Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1877 — Page 8

LOCAL MATTERS.

ftatrtft of July oclcbmtoft *t i. BsT - lUnm\*w. (id yont calling atid tioitiiig Oardi printed it Thk ITmiok Office. Try tturt «ootato bug poison at Emmet Ktttnafs drug store. It la ft sure shot. B!r. fc *. Thompson ia spending ft ahott and needed vacation with tel stives and friends in the Backeye state. Rensselaet celebrates the Foorth of July this year with appropriate and highly interesting ceremonies. Mark that now. * The Masons of this place and vicinity picnic in Kannal’s grove to-day. The Ukiok wishes them a pleasant time. Icecream, strawberries, oranges, lemons, cakes,candies, etc., at Kan* OaTa ice cream parlors, op stairs, over drog store. Bring yoor wife and little ones to town Oft the 4th of July and participate in the celebration. There trill be lots of fun. Crops in Jasper county promise finely this season. There are no belter prospects between here and the Atlantis ocean. Mr. D. V. Garrison, of Remingtou called into Tub Usio.v office -on Ft id ay last. Remington people are ulways welcome here.

Keep it before the people that Emmet Kannal will furnish picnics, festivals, socials and individuals with ice cream in any quantity on short notice and at reasonable rates. Who has the book in which was kept a record of the ordinances passed by the board of trustees for the town of Rensselaer prior to 1675? The town clerk is the proper custodian of the book, but the preeent incumbent has never had it in his possession. The new cornet band, under the leadership of Mr. R. 11. Puroupile, is making rapid progress. The new Eflat recently purchased by the leader is a “clipper’’ and when “Hank” spreads his lipa over its mouthpiece the wind raises immediately and the way ho rattles off ilie music is surprising. Despite the inclemency of the weather there was a very fair attendauce at the temperance meeting at the Baptist church last Monday evening, and everything passed off pleasantly and in order. The programme was carried out in full, with one exception, and the exercises were highly entertaining. Nannie Warfel, teacher in district No. 6, Marion township, reports for the month ending June ?oth, an enrollment of 15 pupils, with au average attendance of 11.8. 1 hose perfect in attendance and deportment were Emma Pierce, Belle Phegly, Emma Hammond, Rosie Hammond. Aiusie Williams, Minnie Williams, and .Charlie Hammond. Keep the railroad feeling in good condition. Let everybody speak encouragingly. It will be a grand thing to have that road ready to move our crops next fall. Without accidents occur between this date and harvest time Jasper county will have an abundance of corn, oats, hay and potatoes, and then producers will need facilities for •speedy shipment. When the readers of this memorandum have a lull in their business th® time cannot be more profitably or agreeably passed than in reading and posting themselves on ovent* that ure constantly transpiring in this great, busy world. Aud there is no better or cheaper medium through which to obtiun this information than the so called old papers consist ing of dailies and weeklies that We sell for ten cents a dozen or six for a nickel. '"

■Monday afternoon and night this part of ihe country wat viaited by heavy rains accompanied with thunder and lightning and a very hiuli wind which blew down wheat, fences, fruit and shade trees, and fur a time it seemed aa if the unruly elements would commence the worb of destruction upon some of the old rookeries and less substantia* wooden buildings. Hut the aiojfcn spent ita fury without doing any further damage that we have •ward “t than that already «jc#-

Agrioultural Department.

The Value of Drainage. From reports of continued rains and floods in various portions of the west, it would seem that the value of drainage to our soil was again to be tested. Last season flooding rains did incalculable damage, from the inability of the surface to carry off the accumulated water. It gave rise to a widespread inqairy for information as to the most feasible plan for drainage, and has also given an impetus to underdraining, such as has seldom been witnessed here before. But, however necessary underdraining is—and no one appreciates its value, or has striven to inculcate lessons more earnestly in this direction than ourselves, —nevertheless, we have steadily kept in mind, and have constantly stated in the Prairie Farmer , that surface draining must, perforce, supercede thorough, or tile drainage; and, this from the fact, that, it is simple and inexpensive. Heretofore we have given directions how to accomplish this surface drainage,and it will repay our readers to look over t heir files of the Prairie Farmer , to refresh their memories.

