Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 3 November 1894 — Page 4

THE REVIEW.

8UPPLE1IKNT.

CRAW FORDS VILLE INDIANA

"WHERKSGKVKRthc body is, thither ttill the eagles be gathered together."

THK Viking ship has been "drv docked" at the Field Columbian Museum and will remain there as a pertaanent attraction.

TIIE United States in 18!).ri collected from various sources of internal revenue the sum of $1151,000,000, the bulk of this vast aggregate being from liquor and tobacco. Great Britain gets an annual average of lbout$13.,000,0 00 from taxing liquor Mid tobacco.

THK beet sugar crop of Europe for 1S94 is estimated at over 5.0110, 500 tons, against 4,000,000 tons last fear, but it can not be imported freely under the present tariff. Great Britain and the Continent will Dnly consume about 2.300,000 tons. Hence there is a large surplus, irhich speculators will endeavor to Control.

CIHCAUO has been inaptly called the "Garden City," but could with more propriety be designated as the "Switching City." As a "way sta lion" it stands at the head of 111 fist. No less than (5.000 cars are Haily transferred from one line of railway to another in the city limits. Ninety thousand miles of railroad tenter in Chicago and 1.3u0 trains leave and arrive every twenty-four hours.

I-IONO IVO.VU, generally classed as a Chinese city, is located upon Hong Kong island, one-half mile olT the coast of China. It is eighty miles Irom Canton and is a British erown colouv, entirely independent of the Chinese empire, and in no way involved in the present war between that country and Japan. The island of Hong Kong contains 221,441 inhabitants, only about 4 per cent, being white.

PROF. A\ Mioi.Ns, tiie Canadian weather-prophet., has evolved a new theory of the "creation." He is now convinced that man original!v came from Mars on a comet. He also thinks tho "serpent" that bamboozled Mother Eve was a comet. In fact, the professor appears to fiave comets bad. He also stated in the same interview, in which his pomet theories were made public, J-hat telegraph wires are the cause of the great droughts of our latter jlavs.

THL steamer Bieler, from New Cfork, passed through the Manchester ship canal. Oct. 10, with a general cargo for that new English port. This ship will load from Manchester with a cargo adapted to the South American trade and will shortly sail for that continent, thence proceed again to New York. The time will doubtless come when it will be a common thing for sea-going vessels to load at Chicago and unload at Manchester and other interior English ports. Progress in transportation in the future is more likely to take the form of improved waterways and canals than of flying machines.

GOVERNMENT report for October indicates a yield of 13.1 bushels of wheat per acre in the United States for 1894. The total yield will reach 435,000,000 bushels. India's average is now estimated at 8 per cent., less than in 1893. Chili and Argentine wheat prospects are good. France claims the largest crop in twenty years. Germany's crop of wheat and rye is about average. Austria's fjrop is excellent. The Roumanian ^vheat crop is only 77 per cent, of |hat of last year. Good authorities ^tate that because of the amount of jvheat that is being fed to stock, tho frop will be rapidly depleted, and (predict better prices. Time, patience and a little money should secure the conservative investor a i^andsome train.

A BROOKLYN dead beat struck a aew scheme the other day and real. .(ie.d handsomely. He worked the jity with his new "racket." which ton sis ted in issuing bogus orders for 4eats at various theaters. He gave tha name of Emerson and claimed to

be a theatrical manager. Ho obtained consignmentsof various kinds of merchandise on the strength oJ his claims, which he made good by presenting any doubting dealer with "compliinentaries" for himself and family. Hundreds of the bogus tickets have been presented to the doorkeepers of the Parle, Bijou and Star theaters in Brooklyn, and the "returns" are not yet believed to be all in. Mr. Emerson is still at large and is doubtless enjoying the illgotten spoils, and also the very practical joke that he worked on so many good people.

