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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22
GerRniums.

The usual custom is to set the plants in the
open ground in spring, and on the approach
of frost take up and pot in the most approved
manner. In the course Of a few days the
leaves turn yellow and die, leaving your
plants with long, leaAess branches, if they
do not die outright. Those that survive in
the course of time begin to grow from the
end Of branches. and very few flowers are
produced.
My flower loving friends, II You would
have nice, symmetrical plants and plenty Of
bloom, follow the advice given, and begin
operations now Take cuttings Of all
varieties intended for winter Towering at
once. Pot as soon as rooted in small florists
pots, and repot as soon as the roots become
matted around the ball of earth within the
pot. Care must be taken to stop the hole in
the lot ON of the pot As soon as the dan
ger from frost is over plunge the pots in the
open grouni and repot as often as necessary.
Remove the flower buds as often as they APP
pear until the middle Of August, and when
cool weather approaches remove to the win
dow and your plants will receive no check
and plenty Of bloom will reward you for
your trouble. II from any cause you desire
to save any Of those planted out in the open
ground the plants must be pruned back
severely Water once thoroughly and then
sparingly until growth begins Also keep
in cool place.
This treatment given for geraniums. Is
suitable for roses, chrysanthemums, hello
trope, etc. In fact, it is almost impossible
to lift he.iotrope and keep alive.
You will also need some soil for next
winters use, and now Is the proper time to
begin its preparation. Take rich sods from
some old pasture or roadside, pile up and
mix with some manure, and give the heap the
benefit Of your soaR suds on wash days, and
if turned occasionally you will have soil
suitable for all kinds Of plants
The following are excellent varieties Of
the double geraniums: Asa Gray, color
salmon; Mrs E. G. Hill, white tinted pink;
Remarkable. violet crimson, very fine
Richard Brett, orange scarlet; Zenobia,
cherry, and Gen. Grant, immense truss Of
light scarlet Orange County Farmer.
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FARM zGARDEN
One of the Many Humbugs.

Henry Combs, Of Creston, Ia, thinks hog
cholera is caused by an unnatural growth Of
little back teeth in the hogs mouth, causing
fever, and II the teeth are pulled the hog will
get WELL He thinks II so strongly that he
performs the operation at twenty-five cents
a head. He claims that he never fails. The
editor Of This Homestead strikes at Combs
and his tooth pulling nonsense Hike this: lot
course they will find black teeth II their
own stomachs are badly out Of order their
teeth will be black. This gentleman is doing
a thriving business pulling hogs teeth out at
twenty five cents per head. He or some
other benevolent chap offered TO pull the
teeth out Of our hogs last summer for fifteen
cents per head. The hog dentist has raised
his price ten cents He pulled the teeth out
Of one Of our neighborb hogs at that figure
They all died.
'Why do we notice such foolishness as
thisl Simply because the state Is chuck
full and running over with just such ut er
bosh and nonsense Half the farmers in the
state think that II they will drive their hogs
when they have the cholera they will get
well. Others believe they will get we'll II
fed salt and ashes, others lime. Others cop
peras, carbolic acid, walnut hnlls, or walnut
bark tea, sulphuric acid. nitric acid, etc.
One of these remedies for cholera is just az
good as another. Except the teeth pulling
business they are all good il your hogs don't
have the cholera But II they have the
genuine cholera, and you can tell that by
opening them, the best cure is a club on all
pigs under six months With proper diet
and food about half the old sows will get
we'll Country Home
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22
KEEPING OUT THE cOBWEBS.
How Presidents Have Kept Their Minds
Clear by Caring for Their Bodies.

