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Manure and Compost PLEA

The Importance Of saving manure and
preventing its waste is generally under
stood. but the work is not generally per
formed I'M q systematic and economical
manner. If manure is not drawn out and
spread on the fields as fast as 1t accumu
lates. it is frequently thrown out OIL
wheeled out and discharged in irregular
heaps, where IL it chances to become toe
dry by heating, or is washed into toe
liquid condition by rains, the defect can
not be very easily corrected. 1.-THE liquid
which has been saved is to be applied OF
poured on, 1t is often done too irregularly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

The corn crib ventilator shown at Fig
Q was also originally described in the
journal from which the above was taken
The illustration is so plain as to require
little description. At the bottom of crib
a plank foot wide is nailed, then pieces
of joist four or five feet long are spiked to
it. At the top six inch plank is placed
and laths are nailed at the sides. The
crib is eight feet wide.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

A correspondent in Southern Live Stock
Journal gives the following as remedy
for thumps in hogs: Give one tablespoon
full of vaseline, petroleum jelly mot car
bonized). Repeat every twenty foul
hours as long as necessary. The great
advantage of the remedy, aside from its
efficacy. is the ease with which 1t is given
1t is a job to drench hog, but this vas
cline slips down so easily that there is nc
time foI strangulation, In extreme cases
it Is best to blister under neck and be
tween front legs with cantharidal col
lodion
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
A WONDERFUL POSTOFFlCe.
The French Are Proud Of 1t, and Wei
They May BE.

They May BE.
Paris now claims to have the most COM
plete and handsome postottice building in
the world, and this is matter of general
concern, inasmuch as vast bulk Of the mail
from America to the eastern countries is
handled in that city. The building stands
three very high stories and raised roof
above the surface, and with the addition OF
the cellars there is a depth of eighty feet to
be utilized in distributing mail matter.
This gave occasion for putting in novel
system of rapid transmission which is
thought to be the most perfect in the world.
The cut here given represents fully that part
of it in which the hosting is by regular
machinery, but owing TO the small scale the
tubes for pneumatic transfer are not well
shown These are both for steam and hot
air. and by their operation packages are
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
TROPHIES OF BOOTS AND SHOES.

Nearly every material is now employed for
boots and shoots. For evening wear tan and
bronze kid, satin and corded silk are fash
ionable, whenever the stuff of the dress is
not eMployed; they are then decorated with
bows, tufts of flowers, or barred across, and
fastened with jeweled buttons, or again the
front is interlaced in the Greek style, to show
off the beauty of the silk stockings. For
stylish promenade wear are chosen crocodile
skin, glace kid patent leather, combined
with Russian leather, effectively stitched
with ontrasting silk, and ornamented with
ribbon, bows and buckles.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

connected with
the government OF
his native state. In
1874 q overnor
Peck made him
secretary Of civil
and III ilitary
affairs, and he has
acted Us commits
sioner OF state
taxes since the Of
flee was created by
the passage OF the
corporal ion t ak
law in 1882. He
has been a member
Of both branches
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
NAMED IN VERMONT.

william r. Dillingham;. the Republican
Nominee for Governor.
Hon William Paul Dillingham;, the Repub-
lican nominee for governor Of Vermont, has,
from the time he left the Office Of Senator
Matt H. Carpenter, of Wisconsin, full
fledged lawyer in 1867, successfully practiced
his profession in Waterbury, where he was
born in lS43, and now lives. In the mean
time he has held several positions Of trust
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
The Fonr Courses Of Chicken.