A CRKDtM.ors public have been asked to believe a variety of ghost stories in times past, but few of the yarns have drawn on the superstition of the human race as strongly as that sent out. from Bartholomew county cently. Near Grammer,fivo years ago, a man hung himself in a barn, and the story goes that his apparition has been carrying on in a way regardless of the feelings of the mules that are stabled under the roof from which we departed to the unknown. Alleged mystic letters have been found upon the bodies of the unfortunate hybrids, the hair presumably having been removed by the unseen visitor, leaving a mark like a brand trotn a red hot iron. No reasonable explanation has been offered. It's a mighty low down ^huot that will pull hair from a mule.

I MOST" everybody who has attamed notoriety in this eountrv outside of politics endeavors to profit I by it by going on the stage. Johan "Most," the boss anarchist, of New \ork, is determined to realize on his questionable fame in this wav. His debut at the Thalia theater, New

YI'II k, was a financial success, but the same can not be said of his dramatic abilities. Engineer James Root, of Hinckley fame, has also entered on a theatrical career, and will illustrate {his celebrated run in a a meioedrama entitled "A Ride for Life." which will be placed on the boardi with all ie acce series of a locomotive and siage-Gre necessary to make it a seeming reality. Madeline Pollard appears to have failed in her ambition to realize a substantial reward for her very unenviable notoriety, as it was announced some time since that she had about aba doned the project because of the verv vigorous oppositfon exhibited by

THK name "Sample Room" for an establishment where intoxicating beverages are dispensed was for a time thought to be very ''fetching." Later on the words "casino'' and "cafe did duty with the old time owners of opera houses, no lt ss|tlnin cognomen, "saloon," when it became by influential members of the theatoecessary to designate such a place rieal profession. of business. The latest verbal evolution in this line is "Thirst l'arlor." and a Pittsburg sa"loonatie claims the honor of being the pioneer in the use of the innovation.

POTATOES HIS ONLY WEAPON'S.

How a Humorous Kentucky Dominie IJi-oujjIii tin- Colli Into Kiilii'nle.

IKV.I Trar.sorip!..

:y One way of combating an evil p.ictice is to make it ridiculous. It was by this means that dueling was stopped in a certain district- in Ken tucky some fi»rtv wars ago. At that time a traveling preacher named Bowman, a strong, muscular man. was omduct-ing a series of religious meetings in Kentucky. At one of them a well known desperate character created a disturbance, and, being publicly rebuked by Bowman, sent him a challenge to figh t.

The preacher's first thought was to treat the^ matter with silent con tempt. Then he reflected that dueling was all too common in that region. and he decided to accept the challenge.

As the challenged party, Bowman had the choice of weapons. He selected a halt bushel of largo Irish potatoes, and stipulated that his opponent must stand fifteen paces distant, and that only one potato at a time should betaken from the measure. 'Ihe desperado WM furious, but Bowman insisted upon his rights is the challenged party, and threatened to denounce the feilow as a coward if he made further objections. Seeing no way out of the scrape, the desperado at last consented.

The contest took place on the outskirts of the town, andalmo.-t everybody in the pla turned out, to see the fun. Ihe seconds arranged tiie two men in position, bv the side of each being a half bushel measure filled with good sized potatoes.'V.--"'

Bowman threw the first one. It struck his opponent in a central spot and fell in pieces. A shout of delight vent up from the crowd, which flurried the desperado, and his potato Hew wide of the mark. Bowman watched his chance and every time his opponent stooped for a potato another one hit him in the side leaving a wet spot on his clothes and then scattering on all sides. The fellow was hit in this wav live, times and then the sixth potato struck him the short ribs, and lie lav on the grass doubled up with pain and groaning "Enough

The bystanders went wild with delight, but Mr. Bowman looked \erv .sober. he desperado was taken home and put to bed,and there he stayed for more than a week. And when he appeared again he was gieeted with so many jokes that life was almost a burden to him. That was the end of dueling in that gion.

