Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 February 1893 — Page 9

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BOYS LEAVING THE FARMS.

MANY AGRICULTURAL SECTIONS LOSING IN POPULATION. The Drift of the Young I Away from the Türm Observer's Mutei, No. 5 Fu:tnlis Stork Winter Plowing tturiiuiK CornTexan Mock Luck Our Influence I n.Ier. Drainage Clover "iscntiuei' Poiutrr. Statiatica have ehown us that the growth of city ami Tillage population is incn.-a.-ing in a ratio out of ali proportion to the rural growth. In fact many agricultural eections have lost in popula ion during the past ten years. But it is n t to dry statistic that we call attention, hut lo the fact developed from cloee observation, thut the driu of our country bora is away from the farm. Those ranging in ae fron Iti to 21 rears are not interested in agriculture, but are intent upon getting away from the farm. Many of them eem wi ling to try any other work in preference. Some who stay du ?o throuh force of circumstances or lack of the stdf-conli-dence that would permit them to throw themselws upon their unai lt-d resources, and they continue in Kann work with the thought that they might have made a far greater success thn now appears possible to them had they only had tho opportunity. This is an unhealthy btaeot affaire, and parents are troubled about it 3 xnnch as the hoy. No one can uymptilhize with our youth who want to make a success of life u.ore than the writer, r.nd they will permit a little fair discussion of the situation. We firmly believe in the possession by people of a natural aptitud for certain kinds of work, and it des not follow that all farmers' boys should be farmers. Ii is also true that evry one should havo a fair chance to achieve surc:s-. Tho list point that nee Ja clearing up, U a to what constitutes the "'success" we crave. If it ia a comfortable, happy, healthy, i:it. ii:n t and henest liie that constitutes succt.;s, it may be found fuily a readiiy on tike iarrn a elsewhere. If richos are desired, tho probabilities are against tha seeker in every occupation. Very fesv succeod probably one in a thousand. It is just as well not to make money one's god. Ilm kind of work for which one has an aptitude and iikiu? will Lritg the best success a happy, eatisäed and profitable existence. "Well," sav bo many 1oyb now, "bv that role I rau't leave the farm." Ilovrrio you know? The irksome details oi ether work may be unknown to you. Wh mav 1-t ih glamor of town lite co or the duties of town worken. That linior leaves when we tret into the harness. Thia vrn know from all who have tried .it. However, tome other occupation than tannin may be the one for which nature has fitted you. Before you decide to no .et in boar in mind two point! : (I) Unskilled Inbor afford! no cnanca for ambition young men. The cities are crowded with xnusclo. '2) uch clerical position an you mi ght fill acceptably by reason of a fair education paxlittle more than enough to hoard you. Town parents are; content to board thir boys for yesrs. wbd 3 tney are getting hu! more than enouth to clothe them, in order that they mav be in line for pron. ration. Boys fourteen or litte, n yer old are more serviceable oftsnti r.es than you can be at twenty-one with no special training. Io not go to town to do unskilled work, and do not expect to lind remunerative clerical position waiting for fou. Hoes thi stem to ehut the door lgainst you and compel you to stsy on the farm regardless of aptitude? Net at til. If it Pffm (o to you, then von had b9t atick close to homo, as you may IjcIi the quaities for winning. "What can be done? Train yourself for tome special work, Fend nyury wn- ry to get an education along some special hna you want to work. Lay hold of every chance, however htnnble, to make and iave enough dollars to permit you to vt eufneient rr.enta! training to pet the etsrt end have the advantage of thoew who l-s-gin at the bottom. You may have to begin at the bottom with them, hut your euperiors will aoon ere that you can !o butter work. If yon would be etira of winciov fret a start of the crowd by mastering the theory, and it wiii help in practice. Tboroutfl.nsn ii a winning card. Yea, if farming s ein natiyht but drudgery and you cannot be happy on the larni, betttr quit it. Ya will" neither honor it. nor will it honor you. But make tare you cannot lik the work in which you are engazed and cf which you know something, and that vou are wihir. to earn ucce! in a new line. If yon nrnst p, then stint yourialf in alt other ways necessary and prepare for success in your thofeen line. JJo not berin eimiessly. " l)o not trust to timkiiUd labor, and do not inter a work that affords no promotion bo chance for inriepeedtfnct some day. Life clerkships are hard. Choc work requiring some intel i-joice, and yt thu technical bnowiedtf as far as popsihle before you bein at the foot of the ladder. Then ton may ri. Above all things do not choote a city life f.r a life of ease, as yea only inv.tc duappointmect. Obrv er'i Note N'o. 3 Hor?i are dscliniag in prire year by year. Eight or ten years ajo the demand was io much greater than the supply that DO stock was more profitable, and the result was that near y every farmer bejan to rabe colts. A majority of the mares were common and Inferior ones wholly unfitted for breeding. Even where tr i eires were used the col s wnro not tirstclaes, and the result ii that tha country is full of horses, the most of which are onlv fair to gxd, evn if deiervinu that high a rating. A surplus of torn m m eiosa is always ruinous to prices, and the prices now ruling in onr markets uive iittle pront to the producer. The wor.t of it isthat an over-supply of horses affects the market for a long term of years, as, uniUe Loge er sheep or cattle, the surplua cannot be consumed any faster by reason of low pricee. 'otwithetanding th prevailing low prices aome stockmen are still making ptoney in horses. I lately visited a section devoted in part to the pro luction of road hones, and did not find much discouragement among the farmers. The success of these men i due to tn ob -rvalue of a few rules that ioay of us d areCard. In the first pla..-e the rrn-rs have bred their s'ock a ong the same line, thus giving some uniformity. The imported horses have some of the best blood of the e- nntry in thm, and the farmers have Lad the wisdom to patronize the am horsa for a term of yearn. The common mistake of shifting ahout from one breed to another has not been made, and the lJ are sot a raonicrel lot tfcat caccot

