suddenly chills and
contracts the milk, and the lighter cream
naturally rises 10 the surfaca BY this means
all the cream is got out OF the milk. 1t
should be left in the cold place twelve to
twenty-four hours For raising cream In an
ordinary country home nothing can possibly
be found so good as the old fashioned spring
house. with stream Of ice-coli water run
ming through Ii. When this cannot 10 had,
liberal drafts should be made ON the Ice
house, which is found upon every well-resu-
lated farm
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
Raising Corn in Georgia.
Southern CultivatOr.l

In 1855 used seed fresh from the north
Of the large champion White Dent and the
improved sort OF Yellow Dent, that Is now
known az the Golden Beauty. Used also
Blouut Profile on two or three acres, but
about six acres each of the other two sorts.
My land is very high. light sandy loan, was
thrown into beds five feet apart; corn drop
ped two and half TO three feet in the water
furrow; MANFRED at planting with hand
full OF compost on each side Of the hill,
covered with cultiyator. Compost Of cot
ton seed and stable manure. with half the
quantity Of phosphate and kainit that Fur
mans formula calls for The whole crop of
all kinds made vigorous growth, the early
season heinz favorable, and by July | was
past any danger from dry weather. By
Aug 10 it was all hard eni dry in the field
1t was on liie same hand that yielded in 1884
twenty-five and half bushels, by measure
ment, per acre This year did not measure
any OF it, tut believe il il heavier, batter
corn and urore of it. The White Dent is as
heavy AMI fire corn as Oue neszi wish-pure
white. large ears, deep grain The Golden
Beauty IL largo ears, a lighter grain than
the othe.. . Enot enough for Ill rurposes
There or "a pat the suggestion that iced
corn, fire. '.u:n higher Ia itud-- : ;le best
chanc, g.. orn crop in TIL zen Il
will mak e'y time, while ccrl, hat Is SC
ciina:e,! al act 70 t. 1eJ.t.I % alto
getl,er.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
Dairy Outfit.

The following list comprises all the articles
absolut ly required to handle cream from
milk of 30 cows for butter making.
One 100 gallon cream vat; one Cd gallon
churn; one butter worker; one dairy scale;
two dairy pals; two dairy thermometers;
ono cream tester; one strainer; 50 setting
cans.
Tho price of this outfit Is about, we under
stand. $50 For 100 cows milk an engine
and boier would be necessary ard addi-
tional setting cans. and would cost, in addi-
ton TO the fifty cows outfit, in the neishbor-
hood of $500
Three creanleries In Madison county, Ia,
pay to the farmers from sl25, 600 to $50, 900
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get Eve or ak barrels and Ill with man
uro-do this before treakfast-take them to
he Fl Id and leave the barrels at o proper
distarct apart; le. one hand distribute these,
md wien the barrels are lsilf empty they
eau be easily moved up to the rows One
hand can distribute as fast as one can load
up, putting 100 to 800 pounds per acre.
At noon the barrels can be collected and
refillsd for evening. By so doing, the pow
Will be stopped only a short time.
The barrel plan prevents waste,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
YOUNG FRANKLIN.

Fig 1 shows Young Franklin" mag
nific,nt Galloway bull, imrorted. He Is
years old. We reproduce his picture from
the herdbcok of his owner and importer, MIR.
+. G. Babrock of Hornellsv lie, N Y.
Young + kiln is claimed TO TO the best
type Of the Galloway freed ever brought to
this country The black Scotch cattle are
not unusual milksr1. They have never oeen
cultivated for thi, purpoe. Their strong
point is tn ir beef producing qualities For
this hey are sail to be the beSI reed Of cat
tie known. A group Of ABERDEEN nguse'
exhiLi ed at the Paris international cattle
show il. 1878 as beef cattle took a prize OF
500.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
CREENSKARES XIV.

The young cow in The picture belongs to
the Aber lepn- Angus family. she is of long
descent and undoubted good qualities. The
ch eff use of he polied Scotch ca tie in this
county would be to cross them upon the
bic-horned wild breeds of Texas and the In
dian terri DRY. The bull in Fig. hooks to
be almost pure beef He has an extraor-
dinarily 10 body, and there is very little
waste tbs ,ue about him His legs are short
and his paunch is small, comparatively.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
a Stump of the Foot.

There IS many poor farmer that mOurns
tho los OF corn crop and many poor
gardener that can i'll afford to lose his cab
hage or celery crop that would have saved
their lost crops had they known that a
stamp of the foot m the hill Of corn, or that
a press of the foot along the roots Of the
cabbage or celry would have proved the
salvation of the crop in each case.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06

til uk the farmers are thinking the whole
ye1r round about fences, for they are tho
most expensive thing the farmer has TO do
with. We think we have found just what is
a bonanza in fences It is in the shape of
RuSsslls champion rail fence 1t takes five
rails and two stakes anl little wire to
make a fence that will keep cut all stock,
and wind cannot get ID down. Almost any
old fence ha; rails enough left to make this
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
FARM zGARDIElg
scotch POlled Cattle.

