Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1896 — Page 3

FARMS AND FARMERS

Cntwormg and White Grubs. The cutworm is commonly confused %rith the white grub, and is in many cases mistaken for the grub. The adult of the cutworm is a moth, and lays its eggs mostly in grass and other places. The larva or worm feeds upon grass and leaves of other plants—sometimes the roots—until full grown, when It enters the ground to transform, and in a few days or weeks the adult moth emerges. The moths are of various colors, and are quite common during the summer months. They are night flyers, and hide during the day in grass and other places. They measure about one to one and one-half Inches across the wings, and are commonly called millers. The white grub, on the (Other hand, is the larva or worm Hatched from eggs laid by the June or May beetles. The eggs are usually laid in grass, where they hatch In about a

VARIEGATED CUTWORM. a, Larva; b, moth.

|tuonth, and the little grubs feed upon the rootlets of various plants for the (first year. They burow down into the ground fcpm 18 Inches to two taet, where they remain *>ver winter. During the second year the grub eats near the surface, and does great damage on account of its size and larger appetite. They spend the winter as before, and the third year they l*each maturity. The grub passes its transformation ln ( little cells in the earth, and the mature beetle emerges in the spring. The adult is a dark chestnut brown beetle,

JUNE BUG.

beetles are rapacious feeders. They appear Id May and June, buzzing about certain trees at night. It is not an uncommon thing Just at dusk, in May or June, to see thousands of beetles swarming about trees. They feed upon the leaves, and often defoliate large numbers of trees. Sutnmlng up, then, the adult of the white grub is the May or June beetle, and that of the cutworm a delicate moth. Grubs usually feed upon roots, and remain below the surface, while cutworms feed upon leaves and other foliage, eating at night and hiding during the day under anything that will conceal them. When ■these insects are numerous tlfey are

difficult to combat over large areas. In gardens, cutworms may be destroyed' by strewing bunches of green grass, clover, ca b b age leaves, etc., between the rows and sprinkling with paris i green in Solution—

a teaspoonful to a pail of frater. If this is.done before the crops are planted, or the seeds have come up, many of,the young worms may be destroyed before they can do any harm. In a small way tomato, cabbage and other plants can be, protected by encircling their stems close to the ground with bands of tin or tarred paper. Rotation of crops may often be advantageous with field crops.—American Agriculturist. Cost of Marketing Vegetables. The farmer who begins growing garden vegetables on a large scale quickly finds that it Is not the growing that Is anoet difficult and expensive, but the marketing. This is especially true if tire farmer is at a distance from,a good market, and is obliged to rely on city commission houses and shipment to them by rail. He will usually find that after the commissions have been deducted there is little profit left for himself. In most cases the farmer who wants to go Into the business of market gardening will do best to begin on a small scale, providing at first for the customers whom he can make sure of near by, and marketing his product himself. In this way he will gift a much better price than the commission man can afford. Dealing directly with the consumers, his goods will bring higher prices, and, will be well worth them, too, as they wifi be much fresher than those the commission merchant can furnish. When this local trade Is firmly established the farmer may better judge whether it Is advisable to extend his business, knowing that the larger part of his products must be sold on commission, and at prices that pay very narrow profit a .... . Plowing After Early Peas. AU who have grown peas know how inevitably, after the.early crop has been gathered, greeds which hare sprung up between and in the rows make aston- .. . . i . -, ’

Ishing progress, and unless plowed u»der will soon outgrow everything else. We know the reason now in the fact that the pea roots underground have been decomposing the air and putting its nitrogen in available form. This nitrogenous fertility, though made without cost, Is far too valuable to be wasted on weeds. If the pea vines are of the dwarf varieties that do not need to be bushed, they may be profitably plowed under where their decay will still further increase soli fertility. It is a good preparation for some late crop, as turnips or late cabbage, to plow under pea vines and plant the new crop over them. It needs only sufficient, moisture to make t.lijs second eroj? fi success, as the peas wljlte growlng'haye provided the nitrogenous plant footTrequlred.

Egg Tniatin-r in Cellam. Most farmers put the eggs down cellar in summer time, as being the coolest place they can find for them. This is all right If the cellar has been duly cleaned, whitewashed and ventilated, so as tjjjteep Its air pure. But there are condinons In which.eggs in cellars will spoil quite as quickly as in a warmer room upstairs. The egg shell Is porous. If there are odors of decaying vegetables or of tainted meat in the air, they will penetrate the egg. While the germ will not begin to develop a cbick at the cellar temperature, the presence of tainted air Ip. contact with the egg will cause it to lose its flavor almost at once, and soon become as bad as It is possible for an egg to be. In such eases the chick dies and its own decay makes the egg worse than It would otherwise be. Eggs for keeping ought never to be fertilized. The cocks should either be killed off or confined so they cannot get to the hens after midsummer. In this way much trouble will be saved. The hens will lay more eggs, and eggs thus produced infertile can be easily kept until winter and sold at winter prices. Support for Berry Bushes. Wire is very commonly used as a sup port for raspberry and blackberry bush es, this being of necessity very stout and very firmly braced. But this does not suffice to keep the wire stiffly in place. Where wires are stretched along each side of a row already, they can be made much more efficient by tying them together with cross wires'every ton feet or so. This pulls them together and keeps the bushes upright aud in place. Where there is no support at present and support it to be given the bushes, the plan shown in the diagram can be followed to advantage. Light wooden strips of inch-square stuff are held up by stakes of the same material and rigidly attached to each other by

