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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
Bleaching and storing Celery.

With the increased consumption OF eel
cry, improved modes In its culture have
been adopted by progressive sgricnl-
turists. Numbered with these improved
modes is the plan of bleaching celery by
setting up boards foot wide edeewise Oh
either side of row of plants and pulling
the soil ND against the lower edge Of the
board so that the light is expelled. The
boards are kept in position by short
blocks nOtched to fit them and placed
across the top,oor any other contrivsnce
that serves the same purpose. The chief
advantages claimed rthis mode over the
old plan of earth bleaching are no rust in
warm, wet seasons, and q saving of labor.
The old method of drawing the soil up
against the celery gradually until the
bleaching is done, is still prscticed by
many farmers. A plan that has many
advocates among small farmers is that Of
digging trench as deep as the plants
and about one foot wide. and placing the
plants therein, retaining all the soil that
adheres to, the roots when they are lifted
When the trench is packed closely with
plants set. in same position as they grew,
a protection Of straw, leaves, etc, is
given to keep of the frosts.
If the celsry crop is small one it may
be stored. in any cellar where there is nc
fire heat. One plan is to place it in boxes
q little less in depth than the celery is
high, and from eight to ten inches wide.
Place few inches Of sand on the bottom
of the box and pack the celery in as tightly
as possible without bruis;ng. The boxes
thus packed may be placed on the floor OF
the cellar. Larger quantities can be stored
in a cellar as follows: Place board on
edge eight or nine inches from the wall
put a few inches of dirt or sand ON the
floor, pack the celery in sperpendicularly,
roots down When one row has been fin
ished, another may be made by putting up
another board eight or Dine inches from
the first; this may be continued as long
as desired, or till the cellar is full. A
little above freezing may be considered the
best temperature for winter keeping OF
celery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
FEG. 2-ELECTRIo rUsE.

r'"' AHAo 0oeA the class room, as
elaborate apparatus is not required The
journal already quoted tells how TO per-
form 1t.
Wrap q short piece of very thin iron or
platinum wire about the fuse of q fire crack
er, as shown in Fig. 3 at a. Stout copper
wires ars attached to the ends Of the thin
wire, and led through the window, on the sill
of which the cracker is placed. On connect
ing the copper terminals to the poles of .
battery, the thin wire is heated tc incandes,
cence the fuse is lighted, and in a moment
the cracker explodes. If it is desired TO
make the blast instantaneous, pin hole lis
made through the middle of the cracker, and
the thin wire is threaded through it so as to
be in immediate contact with the powder
For econOmy's sake it is better to use iron
than platinum wire in these experiments.
Very thin iron wire can be bought on spools,
and it may be easily made still thinner, if
necessary, by immersing it for few mo
mepts in dilute sulphuric OF nitric acid.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
FIG. 2-HEELING Is TREES.

When protected in this manner there Il
no danger Of injury, provided there is no
rubbish or brush piles, etc, near by, to
attract mice.
A and B are air spaces. c allows air
from the outside to enter. and F carries
off foul air. d shows earth covering. E
shows spaces between joists resting on
timber above, upon which the earth Is
placed. II the root house is to be built
above ground, lay your wall, and inside
this provide an air space of one foot all
around. Bank the outside up with earth,
sloping from top to bottom. Even all
your earth about sixteen inches thick at
the edges and rising. so that the water
Lay pass to the sides.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
The Universal Language yoIapuk.

The universal language Volapuk is slowly
coming into use, but SO slowly that some
doubt remains whether it will ever be univer-
sally adopted. According to Popular Science
News it has met with more favor than any
similar scheme heretofore proposed, and
seems to be, on the whole, well adapted to its
purpose. The study Of such ali artificial
languages. in any case, an excellent mental
discipline. and win undoubtedly be Of more
Or less practical valns to those who have
made themselves familiar with it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
FIG. IA POTATO PIT.


