Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1887 — Page 7

RURAL TOPICS.

Some Practiced Suggestions for Our Agricultural Readers. Information of Value to the Farmer, Stock-Breeder, Housewife, and V Kitchen-Maid. Salt for Manure Files. Salt is one of the best materials to put on manure heaps in winter. It will keep them from freezing during very cold weather, and when it is warmer will keep the heap moist and prevent fire-funging. ■Salt in connection with carbonic acid gas is an excellent solvent, and it is a good fertilizer for land containing a large' amount of vegetable matter. Of course where salt is applied on manure piles it should be where it will not be long exposed to rains, as its power to make fertilizers soluble will then cause loss. B.ut if the, manure is to be at once drawn on the field there is little . ganger from this, as the fertility will be absorbedby the soil. Fall in Drainage. Most beginners In draining are apt to require too heavy a fall. It is desirable, of •course, to have the water run off rapidly, but a uniform fall from one end of the ditch to the other, with a good outlet, is more important than a steep decline at any one point. If one place more than another requires a sharp fall it is the outlet. This will clear avtay any sediment which will naturally accumulate in the lower end of a ditch. We have seen good underdrains made when the fall for eighteen or twenty inches was scarcely perceptible, but the level was used so as to avoid the depressions and elevations in the bottom of the •drain, which inevitably cause the passage to fill until they are levelled.— American Cultivator. llotc to I.aise Good Carrots. “I draw to the field intended for carrots plenty of well-rotted stable manure and give the ground a liberal dressing. Before the plowing in the ground another good dressing of manure. I then harrow the surface level, plow quite deep, and harrow until the surface is left as smooth as it is possible to make it. It is then ready for the seed. After the rows are marked out two and a half feetapart I sow the seed by running the drill in the bottom of these rows. The garden roller will cover the seed sufficiently. By rolling the whole piece over I find that soil retains the moisture better should it be dry when the planting is done. When the young plants begin to show themselves I scrape the soil away from the plants into the spaces between the rows. This gives the young plants a start and at the same time kills all weeds that may be starting. As soon as the weeds begin to grow I put the horseshoe and cultivator to work, going through them at least once a week until the tops get large enough to shade the ground. Three inches apart is about the right distance to leave the young plants in the row.”—Our Country Home. ■ It Fays to Grow the Best. Will it pay to raise anything but the best? Does it pay to go on year after year cultivating and using inferior fruits when it is just as easy and much more profitable to raise the best? The best is good enough for any one, and nothing but the best is good enough. In saying the best we mean the best the climate, the soil, and the circumstances surrounding one will enable •one to raise. The fruit that will be the best for one may not be the best for another; there is, in other words, no absolute best—one that in all places and all circunastances is the best—but there is something better in all classes of fruits than the varieties our fathers raised. Especially is this tine of apples, currants, and berries. In some States varieties were grown years ago that, unless a boy’s love for apples has deceived us, have not been excelled; but these ■ are few in number and limited in area. . In the newer States of-the Mississippi Valley new fruit adapted to the conditions of climate and soil had to be found. Many of the standard sorts could be grown with success, and new varieties were introduced. It goes without saying that the varieties have been improved wonderfully in the years of trial. He who clings to. the old sorts is making a serious mistake. In currants there is such an improvement that the old sorts and the new ones are like entirely different fruits. The improvement is not only in size but in bearing qualities and flavor of the berry. Currants are so cheap that no one should cling to the old sorts simply because he has them. The new ones should be set, and, when grown, take the place of the old ones. r Ais is also true of most of the berries. In the raspberries there is no comparison between the new and old' sorts. Theraismo reason why any one should not have all the fruit he wants in the garden, and in sufficient variety and quantity to last the season, through, and that of the best varieties raised.— Farmers' Budget.,

THE STOCK-RANCH.

