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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19

again cut, and yielded at the rate Of over six
tons PER acre. On September another crop
OF over three tons per acre was harvested, and
on October one pot was cut, which yielded
at the rate of over three tons per acre. Thess
plots have made good growth for three sue
cessive years The foliage is very succula"t,
and the stock of the farm relish 1t very
much. The average height of the plants
just before making the first cutting was
two feet four inches, as near as could be
ascertained. though some pants attained a
height Of two feet nine inches. The plots
were not MANFRED.
On July 10 l made root washing bed
from bed of alfalfa The roots descended
quite vertically into the soil, and many OF
them We're large and stocky. foot below
the surface one root measured three-eighths
Of an inch in diameter, and attwo feet depth
nearly one-fourth of an inch. FlbrOus roots
were not at all abundant, though rele-
trating to a depth of four feet below the
crown, where a bed o: hard, tenacious clay
was encountered. One large tap root was
traced three feet ten and one-half inches
below the surface. Yet in sandy soil or
sandy loan the roots of alfalfa penetrate to
greater depth than almost any other
forage plant, and Mr. Gould mentions an
ms ance in which the roots were traced to a
depth of thir cen feet 1t is this ability to
penetrate to great depth in search for
food and moisture which makes this pl mt
OF so much value in those regions where
shallow rooted plants can not be grown ex-
cept by irrigation.
In conversing with farmers who have en-
deavored to grow alfalfa in northern New
York have been told that they find it I'LL
cult to make catch" l have had no d Ill
Guilty in this respect Sowing about twenty
pounds per acre i'll May, the seeds terminate
and produce pants that do not attain cut
ting size the first year, but after the first
year the crop is "A generous one, as four har-
vests the pass season testify l Lelieve 1t
VIII pay nor hern farmers to give this plant
trial, for | think it will succeed in many
places. Simply prepare the ground as for
clover. In curing for hay it will be we'll not
to allow the plants to dry too much, else the
leaves will rattle off. The crop should be
cut before the plant is at all advanced in
blooming, ese the stems will become woody.
If cut as soon as a good succulent growth is
made a new crop will soon be under way.
For soiling or for ensilage l consider lu erne
al admirable plant. 1t does not spread at
all, and If desired can be easily eradicated
by cutting lelow the crown of the plant In
trying it the farmer need not fear that 1t
will remain on his land as troublesome
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19

Make mixture of one pound Of Paris
green or London purple to forty or Fifty gall
Ions of water. At the bottom have a hole
with s,opcocl Attach to this piece of
rubber pipe about five feet long, with fine
nozzle for spraying at the end. Alta conven-
lent distance below and behind the barrel q
smaller p atform is fixed, for the o. orator to
stand on.
The London purple is cheaper than Paris
green, and just as effective. The powder,
being a neral, is heavy, and will sink TO
the lotion, unless frequently stirred, In
order to get it thoroughly dissolved make a
paste of the powder with u Ii tie water be-
fore putting it into the whole volume OF
water These powders are both arsenical
poisons, remember!
The water is put in at the top. Have the
fole here large enough to admit stirrer.
With this agitate the mixture occasionally,
20 keep the mixture from settling to the
bot ON.
The OBJ Jet of this arrangement is to save
both labor and time. The operator can
with it spray three rows of potatoes during
one drive across field, in the manner shown
in the picture.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19
An Established Success--The Largest Adj
vertisors In the South.

II would be superfluOus, of course, to
"call attention" to the cage advertisement
which appears In this issue of the Times
Union of the Swift Specific Company
This Is no experiment with them, or an ef-
fort to thrust new and worthless drug
upon the market. This blood purifier has
been on the market for years, and grows in
favor and popularity each year, and calls
forth continually scores and hundreds OF
endorsements from those unfortunateS
who have been relived and cured by its
use. The growth of their business has
been immense. They now occupy an en-
tire building in one Of the principal bust
ness blocks in Atlanta, employing scores of
mt n and ship thousands of dollars of this
medicine to all parts of the United States
and to foreign countries.
They are bold advertisers, ranking among
the largest in the world, and by far in the
South. BY this means they have made
known what they have, and its merits main
tain its popularity wherever introduced.
One lesson they teach the business man,
however Some imagine that they or their
business are too well known to need any
advertising This company, which is not
only extensive advertisers, having spent
annually thousands OF dollars for the past
twenty years, ranking also among the
shrewiest advertisers, make no abatement
in it, but increase rather than diminish
their expenditures in this line and in tie
same territory, They also testify to the sup
eriority of newspaper advertising.-Jdck,
s0Hcile. Fd, Times Union.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19
The Cabbage Worm.

