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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20
4 COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A VALUABLE
" MILLING PROPERTY.

In pursuance of DEGREES of the Circuit Court OF
Augusta county, Virginia, rendered December -,
1886. and December II, 1887 in the cause OF ii M.
Smith, Jr., Trustee, against Todd and gresham,
Trustees & ais. therein pending. the undelslgheu
as commissioner appointed for the purpose VIII
sell at public auction in front Of the court house IN
the city OF Staunton. on
Saturday, the 2Sth day of April, 1888,
that very desirable MILLING PROPERTY on
Middle River in said county of Augusta, ABOUT
seven miles from stanton, commonly known as
"AmercuS Mills"
This property consists of about
nine acres of land, more or less, D. <iiSNA y,
with an excellent water power on ESlia4 -
Middle River. Touring and chop ~ fEi1a III a.
ping MILL SaW-mili, barn, miller $ s555a4LzI--a-l
house, &c.
For some years past distillerY for the manufac
ture OF whiskey has been conducted on this proper
ty, and il is well suited for this purpose or Tor any
other manufacturing enterprise requiring good
and reliable water power.
There is on the place a building separate from
the mill, used as U s. Bonded warehouse. which
will not pass With the property. but is to be re-
moved.
TERMS OF SALE:-A small amount ia cash on
account OF costs of suit and sale, balance in three
equal lnStaments at one, two and three years res
pectvelv from the day of sale, with interest from
that day, for which instamentS the purchaser Will
be required to execute bonds with approved per-
sonal security. and the title will be withheld as
ultimate security.
THOS. G. ELDER,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20

A pretty looking dish can be made by lin
ing some cups and saucers with lettuce leaves
and putting a large spoonful of the salad in
the center
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20
THOS. G. ELDER,
Commissioner.

LIN. Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta county. do certify that Thos. c. Elder, CON-
missioner appointed in the foregoing cause has
Given under my hand this 70 h day of March. 1888.
j. N. RYAN,
marS0 st Clerk.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

" STANTON. Va. March ed, 1888.
Nancy J. MeAlpine, plff and Darwin Bashaw.
Admir- of Benz. F. Via. decd Emma Virginia Tay-
!or (nee Vial and VIM. Taylor her husband;
Mary E. Dudley. (nee Via) and W. w.
Dudley her husband; John F. Via;
Fannie P. Staples (nee yia) and A. F. Staples
Ella l.. Via; James S. VIA and Aubrey G..
Via. Ebert Via and Beniamin F. Via. the three
last naTed being infants under 81 years of age and
J. Ryan, Guardian ad Item of said infants de-
PENDANTS in the suit in chancery pending in the
Circuit Court of Augusta under the style of Nc
Alpine, N. j. VS.. Was Admir-. SC TAKE NOTICE
that, in pursuance of an order therein entered on
the 18th OF ovemDer, 1887, I shall at my Office in
Staunton, on SATURDAY, THE 2lsT DAY OF APRIL,
1883, proceed to take state and settle an account
showing the transactions of Darwin Bashaw as
Admin of B. F. Via, decd; the real estate OF said
decedent, with the conditions of the title thereto
the annual rental and fee simple value of said
realty. and the liens binding thereon in the order
of their priority. together with such other matters
as may deem pertinent any party in interest
may require. Given under my hand this 22d Of
March, 1888. j. W. GREEN SMITH,
Comr in Ch'y for CIR. CT. of Augusta.
WHITE & GORDON, pa. mar23 st
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20

l. Terry, Deputy Clerk Of the Circuit Court
of Augusta county, do certify that VIM. Patrick,
the Commissioner appointed the foregoing cause
law. Given under my hand this 9th day of Feb.
1888 b. + 1ERnf,
mar304t Deputy Clerk.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20
REAL ESTATE SALES.