How Presidents Have Kept Their Minds
Clear by Caring for Their Bodies.
President Cleveland Is the only president
in our history who seems to have no amuss
ments whatsoever. George Washington
was noted for his muscular development
He was fond Of jumping, and to the last
day OF his life kept a pack Of hounds for
hunting He could dance upon occasion,
and he was careful enough Of his health to
60 to bed every night at 10 o'clock Jetfer
son was great horseback rider, and he rode
throughout the country about Washington
daily during his presidency. He usually
srent two hours in the saddle, and no was
home at Monticello he paid great attention
to farming, and he often walked about the
streets Of Washington whils In the White
House. When Cleveland was inauguratsd,
tho press was full Of wonder ct his getting
up for breakfast at o'clock in the morn.
ing, and the whole nation pattsd him on the
back for II, as 1t were. Still Washington
got up at day break, and Jefferson crawled
out as soon as the light struck his chamber.
John Adams, who was as fat proportion
ately as Cleveland Is, used to take walk
from the White House around the capitol
before his breakfast, which, by the way, he
took as early as Cleveland, and his son John
Quincy Adams, was wont to go down to the
Potomac and take swim before he ate his
morning meal
Both Of the Adamses were great walkers,
and while John Quincy Adams was presi-
dent he used to walk out to the race course,
two miles from here, and back again when
ever any great sport was on hand. Andrew
Jackson was hard worker, but he was a
democr ATTIC fellow, and he liked horse rae
ing, cock fighting and good social smoke.
He often attended the COCK fights on the
Washington heights, above Sixteenth street,
and at one Of tn, greatest races OF the days
of his presidency he had horse Of his own
admitted in the name of his private score
tary, Maj. Done.soo. President Harrison
was great walker, and he did riuch of his
own marketing during his short stay in tho
White House. He would get up and 60 to
market before breakfast. and though he was
an old man h. often went about without an
overloat
Frank Pierce was another great horseback
rider and he was accustomed to gallop
through the streets of Washington at mid
night on a fine blooded stesd Buchanan
was great beau socially, AMI he did some
walking. Lincoln drove about somewhat,
and it was not uncommon to see him OH the
streets here. He liked the theatre, and a
box was Always reserved for him. Grant
walkel up and down the broad pavement in
front of the white house for an hour o. two
every morning, and his love for horses and
driving amounted to a passion. He was not
averse to having fellows call upon him in
the evening, and he partook of much social
enjoyment Hayes reign was great one
SC tally, and Arthur kept his house filled
with guests, and took long drive in the
country daily. - Carp" in Cleveland
Loader
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How to Hang q Birthstone.

To hang a grindstone on its axle and to
keep it from wabbling from side to side re-
quires great skill The hole should be at
least three-eighths or one-half inch larger
than the axle, and both axle and hole square
then make double wedges for each of the four
sides of the square, all alike, and thin enough
so that one wedge from each side will reach
clear through the hole Drive the wedges
from each side. II the hole through the stone
is trne, the wedges will tighten the stone
true; if the hole is not at right angles to the
plane of the stone, it must be made So or the
wedge must be correspondingly altered in
the taper to meet the irregularity of the hole
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story Told by IA Prominent Sculptor.


A prominent sculptor the other day, while
putting the finishing touches TO a fine portrait
bust that he had been working for some time,
told me the following little story Of Grant and
Mcclellan He wore long, loosely buttoned
linen duster and pushed back on his had was
a red fez, with black tassel attached by
cord to the middle of the crown As the
sculptor todd his story and scrutinized his
work at the same time the tassel bobbed
oddly from side to side.
an 1862, when Mcclellan was commanding
the army Of the Potomac" he said, IL had Oc-
casion tqEist the foundry Of Robert Wood Il
Co, in Philadelphia While there CHANGED TO
fall in with the old sculptor Bailey, and he
showed me small statuette Of Mcclellan that
he had Just finished. II showed the general on
spirited war horse, with military trappings,
and it was altogether an exceedingly we'll
executed group. 1t was popular, too, for he
sold a few copies in the bronze and large
number OF the plasterof paris casts After
the battle Of Antietam, and when Mcclellan
had retired from the service, | visited the
foundry again and saw the same ststuette,
with the exception that McGlcllan's head had
been replaced by one Of Grant-otherwise the
statuette remained unaltered, | Joked Bailey
about the tricks Of the trade and 50 al, and
he replied by saying: We'll, Grant and Nc
Clelan are about the same height, weight,
and ,ngure, you know, and seen from dis
tanre with their hats on they look good deal
alike. | can't do anything more with Nc
Gellan-h,As gone up-so thought I'd just
utilize what could of his statuette by put
ting Grants bead ON Macs shoulders Cor.
Chicago News.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22

