Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1895 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD, i ,1* Magnificent Apple Orchard Repro* duced from the Fruit Seed — Great Damage Done by Marsh FlreaStraage Cause of Injury. A Successful Experiment. Fruit-growers over the State will probably be interested in noting tho results of an experiment tried on Montgomery County by Tyre G. Whittington. Mr. Whittington resides near Waveland and on one of the first farms settled in that section. Upon this farm for many yenrs waa a magnificent orchard, which tradition -pnri«>rted hud its origiu in the kindly work of the historical “Johnny Appteseed,’’. of many years ago. The apples were splendid fruit, and their like was not borno by the moYe modern trees of nursery registry. , Several years ago, before the last few of the trees of this old orchard passed uway, Mr. Whittington gathered some of the best fruit and planted the seed. He carefully trained the tender sprouts, and wheu of the proper size he replanted a large orchard. As the trees were seedlings, his work was ridiculed by many, but Mr. Whittingteu maintained that all the tine orchards of early Indiana had a similar genesis, and that his would be a success. , This year has demonstrated that he wns eminently correct. The young orchard bore plentifully, and tho fruit is of u quality unsurpassed. The apples are lurge, perfect and of splendid flavor. There art; many varieties and most of them different from any known there before. Mr. Whittington states that the crosK-pollenUntion has brought out new varieties In his orchard. Those who have used only graftod trees are greatly atruck by the success of Mr. Whittington’s seedlings. Marsh Fires Again Raging. Marsh fires have again broken out in the Kankakee regions, und are raging with unrelenting fury. A dispatch says that the tire moved to the southeast at a rapid rate, burning over five acres of ground on an average every hour. Horses, wagons and presses and buildings have been cremated. Until this fresh outbreak the fire wus thought to have been checked and that there would be no further destruction of property. Singular Explosion of Cider. •T. V. Ayer, secretary of the Brazil Brick and Pipe Company, and ono of the most prominent citizens of the city, was seriously injured In u singular manner. Ho had bought some cider ami put It In a tin can. The futnlly drank of it, and It made them all sick. He went out to examine tho cider, and held u lighted match over tho hole in tho can, when it suddenly exploded with a loud noise. He was badly burned about the head and fnce, and it is feared that his eyes were destroyed. It is believed, however, ho will recover his sight.

A Now Reading Circle. The growing abundance of literature is making it more and more difficult to select and to read with profit, Long ago admirable reading courses were devised which served u doublo purpose—subjects nnd books were selected after a true educational plan and studies were helpfully directed. Often these courses were long and expensive, preventing people of small leisure und ineuus for reading from ncceptlng their good offices. Nearly two years ago a company of literary peoplo devised the Bay View Reading Circle, to serve whero tho others had failed, and Its short and low-priced course has become very popular. This yea/ tta circle makes « (q)Oclalty of England and aslronOtfiJ'" The course requires an average of less than half un hour dally, apd the bpqke, which muy bo bought anywhere, cost but sll. It is possible for every place to have a circle. Descriptive circulars of tho oourso and toiling how to orgunize can always ho procured from tho central office, which is located at Flint, Mich.

All Over the State. Joseph Hill, of Steubenville, Ohio; fell from u train at Blomingtou, losing a leg. He claims ho was pushed off by a brakeman. ,r >” At Logalisport George Hutton, 22 years old, of Marshall, Mo., fell in a fainting fit and he has been unconscious ever since. Ho is an inveterate cigarette smoker. His recovery is not probable. Charles Stonerock, 15 years old, living at Miumi, sustained fatal iujury while playing “shinny" In tho schoolyard during recess. One of his companions accidentally struck him ou the head with a heavy club, fracturing the skull. The sixty-third annual session of tho Indiana Baptist State convention was held at Terre Haute in the First Baptist Church. The Rev. S. C. Fulmer, of Elkhart, vice president, was chairman. Reports showed 585 churches in the State, 410 ministers, 58,000 members, 483 Sunday schools, with 85,010 pupils and teachers. The church property includes the college at Franklin, the grounds and buildings of which arc valued at $65,000, with an endowment fund of $225,000. During the past year SBO,OOO was contributed for salaries and other church expenses; $16,000 weut to missions, and $37,500 was otherwise expended. The largest crop of potatoes ever grown in Fulton Comity is being harvested. Until five years ago the farmers did not undertake the field culture of this popular tuber, and one seldom found a “patch" covering an acre. The first field planted contained oight acres, and was viewed by hundreds of people. It netted the owner SIOO per acre. The yield this year is a great surprise to the growers, many of whom reported in July that the crop was being ruined by the drought, and they are digging from 100 to 250 bushels per acre. Horae have been marketed where it only required from twenty to forty tubers to weigh a bushel. The price lias fallen to 25 cents a bushel, but the large yield makes it the bestpaying crop the farmers have harvested this season. At English triplets were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley McMuhel, two daughters and one son. The father has named the children Patience, Constance and Courage, saying that he, himself, will have need of these virtues. Joseph Brown, a miner, employed in the Brazil mine of the Jackson company, had gotten into tho cage to ascend from the mine, and, while the cage was in motion, his kit of tools caught in the machinery in some manner, drawing him between the cage and the wall of the shaft, crushing his body into a shapeless, bloody mass. The report is agala revived that silver in paying quantities lias been found in the Lick Creek hills in the southern portion of Wayne County. The Vein which has been uncovered is said to be nearly six feet in thickness, and samp tes. of the ore sent to Chicago for anal} sis is reported to have yielded SBO per &m. The widow of Knowles Shaw, composer of the familiar song, “Bringing in the Sheaves,” and other famouß melodies, is said to be living at Arlington in a destitute condition, and a movement is on foot to raise a fund for her comfort. Trustees have been appointed, of whom the Rev. John H. Mac Neil, pastor of the Rushville Christian Church, is treasurer.