Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1893 — Page 5

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MOUNT N Gr, JANUARY 4. 1893 TWELVE PAGES.

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WORK OF ANARCHS.

Another Explosion Shakes Fair Paris And Shows the Activity of the Reds. TO AVENGE RAVACHOL Is Believed to Be the Motive of the Dynamiter. The Explosion Occurs at the Prefecture, And the Irreeon. tables Gloat Over the Fact as Evidence That They An Still Doinjc Business at the Old Stand Francois Still Deflint in Prison, but Likely to Go to the GuillotineDetails of the Eiplosion. Pakt, Dec. 20. An explosion at 1:30 o'clock this morning in the hall leading to the suite of officer between the ground fi oor and the first story of the prefecture of po ire has caused a sensation. An investigation of the premises by experts has led to the di-cove rjr that the explosion was not caused bv gas. The ex perts dec'ure that the a 'air was undoubtedly the work of anarchists, who had placed in the entresol a bomb heavily charged with chlorate powder. The Work of AnarrliM. The results of the investigation has caused considerable excitement in official circles, where it is relieved that the anarchists, taking advantake of the confusion attending the revelations of the ranamt scandal, have started to inauguraty a reign of terror similar to that which prevailed when Ravachol and his colleagues caused the explosions here, when many of the w ea thy resident of the city hastily packed their hou-ieho'd effects and took refue in the country. The beet detectives in Tana have been detailed on the cae, and arrests of anarchists, w hether the real culprits or not, are certain to follow. Not Crushed. An anarchist is quoted as saying: "Ah, you thought we were crushed, but we have enough dynamite left to blow up all the capitalist. The poice have been running after Francois as if he was the only man capable of setting light to a bomb, but you will tind out differently. "We will show the bouri:eoie that if we remain quiet for a certain length of time we aro not disarmed. So long as human beings die from hunger, by the aide of those who die from indigestion, the former will avenge thamseivei by every means in their power." The Anarchist Meeting. The anarchist society known as the V. P. IL of Veniceurs de Ravachol," has been holding several meetings of late siuce Francois waa brought over from London, and it is supposed that his case is occupying their attention. An Italian anarchist passing through Paris is reported as saying that the anarchists would not attack private house", "since it is rarely the victim aimed at that is touched and innocent victims are the consequence. We will attack public offices to destroy the records and ttrrify the instrumenta of bourgeoise rule and the banks to destroy caiital, and in that way we wi 1 strike a blow at the bourteoisn societv of today from which it wiil tind it duficult to recover."' Citizen Guesde, one of the militant rhiefs of extreme socialism, who took a leading part in the recent meeting which resolved upon an appeal to the army and a demonstration at the Palais Ikmrbon, has taken occasion to repu.1i.ue svmpathy with bomb methods, whi e advocating what he calls the social revolution. Francois I c riant. Francois is said to be as defiant in the French prison as he was in Ixmdon. He has been followed her by his al.eged wife, a pretty woman already, under police surveillance, and said to be as devoted to the ansrc'ii-t cause as Francois himself. Francois is paid to have told the judgu d'in-stru' tion that, if he has ti go to the scaffold he will go sinking like Ravachol. The authorities are ratir-tie i that Francois has been the leading rpirit of the anarchists since the execution of Kavachoi and do effort will bs spared to bring hi in to lbs (ruiilotiue. I.eCaron Kmployed. Dublin, Pec. 20. It is rumored that LeCaron, the spy, ha ben em p eyed to hunt down the man who placed the bomb in Exchange court I.eCaron is so hated that the rumor id likely to hurt the government It is sail Gladestone is constantly puarded at P.airritz by detectives to prevent assassination. IMPROVED BANK ROBBERY. A Treasurer Ilelievi'd of $.",o?M and Locked in Hin Saie. Vikoqt a, Wis., Jan. 1. No tangible clue has been secured to the masked men who forced Treasurer Johnson to give up Sö.oGOof the funds. Johnson wa serving the last day of his second term, and not an hour before the robbery he had closed bia tina! settlement with the linance committee of the county board. Treasurer Johnson Siys otio of Iiis brothers had just left the building when he ftard foot-steps coining through the hah and a pull at hin office door which was locked. Thinking his brother bad returned tor something, he stepped to the door, unlocked it. an 1 found himself confronted bv two marked men with revolvers drawn, who commanded him to "keep his he.id shut, or have it blown o'J." lie was forced to unlock the heavy vaa't door, and he was the-n gagged and his hands were drawn behind his back and securely bound. The money, somewhere between SL00 and S5,öoj, was hastily removed and stowed away in the, overcoat pockets of the plunderers. Five hundred do lars, which, bv oversight, had cot ben placed in the safe when the treasurer cloa-d up. waa in an open box iu plain ight and remained untouched. The booty Dated. the desperadoes closed the vault door on Johnson and made their rxit fro u the o:fice. locking the uoor and taking the key with them. Killed by Thieve. JJiw York, Pec. 30. Some time during last night thieves killed Mrs Annette Ahern in bar home at -124 W. Fifth-at.

