Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1894 — Page 6

TOPICS OF THESE TIMES.

ANARCHY. The recent atrocious acts of Anarchists in Spain and France are known tn all reading people, That a human being of apparently average intelligence could commit such , wanton acts of cruelty as to throw’ and explode a dynamite bomb into the midst of a theater filled with happy, unoffending and unsuspecting people, whose only thought was of the pleasure of the hour, seems incredible. That a handsome- and rational man would endanger his awn life and liberty that he might Inflict injury in a similar manner upon a large number of legislators and innocent spectators, and glory in bis act, for no reason save his own fiendish malice, is equally surprising. But that these men are but representatives of a class of people who openly avow undying enmity to the human race and all existing governments, and conditions of peace, prosperity and happiness passes the bounds of human reason and verges upon the outskirts of Satan’s own domain. The lot of the eommon people in many European countries is doubtless hard, but that their condition can be in any degree bettered by an indiscriminate assault upon the presumably guilty authorities and the clearly Innocent pleasure seekers and chance spectators passing by is not apparent. Worse than this, we have this “same breed of dogs” at large in this free and enlightened country, 'where the condition of the common people is better than in any country on the face of the globe. Yet these red-mouthed villains would destroy every vestige of our government, heedless alike of their own welfare and of the lives and property of all mankind. They "make-war upon existing conditions, no matter what they arc, good or bad. It is not creditable to the progress of the age that these men have been allowed so much liberty as to make the horrible outrages they have already committed a possibility. By their own avowal they place themselves beyond the pale of humanity, and the only proper treatment for them is such as would be dealt out to the denizens of an African jungle, were they suddenly turned loose in the haunts of men. It is believed that these recent outrages will have the effect of bringing about concerted action against Anarchists, by all the powers of Europe, and that such action will also lesson the chances of a general European war. England, so long an asylum for all the malcontents of Europe, it is thought, will no longer permit the unquestioned sojourn of such characters within her borders. The effect of all this will be to drive these enemies of society to our shores. What will we do with them? THE STEHLIN CASE, Temperance agitators in this State are considerably elated over a recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Mary E. Haggart et al. vs. John H. Stehlin et ah Ordinarily Supreme Court decisions are very dry reading, and the average man after reading the legal verbiage in which they are generally hidden catches his breath and wonders “where he is at.” This decision is not of this class, however, being sufficiently clear and pointed for the comprehension of all. The original case sprang from the establishment of a vpry disreputable appearing saloon by John H. Stehlin on a lot immediately adjoining the elegant residenceof Mrs. Haggart on College avenue, in the city of Indianapolis—this being one of the most desirable residence districts in the capital. There is no other saloon nearer than seven squares, and the people in. the neighborhood were naturally indignant, having purchased and improved their lots with the expectation of being free from the annoyance, to say nothing of the demoralizing tendencies of saloons. After Stehlin had obtained his license, over the almost unanimous protest of the people in the neighborhood of his place, suit was brought by Mrs. Haggart and others. The damagers were apparent to all conversant with the situation. and the case was suffered to go bydefaulton the part of the plaintiffs in the'Marion Circuit in order that an appeal might be taken to the Supreme Court. The decision rendered holds that the license law is constitutional; that a nuisance may be both public and private, but that an individual may in such cases be damaged more than the public and can maintain an action for the abatement of the nuisance. Where a saloon is maintained within ten feet of a dwelling house in a quiet neighborhood, thereby reducing the rental or selling value of property, the owner of such dwelling may enjoin the saloon keeper and his landlord. A license is no defense to such action. Temperance workers regard the decision as a great victory, not only in this particular case, but because it