One thing we will add here. If your fields are suffering from an excess of water, look over the land and find the natural outfall. Then, no matter how wet the land, open water ways with the plow, by throwing two furrows outward, to intercept these natural channels. If necessary, these may be deepened with a winged shovel plow, which every farmer ought to have. They ought also to have a subsoil plow to assist this work by loosening the subsoil in the bottoms of the furrows. Thus, by following the natural depressions in the land, any farmer may easily incline the stipet fluous water in his fields to seek these outlets, and in many instances save a crop, which otherwise would be lost. It is true this work ought to have been done at the time of patting in the crop, upon all lands subject to a superabundance of moisture, but if not done, it should be attended to immediately. Do not be afraid of injury to the soil by the poaching of the horses’ feet. It will not damage the land so much as the partial, or a total loss of a crop will damage the pockets of the owners. Take your plow- and horses and open furrows corresponding with the lay of the land, to the natural depressions. Then the water will, as a rule, take care of itself. Thus, if taken in time, much difficulty may be avoided, and in nmuy instances what would othewise result in disaster to the crops, may be avoided. —Prairie Farmer .

Bust in Wheat.

As this is about the season of the year when rust may be discovered on wheat and other blades, it may be interesting to noty some of the differing opinions as to its cause. Dr. Dwight, of the old Maine Farmer , held that it was owing to too much sap, produced by an excess of food of animal nature, or from animal manure. Those opposing this view consider it occasioned by a fuligus plant, very small and yet very uumerous, a kind ofnioss, which attaches itself to the leaves and stalks of the gram and sucks the sap till there is no more of it. They even assert that a barberry bush in the vicinity of a grain Held will bring on the rust, because this moss or fungus is always found on the barberry, and that it spreads from the hush to the grain. This view had for its advocates a host of Sir*, anions them Sir Humphrey Daw •' > r

Joseph Banks; and after paying all due respect to such honorable worthies, we must frankly dissent aud differ with them, for in days of yore we have helped to reap, with sickle in hand, where “lots” of barberry bushes, clad in all their peculiar garb, abounded, and yet the grain was entirely free from rust. Along come others, however, and tell Us that rust is caused by a superabundance of dew settling on the leaves and stalks, and when the sun comes up so hot and scorching, in either scalds, or by some other proces bringss on the rust. It is hardly possible for the dew to become so hot a 3 to injure anything before it is dissolved by the air and taken off the blades. But it is said in Italy and other countries where dews abound, they take a long rope with a man at each end and sweep over their grain fields to shake off the heavy dews before the Sunrise. This sweeping may be beneficial in putting the stalks into action, and thus by agitating, start up up and assist circulation, relieving the already gorged vessels or tubes of the plants, to prevent their bursting and destroying the plants. Trees grow and absorb sap best when stirred by winds, and may not this shaking by the rope, each morning, assist the growth of the stalks of : grain? We strongly incline to the theory of too much sap as the primary cause of rust in grain, while secondary causes have much to do in its development and ravages. This is a fine field for discussion, and farmers should give all the information they have upon a question so vitally affecting one of our great staple productions. — Rural Sun.

Preserving Eggs.

For cite benefit of our readers who preserve eggs for future use, we will give the following from a correspondent* of the Knalixh Mechanic, who says: In 1871-2, I preserved eggs so perfectly that, after a lapse of six months, they were mistaken, wlieu brought to the table for fresh laid eggs, and I believe they would have kept equally good for twelve mouths* My mode of preservation was to varnish the eggs as soon a?ter they were laid as possible with a thin copal varnish, taking care that the whole of the shell was covered with the varnish. I subsequently found that by painting the eggs with fresh albumen, beaten ftp with a little salt they were preserved equally well and for as long a period. After varnishing or painting with albumen, I lay the eggs upon rough blotting paper, as 1 found that when allowed to rest till dry upon a plate, or on the table, the albumen stuck so fast to the table or plate as to take away a chip out of the shell. This is enentirely obviated by the use of the blotting paper. I pack these eggs in boxes of dry bran.