Boys and girls generally detest goody good
children and grown people, AMI ! don't
blame them. don't like the goody.goods
myself, the prm, proper, solemn folk who
are always wanting to lecture young ones.
and talk to them about things they don't
like to hear and don't understand. When l
was little girl l used to run away and hide
where nobody could find me, il one of those
solemn talking people came to our house. l
always got a good scolding for it, but l
didn't mind the scolding, so that l escaped
the her horror.
There, too, are the sneaking, sniveling
children who set themselves up to be saints
and who are always telling on the rest and
laying down this and that which they must
and must not do Such boys and girls are
little hypocrites, and l don't blame the
others for disliking them
At the same time there is not boy or girl
alive who does not wish to be really honest
polite generous and lovable, and to be
thought such by other people. All children
want to be liked, and it is quite right they
should feel so. If there was any simple rule
which would make them all that they want
to be am sure thoy would be glad to know
it. Then they could practice it to them
selves without making any fuss about it
Well, there is such rule. 1t never fails
1t is old; as old as the world, and the stars
and the creation. Follow it out, and 1t will
make you brave and honest and gentle and
truthful and polite. 1t will carry you safe
through the world in the midst Of all kinds
of troubles and dangers. Best of all, it will
never stop you from having any decent fun
and sport You can be as merry and jolly
as the day is long, and laugh and play as
hard as you like. The girl or boy who fol-
lows this plan will be as far from being one
of the goody good hypocrites we all detest as
night is from day.
The one rule which will make true ladies'
and gentlemen Of you all Is just Thu: DO to
others as you would have them do to you
That is to say, treat other people just as you
think they ought to treat you. Learn to
put yourself for the time in the place of
every living creature, even the poor, dumb
trutes, the dog, and cats. which cruel
children sometimes torture. II boy is cross
to YOU, if he strikes you, don't hit him back
till you think a moment what you have done
to make him provoked II you are disposed
to give pain to a dog or kitten, just for the
fun of it. look into the eyes Of the poor little
like to be tortured if you were dog OF
kitten.
You will be uncertain sometimes just how
to apply the rule, but you have only to ask
yourself: What ought to be done to me if
were the other penson' Learn simply to
think yourself in the place Of the other per-
son, look at the matter with his eyes and you
can decide in an instant what to do Train
yourself to this from childhood up. In that
way you will 60 through the world having
good time yourself and making everybody
around you happy ELIZA ARCHARD.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22
Things to Do and to Know.

Kerosene oil put upon the heads and under
the wings of chickens wilfkh them
Do not try TO fatten very old cows or
sheep 1t will not pay. You can't make
them fat.
Have oatmeal porridge AMI cream for
breakfast The oatmeal makes bone, brain
and muscle
Fall pigs will thrive handsomely IL patch
of rye has been planted TO furnish them green
foed during the fall and winter.
Never plant pea for home use that ism;
wrinkled The buckshot varieties may be
had a few hours earlier, but they are only
fit to sell
In setting out trees let them lean toward
the south This prevents sun scalaing at
first The tree Will gradually pull itself
back upright.
II you have grape vines weak, feeble or
nearly dead cut them sR near the ground.
md let new sprouts spring UP from the roots
but do MOI ist over two OF them grow.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22
Betsy and the Babies.

After all the geod wife and the boys and
girls are the best things ON the farm. Don't
Target this when you find yourself given up
night and day to thinking about and caring
for those pigs and calves. If the pig or calf
goes wrong it can be replaced with money,
but not so with a helpmate wrecked with
overwork, or boy or a girl gone astray.
The best type of farmer is the one who
thinks of his family first; not that he thinks
less of his farm and its belongings, but more
of Betsy and the babies Indicator.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22
Ipoculatinp for Hog Cholera.

The Oskaloosa Herald SAYS: DR.. Schermer-
horn, OF jefferson, Ia, very worthy man
and one who is constantly experimenting in
a practical way, thinks that he has dis
covered a cure for hog cholera. He has
followed out Pasteurs theory as applied to
hydrophobia and other diseases, and pre-
vents the disease from spreading by inocula-
ton 1t is said that out Of herd Of 100
which had been exposed, fifty were treated
by incubation and fifty were not so treated
OF the former ba one died, whale in the
latter the cholera ran its course.
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The Profits.

