Indianapolis Journal, Volume 52, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1902 — Page 7

TIIE IXDTAXAPOMS JOUKXAI TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1902.

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WORKS BOARD IN WRONG

it is m .dm:d II y assistant city attoum:y hay. Und o Authority to lawiio Order to Vn niiip I'm-klnic C.'oi:inti ew He-ntiiiK Coin jinny City AfTnim. l.irn I. H.iy, a.l.-tant rity attorney, informal the- Il'.anI of Public Works yesterday that it is at fault in its controversy with th- Van Camp Parking Company, and that the . st thin the board could do would bo to bar-k down from the attitude It had i!ss'.:r.a and do it at once. Chairnnii Mi i;rt . , of the board, concluded that it was the ! irt of wisdom to act on the i pinion of the city's legal alviser, and he ftnt the Van Camp Company a note saythe board had neon-Mere d Its deci-j-::i. and tliat the city would not re.-train th- comiar.y from usir.R that pait of White mr u.uk of the plant ol the company as t. dunipin jlafc for refuse and trash. I'rhiny hist a number of citizens of West IialianapoliH came before the board and t mplainv. d of the danger they believed iiiikiit follow the practice of the Van Camp Company in in-lnr White river as a dumping place. The board took action at once, and sent a it;ad of patrolmen to enforce its, order. The board took the ground that White river, having been declared a navigable s-tream. the company hal no right to tio anything whi'h Plight viol.jte the rights c othe-r citizens. Mr. Hay finds, however, that the company's deed gives It an appa-it-nt rUht tu u.-e its "back yard," and that the only way the city can proceed against 1. is by .injunction. It is Haiti that should th rivtr be dammed sutliciently by refuse lumped into it to cause an overflow of Wet Indianapolis and u cenepuent dame to property, the Van Camp Company would be liable ami not the city of Indianapolis. The board refuses to declare whethtr it will is. ue an injunction to compel the company to forego its present practice in disposing of waste material. hot watkh iiimt. 3InrIou i unty Company Alk for and Will Iroljill Srur n 1 "run clil He. The new Marion County Hot Water Heating Company applied yesterday to the Hoard of l'ublio Works for a iranchise. The application was made through its attorney, Charles X. Thompson. The comany asks the city to give it a franchise for twenty-live years to distribute heat, power and light by supplying hot water, fcteam and electricity. It is willing to accept the same kind of contract that the city made with the Home Heating and Lighting Company. Its attorney says the company will bind itself to the board in a bond of $lo,om as an evidence of sincerity, and that a further bond of $25.0o0 will be executed if necessary for a proper carrying out of the pro isions ol the contrait asked for. It promises to pay the city o per cent, of the gross receipts annually, the same as the other company now in exHtenee is paying, and it Mates that the rate to be charged to consumers lor heating facilities hall not exceed 17 cents per square foot of radiating service. It guarantees that the city shall have free acess to its books for the term of years the franchise covers. It is not yet stated In wh:'t part of the city the new coin lany propo.vth to operate, but it will begin construction ISO days, after the contract is tdKTled. It i probable that the franchise will be granted. The members of the board talktd the matter over yesterday afternoon informally, und amons the points that cams tip was the advisability of inserting a clanse in the contract relating to municipal ownership of the plant after a certain specified time. Attorney Thompson was- asked by the members of the board if there i.s a provision in the contract which Tvould give the city the privilege of purchasing the plant at the expiration of the franchise if it wished, and he replied that there is not, and that he would have to confer with his attorneys before proceeding further. The Mayor' Olllce Hour. Prominent business men anxious to seo the mayor of Indianapolis on important business, members of the various boards and city officers generally arc protesting because of an order Issued by Mayor Bookwaiter to his private secret -.try, requiring the doors of his outer oillce to be closed at Z o'clock in the uftcrnoon. They claim that the order hampers public business. It frequently happens that business men who deto speak with the mayor about matters relating to things of general public interest are unable to go to the mayor's if ce until about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. If the doors are closed at C p. m. they canTad tee the mayor. Soiitli Side Improvement. laglit members of the South Side CitlZv'iis' Club met at Wright and Downey streets