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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

The Agricultural Experimental Station
OF the University of Illinois is engaged
this year. 1888, with field experiments In
corn, oats and grasses; feeding; pear cul-
ture, vine culture, small fruit culture and
gardening. The officers of the Station
desire to be In direct personal communica-
ton with the agricultural public, particu-
ularly of the State of Illinois. Informa-
tion which the Station has upon any subjec,
within the scope of Its operations will
always be given promptly and cheerfully
Questions will be answered directly by
correspondence, and, If thought to be OF
general interest, the answer will be given
through the bulletins, or through the press
But the Station cannot commit itself t.
undertake the discussion of questions
which will involve extended Investigation
anu experiment outside the lines of work
which the officers of the Station have Sc
lected. Especially will this be true of in
vestigations which have only a personal
and private interest, Analysis of soils
waters, fertilizers, foods, etc, will be I'm
dertaken only as they come legitimately
in connection with the regularly adopted
experimental of the Station.
Questions concerning entomology should
be referred to the State Entopiolugist,
Champaign, III.
The University OF Illinois has for distri.
button copies of Its reports, Volumes V to
XIII, inclusive. These reports contain
many agricultural papers of interest. Any
OF them will be sent 10 persons who desire
anil will pay express charges upon them,
or postage at the rate OF ten cents per
volume.
The law provides that the bulletins shall
be sent free of postage to all news papers In
the State of Illinois. and 80 persons en-.
gagged in farming who may request that
they be sent"
Persons who desire 10 receive the subse
quent publications of the Station, should,
if they have not already done so, make
their wishes known there by postal card or
otherwise.
All communications should be addressed
to the Agricultural Experiment Station,
Champaign, Ill, Selim II. Peabody, Pres.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

The little implement here illustrated is
a very simple but useful affair in the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02
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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16

rier recognition Of their sovereignty though
in each case tardy, was scarcely less effective
than Wales And so Mrs. Shaw's friends
are delighted with the cartoon | have dc,
scribed above, though it isn't any too com
plimentary after all.
Mrs. Shaw's features are classically regu-
lar, but not ethereal Her eyes are large and
dark, and her face is crowned with wealth
Of dark hair Her form is well rounded and
her carriage well justifies the adjective
stately" She doesn't spoil her face when
she whistles by puckering it all out of shape,
but she makes her music as easily and natur-
ally as Yankee country boy whistles .sOld
Zip Coon"
She was t.oru in Eimf-a, y. V, and Is tl.,
daughter of W. W. Horton, but she live-t
long in the American metropolis and so may
be fairly said to be New Yorker. Her mu-
steal ability is natural and not acquired, and
she early learned to play the piano with rare
taste and expression. She was known in pri-
vate life to be an expert whistler, however,
long before she ventured to appear before the
public. Unlike most other professional
whistlers who use the inspiration to help
produce long sustained tones, she whistles
only on the expiration OF the breath And it
is not going too far to say that she
gains much more than she loses by
her method Her notes are strong
and clear, sharp or mellow at will, now
trilling like bird and now breathing the
soft cadences of the flute or the sharp tones
Of the piccolo, and always abounding in such
delicnte shadings of expression as no per-
former upon any ordinary instrument need
hope to rival
OF course Mrs. Shaw keeps q scrap book of
newspaper clippings, and it Is doubtless fill
ing up rapidly during her stay in England.
Here is a rhyme she inspired in Boston
which has place in her collection:
Whistling girls and hens that crow
Will make their way wherever they go.
And here are the first and last verses of
another:
A whistlng girl and a Growing hen
VIII surely come TO some bad end
A rhyuing proverS minus rhyme.
Worn threadbare both by tongue and time
Then let the wise ones have their say,
And let the prude eer NOPE away;
Old maids in scorn their lips may curl,
But III stand by the whistlng girl.
Although Mrs. Shaw is the most successful
woman whistler on record, she is not the only
one. Last season Miss Adelaide Detchon
gave society recitations here and varied the
programme with whistling. She viii be re-
membered in New York, where she appeared
in comedy on Wallack's and other stages
Miss Chamberlain, of Boston, has also, be-
hsve, some fame as lady whistler.
FRANK WILSON.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16

