Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1895 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY : —— TOLD. Magnificent Apple Orchard Reproduced from the Fruit Peel—Great Data age Done by Marsh Ftrea Strange Cause of Injury. - A Succeaeful Experiment. Fruit-growers over the State will probably be interested in noting the results of • an experiment tried on Mobtgomerj County by Tyre G. Whittingten, Mr. Whittington resides near Waveland-TOTTSTr" one of the first farms settled in Chat tion. I 'pon tins Tam for manvveapt was a magnificent orchard, which tradition purported had its origin in the kindly work of the historical “Johnny Appleseed,” of many years ago. The apples were splendid fruit, and their like was not borne more modern trees of nursery reg-/ dstry Several years ago, before tiie last few of the trees of this old orchard passed lawny, Mr. Whittingten gathered, jrttaie of the best fruit and planted (he seed. Ho carefully trained the tender sprouts, and when of the proper trraeTie.replanted a large orchard. As the trees were seedlings, his work wtm ridiculed by many, but Sir. Whittingten 'maintained that all the fine o/ehnrds of early Indiana had a similar genesis, and that his would be a ouccess. This year has demonstrated that he wns eminently correct. The young orchard bore plentifully, and the fruit is of a quality unsurpassed. The apples fire large, perfect and of splendid flavor. There are many varieties and most of them different from any known there before. Mr. Whittingten states that the l-rojBS-pollenization has brought out new varieties in his orchard. Those who have used only grafted trees are greatly struck _ by the success of Mr. Whittington’s seedlings.

A New Rending: Circle. , The growing abundance of literature is making it mrtre and more difficult'to select and to read with profit. Long ago admirable reading courses were devised which served a double purpose—subjects and books were selected after a true educational nian and studies were helpfully directed. Often these courses jvgrejong and expensive, preventing leisure and means for reading from.-K' eepting their good offices. Nearly two years ago a company of literary people devised the Bay View Reading L’ircle, to serve where the others had failed, and its short and low-priced course has become very popular. This year the circle makes a specialty of England and astronomy. The course requires an average of less than half an hour daily, and the books, which may be bought anywhere, cost but $3. It is possible for every place to have a circle. Descriptive circulars of the .course and telling how To organize can always be procured from the central office, which is located at Flint, Mich. Bingular Explosion of Cider. J. V. Ayer, secretary of the Brazil Brick and Pipe Company, and one of the most prominent citizens of the city, was seriously injured in a singular manner. He had bought some cider and put it In a tin can. The family drank of it, and : it made them all sick. He went out to examine the eideri’aiid field a lighted match over the hole in the can, when it suddenly exploded with a loud noise. He ivas badly burned about the head and face, and it is feared that his eyes were destroyed. It is believed, however, he will recover his sight.

Marsh Fires Again Raging. Marsh-fires have again broken out in the Kankakee regions, and are raging with unrelenting fury. . A dispatch says that the tire moved to the southeast at a rapid rate, burning over five acres of ground on an average every hour. Horses, wagons anil presses and buildings have been cremated. Until this fresh outbreak the fire Was thought to have been cheeked and that there would be no further destruction of property. All Over the State. Rollin Stibbins, of Kokomo, is dead, the result of a fall from a row. , William Colvin, of Jefferson County, has been sentenced to live years" imprisonment fpr horse stealing. His accomplice', Donohue, was convicted last spring. The public sahools have closed at Williamsport because of diphtheria, and religious services in the churches are forbidden. The suit brought against the Treasurer of the Richmond School Board by the Attorney General for a return to th# Stalo of the s.urplus school of 18*J3 has been decided bj- Judge Comstock in favor of the Attorney General. About 810,000 is involved. Henry Cook, 55 years old, a farm* r. living north of La Porte, committed suicide by hanging himself, Cooke was heady in debt, and this fact, together with chagrin over the arrest of his two sdin for alleged assault, furnished the motive for the deed.

While Henry Horn, an old man, living south of Plainfield, Was handling fodder, a few days ago, he ran a splinter of t stalk in his hand, causing a slight wound. Soon after inflammation set in, blood poisoning resulted, and his life is now despaired of. J'...-. After a hard night's fight the citizens •and the Pennsylvania Railroad section men succeeded in checking the marsh fire which threatened to sweep the villages of Hnmmond and* Davis. A half dozen people were badly burned, but they will recover. The damage is estimated at $15,000. Edward L. Schell, of Fort Wayne, taken to Peru to answer a charge of perjury preferred by Horace S. Barnard, growing out of the trouble between these gentlemen at Knightstown and Rushville, was held by Justice Fulwiler for Grand Jury action. An affidavit was'lodged against Barnard at Peru some weeks ago, the affiant registering as K. E. White. It is the claim of Barnard that Schell and White are one and the same. All the Welshmen in the mills of the National tin plate factory at Anderson v/ent out on strike. One cause is said to be the employment of Americans. The company denies this, and says that the mills will soon be started again. William Waltman, ej-prosecutor of Brown and Bartholomew Counties, owns an orchard jff fifty acres in Brown County, part of which is old enough to bear. Fronvseten acres this season he has picked 2,000 bushels of apples, which he sold to a Michigan buyer for tlirty-five cents Iter bushel, thereby realising SIOO sets