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OF THESE TIMES

THE AMBITIOUS KAISER,

The recent renewal of friendly relations between tho German Emperor and his deposed Chancellor, Prince Bismarck, appears to have been a part of a studionsly conceived plan on the part of the Kaiser for the aggrandizement of his family. The outlines of the future policy of the ambitious young Emperor nf Germany were given in a recent Berlin cable, and they are said to bear a striking resemblance to the policy of Napoleon III—each dependent or tributary nationality to be given a king and government of its own, to be under the direct supervision of the power to which it owes allegiance. J3isniarek, also, is "own to have entertained this idea many years ago. Alsace-Lorraine, according to the cable, is to become a separate kingdom, on tho throne of which the Kaiser will place his oldest son, and the kingdom of Poland. or that portion of it which is controlled by Germany, will be revived and rehabilitated with sovereignity. and a sovereign in the person of the Kaiser's second son. Ihe present administration in Al-sace-Lorraine is said to be a failure in every way. 'Ihe German population demand a change. As "in the majority of cases of this kind, it is the mighty dollar that is the prime mover in the agitation. Strasburg wants a king and court and a royal retinue in order that trade niav be! benefitted, and foreign travel diverted to that historic city. The projects are said to be regarded with favor bv all European courts, as might be expected. Of course they want more courts and courtiers. The Crown Prince of Germany, the Kaiser's oldest son, is at this time but twelve years old.- That he is being actively and especially edu-

French politician visiting in Berlin that he expected to attend the ex- I position in Paris in 1900. According to secret negotiat ions now going

on, Crown Prince Frederick William would be Grand Duke or King of Alsace-Lorraine at the period mentioned, that is, sovereign of the much-disputed provinces, with the consent of the powers, including I' ranee. The reason for international discord and especially for the enmity between Germany ami France, which would make the proposed visit of the Kaiser a practical impossibility at this time. being removed, there would be nothing to prevent illiam from making good his promise.

COVKIiX AtlCVT II II.HOA !)*. I

Many political schemers have from time to irne

railroads in the United States, but theii ideas have general!v boon regarded as visionary, to say the least. Capital seems to be too firmly entrenched to have too firm a grip upon all the important lines of travel, to ever willingly yield to any thing short of a revolutionary demand from the masses—a consummation not at all probable in the near future. The agitation of the subject has, however, brought out some facts that are of interest. A resolution, introduced in the Senate by Mr. Pettigrew, was acted upon by the Inter-State Commerce Commission and extensive data regarding the ownership of railroads by foreign governments, was compiled: Ten countries do not own or operate railways, viz: Colombia, Great Britain and Ireland, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey', United States and Uraguav. The following governments own and operate some of the railways: Argentina, Australasia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cape of Good Hope, Chili, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, India. Japan, Norway, Portugal, Russia and Sweden eighteen. The following governments own part of their fairways, but do not operate any, leasingall the present mileage to private companies, viz: Greece, Holland and Italy. Though not claimed to be accurate, it is believed that the foregoing summary represents an approximately correct statement of the relation of the various governments to the railways of the world. The relative rates charged for freight and passenger service on the gov-ernment-owned railroads, and the facts cited in connection with such roads, are calculate to ifTord little encouragement to the advocates of go\ernment ownership. A comparison of passenger charges per mile shows an average in Great Britain of 4.42 cents for first-class, 3.20 cents for second class, and 1.94 cents for third class. In France the average is 3.8(3 cents for first class, 2.8G cents for second class, and 2.08 cents for third class. In Germany the rato is

3.10 cents first class, 2.32 cents second class, and 1.54 cents third class. In the United States the average charge is 2.12 cents a mile. The av erage charges for freight per ton per mile are as follows: In Great Britain 2.80 cents, in France 2.20 cents, in Germany 1.G4 cents, and in the United States 1 cent. The interest on capital invested in the several countries is as follows: United Kingdom 4.1 per cent., France 3.8 percent., Germany, f).l per cent., Russia F).3 per cent., Austria 3.1 peij cent.. Belgium 4.(5 percent., United States 3.1 per cent. Tho systems of operation of tho railroads in differ-) cut countries is indicated. In Austria aoout 40 per cent, of the rail-J way mileage is owned and abou!j 73 per cent, is operated bv the State. Upon the expiration of charters* not exceeding ninety years, thelines lands and buildings of the compa-j nie.s revert to the government, butj the equipment remains the property of the private owntis Before a ', railway is opened it must be approved by the Minister of Commerce.