applies to similar cases throughout the State. It gives protection to residence districts in ill large towns and will have tr.e effect of driving the saloon business into certain prescribed districts, The reversal of ly sends the case back to the Judge with the law. and it will now be his duty to assess the damages. This is one case, at least, where law and justice seem to have joined hands to the satisfaction of almost every one, except, possibly, the unfortanate Stehlin, who will probably have to seek for fairer fields and" pastures THE F. F. V. The F. F. V. seem to have “lost their grip” upon the offices in the grand old commonwealth. “The Mother of Presidents” in by gone days gave to the country her most distinguished sons, and the pages of history are resonant with the names of a Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Lee. True, when the great struggle for human freedom, and the perpetuity of the institutions that these illustrious patriots bequeathed to their descendants came, many degenerate and unworthy sons of noble sires joined hands with the ignoble vandals that dared to trample in the dust the flag that sheltered them in youth and madly fought to destroy the temple bought with blood and tears. Yet when the tempest past and the blessed calm of an enduring peace had settled upon the smiling vales and hazy heights of their storied State, those illstarred sons with noble names and famous lineage came to the front again and served the Old Dominion loyally and well. The F. F. V. we all have heard about, and many of' us have known their merits and peculiarities. They were as near an established aristocracy as this country has ever produced, and all in all, though often misguided, they were a class to be proud of. Viewed from this standpoint, many wilTregret, and some rejoice, that Ex-Governor Lee —who depended on the historic name and heroic fame of his noble house —on “Light-horse Harry" and the fallen chieftain of Appomattox — to give him the office of United States Senator without any special effort on his part has been beaten by plain Mr. Martin, a man of the common people. Gen. Lee would have been a notable figure in the National but Northern people of all parties will have little sympathy with the abuse heaped upon Mr. Martin by Virginia Democrats whose only offense seems to have been his success, by the usual tactics, in defeating one of the “anointed" and “getting there” in good shape in spite of his plebeian antecedents. THE OYSTER. The future of the oyster is viewed with more or less apprehension. Dwellers on' our eastern seaboard enjoy a monopoly of the trade, but many causes have occurred to lessen their profits of late years. Gov. McKinney, of Virginia, has attracted the interest of the coast region of his State by recommending that the oyster lands be rented to all comers, resident or non-resident. Under the present statutes a residence of twelve months is necessary, after which during nine months of the year, oysters may be taken without payment,from natural beds. Since 1879 the use of the dredge has been prohibited on natural beds, and its use on private oyster beds has been watched with jealousy by dwellers on the coast. The Governor takes the gronnd that oyster beds are, or should be, the property of the State, and that the expense of protecting the oyster beds has much of the time exceeded the rentals received from parties operating private beds. He estimates that there are 650,000 acres of land in Virginia's part of Chesapeake Bay suitable for oyster planting,besides 150,000 acres of “natural rock,” all of which, he thinks, should produce a revenue of $1 per acre for the State treasury. The question is not a new one in the Old Dominion. The comparatively . sparse population along the coast have always regarded the oyster beds as peculiarly their own, and and have always resisted the proposition to treat them as the property of the whole people. The oyster navy of Virginia is in need of new vessels and an increased force of police in order to guard against encroachments from citizens of Maryland, and this will also call for an increased expenditure. It has been hard for the present force to protect private oyster beds in this region, and if the proposed measure of renting the privileges shall become a law the navy will of necessity have to be largely increased, to protect the rights that may be granted and guaranteed by State authority. In no part of the world are so many mushrooms raised for the market as in the vicinity of Paris, where they are cultivated in the long sub terraoean quarries which produce the stone of which the better houses in Paris are built, and probably nowhere else is so much, skill and intelligence.,shown in the management of the mushroom beds.

FARMS AND FARMERS.

