Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1883 — CIRCULAR FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY. [ARTICLE]

CIRCULAR FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY.

The Faculty of Purdue Univeisiy wishing to secure the assistance of Oounu ty Superintendents in the examination of applicants tar admission to the Univarsity, have issued the following circular: 1. The Superintendent of each county can announce that an examination 5f applicants for admission to Purdue University will be held in connection with the regular examination of teachers in July, 1883, provided that application for such ad miss ion-examine’ion be made .the President of the University (L&fHyette, Ind.) as early as July 20th. tions made to the Superintendent can te forwarded to the President. 2. On the receipt of one er more applications from any county, the President will .send to the Oounty Superintendent printed questions, with full directions for their use—sets jfor applicants for admission to the Freshman c’a-ss, and sea for admission to the Academy, as may ba required. Thequestions thus furnished, can be submitted to the applicants ai the tim’e of the examination of teachers, and th* written answers forwarded to each applicant who has been successful. It is believed that this will subject County Superintendents to but little trouble, ana that it will be a great accommotion to young people who may desire to enter Pmdue, It will save unsuccessful applicants the expense of a trip to Lafay ette, and it will enable those who are admitted. to make all necessary arrangements for 1 :aving home. It will afford Superintendent Neison. great pleasure forward applications and also examine Jasper county applicant for admission to Purdue.

LETTER FROM PIERCETON, IND Dkab Mac.: The pre sure ot professional work has prevented an earlier compliance with my promise to send a Pierceton blast tor the Skntinel We are well pleased with our new home, [and the people of Pierceton, and the outlook tor our church work is encouraging. We have a good church building, and a good parsonage, and judging by the attendance at church, the people are interested in tn» upbuilding of Zion And our Sabbath School is a feature of which any village church might feel proud. Our school is supplied with an excellent band of officers and teachers, all of whom are members of the church, and we have an enrollment of 275, and an average attendance of about 200. Two weeks ago we had aRe sponsive Floral Exercise that was both interesting and instructive, and such exercises cannot fail to be productive of good to both the church and the school. At our late coaimumunion, we received three additions to the church, two on profession of faith. Notwithstanding the continued rains, from the present outlook, farmers will gather an average crop of corn, and the prospect for wheat and grass is said to be more than ordinarily good. This will be a busy week with the farmers in harvesting their grass and wneat. While we will probably not have an average fruit crop, I am peisuaded it, and especially the apples, will be far better than the lite frosts gave us reason to expect. Brief as was our residencein Rensselaer, we flatter ourselves that we have many and true friends there, and although not permitted to mingle with them as in the past, we have not forgotten them, and hope to ever retain the fragrance of tneir friendship in the store-house of memery. Thanks for the JSentinel, which for a month past has been regularly received. With kind regards and best wishes for yonrself and all our friends, Yours the same as ever, • A. TAYLOR, Pierceton, Ind., 9th July, 1883.

The Stab Router’s Luxurious Home —But few people in Missouri know that Colonel fail possesses the handsomest home in all the broad West. He has twenty acres of land converted into a miniature park, where small lakes, .arbors and forests delight the eye. His home is larger and more costly than the Executive Mansion, and is fitted up in me most elegant style. The furniture conta ns immense mirrors, and the ceilings are perfect in their representation of water scenery. Suspended from the ceiling to the gorgeous gas fixtures are long lines of figures in imitation of all the ansient statuary, and presenting a delightful aeries of pictures. The rich carpets are fashioned to match the purpose of each room and were all made to order in ’Paris. One room is devoted to hot-house flowers and its carpet is a brilliant green. Another room contains 100 eanary birds and its carpet is a rich yellow. Thus the home ot Colonel Vail ds described, and in point of fact it is about the handsomest and costliest home in Missouri—Sedalia (Missouri) Times.

The methods by which an old lady managed to have a supply of cucumbers from her back yard may afford a useful hint to others whose garden area is limited. A cask was "placed in the corner and partly (perhaps one-third] filled with stones and a thick layer of stable manure, and up on this six ot eight inches of sod. Two small boards tacked t gether to form a trough wen- placed .•■.giinst the side of the eas <. and <xt tided horn its top to b Horn Tne jeeds were sown in the a >il, and th>- w tstring water Was poured in through the trough to keep the soil moist. The vices in time ran oyer and covered the sides of the euSk, and soma were trained along the fence. . hey bore in a manner seluo.n seeii m the usual method of growing cucumbers. —American Agriculturist..

Theßoehestet Union asks: If rhe much abused trade dollar ha s a greater bullion value than rhe s'undard dollar, why, should the government not take it in ev.en exchnng** for the latter, and thus relieve business men of what is fast becoming un almost intolerable nuisance as well as a source of lossl A little common sense even in dealing with the national finances, would- be found to work advantageously both at Washington and throughout the country, and would pd&sess the merit of nov elty, toe.

A sad case of bersavement comes from Camden. Oneida County, N. Y. A man there has just buried his sixth wife. Her remains were interred in the same lot with her five predecessors, who rest side by side. The afflicted husband says he will never marry agaimbecause his burial lot is full. A young lady in Denison, Texas, received a note from a young man she was acquainted with, couched in improper language, requesting an interview. She made the appointand when he made his appearance she drew a revolver and snapped it at him twice. There was no explosion, and the “masher” escaped- < Bev. Samuel Earnshaw of Sheffield says that he was once marrying a couple, when he said to the man: •Say after me, ‘With my body I the© worship.’” The man innocently ask** ed: “Must I kneel down to her?”