Her throat was cut from ear to car with her own bread knife. When her body whs fountl today tliB blood-stained knife was discovered beside iL

TWO RATTLING BATTLES. Daly Whips McCarthy inTwenty.Kijjht Round. Pan Francisco, Cal., Pec, 29. Johnny Vanheest of Wisconsin, the bantam weight, was picked tonight at odds of 2l) to 15 as the prospective winner of the fight with Sol Smith of Los Angeles at the California athletic club. Smith recently fought a draw with George Siddons, who gave Vanheest a eood battle and he had previously disposed of Dan Palv in quick time, so that as a short ender he was well Iked and freely backed. A S2,0)0 purse and the prospect of a match with Dixon was the inducement that brought the men together. The fight was a goad one and Smith knocked Vanheest completely out in the fourteenth. HE'S HAU ENOUGH. Sullivan Says He Will Not Meet Corbett Again. Xew York, Pec. 29. Tonight an enthusiastic audience which fil.ed the Windsor theater, where John L Sullivan is playing, were treated to a etirring speech by the ex-champion, which lasted for fudy live minutes. Sullivan spoke very seriously of the controversy he had with his backers through the newspapers, and the report that he would again enter the prize ring to regain his lost laurels from Champion Corbett. The conquered champion said, among other things, that he had not the remotest idea of fighting Corbett again. lie state 1 with trembling voice and moistened eyes that ti is day bad come at last and that he was no longer young or energetic enough to battle against youth and strength. "Corbett." he said, "whipped me fairly and honeBtlv, but when I fought him 1 was a'ready a wreck ot old age and reckless living." Loud cheers and cris of "John, you could whip him yet with proper training." "1 am making a comfortable living in the theatrical profession," he continued, "and I am perfectly satisfied without whipping other people. There is one tiling, however. I wish to sav, and that is, if I was still champion I wouid tight within a year. Corbett refuses to, but after all he must be given credit for the clear brain he possesses." Sullivan also said that the allegations he made against his backers was baaed on sound tacts, but he did not tunke anv personal attacks on their characters, nor did he mention their names. As far as the reports were concerted that he was crazy he said that they, were a. I bosh, as his personal appearance and speech could prove. When the defeated fighter finished the audience literally ju i ped out of the seats to cheer and applaud his speech. P:Iy Win. Bt FKALo, X. Y., Pec. 2. Jim Paly, James J. Corbett's ex-sparring partner, polished off Tom McCarthy of Clean X. Y., in twentv-eight rounds at ir.e Pulfalo athletic club tonight, but only fter the best heavy-weight battle ever Heen in or about the city. The men fought for a nurse of -0H) and a side ret for $l,t00. Over 700 spe tators eaw the contest and went away satisfied. THREE OF THE IRON-HALLERS Arretted on Charges of Conspiracy in Pennsylvania. Phila nr.i.nu a, Pec. 30. Joseph Gladding, S. C. Maker and C. P. Kckersley, the Iron Hail officials who were indicted in Indianapo is for taking J2UO.000 of the order's funds, were arrested here this evening on a warrant sworn out by State Rank F.xaminer Krumbhaar, charging them with conspiracy in this state to divert that money to their own use. The arrest was ma le at the instance of District Attorney (Inham, who is also receiver frr the local branch of the Iron Hall, to prevent Uaker. Lckersley and Gladding from being taken to Indianapolis on the warrants issu-d for them there. Raker and Kckersley gave baii in the sum of Sö.OK) fur a hearing, but up to a late hour (Wadding had been unable to procure bond. lUtrirt Attorney Crahatn today indited a letter to Governor Pattison, calling his attention to the facts of the case ani setting brfore him the belief that toe indicted officers, if tney committed any offense, committed it in this t'ato and asking t im t they should be tri-d here and to refuse the requisition.. If, however, the governor thought that the a leged crime was committed in the jurisdiction of the Indiana courts, District Attorney Graham stated that he would not oppose the granting of the requisition, as.heouiy wished to see the guilty punished. STATE WEATHER SERVI C E. The Asking of an Appropriation to Make It More effective Urged. A meeting of the observers of the Indiana weather service was held at the U. S. weather bureau office Thursday. Prof. Huston of Purdue university, director of the state service, advocated petitioning the leg elature for a sufficient appropriation to purchase additional instruments, and. if possible, establish a station in everv county in the state; and, further, to print and properly distribute the monthly meteorological and crop reports. II argued that if the general government set aside S'JO.OuO annually for the federal weather service of Indiana the general assembly ought to contribute not less than $1.0 o for the state fcervice. Sylvester Jonnson ot Irvinirton cited di lerences between the observations at that point and this city and urged the importance to agriculture of the publication of the federal and state weather service. Dr. Wirt of Pockvill spoko of the importance ot having thermometers uniformly accurate. Lieut. Wattenham regretted that the federal weather service had been somewhat cripplyd by the inadequacy of the last congressional appropriation, but gave assurance that Prof. Harrington, chief of th weather bureau at Washington, would cheerfully aflord such assistance as was possible to the Indiana state service. For Abi-e of Alcohol. f sE HOK.FOKl A( tD PHOSPHATE. Dr. W. Y.. Crane. Mitchel, Dak., says: t'lt has proven almost a specific for this disor-ier ; it checks the vomiting, restores the appetite, and, at the snme time allays the fear of impending dissolution, that if eo com-moa to heavy drinkers."