. - V ' ■ ' ■ - ' • ' _• • -tttni Taxation. During the recent debate in the House of Representatives upon the Niles tax bill, it was clearly demonstrated that a wide difference of opinion existed among the members as to the proportion of local taxes paid by the farmers of the State. Mr. Niles, the author of the bill, took the position that agricultural capital invested in farms was taxed to a point far beyond that of other interests, and especially beyond that of personal and corporate property and real estate. A large proportion of this difference in opinions in estimates is no doubt due to the difference in the manner in which the matter of taxation is investigated, and largely due to the uneven application of the same revenue law. Thus, for instance, it was shown that while cows were valued for taxable purposes in the eastern counties of our State from S2O to 125 each, in Cameron county they are valued at but $4 each. As a natural sequence to this irregular mode of assessing, we find that some counties have an aggregate tax rate of 60 mills on the dollar, while others run as low as 6.5 mills, the difference being largely due to the fact that in the former real estate in the form of farms is valued or assessed' at about onefourth of its real value, while in the latter class it is assessed at about its real or actual selling value. From this and other facts which might be named, ft is evident that assessed values are not safe as a basis upon which to calculate the rates of taxation, and that nothing but the real or actual value can be safely taken for this purpose. In some counties in the State it will be found that the assessments upon the same class of property are very uneven and irregular. Thus in some counties it has been found that while the nominal assessment was upoa the basis of one-half of the actual value, yet the farms of non-residents were, in many cases, assessed at more thanthev were worth in the market, presumably upon the principle that the non-resident would not appear before the appeal board and demand a reduction to the average basis. Preserving Milk. There are many ways of preserving milk so as to keep it sweet, but one of the most satisfactory is that which is at present practiced at an establishment in Texas. The milk, fresh from the cow, is subjected to a boiling heat, and after all the air has been expelled from it the cans are hermetically sealed. When the process was first invented, about fifteen years ago, several dozen bottles were sealed up. Every year some of these were opened, and after fifteen years' keeping the milk has, in every case, been found perfectly fresh. t Eradicating Wild Mustard. E. C. H. S., of Schoharie, N, Y.. sends to the Country Gentleman the following plan for killing out that fearful nuisance, wild mustard: The only successful way is to summerfallow the land by plowing eprly in the spring, and cultivate and plow thoroughly several times during the spring, summer, and fall. Then sow to wheat or rye and seed the land. Always remember to sow clean grain, and be careful in thrashing not to let mustard seed get in the manure pile, to be hauled but to the land again. Some practice this mode of sowing spring grain on land foul with mustard. Plow the land quite early, harrow it down and let it lay until the mustard has sprouted and grown half an inch; then harrow and sow the land with clean spring grain, and in that way you will kill all the mustard on on the surface and it will come but a little; but that does not clean the land; it should .be donauasL first stated-summer-fallowed. Another plan where spring grain is sown is to go over the field with a scythe hung well out for a wide swath so as to cut all the mustard plants while they are in bloom and before the grain heads. Feeding Pig". A correspondent makes some practical suggestions in the Prairie Farmer in regard to feeding pigs. One of the most important items in the management of young pigs, is to feed so that a regular growth from birth to maturity can be secured. It will not answer in trying

G. A. R. MEMORIAL HALL, VALPARAISO, IND.

to secure the best results to start during the earlier stages of growth with the expectations of making up later by cramming. Letting a pig look out for itselj until reasonably well matured, and then forcing tho f<wp n g when fattening may show rather an increased gain while in full feed, but the animal when ready for market will have cost more than if better feeding and a thrifty growth had been maintained from the start. It is rarely best, and especially so when the pigs are in good pasturage, to feed all' that they will eat—at least, while they are gt jwing; but their conditions should always determine the amount of their ration, and this should always be such that a short time on full feed will proper iy finish for market. Quick maturity is essential in profitable pig raising for market, and this imolies good feed and care from the start. Feed liberally, regularly, and with a sufficient variety to keep with a good appetite. A pig needs to be kept on full feeding more nearly than any other raised for meat, as not only is a better profit realized, but the quality of the meat is better than when it is allowed to make a slow growth. At this season especially, it ds quite an item to push the growth as rapidly as possible early in the fall. With hogs especially it is the best time to secure a good growth at a low cost, and it is also one of the very best seasons to fatten rapidly, and this can only be done to the best advantage by good feed and good care. Of course, it is quite an item to secure the best gain at the lowest cost and every advantage in feeding should be taken, but this should never be done at the expense of the growth or thrift of the stock. Keeping Butter. An Australian recipe for keeping butter is as follows: “Take finely crushed sugar and salt in the proportion of two unces of sugar to four ounces of salt, and work this well into the butter. When this is done pack the butter into jars, pressing it well to prevent air spaces being left; sprinkle some of the sugar and salt on the top and then tie tightly down. Sugar with salt will go farther than salt alone and does not make the butter so salty. Two ounces “of sugar and four ounces of salt are enough for twelve pounds of butter. When the butter is required for use it must be taken from the jar and washed; it will be found that less washing is required than when salt is used by itself. Another plan is to wrap the butter (in pounds or half pounds) in fine muslin and place these packages in a vessl containing a strong brine, securing them by a board weighted with a few stones. This is a very quick and useful way, as smffll quantities of butter can be potted at a time, and small quantities removed from the vessel as required.

