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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07
Owls and Hawks Practically Considered

have closely observed the habit Of these
birds for nearly half a century. Owls will
devour rats and mice, but always prefer to
subsist on quails rabbits and poultry, which
compose the great part Of their food In the
thickly settled rural districts it is not uncOm-
mon to estimate that large pair of owls will
destroy $40 worth Of poultry while raising
one brood, and leave no evidence that they
had ever caught n single rat In the winter
season, when the fields are bare and the trees
are leatess, they mostly procure their food
by darting into huddles OF quails when they
are at roost, or Selling rabbits as they make
their n ghtly runs; but always seem to prefer
chickens, even at that time of the year, when
the hcnrooSt is not well secured against them.
In the summer season they live mostly and feed
their young on chickens, young turkeys,
ducks and goslings, their greatest nocturnal
habit, among civilization, being to search for
what constitutes the best food of man.
As for hawks, have never been able to de
tect rats or mice as food in the many hundred
| have killed and examined. They subsist in
part on quails, larks, pigeons pheasants and
doves, all of which are insect destroyers, and
friends of the agriculturist and horticultural,
but they, too, always prefer well fed young
poultry, and subsist and feed their young on
very little else during the spring and sum-
mer | have known single hawk, after
had killed its mate during incubation, in
May to take from one farm over three
dozen chickens during the time it was raising
its brood, up to the middle of July, when the
nest was riddled with bullets and the young
destroyed. | doubt whether there is hawk
now living in this state over one year old,
that has not cost at least 81 worth Of
poultry, aside from It's depredations on valu-
able birds and young squirrels. 1t is as alb
surd to talk OF protecting hawks and owls for
the benefit of the farmer and fruit grower as
it would he to propose propagating wolves for
the benefit Of sheep raisers. Let the hawks
and owls be exterminated if possible,
scientific" Investigations to the contrary
notwithstanding. Almost every farmer
raises poultry. 1t is pleasant and profitable,
the greatest drawback being the invasion Of
owls, hawks and other thieves.-M. b. X. in
Indiana Farmer. N. taanSs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07

Fig. 8 is a remarkable new Seeding that
has not yet been christened. Its petals are
tubular for a quarter of their distance, when
they fiatten into divided surfaces Of various
lengths, some of the petals having three
sprngles over an inch deep, and spreading
fully three-quarterS of an inch
The plant may he propagated either 10y
cuttings or from dividing roots or from seeds.
From seedlings come many new and beauti-
full kinds. The chrySanthemum is now the
fashionable autumn flower in cities 1t has
changed and developed 50 much i'll the last
fifteen years as hardly to be recognized any
more
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07
MAX sickness.

1t is important for people that live in dis
tricts where milk sickness is prevalent to know
that water will sometimes cure it. We give
the patients, whether beast or human being,
all the water they want. Begin with a half
pint and increase the portion every half hour
according to the thirst of the patient. We
have given two gallons in one day to young
man When we gave the first the patient
head had to he held up while he drank, and
the next day he could walk alone.
+ "
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07
Miraculous Escape.

w. ". Reed, Druggist, of Winchester, Ind ,
writes: "One of my customers, Mrs. Louisa
Pike, BartOnia, Randolph Co., Ind, was long
sufferer with Consumption, and was given up
10 die by her physician. She heard Of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption, and
began buying it Of me. In six months time
she walked to this city, distance Of six miles
and i now so much improved she has quit
using it, She feels she owes her life to it,"
Free Trial Bottle at ID. Lorriaux's Drug Store
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07
Never Give In.

If you are suffering with low and depressed
spirits, loss of appetite, general debility, dis
ordered blood, weak constitution, headache
or any disease of bilious nature, 10y all
means procure bottle Of Electric Bittcrs
You will be surprised to see the rapid i'm.
provcment that will follow; You will be in.
spired with new life; strength and activity
will return; pain and misery will cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise of
Electric Bittcrs. Sold at fifty cents II bottle
by ID. LorriauX.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07
Grlggs' GIycerine salve.

