Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 31, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1886 — Page 6

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THE INDIANA, STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13 188C.

OUR FARM BUDGET.

The Cars f Orchards tfc Sergfcuia S:Uaticn. fetaaeaiing Vhep tn K rr-yt Oat Cold BmrkiM Hint uil Farm Not, Etc. Tb Care ol Orchards. Ben 1'crley I'oorc in Americas Cultivator. The .propriety of pruning fruit in the winter is a topic uron which there is much disagreement, but if the work is well done it matters but little when it is done, and perhaps the best time rs "whenever one's knife is sharp." The practice of scraping old trees so thoroughly as to remove ail the -ehapgy, dead bark is pronounced worse than useless labor, except when it is evident that the bark conceals insects or other eggs. In that rase the denuded parts should be protected with a coat of pitch and tailow. This rough bark is provided by nature as a protection against the adverse influence of climate, and for maintaining in even balance that degree -of warmth favorable to the iiealthy exercise of the functions of growth and prodnctiveness, Wood, particularly in the direction across the grain, is a nonconductor of heat in an eminent degree. The practice of scraping off the rough bark promotes no good end. Even the loop strips of dead bark hanging from the trunks and limbs of lare hickory trees are d more service than injury, and it is doubted if even moss or lichens are hurtful to trees, as they live exclusively on food drawn from the atmosphere, and in bleak, and exposed situations they may supplement the bark in affording protection. Whn covered with moss to excess, it may be presumed the trees are in an unsatisfactory condition, either from impoverishment of the soil, want of drainage or exjosure to the rigors of a severe and variable climate. Slitting the bark up and down with a knife, with the idea that the tree is bark-boand, Is absurd. Digging about the roots and washing the trunks of the trees with lye, soap suds or chamber slops is all that is wanted. Fruit orchards should receive a generous top dressing at ieast once in every two years. Moderate applications of lime and generous ones cf wood ashes are always profitable and j-bcrphates are useful if hurried beneath the surface; also Peruvian guano, if slightly covered, late in the fall, so as to become thoroughly divided by winter rains. Coarse organic manure should not be used in contact with the roots of young trees, but chip dust, fish, flesh and the bones of dead animals, horn piths and hoofs, hair and old plaster, and all like articles are good for growing trees. Tear trees that have not borne fruit for twenty -years have been brount into full bearing by yarding two shoals beneath the trees in August and September, in an inclosure a rod square, having their be Is close to the body of the tree. In this yard holes were made with a crowbar, into which kernels of corn were dropped, and the whole yard was rooted .over and over to the dep'h of eight to twelve inches, and many of the roots were torn up. The next season every branch was filled with plump, luscious frait. and for many years the trees continued to yield bountiful crops. Tb Sorghum Situation. A cane grefwer writes thus to Coleman's Rural World : The Northern cane business is a fair example of the effort and the time which are required to establish a new industry. It seems as if first efforts are always ignorant efforts, with frequent halts and slow Advances. After awhile success comes and a new industry is estableshed which employes thousands and benefits millions. We know that half of the ugar of the world is now produced from the sugar beet, but we forget the long lapse of years which brought the present perfection of beet-sngar manufacture. V realize the value of Southern cane, but we forget the early dirliculties of that industry. The history of tne industrial rts is fnll of such examples of gradnat toccess. it seems that . science is right in concluding that countless ages formed the earth and then countless ages titted the earth for man, and then countless ages gradually" developed man. Jt seems that man carries this fact of slow develop ment into the industrial arts. It requires years of toil and trouble to perfect a new industry, and then the world is a better and a richer world. The Northern cane industry is not an exception to this general rule. Its advance has been difiicult and slow, but not more so than others. It has been rightly said that all human progress has been marked by toil and marred by mistakes. Those who engage in any new industry must expect tne pity ot tnose who value only immediate success. Failures are sometimes espential to final success. The manager of the Ottawa Sugar Company wisely remarked : "The depression in prices of sugar and syup ..was necessary and will benefit the bnsiness. for it compels the reformation of cane man Biacture. At the close of the year it is well to review briefly the business, and congratulate our selves Uiat important advances have been made in the methods of extracting the sugar from the cane and purifying the cane juice. If the report was that "owing to a very favorable season very large quantities of sugar bad been made, and owing to a general scarc- - ity of sugar very high prices had been obtained," such a report, though gratifying, would not be as convincing to men of discriminating minds as the following report by the Government Chemist whose cautious and conservative tendencies are well known. By methods used this season for the first time in manufacturing Northern cane "!H )er cent, of the sugar in the cane was extracted, the yield was fully double that obtained in the ordinary way, fully )5 percent, of the engar in the cane be placed on the market either as dry sugar or molasses, the juice is limpid, with a minimum of waste and a maximum of purity, the dillicalties are wholly mechanical and easily remedied." Such a report is not ba-ed upon an unusual season or accidental prices. In the report of the Chief of the Hureau of Matiitics we hnd that in the year lU nearly 3,CtO,MA),0'O ponnds of susrar were consumed " in the country; less than Ut per cent, of this sugar was produced in the country; the average ppecific rate of daty per pound of eni;ar imiorted was about two cents per jounu. Jim is tne iieiu which rthern cane will possess and occupy. Said the Gov ernment Chemist: "If the Government roUld assist the production of home sugar to tfce extent of supplying the demands of the country by an expenditure of .