Profit In farming consists In devoting most
Of your land to grass and stock; in making
large quantities Of manure, and applying 1t
TO a small portion Of cultivated land. giving
high cultivation. In this way more grain.
roots, ETC., Will b raised one year with an
other than can Be raised on the whole farm
by the usual Swimming and half cultivating
process Here Is success in nutshell; your
farm and pocket will grow fat; no mistake
about i'll
Profit in stock raising comes from giving
the best care and shelter with full feed from
the beginning. In breeding use only thor
oughbred males; half-breds produce only
mongrels and scrubs One pound of sulphur
to twenty of salt will prevent disease. ard
keep your animals healthy. Always salt the
hay in the NOW. One is apt to neglect CIV
ing salt in winter. Add sulphur, as 1t pre-
vents hay from molding and keeps it sweet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22

The Toronto NAL says: Hoven, the result
Of eating too much green clover in pastu o,
is easily prevented. Have good straw stack
accessible to cattle, and they will always eat
sufficient Of the dry stuff to neutralize the
evil effect Of clover. If one has no stack
then give a small ration Of dry hay or straw
each day II the trouble appears, admin
lister to the affected animal, as soon as dis
covered. five or six tablespoonful OF spirits
of turpentine Unless tbs sub iect Is too far
gone to stand, this will give relief
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~ HERIFF'S SALE-By virtue Of an execution Is
= sued out ~ the Clerks Office OF the Circuit Court OF
La Sale County and State VI Illinois and me direct
ed whereby am commando, to make the amount OF
certain Judgment recently obtained against Arthur
H. Dale Louie Dale and Frank Dale In favor Of the
First National bank Of Earlylle Illinois, out o, lands
enesents goods and chattels Of said Arthur H. Dale
Louie II. Dale aad Frank Dale, have levied ON the fol-
lowing property, to wit:
The south onehaN () of the west onehaf " OF the
south west quarter Y of section nve 49, In township
thirty I'VE ) north Of range four A. east Of the third
(Sd) principal meridian Also the north onehalf 90
OF the west onehalf NJ OF The northwest quarter %
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They AlwaYa Come.

The manner Of calling swine is as varied at
the number OF states The Pennsylvania
requests the presence of his herd with Pig
pig, pig, pig-gie. rig-gie." The North Caro-
linian halloos, "Pig-i, pig-i," dwelling on the
ii" each time The Hoosier calls, "Whoo-ee,
whoo-ee," and his Pigs come on the jump
from every direction. a Buckeye farmer
reasons with his big, easy-going, well-fed
porker, and coaxingly cries, $500, soo-soo
500, 500" The Kentucky farmer causes the
hills to reverberate with his heavy bass voice
"Poohe, poohe." A Dakotian brings his pig1
with shrill whistle. And thus each state
has its own peculiar manner Of calling the
swine
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22

bushel Of rutabagas per day. He substi
tuted an additional ga pounds Of corn meal
for the roots. fed and watered all they
would take, as before, and found the animals
all gained faster and the cows gave more
and better milk. He made up his mind that
raising bushel Of rutabagas for the cost
Of 2A pounds OF corn meal was pretty poor
business; about two cents per bushel 1t
would be-
This reminds us Of the remark Of that
dry old joker, Charley R Beach, Of Wis
consin, who. when asked II he advocated
feeding cows rutabagas as much As he did
In former years, replied: "No; ! have
wind mill now. and II answers the same
purpose. "-American Dairyman-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22
DESTROYING May Bugs.

The burning of rubbish heaps, which always
occurs after spring cleaning, should be done
at night, and when warm weather has en-
ticed the May bugs to venture out. Many
Of these will be attracted by the light and
destroyed Few like the May bug in any
state but before he assumed his present
active condition he was one OF the different
families of white and black grubs so de-
structive to Strawberries, corn and cabbage
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22

All mineral manures should be left on or
very near the surface. They are neve.
bulky, and to plow them in is to bury them
where roots of crops will find them so lete
as 10 receive little benefit therefrom. The
decomposition of barnyard manure under
the furrow gives both warmth and fertility
to the roots. But potash or phosphates
buried so deeply are either soon washed away
or become insoluble and of no value to crops.
Especially is this the case in soils having lit
tie vegetable mold
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22

1t It a well known fact that a colony cannot
long exist without queen, and she must be
such one as has met drone and become
fortified in order to lay eggs that will pro-
duce working bees these are essential to the
welfare Of the whole colony. The queen, il
prolific is capable Of laying 2,OOO or 5000
eggs daily during the honey harvest Just
in the same ratio as the eggs are deposited in
the cell by the queen, so they will hatch out
and become full grown bees in twenty one
davs
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BROWN RED GAMES.