The cabbage worm can be driven off by a
decoction of smart weed or tobacco stems,
or by kerosene emulsion, made by mixing
sour milk with two parts coal oil by thor
ough churn.ng or shaking, and then dilutng
with twelve times It's bulk of water, or by
mixing one ounce of yellow hard soap with
one pint cf coal oil, and then with SIX quarts
of water, and >prinklin5 through watering
pot or by du,ting with Slug shot In
diana Farmer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19
a Marker.

Reuben Townsend, New Jerseyman
sends to The Rural New Yorker an illustra-
ton and descr pton OF the accompany ing
implement
1t is intended to mark the rows and the
places for planting potatoes, cabbage, beans,
sweet corn, etc. The ground is prepared in
the usual way, and smoothed with the har-
row and drag. The marker is then wheeled
over the rows. The indentations made for
the seed are all the same depth and the same
distance apart. The frame of the implement
is made very similar to wheelbarrow The
wheel is of any convenient size, say two feet
in diameter The fellow of the wheel is
punctured with holes as near together as the
closest plants will be planted. The markers
can be inserted in any OF these holes, SO as
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19
HANDY MARKER

to give any des red distance between hills.
These markers are made of wood, with the
part which enters the wheel made to fit
c.osely into the holes while the hole-making
portion is made egg-shspei, so that the soil
viii not so readily adhere to it. The depth
of the drills is regulated by bag filled or
partly filed with sand or stones, the weight
to be regulated to suit the depth of trench
raruiyed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19
Hlindfolding Rams.

Here is very simple yet ingenious ar
rangement to prevent rams from lighting.
A writer in The American Agriculturist de-
scribes it. Rams are usually kept separate
from the flock during late summer and
autumn. They will stay quite contentedly
with calves or hogs, but company of some
kind they must have. When two or more
are kept together they take spells of fight
ing, when they must be looked after, or they
will butt each other almost to death.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19
An Editors Opinion.

Beware of anything that the maker Is
afraid to own us his own. One reason,
among the great many others which we
could give why the Justly framed Swift's
Specific has attained such large SALE Is
the fact that Mr.. Swift, the original invent.
or, gave his name to it, This wonderful
medicine continues to grow in popularity,
Notwithstanding the papers are full OF the
advertisements of imitators and followers.
Indeed it has come to pass that this medi-
cine is doing good In curing those who
have become seriously affected from taking
other mixtures put up by nobody knows
who.-7emperdnco AdDocdte, atlanta.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19

All farmers know the fatal effects of
clover bloat on cattle. cure mine by tying
in the animals mouth a smooth round stick
from three to four inches in diameter
put a little salt in the mouth to make them
cENy and swallow. In twenty to thirty
minutes the gas will pass off TIL ough the
animals mouth when the stick may be re-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19
EARM sGARDEN
A ruris Green Sprinkler.

1t is painful work to dus, large field of
potatoes with Paris green, or TO spray it
from a sprinkler by hand. This fact has
given rise to the following machine for per-
forming this work. 1t can be readily made
at home:
Take two old hind wheels OF wagon and
Asten platform above them, as shown in
the picture. Upon this Tx an ordinary
water tight barrel with cover at the top.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19

The harmful and fatal results ATTENDING
the Use Of cough mixtures containing NOR
phia, opium and other poisons, are daily
becoming more frequent. II is for this
reason that Red Star Cough Cure has receiv-
ed the unqualified endorsement of physi-
clans, and Boards of Health everywhere. as
purely vegetable compound, entirely free
from all narcotics. Price, twenty five cents.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
SHALL Long BRANOH BE DIVIDEDi

LoNG BRANCH, Aug. "a (cpeciaO.-The
special election held for The purpose OF allowing lho
property here to decide by their votes whether
IN. shall be divided not, will DO held Tomorrow
uudsr the order granted by Judge waling Tho feeling
over the question Is bitter lhe way the affairs OF the
town have been has DeeD the source OF
slant complaints from the cotagers and hotel guests in
no preyoas year OF history of tho Branch has Ocean
ave. m magnificent ocean drive. been iD such wretch
ed state during the suro summer Tue avenues Of tho
tovn hs VA beeu walered anu tnere have
pren about the Insufficient police force IL
IA expected that the election Tomorrow Will result In
.vr of tns nro pvssi division Of tho by heavy
majority Mayor heisIey mas secured writ OF cortior'
arr carrynx the question OF the legality Of tho AN un-
der wien the division To DO male Into the
uprone Court IL Is claimed by tho Mayor that
the IA IA IL tno supreme Court up
haIds the ia " lne town viii be divided at onoa.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
PLEDGED TO sUppOnc MR.. PARNELL