-jl.Ooo.UOO, or live timet that sum. it would be the best in vestment ever made." Northern cane is easily produced in practi cally limitless quantities in large areas of the country at one-half the cost of South ern cane or of sugar beats per ton. It costs no more per ton to manufacture Northern .cane than Southern cane or sugar beets. The difficulties have been in the adapting appa ratus and processes to auit the new industry. Smeariag to Protect .Sheep From Cold. American Agriculturist. The value of wool depends in the highest degree t pon tJe yolk which is present in it, and. tnereiore, if the shepherd can provide this where it is wanting in his breed, or can reasonably increase it when it s not abund ant, and at the same time protect his sheep from the rigor of our northern winters, the end will be attained. In Scotland aad in JorthnniberLand, where winter tells almost as severely as in our north country, for so nie generations, the herders have followed up the plan of covering ' their sheep with an unctuous application, and in this roan try the uue method haa been parmea. lime was wnen ciotn-makers were chary about baying oiled wool, hut experteru has done away with Urn ancient pre judice, and it is an accepted fact that such wool now are most valuable for fine cloths. Viljl fiiippT because the wtion ol the

unguent upon the growth tf the fiber is such as to make itevener, softer and finer, tenc

more easy and satisfactory in the uianinuution. Over and over again this fact has received absolute demonstration. There are two seasons of year when "smearing" is doae ; immediately üpon shearing in summer, and strain at the opening ot the ' win ter. If the . ointment be merely rub bed turon the wool, it will serve only to smear it, but if it le rubbed into the wool. close down to the body ot the aniraai, it will doits work thoroughly, and covt rthe skin. This is not difficult; the shepherd separates the wool ith the fingers of one hand, and with the other lays me unguent at the root of the wool, upon the skin of the sheep. Thus applied it renders the fibre softer, more pliable and finer, and whoever shall try it, will be surprised at the benefit. Many times upon tin neeces 01 grazing sheep, the snows of winter lie in heavy masses, but it the animals snail nave Deen "ointed." the snow does not remain upon them. The unguent is an additional coat in very truth, and ruanv Scottish farmers, and the shepherds of Northumberland, know how well their flocks have survived the cold, when they would have perished except for this extraneous assistance. Window Planta for January, , The window garden and green-house should now be gay with bloom, and repay the earlier care. Bring potted bulbs from the cellar, to cive a succession of bloom. Those out ef flower should Lave the stalks cut away, and the leaves allowed to grow until tbey turn yellow, when the pots may go to the'cellar. Insects, dust, and dryness of the air. are the chief enemies ot tne window garden. The red spider is so small that it is rarely seen. The leaves turn brown and soon fall. Examine the lower surface of the leaves with a magnifier; if a red ;r brown mite is seen, it is the red spider. Syrine the under side of the foliaage frequently arid copiously, laying the the plant on its side in a sink or bathtub; this is the only remedy. For Greently, or plant lice generally, syringe with tobacco water. Meald-bujr and scale insects, are best re moved by hand-picking. If earth-worms inlest the soil of pots, saturate the ball with clear lime water. It will not hurt the plants if soon watered with rain water. If a very cold spell comes on. remove the tender plants to the middle of the room at night, and cover them with some light fabric or with newspapers. Filling the Ice House. When you have filled the ice house put in another load! We use about 2U0 pounds a week for forty weeks, or 8,000 pounds, and at the end of the year have, say 2.W) pounds of old ice left. To furnish this amount we put in twenty-five tons of ice, In other words, to get five tons of ice for use we put in twentyfive tons. According to this, in a small ice house, with no pains taken to preserve the ice, four pounds are melted to keep one. The ice melts from the top, and an extra ton on top means an extra ton for use. FARM NOTES. The pullet that roosts on the tree is not winter layer. The White House conservatories are said to contain $100,OUO worth of piants. What this country needs is less hog and hominy and more chicken and celery. Broom-corn has advanced $fX) per ton in Jowa since the 1st of beptember. Ihe price is now 1S0 per ton. The mineral matter taken from the soil by a five pound fleece of wool is said to be l.i ounces and five ounces of nitrogen not a very heavy drain on the soil. A farmer of exerience in wool-growing says that there is more money in growing wool at even twenty cents per pound than in 1 r - . . v . ' . a loaning money at iv per cent interest. The rise in wool has made one class unhappy. The happly ones are those who did not sell shep because wool was low. The unhappy are those who did selL The connection between good grass and good butter is very close, and it matters not bow good a breed of cattle is used it is inx possible to make good butter with poor pas turage. The great Volunteer, the sire of St. Julien, and a host of stout performers in the 2:30 list, now lags superfluous on the stage. He is verging on thirty-two, and his procreative powers are tone. Cobs are good for saioking meat, as they give a good flavor. Keeping a small tire a longer time is better than quick smoking, as too much heat gives the meat a strong taste and injures its sweetness. Ihe last Legislature's oleomargarine law has been effective, says the Massachusetts State Board of Health. Less of the stuff is sold and much of that is distinctly labeled as