Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1903 — Page 7

FARMS AND FARMERS

What a Farmer Should Know. In agriculture, as in manufactures, success consists in securing the largest and best production at .the smallest expenditure of. forqc, time and money. Evidently the farmer who aims a£/such success must have an understanding OT mast life,arid what proportion of Its sustenance it draws respectlveely from the air and the soil. He must know the chemical constituents of the latter and the treatment which it requires to restore the plant food exhausted toy his crops. He must have a knowledge of the climates demanded by different cereals, vegetables and fruits. He must be acquainted with the diseases and insect pests which endanger both plant and animal life, and should know how to treat, them. He should be familiar with the principles of animal nutrition and the value of food. In addition to all the expert knowledge required, there are those mental qualities which are developed by scientific training, a keen perception find an alert habit of mind, a full appreciation of the value of facta, and hospitality to new ideas, together with that flexibility which enables its possessor to adapt himself more readily to changed conditions. Evidently the farmer of the future will not be “the man with the hoe.”— Josiah Strong, in Success.

Tapping*Maple Trees. Improved bits are now used for tapping trees, instead of the-, rough old augers. Galvanized'iron spouts ire, now-much in use, having their wlngk to hold them firmly in the hole, without interrupting the sap flow. They have a flange on the end to fit the bark end of the hole, to prevent leaking, -These spouts are easily kept

MODERN SPOUT AND ATTACHMENT.

clean—a very important item in tire preservation of sap. Sap pails may be . hang to them as portrayed and covers placed over both pail and spout, as shown at a, to keep out dirt and rain water.' Sanitary conditions are thus very much improved ovei eld tvgy|, trees protected from damage imi the first part of intfple sugar making rendered considerably more cleanly and scientific.—W. M. Johnson, in Farm and Home. When to Plow for Corn. Usually it |s better, to. jjlaw_Xpc earn in the spring, because If the land Is plowed in the fall It has a tendency to become solid—that is, “run together” more or less by the winter and spring rains, and this results in keeptog the ground cold in the spring. Corn, above nidst oilier plants raised on the farm, requires a warm soil rather early in the season. Plow two to three weeks, If the land is In good condition, before the time of planting, and' allow the furrows to lie for this period without being harrowed!— Country Gentleman.

Feedinc of Farm Animal*. Requests for the bulletin issued by the Department of Agriculture entitled “The Feeding of Farm Animals” have been so numerous that a reprint has become necessary. This little book makes a dozen or more suggestions and pointed remarks regarding the wants and desires of stock and what conduces to their happiness nnd contentment, and therefore to their best which x'onid pipbablyjbe reajjXyJth proflt.by almost every farmer hi the country; certainly by those who do not make a specialty and a study of stock raising and breeding. Mo Tfbfil Your Egg Market. Wlfmt otice rs poultryman gets a reputation for selling eggs that are guaranteed to bo good there is no more troubhrfor-tatnrto hold his orders. Tlttcli year the writer Is adding to his business of supplying families with table rggs, nnd the secret of that increase In business is due to the fact that we rtute each egg as we take It from the nest nnd always give the customers the freshest eggs we h{iv« on hand. The result is that, we have.such a demand for eggs that we-seldont hflve an egg on hand that Is.over tljree .days old.—Farm,,Gorden and. Poultry. Country Lifg. ♦ Country ifto-has over been celebrated In song and story for its freedom from the many shams nnd demoralising InfiuenecK7<Tf efty life which'. if nd" so" largely'tor narrow the sytrfpifthTM 'of the city-bred person, and to mak**Mm callous, selfish nnd artificial, (ih/s the Small Farmer. Life in the country enables th»* mind jto expand and the capacities' rot ’cnjoyrhent' to tfrovf In a Ma torn I nnd healthy manner. The pleasures thgt an supplied by nature •re not only more accessible than the

superficial pleasures of the city, but they are also more refining.4a.their in .. fluence. The lives of? America’s grea: mew bear a striking tribute to Wr trjith.. Most, if pqt afl, of bur illu* trlous men were born in simple counr try homes where “plain living and higH thinking” early developed those sturdy! upright qualities of mind and heart which in after, years helper-46 make them mighty leaders in every depart* ment of human effort.—Green’s Fruit Grower. ■ Plant Trees on Farms. : • fnd iq tl^e- Northwest tike past Winter further emphasizes the necessity for planting trees on tha arms of-the West. Corn has beeq burned in many localities where, wood could not be had, where farmers have heretofore depended wholly upon coal.’ In other places hay, straw and beans were used for fuel. None of these products make good fuel and many of them are expensive. Probably nowhere in the West has the success of planting trees been more apparent than in South Dakota, and this State id Un example of what may be done by tree culture. Twenty-five years ago the State was practically barren of timber. The timber claim law was the favorite with landseekers, who were after government lapd in \those days, apd this law is responsible for, the great growth of trees that is now, found In that State, and which places the farmers beyond dependence upon thw railroads or coal barons.—St. Paul Dispatch.

