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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
Boys GIRLS
A Puzzled Puppy.

Yes, indeed, I'm in disgrace.
"HarlF II you were in my place
] do not think you'd doubtit,
What, tell you all about it,
Wei, there were some clickcn5-
Some frisay, fitting things
Twas fun TO see them go
Scmrying with their ou'spread wings.
10 chase the ilying, feathered balls
Tom was better fun
Than dragging rag or slippers Off,
Or blinking at the sun.
They say ! was on "mi5chief" bent
But, truly, sport was all meant;
Yet, some way, how cannot tell,
Almost before | knew it,
One chick lay tight between my paws,
The squeaks all running through it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
Planting Celery.

You viii never fail provided you get good
seed, and follow these suggestions; 4 friable
soil mixed with vegetable mold and sand is
necessary for u seed bed Pulyerize II thor
oughly. SOW the seeds on the surface and
merely sift n light sprinkling of the same
soil over the seeds. Then cover with boards
raised AN inch or so, which will help to re-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
aASD 40 I'M TIED Up HERE"

thought twas best Of all
TO hear those sounds from that soft ball
The next knew it wouldn't squeak,
Even when squeezed it close and hard
And then ! heard stern voice speak:
Hes killed the finest pullet in the yard.
And so I'm tied up here,
But, having time for meditation,
I've thought it wondrous queer
That onmy sport fell swiftly degradation
But, when upon my kind "for fun"
They bring distress and pain,
No hand is found to tie them fast
With stake and CALLING chain.
Independent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24

Credit is due the German women and ply
sicians for first using Red Glover blossoms as
Il medicine. Best results are Obtained when
combined with other medicinal roots and
herbs, Us in DR.. Jones Red Clover Tonic,
which is the best known remedy for all blood
diseases, stomach and liver troubles, PIN
pies cos,iyeness, bad breath, piles, ague and
maurial diseases, indigestion, loss Of appetite,
low spirits, hea iache, and all diseases of the
Sidncys. Price 80 cents Of +. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
The Risks OF Marine Insurance.

There is this difference between marine
and land Insurance. In the latter the un-
1srwriters can watch the condition of the
they insure, and can cancel poi
scjes at their option: but when a ship be-
gins voyage there's no watching her after
she leaves port, and the risk continues un-
al tde policy expires. Cor Cincinnati En-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
TcuSuS of Paris Currter-piccouS

Tho first census OF carrier. pigeons in Paris
has seen taken The average number in
each reimbursement in the cou Sc of the year
tss3 ranged from SOD to 400 a great mum
Ssez that were let out at considerable dis
frances from Paris settled in the provinces.
Most of those liberated iu the eastern de.
;1artynents were never heard Of after, and
ere supposed to have been killed. Paris
Z
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
SALANA NDFR.

The Salamander is a smooth-leavcl, solid.
headed variety.
Lettuce is one Of the most profitable crops
grown 10y the market gardener. A little
bunch, so little that you can almost eat il at
one bite, is sold in the city markets at this
time for five cents just enough to whet the
appetite. Mr. Crozier says that in the vicinity
of New York there are German gardeners
who make good living off half an acre Of
Ground, simply by cultivating lettuce. They
raise four crops year. Selling the lettuce
at one cent per head brings $500 year &c
the half acre.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24

In the new gold mines in the AMOR Val
ley the laws are very simple, but severe
the penalty Of death being Inflicted for
cheating at play, for udu!terating the gold
dust, or for tneft: while llogging is inflicted
for drunkenness during hours Of labor or fol
bringing females into the colony. Since
the foundation Cf the colony there have
only been three murders and two iulctions
of TIE death penalty,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
Mediocrity and Genius.

au Insignificant mind acquires smatter
EEg Of many things, while great mind is
phiiosopbically weighing a single element
or principle. This is constantly being in
stancec in colleges and universities, where
sl,ediocre minds win honors which are de-
E1ied 10 genius Nine George Sand.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
Taiigle.