oleomargarine, in?. .Massachusetts is improv A California farmer sent twenty-eight tons of mustard seed to New York in one shipment. The probability is he raised it as a special croi. The average farmer raises his mustard in wheat, oats, rye and barley and gets nothing for it. The best food for young pigs is something which will not ferment, such as dry under ground oats. The littie fellows will chew these and spit out the skins, and the tho rough mastication they give to them wonder fully aids its digestion. A ton ol bran led with two tons of hay is worth as much as four tons of hay fed alone to either horses, caul or sheep. Ihe rela tive price of bran, compared with hay, must be taken into consideration, however, as to the;economy ol leeding bran. The Boston Cultivator thinks that the Guernsey breed of cattle have been overshad owed by the greater lopularity of Jerseys. but are well worthy of equal attention, and that, giving as rich milk as the Jerseys, they yield a larcer mess and are considerably larger thenieelves. Anent gray hoises the Livestock Journal, London, ays gray is a color which is promising to become fashionable among draf t-hore breeders; that the gray horse is the favorite horse of art, also of the general public; and the Journal would like to see it better esteemed in the show-ring. A writer in Farming World adyises farmes to get small pails, make a good, even grade of butter, put nauie and the name of dairy on euch pail and shin to some reliable commission merchant on trial. In a few weeks, if you produre a really meritorous article, there will be a demand for all you can produce, and it will pay,' too. 'Prune in winter for wood and in summer for fro it." But do not prune too much. Just enough to let in suflicient light and air to fives the leaves their fair quota is rit;ht. A good rule is, when you see a limb interfering with another out with it, whatever the time of year. - When the sap is in full flow wounds will heal over quickest. If manure is to be used in the orchard it should never be fresh, or such as wiil quickly ferment. That which has been thoroughly composted, or well decomposed, is best. Wood mold, mixed with lime and ashes, has been found excellent, and the better the manure in fineness of condition and freedom from decomposing matter the less liability of the trees to disease. Burn all rubbish, prunings, etc., about the garden, vineyard and berry patches. Loose materials lying about will afford a harbor for insects, many of which but for this would freeze. Anent this, Mr. Samuel Ldwards, of Illinois, wio knows something about killing insects, Bays a little kerosene applied before lighting the lire is an excellent aid in burning damp brush or other rfu?e. Aged and able old horses are the result of human care ami usage. This Is exemplified from an English source as follows: "A gentleman had , three horse, which severally died in hia possession at the ages of thirtyfive, thirty-seven and thirV?-nin years. The oldest was in a carriage thd very day be died, J lEtorg and Tißorous, but was carried off by a

spasmodic colic to which he was snhject. . A borf e in use at a riding school in Woolwich

lived) to be forty years old, anu a barge horsa of an ' English navigation companr is de clared to have been iu his sixty-second year when he died." The United States Dairyman says that it is a provision of nature that the cow look out for herself before she does for her stupid owner, and so will not give rich milk until after she has recuperated from the eilet ts of semi starvation. . She wants some meat on her bones before she will put much into the pail. Tbe farmer had better take the fat oat of his granary than keep it out of the pail. The American Dairyman does not think much of Guenon's theory of judging cows. saying, if you want to get a good, profitable animal, you had better first see that she gives a large mess of rich milk, and then, having hrst secured this point, indulge your fancv for soft hair, dandruff, quirls and yellow grease in the skin, long horns, slim tails, smooth hoofs, bit? belly veins and all tbe other fancies that fashion loves to revel in. On the farm, little attention is generally Eaid to the method of killing poultry. The ead is laid over on the chopping-block and cut off with the ax, and the bird left to flap its blood away in the grass or dust. The proper way is leave the head on and kill the bird by cutting the vein at the back of tbe mouth, just under the eyes. The bird quickly bleeds to death, and a smart blow on the back of tne head will render it unconscious, so that plucking can begin at once. It is almost impossible to build a rail fence that will remain permanently in position. Frosts, winds and itchy or unruly animals of all kinds ever have a tendency to bear them over or break them down, and where these do not cause trouble rot and rust do. The enormons expenditure of money annually by the farmers of tbe United States for fences is often neelless. It costs an average farmer not less than $100 per year, one year with another, to maintain lences on a farm of 1ÖO acres. In New Mexico, where sheep are kept away from habitations, it is always the custom to have nanny goats with the ewes and billy goats with the -rams. They are tine guides, protect the herd against dog? and coyotes and give the herders a little milk for their coffee. Butaicund towns or fences, especially in the neighborhood orchards or planted fields, the goats are a nuisance. They not only jump fences themselves, but also teach the sheep to do likewise. It is said that farming does not pay. Bnt whoever hears of a farmer failing? The Rhode Island farmer lives, as a rule, in comfort, tays the Providence Journal. He is as independent as a man can be in a world where we are all, to some extent, mutually dependent. His industry is represented not in the increase of another's wealth, but of his own. In some respects a farmer's life may be hard, but even in the city there is no royal road to riches. With brain or hand a man must toil, and few, even of the very wealthy, are removed above anxiety as to the morrow. Kemember that all the butter made by a cow, no matter how good the breed, if the animal is sheltered by a rail fence or on the