At first the chicken stuff'd and roasted brown,
With apple sauce and flxings all complete,
And then the fricassee, all cover'd DER
With thickened butter, pour'd with lavish hand
To hide the bones And then what may be left
Is done up into pies, with pastry tops
Just fitted to the dish. Last course Of all
OF this eventful bird is chicken soup
The general leavings and the scrapings up
OF wings, legs, tails, necks, bones and everything
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FARM AND GARDEN.
TIMELY TOPICS CONSIDERED IN A
PRACTICAL MANNER.

and Described by Wide Awake Farm
ers-A Fodder Stand Worthy Of Imita-
tion-A Simple Corn Crib ventilator.
Numbered with other seasonable farm
conveniences that have been invented and
tested by ingenious farmers is the one
represented in the annexed cut. This is
q device for drawing fodder or corn and
fodder. Its great advantage, says the In.
diana correspondent who described it in
Rural New Yorker, Is that a very large
Ioad can be put on it. 1t is also claimed
for it that the contrivance can be con-
veniently loaded by one man, and that 1t
Ia very cleap
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

For putting up fruit a porcelain lined
kettle holds the first place with most house
wives, but good agate or granite ware, and
even brass kettle, secured very clean and
Frightened, are used. A wooden or silver
spoon for stirring is much better than an iron
one Many people use self sealing jars Is q
matter of economy, because less sugar is re-
ouired to keep the fruit in them
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

mond. In 1850 Mr.
Eagle was n -,
deputy sheriff, and
at the beginning of
the late war he en-
listed in the states
service as a private.
He was a brave SOL
der. When he sur
rendered at James
town, NC, in 1858,
it was with the
rank Of lieutenant
colonel. His per-
sonal losses by the
war were except
ionally heavy, but
hy follnu,ipD tho
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

of the state legisla- WILMA" = D'i'h'''h ="
ture, and for four years has attended to the
prosecution Of the criminal cases in Wash
ington county as states attorney. Mr.. Dill
bingham is not the first of his family to be
honored by Vermonters, as his father is ex-
Governor Paul Dillingham; He is now lv-
ing at the advanced gro - 80 -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
COL. JAMES p. EAGLE.

Nominated for Governor ey the ArkaasA
Democrats.
Col. James p. Eagle, who has been nomi.
mated by Arkansas Democrats for governor,
was born in Maury county, Tenn, in 1851.
His father soon settled In Arkansas, in what
was then Pulaski county, now Lonoke. His
childhood and early manhood were spent in
his sixteenth year his father moved to Nch.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
SOME DOCTORS

honestly admit that they can't cure
Rheumatism and Neuralgia. Others
say they can but-don't. Ath-lo.
pho-ros says nothing but - cures.
That's the secret of its success.
Years of trial have pr0ved it to DO
aquick, safe, sure cure.
Concord. n. H., SEPT g. Iss7
In my own family AthlophOros was used
as a last resort. the user hSyng suffered
from rheumatism for years and having
been treated for the disease by different
physicians in this State and Massachu-
sets without even Temporary relief.
Upon my recommendation scores Of p--O-
PIE have used tins remedy with the same
results claimed for IL. G. H. WusoN,
Dubuque Iowa, Jan. g. Iss
Athlophoros has completely cpred me OF
nervous headache and feel thankful for
all the good IL has done me.
Mrs Louise CHERRY.
fs- Send cents for the beautiful colOrcd pic
tIlre, Moorish Maiden"
THE ATKL0PH0R0S co. ne Wall ST. M.
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The Van DOrel Farm.

FOR RENT.-The Van Doren Farm. Ave miles south
OF Ottswa consisting OF 80 OF high rolling land
Would make a splendd stock farm. Good running
water and good house and barn. Terms cash. For
further particulars apply 10 +. ", VAN DoRtN aus
Cass street. ottawa. III. julyti
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
Suggestions About Fancy Dresses.
EMPIRE DRESS.

dered China Grape, finished OFF with a deep
fringe
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WHAT SHALL WE WEARi
PARIS, LONDON AND NEW YORK
FASHIONS ILLUSTRATED.

All the Fashionable French Boots and
Boots of Stout Leather to Dainty ssbot
Slipper.
In the annexed cut are illustrated all the
fashionable French chaussures Of the season,
from the thick brogues, the strong walking
shoes, to the dainty sabot slipper in en-
broidered or beaded kid or silk, secured
above the ankle with strap, over which
flutters tiny butterfly bow, to correspond
with the larger one on the toe cap
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-11
Speak to the Stranger.