The best on earth can truly be said Of
Grggs Glycerine Salve, which is a sure
cure for cuts, bruises, scalds, burns, wounds,
and all other sores. viii positively cure
piles, letter and all skin eruptiens. Try
this wonder healer. Satisfaction guaranteed
or money refunded Only % cents. For
sale by L. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07

The best salyc in the world for cuts bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rhcum, fever sores, letter,
Chappcd hands, chilbIains, corns, and all skin
eruptions, aud positiveIycurcs piles, or no pay
required. II is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaCtiOn. or money refunded. Price % cents
per box For sale by d. LorriauX.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07

a sign OF the hest eI health In either man or
horse It 10 better to sell the corn and buy
oats with the money received for II. Corn Is
apt to make horse stin and loggy. 1t Is
very concentrated food, rs well as fattening
All dry feed is not tho best for the horses
health. 1t needs few roots, apples, carrots,
potatoes, or other succulent food, as . relish
and regulator Of the bowels Nor is all
grass good for the horse, II 1t is to do any
work, as most people know, we presume. A
moderate ration Of grass, followed with dry
hay, and always accompanied with oats, will
do horse good The horse, like man and
other animals, relishes little variety and it
does him good. National Live Stock Journal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07

A poor appetite, badly nourlshed body
and shattered nerves are the three worst
enemies Of human happiness. All who
take Nichols Bark and Iron are effeCtually
protected from these calamities.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07

"BiIly Jones struck great snap" SAID q
man to an acquaintance. Has he indeed ~
was the reply. well, I'm mighty glad tc
hearit Billy is a trst-cIass, hard working
young fellow, and deserves a good thing.
How did he run across it" "Why he monk.
eyed with turtle in front of a restaurant
They don't even drink with each other now
UsrILyy, Traveller
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07

Ten to twelve different plants are the least
any well ordered household should get along
with They look well planted either in beds
or clumps We present three of the new
kinds, described by Thorpe, the well known
chrysanthemum grower.
The first one shown, the Pitt Sing, is an
interesting and distinct kind. 1t can be
readily seen how peculiar Its petals, tubular
for nearly their whole length, the first being
the longest, after which each whorl gets
shorter until some actually fail to get out OF
their disc. The tubes are silvery pink; while
the lobes are claret crimson. OF this type the
first appeared in 1884; the past year no less
than ten colors having the same peculiarities,
have been added
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07

Frank Wilcox resembles very much some
of the best forms of African marigold is of a
rich golden amber color, very prolific and
persistent. 1t is persistent towering vari-
ETY. and type that has many admirers
The Chrysanthemum is hardy and usually
needs only to be planted and it will live year
after year though u feroroUsly severe win
ter, with slent and winds, sometimes kills it
out The prize growers, however, who pot
plants for winter blooming, raise them new
from cuttings every year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15
POwderIy at Work.

Scranton, April 11.-General Mas
ter Workman Powderly was busy this
afternoon answering letters and tel
egrams when The Times correspon-
dent called to see him in relation to
the Southwestern strike. The Labor
chief refused to discuss the subject,
but it is understood that negotiation
are in progress for an early settle
ment OF the difficulty, The belief is
quite general that Jay Gould was
anxious to have matters brought to a
climax after the New York confer.
ence, but that Hoxie proved stun,
bling-block by rendering his resigna.
ton to Gould unless he could have
absolute sway in arranging the de-
tails of settlement. The Executive
Board Of the Knights of Lobor is ar
ranging for the appointment of q
committee OF the order to investigate
the causes leading to the Southwest
ern strike, with the view of making
an impartial report for publication.
Mr. Powderly, who is quite reticen
to-day, feels that such an investiga
ton will bring good results anc
hopes Congress will appoint a sim
liar committee of independent, i'm
partial and fearless men, who viii
make a thorough inqiry into the en-
tire subject for the purpose of bring
ing it before the attention OF Con
gress to demand Congressional in
vestigation, especially after the tragi
events of last week, and even if ther
should be settlement tomorrow, tina
the people have right to know VIII
is at fault for condition of affair
which has eliminated in the shed
ding OF innocent blood.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15
Rn.nors From St Louis.