show two alikw. Any one can readily 89 the advantage gained by this systematic brtlintf. These farmers have paid a Rreat deal of attention to the character of their brood marcs. Continuous breeding in one line has given them high grade mares, and the peditree of tho mare is looked to almost as much as of theeire. Like begets like, and the scrub mare h apt to have a lar;e percentage of ecrnb rolta, no matter haw valuable the eiro. Wiieu to a dam is w ell Lrcd, having irood qualities bred in her blood, and the eire ha both pedigree and record that are good, there is pome decree of certainty that the colt will not be disappointing. I'uTt-rs are attracted to a section that never fails to supply their wants. If a country has scores of hordes that match by reaon of uniform breeding, and if thtsd horses are good. Luvers are drawn to the producers. " Matching; adds much to the sei ing price of a team. I know many counties in which it i ditlk-uit to rind iiiny jj od matches. The stockmen hare failed to work together. Every breed is represented, and the brood mares are very olten not nt a I iirst ciafs. Anyone can rtadiiy uue how the fanners of whom I write ran eiil: find their business profitable when ho note the advan'agea they now po-H-s TIih .e.son I learu is this: Tin farm pis of any onn seciion should cooperata u ore and work aloajutie line. It tfir-y proiiuce a tir,t-claM and utiifor.n article of any kind in abundance, ttuir opportunities for getting the best pricos is Jar greater lhau thoe who scatter their etlorts in every direction. Ocsekykii. l'atttiiiiüg toc. Eattenin? animals thrive bt when no more fed is giv.n llian they can clean up nicJy nt one ineul. Tiiey should ahvavs Lu rea.lv and a lutlo ea;-r for tlo-ir meal, a.tliougn rno.ig.h iiioul i alwsys be given to at:sfy nad preveaf any rctlosknc?s betwen mrala. U'h'it hot- art fattened vz.cluiruly n corn it in very et"v to cloy tt;e p:ti t and mike them lone i't weight itsnteixd of gain. Tfia veat!i-r affeci the Hi'petite quickly. In warnt, rainy weather n.ui h Un lot; 1 is consumed than on co d und hraciiii; d.iye. . r ca-oouuhy one hearr a farmer ay that im Iskee cid wenther beitur b cau-e it matter the edock e.it bt't'er. Olcourso tho Miiiouut enlsn is not nece uriiy protoriir:iite to tluj gain, cs cold wea-.tier in a ke ji demand u;n the food io:iuuied for the uia nietiance of animal heat, lhd Icsih niaunt ot on a itsr.u iliv may iuku as much tat as the .nrur ntn-unt in co d na her. The oily po:nt we want to fix in the mind is thol much care chould be me i to prevent over-fucdinj and derangement of the system. A gr.it strain u put upon the dipe-tive orgitis of lion's wn.n corn is thoir exclusive die. When tboy are on pasture they may b fed more corn than they consume with littlf risk, as grtss is a laxative and keps the system cool, but an over su:ply may prove disattrou when Oil in a pn. Three fourths tho usual amount is a eafd raiion for a warm, rainv day. i.-iti r k'ioliiKMuclt 1 1 a ? bean written rro and con about the advisability of breaking ground in the fall and winter for spring crops. It is a question whocu answer depends upon circumstance;. The truth i that the ground warns in fertility when left tinP ü'.vd in ti.e winter if it is eov?red with urEFS. I ut the gain in fertility cr tha paving from los by letcbing is not always suthcient v preat to niak good the to!H from .ale planting that otten to'.iows from tprtng plowing. If a cro; cool 1 ba (dinted jtut as curly ami in an tine a 1 0;.l fier ;-rin tdowing. tho latter ?s pr-brab!, but tliis H th; exrppt.on rather than tho rtlU. if t!ie ground hroaks up cloddy and the farmer th nka he bus no time to pulverize it, t!n arronnt of team power or.e ban pSinuli be consider' 1. If tho s:rir.' work promises to push th farmer, it it best to improve each day oi open weathr vhen thf ground is dry. The presumption ii that to 1 land onlv v.i I h brokn as mo-it good crop rotations call forth:?. I. Urning fori. Many of Tie are burning corn everv day arid seem unable to realize the fact. Our p.nimsi mint b.ava het, and if wo do not furnish warm tj'urters for thtn thy must burn the carbon in the corn while we are burning the carbon ia coal or wood to keep our bodies warm. Which ii cheaper: Provide warm quarters once for all, or uce our corn for fuel? The stable need not be costly. Straw, tarrd paper any non-conductor of htat wid serve the purposes. Th stalls should be kept dry and comfortable, and for thia purpnae Hraw, leaves, cut cornstalks, or other tnatsrial may bo uned. Do net givo irs-wat"r to drink-the animal must beat the water and use your grain to do it with. Again Titg Sentinel fanner urge tbt need of irtsiligi-nt care of stock. Comfort comes lirst, and a bountiful ration Fecond. Both are needed to secure auy profit from lesdinj. Tcmn Stock. The census reports show that Texas cattle men. have been devoting their energies to breeding rather than maturing stock. The climate ig adaptsd to young stock, and it has bean found prefitabie to tell to atockmen farther north, who ature them for market. The d mand i. however, fallingofr, and it eeema that a chanz'j from exclusiva breeding to maturing must be made. For years it has been the habit of Indian territory stockmen to buy two-year-olda from the Texan and hold thun one year before market mr. Thev had the land from the Indians, fenced it in large tracts with w.re, and found the business renumerative. but on account of the Indian diHKatiäfaction thy have been driven oti'ciuch of thin territory by ordar of our national governm-nt, and tliu.s has the market for young stock from Texas bsn greatly restricted. M.eep constitute a large rlemsnt of the rnge stock indostrv of Texas, and the prniita have besn very satisfactory. As settlemnts advance, however, the tendency is toward leaping or buying imrrente trac'.s and feocing, thus dispensing with herders. . Lurk. No higher compliment can be paid a msn than to say be is "lucky." That means that he has plenty of good judinent. Usually it a! no means that he has plenty of tnrgy. It means that tie plans toh'Ve bis p atter turned right side up when good things sro being dispensed. When one learns to disregard matters of smsli moment that we think important, and to va us Important items that we fail to notipe, and then reaps the good reward of his judgment, we all join in saving that he is "lucky." Probably he is. Onr Influence. Shortened incomes on the farm are bringing shortened school days, whose effect wid be fU in future days. The outlook is darkened by the thought that the depression in agriculture tnds to lower tue standard cd educa vu among as. We