GALE OF VALUABLE SUBURBAN
REAL ESTATE.
Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court, of
Augusta county rendered in the cause OF CARRIER
VS. aldWin's admir-. will sell at pubic aucuon,
In front of the Court house, in StauntOn, on
Saturday, Apra 2Sth. 1888,
that VERY VALUABLE AND DESIRABLE
PROPERTY, situated just west of the corporate
limits of the city, on the Church
vile road and known as the CARRIER A mi y
property. This is the property on aIIIissaLAZA
which the late Albert j. CARRIER re- Sa aifI fTsIlST
sided and consists of lot OF about Asa1 fEz-sS
acres, with a good and commodious
FRAME DWELLING,
stable, fruit and good spring. The residence is
within the limits Of the city mail delivery IN three
or four hundred yards of the electric lights. and
the city has side W TX extending almost to the
entrance
Few better opportunities willpresent themselves
to buy good SubuI ban property.
TERMS:-Cash in hand TO pay costs OF suit ana
expenses Of SALE the residue on a credit OF one,
two and three years from day of sale. payable IN
equal annual inSIalmentS, the purchaser giving
bonds for said deferred instruments, bearing inter
est, and waving the homestead, with approved
personal security, and the title retained as utl-
VIM PATRICK,
Commissioner
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Rich Cinnamon of San Francisco carry
jeweled reyolvers
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We promise to leave nothing undone on our part
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

than 100 species of clover, but in this
country only few are cultivated, and OF
these the common red clover (trifolium
pratense) is the species must generally in
use, and for general purposes is the best
Of all, 1t is easily grown on every prop
erly drained soil, Soils too much ex-
hausted or too poor to afford clover its
nutriment naturally, with the addition of
a dressing of barnyard manure TO give it
foot hold, will, by its persistent use, be
brought up to n condition of fertility, be-
yond any that can be obtained from SOW
ing any Of the natural grasses,
In furnishing vegetable mold and
changing hard, compact soils for the
better, red clover is wholly unexcelled,
1t is one of the most important crops for
soiling on account of its rapid, early
growth and the large amount of excellent
green food grown on an acre.
Care must be observed when pasturing
red clover while wet with dew or rain, rs
cattle are likely to eat enough of 1t to
cause bloating, which not unfrequently
results in the death of the animal. 1t is
in fact, unsafe at any time to turn cattle
when hungry into a large growth of
clover and permit them to eat their fill
OF course when it has become partially
cropped, and the cattle are accustomed
to it, they may be allowed to Craze at
will. Red clover is not really pasture
plant, and its best results are realized by
soiling or cutting for hay and seed A
very usual plan is to sow clover in the
spring, using from IL to 20 pounds of
seed to the acre, according rs the soil may
be loan or clay.
Glover ought to he cut as soon rs the
blossoms assume a brownish hue and the
swath should lie until well wilted, when
it must be turned over, but not scattered
or spread, and when sufficiently dry be
taken to the barn. Clover is more liable
to be damaged by rain than is either
timothy or red top, hence care should be
observed to protect it from storms
Half bushel of salt to the ton of hay
is often sown upon the NOW, when clover
is housed in a green state. Its proper
place III the order of value as a farm pro-
duct is generally thought to be between
timothy and blue grass. Clover seed
when kept unchanged will retain its
vitality for many years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
Agricultural Notes.

r. g. Head, president of the Interna-
tional Range association, disputes the re-
port that the loss of range cattle the past
winter reached so per cent He asserts
that cattle in Colorado, Texas, New Mex
leo, Indian territory, Wyoming and n
portion of Arizona were never in better
condition at this season of the year
Col Curtis AYERS that good pork, with
fat and lean evenly distributed, can be
made by feeding the pigs on turnips
A bill has been introduced in the New
York legislature fixing a bounty of two
cents per head for English sparrows.
In the ordinary conditions of town work
and stable management, 1t has been OBJ
served that the wall of a healthy foot
grows down from the coronet at a rate of
about one-quarter Of an inch per month,
and that the entire wall Of a medium
sized h ,of has been regeEerated in from
nine Il twelve months.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