We have men oned h, American polled
or ''muley breed of cattle III y are usually
whi'e vl h red ears The Scotch polIed
cal tie. on the contrary, are Usually back
lh.y ar di. tinct creed an knpwn as the
Sco'cn blaci cutie There se two fam-
hes, the yari u ar names Of which are Gal
loway and Aberleen-Angus
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06

What Is more annoying than sick stom.
ach. NICHOLS BARK AND IRON IL the
only sure remedy. Its tonic and vigorat.
ing properties are unequaled.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
MONEY TO LOAN.

am nov lending money At and ; per cent nteres,
In sums Of from 500 up 10 $1,000 On long short
time, on farm lands In la Sale and adjoining coun.
ties The rate OF interest determined by size Of loan,
amount Of Sc urty and time loan is Ia run.
Call On address, LEVI W. ROOD,
Sheridan. H.
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rr.Ikht trains -,,,p- Nasse,gers leave ottawa
fJlows: For Earl, 80 Pm: for Aurora 1905 A. N.
.: Streator. ~ a, n. $50 r ~. and blh a. v.
Morning. train mai - clooe connection stAGiJiAi6
~ points east and w at
Pullnan Palace eeping Cars, c r. q DraTt. a
.oun ,ars Hortont Reclining Chair Cars, and the &
b. & o Psace DHH, Cars, by this route. All iaforirs
ion shout rs'e4 OF fare sleeping car accommodation
aud tiuo tables vii Chperfully given by applying to
PERCIVAL LOWELL,
8el eral Passenger Agent, Chicago
THOs. 7. POTTER, -
General Manager Chicago. GEO. Il. ROE,
Agent AZ bttawR
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Chicago, Alton & st. Louis Railroad
On and After April - 1894, trains on the c. 4, Z.
L. pass Joliet ~ follows.

Lightning Eypresa, Denver KN1-rS-, and han-A' ~
and St tJnis Exprrrs trains rtn daily; Express Ma
AMI Joliet Accommodation run daily except Sunday
Kansas Ciy sA1 81 Louis Express guinE south rms
through without change Of cars. Morning ua.n U =
IOns hAs free chair carr and evening trALa ''fD1h
Jay W ADAMS,
Ticket Agent C. & a aTU5t-
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d III WASHINGTON AVENUE, ST LOUIS.
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How many terrible aches ones poor head
has and what suffering is caused by these
headaches. Relief may be had from Nervous,
Neuralgia, or Sick Headache by the use of
SoNcSA\<SW which is cure for Nervous
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism sciatica
and Gout. No proprietary medicine has ever
obtained such strong endorsement from the
medical profession.
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Sic Suit.

OF tho Louisville On ,JeGerson,i.., iu.sy Co Mn
d, Z. loRsEY, w!.o Ives Oh Wall, Je.,r "a H.
Ind, suffered 'eycrely from Ne raj ! in tho face
anu was quickly cured by ArHLoPAoRos.
Many ladies suffer from headaches which IRE
OF hourals origin. IN such cases Athlo Ihosoj
Is invaluable, ~ twill quickly remove the auso
Ihousan are enduring untold agony from
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ATHl0PH0ROS T nas 1s 10 s' H., s'G /, nesi
It's absolutely safe and 1. never fails to drive
neurall1a away. Neuralgia and rheumatism are
twin discusses. Athlophoros cures both. Hun.
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own state who have been cured by 1t II you have
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Ask your druggist for Athiophoros. II you
cannotret II of him will send II express paid on
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prefer that You buy it from your druggist but II
he hasn't 1t do not be persuaded 10 try something
else, but order at once from Us as directed.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-07

The January number OF the New
York Fashion Bazaar contains some
beautiful mid-winter fashions and is
quite full of solid matter that must
prove OF interest to the fashionable
and literary world. The illustrations
are marvelously complete, giving the
bridal robes for both bride and her
fair handmaidens, for church, street,
theater and reception, for the child,
debutoate, chaperon and moumer; in
fact all the latest styles are pictured.
The number opens with new story
by Mary f, Bryan called "Kidee or,
the Sphinx of the Red House 1t is
cleverly written and promises well.
For Love or Riches" by the author
of "a Fatal Dover" also begins with
this number, It's several departments
are ably edited and contain useful in
formation that should be read in ev-
cry household, Subscription $3.50
per year, single copies % cents. Adj
dress George Munro, Munros Pub
fishing House, II to q Vandewater
St, New York. p, O. Box 376l.
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Holman, and is certainly entitled to
be called the watch dog Of the treas
ury."
Mr.. r, A. Shipley is a splendid man
and splendid clerk He thoroughly
understands his business and is great
help to the magistrates. Few ques-
tons are raised that he does not I'M
derstand, and it would be hard for the
Court to get along without him. Mr..
Shipley will not be q candidate for re-
election. He has served acceptably for
eight years and now desires to retire.
1t is safe to say he could be reelected
ii he desired to again make the race,
The Superintendent Of County
Schools, Prof. Patton, made very in.
teres:ing report, but it was not filed
with the clerk and we are unable to
quote from it. Candidates for the va
rious Offices are not very numerous as
yet. Mr. J. NJ. Carr, of Johnson City,
will be a candidate before the Demo-
cratic convention for County Court
Clerk. He is a good man and would
make good officer, having been a
Justice several years. and being fa-
miliar with the duties OF the Office
Washington county Democrats are
about solid for Judge S. J, Kirkpat-
rick for one Of the Supreme Court.
That he will get the solid delegation
from this county there can be no
doubt. His prospects in other East
Tennessee counties are flOttering and
his chances for the nomination are
among the best.
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$6sO2.4O
sErTLrMENT wITn CLERKS.