The Queen’S Bonnet.

The Duchess of Bedford recently told a girls’ needlework society in Mile End, England, that the bonnet which the Queen were at the jubilee service was practically made by the Princess of Wales. “It was sent home,” said the Duchess, “looking heavy and ugly. Nobody dared return it to the milliner without the Queen's orders, and nobody liked to ask her Majesty for such instructions. So the ladies in waiting showed it to the Princess of Wales, knowing ho w clever she is in all such matters, and her Royal Highnesss with her own hands altered it and twisted it till it became the extremely becoming and tasteful headdress which we all admired on that memorable occasion. Everybody who saw it thought that the Queen had never had a prettier bonnet, but how it came to be sc pretty is news of to-day.

G. A. R. MEMORIAL HALL.

Porter County’s Magnificent Tribute —to Her Fallen Heroes. Valparaiso and Porter county claim the honor of erecting the first memorial hall in the State of Indiana to the memory of Porter county volunteer soldiers and sailors and their services for freedom. The grand structure stands as a perpetual and lasting tribute. To Chaplain Brown Post, No. 106 G. A. R., assisted by the ever willing Woman’s Relief Corps and Valparaiso’s generous cit izens, this monument, casting 115 000, is due. This beautiiul structure was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on the evening of Nov. 26.

MAN IN THE YEAR MILLION

Look at the Picture Below and See What the Human Race Is Coming To. . New York World. — : ;< .. ..... .

•K OMEBODYin the Mall Budget l iaa et his fancy take wings in the contemplation of ' th® ti me all of the 65,000,000 . people in these United States will

be anything but humanity. This romancer’s theme is “The Man of the Year Million." In his introductions this writer says: “Accomplished literature is all very well in its way, but much more fascinating to the contemplative man are the books that have not been written. These latter are no trouble to hold; there are no pages to turn over. One can read them in bed on sleepless nights without a candle.” One of the unwritten volumes is a big book by Professor Holzhopf, of the University of Weissnichtwo, on “The Necessary Charters of the Man of the Remote Future, Deduced from the exisiting Stream of Tendency.” Just as the bird is the creature of the wing, and is moulded and modified for flying, so man is a creature of brain, and must live by that and not by strength. Naturally, then, that which is animal in him must gradually disappear, as* civilization, more and more, becomes a fixed habit. He doesn’t need big muscles to get a living; nor big jaws to seize his food and crush it. His jaws get smaller, his teeth and hair are soon lost; trains and trolley cars render speed unnecessary. Wit not strength is what he needs. Hence the legs will shrink up and the head swell. . Science gives him the knife and fork. There is no reason why it should not masticate and insalivate his food. Does it not now digest it with all the pepsin compounds? Teeth will disappear.

MAN IN THE YEAR MILLION.

The eyebrow used to be a buffer to protect the eye from savage blows. Once exterminate foot-ball and the ridge of bone over the eye will go the way of the hair on the pate. In some of the most highly developed crustaceans the whole alimentary canal has been solidified into a useless cord, because the animal is nourished by the food in which it swims. The man of the year 1,000,000 will pot be bothered bv servants handing him things on a plate which he will chew and swallow and digest. He will bathe in an amber liquid which will be pure food, no waste matter, assimulated through the pores of the skin. The mouth will shrink to a rosebud thing; the teeth will disappear; the nose will disappear—it is not nearly as big now as it was in the savage days—the ears will go away. They are already folded up from what they were, and only a little tip fast vanishing remains to show that ages ago they were long pointed things which bent forward and backward to catch the sound of approaching enemies. But the hands grow, for they are exponents of the brain, and the great, soulful eyes. Prof. Hoizkhopf goes on to that gloomy time when all animal life shall have been superseded by mechanical contrivances, on to the time when the earth cools and the human tadpoles burrow in the earth for warmth. But the year million is far enough aw iy, isn’t it?

