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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
Road Law

Where a road is laid out but the damages
not paid, released, or agreed upon, and the
owners do not consent TO the opening of the
road, the same can not be lawfully opened
nor used as highway.
The commissioners of highways are not
authorized to give orders on their treasurer
payable at future time, nor when there is
no money in the treasury, and no tax has
been levied by them for the payment of
such order. The commissioners of high.
ways are authorised 10 levy not to exceed
sixty cents on each 500 at their semi.an
nual meeting proceeding the annual meet
ing OF the county board, for which no vote
at town meeting is required.
Where "a road has been legally laid out,
and the question of damages settled by pay.
ment or release as the law provides, and the
road is encroached upon at any time, the
commissioners of highway have authority
and 1t is their duty. to remove such en-
croachments to tue iull width CT the road
but they may be cases where road has
been laid out, and damages have not been
paid or released, but where the land owner.
have opened the road without objection
but not TO its full width, and the same have
been travelled for number of years, in
such case the commissioners of Highways
would haYe no authority to remove en-
croachments, beyond the line assented tC
by the adjoining owners.-Legm ddriSer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
Indian Wheat.

II Is now certain that the yield OF wheat
on this continent, especially in the north
western states, will be much below the av
erage this year. This certainty, says TIE
Globe, of Toronto has caused an advance In
price already. II isvery important TO ascer
tain as soon as we can whether further
advance Is probable or whether the advance
already made will be sustained, Much will
depend upon the state Of the crops In Great
Britain and France at the time of harvest
ing. The latest accounts say that in both
countries the harvest promises 70 be rather
below an average. The Indian wheat crop
has within few years become an impor-
tant factor in determining the price of
wheat all over the world. A few years ago
an expectation Of wheat from India was
not dreamt Of. In 1SS4-5 the land devoted
to wheat growing in India was 2S229,000
acres, and the prOduCt was S,396,UOO IONS
OF this a very large proportion was sent 10
| England, as the natives live almost eNclu-
sively on rice. There are still vast tracts
of rich land fit for wheat growing which
existing railroads do not reach, but which
will undoubtedly be opened in a few years
as wheat is considered to pay in India when
the price in London is as low even as 81 a
bushel. The total cost OF filling an acre of
irrigated land under wheat, including three
rupees for seed, , for manure, rupees for
rent, and all the cost of blowing, narrowing,
reaping, thrashing, clearing, and canal dues
Is from 81 10 80 rupees per acre, say $50
But we are concerned jast now rather with
the crop of the last harvest than the posi-
bilitieS of the future. Less land was put
under wheat In 1886 than in the wear pre-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
When To Cnt Fodder Corn

The superintendent of the Massachusetts
agricultural experimental station, reports
thas series of tests carried out with plants
taken from our fields had demonstrated the
fact, that the vegetable matter in the va
riety Of corn on trial CLARK had increased
from 80 to 100 per cent in actual weight
between the time Of the first appearance
of the tassel and the beginning Of the glaz-
ing Of the kernels. 1t was found that the
same variety of corn, raised under fairly
corresponding circumstances, As far as the
general character Of the soil ard the mode
of cultivation are concerned, contained in
one hundred parts, at the time OF the first
appearance OF the tassel, from twelve %
fifteen weight parts of dry vegetable mat
ter and from eighty-two to seventy five
parts of water while al the time of the be.
ginning of the glazing of the kernels the
former was noticed 10 vary from twenty
three TO twenty. eight wei ht parts and the
water from seventy seven 10 sevauty-twU.
These results Of our investigation left no
doubt about the fact that our green fodder
corn AT the time Of the glazing of the ker.
n-ls contained nearly twice as much vege
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

The bill imposing "A tax on every pound OF
fraudulent butter manufactured passed botL
houses of congress some time ago. The presi
dent has signed it and it is now law. The
act comes under the head of a revenue bill
like the statutes taxing whisky and tobacco
OF course any man has right to manufac
ture lard and talow butter if he wishes. TC
forbid his doing 50 would be to interfere with
industrial pursuits But when he sells tina,
product for something which it is not, Their
he oversteps the bounds of legitimate indus
tries. Oleomargarne was thus universally
sold. The subject was Il very difficult one te
legislate ON, and congress balanced matter,
by imposing a revenue tax ON the article II
the new law brings up the price of butter far
mcrs and dairymen will have cause to rejoice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14