Nj velo hes lelf, YIN hys ebelbull,
Whit stingroll belmbu ebe;
En- spberidew owl, IL vole uyo %,
Tesew, evig oryu rattle OF EN-.
olev tub oyu, dan III cd rute,
Ho, vegi em uroy thera, ycrp|
Hes tenb chr deha; Il lilw, chs daia.
HewD Oh eh welt ysaw.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24

They are now 2O0,0OO,000 German carp in
the United States, the descendants of thirty
five fish brought to the United States less
than dozen wears ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
IN. shorthand Writer of London.

Tn thorthaHU WHICH OF London.
In London there are 29l shorthand writers
-nd newspaper reporters One hundred and
thirty-four follow Pitman, eighty nine Tay-
Ear, thirty-iive Quincy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24

DON'T lie afraid to speak we'll Of yourself;
there are plenty who are only too anxious
20 speak III Of you-Carl PrstzeL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24

Fresh clover blossoms are highly apprsci
sisd tatIe decorations
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24

Mining Companies Organized Last Year
in London--On the Zambesi River-In
North ern and Eastern Thibet - Late
I.epOi Is from South America.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-12-20
SrieTe uno @elo aoreiiire man on
ILLINOIS STAATszEITUNG COMPANY,
CHICAGO.

BDr 9us guttport auf cine Menge Nnz
fraQen ben1erfeu mir, OaB mir Ni6t@Nbonz
nenten uuD nibt 81 ErGntlen Seredltt9teH
oaS 8u1 sic fIeine 5aue<Npoz
tbete" ooer ems Der anae3eigten SIloer
fIr ie 80 Gts. portofrei 5ulenOen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02

although not given to being broody,
they are good sitters and good moth
ers. Their flesh is white, and they
have a very thin, white skin, and as
a table fowl r equal to small tur-
keys, and not inferior to them in
delicacy and flavor. Their plumage
is of uniform glossy black, and full
OF lustre; comb single, and a bright
red color. The beak is dark, with
t1esh-colored variations along the
line of the mouth. Eyes dark, with
but little difference in shade Of pupil
and iris. Neck long, full, and pro
fusely feathered. Back short and
fairly broad; rump high. Tail very
full and flowing, carried rather high
and forward, and furnished with
good size sickJes. Legs and toes
dark, with a vivid pink color show
ing between the scales. Shanks
scantily feathered to the end of the
outer toes, (there should be no feath-
ers on the middle toes,) bottom of
the feet are pink. Their eggs are fair
size and + beautiful in color, vary
ing from the palest salmon to the
darkest chestnut brown; on some
there is a bloom like that on freshly
gathered fruit, whilst others are spot
ted, often literally splashed all over
with dark spots; and the same hen
will tint her eggs differently one day
from what she does on another. The
invariable appearance of the chick
when it energies from the shell is as
follows: It's back is black, and the
head, face, and breast a mixture of
black, white. and the different shades
of canary color. The legs are in
some pinkish, and others have as
sumed the dark pencilling peculiar
to the older birds. When it parts
with its down it gradully assumes
its first black feathers, but often re-
tains a few white nest feathers until
almost fully grown. Whilst losing
their down there comes a time when
they T. not attractive looking, but
the appearance of the plumage dur
ing this stage depends greatly on
circumstances, the shelter and care
afforded them, the food with which
they are supplied, etc. When they
have donned their first black coat,
they have much the appearance Of
young turkeys, and it is not until
they are about five months old that
the cockerels and pullets give indi-
cation of their future grandeur, every
day finds them increasing in size
and beauty."-Poultry Keeper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
CHE gonltry Nara.
FEEDING YOUNG CHICKS.