1t was widely rumored Sunday
that the Union depot at st. Louis had
been burned and that Frank Thorn
son and another official Of the Penn
sylVania Railroad had Immediately
started for st. Louis to look after the
interestof the company's property in
that city, General Agent Latta was
seen last night in reference to the re-
port and said:
"I have not heard Of such an occur
renee and think it must be a canard.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
does not own any property in ST. Louis.
the pennsylvania company west OF
Pittsburg is interested in the Vandalia
Road, which runs into st. Louis, but
it has its own officials, who would look
after its interests. think the Union
depot is owned by the Bridge Compa-
ny and if it was burned the telegraph
ic communications would most likely
be cut off at that locality, as the wires
all run over the bridge. / don't see
what good it would do for any Of the
officials Of the road to 60 out there
now, even if the company did have
property there, as the matter is now in
the hands OF the military l was un.
der the impression that the excitement
had subsidized still, the public funeral
of the victims OF the riot would proba
bly, excite the crowd to new acts of vio
lence.
"I cannot imagine how the report
originated, unless it was from the fact
that Messrs. Provost and Pugh star
tonight for Cincinnati to attend thu
semi-annual convention at Cincinnati
to arrange the time schedules"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15
Buffalo Tongue

The men who pronounce them
Paree, New Orleans and st. Louie
will wear fur on their dnsters this
coming summer.
Rev. Talmage advises the girls not
to tease their brothers, but he is sing
ularly silent about their teasing other
girls brothers.
"How:to be Happy Though Mar
ried, " is the title of new English
book. We don't want it. Please
send us the second volume-how to
be happy, though unmarried.
Since the president astonished the
country by hurting at it the words
"innocuous desuetude," the price O
dictionaries has gone up ten PEI
cent Mr.. Cleveland believes in en-
coaraging home industries.
Sullivan, Ryan and Dempsey arr
posing on the stage as representa-
tives of the statuary of ancien
Greece. There may be no signif
icance in this, but it is q co-incidenc
that in his recent fight Dempse,
proved himself to be a strong butter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15
No Mistress for the White House Yet

BUFFALO, April 1.-THE rumor that
Miss frankie Folsom has announced
her engagement to President Cleve-
land appears to have been evolved by
some New York correspondents who
were short OF topics, One says we'll
known society lady Of Troy received a
letter from Miss Folsom, who is now
in Italy, announcing the engagement.
Another states that the Troy lady had
it at second hand from Buffalo friend
of Miss Folsom. The President was
Miss Folsom's fathers best friend, but
his marriage to her, though talked OF
frequently by society gossips here, has
not been seriously looked for nor is it
now. Miss Folsom is but twenty-five
years old. Her brother Ben, who is
with herin Europe, is lawyer Of abil-
ity. No particulars of the engage
ment, if one exists, can be learned
here, and it is regarded as an exceed
ingly improbable story.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE report
received here to-day from Troy reviv.
ing the stories about the Presidents
contemplating marriage, are generally
discredited. The nearest friends o.
the President, who should know wheth'
er reports are true or not, say thai
there is no reason to suppose that the
President is entertaining any matri
monial projects. No one here believes
that there is any basis for the Troy
publication.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15
Senator ZONES, NTnsIn.