Mr.. Francis Gallon and DIR. Venn have
just been delighting the Anthropological in
stitution with proofs of the marvellous effects
Of residence and study at Cambridge uni
versity in the direction of developing and
increasing thinking substance These in
defatigable laborers in ''the noblest study of
mankindn have gone to the trouble of meas
uring and weighing over nine thousand per-
sons at South Kensington-an well TO do
people-and comparing the results with those
of similar operations carried on at Cam
bridge university. The gownsmen proved
to have the best Of it all round, being of
greater weight lin pounds avoirdupois),
height, breathing and squeezing power, and
Of course pulling strength.
The only drawback was the prevalence Of
weak sight among honor men. As to the
size Of head, itappears to vary at Cambridge
exactly in tine order of the owners names on
the class lists. Thus, first honor and tripos
men have by far the biggest heads, other
honor men carry heads of the second class,
while ''passn men and the whole unfortunate
tribe of ''plucked fellows are found to havs
distinctly less 'brain box than the others
Again, it was discovered that ''while in the
masses the brain ceases to grow at the age Of
10, in cultivated students it grows to the age
of 25, the honor men being exceptionally
precocious Home Journal
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
He Was Ahead.

Gen. George A. Sheridan, who has made
hit as lecturer in defense of Christianity
against the assaults of 1.-THE Modern Pagan"
is an effective, witty and eloquent political
speaker. On one occasion he was sent by a
committee to deliver an address in a small
town in Indiana on the banks of the Wabash.
Sheridan was rather surprised at the elabor
ate reception he met when he alighted from
the train. A great procession, composed Of
the town military company, various civil so
cieties, the mayor, aldermen, ETC., took him
in charge and conveyed him to the public
square, where an audience Of 1000 or 5000
were waiting Sheridan's bewildermenr
changed to feelings Of another nature when
the mayor arose and addressed the as
semblage, saying: 'Fellow citizens, i intro
duce to you Gen. George A. Sheridan, and
he will speak. He is not the Sheridan we ex-
pected to hear We looked for little Phil, the
hero of Winchester. The committee has
played trick on us This Sheridan is said
to be good speaker, and we will try an6
forget our surprise and disappointment and
listen to him.
The mayor sat down and Sheridan rose to
reply.
ssMr. Mayor" he said, in his rich but stem
torian voice, ''when was informed that an
appointment had been made for me to ad-
dress the people of this city accepted it with
pleasure | pictured to myself a teeming
city, its buildings a triumph of architectural
art, its streets busy bazars thronged with
well dressed ladies and gentlemen saw in
fancy its libraries, seats of learning, its gal;
leries of sculpture and paintings. thought
of its many industries sad its commercial
greatness, and withal of the refined courtesy
of its mayor and representative citizens, and
my thoughts were pleasurable ones What,
then, is my surprise and disappointment to
find your city collection of wooden shan,
ties on the swampy bank Of dirty river;
your bazars of trade TO consist of few
drug stores selling quinine 70 your scrawny.
leuthern checked citizens; few rum grog
zeries and two filthy country stores; your in,
lustries blacksmith's and an undertaker's
shop; your art galleries pictures cut from
the last years Police Gazette, and your
mayor and representative citizens quite fit to
wallow in the mire Of their surroundings.
win try and overcome my disappointment
regarding your city and the disgust with the
committee who sent me to speak to a pop
ulation who seem happy and contented with
their lot. and will now proceed to address
you."-New York Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
aetincia, Showers Coin. Out.

It is sail ;ha / artificial flowers are going
oft of use in Elgland and lace coming in at
ABOUT equal ratio. In 1882 the value Of
flowers imported reached the enormous sum
of 81, 5O0.OO0 while in 1856 this fell off to
s1,25O,0OO. The increase III the importation
of lace meanwhile has amounted to more
than all these figures oi artificial flowers
together But the odd feature of this is that
while this increase goes ON in importation
from the continent, England seems bound to
let her own lace industries languish. The
beautiful lace work, with its branching
sprays so suggestive of hawthorne blooms,
still goes on, but the rich and great of Britain
do not patronize it enough to encourage its
increase. Public Opinion.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
WELDED

Some quick and bitter words we said,
And then we parted How the sun
sSam through the sullen mist Of grayi
A chill fell on the summer day.
i4fe's best and happiest hours were done;
Friendship was dead
How proud we went our separate ways,
And spake no word and made no moani
She braided up her flowing hair
Thai had always called so fair,
Although she scosned my loving tone,
My word Of praise
And I, matched her scoru with scorn;
hated her with all my heart,
Untii-we chanceI TO meet one day;
She turned her pr .tty head away;
saw two pretty tear drops start;
Loi love was born
Some fond, repenting word said;
She answered only with sigh;
But when took her t,.ad In mine
A radiant glory, half divine.
Flooded the earth and filed the sky
Now We are wed Chambers Journal
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
Japan.s Feast OF Dolls.