The black knot on cherry and plum
penetrating the bark. The only safe
remedy is to cut il off and then rub the
spot affected with turpentine. The to-
mato rot was also declared TO be fungus,
the preventive being sulphur powder.
Col, f. d. Curtiss spoke upon pigs as a
dairy and fruit farm necessity, and how
to feed them lean. He advocated "A radi-
cal change, and said it was a mistake to
think it impossible to keep pigs without
corn Corn is the farmers ideal of every
thing, and it is all wrong. Pigs ought to
be fed but twice day, to give time for
rest and an opportunity for digestion. The
food should be strongly impregnated
with phosphate nitrogen. Feed them
with meals, turn them into rye fields,
put them in clover fields and apple orch
ards-that is heterogeneous food. Follow
up with sweet cornstalks and sorghum.
The best quality of pork is made out of
apples alone. He pictured the difference
between the effects of carbonaceous and
heterogeneous food, and such a pig could be
fed SO long on corn as to be starved to
death.
DR.. J. S Woodward addressed the farm
ers upon Nitrogen, Potash and Phos-
phoric Acid" He said the air was the
great storehouse of nitrogen; another
source was the coal fields. He described
the ammoniacal liquor of the gas facto-
ries, and said it was one Of the best forms
of heterogeneous manure Potash is found
in plants in the mines of Germany. Phos-
phorc acid builds up the frames of ami
mails, and is found in the bones of ami
furnaces, in natural deposits IN the south,
along the St Lawrence and in the Can
adas.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
DEVICE FOR PULLING FENCE POSTS.

Take two by eight inch plank four
feet long, and log chain. Set the plank
on the ground at a slant of about 45 dogs,
with top end against the post; fasten the
chain around the foot Of the post, and
then pass chain over the top of the plank.
Hitch on the team and see how easily they
will pull out post. To save time, gen.
orally drive the wagon close to the row of
posts, fastening the chain to the hind
axle, close to the round nearest to the
posts, and load them into the wagon as
fast as pulled. | like the idea of farmers
giving such simple ways of saving time"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
TIMOTHY AND RED CLOVER.
Timely Hints About the Two Great For
age Crops of the Country.

Timely Hints About the Two Great For
age Crops of the Country.
Timothy may properly be placed at the
head of all the meadow plants for produc-
ing hay of the finest quality, 1t is peren.
NAL in character, and when well estab.
lished lasts several years without the ne
cessity Of blowing up and reseeding. Tim
othy, however, is not good pasture
grass, from the fact that it will not bear
close cropping as well as many others
Its chief excellence consists in its pro
duction of hay of the purest and finest
quality for all general purposes, and espe-
cially for horses, in which it has no rival.
Wherever timothy fourishes it is uni
versally preferred for hay and sells for the
highest price.
Timothy is best adapted to partially
moist peaty or clayey soil, and does not
thrive so well on light, sandy lands
When sown alone half u bushel of seed to
the acre is the rule; it may be sown in
either spring or fall, but autumn sowing
is the more common practice. 1t is ad-
vised to SOW seed not more than one year
old.
A good way to test the vitality of the
seed is to sprinkle some on hot fire
shovel, when, if it mostly burns up with
out lively popping it should be rejected.
Another good way to test not only timothy
seed, but the seed of other grasses, is to
SOW little in a box of fine earth and keep
it warm and damp few days until their
character is determined. Growing the
crop for its seed is quite common in the
western states, and Chicago is the leading
primary market.
Although red clover is not. strictly
speaking, grass, no true grass is en-
titled to a higher rank unless it be
timothy; and, indeed, if we were wholly re.
stricted to the use of only one of the two,
it would be difficult matter to say which
the country could best spare. The great
value of clover as a manurial plant and
renovator of worn out soils fully makes
up for any deficiency it may have as hay
for horses. For cattle, especially cows in
milk, where its dusty character is not
especially Objectionable it is usually pre-.
ferred to timothy.
Botanists claim that there are more
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
AuTooRAPHlc ODDITIES.
Lessons From u Hotel Register-Some
Distinguished signatures.
Special CorreSpondence.