last night and informally discu?sed questions of municipal improvement. The meetings have been held heretofore on Tu. sday. and the change to Monday night was unannounced. The questions given most attention were those of g.is meters and elevation of tracks. Nothing, however, in the way of action was taken, and tr.e m Itters will be again considered at the next meeting. IIOAUI) OF WOKKS ltOl TINF. FINAL ASSHSM I'NT BULL APPROVED. Jackson street, from Becker street to Ilatris avenue, graveling roadway and cementing walks; C. I). Browder, contractor. PETITIONS? FILED. For wooden block roadway on State avenue, from Washington street to Michigan tr et. Kor cem r.t walks on McCarty street, Ironi Marion avenue to Division street. For vacation of second alley east of the int-rs( tion of Tenth street and Massaehusttts avenue, from Massachusetts avenue to the alley between Massachusetts . avenue and Brookslde avenue. APPROVAL ASSESSMENT ROLL DEDEFERRED. Local sewer in iirst alley north of Woodlawn avenue, from Shelby street to State avenue; A. F. SJiover, contractor. PLATS APPROVED. Auiuist Wa lu r's hrst West Side addition to the city of Indianapolis, being a sub- j divi-ion ot part of tho northeast quarter J or S i-tion r. Township 1" north. Range 3 i east, in Marion county. State of Indiana. Homestead Riverside Bark addition to the tity 01 Indianapolis, being a subdivision of part of the wast half of the northWfst quarter of Section T.3 in Township lf in. rth, Kan.;o .". east, in the county of ! iiarion. Mate or Indiana. PROPOSED Rl.'I LDINM CONDEMNATION. Buildings located at 513. 31.",. M7 and 519 East Washington street, owned by Frank F. Rods-Ts. Condemnation recommended 1 v builairtg inspector. Jan. named as tlnte to iuar n-rnonstrators. MINISTERS' RESOLUTIONS. They Were Not Considered Sufficiently Mmiik Some I'renclier. Ti.e Me i.oi ! i t ministers of the city met In Meridian-street Chun-h yesterday mornIr.g t. r c he a report prepared by the C'-ran-.ittee appointed some time ago to ins- ti.ite the charges made against Attorney W. T. Brown, a member of the iVntrulKnue Church, and Allen B. Porter, a n.e.r.b r of the .M ridian-stre t t Church, by T. I. Kis r. Mr. Kiser asked that some act'.' n le tak. a by the church for the reason th -:t the attorneys had in h:s opinion helped th- !:;. or i:;t r. :s in the Fourth ward r f:- i.stranee t ;.e. 'ii.t li v. Joshua s'fansüeld presented the report vf the ii.mrr.itlM-. It smted that v. r.:: Mr. Hi -er claimed the attorney had C-i p' ! the eftorts Of the te Ul pe r a ll'e ir.t tl 1 ihe J-'.. .rth ward, the committee on inVstiKat...n had come to the c.-rulusiou that th." !i.-t . f ' ;r:aturt s presented to the Corn-rr.i-si a.e r- by Mr. Ki-.r and his co-workers vas not striejiy a .-curate. Certain nu-mbers Ct the ,! -s j i.w.ati s h.id acted within what tha ' UllVcd to be their business prtTOga-

tives. but the church deplored any action by its people that would tend to increase the liquor power. The work of Mr. Klser in the cause of temperance was heartily ap

proved, j The report aroused considerable discussion. Some of th? ministers did not think ' It was strong enough. Others felt that the 1-rst paragraph was a slight reflection on j Mr. Kiser. After speeches by the Itevs. C. i;. iiacon. .n . A. Chamberlain, j. w . uaKer, It. Roberts, W. W. Reynolds and others the report was adopted as the will of the meeting. MORTGAGE DEDUCTION LAW. Appellee Ilrief Add Another Chapter LMV er Court Cnnex. Another chapter was added yesterday In the Buit brought against the auditor of Marion county to test the validity of the mortgage exemption or deduction law in the filing of the appellee's brief. The trial court held the law invalid and refused to order thr.t the- auditor should deduct the amount of a mortgage given by Mr. ami Mrs. Benjamin I, wis from the assessed value of their real estate. The appellee assumes that this law gives an exemption from taxation in favor of a particular class of citizens, in violation of the constitutional requirement that "a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation" shall be imposed on all. Hoard Secure C'lmtoily. The Board of Children's Guardians has been granted the custody of the two children of a blind accordian player named Hoover that has begged on the streets of the city fer several years. It was shown that their home was not tit for them to be brought up in. They, with their father and mother and the paralytic woman, who sei'.s papers on the streets, have lived in one room. Kllzabeth Crawford, who has been at the Kleanor Hospital for three or four years, was awarded to the board. Trnctioii Compuny'M IllKht of "Way. The Indianapolis & Western Traction Company yesterday tiled a petition in the Circuit Court to condemn a strip of land 1,2 feet wide for the proposed line of