William’s Little Plan.

Chicago Record. “I don’t want to injure no man's business,” said Wandering Wil iam, as he entered the barroom and leaned gracefully against the rail, “but I do think that there ought to be an investigation as to the true character of the ingredients used in making alcoholic liquors. I fear that there’s adulterants being used. If that is so some one should let the public know to protect them in the one case or to render them free, from fear of harm in the other. Now,” he continued, pulling a flat flask out of his pocket, “for these reasons I shall be willing to accept from you a small sample of your best goods for the purpose Of subjecting it ,to analysis and ” “They’s ashes on the doorstep,” said the bartender, kindly, as he finished the ejection, “but look out that you don’t slip on the walk/'

Willing to Work.

Denver Republican. The people of Manitou were entertained to-day by the spectacle of a man carrying a stone aroynd a triangular track, letting it drop, and shouldering it again at every turn. The performer was a man who lias a reputation for a disinclination to la,bor, and the incident was the outcome of a wail he was making about the hard times and his inability to get work. A citizen told him he would not work if he got n chance, and offered him 50 cents an hour as Hong as he would carry the stdhe.. To the surprise of all *he accepted the offer, anti held out for five hours 'A- liujgeerowd gathered to watch the performance. ...

THE FAIR SEX.

CHINA DECORATIONS. An attractive design is carried out in greens, with pale yellow for the flowers, and the scalloped border in ' duck green, to which a little mixing yellow may be added to make the color warmer. Use the same at the base of the cup and around the center of the saucer.

On the broad, curving leaves use moss green, becoming paler at the tips. Line off the markings on the leaves with duck green. For the dotted work on the cup and saucer use moss green, leaving the white of the china for background. Use moss green for the same color and a tittle duck green added to deepen it. For the flowers use jonquil yellow, putting one on a pale wash. Line the markings with the outline color used on the stems. Use duck green for the border lines and handle of the cup. To secure a deep color put the green on in two washes. Allow the first to thoroughly dry before adding the seconds --These directions and designs were given recently by the Art Interchange. At Worth’s famous dress-making establishment the weekly average of work turned out is 200 gowns and 150 cloaks. Usually a week is required to make a dress, but it can be accomplished in a day if necessary. The numerous fitting rooms are designated each by the color or tint of its furnishings. The hereditary throat trouble that is fast reducing the Princess of Wales to the stone-deaf condition of her mother, the Queen of Denmark, has also made its appearance in the third generation. The Princess Maud of Wales has a tendency to weakness of the throat, which, it is feared, will impair her hearing also. Queen Victoria has a unique collection of political papers which is preserved in the private library at Buckingham Palace. THE BANG CALLED IN. One of the most noticeable changes in fashion this season is that which affects the dressing of the hair. The “fringe” has been gradually giving place to softly waved bandeaux, and the bandeaux are creeping graaj ually lower down, until the return seems imminent to the puffed and waved bandeaux to be seen in the portraits of Jenny Lind taken along in the 'sos. To voung and delicate faces the style has an agreeable piquancy and quaintness, but to

women past their first youth or with strong coarse features the bang has a softeing effect much to be desired. Another style now gaining favor, and one becoming to round faces with low foreheads, is that of turning the hair back from the forehead loosely in a twist that is lost in the light coils and puffs arranged in the middle of the forehead. In this style of coiffure the front hair is parted off on either side and twisted in the old fashioned way into two rolls. • —— • In 1789 a London journal announced the marriage of Sir Thomas Leigh to Miss Wade, and added: “She is the.daughter of Mr. Wade, the medical man, who cured Sir Thomas'of a mortification in his toes. A New York woman in her bill for divorce alleges that her husband won $4,000 playing poker one night, and gave her only $lO of it. \ Princess Beatrice is said to be an amateur actress of exceptional ability. The most noted shot among English women is Lady Eva Quin, wife <>f Capt- Wyndham, heir presumptive ti the Earl of Dunraven. She has killed six full-grown tigers from the frail shelter of a howdah. The Duchess of Cleveland is so enthusiastic a botanist that she has gone to South Africa to add new specimens to her already fine collection of trees and plants.