Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1898 — Page 2

FARM & GARDEN.

THE CORN HARVEST. How to Riff Dp a Cotter Which Do*i Very Effective Work on the Averaffe Farm Field. Any ingenious farmer can rig up a sled with knives set oblique to the runners, so that when drawn between rows of corn the cutting may be done with horse power. This plan is far better than the old hand cutter, but not up to the patented corn cutters, each of which do the work of 15 men. Runners (a) are 5 feet of 2 by 12-inch plank. Width of sled 2 feet 10 inches. Knives (b) are 28 inches long, made of blades of an old stalk cutter, very sharp, slant slightly upward to make a slanting cut; their front end is fastened firmly to the sled by a wood screw; the back end, 18 inches from

HOMEMADE CORN CUTTER.

the sled, is bolted to a hardwood 2 by 4 crosspiece (c) 5 feet 10 inches long. It extends clear across the sled and is spiked on. The seat (d) is 2% feet long, 1% high, and spiked on. The space (e) between the knives and sled is filled with a 2-inch piece made to fit, and is fastened securely. The spring contrivance (f) for holding the strings to tie the bunches or gallows hills is just back of the seat. Mine is made from a spring from an old steel trap; when in place it is upside down from what it was on the trap. A long spike with a flattened head is driven down through the 'holes. The spike when flattened looks like the letter T which is turned crosswise of the hole in the spring so as to hold it down. . The strings are then put under the under side of the spring, which holds them firmly; at the other end they are held in place by a wfre driven in the sled and bent over them. The strings never loose or become tangled. The draw rope (g) should be fastened on the outside of runners so as not to catch stalks. Lines (h) are sometimes, but not always used. Muzzle the horse. I cut shocks ten hills square. When starting in I out the two gallows hill rows first and drive a hill past where the shock is to be, and stop. As T get off the sled I hold my corn in one arm and pull a twine string 3 feet long from the spring back of the seat. I set up bunches together; father reaches around and squeezes it up together while I tie it; then we each take half of our hunch by the butts and set them ,out to the hills so they will stand, and get on the sled and go again till we get the gallows hill row cut clear through the field; that leaves four rows on each side to cut. Turn around and take two rows back, and son on; when we get even with each shock we stop the horse, get off and set up our bunches and go on again. With a little practice one can set up the corn so it will stand for weeks without being tied. We had Rome that stood all last winter that way. We let them stand from one to three days to wilt, then draw them tight about two ffcet from the top and tie with bindef twine wound on a spool that holds enough for 80 shocks. T think this handier and not so apt to tangle; this done, the jshoeks will stand.—J. T. Hubbard, in Farm and Home.

TWO FARM MANAGERS.

A Bona Fide Caae front Which Scores of Land Oivntri Can Draw a Valuable Leaaoa. The following cnse illustrates the difference between good and bad management on the same place: A farm contained nbout 800 acres. The manager was a good local farm foreman. He carried about 30 brood sows- to produce pigs to be sold as "roasters” in the city. The sows lived in close confinement, beenme uneasy, ate their pigs and there wore no sales. Ihj was grown in connection with some com. oats and potatoes. The manager worked at anything and everything. while his men loped along to suit themselves. This management continued for three or four years: tLen an energetic superintendent took hold, ne released the brood sows, cut down the feed and got them into n healthy condition; purchased n lot of sheep for early lamb's, raised a quantity of roots for the sheep and horses, potatoes in quantities for early market, and made other changes of importance. The first manager received S4O per month and found, und went behind $3,000 to $4,000 a year; the new manager received SI,OOO per annum and found, and made the place selfcupporting. Both men were honest, faithful and Industrious, but fitted for different positions.—Trov f.V Y) Times.

Tarred Fell for Roofs.

A>»b«ngh tarred paper roofs are preferred tor wmtef, yet they can be pin on to advantage during the summer. They make the cheapest and best roof* if the work is well done. Fasten the felt (paper) in places and paint it with coal tar, using the tar hot, and throw enough sand on it to prevent the coal tar from running off. In three months thereafter give another coating of tar and sand, and then a coating on<e a year. Such a roof will last a lifetime. —Farm and Fireside.