Manyeef the large potato growers use
pits for storing their tubers. In the IL
lustration is shown . pit in which the
potatoes are put Is soon after being har.
vested as possible, when they are covered
with straw or corn stalks for few days.
They are then covered with boards and
earth, the ends of the pit being left open
Later the ends are closed, and q small
amount of ventilation is afforded by
means Of whisk of straw, which extends
up through the center Of the covering &c
the open air. In the illustration, A rep
resents pole supporting the boards; B,
six inches of earth; c, eight inches OF
manure; d, six inches of earth; E, eight
inches of manure; F, - straw ventilater
and G, Q space of eight inches between
potatoes and boards.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
INSTRUCTION AND ENTERTAINMENT
OF A SCIENTIFIC NATURE.

A Very simple but Curious Electrical Ex-
pertinent That viii Furnish Considera-
bile ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Illustration OF
the Industrial Application of Electricity.
A curious electrical experiment, which is
most successfully performed on dry winter
day, is one described by correspondent OF
Scientific American. II is very simple and
will furnish considerable amusement and en-
tertairment.
One end of a piece of soft cotton string
about four inches long, is pasted, by meant
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

In the first cut is shown the usual
method of heeling in trees that are re
ceived in the fall and are not TO be planted
until the succeeding spring. Where the
climate is not very cold, says Green's
Fruit Grower this method is usually
successful, if the location is wei drained
and on an elevation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

She-An4 will you always be so thought
full. So generous, Harry
He--Can you doubt II, Henrietta, dear
est # will ever be my aim 20 anticipate
your slightest wish.
She Harry, I'm going down town today
and shall probably need little money
Hell m! thoughtI gave you quarter
day before esterday.-Boston 1r0nScrtpt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
Acceptance of the Doctrine of Evolution

The almost universal acceptance of thedoc-
trine of evolution by the scientists who took
part in the meeting of the American assoca-
ton at Cleveland was matter of consider
able comment among those who were una
ware of the recent progress of scientific
thought. The time has passed when the Oar
winian theory was supposed to imply that
men were, descended from monkeys-an idea
never held by Darwin or any other naturalist
and the great principle that existing forms
of life have arisen by variation and develop
ment from simpler forms of organized beings
previously existing is coming more and more
into favor, and, in fact, now forms the
foundation stone Of all biological investiga-
tions. A complete and satisfactory system
of evolutionary philosophy is yet to be
formulated, and the different theories ad-
vsnced must themselves be subject to natural
selection and the law of the survival Of the
fittest; but the fundamental ideas first ad-
vanoed by Darwin, Wallace and Lamsrck
were never more generally accepted by uat-
uralists than at the present time.-Popular
Science News
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
REASONABLE SUBJECTS CONSIDERED
IN A PRACTICAL MANNER.

Various Methods for Keeping Potatoes
Over Winter-A Potato Pit and an Tn
derground Root House Illustrated and
Described.
In some sections of the country the
commonest way for keeping potatoes over
winter especially early potatoes for seed.
is to store the tubers in cool. well venti-
lated cellars. Opinions vary as to
whether the potatoes should be packed in
large bins or in smaller lots in boxes OF
barrels. but it would seem that most
growers store in large masses. 1t pays,
Is all agree, to shovel or handle the seed
potatoes over several times during the
winter. The suggestion is made in
Rural New Yorker-from which journal
the potato pit here illustrated was taken
that potatoes could be stored success
fully in sacks, which could be emptied
and reflled once each month or six weeks
during the winter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
Detectives Wanted

To ferrett out and discover, II they can, a
single case where Dr. PieTce's Medical Dis
cOvery has been used fr torpid liver, im>
pvre blood, indigestion, or consumption In
it's early stages, without giving immediate
and permanent relief provided, of course,
that the directions have been reasonably
well followed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
HORSES Wanted.

The anders,gaed, having purchased the property
known M the Moody Feed Yard, ae prepared nj all
;lmes 60 buy asi sell good market Horses.
We tlso have VI all times the trotting stallion RlPON
GOLFDUST
Patrons OF the yard will ,celve the prompt at
tentisn as heretofore. SEELEI CAREW.
Ottawa, III.
N. Rive keep for sale HaD,pAv,y's Neo FO,h Rem
edlay for al which horses subject to- They
are tlle Cheaxe and best In use. decl1-'yr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

The beat on earth, can truly be said OF
Griggs 'a!ycerine Sa,ve, watch is ssre
safe and speedy curs for cuts. bruises,
scslds burns, wounds and a,l other sores
VIII! pOsitasely cure pises tster and all skin
eruptions. Try this ~ande- healer. Salts
faction guaranteed or money refunded. ON
ly 25c- Sod by T.. ! Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