There has been very severe drought in
Iowa.
L. F. Wisher, If Iowa, has cut and put up
this year | ,49j tons Of hay.
The Triumph is a very large new American
gooSeberry, said to be delicious.
There are those who are dead against
orchard grass, declaring it a failure in all
respects,
cages on almost everything they have on
their farms-cattle, horses, grain etc,
Orchard and Garden is of the opinion that
the Erie is the coming blackberry, because it
has the irOnclad cane of the Snyder and the
large fruit of the LawtOn.
Gilt-edged butter is down TO ten cents a
pound in some pOpulous localities. This is
discouraging, but just hold on to the handles
and wait 1t can't last forever.
A correspondent of Vick'S Magazine has
found that sweet corn soaked for few hours
in strong solution of arsenic and placed in
the runways Of moies cleared his garden Of
the pests.
Sam JOnes-I have often thought that a
great many people would like to swap sides
with the Lord The old country farmer
would like 10 do the raining and shining and
let the Lord do the blowing and sowing.
reckon he would get on swimmingly with his
rain and storms. How he would thunderl
He'd burn the world up in about ten minutes
firing his electricity around
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

Winter Ralishcs.

These can be Sown at any time up to the
18th of August, if the season is favorable
The soil should be thoroughly prepared ant
made fine and the seed sown and slightly
covered with the rake, taking pains to pres
the soil firmly down upon the seed. lprefer
when it can he done, To SOW soon after II rair
in preference to sowing just before. Take
pains not to SOW too thick. If sown as they
should be in rich mellow soil they will make
IA rapid, large growth and should have plenty
of room.
| usually SOW the Red China, although the
Black Spanish is a very good variety. They
are fully as easily raised as turnips and car
be sown with them, although often find va
cant places in the garden that can be sowI
with them proiitably.-N. j. Shepherd i'll In
diana Farmer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
Ing manure or marketing produce. Where

Ing manure or marketing produce. Where
sixty TO 100 loads Of manure are used per
acre In single year, this alone requires a
great deal of team help, and the crops to be
marketed need proportionately as much or
more. Even for ordinary farming on very
rich land, four horses, and sometimes more,
may be profitably kept on farms Of fifty or
seyentyt five acres, since this amount Of
team help will be needed TO crop the land
as il should be, and do the work at the
right time. Yet there are very many farms
of this area of poor land where so much
blowing and cultivating would never pay
Very poor land will not pay much anyway,
but is least expensive when kept in grass,
Where this is the case keeping five or six
horses on a titty.acre farm would use up
most Of the produce.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
The Bad New West.

Some portions of the new west are totally
unfit for farming, and the country will not
be available for several years yet to come. a
sad story comes from southwestern Kansas to
the effect that many men are hauling
water eight and ten miles for their families
and stock, while fuel and food must be hauled
from the Arkansas river, forty or fifty miles
away. The grass is only an inch high, while
the highest weeds are only two or three
inches. There will be absolutely nothing
raised south of the Arkansas and west of
Crooked creek this year.-Denver Field and
Farm
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

The Postoflice Department will soon is
which will entirely remodel the present
regulations in regard to the l0-cent stamp
special delivery of letters. The bill passed
by Congress- and which was signed by the
President, instead of restricting this
service TO Offices in towns of 1900 inhabi.
tants or more, extends il to every office in
the country, and TO all classes of mail mat.
ter as we'll as letters, The postmasterS are
to receive cents for each letter, and are to
be allowed TO make what arrangements or
contracts they may desire to secure the
prompt delivery of this class of mail mat
ter. II will not be required that force of
carrier boys should be maintained.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