There was a stirring time il Justice kelly's
courtroom Eighteemth-s and Fourth-ave last night
when James p. Farrell, president OF the Home Rule
Cub called the meeting If the Municipal Council OF the
Irish National League 10 oricr. There vas large
body of degatrs present including th'sr who we're at
the Chictg convention. inrs A. OG"rman gave An sc
count what happcr cd AT tue convention and cr is-
the treatment NewYork delegates Received by the
committee o; hrrangements. of which Alexander subj
van was chariusn. "The temporary CHAIRMAN. JUICE
Fnzgrrald of Cincinnati" he sad. Shaved his par
tiaity, ud Hush McCaffrev, was the Opposition
candidate for PRESIDENT OF the League showed cowafdice
In having withdrawn; otherwise he would have been
elrcte'.'
Pairlck Glelsnn said that GIL OF the 700
vote. cast Mr. Fitzgerad represented $23OOO
"a votes winch Iin IN McCafrry Received
r. Cass ,dy -aii that Mr.. Gleason ou-ht not to
mouth for ne use To come To the nun'lpai
Council during en;ir- becau-d his favOre was
moi rlrctei TO the presidency OF that body.
"New-Yurk with its 143 DELEGATES asid Thomas
Kenray, "did not get hair the credit Montana whose
TWO represrn taves cast votes" Laughter Pat
rick j. Lbgan. Jeremi an B. MdrDhy E!sari L. Carey
and Josrpb T. Ryan made speeches. after which rrso
iutionS, proposed by John ID 'lshlnty. aud adopted
unanimously expressed gratc ,tion the result OF the
convention and pieig tho League to the sup
port of Mt Parnei and his party.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
FIFTY THOUSAND PERSONS HOMELESS.

MANDALAY, Aug. 24.-Oae of the emb anll-
ments of the rriwadiy River burst In THIS ely
day. The break 800 In length and 30 rapid
was the flow of that In few moments the whole
district flooded from four to twenty feet d,ep.
Engineers the dam south OF the city TO ao W
the water subsid. Fifty THOUSAND persons home
less city, their houses and possessions having been
either submerged destroyed. Many persons were
,.rowned. Dead bodies are heing constantly washed
a-nore. The flooded district had within its terri.
tory many OF the food supply stores, ana all OF
hose we're swept away. The rrsnit will De almost
a ia inc among the homeless popui ,ton. The river
will not fall sufficiently per nit anv attempts Al re-
pairing the brOR til November. O' the
property already 10 bo destroy d the Value Was
50, OOo, 600 The Brush military operations are ser.-
ously lnterfered with by the accident.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
CLOTHING CUTTERS STRIKE.

The clothing cutters have ordered strike In
the shop OF August Brothers. No. 5l2 Broadway. Tnis
IL in cons. ournce OF the refusal Of Clothing Manu-
facturer Assoc alton sccede TO their demands Secre
tary May, OF the Clothing Manafacturers Union sent u
letter TO Secretary l-s OF Uned Clothing cutters
Union yesterday ia whicn ho std tnAt tue following
res Lot at imously adopted
Resoped That Clothing Manufacturers Associ alton de-
Ia arbitration the demands set forth IN the
letter Of August II, 1886.
Inn,dlatrly ,n tho receipt Of this letter II ie-
solved by tue order tue strike n the shop OF
August Brothers beginning Of the hight. Secretary
Giles said Ma are prepared Toe n long ngtt. Thls
strike will possibly lead 10 lockout In the shops oil al
the manufacturers Ibis will turn out about
one-haf OF our members, or l.U00 mon.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
RcoUIs1rIOy CASE or DAAIkL BROWN.