must grow with the reU of the world. We are blest with as innen nuural power as other men, nnd we are cursed with the reputation for ignorance or many things that help to win in this world, especial y in public afiaira, and tho reputation must ba cast o:f. t'uderdrulnngi. Drainage is a science and there are few farmers who are able to lay out the best system for their land unaided. It is better to pay an expert to locate the drams, determino tho lall and calculate the pus of tile needed. It is easy to was s money in drainage. There is a best way, and it costs less than a poor one. (iet a good treatise on drainage and learn all about the work that can tie h-artied bv reading, (.let the right kind of tile.-s (tho hardburned ones are best), and got tools to lay theui with. 1'ix up tor the businem rL'ht. ss i: is r discouraging job to undertake to lay tiles without proper implements. ion Clover is a great forager. It penetrates the subsoil and draws to tho surface all available ilar.t foo l that has reached below the reach of young plants of corn and poatocs. Clover covers the ground densely and shales it. We have learned that ground grows richer bv boinir mulched, and it is sunpo.-e l that nitraioi are found tin der such covering. Clover not only etort-s up a 1 avai libit; p ar.t food for f u t rf crop?, and gathets from tho air and ubril. but it imuroves the mechatiical condition of the soil. Tho sir can enter the spaces left by the decaying roots and tho sod h ma.ie loom v. In this way clover is a great friend to the farmer. Sentinel Tidnters. Din't vor'-t in the rain. Tea a jointer oa tho plow when turning Sod. it dos n - piy to quarrel with a neighbor, l ifo is Lo thort. Iion't let d caved vegetables lie in the cf-'. ar ibid spring. Diseasa gentf are in th'itn. (irounl grain nhnuld aUraye be fed will cut I: ft v or fodder. (Jiherwisa you g.'iui little I v grinding. 1 ooa th-miller not ;ut more thin his share of tlö-efiit wheit lUr th-j griatling'.' 1IVh you a remedy, ny brother laruir? l)ii ynur Meed potatotM irm: tou-hei by frot dtiri:i-z tho etr?n-.e cold weather? If so. ta!: Tin: t'NTisi-:i.'s wnl for it thr.t vou cin not plant any of that lot of seed with i'iiy saft?ty. M .my tu ben rra chi led and damaged, even it tiiey do not phow it. Kerosene and lard oil, mixed half nndhalt, whn u-e l in moil -rti.n, :a ike a good solution t tit-e on louy stock. Apply with a ra orsponge. using cure not to po is ti.e a ii in. It you have a reinedr you think better, 2iid it up to the department and thus help othern. To " bserver" : "Do you advise tho?e of us who have fine-woo!ed sheep to change to mutton breeds? In other wo-ds, car. we expect any lower prices, when tha dutv h removed? What !o yo i advise?" A. P. We refer this q ietio:i to our readers. What would you advise A. P. to do with b'.s sheep? l)o you expect lowsr priees? lm't discuia ti.u tari.T in this department, but ive us tha answer your best juwgmeiit dictatos. Many are in the same pcöiiion a A. P. HCKZ HINTS.