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OFFICER?. President till L. trawn, Montpelier, Ind. First Vice-preiJDt Torrent e 11. Jackson, New Latienxter. Init. Second Vice-president Miss Sue C. Prker, KaloDA, la. Kecir1:ng Secretsry Mis Dora Wenner, Plestniii-nTe liitiiana)oii. ! .1. Corresponding Secretary Miss Emma L. Herker, Linery, III. Treasurer Miss Mary J. Kehey, Carnpbellstown, O. Executive Committee Alnzo Finley Jacohg, Greencatle, lud. ; Torrence M. Jacko, New Lancaster, Ind.; V. S. Koker do er. Montsvallo, Mo.; J. C. McDonahl. Mehna, Teun.; Mrs. J. P. araes, Bruceton Mills, W. Va. OBJECTS. Fee. 2of Article 1 of Constitution The object of ihe Howard Literary Club is to encoursee pure literature, strengthen morality, establish sociability, increase a ih-sire for mind improvement and literary attainments and to extend the work of reformation. MEMBERS. Bc. 1 of Article 2 of Constitution All persons of good moral character who are Interested in tlio objects of this ortrnizitiou and are willintr to woik in accordanoe therewith are elijr'hle to membersh p. We moot cordially invite every one truly snf uneoiuvromisingly interested iu our objects to join our clul . Letters of inquiry should be adJressed the Corresponding Ssretary with sump. The How artl L terary Ims neither salaried officers nor i-ontribiuors, and depends wholly upon its merits and principle for succen. Members only are entitled to the rare benefits o( our book CitHiiwue. All letters lor publication must be carefully written on one side of the paper only, accoiupanied by tt.e writ r's reai nuuie and address, as well as the nom !e ph-mr, and pla nly i..ldressed to the editor, C. (.. Stewart, CENTI.NEL ßioee, Indianapolis, lud. Members in renewing subscription for TlIK SlCNTlNKI w ill pltase be sure to send $1 to the Howard Literary 'treasurer, as the cub is allowed a small cammifcxion. Due credit au J prompt action vuaranteed. Members, in sending their photos to the editor for reproduction on thispatte, must send nom de plume, and also real name an I address. The latter will not be published except by request of the sender. HOOSIER JCK'ä LETTER. One Who Enjoy the I'ap nml Wants More Trat Her' Letter. PjROTHKRS. AMI SlSTEKS It 18 With kindness and greetings that I once more address the worthy members through the pag9. I am ho glad that the members have taken such a delight in writing and have crowded out thos-sa ls. Tleaae, kind frieuds, let e tch and every one add his or her little say-sos to the page and keep the interest up. The subjects advanced by many are very good and interesting. So ye old writers wake up, and add your mite, now that the e'ection is over let's get down to busin-s and make our cause a glorious one not in name only, but in principle and works also. Th- annual due time will eoon be here. Let our new year's greeting be pai I in full. Well, yes, I wouid suggest that the members buy their stationery through the club and have the motto of our club stamped on it. Then when we write to our friends who are not n umbers it will be some inducement to get others to join by that means. When you w-:te to brothers and usters they wou d know you. I would suggest that the- committee would get and eel! to members only if it costs just the same. I will buy all mine through the club. I write many lettera every week. That Michigan girl's trip through the Koikies was very interesting. Please give me some more of your western trip. That one surely was an immense experience. 1 would like to hear from some of the other travo'ing meusbers. I took n short trio out west two years a-o, and woul'l like to hear from others. Has "Incog" left the c.ub? I don't hear from her anv more. With kindest respects and best wishes to all, I wish you all a nappy Sevr Year. "HtHiMKit Jack." Pringhurst, Ind., Dec öl. THE FUTURE. Thoughts of the J.nst Day of the I'ü.hxciI Awaj Year. Demi IL I C. Fkif.m.s It is the last evening oi 1 !'. the last that we shall Hee of the old year, for he ia f ant bin king behind the beautiful present into the long forgotten past, and if we have acted wed our part what need be there that we hould care or repine? Why noi let the things of this past or passing year quietly j sink into the past and be forgotten, and with a spring of determination grapole J held ot the ohJeti strands of the living present. May we lay anide all pat conditions anci hail the glorious new year IV.J.'J. which hall spread before many of us vast iieidd of glorious and unbounded opportunities. Lay aside the past, with all its sins and misery, and watch eagrlv for the future. The grandest gifts from tiod to us aro waiting oppo'tunitie-, "with the exception of the one suUime gift of our soot's redemption," and this is much dependent on the improvement of the living present. With mcny of us tln9 may be the lat year Nay! this we cannot tell; but with this thought before us, it should only prompt us on to greater work and grander achievements to step forward and with more determination to attain higher planes as time a lvam- B. It seems that the human mind and the soul of mortal are constantly wuiting, watching and planning for the urand reality of some subl me triumph, which they seem to feel awaits somewhere in the veara to rome. I of'erlhis to the c'ub as aN-w Year's gift. "Ives W. Fans." Danville, Ind., Dec. 111. Comet" Wilt Serve. Kind Howard Fhiexds I see, by reading the president's letter which appeared in a recent istue, that I have been appointed collector of "treasured gems," 1