ALBANY, Aug. 21.-G0vernor Hill to-day
granted III, rcquislton made by the Governor OF Penn
sylvanIa for the surrender OF Daniel Brown, charged
with perjury Governor Hill dads that the prisoner ei
from Pennsylvania Cana 10 avoid arrest for nis
crime aud was induced to come into New-York State by
fraudulent representations. Tho question arose. Had
the prisoner been kidnapped II So under the statutes
e WAS .ntted TO his DISCHARGE but he voluntar
lily into tho state, although he was msled In coulnk
The rule In civil cases. thinks the Governor,
does not apply to this criminal case.
To the suggestion the Dominion Government may
require the prisoners return Governor iil says that
thu New YORK and "A sister State.
And the ste ps TO looking To return must be
BIZ the Federal Government Private Frauds between
individuals arc not subjects for ernatonal intsrven
ton. No offence was committed aEainae tno laws OF
Canada nor " ere ner rIgnts = sovereign state ln-
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
BoYcoTrED BREwLs,E, STRIKE BACK.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-A dispatch from Mil
waukee says: "a new phase OF tue brewers boyeot I
developed yesterday. when the Beat Brewing Com
pany served u notice Gambrinus Assembly Knights
OF Labor that unicss the boycott declared against the
brewery ordered of before Friday next, the COIN
pany would discharge Knight OF Labor In It's em
ploy Tho boycott began weeks ago against Besrs
Falks Gettenan's and Miliers brewsfiea Little at
tentlon was paid to the boycott rst As the brewery
employs about 500 or GOO men, and s lead Will Do FOL
lowed by boy cotted Hfms. Is quite likely snAt
1000 or ore men viii DO looking Tor employ ment on
FRIDAY night uDess the knignis of Labor back down.
The brewerie. are iu yood shspa carry out their
threats AS the Central Labor Union has denounced tho
boycott uujust
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
ADVISED TO SIZE FOR $500 900.

Ell PAso, Tex. Aug. "a (Speciah.-Mr. Cut
ting IA arouad FL Paso to-day shaking hands ana re-
ceiviug concentrations of friends hls good luck in
being from imprisonment in the land Of the Azecs
Cutting will prOceei immediately TO institute suit
against the Mexican Government 10 recover damages
for his uulawul impr sonment. Dantin. the Mexican
court Interpreter, re marked yesterday to body Of
Americans that If ho in Cuttings place he would
sue for $500 900. ana If tho American Government
stood up TO he could get that amount Daguerre,
Cuttings forLer partner In Et enhaeta. who made d
statement IN court wlcn was sent To Washington
by Consul Br sAaD aud placed reco II there, testify
ls "a good character ana for what cause ne
arrested has rrtracted the said sworn statement
Il he forced into doing by prominent
MexcaGs Among them WAS Consul EscoDar. 1hey
ned Dtgucrr., ami SAID tns II he did no retrac
leuVn
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
ALETTER FROM THE FRINGE.

~
SIAN INTRlGUFs.
BERLIN, Aug. PA letter from Prince
Alexander written sophia few days before coup
det has been ved in this city In the lctcr Alex
andrr says:
"My position is becoming exceedingly difficult. TIE
people are alarmed at the Servan armainents AMI the
pres OF the Turkish commissioners In order to
assure the people who have been worked by Rus
sian opposition requested Count KAnoky three weeks
ago 10 inducs agree to resume diplomatic rra-
lions viii, Bulgaria Count Kalnoky consented but Servs
has not replied, and she has continued to fortfy her
frontier leading to expect resum mpon OF bostili-
ties The Ministry have asked me to order All advance
of the troops which have REFUSED to do. knowing the
seriousness OF the first steps lie such On The
ether hand the press attacks account OF the ap-
point,nent OF delegates the Turkish Commission.
therefore am to be absolutely free VITA regard
TO Seryia IN order that may devote myself entirely to
the Turkish question. Tho excitement Is so great
against the commission that attack upon the dele
gates IL probable. 49,
You 20. now am beset with troubles Nobody hero
wishes war on the CONTRARY, We would THANK HcaV Ven
Tor restoration OF RELATIONS witn servs 50 tnat con-
fcI M inn be ayO
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
Ing tho Irish question After long discussion OF Mr..
Parners amendment to the sddrcss in reply to the
Queens Speech, II was decided TO oppose It
MOVEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
WARNING THE TENANTRY OF THE EvIcTIoNs To BE
MADE NEXT WINTER.