! was chatting the other day with a
resident of Detroit, when happened
to ask for some particulars OF the Palm
family, whose daughter has recently
been the subject of so much attention
from Senator Jones, Of Florida. My
acquaintance said Francis Palm is
one OF the richest men in all Michi-
gan. His wealth is estimated at $20,-
100000 to $25,000,00O. He made it in
a curious way. lie is French Can
adian. When he came to Michigan
he invested what money he had in
pine lands. He got a large acreage
for very little money, quarrelled with
his wife, and for fifteen years they did
not speak to each other Meanwhile
he could not set his wife to sign sim
gle deed. So he could not dispose OF
his land, and some of the time it was
pretty close scraping for him to pay
the taxes. He found out long before
his wife and he became rcconcilsd
that holding on to the land was the
biggest kind Of an investment and fol.
lowed that policy finally from choice
He is close and penurious in his hab-
its, and the story is told that he will
not read by any light more expensive
than a tallow candle. He has a son
who became disguised with his fathers
ways and went off to New Orleans
where he made small fortune for him
self, when the old gentleman induced
him to come home agan. The daugh
ter is afraid that every man whC
speaks to her is fortune hunter
She is about 80, not specially hand
some, well educated and bright. 4
young Detroit man who tried to viii
her followed her on a tour of Europ
and came back without luck. TIL
family are all Catholics"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15

DEAR COMET Il take pleasure in
reading your paper, hui have long seen
that Buffalo has never thought enough
of itself to let its readers know that we
have sweet little creek that is sod
ded with the finest Of grass, and hedg-
ed with the yellow or golden willow.
Beautiful creek and sunny home, what
is the matter, complaining time and
our little SUBMITS glistening with
snow and frost, but not any the less
beautiful, but little out OF season.
The Okolona postoiiice has changed
hands, from Mr.. Buck to Dr. A. J.
Peoples, and as Mr.. Buck has served
us SO long and SO honest, and Dir. peo-
pies has acted as his assistant all the
while ] hope Mr. Peoples will take Mr..
Buck in as his assistant, that we may
have some sunshine and few cherries
at the proper season Of the year.
Respectfully,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15
II. C, EARNEST
From Kansas.
DANVILLE, April {

DANvILLE, April G.
To THE COMET To my eastern
friends. Perhaps my young men
friends of the east would not care to
read few lines from me, and hear
few OF the many advantages of sunny
Kansas. l have only been in Kansas
a few days, but from the increased i'm
migration that's taking claims every
day, and the report OF the land agents
feel it my duty to write to my friends
or few in particular that, perchance,
will read this, so they may have
chance to take land before it is too
late. Land that only cost one dollar
and twenty-five cents per acre five
years ago, is worth from fifty to sixty
dollars per acre now. Young men
came here with less than fifty cents
in 81, now they are worth from five to
twenty-five thousand dollars. AS |
write this ! can see man that only
had forty-five cents>when he got here;
he took claim and now he is worth
eight thousand dollars. There are
hundreds OF such cases, My brother
introduced me to young man, and
told me that man stayed over night at
his house five years agp, without one
cent, and now he is worth seventy-fye
thousand dollars. Young friends if
you want any of Unc' Sans land
come at once, don't rut it off In six
months from now there won't be one
foot OF Government lame to be taken
up; there is about ten thousand i'm
migrants coming to Kansas every
week to get homes, Yuu see the once
great desert will soon al he taken up,
and then all you cal s. is, / wish l
had taken up land vl.y1 | had the
chance. 1t don't lalt very much
money to prove up your claim, hun
dreds come withot money, but |
would prefer some money. ] only
take grit, backbone, pluck and good
management mixed hore and there
with dollar, to get q home. / will
be glad to give my friends any informa-
ton they want about the garden spot
OF the world Respectfully,
f. X. HODGES.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15
WHOLE NO. 1O6