the head often black, and the breast sometimes covered with yellowish hairs. The body is about an inch long, and the

cross wires. These cross wires are the most Important part of the whole, for they are constantly pulling the bushes up into close quarters—the one thing for which supports are desired. New Varieties of Wheat. The wheat blossom usually fertilizes Itself, and for this reason new varieties are rarely originated, except by sports, But the crossing of different varieties may be done artificially by taking off the stamens from one ear, and carefully depositing on the blossom the pollen of a different variety. It Is not best to try to cross widely different varieties, as these would be only mongrels. This seems to be the origin of some new varieties of wheat which are partly bald and partly bearded. Some have thought these were distinct varieties, but a farmer who saved seed of each separate, and sowed' both, found ’that the bald and bearded beads appeared In both lots, though the majority of the grain was of the kind sown. Fodder Corn for Cows. There Is no advantage in feeding com that has been sown for fodder until it gets Into the tasselling stage. Cows will not eat it unless half starved, and for the very good reason that it contains no nutrition. The cpm that is best for fodder is that which has had enough room to grow so that it can set an ear if nothing more than a nubbin. The juices of com rapidly increase in sweetness as the com approaches the earing stage, and they are then nutritious feed.

WHITE GRUB.

Farm Notes. It is stated that in Minnesota the sunflower Is raised for fuel, an acre furnishing a year’s aupply for a family, the heads, seeds and stalks all being burned. 1 To produce cattle, fait and large at the least expense, feeding must begin with the calves. They should be taught to eat while they are drinking milk. Keep oats in a trough near them. Their future growth depends largely upon the care given them the first year. It takes no more feed, when properly and regularly given, to keep calves fat all theic lives than to half way do It One of the most useful appliances on a farm, and which costs but very little compared with the many uses to which it can be put, Is the windmill. It grinds food, provides water for stock and can be used for irrigating small plots. They are now being adapted for purposes of Irrigation on many large fArmb," two or more windmills being sqis£|eat to fill a large reservoir and keep a constant supply of water. Too many acres on a farm Is claimed as one of the curses the fanner has, because he must cultivate more land than Is necessary In order to obtain a crop that might be got from less land upon which all of the manure can be advan'tageously sprehd; but too much land is no worse an infliction thon too much stock of an Inferior kind,-yet. hundreds of farmers feed animals that give no profit because they will not procure good broods and grade up tbeir stock.

TALMAGE’S SERMON.

THE GOSPEL OF GOOD CHEER FOR THE SORROWING. fiev. Dr. Tnlmage Vivid Pictures of the Lengthening Shadows of Life—When Time Ends and Eternity Begins—The Light of Christ. At the Close of Day. Dr. Talmage’s subject this week lights •p the sorrows of this life ami sounds the gospel of good cheer for all who will receive it. His text was Luke xsiv., 2V, “Abide with ds, for it is toward evening.” Two villagers, having concluded their •rrand iu Jerusalem, have started out at the city gate and are on their way to Eknmaus, the place of their residence. They go with a sad heart. Jesus, wh* had been their admiration and their joy, had been basely massacred and entombed. As'with sad face and broken heart they pass on their way, a stranger accosts them. They tell him their am ietles and bitterness of soul. He in turn talks to them, mightily expounding the Scriptures. He throws over them the fascination of '■fetApiligent conversation. They forget the tiSc and notice not the objects they pass ■fid before they are,a ware have come up fro#t of their house. Thiqr pause before We entrance and attempt to persuade the stranger to tarry with thertl. press upon him their hospitalities. Nifcht* is coming on, and he may meet a prowling wild beast or be obliged to He unsheltered from the dew. He ennnot go much farther now. Why not stop there and contffiiie their pleasant conversation'/ They take him by the arm and they issist upon his coming in, addressing him in the words, “Abide with us, for it is "toward evening.” The candles are lighted, the table is spread, pleasant socialities are enkindled. They rejoice in the presence of the stranger guest. He asks a blessing upon the bread they eat, and he hands a piece of it to each. Suddenly and with overwhelming power the thought flashes upon the astonished people—it is the Lord! And as they sit in breathless wonder, looking upon the resurrected body of Jesus, he vanished. The interview ended. He was gone. The Bright Pav. W ith many of us it is a bright, sunshiny day of prosperity, There is not a cloud in the sky, not a leaf rustling in the forest, no chi.l in the air. But we cannot expect all this to last. He is not an intelligent man who expects perpetual daylight of joy. The sun will set after awhile near the horizon. The shadows will lengthen. While I speak, many of us stand in the very hour described in the text, ‘‘for it is toward evening.” The request , of, the text is appropriate for some before me. For with fljeni it is toward the evening of old age.'They have passed the meridian of life, (They are sometimes startled to think how old they are. They do not, however, like to have others remark upon •h If others suggest their approximation toward" venerable- appearance, they say, ‘‘Why. I'ni -not.jw. old after.nll.” They do, iudeed»#atofice that- they cannot lift quite y go much as once. They cannot walk quite so fast. They cannot read quite so well without spectacles. They cannot so easily recover from a cough or any occasional ailment. They have lost their taste for merriment. They are surprised at the quick passage of the year. They say that it only seems a little while ago that they were boys. They are going a little down hill. Tncre is something in their health, something in their vision, something in their walk, something in their changing associations, something above, something beneath, something within, to remind them that it is toward evening.