grasp the first opportunity to sav that I am in the work with p easure, but friends I must here beg your indu pence for my tariiines to rrsuond. For the past two weeks I have bet n watching at the sie bed. You who have fcuch experiences know that the snxious watch one must keep renders him unlit for other duty than that of the i-ick room. To those to whom I owe a letter 1 wish to say be patient with me. Your letters are ail carefully tiled away. When time will permit, all will be answered. I am pleased with the president's cause. Yours in

ha6te. 'Com lt. farcl.T, By George Kbera. With car'lr?s teps I wandered I wu the corridor of time, riuckfnz hce anil ihrre a blosoin. Treasuring up a truth subliiuo. Past Orecia's smwy temple, hike incttrnatioD's suring. To tusrk wher lore and beauty, Ihtir joyuus po.ao3uug. Mill aiml ssly I wandor -d, Ijidsn with treasure trove, Br C'ata!y-i fair fountain, Through leiphos' sacred grors. Where Rome enthroned in splendor, Proud mi-.trrss oi the world, Beliel i her ootiipierin- Dioudrs Oa .Ea'aoa leu uuturlod. Until w3 caught the glitter Ol Nilu's sac e.l Hood, Perond n Lyhinn d-ert. The grand old seutries stood. Thebos' hundred Rites are plying, Kivd by the im god Itoa, The Ii e streams through thorn flow in ir. Like nubbles floot away. Th si'rery strains of Me'nnon Fa'l on tlie nciiiient wir, As liiu aud i ri st to II rus Olllr the morning prayer. hl Lin 1 of grau 1 old myjt'.rits. With bated breath w troal. The palaces and P-iuplts, The citj ol thy tltad. Wbil KarnaVs ma-sire pillars. And Sst:s' pria:ly Une, In all their old time plcndar, Are with us ouce again. And we rnid the legends, Tylon and c luiun bear IiTeonlyis immortal Pulstal.s the s.uticnt air. . Mrs. R. E. Smith. An KveniiiR Iteverle. WhPn ereninc's sullen shades abound And s'ar pe p out on bLh I wander down be id: the brook And prar that I might di. The friends I reckoned on In youth Are fl wn beyond my ken, And radly I nitiit tread alone Tue. busy vi In of men. The r.oiy brook flows on nnd oa By grove and pray hill; It sparkles at the waterfall And eddies at the imlL I would that I were free to ros Like it through gra.siy rale. And then my memory would ba free From Iots's dec ilful tale. Thou brooklet, take me on thy breast And hili me into dreams And carry me bcr I can hear A thousand merry rihs. Oh! carry me tn wher1 the fönst A re eparkl.ne In del cht. And then I'll wander forth no more To wail uuto the night. Al.ZIRA Lmk V.'istos. Fmircnce, Ind., Dec. 21, A Fourth r.fT.rt to Write. (loon Kykmno IL, L. and C. Friends Here I am. This is my fourth attempt to wri'e to the page. It was all so sudden when Olive proposed a letter to the page and we made fuch a rus'i for pencil and paper that I juite forgot that nice long letter I had thought out. The book I have jufct finished is "The Pleak House." How I Lked the author and how I pitied .1,4' and thought of Daly J)cU(nk. I had so much to say about Rirliaril, Attn and Et r, but it is all gone now. When "Oiive is around there is alwavs more fun than thinking. IVrhans some other time I will write about this book. "01. ve" eaid that I had "Hili" on my mind, but no, it was not "Bill," but ianta Ciausaud candy. "Calico Pill" have you forgotten that you have m v photo and promised me one in return? I am sti 1 waiting. You know my address. "Mazy Mascot" why tarry eo long in puzzle land? Give the pago acall if only for me. "Allie Gray." where are vou? I should have been here before this. but while t-ying to hold a span of frightened mules I had my hand severely hurt. Will thia not not excuse luv absence. "Che Nay." Chrisnay, Ind.. Dec. 2. Tore 1 1 the I'lace. I) u.ut II. L. C. Fk i ends -I have been silent for some time, but I hope all of you have had a merry Christraas. I have been pending the holidays with my cousin, "Creo Nay." We have been having a good time, eure enough. We have nearly torn up the place and we thought weaould write a lette to the page this evening. Santa C ause was kind enough to give me a pack of shooting crackers and a switch I'll bet every one of you were not that fortunate. If I make any mistake in this letter you must excuse me. "Crno Ny" baa made three unsuccessful attempts to wrild a letter and has burnt them all up I think she must have "Bill" on her brain I would have appeared on your paper oftener but I have been at tüudirur school. - "Pitows-Evtn Ouvb."

