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In Germany both the wheat and rye
crops are decidedly short of those Of las
year, and the potato crop Is also short Il
Is now estimated that at least 1900 DOC
bushels will have to be imported.
The wheat crop in India is reported not
as large as last year, when a., 100000 bush
els were exported, mostly to England. But
1t is estimated that with old stock on hand
India will export about the same as last
year.
Contracts have been made with English
firms under the terms of which they agree
to store in their warehouses wheat shipped
from America at the rate of seven cents
per bushel per annum, and insure its quail
ity through the period of storage.
Since the last years harvest France has
been compelled to import 17,25G000 bush
els The crop this year Is said to be %
1000 bushels against 207 100000 bushels
last year, and SO this country will require
the importation of about 4O,000,00 bushels.
Italy last season imported 100000
bushels OF wheat. The crop Is much bet.
ter than of last year, and it is estimated
that only 100000 bushels will require to
he imported. 1t is estimated that the usual
importation of 100000 bushels will be
required in Switzerland
In Great Britain the crop Of 1886 is pu
at 10000 900 bushels, against 1902 900
last year This it is said indicates that the
country will have to import ~ 600 600
bushels TO supply their usual demands.
Usually u large per cent of this de mand
has been drawn from this country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30
Planting Nuts.

The American Garden offers this advice on
the subject: Most nuts will not sprout after
they have become thoroughly dry, and should
therefore lie planted as soon as ripe. If the
ground is in proper condition the best plan is
30 plant the nuts just where the trees are
wantcl. \ mellow, moderately rich soil,
covering the nuts two or three inches deep,
and packing the earth firmly over them, is all
that is needed, II it is not practicable to plant
in the fall, or where squirrels and field mice
abound, which are very apt to steal the nuts,
it is better to defer planting until spring In
this case the nuts have to be kept in sand over
winter. To preserve nuts over winter take a
box--whch should not he watertight-cover
the bottom with about three inches of fine
sand, spread a layer of nuts over it, cover
with sand, and so on, finishing off with a
three-inch covering of sand; place out doors
and cover with soil. In spring as early as
possible, plant in nursery rows. or in the
places where the trees are to remain per-
nanently
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Feeding Lambs.

1t is only fair to retain sight OF the value
OF the manure made, when we are figuring
the profits Of any branch of stock feeding
We are led tc these reflections by a letter
from our good friend Richenback, Of Wayne
county, o. He says that in November, 1884,
he put in 1872 lambs at a cost of Sp5; from
that time until April II, 1885, he fed them
hay and grain worth, at market prices, 1903,
making an aggregate Of $685. At this time
he sold the lambs for 81 ,O6S leaving him q
balance of $40 for care, labor and interest,
and he asks if this should be satisfactory. He
had kept these lambs five months; the interest
On the cost of food for an average OF half
that time, and the wages and board OF the
person in charge, properly chargeable TO the
lambs, would amount to about S24, which
leaves a clear profit of 10 per cent. on the
money invested, which should be very salts
factory But there was in this case a con-
sumption Of hay and grain to the amount OF
$503; the phosphates, potash and nitrstes re-
manning in the excrements, il properly saved
and returned without waste to the fields,
could not be supplied in any other form at Il
cost Of less than $3.50 according to the ex-
periments of Professor Roberts, at Cornell,
the manure would he worth 1856 Iftwe add
this to the $l30, cash profit received, we shall
have $3.50, Of which, taking the cost of care,
interest and outlay for applying the manure,
we should have left not less than $500 or
about 30 per cent, and everybody knows
that last year was about the most untavor-
able for feeders ever known.
M, Richenbact also says he put in Nov.
A last 40 lambs, weighing Is pounds each,
at a cost of $S.75 per 100 pounds or $465 IS
for the lot. To these he has fed corn worth
IS cents per bushel; oats at 81 cents per
bushel; oil meal at 81 per ton; bran at $15
per ton, and hay at s. per ton. and he had
them to weigh 105 pounds each and was
offered 6 cents per pound, He asks if they
would have done better with roots and il he
could have made more money by shearig
them early.
He must have made fine margin Of profit
at last winters prices of grain, but we
cannot but think be would have done much
better by changing bis grain ration some
what. by feeding roots daily and by shearing
the lambs late in December or early in
January. --Rural New Yorker
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Farm Note. in the Cotton Belt.