The great want of nil such is to have Jesus abide with them. It is a dismal thing to Ik* getting old without the rejuvenating influence of religion. When we step on the down grade of life and see that it dips to the verge of the cold river, we want to behold some one near who Will help us across it. /When the sight loses its power to glance and gather up we need the faith that can illumine. When we feel the failure of the ear, we need the clear tones of that voice which in olden times broke -up the silence of the deaf with cadence of mercy. When the axmen of death hew down whole forests of strength and beauty'around us and we are left in solitude, we need the dove of divine mercy to sing in oiir branches, when the shadows begin to fall and we feel that the driy is far spent, we need most of all to supplicate the strong beneficent Jesus in the prayer of the villagers, Abide with us, for it is" toward evening." ■* The Dark 1 Night. The request of the text is an appropriate exclamation for all those wlio are approached in the gloomy hour of ternptatipn. There is nothing easier than to be gtosd-naturetf When everything pleases, or be 'humble when then* is nothing to, oppose us, forgiving when we have not* been assailed, o? honest when we have no inducement to fra H d. But you havefelt the grapple of some temptation. Your nature at some time quaked and groaned under the infernal force. You felt that the devil was after you. You saw your Christian graces retreating. You feared that you would fall in the awful wrestle with sin and be thrown into the dust The gloom thickened. The first indications of the night were seen in all the trembling of your soul. In all the infernal suggestions of satan, in all the surging up of tumultuous passions and excitements, you felt with awful emphasis that it was toward evening. In the tempted hour you need to ask Jesus to abide with you. You eau beat back the monster that would devour you. You can unhorse the sin that would ride you down. You can sharpen the battleax with which you split the head,of lielmeted abomination. Who helped Paul shako the brazen gated heart of .FelixV Who acted like a good saildr when all the crew howled in the Mediterranean shipwreck? Who helped the martyrs to be firm when one word of recantation Would have uufastened the withes of the stake and jnit out the kindling fire? When the flight of the soul came on and all the denizens of darkness came riding upon thejVwinds of perdition, w.hp gave strength to the soul? Who giive calmness to the heart? Who broke the. (Spell of infernal enchantment? He wlwneard the request of the villagers, “Abide with us, for it is toward evening.” One of the forts of France was attacked, and the outworks were taken before night. The besieging army lay down, thinking there was but little to do in the morning, and that the soldiery in the, fort could be easily made to surrender. But duriug the night, through a back stairs, they escaped into the country. In the morning the besieging army sprang upon tlmir prey was go*no.' Yjo', when we ate assaulted in r tew-ptation, thpre*. is always some secret, stair by which we might get off. God will not allow us to be tempted above what we are able, but with every temptation will bring a way of escape that we may be able to bear it. The prayer of the text is appropriate for all who are anticipating sorrow. The greatest folly that ever grew on this planet is the tendency to borrow trouble. But .there are times when approaching htorypw Is *« £vjjlent that we need ,to pe. 'Snaking fa^ifglcoftP On* of /our children has lately become