an electric railway to I'lainiield. The farmers from whom the land Is asked are William Gardner, Fred J. and Nancy Parish. Monroe Hubbard, Marcy A. Pence, Mary W. Martin, Priscilla Bailey and John Pierson. Dye IteleiiMed from Jail. William Dye, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, was released from jail yesterday by Judge Alford, on his own bond of JLVX1. Dye is charged with securing funds by representing that he had oil land to sell In Kentucky. He has been in jail for some time and was released until his trial is called. Judge Leather Ruling. Judge Leathers yesterday ruled that the law of lW regarding chattel mortgages requiring a form of receipts for amounts paid and amounts due applied only to mortgages given for loans and not for mortgages to secure notes for the purchase price of property. Tin: touiT itcconn. SUPERIOR COURT. Room 1 John L. McMaster, Judge. Albert dinger vs. Shaw Love et ah; damages. On trial by jury. Room 3 Vinson Carter, Judge. Louise Tenner vs. Indianapolis Streetrailway Company; damages. On trial by jury. CIRCUIT COURT. Henry Clay Allen, Judge. Jesse Foltz vs. Jonathan Foltz et al.; partition. Defendants Foltz. Barker, Hitchcock defaulted. Submitted to court. Finding for plaintiffs and that part of real estate is not divisible. Partition ordered for said portion. Harvey B. Fatout, George D. Hardin and George T. Roberson appointed commissioners and hie report. Approved. Sale ordered for balance of real estate. Joseph W. Selvage appointed commissioner to sell. Carrie V. McGregor vs. Charles Tl. McGregor; divorce. Dismissed by plaintiff. Costs paid. William W. Grim vs. Harry C. Poindexter et al.; foreclosure. Dismissed by plaintiff at plaintiff's costs. Florence Ogle et al. vs. Joseph A. O. Yeoman et al.; to dissolve trust. Report of referee approved and confirmed. C. E. Barrett, commissioner, files final report. Approved. Commissioner discharged and trust closed. Henry Greening vs. John Ferguson; slander. Disminsed by plaintiff. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. Henry Greening vs. Charles E. Newlln; slander. Dismissed by plaintiff. Judgment against plaintiff tor costs. Luther T. Curd vs. Sarah S. Curd; divorce. Finding against plaintiff on complaint and defendant on cross-complaint. Divorce denied. Judgment against each party for their costs. Louis J. Morgan et al. vs. George W. Jackson; replevin. Submitted to jury. Evidence heard. CRIMINAL COURT. Fremont Alford. Judge. Hattle Williams; assault and battery. Appeal from Police Court. Fine, $1 and costs. Faulkner Stewart; 'assault and battery. Appeal from Police Court. State files nolle on agreed statement of facts. Nelson Parrtsh; burglary and petit larceny. Enters plea of guilty to petit larceny. Cause continued. Noble Rockey; grand larceny. Plea of guilty to petit larceny. Fine. $1 and sentenced to Indiana State Prison one to three years. William Dye; false pretenses. Defendant released on his own personal recognizance, tond of J500 until further order of court. NEW SUITS FILED. OlUer Westfall vs. Iona Westfall; divorce. Circuit Court. Henry C. Prange et al. vs. Erwin Eugene Holmes el al.; mechanics' lien. Superior Court. Room 2. August Wacker vs. Louise Wacker; petition for authority to convey real estate without assent of wife. Circuit Court. IlltillF.H COlltTS IIKCOHD. SUPREME COURT. Minutes. John RInkard vs. State of Indiana. Wabash C. C. Appellant's application for inquest. State of Indiana ex rel. Martha Lewis et al. vs. Harry B. Smith, as auditor Marion county. Marion C. C. Appellee's brief (S.) 1'aTls. Robert F. Kirkman vs. State of Indiana. Grant C. C. Appellant's reply brief (H.) Appellant's petition for oral argument. APPELLATE COURT. Minutes. ' 4125. The Pennsylvania Company vs. Enoch Lceman. Boone C. C. x Appellant's reply brief (S.l 415;. Isaac N. Haymaker, administrator, vs. 1 ouis Schnech et al. Clark C. C. Appellant's bri f ( s. i U725. Postal Telegranh Cable Company vs. C. 1. L. Ry. Co. et al. Lake C. C. Appellant's additional authorities (5.) 4-TG. The B. .V O. R. R. Co. ct al. vs. The Wabash R. R. Co. Application for injunction denied. Opinion on per curiam. 