FARM AND HOME AFFAIRS.

THE FIRST TALK OF THE NEW YEAR ON AGRICULTURE. Government Aid to Farmers Winter Care of Horses Forestry Hook Fnrming Care ot Slilrb Cows Kotatioo of Crops Mulching Wheat with Straw "Sentinel" Pointer A Short Court. in live Stock Ilu-bitnilry aiJ Il.iirjins; OflVred by Pur. due University A Collection of Household Hints. By the act of congress of July 2, 1SG2, large grants of public land were made by the United States to each state and territory that wouid maintain a college for the instruction of youth in the principles of agriculture and the mechanic arts. .V arrant for this action of our national legislature is found in our constitution, which gives to congress the power to encourage the promotion of all useful arts and sciences. In 18S7 an act of cougre-s. known as the Hatch act, was passed, appropriating to euch state and territory the sum of 15.000 per annum for the maintenance of an agricultural experiment Station. Many states had established such stations at their own expense previous to that time, and in euch cases the grant could be made to either the college or the state station as the legislature of the state might deter- i mine. In addition to these grants, congress I passed an act appropriating 15,000 to every state and territory for the year ending June 30, 1800, for the maintenance and endowment of the land grant colleges, and also providing for an annual appropriation of a like amount increa-ed yearly by SI, OIK) until the annual appropriation should stand at JJö.OoO for each etate. So that each state and territory b now the recipient of not only the original land grant that made the establishment of a college possible and of S13.00 ) rnnuaby for experiment, but a so of a sum that will in a few years stand at f"'5,0i)U for the maintenance of these schools. This, taken in its entirety, is a princely provision for agriculture and the mechanic arts. Nearly tiftv states and territories have accepted these grants and es abliel.ed Schoo s and statious. The farmers are directly interested in this worü and uow is the proper time to see that there is such a use made of tho-e public funds as will best promote our interests as farmers. In order to mako a fair estimate of the character of the- work done in this country it will be well to not the reeu'tJ accomplished in those countries wh-re agricultural schools aud stations have been longer maintained, and wheie there has been opportunity for testing methods of study. In Germany there are nearly two hundred agricultural colleges and stations, toe tirst experiment station having been eatab ished forty years atro. The colleges and station! have had a direct influence upon the agriculture of Germany. They have brought better methods of farming to the direct notice of the peasants, have introduced improved farm machinery, new crops for culture and given a more thorough knowledge of the ao:l. As a result the yield per acre in that country has increased two fold. It is supporting 47.000,1'tX) of people, with over two hundred to each e-iunre mile. The system in vogue is a eucce-s because it reaches the mnsses and in'.lucnces their way of thinking ami acting. In comparing our system with that of Germany one sees a great advantage that Germany has in its oneness and completeneis. Here we work alon independent lineg. Every col ege or station is a law unto heedf. As a resu:t stations are duplicating others' work, colleges have various standards of requirements, and various vie ws as to the kind of education needed for young men. and worst of all there are no intermediate scoools. In Germany there are five grades. A boy who is able to go throui:h one or two grades has some practical agricultural information. He is equipped tor a certain clasi of work. Here we have litt e instruction in a riculture until a college is entered. A young man is not tilted for anv special brunch of farming until he takes the full college course, or its bubstitute, the shorter course. It would eeom that our interests would be much better served if intermediate schools fr practical instruction wert scattered throughout our country, then a few hitrher schis, and all lending to one or two central universities that would lit men tor teachers in the science of agriculture. We need more syeiem, and every station and college should be a part of a complete who e. This would require an advisory or governing board that would determine what work each school should do, what exp riments each station 6honld perform, and all would tend to prevent present wastes, and .to provide for wants now unsuppiied. It may be easier to criticise than to construe, and this is not written in a spirit of fault finding. In the few years that we have established the work'of education much has been done, but it is wise to note that there are defects that cannot be remedied until a change in the system is made. We need the unhication of the work, legs duplication, fewer universities und a more perfect and practical graded system. Winter Care of Horses. No animal deserves kinder treatment than the farm horse. The winter is usually a rest time for them, and some seem to think that this rest atones for hard and pushing work during the summer, but it does nothing of the kind. Long periods of absolute rest are not needed by horses, but are harmful, as they cause a relaxation and softening of the muscles that leaves them ill-prepared for the pushing work of spring. Moderate exercise is needed during the winter to keep the system in tone aud the. muscles hardened. It is true that it is not possible to find profilab e work for teams on many farms during the winter. In euch esses the owner should bear in mind that the enforced rest does not excuse neglect in care and feeding. Horses are as a rule either overfed or underfed during tho winter, and their watering and currying are often irregular. It is a common practice to feed too much grain, causing the tomacu to be overtaxed and manifesting" itself in a rough coat of hair. Animals treated thus do not take on fat as readily as those that are treated in a more ratioual manner. Oftentimes 50 per cent mori" corn is x'vn when horses are idle than is nee Jed, and it does much more harm than one tht ks possible. Underfeeding is done on some farms by making the horses eat roughness of a poor quality, thus causing them to distend their stomachs in the attempt to get enough nutriment. A very moderate corn ration with good corn fodder is an excellent ration for idle borg- s, at the fodder is both nutritious and laxative. Horses do not drink as much water in winter as in summer, but it is cruel to neglect frequent and regular waterings. The horoo may drink less than a pail three times a day. but this mi al. amount at regular intervals is needed as au aid to diges1 tion. ' The health of a hors requires vigorous use of the curry comb in ine winter. Tho 1 impurities are not thrown otf by the sweat as in summer, and the pores of the