• favorite. The cry of that child strikes deeper into the heart than the cry of all the others. You think more about it. You give it more attention, not because it is any more of a treasure than the others, but because it is becoming frail. There is something in the cheek, in the eye and io the walk that makes you quite sure that the leaves of the flower are goiag'to be scattered. The utmost nursing aud medi"cal attendance are ineffectual. The pulse becomes feeble, the complexion lighter, the step weaker, the laugh faiuter. No more romping for that one through hall and parlor. The nursery is darkened by an approaching calamity. The heart feels with mournful anticipation that ihe sun is going down. Night speeds oa. It is toward eveniug. You have lop# rejoiced in the care of a mother. done everything to make her lnstAßfs happy.*'You have rui\ w|th quirtc shpt to wait., upon her every want. Her 1 presence hat been a perpetual blessing in the household. But the fruit gatherers axe ‘looking wistfully* at that tree. Her ebofls ripe for heaTen. The gates are ready to flash open for her entrance. But.. your r aoul sinks at the thought of separation. ' You cannot bear to tbinjjt-that soon you will be called to take thp look at that face which from the tirstAour.has looked upon you with affection unchangeable. But you se« that life Is ebbing and the grave will soon hide her from your sight. You sit quiet. You feel beayy hearted. The light is fading from the sky. The air is chill. It is toward evening. - You had a considerable estate and felt independent. In five minutes ou oue fair balance sheet you could see just how you stood in the world. But there came complications. Something that yon imagined impossible happened. The best friend you had proved a traitor to yflnr interests. A sudden crash of national misfortunes prostrated your credit. You may to-day be going ou in business, but you feel anxioifs about where you are standing and fear that the next turning of the wheel will bring you prostrate. You foresee what you consider certain defalcation. Y'ou think of the anguish of telling your friends you are not worth a dollar. You know not how you will ever bring your children home from school. Yog wonder how you will stand the selling of your library or the moving into a plainer house. The misfortunes of life have accumulated. Y'ou wonder what makes the sky so dark. It is toward eveniug. Bootbing the Son], Trouble is an apothecary that mixes a great many drafts, bitter aud sour and nauseous, and you must driuk some one of them. Trouble puts up a great many packs, and you must carry some oue of them. There is no sandal so thick and well adjusted but some thorn will strike 1 through it. There is no sound so sweet but the undertaker's screwdriver grates through it. In this swift shuttle of the human heart some of the threads must break. The journey from Jerusalem to Emmsus Will soori be hnded. Our our conugpn sense, our observation,"reiterate Intones that we cannot mistake, find ought not to disregard. 'lt is towafiPbrfeaiug. My* Oh, thenjffor Jesus to abide with us. He sweetens the cup. He extracts the thorn. He wipes the tear. He Rushes the tempest. He soothes the soul that flies to him for shelter. Let the night swoop and the euroclydou cross- the sen. Let the thunders roar. Soon all will be welL Christ in the ship to soothe his friends. Christ ou the sea to stop its tumult. Christ iu the grave to scatter the darkness. Christ in the heavens to lead the way. Blessed all such. His arms will inclose them, his grace comfort them, his light cheer them, his sacrifice free them, his glory enchant them. If earthly estate takes wings, ho will be an incorruptible treasure. If friends die, he 'will be their resurrection. Standing with us in the morning of our joy and in the noonday of our prosperity, he will not forsake us when the luster has faded and it is toward evening. Listen to Paul's battle shout with J»Ufortune. Hark to mounting Latimer'sfire song. Look at the glory that bn* rest the dungeon and filled the earth and heavens with the crash of the falling manqeles of despotism. And then look at those who have tried to cure themselves by human prescriptions, attempting to houl gangrene with a patch of court plaster and to stop the plngue of dying empires with' the quackery of earthly wisdom. Nothing can speak pence to the soul, nothing can unstrap our crushing burdens, nothing can overcome onir spiritual foes, nothing cam open our-eyes to see the surrounding horses and chariots of salvation that fill all the mountains, but the voice and command of him who stopped oue Hight at Emma us.

The words of the text are pertinent to us all, from the fact that we are nearing the evening of death. I havo heard it said that wo ought to live ns though eacn moment) were to be our last. Ido not believe that theory. As far as preparation is concerned wo ought always to be ready, • but we cannot always be,,thinking of death, for we have duties in life that demand our attention. When a man is selling goo(14, it is his business to thiuk of the bargain he is making. When a man is pleading in the courts, it is'his duty to think of the interests of his clients. When a clerk is adding up his accounts, it is his duty to keep his mind upon the colhmn of figures. He who fills up his life with thoughts of death is far from being the highest style of Christian. I knew a man who used often to say at night, "[ wish I might die before morning!” He became an infidel. From Darkness to Lliht. But there are times when we can and ought to give ourselves to the contemplation of that solemn moment when to the soul time enas and eternity begins. Wo must go through that one pass. There is no roundabout way, no bypath, no circuitous route. D|c we musty mod it will be to us a shameful occurrence or a time of admirable behavior. Our friends may stretch out their hands to keep us back, but no imploration on their part can hinder us. They might offer large retainers, but death would not take the fee. The breath will fail, and the eyes will close, and the heart will stop. You may hang the couch with gorgeous tapestry, but what does death care for beautiful curtains? You may hang the room with the finest works of art, but what does death care for pictures? You may fill the house with the wailings of widowhood and orphanage—does death mind weeping? This ought not to be a depressing theme. Wiro wants to live here forever? Thp world has always treated me well, and every day I feel less ana less like scolding" and complaining. But yet J wßjuid not want tp make this my eternal res?d<?qce. 1 love^tq,watch the clouds and bathe niy soul in the blue sea of heaven” 'Bjif-I expect when the firmament is rolleifwway ns a enroll to see a new heaven, grander, higher and more glorious, 'fou ought to be willing to exchange your body that has headaches and sideaches and weaknesses innumerable, that limps with the stone .bruise, or festers with the thorn, or flames on the funeral pyre of fevers, for ata incorruptible body and an eye that'blinks not before the jasper gates and the great white throne. Bat between that and this there is an hour about which no man should be reckless or foolhardy. I doubt not your courage, but 1 tell you that you Will want something better than a strong arm, a good aim. and a trusty a word when you comk tp.yqgjr las.t .butfie.. You .frill fifed a.b«ter rpfie t|wk ‘you hare in yi>irc%a,rarobe ro keep you warm fa that place.