Weaning Pigs. ' A swine-breeder says that in weaning pigs there is something more to be considered than simply taking them away from their mother. They should be weaned gradually, so as not to get any stunt or set back. To take pigs away before they have been taught to eat gives them a check for at least two weeks. Feeding them in a separate place to which they have access will accustom them to eating. Wann Water for Milch Coiri. The report for 1885 of the Professor of Agriculture at the Kansas State Agricultural College details some interesting experiments conducted at the College to determine the advantage of warm water for milch cows. From February 9 to 28, four cows were given on alternate days water from the well“and water heated to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the milk the evenings and mornings following each alternation in the water accepted„as indicating the effect of the change. Every day but one through the entire period covered by the experiment the warm water showed an increase in the flew of milk equal to 8.47 per cent, in the aggregate; and it is believed this does not represent the whole advantage, as the substitution of cold water every othdr day likely exercised some influence in decreasing the effect of the warm drink, and the flow on the days the cold water was given may have been somewhat accelerated from the warm drink the day before; so that really the difference should have been much greater than the figures indicate; The weather during the time the experiment was made was not severe, and it will be observed that the “cold water” was freshly-drawn well water, which must be several degrees warmer than that which cattle get from the streams and ponds. Under ordinary winter conditions the advantage, it is fair to suppose, would be much greater than here indicated. One bushel of bituminous coal consumed in an economical boiler will warm the water for twenty-five cows. But Prof. Shelton suggests that there is abundant woody fiber on every farm, in the shape of over-ripe and spoiled fodder —straw, cornstalks, and cobs —to sav nothing of recognized wood mate* rials, which can be utilized for the purpose. And it would seem better economy in pro-

viding water in cold weather to raise It to bldod heat outside the animal by the combustion of this waste material than to bum up good feed inside tbp animal for the same purpose. Beferriiig to the general advantages of warming the water the report says: That the loss to stock-owners from the use of water in a freezing condition in cold weather is very great is strongly suggested by the ordinary winter experiences of the barpyard. The picture of the herd of shivering cattle standing over the trough or partly frozen stream by the half hour, dreading the shock that the freezing water gives to the system, and after drinking shivering and shaking as if in an ague, is a familiar one to every Northern stockraiser. In striking contrast to this was the behavior of our cows after they had,learned the taste of warm water; they drank it greedily in full draughts, afterwards “stretching” themselves with evident comfort and satisfaction. Even the young sucking calves, which ordinarily took cold water with great reluctance if at all.rapidly acquired a taste for the warm drink, sipping it slyly at first, but soon taking it in full draughts. And in addition to the reasons advanced in the report, it may be observed that very many cattle will not drink in severe weather sufficient water to maintain a condition of sound-health. From the nature of their food and digestive system they require a good deal of water, and if they do not take it the organs become more or less impacted and perform their functions imperfectly, and there is a lack of thrift and improvement apparent even if a condition of illhealth is not reached. It is a much more important matter, we are satisfied, than most farmers suppose.— Breeders’ Gazette.

THE DAIRY.

Brewers' Grains. Objection is made to brewers’ grains by some dairymen that,they operate on cows much as beer does on human beings, stimulating them to an unnatural activity for a time, but at the expense of permanently weakening the animal. Dairy Cattle. A synopsis of three prize essays at the Minnesota Butter, Cheese, and Dairy Stock Convention, held at Bed Wing, will be found to contain the cream of what is to be known about dairy-stock handling, buttermaking, and the manufacture of cheese. In relation to dairy stock, Mr. W. K. Pullman, of Bed Wing, said two general methods were followed. One by those who buy their cows, feed them high for milk, and turn them off when fat. Another class follow mixed farming, raise their stock, and sell milk to the middleman or the cheese-factory. If we procure an Ayrshire bull, and breed to some of our best native cows, we shall probably have a grade that will be good milkers and easily fitted for beef. In regard to feeding a mixture of grasses was preferred. Red clover is apt to get too rank. Three things are requisite for a good pasture —a good supply of grass, pure water, and shade where the cow can chew the cud without fear of being molested by dogs or boys. In building the barn, seek a plan convenient for filling and for feeding the stock. Cleanliness from beginning to end is one of the essential requisites of successful dairying. It is very difficult to secure this when the cows are kept in the basement of the barn. If we draw from'the cow twenty pounds of milk daily at the temperature of 100 degrees, we must in some way furnish her with the, means of restoring the caloric to the system. In building a barn for a herd of thirty cows, I should advocate one 120 feet long and forty feet wide, instead of a building 150 feet long and thirty feet wide. Where barley and oats can be raised with little manual labor it is not wise to but much feed from the mill. When we have good fine hay it does mot pay to chop it. Breeding from immature stock has a tendency to degenerate the offspring. The heifer that drops her first calf when she is 2 years old should not be allowed to drop her next until she is 3 years and 6 months. For the first fifteen months after she has dropped her calf she should be carefully milked and well fed to develop her secretive organs. Then she may rest to strengthen her constitution. The feeding of heifers for the first years determines value. It is easy to spoil the best bred one by high feeding or rough treatment. Grass and roots, bulky food, that has a tendency to enlarge the intestines and strengthen the digestive organs, are . much better for heifers than rich, concentrated food. Any one who treats his heifers as mere machines will fail to develop their full capacities. To some extent we must treat them as companions and so handle them that they will not fear us. If we can keep the calf constantly growing, from birth to maturity, and never compel it to grow poor; if they never nurse, the natural instinct that binds a calf to its mother is in a measure transferred to the hands that feed it, as the cosset lamb often transfers its attachment from the sheep to the cow. It is easier to make pets of them and accustom them to being alone a family co’w. The comparative cost of making milk in ■ summer or winter is a matter that often becomes one of practical importance to the dairyman. When we can open the pasture gate, turn the cow - in to do her own mowing ’and return with her bag well filled at night, this is the cheapest time to make milk. The general impression among those who have had the best means’ of testing it is that a cow will give the most in the year when she drops her calf about the Ist of October, but it will cost more to keep up the flow of milk than it does -when she drops her ealf-<about the Ist of April, and gives a large quantity when the feed is good in the pasture, and but little in wintcr.—CVucaffo IHlmne.