Ti.u Miinlf.rl.l l'-.-s l.r liiirnt-How to Vae It to Alt v;tiitHo. ilorrs is alio tho host preservative known fc.r f.rh, fl-di or f'l ; end for thero purposts i!ium!;se (uautitie areutud; a light ppriaklin; of powdured borax will preserYo thvm iron decay or putrefaction. l'or all washmj purposes borax tofteas the water locgt-ns ti tit, savei soap and labor, reduces the wear on clothes, and is toothing to the cki;i, making the hands pe ft and white, aud will not Injure tha üue-t fsi;rics. To Wash lied Tublo Linen T'sa topid wattr with a little nowdered borax (borax Sc-tx the color). the linen separately and quick V, usin very iittle soap; rinse in tepid water, c'niaiiiin a lilt u boiled March; hang to dry iu the saadw ; iron Kii.n alim.tt dry. T. Set tha Color in Stocking When WHdhoi for the iirst time use in the hr-t wat;r a litiiu oxga I (which can be produced at the druzgiatd') ; also havo a tableepoonlul of powdered borax to every pailful of hot water; use very litt! soap Afttr the li'st use of oxgall, borax will answer every purpose. Do not let the stock in -s remain long in any water; hang iu t!ie ahalo to dry. Only within recent years has the low price of borax brought it within the means of everyone as a household assistant, and it wou.d not be surprising if there were still many who wou.d be found but partially awire of the ways in which it can be made helpful. It now sl s at less than u quarter of the price prev&lnt thirty years ago, and ia therefore available for every use to widen it is adapted. Borax is cleanly, cooling and Sedativa; is good for burns, scalds and wounds. A lump the size of a pea dissolved in the mouth will allay coughs and throat irritation; a pinch of the powder used as a snuff is beneficial in catarrh; and a solution of ten grains of borax to one ounce of pur water is a soothing lotion for intlamed eyes. It is an excellent cosmetic, alleyinr all irritation of the skin and making it soft and white. It is said that c ean'iness is next to godliness and borax is ohe of the most cleanly and clesnsinf substances known. In the household where it ia free y ued, dirt 'cannot exint. and with the eradication of dirt the germs of many diseases are destroyed. 1 here can be no mrr way to prtserve the healihfulnest of the home than by a free una of borax, which cleanses, deodorizes and disinfects. Borax may bo used as indicated in the folio firing: To Wash a Plack and White Cotton Prese Ilavo a tub partly fi led with hot water and a large teaspoonful of powdered borax; wet only a part of the dress at a time, tiie basque first. Use very little snap, and only on soiled places; wash quickly, rinse in warm water containing a tableipoonftil of salt; itretch on th wrong side, wring very drv ; shake out well and place where it will dry quickly. Next wash the overskirt and then the underskirt in the same way. To Clean Paint Tha best 60sd for cleaning paint is made by taking one ounce of powdered borax, one pound of the best brown soap (cut in small pieces) and three quarts of water. Put all in a kett e; set on the back of etovu or range until the soap is ail dissolved, stirring frequently. It must not come to a hoi;. 1 pe with a piece of old, soil, white flannel; it cleans paint without injuring it ; It is also beneficial for the hands, much better for washing clothes than any other soap. To Bleach a Straw or Panama HatFirst, scrub it well in warm water, softened with a tablespoonfut of borax to a pailful of water. Use a clean brush, and if the bat is very much soiled use a little

soap. Thon sponge the bat all over with a weak polution of borax, using a teaKpooufnl to a basinful of watr. Ibeach iu the sun for two or three days, sponiu the hat frequent y with the borax water. If the hat i very yl!ow, a litt e iemon juice, or diiu vd oxulic acid, id good to sponge with while bleaching. do Remove, Grease Spots from Silk Place some coarse, brown paper (the soft kindj on both eideecf tiie spots, th-n press carefully with a hot iron. Change the paper oftrn, as it absorbs the erease. If the goods am bo rich or delicate tnat tho ir n ia dkely to injure them, try friction by using raw cotton ; rub the spots off, changing tho cotton often. If the mutcrial ia soiled or stalr. -d in many places, rip the arlicln nd wash it in tepid water, eoi'tenad witn pulver.zed borax. It can be made to looa as gcod as new. To Clean a Frusse s Carpet Firt, have the carpet wtdl fliaken, then tack it down in a room where it iu to r -main, and eweeo it a thoroughly as posil.e. Take a pail of hot water, put in two tableepoonfuls of powdered borax ; wah the carpet ail over the surface, uing a flannel cloth, l'or grease spots or verv dirty p. aces, uh'j a scrubbing brti;,h freely, and a very iittle soap, taking care to riime t lie soap od' well aiter scrubbing. Change tho water quite often. liuh the carpet wo 1 alur washing, witn a dry cloth, and open the doors and window s j &i to dry it a$ quid- ly as popaib.e. l or Cn in Washing Fird. have plenty of boiling water. To every boi erfui add from two to thriO tah!tjp, mfal- of powdered borax ; ue em of the horax water from tho boiler for e'.'rv iubf'ul of clothm. adding oulv cuoiifh co d wabr to make- it comfortable for the hands; nt soap on t'.e mott soiled, and ruh on n inwrd or thro iudi a wa-ihin ma. liine ; do not bod the clothes llav a tub partly full of b ji i.n.' hot borax wc.ter in which to put the cl'itheg that have been rubbed; !, t than; remain in the borax water until re-idy to rii;. ir on a quarter to ha'f hour will do; rinüu in on? clear witer without borax. To Clean White Lace To a rmilful of hot walsr a Id orp tr.bljap') 'iiiul oi puwd re I bora'; ; j r.rv the lace in and et it remain for n few moments, then wash ia the same water ,err,iy with tho ban is, using very litt e soap. Wh-.-n quita dry, rinsj in one clear hot vratr; que.zs or tri9 r.h wat -r out i!o not wring it. Pl.ce the iace, it n tmal. tiiec-, iiide of a e'ean folded towel ; if a iarg (d-cc. ue a rhet, and witli l it- clorh mll wrapped arouud tiie lac gsut.y ring as mtii.-h ot the i.ioit.tr..: out as po-iMe. l lao a cle-f.n towol or pht-t oo n table, and wit'i very clean bands s'ratghten or etretch lite laco to its original hhape. pick out all Die edg.e, (oiiits. e;c.; it will becou-e perfectly dry while doing so. If tho lace is very large or li.tr i to dry, pin it down on a v can board, etic'iir.g pins into every point or loop ; use nosiarch; do net iron it or hang it up to dry.