Circumstances do not make so much difference. It may be a bright' day when you push off from the planet, ok it may be a dark night and while the owl la hooting from the forest. It may tie spring, and your soul may go out among the blossoms, apple orchards swinging their ekal- - ip the way! !ft be wlhtt-f and ths earth tn 'a shroud. It may ue autuhin, and the forests set on lire by the retreatjng 'year, dead 'nature laid out in state, ~ !I j f may i 't>tf"with ■yoar-wife's hand in' ynnt'hand or'jtin may be'id-a Strange hofel with a servant faithful to the last. It may be in the rail train, shot off the switch and fumbling ill long reverbe**tion down th? embankment—crash, trash! I know not the time. I > know not the mode. But the days of our life are being subtracted gwiqr gprne down to the time when we have but ten days left, then nine ijuys, tbep eight days, then seven days, sis Jays, five days, four days, three days, two days, one day. Then hours—three hours, two hours, one hour. Then only minutes left—five minutes, four minutes, three minutes, two minutes, one minute. Then only seconds left —four seconds, throe seconds, two seconds, one second. Gone!, The chapter of life ended! Thejbook closed! The pulses at rest! The feet through with the journey! ’the hands closed from all work. No word on the lips. No breath in the nostrils. Hair combed back to lie by any human hands. The muscles still. The nerves still. The lungs still. The tongue still. All still. You might put the stethoscope to the breast aud hear no sound. You might put a speaking trumpet to the ear, but you could not wake the deafness. No motion. No throb. No life. Still, still! Sunset. So death comes to the disciple. What If the sun of life Is about to set? Jesus is the dayspring from on high; the perpetual morning of every ransomed spirit. What If the darkness comes? Jesus is the light of the world and of heaven. What though this earthly house does crumbly? Jesus has prepared n house of many mansions. Jesus is the anchor that always holds. Jesus is the light that is never eclipsed. Jesus is the fouutain that is never exhausted. Jesus is the evening star, hung up amid the gloom of the gathering night! You nre almost through with the abuse and blackbitlug of enemies. They will call you no more by evil names. Your good deeds will no longer be misinterpreted nor your honor filched. The troubles of earth will end in the felicities! Toward eveuing! The bereavements of earth will soon be. lifted. You will not much longer stand pouring your grief in the tomb, like Rachel weeping for her children or David morning for Absalom. Broken hearts bound up. Wounds henled. Tears wiped away. Sorrows terminated. No more sounding of the dead march. Toward evening! Death will come, sweet as slumber to the eyelids of the babe, ns full rations to a starving soldier, as evening hour to the exhausted workman. The sky will take on Its sunset glow, every cloud a fire pßnlm, every lake a glassy nilfroc, the forests transfigured, delicate mists climbing the air. Your friends wjll announce it; your jmlscs will beat It; your joys will ring it: your lips will whisper it. “Toward evening!”

Warm Weather Meals.

The matter of breakfast nml lunch during the heated term when tho very thought of eating until the cool of the evening Is annoying Is one thdK jntzzlos many a business woman, who finds that It Is difficult to do good work wit on she has forced herself to partake of tho usual breakfast of meat, rolls and coffee. One woman, whose salary depends upon the clearness of her brain, has discovered that a breakfast of fruit, bread and butter and egg lemonade suffleos for nourishment while It ilqt* jg>t overheat her. Her lunch Is modeled on the Same lines, Iced tea or coffee, leod consoftnifd or sour lemonade being frequently substituted fbr tiifc egg drink difficult; to obtain ht the ordinary restaurant, while a, cool salail Shmetime* takes the place of fruit. After two such meals as these she goes home At night ready, after it bath and nn entire* change bf ralmCrity to do ample justice to the hearty dinner tfiai awaltk’hor. Brought, up to »'llove tliAt rt heavy meal at night was Injurious, It \Vns ouly after Imrowing experiences with dyspeptic pangs that site worked out such a summer regime for herself. In winter both breakfast and lunch are more nourishing and always made up of warm hot dishes, but both are light, so as not to overtax the stomach.