THE ORCHARD.

Cheap Grapev Profitable. Ten to twenty years ago the prides of grapes were much higher than now, and those who intelligently cultivated them then made large with the'deefine in prices grape growers would be ruined, but such is not the fact. Profits are reduced, but even at low prices grapes pay better than most farm crops. Three to four tons of grapes per acre is no uncommon yield. At even three cents per pound this gives a very comfortable sum of money, besides paying for the labor, Traneplantihy Surgery Stock. T 7 The most successful nurserymen transplants twice those trees which are choicest or which they wish to put in orchards for their own use. The first transplanting is done while the trees are small, or a year before the second. - This check to the root causes the formation of a large 1 mass of feeding roots where they were cut off the year before. All trees in nursery rows get more or less root pruning by cultivation, and this is one reason why well-cared-for nursery stock is much more valuable for transplanting than trees of equal size or larger that hate grown in open ground. Lack of fibrous roots is one cause of the failure of so many young forest trees dug up in woods and transplanted. Pruning, When and Hour. The jobbing gardeners and others, who go about trimming (they often call it “thrumming”) grape vines, and fruit and ornamental trees, look so wise, and surround the matter with so much mystery.

that many ordinary people fear to undertake it As to the time of pruning—we refer to the removal of ripening wood—it may be dohe at any time between the fall of the leaf, and when the swelling of the buds indicates that new leaves are about to be produced. It is not advisable to prune in severe winter weather, as at that time the wood may crack and make a bad wound. Besides, that is a time when it is uncomfortable to do the work. The outfit for one whp would undertake to do his own pruning is; a sharp pruning knife, a pair of pruning shears, a pruning saw, i. e. a saw with a narrow blade, the teeth of which have a wide set. For branches not over two inches in diameter at the base, many prefer a broad, stout chisel to a saw. This , has a socket into which handles of various leughts can be inserted. The chisel is placed at the under side of the branch to be removed, and the end of the handle is struck upwards with a heavy mallet. All large wounds should be covered with some material to protect them from the weather. Shellac varnish is best for this purpose, but at the present price of alcohol, is too expensive. Melted grafting wax is the best substitute, and in the.absence of this, any thick paint may be used. To prune understaudingly, one must know something of the manner of growth of trees, etc. The most important is this: the growth next spring will proceed from the buds that were formed last season. — ~ American Agriculturist.

THE POULTRY YARD.