lee side of the straw stack, and if it gets exercise by shivering on tip-toe in tbe piercing cold, will cost a full dollar per pound. The question is, can any ordinary farmer afford such a costly luxury, to say nothing of the inhuman cruelty to the cow. It would be well for every farmer with unhoused stock to take time to ' think this matter carefully over and decide whether it shall be continued. Cows should not be exposed to the weather; they may be turned out daily in sheltered yards. Some say that no more than five should be turned out together at one time, to avoid injury from goring each other. Never allow the cows ont long enough to cause them to shiver and hump themselves. They must be allowed a liberal supply of water, but it should not be ice water. "The dairyman who will furnish tempered or tepid water for the cows in very cold weather will save feed and Increase his profits, as well as promote the comfort of the c tws. It is surprising how little attention is pai I to poultry improvement. The old ' dunghill" still reigns supreme on many a farm. Many farmers say they can't afford the necessary time and money. Almost any man can afford to but a single setting of Plymouth Kock or Wyandotte eggs. These can be hatched under any hen. .Let them run with tbe tlock and make meat of the "dunghill" roosters, and improvement can not very well be helped. The yard will be speckled with chickens in a year, and chickens that will bring a better pries in the markets. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. To Relieve Wind Colic Wind colic is promptly relieved by peppermint essence taken in a little warm water. For small children it may be sweetened. Paregoric is also good. Sore Throat. A gargle of salt and vinegar, with a cayenne pepper, will do more to disperse soreness of the throat than any other remedy of which we have heard. It stimulates the glands, promotes free secretion, and will sometimes cure in a few hours. Potato Fritters. Boil three large potatoes and rub them through a colandsr, then add to them four well-beaten eggs, one teaspoonful of rich cream, a little lemon iuice, a littl nutmeg and some salt. Beat all very light, then drop from a spoon into hot lard and fry the same as doughnuts. Serve hot. Cake for Tea. A very nice cake for tea one which may be appreciated on account of its calling for one egg only is made thus: A little more than half a cup of butter, one cup and a half sugar, one cup sweet milk, one egg, three cups of flour, one teaspoon ful of soda dissolved in a very little hot water, and two teaspoonsful ot cream of tartar mixed thjroughly in the flour, one cup of raisins chopped very fine. Chocolate Pudding. Melt two ounces of butter, mix in two ounces of flour, simmer to a soft paste in half a pint of good milk, sweeten with two ounces of sugar and flavor with two ounces chocolate. When cool stir in the yolks of four eggs well beaten and the whites beaten to a snow; put into a buttered mold immediately; put the mold in a pan halt full of hot water, set in the oven and bake one hour. Serve with sauce. A Word to the Wise. Don't peel your potatoes and throw away tho best part of them, ,but prepare tboni nicely "with their coats on," steam them until done; remove their skins with a knife and fork; place iri a tnreen or platter; spread butter on them quite freely; sprinkle with salt and pepper; set in the oven one moment to melt the butter; then pour over them a liberal quanity of sweet cream; serve immediately. For Chapped Hands. An excellent glycerine ointment for chapped hands, says the Cook, is made by melting, with a gentle heat, two ounces of sweet oil of almonds, half an ounce of spermaceti and ie drachm of white wax. When melted, remove from the stove and add an ounce of glycerine, and stir until the mixture is cold. The ointment can be scented with any perfume to suit the fancy. Keep it in wide-necked bottles. . A Delicious Bide Dish. Cut the remnants of cold boiled or roasted chicken in small pieces. Make a sauce of one pint of cream, two ounces of butter, the yolk of one egg, beaten, seasoning with salt and white pepper, a little sugar, one teaepoonful of anchovy sauce and one bay leaf. Put the pieces of chicken in this sauce in a stewpan and simmer for an hour. Stew some rice quite soft soft in milk, seasoning with salt and pepper. Iut the chicken in the center of adisli, place the rice around it as a border and serve. Pumpkin Marmalade. rare, core and cut into small pieces a medium-sized ripe pumpkin of rich colcfr; take six pounds of sugar, one pint of good cider vinegar, a dozen cloves and one ounce of best root ginger; braise the ginger and tie it with the cloves in a spice bag; it with the sugar and vinegar in an earthen jar or porcelain lined kettle that will fco'd two gallons wh.cn it gets arm put jn

as much pumpkin as the jar will hold, pressing it down, and boil it until it is well cooked (it will le quite transparent and soft); take it out with a strainer and set it near the fire while the liquid boils to a thin svrup; put the pumpkin back into the jar and let it boil lor half an hour, crushing it as much as posbibl the while with a wooden spoon. Best of Mutton Broth. Take a two-pound piece of the scraggy part of a neck of mutton. This particular cut is best because the muscles of a sheep's neck are in euch constant use as to make that part of tbe animal better flavored and more nutritious than those parts through which the blood has run less freely. Cut the meat from the bones and remove all the fat. Chop the meat into small pieces and put it into a soup kettle, together with two slices of carrot, a slice of turnip, a stalk of celery an 1 an onion all cnt fine, half a cupful of barley and three Eints of cold water; simmer gently for two ours. Boil the bones wita a pint of water for the same time in another saucepan, and then strain the liqnor into the soup kettle. Thicken with a tablespoonful of flour, salt and pepper to taste. Quick boiling toughens all meat, whereas a slow bubbling renders the meat tender and secures a better flavor for tbe broth. Tbe vegetables should be cut very fine. Mutton is -so nutritious and so easily digested as to deserve much attention as a food for well or sick.