OF a small bit OF
paper, to the inside
of the cylindrical
glass front of n
show case. in about
the position shown
at a in Fig. /, in
such a manner that
the string hangs
freely down. The
outer surface of the
glass, from a TO g,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

application of cleo
tricity, is that OF
firing blasts at a
distanre by means
of an electric fuse.
1t is sn'experiment
which students and
young people may
enjoy at home or in
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

FIG. 2-AS UNDERGROUND ROOT HOUsE.
In the second cut is illustrated an un-
foreground root house that was recently
described in Prairie Farmer as follows;
This plan may be varied if bank can be
had, so that the roots may be dumped
into a chute at the top and distributed
by carriers nearly where wanted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
FIG. 1-HEELING IN TREES

The second cut, says the authority
quoted, gives better method. Here ths
trees are laid down slanting, all of the
trunks OF the trees being covered with
earth and the tops lying so low as to en-
able the owner to cover them easily with
evergreen boughs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

There are many farmers who are like
the man who tried to haul the load of po-
sfatoes up hill with no tail board in the
wagon box If there we're more farmers
who would keep the tail board in the
rSagon box, there would be less complaint
hat farming does not pay, and at the end
of the year they would have more to show
l:sor their years labor. says Stockman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
SUuashes for Late Keeping.

< Remember that every squash that is
raised will rot quickly. hence the impor-
lance of carefully handling all specimens
that are to be kept for winter use. Be
careful, too, not to let the frost touch
squashes, but harvest them as soon as
fairly ripe. For long keeping the safest
plan is to store squashes on shelves or
elsewhere, one layer deep. with little
space between each squash. When piled
i'm large heaps squashes decay in COM
parstiyely short time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
FOR SALE.

IA RIM OF . 10 ACHES, situated on the
west line Of Brook6eld and east line Of Grand Rapids
has three good dwelling houses, barns, CRIBS etc, in
good repair thrOe good orchards - well fenced aud
well watered. VIII DE sold in whole In part AZ a
bargain. either cash time. Apply OH the preml.
sea or address W A. MCJOLLIM.
Dayton, La Sale county. Illinois.
or 20 b. r. LINCOLN, Ottawa. III. junIS-6mos'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

nR. W. r. wEE;SE;. successor TO ~ VIM.
- sheppard. Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist, AS
sistant State Veterinarian graduate Ontario Veterinary
College Canada Dental course under Sayrr and nrske
IL feb S-yr.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
FACTS ABOUT FEET.

The ideal SCOT Of modern ladies is about =
10 g.
The commol unit II lineal measure. a foot.
was derived from the length Of tho huran
foot.
In a man > feet Il incaes tall the foot
measured lJil inches and the middle toe p !
inches.
IN Chinese subjects tto ordinary height
being feet, the leagth OF loot wsa inches
and .ines.
The lonse,. foot Of measure is that Of cid
Turin, which Is equal TO twenty inches Of
English measure.
The I'm sian loot x measure equals the
English, ard the German &. lhenisA foot
varies in the different states
There was a time when not onlyea com
try. but each town. had . FOO measure Of It's
own, Indicating different averages Of the diff
lerent feet in yario~s localities.
Among tribe OF low stature Indians,
whose height varied from ) feet I inch 90 .
iet. ) inches. the length e the feet vas found
to Be- from . inches lines 70 Q inches lines
In order to get an idea Of the length Of
.noe SIZES ia inches it may be stated that q
loot measuring ten inches, with tho weight
Of the body resting upon 1t, may wear, com
fortably, No. Shoe
\ youth in the South Sea I.lands, G feet I
inches in height, had a foot - inches long
bis lower exCemlties measured 80 inches in
length, circumference of calf Of leg III
inches, and bis ankle 10 inches.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26