In one of his characteristic speeches
the Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, of the
English Wesleyan Conference, mar.
rated the following incident, which is
not without significant application the
wide world over: ''In o Methodist
chapel in Dublin good Methodist
took pew, and for whole year nc
one spoke to him in the chapel. Al
last he decided to give them one more
chance, and if no one spoke to him
the next time he went to the chapel,
he made up his mind never to &c
again. He put himself in peoples
way to get them to speak, but without
success. At length, with a heavy
heart, he took his hat, and was turn
ing to leave the pew, when man in
the next pew put out his hand and
grasped the hand of his neighbor
heartily, crying, 'Good-morning. SIR
The good man was astounded, and in
much stammering informed the gen.
tleman who had accosted him that he
had been to that chapel for year, and
had determined never to go again un-
less he were spoken to that day. The
other replied that he, too, had been in
that pew next to him for twelve
months without being acknowledged,
and he had resolved that if no body
shook hands with him that day, he
would shake somebody's hand instead.
That brother made good resolve"
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War Against War.

The most glorious war on earth is
war against war-a war of peace
against war. In this grand war, full
of the broadest philanthropy, women
are valiant soldiers. These soldiers,
in fighting for victory over war in all
of its vile and hateful forms of pain,
sorrow, selfishness, destruction, crime,
and death, in all theirwords and deeds
meekly act and declare that "the wea.
pons of our warfare are not carnal."
They have no use for weapons and
powers of human slaughter. j They
burn no cities. or villages, destroy no
property, and never "break through
and steal" They never apologize for
any bad doing by calling it "a military
necessity for they never have "a
military necessity" They make no
widows. nor orphans, nor cripples,
nor pensioners, nor national debts.
Their capital is "the captain of saliva
tion," and not of destruction. He is
Jesus, the Prince of Peace, and in
their warfare against war, they, like
Him when on earth, Ego about doing
good" and make it the favorite object
of their peaceable, benevolent lives,
llhC OuOlI StslOI, ChCll hCooOit Inv
to destroy mems lives, but to save
them" They, in their war, never
cause weeping or pain to a single hui
man being. Their glorious mottoes
are: "Peace foreverH "War never J"
"Arbitration always!" 'Love to all
nations, all menp
On their white banner, brightly in
scribed by the angels of God, is the
Pethlehem song, sung at the won
rous birth of Jesus, the peaceful Re
deemer: "Glory to God i'm the highest,
on earth peace, good will towards
men," Oh, how beautiful how sublime,
are the battles of Peace against War,
led on by Prince Emmanuel, whose
blessed kingdom Of peace shall gently
destroy all the war established and war
supported kingdoms of the world. Ye
soldiers of Peace, follow your Prince
in faith; in patience, in meekness, In
gentleness, in courage, and in unceas-
ing, all-conquering love.
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A Word to the Rich

One of the happiest instances o1
ministerial skill and fidelity is record
ed in the memoir of Rev. Thomas
Brainard, D. D., for thirty years a pas.
tor in Philadelphia. At a meeting OF
leading members of three city church.
es, called to raise money for an impor.
tant new enterprise, there was little
response in the way of subscriptions,
though all applauded the object. Dr.
Brainard rose, faced the rich men, and
thus addressed them:
"Bretheren, the Lord has denied
to you the privilege of exercising
many of the most precious graces OF
the Christian character, which in his
infinite mercy, he has vouchsafed to
the rest of us. You never knew what
it was to repose absolute, unassisted
faith in God for the things of this
world. You never lad to 60 to sleep
at night without knowing where your
areakfast was to come from. You
never had a sick child wasting away
for the want of costly luXuries. You
never had to deny yourself the gratifi-
cation of the impu lses of pity, when
a sufferer came to your door. You
never had to endu re the humiliation OF
being dunned for an honest debt with
out knowing whe ther you could ever
pay it. All these, unspeakable advan-
tages in developing Christian charac'
ter an incrutable Providence has taken
from you and bestowed upon us poor
men. The one solitary grace of the
Christian life wh ich has been denied
to us and given to you is, the grace OF
liberty, and if you don't exercise that,
the Lord have m ercy on your souls!"
That bold appe al did the work. A
smile crept over the face of one of the
rich men, he drew to him the sub,
scription paper, put down $4,000,
others followed his example, and this
meeting accompl ished what all the
preceding meetings for consultation
had failed to do.--Dr. A. T. Person
I'm ". Y. Observer.
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A Knowing Dog.