THE VICE PRESIDENT'S ROOM. One of tbe Best Appointed and Furaished Room in the Capitol. (Washington Post. Probably the best appointed and furnished rooms ii the Capitol is that occupied by the President of the Senate, and known as tha "Vice President's Room." .It adjoins the celebrated Marble Room, in which visitors to Senators are received, and is intended as the private oflice and retiring room of the Vice President. Two large windows facing north afford a magnificent panorama, embracing the heights of Washington, among the features of which are the Soldiers' Home, Howard Uuniversity and the sweep of country j bordering Bock Creek, made historic during the rebellion by a long chain of fortifications and a canvas city whicii was the temporary abiding place of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Lace curtains of an exquisite and rare pattern partially conceal the bare outlines of the window frames, and the heavy lambrequins are both costly and magnificent in design and material. Carpet of a Turkish combination covers the floor, and its thickness is such that not a footfall can be distinguished, no matter how many persons may temporarily occupy the room. Luxurious looking mahogany chairs, of a substantial make and upholstered in red leather, similar to the fashion so prevalent in library furnature, ornament the niches and corners, while a capacious blue cloth-covered table is the central object of attraction. On the comfortable leather lounge, which matches the chairs and is placed at the left of the Vice President's table, Vice Iresident Henry Wilson, of Massaehusstts, peacefully breathed his last, surrounded by his associates of the Upper House of the National Legislature. An open fire place, in which a blazing Are of oak logs is constantly maintained during cold weather, adds to the cheerful aspect of this apartment and when the heat becomes too intense for the Vice President a Japanese threewinged screen is placed in position behind his revolving cane seat chair. When it becomif necessary for night work, light is furnished by a drop from the gilt, bronze and crystal chandelier just ovet the table, and from the same source the Vice President's Secretary obtains light for his desk, which is placed at right angles to the large table and close to the window in the northeast extremity of the apartment. Over the marble mantel-piece is a large plate elass mirror, occupying the entire space between the two windows, and "the top of which touches the ceiling. This hand some piece of decorative furniture is flanked on either side by bronze figures of sworded cavaliers, ana tne w tiole is in striking con trast to a simple gilt mirror, about four feet long by two wide, which is tbe only piece of antique turn nur in the room. There is a history connected with this mirror, however, and. although it cost a trifle over $40 when it was purchased in the early days of the Republic, it was characterized in the Senate Chamber as a ' piece of shameless extrava gance." President John Adams was the offender, and he brought the mirror home from Paris, and eventually had it put up for his convenience in the room used by him. At present this mirror is in the compartment containing a stationary wasbstand, and its time-worn surface is not very flattering to those who avail themselves of it for making an attractive toilet. Of all the handsomely decorated and frescoed rooms in the Senate wing of the Capitol that as signed to the ice President is the least con spicuous in this respect The walls are k-vl somined white, and the only relief to the monotony is a single line of green, not more than half an inch wide. Visitors to this rcom are attracted by a large bust portrait of George Washington, said to be the best picture extant of the Father of his Country, It was painted by Rembrandt Peale, for whom Washington sat, and the artist did the subject ample justice, if the benign coun tenance which looks down from the canvas is any indication o' the character of the sage Mount Vernon. It is amid such surround ings that the presiding ollicer of the Senate attends to his affairs, and the books of refer ence which he finds so much use for are handily" arranged in a tall mahctrany book case, the contents being protected from dust and exposure by cardinal pleated silk cur tains and glass doors, rvear the door which leads to the wash room is placed a pillar of white marble surmounted by a bust of the late Lafayette F. S. Foster, formerly a Sena tor Irom Connecticut ad President pro tern pore of the Senate. Strangers who are taken into this room by the Capitol guides are charmed with interesting but not absolutely Historical stones about its lormer occupants. and the bust of Mr. Foster has done duty as the marble presentment of every Vice President since the Indipendence of the United States was declared. Vttllzinc the Vgly Iug. Philadelphia Times.l A young lady whose father is one of the wealthy men of the city went abroad last summer in company with tv.o relatives. They sailed from this port and returned hither. Tbey allowed their general baegage to be inspected without protest The young lady carried a diminutive pug dog in her arms. The animal was particularly ill-natured and vicious, but the young "lady appeared to be very fond of her brute and carried him in her arms all the time. He wore a blanket and had a collar around his neck. I got close enough to sec that the blanket was a mass of expensive lace tacked on to the blanket, to enable her to evade duty on it and that the collar was literally studded with diamonds. What could we do? If we had held the dog there would have been a great howl over the indignity, and the girl's father had influence enough to have us all discharged. We consequently let the $10 pue.'with bis 2,O0 blanket and his $10,000 collar, to pass free of duty. All Take Hold. ILoganeport Pharos.! The Hendricks Monument Association deserves the hearty co-operation of every lover of personal and "official integrity in the work of securing ample means to erect a monument to the illustrious dead. The late Judgs Westbrook, of the Supreme Court of New York, said: "An experience of several years, during which time Pond's Extract has always been used as a remedy for Wounds, Bruises and Strains, enables me to say, that in all such cases it has proved to be wonderfully efficacious.1' It will control any kind of Hemorrhage and subline all Inflammations. Ask for rond'a Extract, Jake no imitations.