The tariffs of State roads are fixed by the government tlmse of the I companies are subject to revision by the government every three years, and the government has power to reduce rates if the not earnings exceed If) percent, on capital. In Canada, about one-tenth of the total mileage of about 15.000 miles is owned and controlled by tho government. For the year 181)2 the operation of the government lines resulted in a loss of over $(500,000. It is stated that in the United States several of the States have tried ownership in a limited way. Illinois constructed a road at a cost of *1,000,000, but disposed of it for $100,000

Indiana had a similar experience I Georgia owns a railroad, but found it expedient to lease it to a private, company Pennsylvania constructed a railroad from Philadelphia to Co-

cated to become the King of Alsace- luinbia. but subsequently sold It, Lorraine is well known in Berlin, Massachusetts, Michigan and several and the Kaiser recently stated to a I

without success.

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I THE ASIATIC WAR.

The hostilities in the East continue. The success of the Japanese has been remarkable, considering the tremendous resources of China. I The latest reports indicate that tho I Japanese have become greatly enthused over their success, and they have now lauded a large force in

China with the alleged intention of I marching upon Pek'm without delay. Should they succeed in rcducing the Chinese capital at once, tho

Mikado can doubtless dictate his own terms of peace, but military authorities both in Europe and this country, agree in the opinion that this apparently bold and vigorous march upon the very citadel of the Chinese Empire is to say the least extremely hazardous and much more

ldvoeated the acrjuisi—likely to terminate in defeat than

tion by the government of all the victory. Tho near approach of winter adds greatly to the risk. Japan is a warm country and the natives are unaccustomed to extreme cold, 'this, added to their presence in

a

strange and hostilo country, where extreme poverty and lack of common comfort, even for the phlegmatic natives, is the rule, appears to afford a very strong probability of a repetition of the horrors of Napoleon great Russian campaign. The rigors of a northern winter will prove a great protection to theChinese and the delay that will probably ensue may give them time to rally their forces, in which event Japan is doomed to certain defeat, and possibly annihilation. The popI ulation of China is equal to that oP all Europe and if the natives onca become aroused they can easily over-1 power any force that can be sentji against them by the mere force of numbers.

K:I«H by Hail.

Lowiston .Journal. In a backwoods Maine settlement that a great railroad brought into touch with the rest of the world a year or two ago, tiie inhabitants say there were never any rats until the railroad came. Now they are so thick the housekeepers have to hang their dainties by a string from the cellar beams. This may prove a warning to the rat-less communities when a railroad offers to come in their direction, and furnish a new argument for the obst ructionists.

Aye it Ijivuifj.

In all policies of life insurance these, among a host of other questions, occur: "Age of father, if living? Age of mother, if living?" A man in the country filled up his father's age, "if living." 112 years, and his mother's, 102. The agent was amazed at this, and fancied he had secured an excellent customer, but, feeling somewhat dubious, he remarked that the applicant came of a very long-lived family. "Oh, you see, sir," replied he,'" my parents died main' years ago, but 'if living' would be aged as there put down."

"Is it true that Houser is hustling for the postofHee?" "Guess it- is. I heard his wife tell him if he didn't get her letter mailed inside of twenty minutes, she would know tho reason why."—Buffalo Courier.

FARMS AND FARMERS.