The dairymen Of England have been enjoy.
ing big exhibition of their goods at Bristol.
One interesting feature was the annual CON
test between the dairymaids in butter max
ing, the trial taking place during the fair. TIC
each competitor was given an equal allowance
of cream and all the necessary tools for max
inc a fine article. There was two days trial
and in proof of the good work done, there
was the remarkable coincidence of those tax
ing the first prizes the first day exactly re-
velsing their positions the next; those taking
the second the first day took first the second
IqV
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

for the use OF the machines, as NJ much per
bushel for threshing and this is rigidly al.
hered TO- A sum is set aside for keeping the
machinery in order, Compared with what
the company would have paid by the old
methods, the profits Of this cooperative COM
pany have been very large. At no time,
either, have there been any of the chickering's
and attempts Of each man to boss that are
said to destroy cooperative enterprises in
general Those who want the machines most
have, of course, the most to pay into the COM
mon treasury. At the end of the season the
sum Is divided equally
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
An EnterpriSing. Rcliacle House.

D. Lorriaux can always be relied upon
not only to carry in stock the best Of every
thing, but to secure the agency of such arti,
cles as have well knewn merit, and are pop
ular with the people, thereby sustaining the
reputation Of being always enterprising and
ever reliable, Having secured the agency for
the celebrated DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. will sell it ON a positive guar
antee. 1t will surely cure any and every af-
lection Of throat, lungs and chest, and to
show our confidence We invite you to call and
get trial bottle free
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
EARM sGARDEN
Feeding Calves.

Our artist has redrawn from The Rural
New Yorker two pictures showing the
; right way and the wrong way
OF feeding calves. Not long since an
urchin was giving milk TO pet Jersey cali in
the old fashi oned way, He had mind of an
experimental turn, and after feeding tue ami
NAL he hung the bail of the empty milk pail
over its baby horns, Just for fun" Conse-
quence-the poor silly beast was frightened
almost to death 1t ran and ran, believing
with terror till it was exhausted. Nobody
could get near enough to it to take the pail
Off. The sight of human being scared it
still more wildly, for was he not one Of the
race that had hung the pail over its horns,
and would he not torment it still more! 1t
raced madly through orchard and over hill
and valley till it could run no longer Then
from sheer fatigue it stopped, and the kindly
house mistress, who had all the while been
striving to reach it, removed the frightful
machine from its head. 1t is the unknown
that is terrible, whether it be spooks To hui
man beings or milk pals to calves, 1t was
several days before the poor little Jersey was
itself again.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
THE WRONG WAY.

Fig. . show, the bad, old fashion of feed
ing calves The hungry animals butt the boy
or girl over sometimes in their eager haste to
get the milk Again they upset the pail and
spill it all, and have to go supperess. 1t is
no joke at all, raising calves in the old,
slouchy way.
The frame or feeding stalls shown in Fig. |
must be strongly braced and nailed. hun
CRY calf l., no weaklng when it comes to
knocking things about in search Of its dinner.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
Raise Your Own Cow Feed.

Raise all the cow feed You can ON the farm,
and buy as little as you can possibly get
along with. Corn should he the great stand
by, and get you a farm mill to grind it i'll.
There is no need for grinding it fine. The
best experts in feeding for large yield Of
butter say the crushed corn makes more
milk than fine grinding. Raise some oats to
crush with it, which is a good thing to take
the place of purchased bran
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
An Answer Wanted,

Can any one bring us case of kidney or
liver complaint that Electric Bitters will not
speedily cure? We say they can not, as thou
who are daily recommending Electric Bitters
will prove. Bright's disease, diabetes, weak
back, or any urinary complaint quickly cur
ed. They purify the blood, regulate the
bowels, and act directly on the diseased
parts. Every bottle guaranteed. For sale
at soc. by d. Lorriaux,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
For chapped hands, face and lips, use
Kaloderma. % cents, of +. y. Griggs.