Comfort for Fowls. Do not compel domestic fowls to roost in trees. Aside from danger of being captured by owls and other enemies, the swaying of the branches upon which they are sitting will prevent them from getting rest, while in the severely cold weather, thus exposed, feet and combs are frozen and the bird is so benumbed as to make it impossible for it to be of much profit on the farm. Securely sheltered from wind and storm, and allowed to sit on a broad roost, feet are thus kept warm, refreshing rest is obtained and the fowl is much stronger, healthier and more profitable to its owner. Too Many Chicks for One Hen. No hen can raise chicks unless she can cover-them completely, and keep them very warm, and those who think it an economical method to take the chicks hatched by two hen and give them to one hen, will find put that it is a losing mode of doing business. It is better to give the chicks hatched by one hen to two hens, for then they will be well-cared for, and the loss less. We venture to claim, and are satisfied that we will be sustained, that if two hens (one having six chicks and the other ten chicks), with broods, be treated alike, the one with the smaller number will raise, (if not a larger number) at least a greater proportion of chicks to marketable age than the other. Poultry Soles. Cut cabbage leaves fine, and mix with your chicken feed. The best and most natural floor for a hen house is the bare earth. PouLTKYj to do well in close quarters, must be kept fr.ee from lice. Be sure to cut (he size of your flock dov«i to fit your accommodations. We know plenty of farmers and poultry-keepers who get no eggs in the winter simply because they keep a larger stock than they can care* for properly. There is no profit in it. The following, is a simple remedy for gapes: Feed the flock sparingly, keep a shallow dish with cracked corn in it, and over the corn pour a little turpentine. The fowls will go for the com, - not with particular relish, but they will soon lose the gapes. So far as experiment has gone the use of bromo-chloralum for roup has given more beneficial results than any other remedy. Dilute it with equal parts of water, and inject two drops in each nostril, twice a day, and four drops down the throat. Keep the bird in a dry, warm place, and feed on nourishing food. The medicine always gives the best results when the birds are kept warm. No sick bird will recover if exposed to cold.

THE HOUSEHOLD.

Decorated Perfumery Bottles. Very common bottles can be transformed into pretty ornaments for the dressing table with very little trouble or expense. This is just the kind of fancy work that little girls like to do, as it is really only dressing dolls. Cleanse the bottle thoroughly and have a new - cork fitted to it. Procure a little china head at the toy store, and fasten it upon the cork; the clopk or shawl is fastened around its neck ahd a little cap on its head. The skirt is sewed around the neck of the bottle, so that it conceals the whole of that. The cork can be readily drawn out by the head; The style of dress can be very elaborate or quite plain; it is pretty to have the dress correspond with the color of the covering Of the dressing-table on which the bottle is to stand. A black silk or satin suit made to imitate a gossamer, with an umbrella of black paper, is quaint looking. Paper Holder. On a piece of cream white satin ten and a half inches wide and sixteen inches long, work some design in outline, stitbh with black or colored silk, or, if preferred, paint or sketch something in ink. Take a piece of drilling\ thirty-two inches long and ten and a half ■ wide, and one of cream-white silesia the same size; the silesia is the lining, and the drilling the interlining, to give it subsistence. On the other side of the drilling lav the satin, and upon the lower half, which this does not cover, put silesia; manage the sewing together., so that the .stitching of the sides will not show; the ends do not matter so much. When the satin half joins the silesia turn the satin under a little and hem it down. At the top and bottom of the satin blind stitch on a band of velvet three aUda half inches, wide. It should be of some contrasting color and laid right on the satin, not above nor below it. Turn up all the strip below the velvet band and fasten it firmly to the front of the upper velvet, first finishing the ends neatly. This makes a case similar in shape to the newspaper holder. Pass a brass or wooden rod through the top, catch into place with ' stitches here and there, and fasten with n silk cord or ribbon from end to end by which to hang it up. s I>ecorations. Plain small moulded surfaces will usually look all the better for beTng in two tints of the same color. • ; " Parlor screens are introduced that are arranged to slide downwards ■ and so disappear from sight. ’ A plcliireaqtth'effect is induced by draping upper portion of portraits with Indian silk, with deep fringes. The low-backedchairj low-set and broad, and with back of heavily-carved hardwood, reaching but half-way to the shoulders of the sitter, has become a variety. It is to be remembered in selecting wall papers that light papers are much more intense on being hung, owing to reflection from the opposite wall, especially near tfce corners. Furniture supplies remarkable instances of changes of taste. Up to half a century ago antique furniture in England among the rich was relegated to the storehouses and the garret, and even now some tine examples are obtainable in the houses of the peasantry.

MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.