41 4C. The Wabash R. R. Co. vs. Marquis L. Engkman. Wabash C. C. Appellee's brief (S.) 4Ud. Anna E. St. Clair et al. vs. Henry M. Marquett et al. Delaware C. C. Assignment f cross errors by Michael Zehner. Appellant's brief "!. Indiana Bituminous Coal Company vs. Samuel Buffey. Fountain C. C. Appellee's waiver. HECEXT LEGAL OPINIONS. Vicious Dogs Liability of Owner. Defendant's dog jumped against plaintiff, throwing him down and breaking his hip. The evidence was conflicting as to whether the assault was vicious or playful. It was held that a savage disposition on the part of the dog was rot necessary; that a mischievous propensity was enough, and that ir. respect to imposing liability it made no difference whether such assault proceeded from good nature or ill nature. (. Atlantic Rep. (Vt.. Judge Watson), 54'I.J Real -est ate Brokers Commissions. A real-estate broker Is not entitled to a commission for tho sale of land unless he procures a purchaser who Is able, willing and ready to complete a purchase on terms named by. or which are. in the absence of an agreement ;'s to terms, satisfactory and acceptable to the owner. If he makes tiorts to sell the land after hU authority from the owner to do so has terminated, he does to voluntarily and is not entitled to a commission on a sale made by the rwr.er himself subsequent to the expiration of such authority. SS Northwestern Rep. (.Minn.. Judge Brown), 15. J , Public I-ands Exemption. A married man. in poor circumstances and phvsicallv crippled and nut contribut

ing enough toward the entire support of his family, tiled upon and made final proof tor 10 acres of government land, upon proof satisfactory to the land department of the government of live years' residence and cultivation of such land. His residence and his improvement thereon were meager and hia shanty thereon not habitable at all times of the year. Soon after submitting proof he moved the shanty away from the land. His wife never actually resided on the land. The husband never resided there after submitting such proof. About live months after the making of the proof he made a loan, secured by a mortgage, on such land, the wife refusing to join in the mortgage. Held, that the mortgage was valid and that the land was never occupied or resided upon as a homestead and was not exempt. S Northwestern Rep. (North Dakota. Judge Morgan). M. Fire Regulations Building Permits. Where an ordinance prohibited the repair of frame buildings with materials or in a manner making them more susceptible to fire, the alteration of a straight front in a frame store building so as to make an alcove or vestibule e nt ranee, and change of a side composed of board siding to plate glass, was not a violation of the ordinance, if the ordinance required a permit and the owner began altering after the permit was refused, a party not sustaining any special damage from the proposed alteration, nor showing that the permit was refused on

proper legal grounds, is not entitled to injunction restraining the alteration. Northeastern Rep., 1,004.1 an 161 Damages Excessive Verdict. A verdict for $15.0)0 in favor of an employe of an electric company, who was badly injured by falling from a pole on jiecount of contact with a live wire, for which the company was responsible, will net be set aside by an Appellate Court as excessive. 54 Lawyers' Reports Annotated (Cal.), No. l.J EXHIBITS AT LIEBER'S. Paintir.KH by Em inn II. King; and Cliinu Deeornted Uy Mr. Iladley. The exhibition at the Lieber gallery this week is a double one, a collection of china, painted by Mrs. Alice Ross Hadley, being added to a collection of oil and pastel paintings by Miss Emma B. King. Although Miss King lives in Indianapolis, she is not so well known as some of the older resident artists. She has spent much time away recently, studying in New York and Paris. The picture which first attracts one's eye Is a marine scene, where nothing but sky and water are visible. Here there is the most exquisite coloring in the lighter shades of green, and a rare freshness which makes the beholder almost feel the exhilaration from the ocean. Indeed, Miss King is remarkably successful in getting' atmospheric effects. Landscapes with or without figures do not stand out alone-, but are always portrayed as seen In nature. That is, the observer feels that he Is a part of the atmosphere which envelops the scene-. This phase of the artist's skill is brought out admirably in the picture calleel "Fog on the Coast." where the rising mist is fairly palpable. There is something so charming, so delicate about the artist's coloring, that her pictures appeal to the uncultivated taste as well as to the connoisseur. If the height of art is to appear artless. Miss King's work certainly bears the test, for it is the essentially natural element In her work which appeals to the common taste. There is a charming bit of scenery in the Adirondack mountains. In the foreground a jagged mountain road appears and then vanishes, supposedly approaching the one great purple mountain standing out against the ridge of foothills in the distance. One can see for miles and miles so far that the furthest hills are only a Um patch of blue. There is wonderful naturalness in the two views of the canal, one at Fairview, the other looking down toward the city. In these, as in all of the pictures, in the higher tones there Is brightness and cheerfulness without brilliancy. The color is clear and distinct, yet perfectly blended, and