Here we have the most useless of all varie-
ties Of poultry flesh, the Game, good only for
fighting. The cock is as plucky as bull
dog, and will fight as long as there is piece
of him left He will allow no other rooster in
the yard along with him. The hen lays only a
moderate number OF eggs. which are richly
favored, and the cock temper is very bad.
The Games have been bred till there Is not
much meat left on them Their long, sharp
legs and bealcs are very prominent
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Making Changes.

Every change that is proposed on the farm
should, if possible, be acc mpli.hed with
deliberation. Especially should this be the
case when it is determined to make a radical
change in the management of the dairy,
such as changing from summer to winter
butter making. from pasturins to soiling
Begin the change slowly, and try to learn
the hard places as you go along.
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BOYS GIRLS
Figures.

Astronomy is derful,
And interesting, 2;
The ears wolves around the sun
Which makes year 4 YOU
The moon Is dead and calm,
BY law of phys o great;
It's 7 where the stars alive
Do nightly scintil &
II watchful providence bee
With good in 10 tons fraught,
Did not keep up its grand design,
We soon would come to O
Astronomy Is derful,
But it's 9 S04
man 2 grasp, and that Is why
I'd better say no more.
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NICHOLSON a. GENTLEMAN,

NONSERvATOR'S SALE,-STATEO F ILLINOIS, LA
" SALLE CouNry-ss. by virtue OF u decretal order
OF the Probate Court OF said county entered at the Feb
ruary term OF said court A. 1856 on the application OF
Evans Finley, Conscryaor OF John OColer distracted
person. to sell the following described real estate, be-
longing TO said John OConer, situate In the township OF
Grand Rapids county OF La Sale and state OF Illinois
to Wit: The north sixtyone and seventy Ave one hun
drcdths i6i i5it0 acres Of the west half () Of the
northeast quarter " and the north ninetytwo and
west quarter () Of section SIX t6) In township thirty
two C) north In range four "a east Of the third T. VI
containing about one hundred nifty four and twenty
three one hundredhs 5i lS0O) acres shall on Satur
day the 5th day Of June D. 1885, at an adjourned sale
the hour of o'clock NJ sell all the interest Of said
John OConer in and to the said real estate AT the south
door of the Court House. in the city Of Ottawa In said
county and state.
Terms Of sale Us follows; Cash. -
EVANS FINLEY.
mayS-iw Conseryator of John OConer.
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Word Building.

Alone, am one hundred; AID a letter, and
become partnership; add another letter,
and am Hebrew measure OF seventy five
gallons; another, and | am a girls namS;
add fifty, and am product of the sea
Certain Roman numerals will help you in
guessing the above)
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Rutabasas No Good.

A farDer of Michigan tells bow he found
out that rutabasAs were worth but little as
fattening food. h says.he was feeding two
oxen and two pasture milking cows for the
purpose Of fattening For two months be
fed good bay, corn meal, middlings and one
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III.
Ia emits a gaftarrn zebree mecos toai-
fling yb,
Ban griosnsAly wkon ton hwy.
A'lenegif sa hewn tagre wordsc twaai
Freoeb leapac tage
Neos dronswou gareant; dan Guy scacer
loudw tarts,
Fl form a chaebs thear
A buel-yede brady, pspssng froth, soldhu
avs,
@Hedlob EN-! ma Mya"
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Aeaal
DISSOLUTION.

The partnership heretofore existing between the I'M.
iersgned partners doing business under the Arm
VI Leland Wheeler. druggists, at Utica, Illinois has
been this day dissolved by mutual consent. Dr. N. W,
Leland will continue the business az the old stand and
all indebtedness due the late arm payable 10 him,
anu oy him ali Indebtedness VI the rn win be settled
X. W. LELAND.
I. 4. WHEELER.
Utica, H., May Sd, isS6.--mays-sw'