The Boston Record tells the story O.
a dog who not only understood Ian
guage, but took a rebuke from his mis-
tress quite as readily as some boys ant
girls receive the reproofs of their pa
rents: ...
A lady called on his mistress tht
other day. During her call, Lion came
in rather shyly, lying down on tht
parlor carpet, and went to sleep. The
conversation ran on, and visitor sale
finally: ~. :, e..
"What handsome Newfoundland
you havev' ..
Lion opened one eye.
"Yes," said his mistress, "he is s
very good dog, and takes excellent
care of the children" .
Lion opened the other eye, and wav
ed his tail complacently to and frc
along the carpet.
"When the baby goes out, he always
goes with her, and 1 feel perfectly sure
then that no harm can come to her,
his mistress went on.
Lions tail 'thumped up and down
violently on the carpet.
"And he IS 80 gentle TO them all
and such a playmate and companion
to them, that we would not take 6
thousand dollars for him."
Lions tail now went up and down
to and fro and round, with great ano
undisguished glee.
"But," said his mistress, "Lion has
one serious fault"
Total subsistence of Lions tail, to-
gether with the appearance of an ex,
preston of great concern on his face. u
He will come in her with his dirty
feet, and lie down on the carpet, when
T have told him time and time again
that he mustn't do it,"
Here Lion arose with an air of the
utmost detection and humiliation, and
SUNK out of the room, with his lately
exuberant tail totally crestfallen.
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Make it Right.

There are few persons who are not
conscious of having wronged their fel-
low men. They may dispute it or
deny it; but they know that it is true,
nevertheless. The question then
arises, What should be done? There
are many who know the wrong, but
will not admit it there are others
still who both know and admit the
wrong-doing, but who take no steps
towards repairing the mischief they
have wrought or undoing the wrong
which they have done. Strictly
speaking, the wrong act done can
never be undone the wrong word
said cannot be unsaid but no man who
has been guilty of wrong should rest
satisfied until he has done his utmost
to make suitable reparation. If he
has wronged his neighbor pecuniarily,
let him make restitution, not in
scrimped and scanty measure, but
literally, heartily and ungrudgingly.
Let him restore four-fold. If he has
said wrong things, let him promptly
and openly recall them. Let his apol-
ogies be as distinct and hearty as his
accusations have been. Let him in
a manly and Christian way, 80 far as
in him as lies, remove all occasion of
grievance. Let him see to it that the
false impressions he has given be cor
rected, th at the SANDERS he has uttered
be recalled. Thus, and thus only, can
he win back the love he has forfeited, +,
and hope to receive the blessing of the
Lord whom he has offended.-Chr'iS-
tiay1 Standard.
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Vanity of Worldly Pleasure.