For mildew on grape vines, dust on flow
ers of sulphur, either early in the morning
while the dew is on, or after a shower while
the foliage is wet. For the grapevine bee
tie, shaking the vine early in the morning
will bring them to the ground, when they
can very readily he destroyed. Spreading
cloth or piece of paper under the vines
will aid materially in catching them.
Stacked lime spriukled over the foliage
will destroy TIE Larvae. Plantlice of all
kinds can be destroyed by dipping tie
plant or part affected into kerosene and sour
milk, one part kerosene to three of milk
Sprinkling with strong tobacco water is also
recommended. For the strawberry leaf
roller the wisest plan, if they have become
firmly established, is to pillow under after
the fruit is taken off and set out a new
planting. If taken in hand early enough
hand picking may destroy them, but it re
quires considerable care, For rust, either
with the currant or gOoseberry, mulChing
with coal ashes is strongly recommended.
| have never had any trouble on this score,
as | have made ii rule to mulch well
around these plants soon after setting oit
-HufuJ Home.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
Gravel for Road Making,

The best gravel for road making has no
stones larger than a hens egg and is free
from dirt, and has no more sand among it
than will barely fill the interstices between
the pebbles. Clean gravel, free from dirt
and stones, will pack uniformly, make q
smooth road, and last indefinitely.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter,
chapped hands, chilbains, corns, and all skin
eruptlons, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction, or money refunded Price % cents
per box For sale bv ID. LorriauX.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
To Destroy Humble Bees.

When humble bees are troublesome, scatter
a handful of salt in convenient place near
their nest They will come out and commence
eating the salt, and it makes them stupid, and
then they can be easily destroyed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

Al x NE.JSSII, German Druggist and Apothe-
wi. cary. (wholesale and retail Main street 0tts-
wa III. Importer Of Drugs, Chemicals, French Cosni.
&C Brsndes. Vines, &C.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

nR. w NJ. StitPPARD, Member 81 the
~ Royal College OF ctertnsry Surgeons. England:
Fellow OF the London Iererinary Aedica Association
.lso Veterinary Ed or Dunsons SPIRIT Of tae WI
can be coDsulted NJ his Office, Lafayette ST. auss
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
WANDERING INTO NEW FIELDS.


Since 1880 the quack has entered into new
fields Seeing tho progress Of the age to be
chemistry and electric science, he has fol
lowed the chemist and the electrician, ami in
many cases has passed far beyond these TO
realms where science has not yet trod. One
Of these sells an electrical garment that will
cure every ill., from chilblains TO locomotor
ataxia Briefly described, it is zinc under
shirt and copper drawers, with a fool be-
tween 10 complete the circuit. Another
philanthropist OF the same breed extracts
from horses noblest food, the oat, new al
kaloid, alongside Of which morphine and
quinine sink into insigniticance. third
combines phosphorus and other poisons to
produce q nostrum, of which one drop re-
stores the exhausted roue and the WORKOUT
nymph to fresh and vigorous youth. And so
runs on the roll indefinitely. To make n
modern nostrum, and make 1t pay, do Us fol-
lows: To gallon of water add Coioring
matter enough 10 give hidcous hue, and
flavoring sufficient 10 make il nauseOus. Dis
solve in il little poison OF any sort, but
with polysyllabic name. Hire bad doctor
10 get up testimonials; a good journalist to
write up the system of every disease us being
specially cured by the new remedy, and u
firSt-claSS advertising agent to boom the
biz Upon the above directions any careful
man, with $1,000 10 invest, can realize a
competence, IL not fortune, and obtain the
respect OF both himself and the public. We
have no particular ill-will toward the quack.
II may be- that h. fills some useful function in
the divine dispcnsation, and IL an agency Of
cool Certainly he does assist in eliminating
the ignorant aud the foolish, and 50 increase
tho Intelligence aud intellect Of so~isty.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
THE RIGHT WAY.