A Notable Banquet in Detroit—Entaining Speeches by P aminent Men. The Mention of Blaine’s Name the Signal for Enthusiastic Applause. [Detroit special.]' The second annual banquet of the Michigan Republican Club, Tuesday, at the Princess Rink, was all that the club could, desire. While tho failure of Mr. Blaine to attend was a great disappointment, there were not wanting, a number of eminent and enterprising political orators, whose speeches highly entertained the large assemblage. The Princess . Rink was elaborately and, beautifully decorated with flags, banners, and various designs. About 1,500 people sat down before as many covers, ami tho admirable arrangement of the tables permitted each diner to face the speakers, who occupied a high platform at one siuo of the hall. Back of the distinguished guests of the evening .arranged, amid a stirring display <>f Hags, and appropriately draped •with evergreen, large portraits in oil of Lincoln, Garfield, and Zach Chandler. Across the hall was u picture of Logan, with a figure representing Fame crowning him with a laurel. On the wall of the right gallery huug a likeness of Mr. Blaine, and John Sherman's countenance looked down from the loft. The gallery was filled with spectators, a largo number of ladies being present. Senator Palmer presided in bis usual felicitous manner, and made many happy hits during the evening. He made a touching allusion to the death of General Logan, who attended last year’s banquet, and the whole vast assemblage arose and drank in silence to the memory of that gallant soldier. Governor Luce delivered the address of welcome. In introducing .him Senator Palmer made a laughable hit about the Governor’s wellknown hobby. He alluded to Governor Luce as being like himself, a horny-handed son of toll, which provoked storjns of applause. “The difference between him and me," said Senator Palmer,“is that while he made his farm pay my farm made me pay." The [Governor's address hod the merit of brevity. After a song by tho glee club and music by the band C. A. Bouteilo, of Maine, was introduced to speak to the toast, “Washington, the Unionist; he believed in a strong Government as the best security against domestic or foreign foes.” Senator Palmer alluded to Mr. Boutelle as the intimate friend of Mr Blaine, and the storm of cheers which followed the mention Of Blaine’s name was deafening. After referring to the connection of Maine and Michigan Mr. Boutelle spoke of Washington’s belief in a strong Government, which is just what the Republican party gives. He appealed to the young men to stick to tho banner gloriously carried by Lincoln,. Garfield, Logan, Chandler, and Blaine, and under which Washington would have marched in support of good government. Quotations from Washington's messages were read to show his belief in preparation for the country’s defense and to the nourishment of homo industries. Readiness for war was considered necessary for tho preservation of peace. A protective tariff and pure ballot were advocated. Mr. Boutelle spoke at length of the difference in the size of the vote in Congressional districts in the North and South, calling it “an insult and a mockery of Republican institutions." The Democratic distribution of Congressional Committee Chairmanships was ridiculed as unfair to the interests involved. He wanted protection of all citizens of the country everywhere. People who sympathized with the down trodden Irish across the ocean should rise .against the outrages against citizens in the South. The speaker was willing to give his right arm for one year of the Republicanism of Zach Chandler, and at the ment.on of Chandler’s name a storm of applause responded. He closed with a review of the history of the Republican party, ending amid gryat applause. John S. Wise, of Virginia, followed Mr. Bouteilo. He was introduced by Senator Palmer us an ex-Confederate soldier, whose faulty education hud led him to light against the old tlpg, but whose recent personal sacrifices and labor for the Republican p.