\ marked c-atu,c OF our times j. On,
incrcc.cd simplicity in dress Ia spite
CT an occasional nonstrous Wlnm t'i2t
sets embodied in style. both the habiJ
q ladies and Gentlemen are more quiet
and less pretentiouJ than iiitv years ago
'icn5 business suits are Oh pattern
brought down to absolute economy il
expense and fitness for work Nor are
dress suits characterized by shy Ct the
superiuitie5 OF the last century. Clcr-
eymon have civen up nc- only the wigs
end bands ard cooked bets of g hundred
years ayo but The tall hats tho invari.-
bic black and the white lie cf fifty years
ago. The judges no longer wear scarlet,
f&cel with velvet Wigs, stocks. powders,
polaatc1us, $50 ie,s~gd l~ss important A
Cea.AmGn OF 1919. when he went abroad.
mus cppear IL satin embroidered vest, q
wig I'D eaiia small clothes, with S.hiie
six stockings. Culture does hot lead IL
tie direction Cf elaborate sd0rnmsnt Of
hc Embellishments.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
AN ECCLESIASTICAL DIFFERENCE.
II Involves Father Lambert and b.shop
McOuaid.

Father l.. A. Lambert. very talented
nricet of the Roman Catholic church, ~
nrctty well known the United States
at.r He is very fascinating orator
md y rOIrhc1 gentleman. bishop Nc
on ~ as the diocese of Rochester, IL ac-
colrto,l one Of the most learned ccclc-
sias.s of his church. Father iambert
il a priest Of the diocese ~ Rochester.
The bishop and priest had a difference
some time ago which reslitcd IN iathef
Iaubert's suspension. Father Lambert
recently appealed TO the propaganda at
pou,c - adjust the dispute, and row he
proceeds io por,c 10 state his SIDE IN
FOR severed years the relations Of priest
and lisbo2 were intimate. both taking a
lively i-fcrcet in The Waterloo Times,
oftefward The Rochester Times, Of
which Father Lambert wac editor and
proprieicr. Ibis Catholic newspaper was
iafcr. abont 1880, amalglinated with he
Iuoalo Union, which wc1 hcncetorih
called The Union and Times. ard wa
and l. still edited with The approval Of
the bishop of buffalo. under the manage
mont Of Father Cronin.
About 1888 a writer. signing hinsclf
"a Catholic" attacked. in The RocEc5-
ter Democrat. the orthodoxy Of The
Union and Times, especially about The
Ifi,h Land league, and broadly ln-li-
uated that the bishop Of Buffalo was IN
fluenced by being stockh0ldsr IN Che
paper from correcting IT. he-crodox
opinions. Father l-amhert. over hisr"p
Signature in The Rochester Democrat,
r,pclled these charges, and undortook 20
vindicate the orthodoxy Of The Union
and Times. ~ Catholic declined 10
make good his charge before what he
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26

FATHER LANBrRT BISHOP AID.
stigmatized as the gods of the gallery.
Father Lambert insisted that the trial
should be before the same public before
which a Catholic" had made the
charges. and when the latter refused
Father Lambert called him Tartuttc
and told him to mind his domestic con
Germs"
Ii turned out that "A Catholic was
Bishop McQuaid. Father Lambert's own
bishop The bishop put upon the priest
certain restrictions. but il was some time
before the priest knew whom "A Catho-
lic' was
When Father Lambert ascer,ained
Chat thn bishop was going 20 Rome, h
thought that the quickest way to setil,
ell differences was - ilc,t him before
Che propaganda at Rome.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
CHARACTERISTICS OF LAUGHTER.

Persons in whose laughter the letter A
aound ah) Is dominant arc open, joyial, Ion
est folk, who delight in noise and movement.
Laughter in e. is an indication OF the
ptlesmatic and Inelancholic disgo,ition.
Children most invariably laugh in l >
AID this is also observable in persons Of a
naive, docile, modest O. undecided character
Laughter in o. Is tho mari. OF Uoble and
bold tempe.s.
Tho worst Of all the daughters Is that in U,
which IS toe CHARACTERISTIC of tho nlisan-
thropicaL
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26