skin shou:d be kept open by the use of J the comb and bruh. Less grain, more !

regu ar watering and plenty ot rubbing wouid a ect a great change in the condition of farm horses iu the spring. Forestry. The preservation of our remaining timber is receiving the attention of the public in a greater degree than formerly. The advocates of forestry did not pre mh their i arguments wi:h effectiveness in the early - . . ... 1 BtJIL7P ftf tliA flTitallnn ati.l Ina lrmßP3 took little or no interest. They could not be expected to leave timber on good, arable land when it was to their advantage to I cut it, eepeciali v when there was no concert of action looking toward the preserva- j tion of timber for climatic ejects. It is conceded that some timber is need- I ed to maintain the normal climatic ondi- ' tio is. The shade and moisture attract I clouds and promote their formation, and j the trees temper the wind. France has j expended S30.000.0i10 in reforesting, and ! an equal amount it is estimated is needed j to reclothe the land that should never i have been cleared. In our country, as , elsewhere, all ellort to influence the individual to sacrifice his protits in the interest of the public is unavailing. The claims of timber preservation must be placed upon other ground than that ot the pub ic welfare to have any wide acceptance. This is now being done. The advocates of forestry are show'ng that there is profit in growing timber on our hillsides, thin ridges and the rocky and wet spots on the farm. Tluse were stripped of their forest irrowth wtten there was little or no promise of profit in their tillage, onlv to be abandone I to weeds and bu-hes. They injure the appearance of the farm, and add little or nothing to the income. Other millions of acres are tilled, while the crop barely pays cost of production. The crop for which they are adapted is timber, and there is good profit in it. We have now learned that the interests of the farmer and those of the public do not conflict. Rich, arable laud will be cleared in time, and no protestation of the forestry advocntes can prevent it. but the planting of desirable varieties on rough land is increasing, and bids fair to become i popular. The future tendency will be to reclothe our naked hillsides with valuable varieties of timber, adding thus to the income and the permanent value of the farms, and helping to retain to the country the benefits that woodland gives. Book Farming. A correspondent of the press lately wrote: "The opposition to Dook farming is eivin? way." The writer teemed to think that a progressive step by the people was thus marked. In some degree the inference is correct, and yet it may be profitable to bear in mind that the opposition that waa offered by practical farm ers to "book farming" was in great measure due to the fact that this new farming I was almost wholly theoretical: or, what is : fu ly as bad, it was the sum cf the experience of one man in a certain locality who lacked the power of generalization, and , never dreamed that the result of experiment under special conditions might not . hold eood wherever land was tilled, j Prejudice wis created that was well founded iu reason and in fact. Fine spun theories bore inherent evidence to the practical farmer of their impracticability. It is true that farmers erred equally on the o'her bide. Just becaus their special conditions might not admit of methods laid down by agricultural writers many I thought them deserving of ridicule. We i remeMiber that a great corn producer in ; one of this country's bottoms had naught j but contempt for the man who urged his i readers to house their stover. His oOO ; acres of fodder would require many barns, I he thought. He failed to see beyond