-irty had won for him an . honored place in the party counsels. Then the assemblage arose and amid tho wavin ' of handkerchiefs gsive the Virginian an enthusiastic welcome. Mr. Wise spoke on “Washington, the Virginian.” In Breaking of the progressive time in which we live Mr. Wise elicited a tremendous sensation by declaring that Abraham Lincoln was the greatest sage of this fientury, that Jefferson Davis talking treason amounted to-day to no more than an Italian organ-grinder playing Dixie, and that the South couldn t bo driven out of tho Union even if it weie tried. John P. Dolliver of lowa responded to the toast—“ Washington the:. Soldier. He considered Washington a great soldier because his cause Was gr. at and true. He was thankful no successor of Washington hud vetoed pension bills for the revolutionary war; that humiliation was left to a later time. Lincoln left the veterans as a heritage to the country. A comparison was made between President Lincoln’s care for tho soldiers and President Cleveland’s act,on in regard to pension bills. The veterans were passing away; he would not plead for gratuities, but simply voiced the public sentiment for justice to the soldier. In his opinion Cleveland’s action on the pension bills was a disgrace ,to his office. The veterans were not mendicants, but preferred creditors. Every Government bond should be repudiated before a single veteran should be denied his rights. He believed the defeat of 18JI was a providential rebuke to bring the party back to its duty. He ended with the expression of his belief in future success and with a greeting from lowa. Senator Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut was introduced and spoke of “Washington, the Revolutionist,’’ his theme being “home rule,” but not secession. In all things, he said, the United States was the equal of any nation, and con trolled all those things which tho States could not do for themselves in their own limits. He considered Government telegraph and railroads as fatal to the fundamental principles of the Government. It was proposed to consolidate all interstate and State interests within the NatfonaTGtrvefntHeiit, but the people were able to and should govern themselves. The Federal Government was absolute; every citizen entitled to vote, and the United States bound to protect him. The Government should never be deaf to the grievances of those who have’ been wronged; it is one of the Government’s greatest duties to see that every ballot is counted. He said it was the duty of every citizen to be a politician in the highest meaning .of the word, and discharge his duty thoroughly and faithfully. > Parties were necessary, one progressive and one glower, and he called attention to the history bi the past twenty-five years to show which was tho party of the future. "Test the parties," Baid he, “by their opinions, by their treatment of the veterans of the rebellion, by their desire for defense of the Government, and you will be able to tell which is tho best party.” After three cheers for the speakers the club dispersed to tfip tune of “Auld Lang Syne.” Letters of regret were received from Senators John Sherman, George F. Edmunds, H. L. M. Evarts, D. M, Sabin, Benjamin Harrison, W. J, Sewell, John, P. Jones, Charles F. Manderson, O. H. Platt. Jonathan G. "Chaco, J. N. Doljfti, Leland Stanford, A. I’. Williams. George F. Hoar. O. D. Conger; Congressmen Thomas J. Henderson, E. S. Osborne. Jacob Romois, Byron M. Cutcheon, John R. Buck, W. W. Brown, George E, Adams, A. A. Rannirv, E. H. Conger, R. W. Dunham, A. J. Holmes, D. R. James, L. E. McComas, J. B. Everhart, J. U. Burrows, C. C. Comstock, C. S. Baker, Benjamin Butterworth, William McKinley, Governor George D. Robinson of Massachusetts, Governor Joseph R. Bodiyell of Maine, Governor E. J., Ormsbee of Vermont, Moody Curier of New Hampshire. Governor Lounsbury of Connecticut, Governor James A. Beaver of Pennsylvania, Governor R. J. Oglesby of Illinois, Hehry H. Bingham, Horace Rubles, J. M. Requa, E. O. Eshoiby, Cyrus w. Field, ex-Secretury Robert T." Lincoln, Whitelaw Reid, Murat Halstead, Andrew Shuman, and many others. A famous dog-trainer educates his dogs by Simply talking to them. He uses neither sugar ndr'jylrip, but. tries to make the dog understand what he is to do. He then performs the trick himself, and the dogs follow and imitate him. A doctor in St. Louis explains the necessity for having two ears by the fact that sound is always heard more distinctly by one ear than the other, and in this wav it is located. A man. with but one ear can hear just as well as a man with two, but he cannot locate sound. Thk greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering trade.—. Emerson. ——— ■ t ' There is but one university in life, and that is where the heart is educated.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