Will our readers pardon us for again urg-
|ng the great Importance Of seeding down our
are fields! IL they have no faith in their
bility to raise grass, o. have no special use
or tina, crop, they can sow rye, and it is not
ct too late 10 do that. On average land and
DR. the purpose now i'll view, half busbel VI
sed to the acre will suffice, and the small
| utlay will be returned manifold in the i'm
|rovement Of the land. With peas as a sum
Ter renovsting crop, and rye as a winter one.
e have the best Of facilities for bringing up
IT worn and wasted soils.
Toward the last OF the month wheat SOW
x will be in order in the northern sections
the cotton belt 1t is well to realize the
ct that our climate Is not the best for
heat, and that il should not therefore be
AIDE a leading crop But while this is true
iudicious selection Of varieties, and Of
liable soie, with proper preparation and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30
liberated Foot.

For nearly five years | suffered with :
running, gangrenous sore on my foot.
spent all my wages for medicine, hoping Il
be cured. | never found any perinaurn
relief until Messrs. |. II. Il j. +. Pit'ard. 81
Wintervilie, Ga, procured for me eiX bot
ties of 5. 5 s, which, il il has not entirely
cured me, has certainly healed the sore
All swelling and soreness have gone Be
fore took Swlfts Specific at times coult
not walk at all. Only in bad weather do
now feel the slightest ache In my foot, and
go and come at will am truly thankful
for what it has done for me. A number OF
witnesses are ready 10 corroborate my state
ment CAROLINE JOHNSON, (COlOreG.j
Oglethorpe Co, Ga, July 10, 1886
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer 3, Al
lanta Ca
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TWO-BALE PRESS.

The feed hole is in the center of the press,
ut the side The feeding is done through the
side opening, the feeders standing upon the
ground, thus avoiding pitching up. Straw is
by it conveniently baled to be sent to paper
mills.
While one bale is being tied the last charge
IS pressed into the other, and while that
being tied the first charge is be-
ng pressed into the next, and fast time is
made 10y the large charges, empty chambers
md pressing two bales at "A time. The bale
l1xeOx30. which i fhA size desirable and
which fills a car Tor shippers. One hundred
pounds in this baIe makes it nice to handle,
md the press will pat 10 pounds in it for
dipping The press is twelve feet long
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To the Voters and Tax-Payers of La Sale
County.


FELLOW CITIZENS Both political parties
have net and made their nominations. To
my surprise the most of them are foreign
ers, and they are only one sixth of the Pop
ula,ion. Is that right and just to the native
born citizen? am foreigner, but think
Americans should rule America.
Let us go back and take view Of the old
political parties who tried which Of them
could stoop the lowest and bow the knee and
lick dirt TO the slave power, and In 1901
passed the infamous fugitive slave law
which was disgrace to America and the
civilization of the age, and was politica
death to Webster, Clay, Cass and Calhoun
not forgetting JEFF Davis; and was also polit
ical death to the Wing party, which wen
down and never rose again.
History repeats itself. What is the mat
ter with the politicians Of to-day? There ii
something rotten in Denmark. Have they
sold US to the whiskey power? Let us CONF
out from among them and be not partak
ers of their early deeds, Let US vote thu
prohibition ticket, and we shall close up tn,
saloons, jsils, penitentiaries and poor
houses, and taxation will be something Of thu
past.
| paid taxes in Illinois for forty eigh
years, and when in business my taxes wer,
over two hundred dollars a year, which
would make about seven thousand doilars:-
a nice little sum for an old man Of 50 year.
TO help him III the decline of life.
In my native city, Elgin, Scotland, tenn
perance closed the Jail and they raised the
white flag. The good time is coming. The
millennium is at hand.
JOHN HossAcK.
Ouama, M., Oct 81. 1885.
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Wean the colts in time for them to learn u
eat folder and hay before cold weather.
A farmers wife who took extra pains with
her butter, but could get no sort Of price for
it, investigated the grocer who acted a. com.
mission merchant, and found h. kept ths but
ter box open between big Goldfish aud bag
Of onions
Two swindlers are making money out Of
thefarmers at Fulton, Ills, toy driving around
sailing barrel. OF sugar at about half the mar
ket price In little time the farmers wife
strikes thu bed OF ordinary AL, on ~hicb \ few
pounds VI sugar have been reposlnS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