his ! line fences, and could not realize that the 1 advice was good for four farmers out of live. And so it is continually in our work. All eood methods do not suit our own pej culiar conditions. i Hut th general prejudice to book farming is'dying out since the men who hold the plow handles do much of the writing. Fine spun theories by theorists were the forerunners of the practical hints we got today through the prees. The most of us do not so much need instruction as we need encouragement and suggestions, that 1 we n av go forward and do better work. ' Each one takes the hints applicable to himself, and by acting upon them reaps I his reward iu more con-cientious farm j practice and increased income. The opposition has died away, but it is greatly : due to the fact that there is less that deserves opposition. Recognition of the fact that general principles may be laid down, but that every farmer must modify them : to suit hie circumstances, has paved the way for helps that are of great assistance to the students of agriculture. Care of Milch Cows. If one wishes to make high grade butter ; or cheese, and to do so with a chance of i profit, he must supply plenty of wholesome food. It must be untainted and nuj tritious. The drinking water must be in , plentiful supply and pure. There ehould . be no foul odors in the stables. Milk is easily tainted, and any taint is ruinous to : the quality of butter and cheese. Clean- ' liness is a prime consideration. The milk buckets should be carefully cleaned with boiling water, and when filled with milk i they should not stand uncovered in the i stable. I The cows require care'ul handling. I They should not be run from the pasture j either by dogs or by boys. The milk-pro-ducing process in a cow is closely allied to ; the nervous system, and any excitement prevents a flow of milk. A cow shouid be milked by the same person all the time. If the bag in not clean a wet cloth shou d be used, and then a dry one to wipe well, j Tiie milking shod d be done rapidly and , thoroughly. Good food and water, gentleness and cleanliness are four requisite! to suceess in making a dairy profitable. i Hotation of Crops. The ground makes its best yields of vege- ' tables and grains onlv under a wise system cf crop rotation. It is the exception rather than the rule today to follow one crop with anotiier of the same kind. On rul ing lands the tendency is to keep land in grans as much as possible, breaking sod for some rank growing crop, to be followed by gra n and seeding to grass. On stronger or in re arable land the Seeding of clover is growing in favor, forming a three ami four years' rotation. No cat iron rule for rotation can be made that is suited to all farms of any community. Diilerent fields on the same farm vary much in their requirements. There i, however, a common practice of following corn with wheat in order to prepare for seeding to grass tht is usually not very satisfactory in the rtturtis from the wheat. Corn stubble rarely makes a good seed bed, as the roots ' feed largely from the surface soil and thus leave the new wheat roola to sutler from lack of available plant foot. j Another objec ion is that the ground it not left smooth enough for meadow. For i these reasons many will find a four years' rotation preferable, preceding the wheat with oats. Time is thus given for break imr the ground for the croD that follows the corn, bringing new soil to the su face, letting the air into it, and after oat harvest there is a time to make a good seed-lie J ! for wheat and crass. In some localities where oats do not make too rank a vrowth of straw, and the August sun is not too hot, oats are a good grain crop with which to sow grass seed, and, the wheat can be