I -—Patents have been issued to the following Imlianians: John C. Ballew, Evansville, apparatus for removing gum from saws; Thomas W. Burt, Lafayette, twine cutters; Abraham D, Denebein, Evansville, cork-fastener; Francis M. Huff and J. Taylor, Warren,flouranclmealchest; James A. Biff, Indianapolis, pocket-book; Granville L. Keesling, Onward, adjustable and reversible fence machine; Thomas J. Lindsay, Lafayette, planter; Jacob Maish, Warsaw, shaft supporter; Jas. A Minnick, Elwood, fence machine; James C. Stewart, Lebanon, school building; Calvin T. Udell, Indianapolis, clothes rack; Elizabeth Wilson, Kokomo, dust deflector. —The twelfth annual session of the Knights of Honor, held nt Indianapolis, elected the following officers: Grand Dictator, J. W. Wortman, Evansville; Vice Grand Dictator, H. S, Lane, Vincennes; Assistant Dictator, Jesse Cook, Westfield; Grand Guide, Shelby Sexton, North Manchester; Grand Guardian, A. J. Sargent, Rushville; Grand Sentinel, E. H. Carpenter; Grand Reporter, J. W. Jacobs, Jeffersonville; Grand Treasurer, W. B. Godfrey, Evansville; Trustee, D. Robinson, North Vernon; Representative to Supreme Lodge, A. W. Conduitt, Indianapolis; Medical Examiner, J. A. Swatzel, Vincennes. —The stockholders of the Seymour District Fair Association held a meeting for the purpose of electing a new Board of Directors. The old Board having so ably discharged their duties last fall were, on motion, re-elected. Lynn Faulkconer, Treasurer, submitted his report, showing the amount of receipts and disbursements to date—receipts, $3,7G9.21; disbursements, §3,202.93; balance on hand, ?5G6.28. This is decidedly creditable for the first fair held. The next fair of the association will be held from Tuesday, October 4, to Saturday, tho 8(h, 1887, and will be a more pronounced success than the first one. —A. course of lectures has been arranged for at De Pauw University, to run during the remainder of the college year, which will be of very general interest and of great scientific value. The subjects announced cover a very wide range of topics, and they will be treated by such wellknown men as President Mendenhall, of Rose Polytechnic, at Terre Haute; Professor Coulter, of Wabash College; President Jordan, of the State University, and Professors DeMotte, Baker, Jenkins and John, of De Pauw. The course is practically free, voluntary contributions covering the expenses. —Thomas Hobbs, one of the most brutal murderers that ever diagraced this State, was sentenced, in the Perry Circuit Court, to the Penitentiary for life. On the 31st of July, 1886, Hobbs and his son hid in a fence-corner near Bird’s-eye, Dubois County, for the. purpose of shooting a man named Daniel Weller, with whom he had previously had a difficulty. Weller, his two daughters, and a man named Foultz, were returning from a picnic, when they were fired upon by the Hobbses. The two men were killed, and the murderers escaped. Afterwards they were arrested in Missouri. —The Spiceland Natural-gas Company has been organized by twenty citizens of that place, with a capital stock of $15,000, $2,000 of which is in bank ready for immediate use. The officers for the present year are: President, W. W. Wilson; Secretary, 0. H. Nixon; Treasurer, Albert Hodson. These, with John W. Payne, Henry W. Charles, L. E. Cloud and T. K. Millikan, form the Board of Directors. The company is ready to receive bids to sink a well, and propose to sink the well in a short time. —Mrs. Jerome Funston was accidentally shot by her husband, a prominent farmer, residing near Poseyville. Mr. Funston had a gun in his hand, with the * intention of firing at a number of wild ducks. The gun was accidentally discharged, the contents striking the lady ip the fleshy part of her breast, tearing away one nipple, and in its fall breaking one jaw. She is ixt present unconscious, and the attending physicians have no hopes of her recovery. The young husband is almost frantic with grief. —Calvin Matthews, of Morgan County, has received a letter informing him that he is heir to a large estate in England. The estate will probably ainount to several million dollars. Mr. Matthews is considerably: worked up over the matter, and will make immediate preparations to go to Eng-> land and identify himself. . —Rev. J. R. Powell has resigned the Baptist pastorate at Vevay, tp take effect the last of April, and that church has extended a call to Rev. C. G. Skillman, of the Madison Baptist Church. Mr. Skillman, however, has no idea of leaving Madison. ' . —Mrs. Ruth Hawkins, the oldest person in Washington, died recently of catarrhalbronchitis. She was 94 years of age on the 7th January. She was a native of Harrison County. Kentucky, and the widow of Benjami* F; Hawkjns. —Frank Thompson, of Greenfield, a young man, in attempting to alight from a moving freight train, was thrown under the wheels and horribly mangled. One leg was cut off, and it is thought the other will have to be amputated, —William Cullmer,' the telegraph operator at Bushrod, while stepping from a train, stepped on a piece of coal, which turned, and throwing his leg under the trucks, crushed it so badly that amputation was necessary. * playing base-ball at Bunker Hill, Master Paul Robbing accidentally hit Eddie Derek on the head with a large rock, knocking young Derek senseless. The injury is serious, but will not prove fatal. —An attempt was made to wreck a train on the Indiana and Illinois. Southern Railnear Linton, Green County. Obstructions were piled on the track, but the train was stopped before serious damage was done. —George Cheeseman, an old citizen of Noblesville, was found dead in his dboryard recently. He had been in good health, and the cause of his death ia nnknown, bnt supposed to be heart trouble. —A Louisville company, with §50,000 capital, has been organized to bora for gas in the southern part of Harrison County.