The majority of farmers feed corn
meal dough to chicks and expect
the little things to thrive upon it.
Corn meal is excellent for them, but
they require something else addi-
tional. The chick will not need any
food at all for twenty-four hours
after emerging from the shell, for
nature makes provision for it in that
respect. The second day after being
Matched hard boiled egg, crumbled
fine, is the most suitable food. They
may be given such for two or three
days, allowing milk for drink at the
same time. If eggs are fed continu-
ally they will cause bowel disease,
and hence the food should be varied
after the chicks are four or five days
old. An excellent and cheap food
for them is to beat up two eggs in a
quart of milk, which should be thick
ened to a stiff dough with a mixture
of one part corn meal, two parts
ground oats, and one part middlings;
season with a little salt, and bake in
luo OVEN lHCO DIcdu, "HlCI NAY Do
crumbled for them. 1t will be found
very nourishing and wholesome.
This food should be varied with an
other made by boilinga piece of meat
or liver to pieces, the broth and meat
to be thickened with buckwheat
meal, baked, and fed as before. Chop
ped onions, lettuce, or cabbage, will
also be acceptable. Avoid feeding
raw corn meal, and do not give whole
grains until the chicks are ten days
Cd, when screenings, broken rice
and cracked corn may be fed. AS
they grow older wheat should be
substituted for the screenings. Heat
is more essential than feeding. If
young chicks are exposed, and be-
come chilled, it usually results in
cold on the bowels, which is attribu-
ted to the food. If fed four times a
day, with plenty of water, and kept
dry, they will grow rapidly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02

A Celina, Ohio, correspondent tells
the following about the freaks of a
cyclone that swept over that portion
Of the country recently.
Mr.. Curtis Hall, Jr., of Neptune,
reports that he saw straws that were
blown into old oak trees. Feathers
we're stripped from chickens on his
farm as clean as though the fowls
had been prepared by a cook for the
pot. At John Grimm's dishes we're
carried and driven into stumps so
that they could not be pulled out. 1t
was about a half mile wide and it
twisted immense trees off at the
ground as though they We're pipe
stems. 1t cut crops of grain and
grass off as clean as a moving ma
chine, and in instances stripped trees
of bark. A hired man named Potter,
who slept up stairs, started to go
below and he was plunged down
stairs at the same time that the top
of a house was blown off. He went
up stairs again and lay down. He
was picked up by the wind and
thrown three hundred yards in the
direction opposite to that in which
the storm was travelling. There vas
an eight-months-old baby in the
house. 1t was picked up by the
wind, laid in a feather bed and. the
whole business, baby and all, was
carried $50 feet. 1t was then de-
posted, and a log was thrown on
either side of the child, pinning the
bed to the ground. After the storm
a search was instituted for the baby
and it could not be: imagined what
had become of it until one of the
searchers heard it cry, and following
the direction indicated by the sound,
found the little pet and restored it
uninjured to the arms Of its distract
ed mother. =
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
SECRETS.

The moment a girl has a secret
from her mother, or has received a
letter she dares not let her mother
read, or has a friend Of whom her
mother does not know, she is in GER
tain danger. A secret is not a good
thing for a girl to have. The fewer
secrets that lie in the hearts of wom-
en- at any age the better. 1t is al
most a test of purity. She who has
none of her own is best and happiest.
In childhood, hide nothing from your
mother; do nothing that, if discov-
cred by. your father, would make
you blush.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
THE F SHARE.

No class of men are more indebted
to their wives for the uccess that
comes to them, than are farmers.
The wife and the mother who has
the courage to 90 out with the hus-
band of her choice and commence
the struggle Of life with him on the
prairie, or on a new farm, with but
little capital, except that boundless
capital of head and heart, is worthy
to stand by the side of the Spartan
woman of whom poets have ex-
hausted their word of praise. Upon
her falls the brunt Of the strife, no
matter how hard the husband may
toll {; his work closes with the day,
but hers continues long after, and
with her children, and the small
chores that many Of the beginners
look after, her lot is not n to be
envied. And when, after years of
struggle, success, with reluctant feet,
comes to crown the husband with
honor, the brightest wreath should
adorn the brow of the noble wife;
who was the stay and anchor, the
comfort and the source of all hope
in the stormy days of trial. The
wealth should crown her queen.
We'hear much of the man.. We
hear that so-and-so is making money
and he gets the credit Of being a
forehanded man, but it is quite as
often that the noble little woman,
Il L. ko:1oI o~l oornr1oSnnI nnf
who has pinched and saved, and
murmured not, is the one to whom
the State and Nation is most greatly
indebted. These are the women who
lead men ur to that higher and
nobler manhood, to that shrine,
where, like knights of old, they bend
the knee of homage, not to beauty,
but to worth and royal manhood
Farmers Aduocate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
MORE LEAN.