SEEDING IN THE FALL.

Plowing; Should Be Done aa Soon Possible After the Harvest Work Is Completed. If grass or clover is to be sown in the fall it is very essential to prepare the ground in a good condition in good season in order that the seeding may be dpne early. Usually unless the seeding can be done sufficiently early so that the plants can secure a thrifty, vigorous start to grow and get reasonably well established before cold weather sets in it is rather poor economy to sow the seed. One of the worst difficulties or objections to fall seeding is the lack of moisture in the soil. With all seed a certain amount of moisture is essential tb the securing of a good germination and q, vigorous start to grow, and it is always an item to sow the seed under as favorable conditions as possible. One advantage in plowing the ground reasonably early, taking pains to plow deep and thorough and then making the surface a good tilth, is that the fine soil on the surface acts as a mulch and adds materially in retaining moisture in the soil. And with grass and clover it is often possible to secure a good germination and a good, even 6tand on land plowed and prepared in a good tilth early, when, if left until the ground gets dry 1 , there will not be sufficient moisture to induce germination. As with nearly or quite all other farm work, if Seeding is to be done the fall the fields to be sown should be determined in good season, so that the plowing may be <jone as soon as possible after the harvest work is done. Get the ground in a good condition to receive the seed, and a better opportunity for securing a good stand is afforded, and it the plants are able to make a good start to grow fall they will be better able«to stand the thawing and freezing of winter.—N. J. Shepherd, in Farmers’ Voice.

FARM HOUSE PIAZZA.

Oae Like That Shown in the Cat Can Be Built at an Expense Everyone Can Afford. Many houses have no shade trees •rear them, and a piazza or veranda is tlmost a necessity in the summer. A permanent porch, deep enough to form the necessary shade in summer, is objectionable in the winter, as it shuts out the lijfht that is then needed. Besides all this, the expense in building a permanent veranda is beyond the reach of many, and altogether unrecessary in any case. The illustration shows how to make a summer veranda that has all the advantages

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of the expensive permanent piazza and avoids the disadvantages in the winter. The expense is so small that everyone ean afford it. Build a platform or floor of length and desired, with or without i ailing. Over this at the proper height construct a light frame |o be covered with striped awning goods. The frame should be of same length and width as floor or platform, or larger. Tn many cases the awning and platform should cover the whole front or ride of the building. The frame should be attached to the building by screws, so that it can be taken down in winter. Or it can be attached with hinges and made to elevate ftnd drop, same ns awnings over windows. The frame is made of iight strips of wood, and can be nraeed from side to side with small wires secured to the house by small screw eyelets. The awning should be carefully taken down in the fall and put away for the winter. It,must be properly fastened to the frame by small, large-headed tacks to prevent it from tearing in the wind.—Ohio Farmer.

FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Don’t forget to cut the weeds along the roadside before they mature their seed. Planting beans —the navy—in corn, says a subscriber, gives a double crop on the land. The wet spring and early summer In many localities should cause you to value drainage. Agriculture has reason to be proud of the vnrious exhibits it makes nt the Omaha exposition. It is the time of year when man anl heust should be shielded from the hot sun ns much as possible. Clover should be cut, an experienced grower says, before hardly any of the heads begin to turn brown. It is claimed that lime fully slacked, sprinkled on cabbage while the dew is on will kill cabbage worms. If o tree is dyiijg or vines failing never rest until you find the cause. The trouble will often be found in the roots. Hold your grain as long ns you can. Let the man who must sell do so and don’t compete with him if you can help It. We bought seed corn this spring, and although planted and replanted, only a quarter of it grew.-a fnct that ought to teach the value of testing seeds.—Western Plowman.

Application for Liquor License.

Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the Town of Wheatfield, and the township- of Wheatfield, Jasper 'County, Indiana, that the undersigned Harmon Clark, who is and has been for more than ninety days last past, a bona fide resident of said Town of Wheatfield. and of the township of Wheatfield, and is a male inhabitant of said county and State over and above the age of twenty one years, and who is now and has been of good moral character and not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, and a fit person in all respects to be intrusted with the sale of spirituous, vinous, malt and all other intoxicating liquors; that this applicant is and will be the sole and actual owner and proprietor of said business herein mentioned and will be forthe entire term of such license if license be granted him; will apply to the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, at their September Term, 1808, for a license to sell and barter all kinds of spirituous, vinous, malt and other intoxicating liquors, with the privelege of allowing the same to be drank on the premises where sold, in any quantity also in less quantities than five gallons at a time, and also in less quantities than one quart at a time, as provided in the acts of March Bth, 1897, and March 11th 1895 and the acts of March 17tb, 1875; that the location of the room in which this applicant will ask for a license to sell and barter liquors as aforesaid is a one story frame building fronting upon Main street and situated on out lot number thirteen (18) in Bentley's addition to the Town of Wheatfield, Jasper County, Indiana, being a part of the north east quarter of the south west quarter of section twenty five (25) township thirty two (32) north range six west in Jasper County, Indiana, and being more particularly described as follows to-wit:—Commencing two hundred twenty seven (227) feet south and twenty five (25) feet west of the center of said section twenty five, thence running due west thirty two (32) feet; thenoe running due south eighteen (18)-feet; thence running due east thirty two (32) feet: thence running due north eighteen (18) feet to the place of beginning. That the said room in which applicant will ask a license to sell liquors is situated on the ground floor as aforesaid and fronts on Main street, a public street, in the Town of Wheatfield, that the front of said room facing said street is furnished with two large double glass windows and one panel door, that the whole of said room may be viewed from the said street and that there is one door in the west end of said room and one door in the south side of said room; that said room is separate and apart from any other business of any kind whatever; that there are no devices for amusement or any music of any kind or character in and about said room: that the same can be securely locked and admission thereto prevented at all times, and that there are no partitions or partition in said room; that this applicant will ask permission to sell cigars and tobacco's in connection with said business and that said license will be asked for the period of one vear. Harmon Clark. Aug. 12-19-26

Application for Liquor License.

Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the town of DeMotte, and Keener township, in Jasper county, Indiana, that .the uudersigned, Reason M. Dunn, a male inhabitant of the State of Indiana, over the age of twenty-one years, of good moral character, and a man who is not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, and who has been a continuous resident of said town and township for ever ninety days last past, and who is in respect to all legal qualifications and requirements, a fit and proper person to be intrusted with the sale of intoxicating liquors, and who will be the actual owner and proprietor of said - retail liquor business, if license be granted him: Will apply to the Board of Commissioners of kaid Jasper county, Indiana, at their September Term, 1898 said term commencing on Monday September sth, 1898 at the Commissioners’ Court room, in the City of Rensselaer, in said county, for a license to sell and barter, spirituous, vinous malt and all other intoxicating liquors, in a less quanity than A quart at a time, with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on the premises where sold and bartered. The location of the premises whereon, said applicant desires to conduct said retail liquor business, is a one story frame building, fronting on Railroad street, in the said town of DeMotte, Jasper county, Indiana. The precise location df~ said premises are more particularly described as follows, \uz The said building is located on lot fourteen (14) in block three (8) iof the original plat of the town of

DeMotte, in said Jasper rounty. The north east (ne) corner of said building being seven (7) feet and seven (7) inches west, and twenty (20) feet south from the northeast (ne) corner of said lot. Thence by outside measurement west nineteen (19) feet and seven (7) inches, south four (4) feet, thence west njineteeh (19) feet and ten (10) inches, thence south sixteen (16) feet and four (4) inches, thence east thirty-nine [39] feet and five [s] inches, thence north twenty [2o] feet and four [4] inches to the place of beginning. The said described room and building Is separate from any other business of any kind, and has no devices for amusement or music of any kind or character. The said building fronts to the north on said Railroad street, having two [2] windows and one [l] door on the north side-thereof. One [l] window on the west, and one [l] window, and one [l] door on the south, and no door or window on the east side. . The said room and building can be securely closed and looked, and admission thereto prevented, and is So arranged with glass win dows that the whole interior can be viewed from the outside on the north, the west, and the south sides thereof. Said license will be asked for a period of one year, commencing at expiration of the license now held by said applicant for said premises. Reason M. Dunn. Aug 12-19-26.