A Wash for Fruit Trees.

Professor Cyras Thomas, State Entomologist of Illinois, says: “Insects and mildews, injurious to the leaves of seedling and root grafts, ear. be kept in subjection or destroyed by the use of a combination of lime and sulphur. Take of quick or unslacked lime four parts, and of common flowers of sulphur one part, (four pounds of sulphur to one peck of lirae}; break up the lime in small hits, then mixing the sulphur with it in a tight vessel (iron is best), pour on them enough boiling water to slack the linie to a powder, cover in the vessel close, as soon as the water is poured on Thi> makes an excellent whitew&stnbr i*} , ch?ir*t"tr.ve«.. ; v,el is

very useful as a preventive of blight ou pear-trees, to cover the wounds in form of paste when cutting away diseased parts; also for coating the trees in April. It may be considered as the one specific for many noxious insects and mildew in the orchards and nursery; its materials should always be ready at hand; it should be used quite fresh, as it would in time, become sulphate of lime and so lose its potency. Wherever dusting with lime is spoken of this should be used. This preparation should be sprinkled over the young plant as soon as, or before, any trouble from aphides, thrips or mildew' occurs, early in the morning while the dew is on the trees. The lime and sulphur combination is destructive to these pests in this way: First, by giving off sulphuric acid gas, which is deadly poison to minute life, both animal and fungoid; and the lime destroys, by contact, the same .things, besides its presence is noxious to them; neither is it injurious to common vegetable life, except in excess, unless the lime, to the foliage of evergreens.”

Carbolic Acid for Insects.

A writer in the Gardener's Monthly gives his experience in the use of carbolic acid for destroying all sorts of insects and lice which infests fruit trees, house plants, etc. If possible obtain crude acid, because it is stronger and better in this form. First make a good strong suds of domestic soft soap, and into this pour a quantity of the acid and let it remain a few hours. Then test it by mixing a little with soft water. If too much acid has been used oily particles will float on the surface; in which case use more soap, until the same will balance the excess of acid. No more definite rule can be given, and a little practice will enable one to compound it correctly. Apply with a sponge or syringe. Generally it will not injure the foliage of the most delicate house plant.

Watering Gardens.

When the warm, sunny days come, and our gardens look dry and parched, we are so stronglv tempted to use the watering pot that we frequently yield, and so injure the plants that we are striving to benefit. If we want to water our flower beds at all, we must do it thoroughly. Wtfit until after sunset, and then pour on water until it seems ready to run off. Let it soak into the ground and then water again. Finally spread fresh cut grass rover the beds; this covering will tend to keep the ground soft and moist. The usual method of sprinkling the flower beds slightly only tends to make the surface of the ground hard and dry, thus excluding air and moisture. —Globe Democrat.

A man named Thomas Tale was found Monday night in a dying condition a short distance south of Reynolds, at the side of the L., N. A. & C. railroad. He was taken to Brookston and placed in the depot at that place, where he died about fifteen minutes Goronor Yopst was notified, and impanelled a jury who returned a verdict of “killed by the cars.” A pocket-book containing about SSO was found on lilr person. He was known to be intemperate, and it is supposed he was intoxicated at the time of Rie accident. Re had been in the employ of Mr. H. M. Wheeled, near Reynolds, from whom he had just received several mouths’ wages.— Monticello IJernld. All private soldiers made prisoners during “the late unpleasantness'” are, by a recent act of congress, entitled to 25 cents per day for every day they were prisoners. Tr.e 25 cents is for commutation of rations. Under this regulation our auditor, .To*m Brown, Would be entitled iu *55, having been 'confined •tit. southern ..prisons for sefvnn . months ai d tivo davs.~—'f Vu-awt-//on; I J fu-<rxler * .';y