Curious Shoes.

The Portuguese shoes has a wooden sole and heel; with a vamp made of patent leather fancifully showing t\ie flesh side of the skin. The Persian footgear Is a raised shoe, and Is often a foot high. It Is made of wood, richly Inlaid, with a strap extending over the Instep. The Muscovite shoe Is hand-woven, on a wooden frame, and but little attention is paid -to the shape o t the foot. Leather-Is sometimes used, but the sandal is generally made of silk cordage and woolen cloth. The Siamese shoe has the form of an ancient canoe, with a “gondola bow and an open toe. The hole is made of wood and the upper of inlaid wood and cloth, and the exterior Is elaborately ornamented In colors with gold and silver. The sandal worn by the Egyptians is composed of a sole made by sticking together three thicknesses of leather. This Is held to the foot by passing a band across the instep. The sandal Is beautifully stitched with thread of different colors.

Confederate Uniforms.

Though the regulation uniforms of the Confederate army were gray, tho close of the war found nearly all of the men and some of the officers wearlpg homespun suits of various colors, or, at least, of various shades of gray. Socalled “butternut” suits were in vogue, whole regiments being thus uniformed. Some of the uniform cloth was got from England con. blockade runners: some was made at the-waolen mills scattered here and there-through the S'outW,'aifd' a great deal was'the product, of hand looms, worked by the women of. the South, There \>;as a “cadet gray” cloth, very AnVHsofr, which* was made at the Creus woolen factory In Richmond.

Strawberry Preserves.

A delicious preserve may be made by hulling strawberries that are free from blemish and not over rips, and them In a porcelain kettle with ,their weight In white sugar. Allotvithem tft stand ovet night, and ih the morning set them over the range 'and allow them to boll steadily for.an hour,. No*, a drop of water should be use&* Juice from the berries will f 'all the liquid necessary. Every Jqy,wWeb conusa'Vo uS'ty&pij to strengthen for some greater Jihat that 1« to succeed.— Fields. . . t. . . i

SOL MAKES ’EM SIZZLE.

lutense Heat WJZecorded in Many Cities and Towns. Reports received by telegraph from -the principal cities pud towns of the West and South bribe tidings of unusually hot wekthei'. Vollotvlng is a sample of the temperat-ure in'various parts of the country Wednesday: , , Little Rock- • . •r.lOOJtcksonville, Fia 96 Dddge City lOOMemphit 96 Indianapolis .... (HiAtlanta 94 Cincinnati iHtSew Orleans.... 92 Kansas pity.... ytiChieago yj If a line were run from Canada down through the v western' boundary of Nebraska to the Gulf 6f Mexico, to the east of it wquld lie that portion of the country where the mercury hovered all day in the 90’s. The coolest spots were; Roston, 84; New York, and Galverton, 88. In the morning the center of the hot wave wne over Duluth, l.aat night it had sneaked to Lake Huron. In Cincinnati many men were overcome by the heat. St. Louis reports thirty-four persons prostrated by heat, and many of thepi will probably die. Thirty-six horses fell dead on the streets, and scores of tings were driven mad by the high temperature. The thermometer marked 98 degrees, nnd the suffering was increased by the humidity in the atmosphere. Two deaths were reported—Frederick Tons-' saint, a tailor in the Southern Hotel, nnd Richard Tassell, a laborer. Martin Taylor, a street cleaner in Cincinnati, died, and M. Kobald, a baker, is in a critical condition. A number or horse* fell dead in the street, la Louisville the hot weather record for fifteen years was broken. The thermometer registered 98 degrees in the shade. Two laborers died from heat prostration. In llliuois there was great suffering from the heat. In Quincy the hottest day of the year was registered, the mercury marking 100 degrees in the shade. There were numerous prostrations, but none of them serious. Thermometers on the streets in Chicago registered as high as 101 degrees at (l o’clock in tho evening, but the Instrument in the tower of the Auditorium marked 1)2 as the highest. Many prostrations hut no ilenths were reported. Wabash, lnd., sweltered under 00 in tho shade, nnd a shower did not he’.p matters at all. In Topeka, Ivan., they had winds, but the winds were like wafts from a blast furnace. Life there was a burden to man nnd beast, but the corn crop is safe.

STORMS IN INDIANA.