A popularity of Japanese stores Is that
only such goods are displayed as are
appropriate to the season OF approaching
festival Instead OF displaying general
stock Of goods. as do all dealers in America
throughout the year. as soon as the ksti
val season is over they are Immediately
packed up and carefully laid away for
another year For two weeks great
number of stores and street peddlers have
been exhibiting grea; display Of all
kinds and sizes of dolls. together with
everything thereunto belonging in minia
ture The reason for all this is that or
the third day of the third month is held
the ''Hina Matsnri. or. us it is generally
called. the Feast of Dolls II is de
voted to the girls, and is considered by
them the greatest day of the season. and
in years gone by was duly celebrated by
all families with as great pomp. cere
mony and preparation as we look forward
to the 4th of July OF late years those
that are called e progressive" japanese
seem to have ignored the custom to q
great extent
Most of the dolls on view were from
three inches to eighteen inches in height
and dressed to represent some noted dai
milo. shogum or some prominent person
age of the feudal times Many still keep
up the custom. and many of the old
families possess a stock of heirlooms in
the way Of dolls that date back many
years. Formerly it was the custom that
when daughter had been born in the
house during the previous year. pair of
images are bought for her. which she
plays with until she is grown When
she marries she takes them with her TO
her new home and gives them to her
children. and each year she adds to the
stock as her family increases. so in some
families great number are collected
They are made of wood. clay, porcelain.
and some are most exquisitely dressed In
all the stores are found complete sets of
everything belonging to the house. either
for cooking eating. sleeping or travelling
On the festival day all these are brought
out and arranged upon an elevated plat
form, and offerings of saki. rice, candies
and fruits are made to each. and all phases
Of female life are most faithfully mimicked
by these female juveniles--S Francisco
Examiner
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
OVERHEAD ELECTRIC RAILROAD.

line There was scarcely jar or vibra-
ion, while the car moved at full motion at
Dnce The dirt and dust thrown up by the
usual methods and the cinders and coal and
smoke of locomotives were conspicuous for
their absence. The sharpest curves were
turned rapidly. On one of the trips the cur
rent was broken and the car stopped at once,
showing that tie danger from collision is
very slight
Electric motors are placed directly on the
shafts of the driving wheels over the cars,
the trucks running on rails placed on insu-
lated timber The projectors have applied
for franchise TO build double track sys-
tenn between Minneapolis and st. Paul
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16

position as a ruler
is finally fixed by
the princes recog-
milton and Du
Maurier's pencil.
Last year it was
Mr.. Cody, who is
now, | hear, draw
ing crowds at
Staten Island, on
our side of the
water, and before
Buffalo Bill it was
Marshall =. Wilder.
Mary Anderson
Our Msry"-hasf
held the post, and
so has Minnie Pal
msr and Du Man
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
LACE CURTAINS.

They are Cleaned and Made New by the
Springfield Steam Dye Works.
Lace and damask curtains cleaned and
renewed, and also tinted any desired
shade without extra cost This house
handles and cleans lace curtains costing
from SIS to 5000 pair. We claim that no
other house in the city of Springfield can
compare with US in work, as they have not
the facility for doing it. Our prices are as
reasonable as any in Ohio and all work is
guaranteed.
SPRINGFIELD STEAM DYE WORKS,
81 north Center street.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
Inherited
Diseases.

In fhe realm OF disease the facts Of In
heritance are most numerous and are daily
accommodating. Here. ,las. they become Ter.
ribie, fateful and overwhelming. No fact Of
nature Is more pregnant with awful mean
ing than the fact OF the Inheritance Of
disease. It meets the physician on his daily
rounds, paralyzing his art and filling him
with dIsmay The legend Of the ancient
Greeks pictures the Furies as pursuing
families from generation to generation,
rendering them desolate. The Fpries stiil
ply their work of terror and death, but they
are not now clothed in the garb Of supersti-
ton, but appear in the more Ineligible but
no less awful form OF hereditary d.ease.
Modern science, which has Illuminated 20
many dark corners OF nature, has shed
new light on the ominous words Of the
Scriptures, 'Tbe sins OF the fathers shall bs
visited upon the children unto the third and
fourth generation" Instances of hereditary
cisease abound. Fifty per cent. of cases OF
consumption. that fearful destroyer OF fami-
lies, Of cancer and seroflia, run in families
through inheritance. Insanity Is hereditary
In q marked degree. but, fortunately, like
many other hereditary diseases. tends to
wear itself out, the stock becoming extinct.
a
organ or texture of the body Is exempt from
the chance of being the subject of hereditary
disease" Probably more chronic diseases,
which permanently modify the structure
and functions OF the body. are more or less
liable 70 be inherited. The important and
far-reaching practical deductions from such
facts-afecting so powerfully the happiness
of individuals and families and the collective
welfare OF the ration-are obvious to refiec-
ting minds. and the best means for prevent
ing or curing these diseases Is a subject OF
intense interest to all Fortunately nature
has provided a remedy, which experiences
has attested as infalii5le. and the remedy IL
the world famous Swift,s Specific. pure
vegetable compound natures antidote for
all blood poisons. To the affiic:ed IL is .
blessing of inestimable value An interest
ing treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases"
VIII be mailed free by addressing
TEE SWIFT SPKcfFIc Co.,
- Draw er & Atlanta. aa.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
A field of rye near Altoona is eight feet
10