emitted, in part at least, from the rotation, but vtry often ee ling down to grass with oats, brings only disappointment. When corn is grown, a .our-yeara' rotation that inciu ies oats, often gives better yields oi wheat aud, what is ever more important, better elands of grass. Mulching Wheat with Straw. A few year3 ago the advocatea of mulch for growing wheat fields claimed to receive large profits for their work. The straw was trat ere I thinly over the ground during the tirst freeze of winter, allowing about a Ion to the acre, and it was claimed that the protection afforded to the young plants assured increased vields on all ground that was especially exrosed to cold windi. The Slntinel farmer mada hut one experiment in this line, and was led to believe that such a mulch was not bent fivial to the character of toil used in the trial. This failure wa in line with the reeulta of several experiments at the Ohio experiment station, and the inference is that no farmer should mulch extensively until he has tested the va.ue of a rfreesing of straw on half an acre. Generally epeakiog, a mulch is a cood tbiug for all uncultivated crop- on dry soils, but it is yet a question whether wheat is as responsive to i s benefits as most other p'.snts. In the cases cited there was an absolute loss, the wheat being injured to an appreciable degree. . . "Sentinel" Pointers. Give cabbage to the laying hens. A good hobby is a saf thing to ride. Corn makes a yellow fat in animal. Quick fattening makes the best meat. The experiment station reports should use terms the farmer can understand. Why not pull the shoes off the idle horses in the winter? Give the Icet r. reut. It is a difficult matter to ventilate a poultry house right. Draughts cause roup. Charcoal is good for poultry. Put a spoontul of it. powdered, in a quart of food every few days. It does not pay to put uncut fodder or clover in the si o. F.ven if it keeps perfectly it is troublesome to handle. How many times a day ehould a cow be fed? Probably two is enough, many prefer three. Regularity is the chief thin;. PURDUE UNIVERSITY.

Short Course in Live Mock Husbandry and Dairying An Important Circular. If you are interested in lire stock and dairying, your attention ta called to the following facts: 1. Beginning .Tan. 10, 1803, a special course of instruction in live stock husbandry and dairying, continuing eight weeks, will be given at Purdue university Lafayeti, Ind. 2. The university charges for attending this school are five dollars for tuition, and ten dollars for laboratory fees and materials. 3. Lach county agricultural society has authority to appoint two persons to a scholarship, which will give each of them free tuition and exempt them from the above-named fees. Those not having these scholarships will have to pay the tuition and iees referred to. 4. Vou can attend this school at an expense of Si 50 to S3 per week. Including board, room, etc 5. The requirements for admission are, a person must be at h ast eixteen years old, and have a fair common school education. ti. The use of libraries, laboratories and farm at the school o agricultureof Purdue university are allowed to the short-term Echolars without extra charge. 7. All of the teachers in the agricultural department of Purdue instruct ehorl course student-?. 8. A number Cat least six) of successful breeders , and feeders, and a practical dairyman will assist the regular teachers in this work. i. Students in this course will be required to do practical work in the dairy in haudiing milk and making butter and che- se. under the instructions of a practical da ryman. One can here team how to make the finest of butter and cheete. 1U. Women may also take this course, and may have all the advantages offered to men The dairy work is especially adapted to women. 11 This course of instruction is practical, and is arranged lor those who can oi ly be a beent from the farm two or three months a year. For further and more complete information, giving course of study, names of instructors, expense, etc., address President James 11. Smart, Lafayette, Ind., or Prof C. S. 1'lutnb, School of agriculture, Lafayette, Ind. , Household Hints. A little borax in baby's bath water will be found to be beneficial. A large slice of raw potato in the fat when frying doughnuts will preventblack specks from appearing on their surface. It is said that clear black coflce, diluted with water, and containing a little ammonia, will cleanse and restore black clothes. For a north room the coloring should be a warm tint of red or golden brown. For such a room Chinese porcelain, with a red coloring and a red cotton fabuc called bez. ran be bordered by suitable needlework in vellow, and a better e ect still is gained by using fringes of eiiks and beads. Cherry wood makes a beautiful frame for hall furniture. Chairs for balls may be seen of this wood, with seats of stamped leather or plain poiished wood. One of the prettiest hatracks seen in a hall had in the center the head of a black bear, with mouth wide open, displaying a dangt roUH-looking double row of teeth. The feet of the animal were so mounted as to form hooks, upon which the hats were to be p!aced. Tue Deadly Servant Girl. ' 1 ' Chicago, Dec. 30. Special. Mrs. Caroline Brown is probably the first woman crazed bv a servant g'rl, though manv others claim they have had narrow escapes. Mrs. Prown had a quarrel with her domestic recently and as a renlt became violently insane. Her husband told the etorv in court today and she eent to the Elgin asvlum. SPLIT CORN. This method of feeding corn no longer remains in the lists of experiments. The many feeders who have tested the merits of feeding fcpht Corn cheerfully certify that the New Poindexter Corn Splitting Machine is all we claim for it, viz.: It will save "5 per cent, on every bushel of corn fed either to horse or cattle as cither will eat all of the cob readily. The chief cause of "Lampers" with horses is bruising the gums while shehing corn from the cob when fed as whole ears. No horse will ever be affected with "Lampers" if fed on Solit Corn, as a borpe will take strips of Split Corn in his mouth and grind the cob and kernels with eae. Farmers are invited to call at our fuctory and tee the Sp itter in operation and judge for themselves of its merits. THE 22Ö S. Tennessee St., ; INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

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