Sherift’s Sale. No. 56H4. By virtue of a certified copy of Decree and Execution to me directed from the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court, in a cause wherein Andrew Karls is plalntiflT.and Phillip Eberle, Lillian K. Eberle. his wife; william Karl's, John K. Smith, Anna M. Smith, his wife; Frank Fay, and Fay. his wile; C. O. Jenkins, and Mrs. Jenkins, h s wife, are defendants requiring me to mate the kuid of two thousand, six hundred two dollars and eight cents ($2602.08) and Interest and costs accrued and to accrue. I will expose at public sale to the highest and best bidder, on Thursday, the 18th day of August, 1898, between the hours of 30 o’clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p m. of said day at the door of the court house of Jasper county. Indiana, in the city of Rensselaer first the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years of the following real estate hereinafter described, and if said rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said execution and Interest and costs, I will at the same time and place expose at pnbllc sale the fee simple of said real estate or so much thereof as may be necessary to discharge said execution and interest and costs, towit. The south half (%) of the south east quarter 04) of section one (D also the north east quarter Oil of north east quartet 04) of section twelve (i 2 in township thirty (80) range five (5) west in Jasper County. Indiana. Said sale will be made without any relief whatever irom the valuation or appraisement laws of the State of Indiana NATE J. REED, Sheriff of Jasper County, Indiana. By O, P. Robinson, Deputy. Hanly Sc Hunt, Attorney for Plaintiff. July 26th, 1898

Special Meeting of Stockholders. A special meeting of the Stockholders of the Indiana. Illinois A lowa Ra'lroad Company, duly called by the Board of Directors, will be held at the General Office of the Company in the Rookery Building, in the City of Chicago. County of Cook and state of Illinois, on the 16th day of September, A. D. 1898, at ten (lo) o'clock A. M. lor the purpo e of considering, votlngand deciding whether the stockholders will consent and will authorize a consolidation of the property, corporate franchises and capital stock of the Indiana, Illinois A lowa Rail* road Company with the property, corporate franchises and capital stock of the Indiana. Illinois & lowa Railway Company of the state of Indiana, and will authorize, consent to and approve of such Agreement or Articles of Consolldhtlon between said Companies as shall be submitted to said meeting: and for the purpose of considering, voting, and deciding whether the stockholders, in authorizing such consolidation, and as stockholders of the Indiana, Illinois & lowa Railroad Company and of the consolidated company to be formed thereby, will authorize the creation of a bonded dobt by the issue, at sucb times and In such amounts as from time to time the Board ot Directors of such cons illdated company may determine, of bonds, piyable Id Gold Coin of the United States ot America of the present standard of weight and fineness, and not exceeding the aggregate principal sum of Three Million Dollars, maturing October 1,1948, and bearing interest at the rate of five (5) per centum per annum, pnyable semi-annually, in like Gold Coin, and the execution of a mortgage or deed of trust to such trustee or trustees as may be designated by the Board of Directors, to be dated October 1.18 8, to secure all such bonds; and will consent to and approve of such mortgage foe securing the said bonds as shall be submitted to the said meeting. Bv order of the Board of Directors R. P. AiiKK.Ns, Secretary; T. P. Shorts. President. Sept. is. Notice of Letting of Ditch Cleaning. On Tuesday. August 28, 1898. between the houit of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m. at the door of the oourt house. In Rensselaer. Jasper county. Indiana, the cleaning out of the Union Ditch in said county will be let to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders, by John E. Alter, engineer In charge thereof. Said work shall be done In accordance with specifications thereof on tile In the Auditor’s office of said couuty, and successful bidders will tie requested to at once euter Into contract and give bond with good security for performance of contract. By order of the Board of commissioners of •aid county. HENRY B. MURRAY. Auditor. new undertaking. In Hollingsworth'S Block with a complete and flrst-clasa stock of Funeral - Furnishings. t respectfully solicit a share of the public's patronage and guarantee satisfaction In every respect. A. B COWGILL (Successor to w. B. Overtoa.) Calls promptly responded to day or night. Residence at (he Makeever House. Telephone 107.

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