at is fact" that Hoods Sarsaparilla
does cure scrofula, salt rheum and other
diseases or affections arising from impure
state or low condition of the blood, over
comes that tired feeling. creates good ap-
petite, and gives strength to every part of
the system. Try 1t.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
A Few Pointers.

The recent statistics of the number of
deaths show that the large majority die
with consumption. This disease may COM
mence with any apparently harmless cough
which can be cured instantly by Keiup's
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, which is
guaranteed to cure and relieve ali cases.
Price soc. and 81. Trial size free. For
sale by T. j. Casper, Al east Main street.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
oil for the Lakes

Seas ON the lakes being as rough as on the
ocean. and just as destructive of life and
property, it would seem the part of wisdom
for the lake marine to make trial of oil pro-
tect.on in times of blow.-RS falo Courier. i,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
NEW INVENTION IRlAcIme.
An Ordinance

Repeating an ordinance entitled IAN 0rdi-
nance. To provide for the appointment Of
Sanitary Marshals. and to regulate their du-
ties and fix their compensation"
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the council Of
the city of Springfield, Ohio, That an ordi-
nance entitled An Ordinance. To provide for
the appointment of Sanitary Marshals, and 10
regulate their duties and to nx their eompen-
sstion." be, and the same is hereby. repealed.
SEC. g This ordinance shall take effect
from the earliest period allowed by law.
Passed by council June II. A. d. 1888.
JAMES A. DICUS, President.
Attest: ]. S. SHxwALTER. City Clerk. Hlm
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16

THE NE BLUs ULTRA in the way of
pleasant, convenient and popular hotels, is
the Sturtevant House, New York. Matthews
& Pierson. proprietors. We always stop
there.-ETpeess.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16

Woman's hair Is wOman's glory, but not
some other woman's hair.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16

There are fifteen clubs Of working girls
In New York and vicinity.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
DR.. Albert
Marriage.

Married persons or young men
contemplating marriage, aware
of Physical Weakness or any
other disqualifications speedily
relieved. He who places himself
under the care Of DIR. ALBERT
may cOnfide I'm his honor ss q
gentleman, and confidently rely
upon his skin a. . physician.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16

The tower Of Trinity church, Boston,
weighs 19, 600, 900 pounds.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
Strange sen.ibility to nlre

A prominent gentleman in neighboring
city is always made sick by the smell of
watermelons. He can detect the odor if one
is carried through his house two or three
hours before he comes in. When perceptible
to no one else it makes him deadly sick.
Speaking OF this fact, an engineer on the
Hudson River railroad said: 81 have had a
peculiar experience in reference to poisonous
substances Poison ivy has never injured
me, and no external poison that | have ever
handled has done me harm except in one in
stance once wore pair of blue overalls,
and wore them to go swimming The blue
color came OFF on my body and poisoned me-
was in such a condition that had to be
lifted from my bed on sheets. Since that
time cannot even put my hands in bluing
water without unpleasant results In clean
ing my engine, if | take up any waste with
blue threads in it can tell at once from the
suffering experience that there are blue
threads in the bundle. ALBANY Journal
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16
A Parallel.

How does Ignatius Donnelly obtain his
root numberi is the question asked by those
who have examined the famous cipher. 1t
seems to be a case Of root, Bacon, or die
New York World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-16

1890
ment. IL was treasure caVe-the recep
tacie OF the pirates piuhaer.
have hes, told nv Malays who have
been Penang pirates that ui.der the rules
which bound those rascaIs together a
treasurer was chosen for every gang
Everything of value was turned over to
him to care for and once I'm about eyery
two wears he made division of the spoils
This treasure had to he zeaIousIz puarded
and in this instance n was so Carefully
hidden that no one but the treasurer could
have found II He had come in advance
of me IN add fresh plunder To the preat
store and there we're Jewels in his hands
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-11-24
SHEEP FOR SALE.

l haye for sale a lot of grade bucks, thorough
bred Campbell! bucks, grade Campbell bucks,
Thousand stock sheep. Call on or address "
J. T. ARLINGTON,
m