DUBLIN, Aug. 24.-L0rd Mayor Sullivan
presided to-day over the fortnigntly meeting OF the
National League hold here In his address he declared
that Ireland was prepared TO accept Mr. Gadstone's
Home Rule bill ~ settlement OF the controversy with
England Tho Tories however. declined to sivo the
Irsh parliament. OF course. Irishmen would not re-
fuse receive whatever good things the Tories might
offer. short OF Mr.. Glsdstones proposed benoaction;
but the Tories might we'll know now as later that
the people Of Ireland would never be contencd until
they had parliament Of their own. In conclusion tho
Mayor advised General Sir Redvers Butler, when he
reaches Kerry over which he was recently appointed
commander at once TO give his attention 70 the Kerry
landlords who said Mr. sullivan, fast driving their
tenants despair, The presence Of Sir Retvers Butler
might produce an apparent pesoe. but such q peace
would be unreal and uniasting.
Mr. Harrington sad II was the duty OF the League to
explain TO the suffering tenants the true facts OF the
aud them OF the troubles they must face In
The coming winter. The League and branches must
sustain tho teDants and must that the land from
which touans are cast ont be made instead OF
blrssing to new tenants: and the tenants themselves
must negotiate with landlords for purchase OF
holdings until all evictef persons shall have been rein
stated.
Dr. Kenny. NJ p, said that tenants must combine and
not anybody remain In their nicst who had the
basenrss and folly take land from which tenant had
been evicted for nonpaymont OF admittedly impossible
judicial rents.
Ii was that receipts the last fort
night amounted 10 $780, and that grants OF 2lS3 had
been made 10 evicIed tenants.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-25
PRICE THREE CENTS
MR. BLAINE AT LAKE SEBAGO
THE ADMINISTRATION ARRAIoNRD.
SECRETARY BAYARDS PATIENT ENDUR-
ANCE OF CANADIAN OUTRAGE
IySOLENCE AND BRAvADO TOWARD NExrCo-fHU
LABOR QUEsTroN-THE BENEFITS or PRO-
IECTIvE TARIFF-rHE THIRD
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tbf TRIBUNE
LAKE SEBAGo. Me-, Aug. 24.-Mr BIsins's arst
speech In the Msine campaign was delivered hero
to-day to IN audience numbering about 1000
people, As the village has population Of less than
800, those present came from long distances, many
in carriages driving twenty miles and the Others
coming bv trains. For attendance aud enthusiasm
1t was for an opening meeting ono of the most
remarkable ever had IN Maine When Mr.. Blaine
arrived on the ground accompanied with General
Gibson of Ohio Congressman Reed, Colone! Dow.
a son of General Neal Dow; Messrs DYER, Barker
and Others there was grcat cheering, and rs much
interest was shown in him as during the Presden-
tial canvass of two years ago. The people wsre as-
sembled IN grove. and Mr.. Blaine addressed them
from platform in the open air. In order to escape
msrepresen tation. he took the unusual precaution
to read his speech, which was listened 20 with
close attention. lie was frequently interrupted
with applause. particularly when speaking to the
laborng men. and IN the course of his caustic Ie-
view of Mr.. Bayard's extraordinary conduct in tho
fisheries question. As there we're q good many
persons from Portland present who were directly
interested in this question, they loud in their
approval of what Mr. Blaine said. His reference
to Mr.. Bayards insolence toward Mexico evoked
equal applause. aud was pretty fair indication OF
the feeling on that question.
Congressman Recd followed Mr. Blaine Ia short
speech in which he remarked that Mr. Blaine was
very conservative in what he ha said. aud that
the Admin st rations fisheries policy was 40 out
rageous as to call forth the hearty Indignation of
the people OF Maine Mr.. Reed pithily reviewed
the failure of the Democrats to redeem their
promises, and then gave way to General Gibson OF
OHIO. In the of his interesting address he
sail that had Mr.. Blaine been elected the country
would not have been humiliated bv the failure OF
the Government 10 protect its fishermen or citizens
in their rights. end that it wouli have been
plished without This reference to Mr.. Blaine
elected tremendous cheering. which followed
later by three cheers and tiger for Blaine and
like cheering for Congressman Reed. in whose dis
trct the meeting was held. At the close the people
crowded about Mr.. Blaine who he'd an impromptu
reception.
Mr.. Blaine speaks tomorrow at South Berwick,
spending tonight at Portland. The meeting to-day
furnished the best evidence that Mr Blaine is as
popular as ever with the people of Maine AMI that
the party as ready to meet the Democrats NOW as
in the last election Tue Republican leaders wero
greatly dclightei over to-'lay's meeting.