there is something of the vivacity of a summer day. One of the best pictures is clone in the lower tones. Though simple in composition, it Is replete with artistic suggestiveness. It is a November day. Several sheep are coming down the path which winds its way through a stubble field, on the edge of which a row of trees apparently separates the nearer view from the distant stretch of country. A touch of reality is lent to the scene by the apparent disregard of a few of the sheep for the path as.it rounds a. corner of the field. Though there are but few letalis in this work, there is remarkable breadth of conception as well as beauty of color, the beauty consisting m the subdued tones which are nevertheless full of life. Aside from the more technical excellencies, such as good composition, fidelity to nature, etc., there is an indefinable delicacy of coloring about all of this artist's work, anil a blending of color which gives a distinct softness and smoothness to everything she portrays. Mrs. Alice Ross Hadley is an artist whose work is well known in Indianapolis. Though capable in other lines of art. Mrs. Hadley has of late years made a siecialty of china painting. That which distinguishes Mrs. Hadley's work Is the fact that it is limited to original designs. There are in the exhibit a number of plates, the design of one being accepted by the Kernmic Studio, an art journal of New York. An exquisite piece of work is a plate with u head upon a green background. A poster head plate with conventional border is especially handsome. There are besides these numerous vases and pieces of bric-a-brac extremely artistic in design and workmanship, each with an individuality. MUSIC DELIGHTED THEM. 'rnonfi In the rropy laeuni Audience AVere Very Ent hniaMtie. A voice was heard in the Propylaeum last night; a voice that rose and fell with exultation and sorrow; that rang with defimco and trembled with the sadness of farewell; a voice that sang tho wonderful words of Wotan's farewell to Brunhilde, as written by Richard Wagner in "Die Walküre." Mr. Karl Schneider, baritone, was the singer, and the magic of his power brought out the full beauty and magnificence of the song. The story of that part of the opera where Wagner pictures the god turning from the woman for the last time, and she prays that she may be left to no common mortal, but rather. If left at all, to a great hero, waa familiar to most of those who heard the song, and when Mr. Schneider sang "Must l abandon thee whom I loved so, Thou laughing delight of my eyes. Such a bridal fire for thee shall be kindled As ne'er ye t burned for a bride. Threatening Hames shall Hare round the fell: Let withering terrors daunt the craven. Let cowards tly from Brunhilde's rock, For one alone winneth the bride: One freer than I the god." the unrestrained applause that followed was evidence of the keen delight of tho audience. Mr. Schneider sang in German, and preserved the full strength of the rolling words and music. The o?easion was the Vsoiree. musieale" given bv Mr. Karl Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McGlbeny and Mrs. Cecil Smith. The numbers that followed "Wotan's Farewell" were rendered in a manner no less pleasing. E. McDowell's "improvisation" anl C. Sinding's "Fruehlingsrauchen" were played on the piano by Mrs. McGlbeny gracefully and with spirit. Mr. McGibeny's first violin number. '.'Concerto in D Minor, ' H. Wieniawski. received merited appreciation. Mr. Schneider sang three new songs of the great tone poet. Richard Strauss, for whom is claimed the honor of being the greatest of living composers. "Dream in the Twilight." "All Soul s Day." and "The I over's Pledge" were the numbers. Mr. Schneioer, In the words of tne first song, told of the sweetness of the twilight hour to the lover who seeks "the jasamine bower at the close of the day, led by a soft and velvet hand." the second was a love song, breathing the fragrance of the month of May; the last, a merry pledge to love. Mr. McGib-ny followed with two violin numbers. "e remade Me ancholi que." P. Tschaikow ski. ami "Caprice." F. Ogirew. Two songs by tne same composer. "Pilgrim's Song" and "Don Juan St rena le." were given by Mr. Schneider: and C. Zarzycki's "Mazurka" on the violin by Mr. McGlbeny concluded tho sniree. Sirs. Cecil Smith accompanied Mr. Schneider and Mrs. McGibeny her husband. Mnrilinl AUed for Itelg;nntlon. The Town Board of Broad Ripple has nsked for the resignation of Frank Shields. the town marshal, for the reason, it Is claimed, that he has not enforced the law prohibiting slot machines, which :tre to be found in ne irly every drug store and saloon and restaurant in the village. E. V. GROVE. This name must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo-Cjulnlr.e Tablets, the celebrated Cold and Grip Cure. 20c.