PRKPABING I.ANU FOR WHEAT. American Farmer. There has always been more or less discussion as to the best way to apply manure to the wheat crop. Some prefer plowing it under and others would always top dress tho field, harrowing the manure in before sowing. The latter has always been my plan and I have such good results that I shall continue. 1 take considerable pains to have my manure well rotted before it is hauled lo the field. This is accomplished by throwing it up in ridges in the barn yard in the spring and turning it once or twice during the season. By the time I am ready to haul it nut iu the fall it is thoroughly rotted and with a manure spreader it can be spread very evenly over the field. 1 plow the land as near eight inches deep as possible. The man who told his sons to "harrow twice as much as was needed and go over it once more," had a pretty good idea how to prepare land for wheat. It can not be too finely pulverized nor too closely packed. 1 feel pretty certain of this, for, some distance into the field from the gate where I enter in hauling manure, there is always a road that is packed thoroughly and pulverized perfectly before the job is completed, and this roadway I notice always carries a heavy crop of wheat the next season if there is any in the field. If the preparation is perfect there is a certainty of a better stand than there would be if the soil was fnii of lumps lf various sizes, for each grain is foverod to the same depth practically, and each one has the same chance to grow that all others have, not having a lump over it to prevent it. from sending a shoot to the surface. If the field is well drained, fertile and well prepared, a crop of wheat is as sure as any other grown on a farm. ..

SAVINU CORN KODDKR.

It is advisable to save all the corn fodder in the best possible shape, for it is a very valuable sort of forage, and if well saved is a perfect substitute for hay. The corn may be cut and put into shocks eight hills square or ten hills square, according to the size of the stalks. If the crop is heavy I prefer to put it in smaller shocks, though this is open to the objection that a larger percentage of the fodder is exposed to the weather during the time between cutting and husking corn. I think the smaller size is preferable notwithstanding this, as the prevalence of wet weather soon after cutting is likely to keep tho fodder from curing as it should if the larger size :s selected. hen the corn is husked the fodder should be tied in bundles that are small enough to be handled conveniently and set in larire shocks, to be hauled in and stacked as soon us possible. There is no work that ii farmer can do that will pay him better for the time occupied than to haul his fodder from the field before bad weather conies and either put, it in the barn or stack it conveniently for feeding during the winter. If this is done it is always ready no matter what weather mav prevail :ind there is no necessity to go into muddy fields in disagreeable weatli-r-r to haul out fodder for present use.

Another thing that pays is to cut, the fodder long before feeding. I fried this last winter with better re suits than ever before. cut the fodder into two-inch lengths and it was all eaten but the. butts of the stalks, because I .had taken great pains to keep it in good condition. In fact, took as much pains with it, is I would if it had been a crop of hay 1 was saving, and the food value ivas enough more than it would have been with ordinary care, that I was :imp:y repaid for all the extra work that I put, on it. My stock looked tvell on it and thrived all winter. Jattle and horses preferred it to hay ond being cut, into short lenirths that, part which was left was used"for bedding and did not interfere in the east in cleaning out the stables nor nauling tho manure. Thesecutcorn •.talks were the nicest absorbents I fver used for litter and I shall continue to^ save my fodder cart-fully md cut it before feeding. Bv saving the corn fodder earo7ullv I have nore hay to sell, and this adds to tho :rofit of

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farm in a material de­

Mil."IT AND VKfiKTA lil.KS 1M10KIT.\I1I,K. Prof. William Lazenby, than R'hom there is no more competent nan to make the statement, affirms hat he never know of a community Allele fruit and vegetable growinc -vas overdone. We believe this to re true, and. from a rather wide observation, we believe that this busiicss is one that creates a permanent emand when inaugurated in any listrict, no matter how unpromising ma}' have appeared to be when be,nin. We know of a community vhero the ones who first started out this line were looked upon as visonaries who would never make tlie business pay, but who are now enoying a competence, while others we making money following in their ootsteps. The truth is "that the iioi ol a certain line of goods or products of any kind there is proluced in any community, the wider lecomes its reputation in this respect, and the more buyers there ire who are attracted to it. Certain listricts in Ohio, for instance, are loted for their onion crops in all the •.lurkets of the country, and buyers

from distant points regularly visit these districts to purchase the crops Others are just as well known for the production of strawberries, and the demand reaches as far as Chicago in the West and to distant points in other directions. So with thi) other crops of this class. Grapes berries, potatoes, or any other crop grown by the horticulturists, j[ grown in large quantities in any'section of the country, become objects of competition among large buvers and good prices rule. If the market is not so wide as in case of small growers, there is always a permanent demand at borne up to certain limits, and as soon as this is reached other markets are opened. There i« not the least danger of horticulture being overdone in this country for a lon time.