E. A, shipley, county Court Clerk.
To am'nt charged year 1885, $326O69
To am'nt paid over in full, 326069
w. L, Mathes, Circuit Court Clerk.
To am'nt charged year 1885, $15795
By am'nt paid over in full, 1875
A. B. Bowman, Clerk & Master.
To am'nt charged year 1885, $29773
By am'nt paid over in full, 28773
Trustees account, year 1885, John
s. Mathes.
To amount county tax, 1885, $7O65.6S
To amount received from 9TH
er sources, S9S.61
To amount of school tax, 1885 9100.26
To amount received from 9TH
er sources, 1881
To amt of road tax half work
and half money, 2163.50
By amt of county school tax
paid over, 1894
By amt of road tax paid over, 1888
State school receipts cancel
ed, 156091
At the close of the year 1885 the
county was in debt $201772, this
amount has been paid in full and our
county is now entirely out of debt ;
warrants at par.
A number of the road commission
ers have failed to make settlement
according to law; therefore we are
unable to make definite report.
Would say, from the settlements
made so fag, that we think there
will be money sufficient to defray all
the necessary expenses to this date.
Finally, the foregoing shows that
$1O972,32 is the amount to draw upon
for county purposes during the com
ing year 1886 with all the collectablt
privileges to be added to said sum.
Respectfully submitted,
D. w. F. PEOPLES,
Chairman County Court
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Congressional.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The chair
laid before the senate letter from the
Secretary Of War, inclosing estimates
and plans for the erection Of a build
ing for the engineers battalion, at
Willett's Point, N. Y. Also letter
from the Secretary of the Navy, re-
garding the inventory of stores at Ma
Wy yard.
The credentials OF Senator elect
Daniel, OF Virginia, were read and
laid on the table.
Dir. Harrison, from the committee
Oh territories, reported bill to legal
ize the ninth territorial assembly,
which was passed.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred, were: By Mr.. Blair, for the
erection OF monuments to Abraham
Lincoln and U. s. Grant. BY Mr..
Vance, repeating chapter y Of Octo-
Der, 1883, relating to the civil service.
The resolution by Mr. Hoar was, at
his request, referred to the committee
on foreign relations. 1t requests the
President to take measures to enlarge
and revise our extradition treaties, so
as to cover cases of ENLIGHTENMENT and
other breaches OF trust.
Mr.. Sherman offered concurrent
resolution accepting the statue of ex-
President Garfield, presented by the
State of Ohio, which has been placed
in the capitol. Agreed to.
Mr.. Gray gave notice that he would
call up Mr.. Beck's silver resolution
and speak on it. Mr.. Beck asked as to
its present parliamentary condition.
The chair said it was on the table,
and the pending motion was to refer
it to the finance committee.
Mr.. Beck asked Mr.. Morrill, wheth-
Ell he had not misunderstood his
(Beck's) remarks ON the silver ques-
ton.
Mr.. Morrill, took pleasure in saying
he had misunderstood Mr.. Beck's ref
erence to the President and the Sec.
rotary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Beck disclaimed any personal
attack upon the President or secreta-
ry Manning in his silver speech.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-07

The New York Ledger begins the
new year with new story by the
great American authoress. Mrs. South
worth, who is generally conceded to
be the most popular authoress in the
country, Sylvanus Cobb, Jr, ] F.
Smith, Major Alfred Rocheiort, Prof.
VIM. Henry Peck and many others
who have been such favorites with it's
readers will continue to write for it.
We cannot too often reiterate that the
young people, especially of our day,
need a pure, interesting and instruct
i've family paper, such paper as ev-
cry father and mother would wish
their children to read. This has been
the Ledger's great, characteristic and
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In addition to the stories will be found
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-07

David Davis announces that he is
out Of politics His retirement will
necessitate the deposit of 400 pounds
OF ballast in the hold OF the Ship of
State.-Aiane0polis Tribune.
They kicked a negro out of 3 skat-
ing rink in Connecticut few days
ngo, not because he couldn't skate or
hadn't paid his fare, but because he
was a negro. He ought to come South
and grow up with the country.-No-
con Telegraph.
Senator Sherman in recent inter-
view expressed more sorrow than an
ger over the alleged fact that the chief
city in his State is in the hands of
criminals. When the criminals were
Republicans John rather enjoyed it,
! Chicago Herald, Ind
John Sherman has dismissed u coup
lie OF Senate pages appointed by the
late Mr.. Hendricks. There is no APP
plieation OF the principle "To the vic
tors belong the spoils" too small and
mean not to be made by John Sher-
man.-Chicago Times.