Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1897 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

entnusiasm, huh ms presence was Clearly magnetic as of old. The direction of uffalrs In this momentous crisis was his, and he dreamed of two Implacable enemies routed, of appeasing the two who were less directly Interested, of glory won, of empire regained. Reasou must have told him how empty was such a vision; for, since Poiwhwltx, Austria and Russia had been quite ns bitt*v\ and more tortuous than the other powers. Ills expression mirrored pain both physical and intellectual; his over-confidence and consequent delay were signs of degenerate power; his exertigus for three days past had been beyond any lnumic strength, especially when the faculties of body and intud had been Imrasv >i| for more than two months a, his been.—Century.

Hints for Window Gardening, 100 of ton the class ot plants selected for window gardening are not adapted to the conditions of temperature an 1 light to which they are subjected. Generally only two. classes of plaids are grown; those requiring a tempeiv ature of from 50 ° to 60 ° Fall, at night, with a rise of 10° to 15® during the day, and those which require a temperature of about lo ° less. In the first class are included geraniums (with the exception of pelargoniums often called Martha Washington geraniums,) roses, fuhsias, ferns, palms, begonius, etc., andiu the latter, carna tions, hyacinths, cyclamens, cinerarias, geraniums, (pelargonium) azaleas, primroses, etc. Plants grown iu a dry heated atmospnere do no' thrive as well as those grown, in a mrist one, and are more subject to the attacks of red spider and aphis (lice.) The iir may bt rendered m uster by keeping at open veesnl of water in in the room. Red spiders may be cept in check by frequently spraying the plants with water, while the aplrs can usually be deterred from attacking the plants by dusting them occasionally with tobacco i ust. li they eliou d prove troublesome. they may be killed by spraying the plants with a liquid tobacco solution. A tobacco exaUu. bold .under the namc w~©ifferent classes of plants require soils of different texture and richness, hence it is difficult to give a mixture suitable for all. A potting soi' meeting the needs of most window plants is found in a mixture of two parts loam and one part each of jeai-mould, manure and sand.

It is often necessary duiiug the winter months to supply some liquid stimulants to the plants, in order,in the case of fiow’ring plants to increase the number and size of the flowers, and in that of foliage plants to give a darker and more luxuriant growth. These artificial stimulants may oe applied in the form of manufactured plant toods, or what is infinitely more satisfactory, if not quite as pleasant, in the form of liquid manure made from ja mixture of cow and sheep tna uures, iu the proportion of about four to one, with a small amount of ashes to furnish an excess of potash These ingredients should be steeped in a barrel or tub of water for several days before using. Care should be exercised in the use of artificial stimulants of any ki:,d as they will injure the plants if ap Dlied too strong, or in too liberal amounts. Liquid manure mad* according to the method described should be diluted until it resembles cf weak tea. Plants sho’d not at first oe water’d oft-ner than once a fortnight witn it, grad ually increasing in frequency,until once or twice a week is reached.— Purdue 'University Bulletin. William Stuabt, Assistant Botanist.

A QUIET WEDDING. Miss Lu. E. Thompson Married to Mr. Victor L. Moore. The Defiance, Ohio, Daily Republican. A quiet wedding occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Thompson, 517 North Clinton street last evening, January 7tb, 1897. Miss Lnretta Thompson, a half sister of Mr. C. J. Thompson was married to Mr. Victor L. Moore, of Rensselaer, Ind., a w 11-tj-do young farmer of good antecedents. The ceremony was perfotmed by Rev. A. Edwin Smith, pasi or of St. Paul’s M. E. church. The wedding was purely informal. noone being present except immediate relatives. Miss Thompson has been making her home in this city .with her brother since her father's death some two years ago.— The happy marriage is the result of a courtship started prior *o that time, and of some three years’ standing. T he couple are both worthy youngfolks, and the Daily Republican and its entire force wish theycung people unbounded success and happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Moore will leave for Delphi, Ind., S aturday morningjand'will spend a week visiting relatives of Mr. Moore near that city, before taking up their abode at their home near Rensselaer, Ind. Victor is the son oi John M. and Jnlia Moore, of Barkley township, and grandson of Addison son, and; is a very exemplary young man. Congratulations.