The Greatest Gift He Ever Made.

It has been stated in some of our exchange* that Mr, H. H. Warner, of Rochester, N. Y., in the last eight years, has, through hie devotion to science, built an astronomical observatory at an estimated value of #IOO,OOO, and given between #4,(XX) and #5,000 in pr.zas for aetro- • nomical discovery. This is all very well, if Mr. Warner seeks to divert his energies in this channel But from all we cau hear among the people, if he never gave anything to the world except, his great renvdy, Warner’s safe cure, formerly known as Warner’s safe kidney and liver cure, he would be conferring the most practical and far-reaching benefit that it is in the power of any one man to give the public. It is now conceded that he has the only specific for k duoy disease and uric acid in tho blood, and medical authorities of candor agree that if the blood is freed from uric acid by that great remedy, ahd the kidneys are kept in health, over ninety per cent 6f human diseases disappears. The manufacturers evidently know, and if they do not, we would like to tell them, of the unanimity of public sentiment in favor of their great remedy; indeed, they seem to realize thi<, when they say: “If you do not believe the statements we make, ask your friends and neighbors, what they think of Warner’* safe euro.” Hneh evidence of confidence in the established character and worth of their preparation is unprecedented. Unless they know it has merit, and will do precisely what they state, they would not dare give such ad- ~ vice to tho public. Such confidence ought to bo.infectious. '■ : i “Love is a beautiful blossom,” affirms a line from a rejected contribution. Sort of a passion flower, we suppose.

Interesting Reading.

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Envied by Her Sex,

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®(CapcinE)O|| ~ mouWfcTER Highest Award* of Medal* in Europe and America. The neatest, quickest, safest and moat powerful remedy known tor Rhoumatism.Pieurity.Neuralgia,Lumbago, Backache, Weakness, colds in the chest, and all aches and pains. Indorsed by 5,000 Physicians and Druggists of the highest repute. Benson’s Plaster* promptly relieve and cure where other plasters and greasy salves, liniments and lotions, are absolutely useless. Beware of imitations under similar sounding names, such as "Capsicum,” “Capucin,” “Capsicine, as they are utterly worthless and intended to deceive. Ask fob Benson’s and take no others. All druggists SEABUKY A JOHNSON, Proprietors, New York. MENTION THIS PAPER wan wsmse To asvsenusa. CU RESWHEREALI ELSUAILS. 3 MH Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use gS in time. Sold by druggists. I ■ Hatnesvtli.i:, N. J., I » ■B October 15, 1885. f Bn wi EL T. Hazeltlnk, | mi Warren, Pa. RS gM Dear Sir: I was taken with a very I severe cold last Spring, ■ M and tried every cure we ® 9 had in the store, and could ■ I get no help. || I had our village doctor prescribe for me, but kept I getting worse. I saw anH other physician from Port I Jervis, N. Y., and he told H me he used Piso’s Cure H w for Consumption in his H practice. . ~j I bought a bottle, and I before I bad taken all of ■ iy it there was a change for gjS the better. Then I got my H employer to order a quan- I . 8 tity of the medicine and keep it in stock. I took ■ ■ one more bottle, and my M Cough was cured. H M Respectfully, M Frank McKelvt. Cy. H Beet Cough Byrup. Taste* good. Use Q ■itML ONEY MADE tn Go*ebi« Stocks. ble information furnished. C. G. COX <t CO., ISA Ne w Insurance Building MflwwsgaJwliu l*ltu**aiOl f lHEDßl<f.>h.,>«M<u.l.«»k iiT nII Til’d v •*•»*■ ••••»< w*ri»««wri»rfuw. ” Hrn , to < Wml> ritrU ,. MENTION THU PAPE* wwae watnsa <• asvasmaan '' 1 .