MRS. WHITNEY'S FUNERAL A Iiat inguUhc vl (lathering Proacut Many IToral Offerings. Nr.w Yokk, Feb. 7. The funeral of Mrs. Whlians C. Whitney, wife of th ex-aoc-retarv of the navy, was hel l today at .St. Dartho omew'a church. Mrs, Whitney's body was removed from the room where she die 1 at an early hour and plaend in one of the lower parloro, where it lay until 10 o'clock. A number of the immediate friends of the fami y, together with the pall-bearers, gathered at the residence and proceeded from there to the church. The chancel of the church and tha space around the a'te.r were banked deep with valley, loat in m urns pa!ni3 end lilies cf '.ho The reading deck and pulpit Were wreaths of white, chrysantheand lilies, interspersed with epla-hes of roses and violets The pulpit itsolf wai festoonod with white and crimson rests. Tho Kev. Dr. Croer and his assistant went up tho central aisle to meL't the funeral p".rty and preceded them back to tho chancel, repeating tho familiar opening lines of the episcopal bti'ia! eervi.-o. Mr. W. 0. Whitney with his aioter-iu-law, .Mrs. Bingham of Cleveland, leaning on hid erm, came first, followed by Col. Ohver Payne, Mra. Whitney's eistere, lira. Henry P. Dimock and Mrs. Charles .1". Ba ney, her id lest daughter, Paulina, and tho ecna, Henry Payne and Wil'iam Payne Whitney. Next came Mrs. C eve'and, who was loan inj on tho arm of Mr. Don M. Dickinson. In the party, too, were Col. and Mrs. Daniel Lamont. The coffin foilowgd, & plain cedar caaket and trimmed and interlaced with flowers and bearing an immense purple spray across its face The pailbearers accompanying it were (irover Cleveland, Cornelias Yanderbilt, George Peabody Wetmoie, Hamilton McK. Twooibley, E. Randolph Kobinson, George (i. Haven. Gtorge 11. Bend, Edward A. Wicke, Thomas F. Cuahiug and Buchanan Winthrop. A more distinguished gathering never attended a funeral service in this city. Among those present were ex-Mayors Hugh J. Grant, Abrain 8. Hewitt, William K.Grace and Edward Cooper; Chauncey M. Depew. J. Fierpont Morgan, Elbrido T. Gerry, F. D. Sloane and fa ily, Cornelius Yanderbilt and fan.ilv, Mrs. Elliott F. iheptrd and Mrs. W." II. Schießelin, Col. Yan Itar.sseiatr Crug&r, Calvin S. Price, Charles l'ea and Mr. Cutler of Cleveland. Not a glimpse of earth was allowed to remain in sight by the time the funeral ( arty reached the ceireterv. Tho flowers that were u.ed at the funeral were, by order oi Mr. Whitney, distributed among the various hospitals of this city. There wero three waon loads of them. CLEVELAND AS PATRON "Will rtestow a Medal at the Internatlonal Chess Contest. New York, Teb. 7. Special. Mr. Cleveland has consented to accept the honor of first patron of the international cheis tournament to be held in thia citv during May or June of the present year, and will also present a go:d medal to the winner of the lirst prize. It is intended to make this one of the distinctly great chess events of the year, and its promoters confidently expect that the most noted chess tdayera of the world will participate in it. The fact that It is to be be d while tho world's fair is open at Chicago will give it an unumial importance, and the lovers of the royal uratne everywhere will doubtless be drawn here to take part in it, either as spectators or as players. The work of arranung the details of the tournnment here has been in the bands of Mr. D. Frederick Miuz, vice-president of the Manhattan cheBS club, and of Hartwig Cassel, the chess editor of the Xew York Utaatt Zeitung,

THE STATE

Its Apportionment by Counties What It Would Be Under the Proposed Change.