II that farm had had the appliances here
shown for feeding calves, the mischievous lad
could not have experimental the way he did.
The stalls in the picture can be made by any
farmer or farmers boy with hands on him,
There is right way to do everything, and to
find it is the task set lis all BY the new way
calf feeding is robbed Of its teIrors.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

A poor appetite, badly nourished body
and shattered nerves are the three worst
enemies of human happiness. All who
take Nichols Bark and Iron are eifectually
protected from these calamities.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

nR- Il. NJ. NcA RrHUR, Ottawa III
~ Once In the Opera House Block. Opey from
o'clock A. n. TO O'Clock p. NJ. Residence On Benton
street. south Of Illinois Avenue. ian976
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

nR. q. MILLER. the well known Oculst
~ and Aurlst, OTTAWA, H. Office, over Lynchs dry
goods store. Main street
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

n Cruces, Attorney and Counselor at Law
~. Otlce in Lynch's block, Main street, Ottawa Ill
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
p Y 0tCiA N 8

nR. n. w. WEBS, (Deutcher poctor.) lais
~ Physician and Surgeon 70 the 81. Louis Female
Hospital. ONCE Seies Clothing Store, corner OF
Main and La sale srreets. Residence on soath bluf
NJ Mrs RenZ's. sp3
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

w. BREW EIi, Attorney and Counselor AZ
-. Law, aud Notary Public. Rooms 5, Il IL, Opera
House Block, Ottawa, III.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14

~ MoDOUCiAI4I4, Attorney IT Law Ottawa.
~. III. Once in Gcdney. Block. dec2-6
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14
professional CarDs.
a TITO q n G VS..

- w. w. I5LAI< r., Attorney and Counselor
". NJ Law Room 9, second floor Court House, Otta-
wa, Ill. All legal business promptly attended TO- janSI
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-30

The above comparison is particularly
valuable as showing the enormous in
crease of trade journals i'll the quarter
OF a century.
In 1860 the existing newspapers and
periodicals covered SO topics. Eighty
one publications were devoted to gen
eral news, 81 to religion. % to litera-
ture, II to commerce, s to juveniles. s
to insurance, S to finance, Z to science,
to comics, 5 to trade, 4 to railroads,
to sport, to politics, to crime, to
temperance, to agriculture, to edu-
cation, to music, to mining and 2 to
art. Law, drama, typography me-
chanics. fashion, inideliSm, history,
phrenology, Masonry, marine, military
and anti-slavery had each.
At the present time the subjects en-
braced are Sc in number, as follows.
Trade, 1877; general news, 1872; relig-
ious, 80; literary, IS; medical, 81; CON-
mercal, 27; science, 25 mechanics,
20; insurance, 10; education, ID; rail
roads, IA; Juveniles, IA; finance, IA;
sport, 10; fashion, -; agriculture, 10;
art, 8; law, s; comics, z; music, 6;
collegiates, 6; marine, 5; politics, 4;
temperance, A; drama, 4; Masonry, 4;
military, 4; fraternal other than Ma
sonic, a mining, 3; Typography, 8;
communistic, 3; hotels, 5; fire records,
3; matrimonial, 2; real estate, 2; cook
cry, .; labor, 2; electricity, 3; crime,
infdelism, history, phrenology, anti
monopoly, weather signals, social re-
form, heraldry, numismatics, express
age, poultry (fancy), municipal, green;
back, animals protection off, United
States mail, philosophy (sociaD, baby.
hood and journalism, l each. Of the
subjects extant in 1860 only one was
lost in the twenty-five years, that Of
anti-slavery, while the list was in
creased by 23 new topics.
Trade journals and class papers are
topic they represent, and there is a
general leaning to brief and compre-
hensive titles. Life carries the banner
for brevity, and the Hl"St1Wte Mach
Tichten aus DeutschlHn9, OeStereich md
Der Scha0eitg takes the heavy thunder.
N, Y. Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-30
No Wonder.

3 Merryboy is young gentleman who
olds down chair and draws a salary in
me OF the departments, He is given to
|ate hours and joval times with the gang
1.-THE gang being band of choice spirits,
nth a weakness Tor the same. The other
lay Merryboy showed up with that indie
oily time the night before. Settling down
DO work, he presently exclaimed:
"By Jove, my legs asleep"
His fellow-clerks looked up sympathizing-
8ngly, when one of them remarked, dryly:
"No wonder your legs asleep in the day
time--you keep it out so late of nights. -
Washington Ratchet.