wonderfully blessed: but in the lest she
was not encouraged by the ccclcsiasiics
in The United States, and has resigned
hor position 80 neither general Of tht
Sisters f pc~cc.
Sister Mary frances. as Size j. com
monty called, has served as a Sister OF
Peace for thirty years; she received her
lltcst COMM sion. rs organizer, from
his holiness TIE present pope, and cir
cular lottCT of Recommendation from the
propaganda but the peculiar nature OF
The work she attempted in America TN
avoidably produced misunderstanding
between her and her immediate su-
periors. At length she retired from
work entirely. and the report was pub
lishcd that shc had renOunccd the Cath
Gle faith and become "A Protestant. with
intent 10 DO limilar work i'm the Episco-
pei church. This statement she indig-
nantly denies. but gently complains in
her pathetic letter IF resignation that she
had been opposed where she had reason
20 expect encouragement. The CCnllc.
ness. gvcetn,ss and charity Of The Nun
OF Kcnmcre' hay long been known 10
millions; and Will her thirty years
service cniitle hcr 10 honorable retire.
meut the tact viii long ic regretted,
cspecialiy ~ her in ID compa,riots.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
.t~so.,oa ~ rams Animals.

\ scr mental youngcouple We're pcse-
in through graveyard.
Isn't j. curious, my dear" he said, as
Trey topped before . tombstone with
the FIGURE OF Q lamb cafvcd upca it,
"ho,; a.,aciiel PEOPLE become 10 dumb
Snial2,s.'
"Ah. yes. dear George" the gil re-
Piled, "anG this is probably the last rest
ing place "a ali that remains OF come poor
little girls let lamb. The Epoch.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
ENOR THE PICKING SEASON.
lure CIDER and WHITE WINE VINEGAR.

Pure CIDER and WHITE WINE VINEGAR.
warranted 10 keep Pickles:
Pure fresh SPICES of all descriptions;
OlG FRENCH ana CALIFORNIA APPLE
BRANDIEs; also WHITE WHISKY.
Don't forget my four-year old PREMIUM
WHISKY at $50 per gallon;
Just arrived small quantity Of new MACK
EREL, large size, ami Of new DUTCH
HERRING. at
HERMANN sCHMIDT's
EUROPEAN STORE,
andsl2 Droldstr
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26

Here ere portraits OF the daughter Of
Gen. Ionl-nser, the Frcnchman, and
her rowly acquired husband, Capt
Drilnt.
Neither Of these yoang people have
any distinction aside from that reflected
by the brides father. who j. notorious
a celghrated IS you choose u regard il
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
LIFE AND DEATH.

On parent knees, anaked. nav born child,
Weeping thou sat'st, while all around thee smiled
b tive that sinking on thy last lopg deep
Thou then may'st smile while AL around thee
weep
Sir william, Joncs-from the Persian.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
FINE WINES AND LIQUORS.
ESTABLISHED 1913.
Oscar CRAM ~ Co.

No. IA GOygRSoa STREET, Rfcnsosp. v,
Importers and Dealers in
FINE CHAMPAGNEs, cLARRTs. Rup
GUNDIEs, MADEIRAs. sHERRIRs. and
other WINES; also, FRENCH BRANl IFs
COHDiALs. ktc., Rte, and dealers in PINE
"oNoEGAHETA PURE RYE, VIRGINIA
MOUNTAIN, and BOURBON wHIsKgYs
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26

y ~ NilF ttlii' ri.t
lracani rotcd foi
her ability in or
ganiZlng army
nurses, at another
she was often
quoted as an "a
thoiity on tho
wiJlies and feel
ing5 of the Irish
pcasann'y. q no
5.illlltcr took az
acllN' part ~ or
carnations for
the instruction %
. Catholic servant
girls. In allthese
----I-I - u l
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
CAPT. BRlANr AND HIS DRIDE.

There has been a good deal Of com
ment, and not all good naturod, upon th,
daughter OF 20 prominent man marry
Ing one so insignificant as a pcnniic.
captain, bat il would seem that sui
criticism :. somewhat out Of place 10 {;
republic.
But then rhers are social Distinction
in republics, 40 MANI besnnbl-rsl i:,di
vidual in the Ua.ted states knows 10 hi
sorrow.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26

The ancient custom CT ringing the cur
few bell has been resun,cd-at Stafford
on-Ayon, the same bell being used a.
that which was toilcd at Sha, espeare's
funeral.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
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RICHMOND, VA.
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During seventeen years
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26

Sitter MARI Frances Clare has long
lcen known 10 the reading public as ii,
MN If Kenmarc.' ~ ono time 81,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26
The NUN OF KENMAR Z.

A Woman Who Ia- Done Thirty Tears Of
S.cod Nor...
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