THE-DELEGATE BOARD.

Election of Eight Members to Serve for tho Ensuing Two Years. Recommendations of th President and Woman's State Fair Association Conenrred In Resolutions Adopted To-Day' Programme. The second day's session of the Delegate State Board of Agriculture was largely at tended, and much interest was manifested in- the proceedings, the reports of officers and committees calling out interesting discus sions. Mr. Jasper N. Davidson, chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that after a careful examination of the accounts and vouchers of the Secretary and Treasurer, they were found to be correct. Messrs. I. B. McDonald and William 'Cnmback, of the Committee on award of premiums on grain exhibited in the hall, reported as follows: On best gallon of wheat James Rfpley. Thorntown, first: J. P. Nicholson, New fastie, second. Best three ears of corn J. W Schooler, Whitestown, first; O. A. Stanton, (ireenwood. second. Longest ear of corn Charles C. Sneadoa. Frank fort. The Committee on President's Address reported a hearty concurrence in the recommendation to lease the State ground on the east of the city, and then sell the present Fair Grounds. The committee recommended that each delegate and member of the Board present the subject to the candidates for the Legislature. Tbe same eommittee concurred in the recommendations ot the Woman's State Fair Association. President Lockhart, Mr. Cumback and Mr. McGaughey were then appointed a committee to .present the matters contained in the Iresidcnt's address to the Legislature. Tbe following resolution, offered by Mr. Cumback, was adopted. Kesolved, That any Countvor District Fair which shall allow the sale of Intoxicating liquors on the fair grounds, or which will not enforce the law in regard to games of chance, is unworthy of the name of an agricultural society, and meets the strongest condemnation of this Delegate Board. Hon. Robert Mitchell introduced the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopted : Whereas, Experience has demonstrated that all attempts to deal with outbreaks of pleuro-pneu-monia and other coutagious diseases, by State action, have not only proved insuflicient, but have caused much needless annoyance and severe losses to cattlemen of this country; therefore. Resolved, That our Representatives in Congress are hereby instructed to use all honorable enorts to secure such National legislation as shall completely eradicate the pleuro-pnuemonia from the remaining disease centers, and furnish ample protection for the future from all outbreaks of contagious diseases. EesolTed, That tne action of the Governor in appointing a State Veterinarian is heartily commended. The election of members of the Board fir the ensuing two years took place at 1:30 o'clock, with the following result: First District Robert Mitchell, of (iibson County. Second District Samnel Hargrave, of Fike County. Third District J. Q. A. Sieg, of Harrison County. Fourth District W. W. Seward, of Monroe Countv. Eighth District S. W. Dungan, of Johnson County. Fourteenth Distiict L, B. Custer, of Cass County. Fifteenth District W. A. Banks, of Laporte County. S'xteenUi District R. M. Lockhart, of DeKalb County. President Lockbart said that this was a proud day for him, as it was the first time in the history of the Board that all tbe members were re-elected. He assured the members that the Board would continue its efforts till the organization was entirely out of debt. Colonel Bridgeland was introduced, and said that he understood thai. Mr. Thompson, representative of the American Percheron Horse Society, had stated that he had offered a medal for the best horse bred in America. The Colonel started out with an attack upon the publication represented bv Mr. Thomt8on, but was called to order by Mr. I. B. McDonald. The Chair sustained the point, and Bridgeland retired with the statement that if he could not be heard before the agricultural representatives of his own State he would get rid of his French draft horses immediately. "Insects Affecting Corn" was the subject of an interesting paper presented by Professer Webster of Purdue University. This was followed by a paper on "The Management of Agricultural Fairs," read by Mr. Davidson, a member of the Board. The discussion was participated in by a member of the delegates, Mr. Seward urging the necessity of the exhibits being in place on the first day of a fair and Mr. Cumback advocating energetic action against gambling or the selling of intoxicants on the grounds. Mr. Seig of the Board also read a paper on the "Labor (question." Colonel J. B. Maynard read an interesting paier on "Agriculture as a Source of Prosperity," offering an apology as he begun for attempting to handle such a subject when he was not a farmer. He said it was now forty-seven years since he had abandoned farming, but he would give the Bocrd a breif review ot statistics gathered upon the subject. The area of the United States is l,lt0. 