PittskniKk, wiciMtl & st Louis B’y. Condensed Time Card—Columbus and State Line Division. %cm.y X3t3&. xerm. (JOINU KABT. No. 1. No. S. l.ve. State Line ..... + 1.40 p. m. fMO a. in. A it. Li-gansport .. . ».1S “ t.IC * Lve. “ *11.56 a. m. f 9.56 “ Arr. M »rion *M - 11-OT “ “ Hartford 3.1 T “ 11.50 “ “ Hldgevllle 4.10 “ 11.40 p.m. “ Union City 5.05 “ 1.10 “ “ Bradford Junction 6.00 “ 1.00 “ “ IMuua 0.16 “ 1.61 “ “ Urbaua. 10.8 X “ 4.01 “ “ Columbus lIS p. n. 6.10 “ 00180 WEST. No. 6. No. S. Lve. Columbus * tIJJO a. m. + 6.40 p. m. Arr. Urbnna (4.04 “ 7.40 “ “ 1-iii ua 0.01 “ 0.01 “ “ Bradford Junction * #.*6 *• f 9J» *• “ Union City 10.15 “ 10.45 “ “ Uidgeville.i 10.68 “ 11.16 “ “ II art font 11.50 ** HJlsa.ni. “ Marion v 11.40 p.m. 1.10 “ •• lx>Eansport 1.80 “ 8.00 “ “ State Line 10.40 “ 0.00 “ Richmond and Chicago Division. OOINO NOKTH. No. 1. No. 10. Lve. Cincinnati + 7.86 a. in “ Richmond tIO.ISO “ Arr. Hagerstown 11.88 “ “ Newt.'astle 12.05 p.m -** Andscacni.. •■■ ■■. LSD “ “ Kokomo 8.00 “ * 1.15 a. ui. “ Loenniport. 4.00 “ 3.05 “ Chicago. 8.80 “ 7.50 “ OOINO SOI’TH. No. 1. No. 7. Lve. Chicago * B.K)p.m. + 9.00 a. m. Arr. Logansport. 12.45a.in. 1.40 p. in. “ Kokomo 1.60 “ 8.00 “ “ Anderson 4.8* “ “ New Castle 6.85 “ “ Hagerstown 6.05 “ “ lticlimond 6.66 “ “ Cincinnati 9.50 “ •Daily. fDailv except Sunday. Trains do not stop where time is omitted. \V. L. O’BRIEN, Ucn’l l-nss. A Ticket Agent, Coluin bus, Ohio

New Harness Shop. N. WARNER, Proprietor. The above having opened a harness shop in Rensselaer, respectfully invites all hi* old friends and customers lo leave their orders with him for anything in this line and they will receive prompt attention. He employs none hut tirst-class workmen, and warrants all woik turned ont at his shop. Keeps on band a large stock of saddles, bridles, baiters, curry combs, brushes, and every tiling else usually found in a first-elans harness shop, (live him a call. Shop on Front street, Rensselaer, Indiana.

See! See! * * * x. NEW GROCERY! Having moved into the new brick building of Messrs. Bedford & Jackson aud added largely to his-superb stock G. G. STARR invites evervbodv to call and examine his Canned Fruits, Dried Fruits. Hams, Bacon Shoulders, Lard, Molasses, Vinegar, Che-se Rice, Homony, Beans, Soap, Starch, Indigo Baking Powders, Soda, Cream Tartar, Salt Sugars, Coins, Teas, Spices, Sail Fish, Cigars, Tobaccos, Meal, Nutmegs, Fluvoiiug Extracts, Pocket and Table Cutlery, Queenaware, Glassware. FLOUR, and many ar'icles we have not the space to enumerate, kept in stock at all times. Goods exchanged foi marketable produce. Remember the place—he hue moved recently, and is now in Bedford & Jackson’s New Block, right hand door. The largest, beet, and eheapeat assortment In Jasper county,- with out exception. Come aud see for vourselves 21-dm O.C. BTARR