so much harder than it does in Tenn,
but we haye more of it. As / said at
first there is no public Land in this
county that can be filed on, but per-
sons wanting good land can buy un-
decided claims and file on them, they
can be bought for $4,000 to $4,000,
with very little improvements; water
is very scarce on top of the ground
but it can be found in most localities
at a depth OF fifteen to fifty feet /
have q we'll OF the best water | ever
drank, forty-eight feet deep with eight
feet of water, we have no timber
here except along the Missouri river,
but we do not miss the timber near as
much as you would think, we have no
grubbing to do here to get our land
under cultivation. ! want to SOW 80
acres of wheat, 90 of oats 20 of corn
and some millet and barley, ] have a
gallon of Mr.. Geo. Swadlcy's smooth
barley to SOW, think it will do fine
here, corn is a good crop here when
planted early. We have no fruit here
except wild plums along the river.
The settlers here all have good stock,
their cattle, hogs and even their poul-
try, are all of the best breed, they say
it does not pay to raise scrub stock.
l have been taking The COMET ever
since came out here, and you have
no idea how interesting it is to us. l
have three children that can read, and
the greatest trouble have with them
is when THE COMET arrives, they all
want to read it. They all want Bob
Tyalor to be elected Governor Of Ten
nessee, he will get some votes out here.
l think / have written enough for this
time, will close wishing The CoNET
all the success it deserves.
Your friend,
II. C. EARNEST.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15

The records Of the pension offices
show that q vastly greater number Of
pension certificates we're Issued dur
ing the first year OF Democratic admin
istration than in any previous year.
This effectually disposes Of the cam
paign slander that if the Democrats
were to come in power they would be
hostile to the claims Of the Federal
soldiers- Certainly, the present Con-
gress cannot be charged with being at
all niggard in this matter. The con
trary fault Of wasteful extravaganza in
the indiscriminate granting of pen
sions is now the offense for which il
must answer-Nashpilie american,
The United States Senate has pass
ed the Bill appropriating 100000 fol
the erection, at Washington, ola mon
ument to Abraham Lincoln.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15
VOL. III.
OnIy MWOman's Heart.

Only womans heart, whereon
You have trod in your careless haste
A thing at best that was easy won;
What matter how drear waste
Her life may bs in the future years.
What matters Il? Do not start
II is only the sound OF dropping tears
As wrung from a womGn's heart
IT'S of little worth, for it cost you naught
But honeyed word and smile.
Was the fault not hers, II she blindly thought
You we're truer than truth the while?
What II the seeds Of lifelong woe
From Its broken shrine up start?
What does It matter to your You know
Ii is only a woman's heart.
Only heart to be thrown away
With the recklessness that boy
who, careless OF pleasure and weary Of play,
Would throw down broken toy.
The world is fair and the world is wide,
And there's more in Its busy mari,
conscience you know you have put aside@
II Is only woman's heart.
But powerless is your boasted will
To vanquish the ghost of sin.
It has spoken oft, and 1t whispers still
Your souls dark chambers in;
In the drama Of one life you know
You have acted the Williams part.
Fer you struck hard, a cruel blow,
And II iell on a woman's heart
oAly womana heart, ah, WE'LL
'Tis little, / trow, to you
Whether that heart was as false as hell,
Or a. heaven itself as true.
You may hug the thought to your selfish brea
That you're skilled in the deception's art;
But brand you thief, for the peace and rest
That you stole from woman's heart.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-15

A correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune writes "a Parisiun million
aire, M. Lang, has recently had made
for him a wonderful bed, which is
certainly one of the most luxurious
pieces of furniture we have yet heard
of. II it could only become universal,
what a boon it would be to early ris-
ersl The description makes one envy
the fortunate possessor. Bed itself is a
model of comfort, and the following
devices have been adopted to render
rising from it as little unpleasant as
possible. When it is time to get up,
chime OF bells rings. The occupant
continues to sleep. Suddenly can
die is lit by clever mechanical ar
rangement The sleeper rubs his eyes
and an invisible hand proceeds to di-
vest him OF his night-cap. By means
of electricity spirit lamp with coffee
roasting apparatus affixed next begins
to burn. The water soon boils and the
smell Of coffee fills the room with del
icate fragrance. Luxuriously revelins
in a crowd Of agreeable sensations The
occupant, now Just beginning to awake
is soothed by sounds proceeding from
a costly musical box. At length th,
bells ring out another merry peal, anC
at the foot of the bed a card, will
'Levez-vous' ('Get up,) inscribed on it
: appears. If this invitation is withou
! effect, then powerful mechanism
lifts the occupant bodily from the bec
and deposits him ON the floor"