000,000 acres, one half of which is supposed to be arable. In 1880 there were 300,000,000 acres of improved land, and the total in agriculture is $12,104,081,440. In other pursuits, as manufactures, quarries, petroleum, railroads, fisheries, mines, etc.. $0.040,644, 4G2. Excess of investments in agriculture over all other pursuits, $0,003.435,J78. it therefore iias the first place. It employs 7,G70,4f3 persons. All other pursuits combined eaiploy but 17,3'J2,0!D, or 44.1-10 per cent, of the entire number in the United States. He thought that agriculture was not properly represented in the State nor in the National Governments, and cited the insignificant sum ($2,500) appropriated in this State to the Agricultural Bureau as an instance of the treatment agriculture receives" at the hands of our State Legislature. He thought that agriculture should at least have a representative in the President's Cabinet when it employed 44.1-10 per cent, of the entire population of the United States and its representatives paid one-half of the taxes. He hoped that these things would be remedied at some future time. The meeting Of the Delegate State Board of Agriculture was well attended yesterday, and again much interest was manifested in the proceedings. The Secretary was instructed to have printed and sent to the oflicers of every fair in the State Mr. Cumback's resolution regarding games of chance and the sale of intoxicants at such places. Professor J. L. Campbell, of Wabash College, read a pajer on "Drainage " showing the benefits arising from it, and the proper way in which it should be done. He advocated united action on the part of the Indiana delegations in Congress, the State oflicers and others to secure an appropriation to clear the channel of the Kankakee River near Momeuce, so that thousands of acres of swamps along the river might be reclaimed and made tillable. Robert Mitchell offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Whereaa. The tbe Improvement of the Kankakee River in Indiana requires additional improvement in the State of Illinois, therefore, Resolved, That our Representatives In Congress be requested to secure an appropriation troin the General (ioven ment suflicient lor the Improvement of the Kaakakee between Momence, 111., on the crossing of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chics po Railroad, in Laporte County. Resolved, That a committee, consisting of the President, Secretary and three others, be appointed for the purpose of carrying this resolution into effect. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each member of Congress from Illinois and Indiana. Professor Compbell, J. A. Sieg and W. A. Banks were appointed on the committee provided for in the resolution. John Miller, of Johnson Countv, presented, a ljpr 9a "fi Cvjturey jje paid

the industry had existed to some extent for ' about thirtv years. He spoke at some length regarding" th importance of the interest,and was given a vote of thanks. State Geologist Thompson, being unable to attend the meeting, sent his paper en "Some Song Birds of Indiana," and it will appear in the annual report of the Roard. He says we may assume, from the testimony of geologic records found in regions very near to us, that birds have been inhabiting Indiana from a time far untedating the advent of man. The evolution o! the song bird has been wrought from some obscure source in a reptilian life and organism. Step by step, from monstrous bat-winged, lizzardmouthed, reptile-boned forms, we may trace the bird from its first rudiments of existence down to its present perfection of form, plumage, structure, colers and voice. The voice comes last and is the crowning achievement in bird development. In fact, the first grand change in the march of evolution by which the bird struggled toward song life was the taking on of plumage; then came the improvement in vertebral structure; next the perching feet and better wings; then ihe keel-shaped breast bone and the perfecting of the spinal column; the teeth disappeared, the wings came to be what they are now, and then followed color, and lastly the syrinx and song. The following are given as the marks of the songbird: 1. Parching feet, suited to a free life among the trees. 2. The ankle covered on each side with a heavy plate forming a sharp ridge behind. a. Primaries (or pinion feathers) ten in number, the first one, however, very short and sometimes almost undiscoverable. 4. The voice is always clear and musical (in tree songstoi) on account of the development and command of the lower larynx or syrinx. The paper discussed all the characteistics of song-birds and shows great research on the part of the writer. The Woman's State Fair Association presented a bill for $8 on account of some goods that were stolen at the State Fair. An inquiry was made as to the whereabouts of the police at that time, but one of the ladies replied that that was the bnsiness of the men. The bill was then allowed. At this junction the old Board adjourned and Mr. J. Q. A. Sieg was called to the chair, and the election of officers was ordered with the following result: President V. B. Seward, Bloomington. Vice I'resident John Graham, Muncie. ' Secretary Alexander Heron, city. General Superintendent Harvey Stout, city. Treasurer Sylvester Johnson, Irvington. Executive Committee J. N. Davidson. Crawfordsville: K. H. Peed, Newcastle: John Ratcliff, Marion; John M. Boggs, Lafayette. The Board then adjourned to meet again in February. THE SOLDIERS' ORPHANS' HOME. How The Young Folks Enjoyed Christmas Contributions From G. A. R. Posts. Hon. B. L. Smith gives an interesting account of the Christmas festivities