lSlWtlll correspondence
New YORK, April 23.-"Show me mans
sigma: IRE, said an old hotel clerk, recently,
as he twirled the leaves of the register, and
in nine cases out of ten can describe the sa-
lient points of his character. A person may
be built like Hercules. yet write like a pig
my. He may be only a vulgar fraction of
humanity, a mere atom in its dust, Yet make
letters big and strong enough for Il giant.
He may be dude, yet dynamite couldn't
do more with a bottle of ink than when he
scatters his name across the page. But what
ever the style, there is something about it MS
suggestive of the individuality Of the writer
as the method of his walk or the shape of his
eyes, hands or mouth.
If don't mean TO say" continued the OBJ
servant hotel man, ''that l always room
stranger according to his handwriting, but
We who have TO scan SO many kinds OF II are
not slow TO discern the difference between
men of character and the inconsequential
'cusses' who think they are so. Take this for
instance, and he pointed to n straight up
and down signature with every letter looking
like the figure one, the whole obscured by
flourish that reminded one of picket fence
obscured by tangle of weeds. That's
young bank director who has stopped over
with the Importance of his position, self
opinionated chap who is as liable TO impose
as he is to be imposed upon. On the other
hand, here is a small, refined, yet strongly
written name, every letter of which is clearly
cut and business like. Even if didn't know
the writer, should expect to find in him the
neatnesS, courtesy and dIrectness of thor
oughbrod.
Here is another name, large, well rounded
and distinct, with the ink roughly laid on us
though the man wore his trousers in the top
Of his boots, took his whisky straight, looked
people squarely in the eyes, told a good story
and spent money like a lord. All that is true
of him. aud he is agood type of Il western
Spectator. Here are two other signatures;
one, cramped, peaked aud deliberate; the
other in copybooIi style, with a curlycue
around every capital and an oh-you-het-Im-
here-all-the-time atmosphere peryading the
neighborhood. The first is the name of IA
professor who spends his life in closet, the
second is that of a commercial traveller who
is very swell, very noisy and very much at
home in places where he isn't wanted, one of
the kind you can't shake off.
And So continued the host, Il can run
down these pages and single out score of
individuals whose characteristics are plainly
suggested by the manner in which they sling
ink Not every one can counterfeit IA sigma
ture like this, because it resembles u streak
of lightning done in black:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

CATERPILLAR WORM AND BUTTERFLY.
Of the numerous remedies that have
been suggested and tried for the cabbage
worm since it first began to spread over
the country and to play havoc with our
cabbage fields few, if any, have given en-.
tire satisfaction. 1t is, however, safe to
say that the most satisfactory remedy
thus far discovered is in the use of pyre
thrum. The general experience with this
insecticide is most favorable and as high
authority as Professor Riley unhesitat-
ingly recommends it for all the different
worms affecting the leaves of our cabbage
plants.
Some have found hot water very effect
i've on large scale. Living plants will
bear without injury, for few seconds,
water hot enough to kill soft bodied in
sects. The water should be at the tenn
perature of about 100 dogs. when it
reaches the plants II will cool somewhat
during application, and allowance should
be made for this. The pyrethrum is,
however, advised, and there is no reason
why every farmer should not use it, for it
or buhach, which is practically the same,
is now very generally for sale throughout
the country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
YELLOW TRANSPARENT APPLE.

Mr.. E. A. Riehl claims in Orchard and
Garden that the yellow transparent apple
Is entirely hardy, or to use his exact
words, lis ironclad both in summer and
winter" He has found it to bear young
and almost overabundantly, and thinks it
less subject to the attacks of the codling
moth than some other sorts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

In the following cut is represented the
form of the yellow transparent apple,
which is now considered by some of our
leading pomologists an altogether de.
sirable fruit, and one well adapted to a
wide range of country. The general ap-
pearance Of this apple resembles that Of
the Early Harvest; it is handsome and of
GOOD size
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
or INTEREST ALIKE To MARKET
GARDENERS AND FARMERS.

Al. About the Cabbage Caterpillar Worm
a,d Butterfly. with Remedies for All
the Different Worms That Ipfest Cab
bage Plants.
The cabbage worm is garden pest that
makes its visitations felt in many sections
of the country. There are several varie-
ties of this pest. The one illustrated in
the cut is numbered with the more famil-
lar ones This species has wide range,
and about the last of May numerous speci-
mems may be seen over cabbage, radish or
turnip beds or patches of mustard, where
on the under side of the leaves they de-
post their eggs. In about ten days the
caterpillars are Matched. In about three
weeks more they have attained their full
growth, which is about an inch and a half
long, These worms, being green, are not
readily distinguished from the leaves on
which they live, They eat indiscrimi
nately any part of the leaf.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
NAMk

Considering that w. s. Gilbert, the author
Of "Pnafore,n The Pirates Of Penzance'
and the "Mkado," is one of the busiest men
in his profession, the critic will concede that
the above is a very creditable fist" 1t indi-
Gates quick perceptions, acuteness, energy
and humor-the prominent traits Of the man.
You may infer withal that he is clear
thinker, for jagged as the letters may be, his
name is distinct
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