Those who believe that nature will work
off cough or cold should understand that
this is done at the expense OF the constitu.
ton. Each time this weakens the system,
and we all know that the termination of
this dangerous practice is a consumptives
grave. Don't take the chanChes, when Il
fifty cent bottle of Dr. Bigelows Positive
Cure will safely and promptly cure any re-
cent cough, cold or throat or lung trouble.
Buy the dollar bottle of DR.. Bigelow's Posi-.
tive Cure. Sold by f. u Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
ILLUSTRATION OF A FINE CLYDES.
DALE HORSE.

Picture Of TwO-Bale Hay Press-Fat-
teniRg Lambs for Markst-what Killed
Maria - Disease breeding Farm House
Vaults
Herewith is picture OF king Malcolm"
splendid Clydesdale stallion. He shows his
high breeding in characteristic markings,
among them the white strip down his moss
and the white hind feet. His magnificent
shape and mild, intelligent eye are notable
The full, flowing tail denotes strength and
health. The Clydesdales, crossed with our
native mares, viii come near making tho
farmers perfect aal-purpose horse, They arc
originally from the valley Of the river Clyde,
but now tho breed is raised all through Scot
land. They have immense strength and en-
durance. They are not SO large and heavy as
the English draft horse; but, on the other
hand, they are nimbler N action and some
strains of them make very good travellers
quite good enough for all ordinary purposes.
The Clydesdale has great proficiency, mark
ing his characteristics powerfully. The breeds
are 50 gentle and intelligent that they are
great pets with their owners. There is a look
in their large eyes Like that Of beautiful wo-
man.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

When the great head workingman OF
the country, Mr. Powderly, makes long
speech, and never once says that the tariff
Is making him rich and must be kept W
as high as the Pennsylvania monopolists de
mand, the protectionists will have to admi
that there Is liable 10 be a difference OF
opinion on the point whether taxation
makes wealth and com bination makes pros
perity-Chicdgo Herald.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30
The Errors of Youth

was afflicted with a terrible case Of
blood poison for about thirteen months.
was treated by the best physicians, and
used various kinds Of remedies, but re
ceived no substantial relief finally tried
the Swift Specific, and about four bottle,
cured me sound and well. ID. B. ADAMS.
Union 5. c. June p, 1886
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

The old stone house at Valley Forge
which Washington made famous as his
headquarters, is still standing, and memo
rial association has been struggling fol
two years to get 100000 with which to buy
II and the two acres of land that go with II
They have the money now and will make
the final payment on Nov. 9th to the heir:
of Hannah Ogden, the owners of the prop
erty. The house and land will be kept In
tact as q momento of the revolutionary
struggle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

Natural gas from the Pittsburg wells is
furnishes FOX heating purposes 1t these
rates For each heater and two registers,
$50. for each additional register when IN
use, s.; for each range, $40; for each
cooking stove, $l2 for each first CRATE, &
for each additional crate, So for each heat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

Our American stock is at present being as-
graded to some extent by an admixture OF
the vicious little mustang blood. Beware Of
it. II is delusion and IA snare. The Rras-
tang is tough, strong, and easily kept, they
say. So is q goat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

know case of eruption from poison
oak which continued to appear every
spring for several years, which was cured
10y the use of two bottles of Swift's Speci
tC. JAMES A. COFIELD, VI. ID.
Newberry, :. C., June %, 1886
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

Francis A. Walker, chief Of the census OF
1880 and boss statistician Of the country, esti-
mates that the population Of the United
States in 1900 will not fall short Of $1,000, 0O
Chicago Tribune.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

st Jacobs Oil Is pronounced most ex-
,traordipsry cure for rheumatism by Hon.
James Harlan, Ex.Vice Chancellor, Louis
Vile, Ky.
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Farm for Sale.