GRAIN AND STOCKS.'

Whenever grain is largely grown stocks of any kind need not sutler from cold or wet in the winter. Wp have often seen farmers who had more stock than they could stable in the barn make an improvised shelter by building before threshing time a platform set on posts firmly placed in the ground, and then making a stack on either side of this except one, coming to a point over the platform.' Cows and horses will winter undei such shelter as comfortably as in a basement barn. Tt is well to have the enclosure built up on the. inside, so as to keep stock from eating then way through the straw before warm weather comes. Under such shelter the droppings of animals will not freeze, and the constant addition ol straw enables the liquid and solid excrement, to be saved without exnosure to the elements.

VOrt.TRV INl!llKErIN't'i.

There are those who advocate'' pretty close breeding in fowls, in order, as they say, to perpetuate the best characteristics of their stock, but often it is the weaknesses that are perpetuated, and more than overbalance the good derived frotc the practice if ever any comes from it. Bantams are notoriously pooi breeders and hard to bring to perfection, and this is simply because they have been inbred with the deliberate purpose of dwarfing then until the vitality of the stock ha become reduced" to such a low ebt that in many cases the chick can not survive the first few weeks. Blood must be changed if the best results are to be, got from the breeding ol "poultry, and he who does not do this will be sorry for his course if IK perseveres in it for any length ol time. -v

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CJAKDRN AND OltniAR NOTES.

Manure should be applied to orchards in the fall, so that the wintei rains dissolve and distribute it, while there is no hot sun to dissipate the fertilizing elements it contains.

A strawberry grower in one of our exchanges recommends propagating strawberries by cutting olT the runners just before the new sets take root,, leaving an inch or two of the vines next to the parent plant on the set. Take these new sets to a bed of rich earth,

4e

says, and

plant them three inches apart. A small bed will hold hundreds of them. Shade for a«few days. We tried the plan for a few hundred plants, but took them just after thov began to take root. They are growing freely and fineiyand will make extra large plants.

A l'LAY OX WORf\S.

Intercsthitc Colloquy Botwncn the I'linn Mower and Ijawti Iloller,

Harper's Yotinc People. '"S'1}')" said the Lawn Mower to the Lawn Roller, "I'm as hungry as a bear. Give me a roll, won't you?" "Can't do it," said the Roller.

They're too heavy to eat. Tho Rake tried to eat one the other day, and broke two of his teeth off short, Why don't you ask the Sickle for a pear?" "I'd rather go to the Axe. 1 don want any fruit." "\Y hat can tho Ax give you?" "A chop, of course." "1 hat's so—didn't think of that. Tf he fails you might go down to the garden and get a stake. By tho way, what's the matter between you and the weeds? They tell me yon cut them whenever you pass." "I do. I don't like the Weeds. They intruded themselves into a, lawn party was at last summer md spoiled the whole thing. Did you get. off to the. mountains this summer?'

V'No I went down to the sea-shoro to see my relatives." Relatives? 1 didn't know you had any down there." "Oh, yes the Rollers are famous all along the Jersey coast. You get away?" "No I've been right here, attending to business. 1 didn't feel that I could go off this summer. I've been pretty poor, and I had to do a good deal of cutting down to pull through the hard times as it was. I hear that llose is going to get married." "Yes he met one the Faucets at a watering-place up here, and ^bey got. much attached to each otlior. It's a good match." "I think so myself: but for lighting a cigar I think I'd rather have a parlor match." "Ha-ha! How cutting you are!" "Yes—that's mv business."

And then, as the hired men had finished their luncheon, the Roller and Mower had to return to work.