During each of two seasons previous to
last year, Prof. Sanborn, at the Missouri
Agricultural College, made experiments
to ascertain the influence of food on the
relation of lean to fat in pork production.
Both of these resulted in a larger pro-
portion of lean from those pigs which
had been reared OF ripened on albumin
Gus instead of carbonaceous foods. De-
string to make the test still more conclu-
sive, he has again gone over the same
experiment Eel more fully, and the
outcome is in accord with previous re-
suits, and persuades him that it may be
regarded as conclusive evidence that food
makes a profound change in the compo-
sition of an animal, and, so far as the pig
is concerned, we may elect largely the
type of meat we would have from him.
In his feeding he uses as albuminous
food mainly shipstuff or middlings, and
for the typical carbonaceous food: corr
and corn meal.
In speaking of one Of the corn-fed pigs
of the four in his last experiment, he
notes that in the product there are
almost two pounds of fat to each one of
lean meat, and hat it is no wonder
American wealth is digusted with Ameri-
can hog grease as a daily food, and year
by year steadily consume less of it, as
shown in a former bulletin.
Startling as it may at first seem, he is
satisfied from his three years work that
from forty to fifty per cent. variation in
fat can be made in the composition of a
pig by the food supplied to it, also that
the block is no test Of breed influenced
on the character of the meat made, un-
less measured by the character of food
given, and fat stock shows should govern
their premiums and requirements accord
ingly; also that albuminoids do not
prove the ready fat-formers in these tri-
ais that psychologists have supposed them
to be.
Prof. Sanborn's work is the direction
of furnishing proof positive IN points of
enormous economic value, about which
there has heretofore been either gen
eral ignorance, or only unverifed o n
lecture, and it is a work which he is not
only abundantly qualified for, but would
be glad to pursue upon a much broader
scale were adequate provision for it
placed at his disposal. There is no bet
ter place for it in the world than in Mis-
souri,, and the State farm should be so
generously equipped that a series of
the most desirable agricultural expert
ments can constantly be in progress with
out danger of defeat from niggardly parsi-
mony.-Farmers' Friend.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
DESCRIPTION OF LANGSHANS

Mrs. r. w. Sargent, of Kittery,
York county, Me-, who made a spe-
cialty of Langshans, sends us the fol-
lowing description. She says: "Their
native place is north Of China, from
whence they were first imported
into England in 1872, and from Eng
land into the United States in 1877.
The first Langshans we owned were
imported direct from the yards OF
the original English importer in
1879, and we have had every year
(but one) either eggs for Matching,
or fowls from the same place. We
were sole agent in the United States
for the original English importer
until the L~angshans admitted
into the standard Of excellence by
the American Poultry Association
in 1883, at Worcester, Mass. The
Langshans are fine, useful, and prof:
liable fowls, and are justly very pop
ular, as they bring their own certifi-
cate, and speak for themselves in
every yard where they appear, and
can stand wholly on their W mer7
its where ever they are known.
They are active, agile and impetu-
Gus, are very prolific, and grow
quickly, mature early, and lay well;
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
THE LITTLE MISCHIEF.

Only a wee little mortal.
Asleep on the nursery floor,
Mid a pile of neglected playthings.
Which litter the wEole room DER.
Two little fat arms lying
Over a curly head,
And smiles which awaken the dimples,
Parting the lips SO red.
Here's dolly with arms and legs broken
And a terrible crack on her head,
And her cheeks washed white as a lily
That once was so rosy and red.
Poor Fido, the puppy, is whining;
Poor fellow, no wonder you wall!
I ' wonder what mischievous fingers
Fastened that cup to your tail?
1t was only that wee little mortal,
Asleep on the nursery floor;
And nurse stands aghast at the litter
Which covers the whole room DER.
Well, pick them patiently, nurse,
Over and over again,
Zen though that bundle of mischief
Will make all your labor in vain.
Better a home with a baby.
And a floor all Uttered with toys.
Than one that is empty forever
OF childish prattle and noise.
So here's a kiss for the darling!
On forehead, mouth and chin,
And wherever l find a dimple
I'll smuggle the kisses in.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02

-" TIL allow no man to call me a
liar and go unpublished" said a Tex
as Judge to a lawyer who had just
committed that offense. "You are
fined $40, sir" "It's the truth,
though" replied the lawyer, as he
paid the money. IT don't care if it
is the truth" retorted the Judge. CA
court Of law is no place to tell the.
truth"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02
A CARD.