at the Knightstown Soldiers' Orphans' Home: A special feature was a Christmas cantata, the talent for which was, we believe, largely supplied from the inmates of the Home itself. It was well rendered thr oughout Afterward, when Santa Claus arrived, he popped out of the fire-place in the most orthoodox fashion, amid the clatter of bells and the blare horns. Great care had been exercised in the choice of presents to adapt them to the individual for whom they intended; and the result was most happy. The boys, according to their several needs, received skates, pocket knives, sleds, toys, etc. ; the girls, handkerchiefs, toys, and" other things dear to the feminine heart. Each child received a book, selected with care, and adapted to its age or attainments. There was candy galore, and fun and enjoyment without limit or hindrance. The little lame boy, Willie, got a wheel chair, and to his other delights added that of locomotion, long denied to him, and looks forward eagerly to tne pleasant spring days when he will roll his chair over the grass. All his other gifts "paled their ineffectual fires" before the glory of this one, in which he moved about the halls with a pleasure as unfeigned as it was pathetic Next morning, in the fullness of his joy, he contided to Mr. Smith the statement that he had passed a sleepless night, made so by thinking about his chair. It was a present from the Women's Relief Corps, a ladies' society auxilliary tc the Grand Army of the Republic. The other presents represented the gifts of various G. A. R. Posts of the State. Many of the posts throughout the State regarded the "order" to contribute monev, books, etc., not certainly as a duty but rather as a privilege, as the following resolution, taken from a letter similar to many others received, clearly shows: Resolved, Tnst Rensselaer Post, No. S4, Department Iudiana G. A. IL while regretting its inability to make a large contribution, hails with pleasure the ptiviiepe suggested by General Ordor No. 15, Department of Iudiana, and hereby tenders its mite to gladden the hearts of the children of the Soldier's Orphan's Home, and forthat purpose appropriates from its treasury 92, for which the Quartermaster will send a postal note, tosetlier with a copy hereof, to Mrs, A. J. Pittman, as recommended by said general order. The following is a list of posts contributing and the amount donated by each:

Patton Corps? Laporte 3 70 B. J. CrotisAvait Post. Angola . -J 00 Marling Pout, Crothersville 1 00 John A. Patton Post, Aurora - 5 (X General Can by Post and oman s Relief Corr. Brazil K 75 L. N. Blankinship Post, Martinsville 1 00 leloBg Post, Auburn - 1 Ot) Woman's Relief Corps, Indianapolis- . 5 00 Andrews Post, Andre ws....... 3 00 Farrsjnit Post. Evansville 5 00 Georce H. Thomas Post, Indianapolis ..... 2 00 G. A. R. Post, Waterloo - " Sol Meredith Post, Richmond............... 9 30 Farragut Post. Evansville .- 1 HO Woman's Relief Corps . Ed Gemple Corps, South Millord.. 1 ÜO G. A. R. Post, Cicero 1 00 G. A. K. Post. Laurel ,.. 2 00 Jerry B. Mason Post. Knightstown 2 50 Nelson Thomas Relief Corps, Kendallville- 1 MO G. A. R. Post, Marion.... .. 5 00 G. A. K. Post. Anderson-.... 5 00 Mel'heeter's Post, Fredericksburg 1 00 G. A. R. Post, Mt. Ktua 2 00 Anderson Post, Indianapolis- 3 TO I.ODdon Post, Knox .. 1 ISO Russell Post. West Fork 2 00 I5en North Post, Rising Sun 2 00 Perryvi lie Post, Nora 100 Patton Post, No. 147, Laporte - 1 00 (J. A. K. Post. Klkhart - ' G. A. R. Post. Hatesville . 1 TO G. A. K. Post, Renssalaer 2 00 Lookout Post, Noblesville 10 00 (J. A. K. Post, South Bend - " "0 G. A. B. Post, Carthage r 00 Total... .- $131 oo The Board of Trustees and the Superintendent, A. II. Morris, feel highly gratified over the success of their Christmas entertainments, and acknowledge their lasting obligations to the Women's Relief Corps for many valuable gifts, and to the Posts for the money contributed, which proved amply sufliciet to meet all the demands made upon them. Mrs. Tittman was untiring in her enorts, by word and pen, to make it a joyous occasion for the children, and the meed of praise so richly earned will be willingly accorded her by all for her work of faith and labor of love. ' Chinamen in California. I Louisville Times.) A Chinaman m California stands about as much show as a one-legged man at a dancing match. Kverjthlny Goes Wrong In the bodily mechanism when the liver gets out of order. Constipation, dyspepsia, contamination of the blood, imperfect assimilation, are certain to ensue. But it is easy to prevent these consequences, and remove their cause, by a course of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which stimulates the biliary organ and regulates its action. The direct result is a disappearance of the pains beneath the ribs and through the shoulder blade, the nausea, headaches, yollowness of tbe skin, furred look of the tongne, and sour odor of the breath, which characterize liver complaint. Sound digestion and a refular habit of body are blessings also secured by the use of this celebrated restorative of health, which imparts a degree of vigor to tbe body which is its best guarantee of safety from malarial epidemics. Nerve weakness and overtension are relieved by it, and, Jl JjnproycB both

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