Farm and Garden Interests

AYIutt the Farmer Should Do. T. F. B. Sotham, in Breeders Gazette. Every farmer shou.d be a feeder. The farmer who raises his own feed and with It fattens prime beef Intelligently Is absolutely sure of a profit. He simply sells the feed to himself instead of hauling it to the market, and if he saves the manure and returns it to the fields he will make two ears of corn grow where a nubbin grew before, and fed to well-bred cattle this corn will cash him. when concentrated Into beef, from 10 to V) per cent, more than when delivered to the elevator. We have yet to see very much money made by feeders who simply possess a feed lot and pay Interest on money borrowed to buy both cattle and feed; while that man is invariably successful who In possession of a farm grows his foods and Intelligently feeds the produce of his farm to well-bred stock and markets the fruit of his labors in the most concentrated form, whether it be condensed Into prime beef, butter, pork, mutton, or even high-class horse-fiesh. Every farmer should raise a surplus of coarse grains and should be a feeder of well-bred stock to the extent of that surplus. The percentage of profit Is vastly greater on the quarter section that finishes a car load ef sixteen prime beeves and their accompanying hogs than on th-2 section that tries to finish 2u0. That man v. no intelligently farms and feeds out of his own resources one prime steer and one hog per year for each ten acres of land in his farm, raising all the feed and buying nothing but the cattle as calves (and perhaps a little bran and oil-cake), will be absolutely certain of success, and he who has found out the certainty of this steady, sure method of farming has discovered the most independent life yielding a competency that is available to American agriculturists today. Misguided ambition often urges too much expansion. We are not satisfied with the sure things; we want to speculate and get rich at one jump, and too frequently the very leap that promises so much lands in bankruptcy. Men are apt to estimate that if sixteen cattle yield a profit I.') would yield one hundreel times as much, and they argue that they might as well do in one year what others do in ten; forgetting that the smaller operation possesses all the elements of safety, while the larger too often possess every element of uncertainty. The time is coming it is already here when nine-tenths of the profitable feeding operations are conducted on a small scale; when the prime consideration of the feeder is. How can the food products of the farm be concentrated into the minimum of condensed form, to guarantee the minimum cost of its transportation to market and the maximum price at market? When Americans as Inoividuals come to a realization of the truth, it will be found that their duty and their success imperatively demand the best development of the business In hand; then will the fruitless hunt for a softer soap be abandoned and the divine injunction. "Do with thy might what thy hands find to do." be fulfilled, and with it will come a benediction of prosperity the like of which the world has never seen. Such a period of prosperity has now set in for every farmer who possesses the intelligence to realize the strength of his position, the judgment to utilize the time and care on their development. Steadiness of purpose, intelligence in the selection of well-bred feeding cattle, patience in the care and feeding of this stock, and ability to ripen and to know- when they are ripe are the price of a successful feeding operation. It will not do to trust every banker as an advertiser. Bankers in plenty have been known to lend the same amount nn a Louisiana steer as they do on a Texas Panhandle steer. A man with feed can borrow money to buy any kind of cattle. Scrubs and good ones are alike to most bankers, so long as they feel sure the cattle, when marketed, will bring cost price and interest; and in a great majority of cases the banker's education on cattle, having cost him nothing, is utterly devoid of any appreciation of the necessities of good blood and thrifty growth in feeding stock. Spring; Preparations. Philadelphia Record. The work clone on the farm just before the busy spring planting begins is very important, if proper consideration is given the matter of saving that which Is usually lost by inattention to details. The great waste of unsalable farm products amounts to millions of dollars annually, for farmers do not ecm to understand that It is not always necessary to send produce away from the farms In order to find markets. The farm is the best market, in fact, that a farmer can have, for if he keeps live stock he will be able to sell his raw products by converting them into the forms of meat, milk, butter and wool. The difficulty is that the waste products on the larms are not properly utilizeel. One product, that of corn fodder, has been wasted for years, though now It is being put to use with the aid of the shredder, but it is in the manipulation and handling of the manure and weeds that the lessening of expense occurs. If at this season the manure can b4 worked over, so as to be rendered fine, there would be a gain in available plant food when the manure is spread on the land in the spring; that is, the farmer should not wait for the manure to decompose in the field, but should endeavor to hasten the work in the manure heap during this period of the year, as he can now do little or nothing in the fields. The preparation of the soil for crops is given more consideration at the present day than formerly, for the reason that the implements used have been so highly Improved as not only to reduce the cest of labor, but the work is also better. The disc plow, which is becoming in general use, permits of working in soils that have been too tenacious too admit of perfect pulverization, and weeds are now destroyed almost wholesale with the weedcr Instead of by the slower method with the harrow or cultivator, but the killing of weeds is done with the least cost when they are young. For that reason the farmer should plow early in order to allow the weeds to make grmvth before he is ready to plant hU crop, thus getting rid of many weeds In advance. Every weed seed that germinates performs its mission, and if a weed is destroyed when just apperaing above ground the farmer accomplishes as much as he would by allowing it to grow to maturity before destroying it. There Is much to plan before spring work begins, and when the warm season opens every horse