My Homestead, consisting ~ v acres, In ~" town
Of wallace one mile north Uf DftAWa. TN the place,
large DIV ru. house, barn Curu.rrihs, and AL nrce-ee
~ out buildings large apple orchard and other small
fruits also living sprinF on The farm. II T. well Tiled
ana in hEh state # cultivation II has been mostly
used pasture for the last - years. Terms 10 su't
purchaser For particulars call pom me At the farm,
address, ~ 'u, p,rtuilup ottawa IL Sale Couu.
~ H. jsrpls-IuIo~ MICHAEL CONWAY.
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Here is a hay press that will make two
bales at II time A pair of horses are able to
draw it from place to place as it is needed.
1t VIII press either straw or hay
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Farm for Sale Or Rent.

Township. Ia Sale county. M HtS house and staht,
good vel j. well fenced Part under cultivation. and
part In urutlg Terms OF SALE viii be- made rt,i-urs
bic TO purchaser II not sold soon, Viii Ne rented 'vr
next scaHou. Address GEORGE AIRY. Nevada, ll'
Huls. ,eplS 2mOs'
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Farm for Sale.

One OF the finest and best improved farms In the
State OF Illinois, consisting OF tlU acres OF farm lahd
and ~ acres of timber, lying the east side ~ GFaSA
Rapids and side Of Brookned, eight miles soafh
OF Msrseilles, six miles from Ransom aud Zine miles
from Grand Ridge.
There are three good dwelling houses, two good
barns. three good cribs two grannries and other out
buildings Fences good, land clean and title perfect.
Plenty OF good water three orchards and all kinds Of
small fruit VIII divide up the land into two or three
farms II purchasers found for the whole. Owner
desires 10 20 10 California for his health. VIII 0ye
purchasers decided bargain. For terms, &C. cOnsnlt
~, Illinois. septs 3mos
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

For chapped hands, face and lips, use
Kalodetma rs cents, of E. Y. Griggs.
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ing stove in houses, 30 TO SIS; TOR each
store stove, SIS to $25.
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~. BlII. LksrER H. SHAWN sw. RUaBa.
DULL, SERA wN ~ RUG Ek, After
ID neys and Councillors at Law. once over CITY
Drug Store. corner OF La Sale and Madison Streets
tawa, III. IAn2B,N
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

J. W. DUNCAN. I. j. ooOSoB
DUNCAN ~ O'CONOR, Attorneys at
~ Law. Once In Futtercr a. Mergers block, cast
Of curt house, ottawa. Illinois julysSH2
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

L. G. SWIFT, Attorney AZ Law, ArmOry Block,
IL. Special attention given Ia probate mstters
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

HIRAM T, GILBERT JAhKs II. BCKELs.
GILBERT ~ Eek FL -, Attorneys anc
VI Counsclors NJ Law, Fuiterci Il Metzgers Block
east Of Court House. sep8.S
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

IOH ~ i3. RICE, Attorney Al Law. Rcddick,
y Buck, city OF ottawa VIII practice law 10 L.
Sale And adjoining counties, and in the Appelat
and Supreme Courts. sepD- 'yr'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30

7 w. BREW E.R, Attorney and Couus-l or a,
IL. Law and Notary Public. Rooms J. q Ia, Open
House Block, Ottawa, III.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-03
NOTES AND GOSSIP,

GENERAL FRANCIS A. WALKER will this
week lecture on the Battle Of Gettysburg in
the Lowell Institute war course.
CHURCH, tho artist, who painted "The
Heart Of the Andes" is Yintering for the
third or fourth time in the City of Mexico.
Mrs. HENDRICKS, widow Of the late Vice
President Hendricks, has been chosen one
of the directors of the Hecla Silver Mining
Company Of Montana.
JACKSON j.. HILL OF st. Paul, Mimi, is
said to own the finest collection of diamonds
in America. He is known to his friends as
"Jack Of Diamonds"
Ex-sHERIFr DAVIDSON of New York has
gone into the stave business at Havana, and
expects to make money enough in very
few years to settle with all his creditors.
ARCHBISHOP RYAN of Philadelphia will
preach tomorrow in New York at the cere-
mony attending the investiture of Arch
bishop Corrigan OF that city with the
palllum.
II. THADDEUs JONES, young Irish
artist, well known in the American colony
in Paris, has just completed a portrait of
the Pope. He is the first artist who has
been permitted TO paint His Holiness from
life.
PRINCESS ANNA MURAT, now Duchess of
Mouchy, granddaughter of stableboy who
became a soldier, Marshal OF France and
King of Naples, is by birth an American,
born at Bordentown, n. j., In 184l. She
still remains one OF the handsomest women
In France.
JULIA WoRMsER, daughter of tie we'll.
known New York banker and said to be the
richest Hebrew heiress in America, was
married yesterday TO jefferson Seligman oi
the banking house Of j. s. Seligman. The
magniicence OF the occasion was almost
unprecedented in New York city.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-03
MIR. MANNING ON SILVER.