Ole Duil wt.n wont To write his name in
much larger letters than those of his preced
ing text, which was generally as small as
that Of women who are not strong minded
The signature aptly illustrates his sangune
temperament and natural haste, for he was
man who rarely knew an idle hour. The
very hurry Of the penmanship seems to say:
Pm coming, and ! don't do anything by
halves ether
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

One Way of Removing Fence Posts.
Prairie Farmer gives the following de-
scription, with illustration, of a simple
device for pulling fence posts:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

DOyiey Carte, formerly the business man
ager of the above pair, shows in his vigorous
scrawl that he also is prompt, sharp witted
and energetic. Those who know him will
testify that he is one Of the sharpest men in
his branch Of work. Asleep or awake, there
Is not an idle fiber in his body. The very
"hand wrire' seems TO say, Give me that
gray goose quill, and I'm yours, truly
+. G.. DE FoNTAINE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

I W. BREW ER, Attorney and Counselor ~
-. Law, and Notary Public Rooms 8, 9 a TO- Open
House Block, Ottawa III
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In. e1Mta..

On the other hand, his partner, Sir Arthur
Sullivan, he who sets his rhyme to rhythm,
writes as if his letters were crotchets and
quavers into which he is trying to crowd the
largest amount of harmony into the smallest
amount Of space There is a suggestion Of
difidence and love Of ease about the sigma
ture, as if the writer preferred to burrow
amid the surroundings Of coy hooks and
silken curtains II is true
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

II n. LINCOLN, Attorney at Law. otro+
CoIrt House. Ottawa, Ill IulySTs
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n MoDOUd ALL, Attorney At Law, Ottawa
~ ILL., ONCE In 0edney's Block. dec2'b
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J. W DUNCAN. Al o DONOR. II. T. aILBKRT
duncan, O'CONOR ~ GIL3E.IST
~ Attorneys Law ONCE In Futtercr d Metzgers
block, east Of curt house, Ottawa, Illinois; and La
sale, III, juySS2
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

Exchange on chicago, New York, and all the prime
pal cities OF the United States bought and sold
Exchange On England, Ireland Scotland and Cont
mental Europe drawn In sums to suit
United States Bonds, Gold and silver bought and sole
Our facilities are such that we can ofyer inducements
to customers and we shall use our eudeayors 10 give
satisfaction TO those 5ntrusunG MS with their business
Banking hours from A. NJ. to4PM
JOHN f. NASH, Cashier.
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DR: WIN. NJ. II A ~ NJ a, office III Main
~ street. over Lynch's store OR Hard's one"
i;e-dence s6 Paul street, the residence of Harry l.
HOsSack, Ottawa ILL., noylg ANS
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RI. BULL. LRsTRK H. sTNAwE
RUIIL ~ SrRA WIN, After neys and Coun.
- sellers at Law. once over City Drug Store corner
Of La Sale and Madison streets o. tawa III Ian8 81
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n O. TREN AIRY, Attorney at Law ono,
i. with l.. W: Brewer, Rooms s& 10, Opera House
BLOCK, Ottawa, Ill. ,unS
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vHOS. G. FULLERTON, Attorney al
Law, Ottawa, Illinois. Office IN Bushnell's block
west Of Court House, JAMIE
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NJ N: ARMSTRONG;, Attorn, y and Coup
lu seor at Law, Ottawa, III. Notary fnbc. 0fnos
In 9edney's Block, Ottawa junbBO
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4 IEORtE -. E;I4DREDCiE. Attorneys
N Law Once In POstofiCe Block ottawa Ill aprl
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II Il. J. =. RYIBURN, Ottawa H. Once I'm
~ opera House Block. In Office day and night
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(, w; w. I3IIAI IA ~. Attorney and Counselor
~. Al Law. Room Is Opera House Bio k Ottawa
H. All legal business promptly attended TO- isnSi
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nR. O. MILLER, the well known Oculis
~ and Aurlst, Ottawa III. Office over INnch's div
goods store, Main street.
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nR. Oh RTTY ANDF.ItS, successo,
- 10 DT. AIclnda Auten. once Opera House Block
''"HH' III ieIrphohc, NO. ~ sepl3
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~ q. SWIFT, Attorney at Law, Armory Block
IL. Special attention given 10 probate matters.