The table below presents a carefully compiled statement of the amount of state school tax paid by each county, tho amount apportioned to it out of the total tax, the amount it gains or loses by our apportionment svstem, and the amount it would Ruin or lose by a reduction of 5 cents in the levy. The figures used in its preparation are taken from the apportionment eheuts oi the superintendent of public instruction for May, 181)2, and January. The tax is w hat was paid in lSf2 and the money apportioned is ussd in the school year of The figures given include oniy the tax paid and apportioned. Tho superintendent's apportionment eheols include also the interest on the common school funds, unclaimed fees end other sources of school revenue. The total apportionment for the current ye.tr was Jd 17 per capita, but of this only Vi whs from tha state tax, Cor.VTV.

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NO SYMPATHY WITH MOBS. Governor Hogg: of Texas Calls Attention to the Torture of fimitli. AiSTiK, Tex., Feb. 7. Governor Hogg rent to the legislature today a lengthy mcssatre on the recent tcrture of tho negro rapist, Sn.ith, at Paris. After officially calling the attention of the legislature to the matter, and expressing his rezret that it occurred, the governor calls nttentien to the present laws of tho state regarding mobs. etc.. and the practical inability to enforce them in coses like thet cited, lie then recommends the passage of additional laws on the subject. He surgests that thene laws should contain thu following features: 1. That when any person, being a pritoner in jailer othtr placs of coofinsoaenr, or nodar srreit, or in olliei&l euitody or rs.traict, or is he'd by or undsr tbs authority ot any county, eity or state othoer, or is restrained by virtue o( any lccl process, Lall be taksn freaa uch place or authority, in violation cf law and put toiieath, the eouuty wiiliin which such person was so held or confined and from which they 13 ay bars tn se taken, shall he liable to psV a eiecifie1 lar-e sum to the surviving buibat d, wife, children and parents ot laid person who shall o sufiVr death. 2. Tde uouuty shall also bs liable for dstesees whim a person, not Leinz a prirouer or under lecal riuresi, is mobbed by two or more personi, and the seid criminals are not in a .peoitied time indicted and proseouted for their crime. 3. Msks each person or corporation also lieble lor damages who tskes psrt in er aide by sen, or in any way abets In mobbing of a person. 4. Give ths surviving relatives an aotion io the diitriot eourt of any ceunty where the mur. der was committed er in any county where either or all plsiotitfs may reside wtuo ths ao tion is Initituted. 6. Bender the sheriff Ineligible to hold his efhee and previa fer hie removal when a prisoner is Iskee trora jail or from himself or from any etlioer or lawful authority ia his pretence sod is put to death by a niob. C. 1'roTids for a change of veous, ither before or after lumetoisut, ia ell cases of uioe violence. Ltollrd tu Ilea h. Newark, N. J., Feb. 7. Peter Keilly, a laborer employed at the licorice works at Belleville-ave., was boiled to death yesterdsv. It was his business to feod the digestor. a boiling vat, and he was busy on the edge of the vat when be slipped in to the boiling fluid feet foremost. The vat had besn filling rapidly through tha IE iocs that 6upp y it. and be was buried Jn t up to his nock.

SCHOOL TAX.

the remainder coming from interest and other source. The table also shows, though tha tifuros are not carried out. bow much each county would continue to pay, more or la-, than it receives if the 5 per cent, reduction were made. Thus, the heaviest lor is Marion county, riuch pays ?7'.V-,'.ö7 more s'a'e schooi tax than ia apportioned back to ber A reduction of 5 cents wou d save her but she would ati 1 continue to pay 1,0 l.7 moro than is returned to her. On tha other hand, for example. Perry county receives Sil, TSö.OS more thsn she pays in and tha " cent reduction won d be a loss to her ot Sd.HS.".. 15. But she would Ptill receive .10-Mi.i more than sh pays in, and prior to the new tax law she was accustom d to support her schools by the money apportioned by the state without anv iocal tuition tax. Members of the legislature j wid do well to preserve this table as it ! will be f -und very useful in the discussion of the school tax question: I 1 ; v i 1 s X.t 7'. 1 i. i. r !... ""'nVV)' . .. I IvT l 3 " .... :.-l ;.. ., I ;.v,';,"v,; " . 7 -" i - ." 2l'.'-l:V' ' ::,.' : h . 4,". :-j , ':;.. .. I 4:." 2,::;-. I!". !,.;... t i ;,.: 7j .6 " Ti.V"M 7 W 7.) 'R2t!i a" i s.iJl ;i s..s ki :i. 7 ;;i 1.". .',h;y ui 1:7 r. 1 4,77 1. I ! 4, :-!' l.tl.7 M ' 1 ti 7: s 3:; S,!7 7i 1,2: til :.; : 4t 41". 7) 1 !."; ii 2, -' I ÜI ' V.'fi.it'yi" '1 'I,: 1:5 Vi" K'.' '.' 1 i'.'- i - ' 4 ". C'7 ( i'.-a 4.M4 51 M22j" '.Vifis 5,7 IU ii 'P2 "t i-'i" -.i-j ?'U 71 i.ui bi 1.-V2 1 in .. i "";;i.4".a "i."iiV-4";vi'". 1.1. a io j T:;'""b'"; 2.4 2 1 i KM fil ::7 10 -i yo i.sii; C'i I, r;;7 .-S 2,:ji it 2..VH i) 1.Ü1 15 -j7i 5' : 5.U3 71 '. i 1.H51 fcO 1. 4,240 78 1 i 5.i7 til 2 SSJ V. 12.41S J-S 2,' Oi 42 1.7:7 21 R,-yu d'J7 2.1 t S.) ! 2.1 I uo ! 4. ;" a ,r.,4.-;j 6i e.GM ci ;!,'i76 4 ; 1,177 M 1.2..I 2". 1.7 4 25 .1 7U.I7 .",7 t .! 7Ö7S2 j 2.Ü71 tl j ' ii.'ii:i iV'V .! 4,1,11 64 I i 1. li4,V-l i:tü tJI ti ..I 1,41.1 'i . ci"":. to iViii ' ' üj7 y 4". Ht ,"'l u.i r. !"i4 ?( :;,siy 21 ii,7vi I 17ti 71 im: l;Ui 1 2,:;36 Sil "i'.'ii'i"i' 1.2V. pj 2.T.J 27 V I. 1.07 01 f.WJ II 1,021 OS ti.72j 17 . ! vovj'iVi" i' .! ?,yii S2 I .1 " I3 61 V i i. 2 viVj 2 1 - !- j. 2,li 1 i;i 5:". 10 "a.iV.?"'!" Ü- J 4". l.OG .t 4,,"ls M .! afl.t 51 1,4:1 Ii". 5) 4r 2.11.6 11 "4.Ü--'.." ii"' -5 " 1,041 Ü0 .! 2.5J7 r, I .1 J,t"74 K' 711 1.0 ;. "i.241 1. "i. 1.27