MR. F III HYATT, Special Agent for the Valley
Mutual Life Association, Of Virgiaid-
SIR:-Permit me to express my appreciation
of the promptness and business-ike manner
with which you paid the Life Policy of s., ZOO on
the life of John p Secrest, OF Monroe, Union
county The action of your Company in thus
promptly adjusting this claim must commend
III G ASHCRAFT,
Winston, n c, April q, 1885.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-02

LIABILITIES:
Assessments Paid in Advances SO5.63
Due Assessment Accounts....... 6,7S5.73
This Company was organized as re-
Gently as September 3, 1878, but the
management and character Of the Com
pany has been such as to secure and
enjoy the support of such of our leading
business men as Col. A. B. Andrews,
Maj. Robt. Bingham, MI. R. 7. Gray,
Hon. A. c. Avery, Circuit Court Judge;
Rev. DR.. C. T. Bailey, and other repre-
sentative men throughout the State.
Rates for Insurance lower than in any
frst-class reliable Company.
J. F. HYATT,
Wadesboro, n. c.,
General Travelling agent for the State.
C. w. VOGLER,
Local Agent,
Salem, Nc.
nsPTerms and assessments may be
found at the office of the PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, in Winston. .ss
l5-tf. c. W. VOGLER, agent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-03
PERSONAL

}. A. Donaldson. a Goliad stockman, Ia
at the Southern.
Tom o. Bales, deputy L. 5. marshal
at Austin, is in the city.
R.R. Rittenhouse, who is on his way
to his mines in Mexico, is In the city!
/. +. Burns, a Devine stOckraiser, is
rusticating at the Southern.
G.. NJ. Francis, a civil engineer Of
Palestine, is stopping at the Southern.
George G. Miller, "A wealthy stOckman,
registers at the Southern hotel from
CibOlO.
S. G. Hawkins, an invalid from Lake
Charles, La, is at the Central on his way
to BOerne for his health.
Frank o. Skidmore, young stock
man of Bee county. and W. II. Jennings,
of Pearsall, are registered at the South
ern.
Mr.. J. A. Giles, a veritable descendant
of the Boston tea party for over hum
dred years ago, is the artist who is put
ting up the automatic basket delivery
system at J.. WOlfsOn's bazaar.
Mrs. 5. l.. May aHd Miss Lulu May,
who have spent the past three or four
months at Boerne TO reCuperate, came
back this morning and are stopping at
the Southern. They are on their way to
Round Rock.
Mr.. G. Kleindienst, a prominent con-
tractor of this city, has secured the con
tract for the building of the jail at Cas-
troville, Medina county. Mr.. X. Is an
energetic mechanic ana will do his work
well and in thorough mechanical man
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-03
Rose Denison's Card.


Editor San Antonio Light
notice an article in your paper which
is intended for me, although no names
are mentioned.
The county commissioners court en-
plOyed me to take care of number OF
orphan children, and aged, helpless old
women, for four years. l have worked
hard to discharge my duty, and by hon.
esty and industry to make support for
my large family of children. L have no
husband to help support them. | am
dependent alone on my own eXertlons.
| think it both cruel and unjust to charge
me with keeping disordeTly house.
A jury of good and honest men have
said by their verdict that | am not
guilty.
Then why will some people keep mp
this persecution? | can, when called
upon, prove by every respectable white
family in my neighbOrhOod, that when
any Of them are sick or in distress old
Rosa is always ready to stand night and
day by their bed side until they are re-
stored to health.
am an old citizen of San Antonio,
worked hard for my property on San
Pedro avenue. | suppose some people
will think ! will be frightened and sell
it, 1t is not for sale, | am going TO live
and die right there and no mistake. 1t
is true am a lone colOred woman, but |
know my rights and | intend to main
tain them. ROSE DENIs0N.