should be In good condition and every implement bright and sharp In order to get the first work done as speedily as possible. It is the crop which gets an early start that stands the drought ;ind produces the most under adverse conditions, compared with other crops, and the farmer who meets with no drawbacks in his spring work will have mare time to bestow on his late operations. To Create an Apple Crop. Brooklyn Eagle. The apple crop of lfx0 was abnormally heavy and left the trees In rather poor condition in the spring of lfol. Last spring, as the time approached for the formation of fruit buds, it was found that the tremendous crop of the preceding year had proved too much of a chain on the vitality of the trees. Consequently tho bloom was lighter than usual, particularly in New York and In New England. But the chief cause of the shortage of the crop in that section was the long period of rain at the blooming time and immediately after that. The blossoms failed to be fertilized through the washing away of the pollen and the low temperature prevented the bees from working on the blossoms and carrying pollen from tree to tree. As another result of the rainy weather apple scab appeared. The presence of this disease is Indicated by blotches and cracks, and it thrives in many varieties in cold, damp weather. It attacked the apples of both the North and South. In the South and West the disease known as bitter rot was wi lespread throughout the past summer and it reduced the crop materially In the regions where there was fruit on tho trees. Another element which entered into the situation in the West was the severe drought of July and August, which checked the growth of fruit and made the apples of that region, including Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas smaller than usual, and necessarily reducing the crop. It is rare that the apple crop fails in the South and West In the same year that it falls in the Nort.i and East, and while it was not a total failure In any one section during the past season it was very greatly re;:uced in all the sections. It generally happens that when New York and New England report a liht apple crop the Southern States and the West come to the front with a big yield and thus keep the market fully supplied. Were It not for the efforts of the Department oft Agriculture In aiding the growers to combat the destructive scab and bitter rot that appeared among the fruit It is likely that apples would now be bringing prices as high as Florida oranges. Full instructions were sent to all those who asked for Information as to the best me-thoels of combating these diseases. In every instance of this kind the- growers were able to mature the fruit that escaped the bad weather conditions of the spring. The department

Is preparing to ward off apple scab and bitter rot from the crop of next year, and is having prepared In pamphlet form directions for treating trees attacked by these diseases. These instructions will be sent to all known apple growers next spring, and will be available to all those who ask for them. The department has recently been experimenting with a number of solutions, powders, etc., with a view of determining their value as economical, effective and practical preventives of such fvngous parasites as the apple scab and such diseases as bitter rot. While a number of these preparations have given promise of value, none have been found which fill so many requirements as Bordeaux mixture and the ammoniacal solution of copper carbonate. Of the two preparations Bordeaux mixture has long been recognized as possessing the most desirable qualities, and It is the one that the department will recommend to apple growers. The chief points In Its favor are its thorough effectiveness as a fungicide, its cheapness, its safety from a hygienic standpoint, its harmlessness to the sprayed plant, and its beneficial effects on plants other than those resulting from the mere prevention of the attacks of parasites. It has been found that the best results are obtained from the use of what is known as the r0-gallon formula of this preparation. This contains water, fifty gallons; copper sulphate, six pounds; unslacked lime, four pounds. The method of mixing the ingredients has an important bearing on both the chemical composition and physical structure of the mixture.

Eccentric "Weeds. Theodore Dreiser, in Alnslee's Magazine. Out of this branch of weed study Is certain to come remarkable information, for the poisonous plants are the most strangely constituted and given to astounding variations. For instance, the common pokeberry presents a spectacle of contradictory qualities. Birds eat the berries, which to men are poisonous. Cattle may eat the leaves when green and fresh, but if perchance they should eat a wlltetl leaf it would poison them. The roots are deadly poison, yet the shoots which grow up six inches high in the spring are an excellent food for man the rival of asparagus and equally healthful. Science has at last paused to Inquire why this should be so, and some day the chemical action which can make a deadly poison by wilting a leaf when the fresh one is harmless will be discovered. Similarly It has been observed of American false hellebore or Itchweed that the seeds are poisonous to chickens, and that the leaves and roots are poisonous to men and horses, but that sheep and elk, which chew the cud, seem to relish the plant. In all. the poison, when In the system, acts alike, paralyzing the heart and spinal cord. The poisonous element of corn cockle has not yet been explained, but its curious action has already been observed. When extracted it mixes freely with water, froths like soap and, though odorless, will, when inhaled, produce violent sneezing. Caper spurge, the common gopher plant or spring wort, is curious in that the mero handling of it will poison to the extent of producing pimples and often gangrene. It is a thing that cattle can eat without harm, and goats eat freely, but the milk of the latter will then be deadly poison. In men a moderate dose will produce a general collapse ami death in a few hours. The poison of the sneeze weed develops mostly in the showy yellow flowers, and is violent. The young plants are comparatively harmless, and even in the mature ones the poison varies greatly some having scarcely any at all. "In the case of this plant and the woolly and etemless loco weeds some effort has been made to find out where they get their deadly poisons. That of the loco weeds Is a most subtle thing. The