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DROPPED THE DYNAMITE "Which Blew tho Hcu-o Up and Dadly Injured tho Inmates. frMiEit.MAS, Ter., Feb. 7. A fev miles northwest of here James Sebastian, a farmer, bought dynamite to assist in clearing land. Yesterdsy, while Dsn Brewer and Billy Damon were at Sebastian's home, in the same room with Mrs. Sebastian and three children, Sebastian dropped some of the dynamite on the stove. The explosion that followed was territie. The house was demo ished, and what remained catieht fire. The men, bv hard work, caved all inside from a horrible death, although several will likely die. THREE CHILDREN BURNED. lieft Alone in tho House Ucecuers We e Too Late. P.Ei-LAiKE, Mich., Feb. 7. The house of Oliver Pattio, three miles north of town. burned to the ground last muht. Ihrea children were roasted to death. Their ages were respectively twe ve, ten and six. A neighbor 'a boy, Taylor by naiwe, had been playing with the children and it is feared that he was burned, too. Neighbors saw the light at 10 o'clock last night and hurried to the rescue, bat were too late to do any good. SET FIRE TO HER HAIR. Dastardly Crime by IJurglare "Who Found So Money, Gnr.EXVn.i.E, III., Feb. 7. Burfflsre en. tered the home of John Katus, living at Mendota, last night, and finding no money sought to wreak their reeenpe on Mr. Katus' blind daughter. They stripped her of all her clothing and set fire to her hair. Her neck and shoulder were bad.y burned. The young lady will die. "iVnnted Them "lce. Little Dot -"We is goin to have a picnic party at Dotty Dimple's nex' week. Will vou make me a lot of cake an' thiogs to taso7" Mamma "Certainlv, my pet." Little Dot "Make 'em real nice, 'cause tbines always is mixed up oa th' table and I may get pome mjeeif."

TO D T HE WORLD'S GRANARY.