Secretary Manning vigorously de-
fends his silver policy, and answers
some Of the criticisms that have been
made of his course in dealing with that
form of currency. He says that he has
labored very hard to promote the cir.
culation of silver, having pressed its cir
culation at a constant expense to the
Treasury when other forms of money
could have been circulated without
cost He has done this at the expense
of the United States Zones and twos),
which, as fast as they are redeemed, =,
have been reissued only in larger de-
nominations.
1t is right here that the Secretary
does not answer the criticism which his
calling In the one and two dollar notes
has brought upon him. That criticism
is that the calling in of the ones and
twos is not really for the purpose of
circulating silver, but for the purpose
of making 1t unpopular. The one and
two dollar notes are our most con-
venient forms of currency. When
they began to disappear the people
were told that II was because of silver
and could not be avoided.
The Secretary, 1t is to be supposed,
holds that U. s. bonds cannot be re-
deemed In silver, for he says that gold
,oin is the only form of money that the
Treasury can pay out to all classes OF
The Washington critic., 1886-03-03

farce, such as Shakespeare puts in the
midst of his blackest tragedies. Then,
with q last relieving stretch of legs and
arms, he turned, and, followed by the
unknownlooking persons with him,
disappeared in the hotel
NV
Washington society, says n CORE.
spondent of the Pittsburg Chronicle.
Telegraph, presents two very striking
peculiarities 10 stranger, one of
which is the remarkable number of
young men who attend afternoon re.
ceptons and teas, and the second the
remarkably early hour at which even
ing entertainments terminate. Don't
make mistake in reading the first of
these. 1t is not the number of remark.
able young men, but the remarkable
number of young men who furnish the
novelty. In other cities eligible gentle
men between the ages Of, say twenty
and away beyond, think they have
business to attend to in the afternoons;
they cant be captured before O'Clock
on any pretense, and If they make their
appearance at or 10 act very much rs
though a vote of thanks from the
young ladies would only be a proper
recognition of their wonderful self.
sacrifice. In Washington they feel
entitled TO the thanks Just the
same, but they como around in
the afternoons, and then, with the
advantage of the little preliminary
spurt in conversation, are ready to take
~ tbo mora oor;n,e b,, oipoeu ~ ,J;,,ors
and evening dances. AT ~ O'Clock
they have had enough of 1t, and rush
of home leaving the ladies to enjoy
the Injuries of lectures from their chap
erones. From p. m. until midnight
are their society business hours, and
from II in the morning until 8 their
time for ordinary business. Most Of
these gentlemen are engaged in some
way in Government service. Part OF
them, the most aristocratc circle, are
the army and navy officers, from first
lieutenants up or down. another part,
equally aristocratic to the civic view,
are the Senator'S secretaries; the third
and most numerous, are the clei ks, not
secretaries, of Representatives, and the
clerks in the Departments. In this last
grade there are social laws as clearly
marked as those between the leading
ones. Department clerks are not on an
equality by any means. The Diplomatic
scribblers in the State Department have
no respect for the humble toilers in the
Treasury; the Treasury, in turn, comes
down on the War; the War is away
above the Navy, and the Navy gets
| consolation for its own snubs in snub.
| bing the Interior. The Interior takes
precedence over all official pcrsonages
in the bureaus and sub. departments,
and these young gentlemen in turn re-
fuse to associate with clerks, store
keepers, and young business men in the
city. The scale might be followed
with some profit outside the social lines,
but its features would be too much like
those of other cities to make considera'
tion worth while. 1t slides down, how
ever, with just about as much justice
as in the official ranks.