Had Devastation la Caused—Houses Wrecked and Crops Hulnetl. Tuesday uftornoon the entire south part of Wells County, Indiana, was swept by a heavy hailstorm. Wednesday afternoon at the same hour a cyclone swooped down on territory only a few miles north, clearing everything be fore it. Orchards wera destroyed and n barn belonging to Robert Gavin, one of the largest in the county, was blown down, burying cattle nnd horses iu the debris. At Liberty Center, a number of residences were blown down and the Methodist Chureb was unroofed. A house nt Petroleum was blown to pieces. The Clover Leaf Railway between Hlnffton nnd Liberty Center wua covered with fallen trees. In the vicinity of Warsaw tho loss of crops Is dreadful and little will be saved. Corn, potatoes add uuthrashed wheat and on Is are ruined. Nohr Wabash the bnilstones were of extraordinary si so" wad badly punished stbek exposed to the storm. The corn In many places wni whipped to ribbons. There is yet a great deal of wheat in th* shock, and all of it is molding or sprouting and prnetieully worthless nt Ornwfordsville, The downpour was accompanied by terrific lightning nnd thunder, barns, trees n'tid houses were struck without number, aud many animals killed. A washout on the Vnndalla tbrAw nn engine «t\d five mgri into Walnut Kora crepk. Two of the five were instantly killed and other* injured.

CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.

Heat!quarters of Hoth Parties Behind i*n wlglt Orders. It was staled nt the Democratic congressional campaign headquarters In Wa'shingtoft Wednesday tlmt the entire force was" buried under tho demands made for literature to be used in the campaign. In reply to a question as to whether requests were for silver literature, the official in charge responded: "Entirely; we get no other requests.” The committee is far behind its orders In the matter of documents and a larger force will employed in the mailing and folding departments. At the headquarters of the Republican congressional campaign committee there seems 10 be a larger force employed and already tons of documents are being sent Out. Vice-Chairman Apsle.v says that the demand is for flnnnciul literature and tariff Jlterftture. The committee is now suppXvih'g a Very large amount of taVlfl documents to every section of the country. The silver forces are making arrangements for temporary headquarters. These headquarters will bo maintained until the Democratic national headquarters are permanently established and the silver headquarters will be established at the same, place. *

PRISONERS MUTINY.

Leader Fatally Wounded in Trouble at Fort Leavenworth. While a gang of thirty prisoners from the United States penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth were being worked on the prison farm a mutiny broke out nmong them. At u signal from, George East, an Indian Territory desperado, the men broke for a cornfield. The guards commenced tiring with shot ggjts and all the prisoners but three surrendered. East was shot six times before ho gave up. He was fatally wounded. Sam Mills and S. Dove were also badly, but not fatally, wouuded before they were run down. When the bloody prisoners were run Into the penitentiary yard, where 200 convicts were breaking rock, there wns an ugly demonstration and a second attempt at mutiny. The guards were about to fire into the convicts when Warden French appeared and by coolness and firmness quieted the revolt. hf: .

WATSON SPEAKS OUT.

Will Not Resign Ufa Place on ths Populist Ticket. Thomas Watson is out in a strong editorial in hi 3 paper stating his grounds for accepting the nomination for Vice-Presi-dent from the Populist national convention. He refers to Mr. Sewall as an individual of standing, and a. free-silver Democrat, but adopts tho argument elaborated on at St. Louis, that the nomination of a Populist for second place was newsshr y tb preserve the autonomy of the Populist organisation, especially in the South. The editorial is accepted not only asS ; Wletter>of'acceptance* but also an ofli;iUtf ultimatum tttat'ptdpdsitlons at withdrawal will not be considered by Mr. Wat'sdh'ors‘the“*’opul4*tß, and that •-the case now rests with Mr. Sewall.

Keep Out of Politics.

•, Postmaster General Wilson has Issued an order to all railway mail clocks directing them not to take an active interest in the political campaign such as would be involved in their .attending; political con-' ventiona ‘‘as making . political gpeedhes or assisting in the'ttnnagemoni' of political campaign*, l-j q,TI -.<) ft-. ,

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Indiana Man Knliatins;Colored Troop# to Aid Cuban Insiirgcnts— Expired Suddenly at a Hpirltnaliatic Meeting —Fight Over a Love Affair. Will Take Negroes to Cuba. Trunvnn Stewart, of Muneie, will sail In October from Key West, Fla., for Cnba with over 1,000 colored recruits for the C#ban army from, ike. States of Georgia and Florida. Mr. Stewart haa personally interested himself in the cause of the Cuban insurgents! arid has made all necessary aarnngements for transportation of bis soldiers to that island, and spent a great deal of time in the South the past winter and spring perfecting his plans. For the benefit of his cause he will have a grand Cuban festival and band concert at Selmn Aug. 22. Charles L. Henry, Major C, T. Doxey, Theodore Shockney, Joseph G. Leffler and Kzra N„ Cranor will address the meeting. Use Pistol and Hrlckbsts. John Krupp and Charles Halfenberger, two well-known south side yonng men "of Indianapolis, have booh'enemies for several months joist, owing! It Is claimed, to rivalry in a love affair. Sunday afternoon Hnlfenberger was passing along the street when Krupp applied several epithets to hfm nnd when Hnlfenberger did uot res;>ond Krupp called him a thief. A tight ensued. In which both of the yonng men were more of less bruised with fiats and brickbats. Halfeftberger went home, but soon returned, nnd the fight was renewed. After passing a few rocks at each other, Hnlfenberger drew a pistol and fired nt Krupp, the ball taking effekt in the right shoulder nml ranging downward nnd producing a dangeroua wound. Hnlfenberger was struck In the head with a brick and sustained a‘fracture of the. skull. • Professor Davis Falls Dead. A gloom was east Suminy on the Indiana spiritualists' State ramp meeting at Anderson by the death of Prof. F. M. Duvls of New York, one of the best known spiritualist workers and musical directors in the cause, ills death was tragic. He had just closed ills day's work and gone to his cottage. The friend, staying with him followed, and saw him fall across the lied dead. Heart fnilure was tho cause. Prof. Davis was well known among all spiritualists. He was at th« time of his death making a circuit of th* different State meetings, doing the work .to which lie had been assigned. His people in New York were notified und cams to take charge of the body.