TlieAlmt rtnHUrsH I'rH-iie to Hie West an! 'rl Ii of Wim. ipff. J V.iti;nct"'i l-Tiiin Mr "If the i'orse couli f-tsn l it," paid C. A. Rowbothan. a Wt-H-known reel lent tt Winnipeg, Manitoba, to the .cr this morn nir. "a man cou'd leave Winnipeg and rid lCO mih:s weft and no-thwest over a level iTairio before he wou d be obstructed by tho mountains. Tin gives an idea of the great territory lying wt of Winnipeg, which, ti the Eastern man. teems way out of the worli. The H.il of ths prairie produces the finest sprintr wheat crnnn anywhere, nnd tl- mormous plain I've j sst mentioned wi 1 in a low years be the -.reat eranary of th worbt. Eastern people have a mitty i lci of our expansiv territory. We are just commencing t grow whest comprrcd to a decade hence, though "tir cr p of two years ao wss Jlti.iKn.tKi.) bushfcla. We have but little snow and in the mmy v-ars I resided in Manitoba I never piiw tho tot of the bricht prairis gras ct.vered. Cattle fa riy r.d! in fat, and we are becomimr a gr -.it cattle country. Wlrle most of our ett'crs are from across the water, ye-t the mimW from tl e western ft itrs is yearly incrraine. We have no wil I w c."t frontier K'"tie. There are no ?f.;t!crs killed over uisvmted claims, aa bns h en an i-vcry-day Hrry in the West frryars. Or.r ho'rcs'o'.d laws require a three yprs' rGi.!cr.cw of months eah. Land i.int be iirfeir..'ed. too. ( iold bss i eeu di.' OVi red in wor.'Ierfull' rich ju rt i.'poits a few milrs fast of V'ir:n!pg, and paviac mil's litre jut I ? n er.'ctel bv Minricr.polis Ciinitalists. 1 prcd tt a ru!i to t'ne Lsk -f tha V.'oo ia Iisir:ct next "' sr. Winnipeir his "3,"H inhabitants and is n thriving city. Our winters are cold, but v.e do nt mini th'm. The t'.t'noaphere is drv and the dnysare clcsr, tr.urkv weather being al most unknown." St. i ISl.icU (trie V. ,ir nvtl VM.it th. Next. .New t'rirat Ti.ues-l'.-iuxf ral OiXT-.x, MS-., Jan. - A woman ap jv?ire.i o.-i tLe b'.rcft. here rt-terday who iittr.4?lei ma . h at'ciiti .n. .vhe rias a erfti t!y uhito I t. e and l ands and thort kinky tiair, with tho fctur- a of a negro. Ti.e wouun ssia th'. ihe wis b..rc b ack. and rcmaiiie I 0 untilthe was liiten years old. when eho sa ideii'v turned white, reiiaiaing so for ;ie er, vhn ehe turned black awain. Mti"t tit it ti oe etie ii eiteruitlv v. hits an 1 L ike i. not alone in f potg but iiKo-'es coiur ontirc-lr. .v!ie is fairly in telli-nT. and eavs she has never had a ej ill ot siokneM and ims never taken a. dse of medicine. She lives near SaUid station, on tha Canton a;. d Aberdeen road. Mie tays fhe cannot stand the sun at all, and wears a doub e veil and heavy clov.H. M.e ays if the bun shines on her skin for one iniBute it causes it to l)2ie!r at once. She ha- beer, examined by physicians, w ne are unable to account for tLe change ia her color A ltare H.I T'.cknlnn I'l-morrat. f VVb c'oa fiT.in S.sr. "Specking about instances cf longevity where the phvsical powers and the men. tal faculties are Ptiil visorons," faid J. W. Ciuinu of Nashvills. a Cleveland presidential elector, this morninir, Teva!ls to me an old resident oi ar section of whoa we are all very nroud. die ii Georga Ilintonof .Etna Furnsce, Tenn. lie ia etghty-soven years of aj, but hearty aal sprightly. II would have marched in the recent joW.fication p.ira.la if we hadn't shut iura up in a hotel where he could view the show, fearing that he would take cold. He is a Jacksoniati democrat, and we want him for thu next presidential election. He was a personal friend of Jackson and used to go hunting with bi:n. 'Die old sentleiiikd is a gunsmith by trade, etiil works hi farm. chej.t wood, goes to the mill, and, though he ie nearly four score and ton, id yeu'.hfu'' in epint as a lad." 31 ice That Siil;t on Scorpions. ISjK.rte Af.tlJ. J Among tke quesr forres of animal life) that inhabit Heath valley is a mouse that has acquire! euch a tate lor scorpions that they form its entire bill cd fare. The scorpion carries its formidable armament" in the end of its ader, h;tfstd abdomen iu the share of an exceedingly venomous. hoo::ol sting. When disturbed it elevates this in the air and goes in search of i:s disturber. But tt is com j sratively low ia lis moiiore, while mica are proverbial for their quickness the world over. The mouse learned esany generations ago whre the scorpion carries his weapon, and when he tneeis it he leaps at the uplifted abdo:t.ea, takes ofF the tting at n kingle bite, snd proceeds to make a meal of ita be'plers prey. It ie Bupposed to ba the only animal that relishes scorpions. The Ktactric Light in Fof. Comment was recenfly made in this column on the creditable at d striking showing made by the electric liabt in the streets of Ixtadon during the exceptiona ly heavy December fozs of iet year. Further and critical observation has conlirrned the belief that the popnlir ide. which hss heretofore obtained, probably because it was carefully fostered by inter-i-tted persons, that the penetrating power of the electric light in fogs is delicient, ia erroneous. The Ixn ion dai.y papers are almost unanimous ia commndina tiro illuminatiDr. power of the eUs'.ric lieht ia heavy fog weather, in which they icsist it has a far greater penetrating power thun gas. Time Will Fm uUh the It.ilo. C'liic&o Ns iotr-i The flickerinc light of the erate Cre fell atkwart the face of the lovely girl and made her look more l enitiful than over. 'Will you rearry me?" he said. "Fidilesiieke:" said eSe. "Not at all just raarry roe." "Weil. I don't mind," she said, and then her father cims in and they w ent to talking about the unusually cod weather. However, those two people will in after years declare that the bussful mo i ent cf their lives was graced by all the poetry with which such mctnsnts are supposed to bi hallowed. 44Mti" ICven. Street A Smith's dooi News 1 Jdttle Johnny "I got even with the teacher tedav." Little Hick "How?" Eittle Johnny "It was ray turn to rpeak a piece, an' so I got ur an' spoke. Don't kili th' birds, th' pretty birds.' an' I pretended to cry an' make it real af fectin' an' there she eat with cne in bet hat." Two Il;t. (Louletill I'.iurirr-Jtiinish A New York dispatch gives an elaborate descriution of tho new hat whicn Mr. Cleveland will wear at the inauguration. The antiquated tiie uwn which be w ill sit down w ben be takes hie seat in the presidential chair nede ne description. Net Kxclneive, First Litt'e Mi' Our family is awful exciu-ive. Is yours?" ire. ond Lut.e Mies "Of course not, We hasn't anyciog la be 'shamed of."