THE TJ-^r^SXTT-j&JXJXJEOD ECLIPSE THRESHER! am, ijnJ, of J. j. CASE & CO., CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, Machine MnnufaeNo Thresher made has a'tnined to the position now held by the ECLIPSE i® short a lime. Its career has been, in fact, a succession of triumphs. It has never known failure. From the very outset till the present its superiority was and is acknowledged as one of the loading Threshing Machines of the day. The Eclipse is a grain saving rnaebiue, runs easy of draft, threshes fast and clean, is a durable machine, will thresh wet and dry grain, and cannot be beaten in flax and timothy. NO CLOGGING! NO WASTE! NO SWEARING! SPLENDID LIST OF HORSE-POWERS! Mounted Pitts 6,8, 10, 12 horse Dawn Pitts 6,8, 10, 12 horse 4-Wheel Woodbury 8, 10. 12 “ Dawn Climax... *> *» b » 8 i-Wheel Woodbury * 8, 10, “ Tread Fewer...,,..; *. 2 » The 4-Wbeel Woodbury hae five patents,exclusively oure, and not found on any other power. We make our own engines 8, 10 and 15 horse-power, and warrant them to combine safely, economy, power, strength, finish. These engines will make more.-cteam with less fuel than any other in use. For terms, prices and particulars, eall on C. B. STB WARD,. Agent, RENSSELAER, INDIANA. g&yCATALOGUES SENT FREE WHEN ASKED FOR. ar. w. d-dvaUj'b LIVERY STABLE AND DAILY HACK LINE. United States mail hacks run daily,except Sundays, between Rensselaer sod Franeeaville, making connections at tlie latter place with trains ou the Louisville, New Albany A Chicago Railroad, and conveying passengers, expreseage, aud freight each way. Goode or money shipped by Express to auyrpsrt of Iht Uotted States. LkjTn, with Umi, or. Moat, . . .. ‘ .1 . . JL.. al. J... lr n* lfc a \ . -

HARDING & PEACOCK, MSUIIIS GROCERIES, NOTION'S. CANDIES. NEWSPAPERS, * i PX» jXXiC. A T iH, TOMB PUIS. Drava PEB. HI,-It We have opened a select stock of fresh Family Groceries which we tavite the publie to inspect, and promise our patrons ua true weights, full measures, good quality, aud reasonable prices as anybody gives. Chicago Daily Newspapers, The Tribune, IWi and fnter-Oeemn, supplied on the evening of the day of their publication. Wo make a specialty of Iho News and Periodical trade, and can furnish all the popular Weekly Papemand Monthly Magazines at publishers' prices. tVe also keep an assortment of excellent To’ba.cco mxxd Clears which, we think, are a little superior to ; any other brands in the market offered at ' the same price. Our place of business, which all tre invited to visit, is in The Shanghai Building. Rensselaer, lad. Call and see us, anyhow, whether you trade or net. 9 9 n7warner7 IHCALKS IN HARDWARE, Of All Kinds, RENSSELAER, IND. Keep* constantly on hand a largo slock of Stores, Tinware, Furniture, etc. ett. Would respectfully invite the eitixens of Jasper and adjoining counties, whan in need of anything in his tins, lo give him a call before purchasing elsewhere. A careful inspection of his stock is all that is necessary to convince anyone that hekeepa none but first-class goods, and sell* them cheaper than they can be sold bv any other dealer in the country He defies competition. Remember the place. Xal'teera.l Comer, 9-fi-tf. Rjasselaer, lud.

A. J REED’S HOOSXIR HAY SLIDE One of the Greatest Labor-Saving Machines Invented for the HayFieJd! Cheap. Practical. Durable. Efficient Two men aud one span of horses can haw and stack more hay with the Hoosisr Hay Slide in one day, than five men and two span of liorasa can in the aame time with any ether appliance. Easy to load, and unloads Itself. A. J. REED. Pleasant Grove, Jaapsr County, lud. Mnnuinctured by C. A. Nelson & Co., Francesvilla, Ind., and G. W. Terhune, Rensselaer. Ind. AuaNTi—F. W. Bedford, Rensselaer, Ind.. AGENTS WANTED.—Territory cheap and on icaaonablo terms. Petoatod late— April 0, 1876. <4tf.