I have run the silly rounds of pleas.
ure, and have done with them all. ]
have enjoyed all the pleasures of the
world L appraise them at their real
worth which indeed, is very low.
Those who have only seen their outside
always overrate them; I have seen all
the coase pulleys and dirty ropes which
moves the gaudy machines; and /
have also seen and smslled the tallow
candles which illuminate the whole
decoration, to the astonishment and
admiration of the ignorant audience.
When I reflect on what I have seen,
what I have heard and what I have
done, I can hardly persuade myself
that all frivolous hurry and hustle Of
pleasure in the world had reality. !
look upon all that is past as one OF
those romantic dreams which opium
commonly occasions; and I do by NO
means desire to repeat the nauseous
dose. e.-Lord Chesterfield,
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The most widely known author in
the Russian Empire, Count Tolstol,
has resigned from the military service,
and, retiring to his estates some miles
from Moscow, is engaged in the peace
full pursuits of agricultural life and in
writing essays and books, which he be-
lieves will benefit the people far more
than the pursuits which fromerly so
engaged his attention. What brought
about this remarkable change? Sim
ply the study of Christ's Sermon on
the Mount, with the resultant convic-
ton that all wars were forbidden by
the Prince of Peace. Great need there
is that the rulers, legislators, and peo-
pie generally of professedly Christian
States should heedfully consider that
explicit declaration of our Lord: ''My
kingdom is not of this world; if My
kingdom were of this world, then
would My servants fight"
SUPPRESSION. The Holy Ghost is
quenched by silence as we'll as grieved
by speaking. We may sin by suppress
sion as we'll as by expression. Reli-
gion stagnates and dries up without
outlet. The sparkle and the freshness
come from the outfiowing. Convic-
tions never uttered are lost. Feelings
die out of the heart which are never
on the lips. Love grows by the tell
ing. The song is forgotten which is
not sung. The unspoken creed has no
credence. Words not only express
but form and strengthen principles.
Resolutions are the stronger for being
spoken. The saints are said to have
overcome not only by the blood of
the Lamb, but also by the word of
their testimony.
An eminent Russian lady said in
our hearing recently, speaking of her
Christian experience after having
long kown the truth, though she had
not fully and heartily accepted Christ
as Saviour and Lord. First He took
my child, and then He took my hus-
band; after that He took my heart"
Alas that so many of us make for
ourselves such Il hard way to Jesus
Alas we make it hard for Him to save
| us!
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An Acute Old Man.

An old man of very acute physiog'
nomy answering to. the name of Joseph
Wilmot, was brought before the police
court. His Iclothes looked as though
they had been bought second hand in
his youthful prime.
"What business ?"
"None; Pm a traveller"
"a vagabond, perhaps?"
"You are not far wrong; the differ
ence between the two is, the latter
travels without money, the former
without brains"
"Where have you travelled ?"
GAIL over the continent"
"For what purpose
"Observation."
"What have you observed?" o"
IA little to commend, much to CEN
sure, and very much to laugh at"
"Humph! What do you commend?'
"a handsome woman that will stay
at home, an eloquent divine that will
preach short sermons, a good writer
that will not write too much, and a
fool that has sense enough to hold his
tongue"
"What do you censure?'
IA man who marries a girl for her
fine clothing, youth who studies law
while he has the use of his hands, and
the people who elect man to office
who will not pay his debts"
"What do you laugh TT"
"At q man who expects his position
to command the respect which his per-
sonal qualities and qualifications do
not merit" He was dismissed.
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It is common complaint that the
farm and farm-life are not appreciated
by our people. We long for the more
elegant pursuits, or the ways and fash
ions of the town. But the farmer has
the most sane and natural occupation,
and ought to find life sweeter. if less
higher Seasoned, than any other. He
alone, strictly speaking, has home.
How can q man take root and live
without land? He writes his history
upon his field. How many ties and
resources he has; his friendships with
his cattle, his team, his dog, his trees
the satisfaction in his growing crops
in his improved fields; his intimacy
with nature, with birds and beast. and
with the quickening elemental forces
Cling to the farm make much of it
bestow your heart, your brain upon it,
so that it shall SAVIOR of you and radl-
ate your virtues after your days work
is done.-The Century Margarine.
In time of much religious discus
sion, Dutch farmer was asked his
opinion as to which of the denomina-
tions was on the right way to heaven.
"Vell, den," said he, wen we ride our
wheat to Albany, some say this road
is the best. and some dat-but it don't
make much difference which we take,
for ven we get dare dey never ask us
vich way we come-and it is none OF
their business-if our wheat is good"
If your church field is raising good
wheat or turning out good christians,
it is doing heavenly work, whatever
may be its methods.
Perhaps gentlemen is rarer than
many of US think for. Which of us
can point out many such in his circle,
men whose aims are generous. whose
truth is constant in its kind but ele-
waited in degree, whose want OF mean
ness makes them simple, who can
look the world honestly in the face,
with all equal manly sympathy for
the great and the small.
True zeal is modest and retiring lit is
not like the scentless sunflower, which
spreads its gaudy petals to the light of
heaven, and turns its face to the orb of
day, asif determined to be seen; but,
like the modest violet, it hides itself
in the bank, and sends forth its fra
grance from its deep retirement.