All Over the State. The Globe clothing house at Warsaw was robbed of twenty suits of clothes, valued at S2OO. Abraham Cortelyow, 72 yonrs of age, who has been erratic since the death of his wife,' Wandered nwny front his borne In Sludhyville Monday, and relatives fear lie has died from exposure, ns be was very feeble. Joe Rowe nnd Elmer Kemp of Brown Point, two schoolmates und fast chums, became involved (n is qparrel over some trivial subject itfifl young Rowe struck the Kemp |nd u vicious blow, brenking one of biu ribs nnd otherwise seriously Injuring him. Edward Hutall, proprietor of a news depot In ShelbyvUle, gave 11 diuuer to hl» four married spits—Wilber, Charles, Frank nnd George. On turning over their plates each son found a thousand dollnc •cheek, a present from their parent. Mr. Hmnll has handled the metropolitan papers thi-re for thirty years aud hus accumulated a snug fortune. While a searching parly wus arranging to drag Blue river in an effort to find the body of Landlord James Payne, who suddenly disappeared from Hhelbyville Thursday morning, Payne was seen crawling through a clump of bushos and was capfnred. He was placed in jail in default of SI,OOO bonds on the charge of receiving money under false pretenses. He will make u plea of insanity and threatens suicide. Indianapolis workmen engaged in removing an old frame house on Illinois street, near Third, ntfeovered an old ttn bucket early Saturday morning which was ’full of glistening coin'. There was a rush for the treasure, and after a contention of an hour or tw/> it was decided to divide It equally among them. The money was taken to a bank and was there pronounced to 1m- spurious. Major Garter of the United States secret service was notified, and recognized the coin ns very similar to Counterfeit money made by George Johnson, who Is now in prison, nnd who once occupied the house that is being torn away.

A queer story comes front Windfall, to the effect that whWt the adtopsy was held over the body of James Metcalf, a farmer, who was killed by lightning there a few days 0g9.1t ,fti found that every bone in his lioay lmd Jieeu shattered into small pieces. The hprse that was hitched to a hey rake and at the same, time, it Is said, was left standing rigidly on its feet after deiuhy its muscles apparently being left stiffened or paralysed by the awful shock. Borne of the superstitious are greatly exercised over the remarkable affair, and it is causing considerable comment. Within the last few weeks a number of burglaries hove been committed near Richmond, and one of the most successful of these was tfi'at Sunday at the country home of Charles .Savage. The Savage family went to church and did not return until late in the afternoou, when they found that the house had been completely rnnsacked. Everything of value that could well be carried away wns taken and the plunder Included $14,000 worth of negotiable paper, S3O In money, u gold watch and other jewelry. A* soon as the theft became known a posse of men began a search, but the search was fruitless. Harry Leffel and Maud Doan eloped in a buggy from their homes near Logansport. The couple were followed to Logansport, but all trace was lost after they entered the city. The girl* Is 12 years old. A freight train on the Vandalia. Railway ran through a "bridge near Crawfordsville Wednesday morning, killing Conductor Fowler, Brakeman McKenzie and Fireman John Herber, and seriously injuring Koadmaster J. S. Brothers and Engineer Bowman. The wreck was caused by a washout. The train whs demolished. .'jjfhe generf\l'stAre oV’VHlbur M. Aderel at Wagarusa was robbed. Some money and many articles of clothing, boots and shoes,--xvers ctoried away. An unsuccessful attempt was made to blow off the door of the safe. : Thp body of d. Roger Btlggs, the Chfcago bookkeeper drowned in Cedar lake near Drown Point, was recovered. W.hen,he _was drowned he had » gold and a large jjnm’of money on his body, and .when his body was discovered, cm way fptyjd on his person, rife, to tbe-effeet that his body, was recovered *• ithe'hipilt; robbed and -then throwi) into the lokar aealn. only to be cast np by the waves.