poison of the woolly loco produces strange hallucinations in its victims. It aftects the eyesight and silently reaches one after another of the vital functions, killing the victim in two years' time. "Some animals after eating1 It refuse every other kind of food and seek only this. They endure a lingering period of emaciation characterized by sunken eyeballs, lusterless hair and feeble movements, and eventually die of starvation. So mystic an element gathered from the earth anil the air naturally causes wonder and the desire to know what such things may he and why they are." An Agricultural Swiiulle. New York Evening Post. One of the most widespread swindles lately perpetrateei upon the agricultural population has had to do with the means of making hens lay. A circular purporting to come from a medical student, who had studied chemistry to practical advantage, was sent broadcast through the South, the Middle States and the West. It suggested that the way to make hens work overtime, at laying eggs. In season and out, was to' feed them "real albumen." In the circular were directions for mixing this unheard-of substance with other foods. A concern In Ohio sent out the circular and stood ready to supply the goods at 60 cents a pound. Druggists in all parts of the country were assailed by lien-owners, anxious to buy the magic aiet; most of them didn't have it. Some of them sold a material equally good. The Ohio preparation was analyzed by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva and found to contain one-tenth of 1 per cent, of albumen, the remainder being red paint and sand, worth altogether 1 or 2 cents a pound and Useless for multiplying eggs. Animal meal, selling at 3 to 5 cents a pound, contains half as much protein as the albuminous compound. Is sometimes substituted by druggists, at Ü0 to fO cents a pouml, for the "red" article, which farmers think they want. Meanwhile, wholesale drug firms from New York to St. Louis and from (Thicago to Charleston rind themselves forced to carry on a campaign of education against the Ingenious fraud. Some Pumpkins. Providence Journal. Mrs. David Conover, of Tittstown, is away up at the head of the class in the matter of vegetable production. Last season she planted three pumpkin seeds in one hill, and the product was fifty-live pumpkins. The largest weighed eighty-five pounds, the second largest fifty-seven and the third fifty-three pounds. The others ranged from ten to forty pounds each in weight. The longest vine was 125 feet. Fcrm nten. Early in the spring Is the time to plant cuttings of currants. Some are inclined to perform such work in the fall season, but those who have tested both periods of the year for planting claim that if the work is done In the spring the plants will be more thrifty. If the supply of hay is becoming short the use of mixed hay and straw or fodder wiil lessen the amount of hay required, but the cut food should be reinforced by adding a little more corn meal, bran and cotton-seed meal to the ration. All changes of food for cows should be made gradually. When ditches or streams are crooked they do not cause inconvenience in the pastures, but where the land Is cultivated they are an annoyance when plowing or mowing. By placing tile or pipe in the ditches, and covering them, much valuable land may be saved and the field work rendered easier. , The poor farmer cannot hold his ground against one who alms to Improve. This is an era of "the survival of the fittest," even in farming, and the farmer who believes in the use of fertilizers will have the largest yield of crops and greater profits, as well as be able to hohl out against competition on the part of other farmers. It is of no advantage to have the spring pigs come before April, unless the farmer can provide very warm quarters. Young pigs are tender and easily chilled during cold weather. If this happens, then their growth will be checked. If given a good start In the spring they will weigh nearly, if not quite, as much as the pigs farrowed in the fall by next Christmas. The desire to try everything new that is introduced sometimes leads to mistakes. No new plant should be adopted until the farmer is satisfied that it is better than something already used by him. Alfalfa is a success in some portions of the East, but it cannot take the place of red clover. In the West, especially in Colorado, alfalfa thrives better than clover. The climate and soil should always be considered. Refore growing something new as a crop, first test it on a small plot. The method of preparing clover for poultry Is to use second-growth hay and cut it into very short lengths, one-quarter inch if possible. The cut clover is then scalded and left until the next morning, wh-n it will be warm enough for use. A teaspoonful of salt should be added to every gallon of water used in moistening the clov r. Before feeding It to the he na sprinkle the mess with a mixture of cornmeai, bran and ground oats, turning the clover over occasionally until the whole Is w.ll sprinkled with the grain foods. The fowls will accept It readily, and It will serve as an excellent and agreeable change from corn and wheat, promoting egg production and assisting to keep the fowls thrifty.

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Many digestive compounds and tablets aro recommended to cure dyspepsia by digesting food with the pepsin they contain. Most of these possess merit, but they all fail in many cases, because pepsin digests only albuminous foods, 6uch as eprgs and meat. But we must cat more than es and meat; and some of the worst cases of dyspepsia arc caused by indigestion of fats and starches and other foods which pepsin cannot digest. There is one preparation that contains all the dlgcstants. It is Kodol Dyspepsia CurwE, which digests what you cat, and has been used with remarkable success, not a single failure to euro being reported from the many thousands who have used it. J. E. Peabody, Pitcairn, Y., says: "The first dose of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieved my son of stomach and heart trouble, and four bottles of it cured him. 1 heartily recommend it." It caa3?t SssEp bast do yoaa good! Prepared by E. C. Do Witt & Co., Chicago. Tbc JL bottle contains 2 times tho Wc si "VThen you suffer from biliousness or constipation. ue the famous little liver pills known as DoWitt's Litt: EARLY RISERS. They never grip. For sale by FRANK II. CAItTEIt. HEN KY J. 11UDEK and U. YV. STUCKY.

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