Growing Catch - Less attention seenjs to _be -gfymi to catch crops.of late Ilian their value warrants, ; In certain sections where the grain crops are harvested by the middle or last of Junie, both peas and sey beans may be sown and will furnish good food during the fall, In colder sections buckwheat may * He made (he catcK crop and will bt especially valuable on poor land where the straw may be plowed under after harvest to furnish much needed humus to the soil. Buckwheat is not appreciated as It should be, especially on poor soils. It is an excellent erop to raise where- bees are a part of the farm-out-fit, and if .grown after a grain crop or after an early hoed crop It will great- 1 ly benefit the poorest soil by disposing of the straw as suggested, the root growth by,its nature also,adding humus to thei soil. / ■" 1 Cooling Milk. Bottled milk "cools quickly in a tank of Ice water and can be kept cool by a small expenditure of ice. If bottles with pasteboard caps are used, they may be entirely several tiers may be placed In a vat, with thin boards between the tiers to keep them in upright position, anfi thus prevent breaking. Iftthi caps are used for closing bdttlefc. submerge them up to the necks. Place the ice in first, then a little watep—experience will determine how much—then place the bottles of milk and fill up with water to the desired height. Do not let the ice melt entirely. It Is preserved somewhat longer by throwing a canvas or board covering over the top.—Denver Field and Farm. , • Practical Ventilation. Many farmers neglect ventilation because they cannot qdopt scientific ways when really they could do some things that would help very much. N. 0. Gubertson says: “I know of lots of farmers’ stables where, when the door Is open, a great steam comes out that 'is almost suffocating. 4 do not know anything about scientific metH6ds, but I took some footboards and made boxes extending from the sill up to the roof, •ffrbout thirty feet high, running above the ridge of the barn outside. This plan has done away a large portion of the bad odors and all the steam, and the cost waa simply nothing.” ■ 0. •.« ‘

Benefits of Dairy School, It has become, a recognized fact that at least one dairy school course is absolutely essential to the education of the successful butter maker. Only a few short years ago thlsjdea wqp seF dom present in the mental cdJlqetlorioX the average creamery man. How fast conditions and the popular Idea of things do change! Farm Notts. i » -• f- - ] Former Governor 3. S. Hogg has become tile largest cabbage grower in Texas. He said to-day that he had IStkOOO bead of <<abl>nges growing on his plantation in Brazoria County, which wpuld be ready for shipment to Northern, markets' next month. ff» ! I i In raising chickens t for the spring market-It Is not necessary that they should run outside in fbe cold. Many breeders who use Incubators and bh)6ders find the chicks may be hatched and raised to thq age for broilers Ipside the building exclusively. It Is a fact that the farmer Is prosperous wheen he combines with his farming the manufacture of pork and beef. The.coru, grass, hay and fodder are his raAv materials« the pork and bseT rfhd wool. Bl* finishing product. - Moles, says the Wisconsin’ Farmer, are hfttn'erroneously condemned. They are Insectivorous and not vegetarians «s they have been gccpsed. They Ilya cm insects which Infest the soli, tbs earth worm constituting almost Its sole diet. The mole gets credit for destroying roots of plants when It is digging for Its favorite food.

INDIANA LAWMAKERS

I t ‘ The House on Monday passed the Good wine bill fotthe separation’of 1 the Girls’ Industrial School from the Wpjtot en’s Prison. The bill will go to the Govr •ernbr ns sooh“tathe Sedate concurs id the House amendment that of control shall cons.ist of three women instead of two women and one man, which was. .a provision, of the bill -as it.passed the Senate. The new institution is to be btlilt near Indianapolis, on the cot 1 tage plan. . The bill carries an appropriation of $150,000. The House refused to ednedr in the Seriate amendment'to the bill to increase the salaries of tlve Marion County judges, and the bill will go to a conference committee. In the’ Senate the Davis bill, to give a man whq violates an injunction out of sight of the couit a trial by jury, was killed by a vote of 28 to J 5. Senator Ogbornls hill, to assist in the merger of - the Indianapolis Northern and the 'Union Traction Company, was favorably reported and advanced to second reading. The bill of Representative Kirkman to legalize the pumping of natural gas was advanced to third reading, under a suspension of the rules.- The Gray railroad consolidation bill came up on second reading and brought forth a spirited attack by Sena-' tor Fortune and a defense by Senator 1 Gray.

’ The garnishee bill, backed by the re- 1 tail grocers, and fought by union labor, was killed in the Senate Tuesday by the decisive vote of 18 to 29. To prevent further consideration, Senator Fortune, who led the fight against it, moved to reconsider and Senator Davis moved to table. The “clincher” carried. The bill, was to permit the attachment of 25 per' cent of a man’s wages. The resolution’ for a commission to investigate the Vincennes University claim was reconsidered and the Governor was added to the commission. It was expected that the, Kirkman gas bill would cause a fight,' but it went through the Senate as iff greasedf Ball, Barcus, Coats, Harrison, Ogborn only voting against it, and forty Senators voting for It. The Senate l amendment that the bill should not apply to the costs of pending litigation ’ was soon concurred in. Twenty-three Senate bills were advanced to engrossment. The most important was the railroad commis-, sion hill, which was so amended that the' commission cannot establish freight rates, but can examine them after they are made, and if not satisfactory, can recommend a change.

Both the Senate and House spent Wednesday, forenoon in passing or- defeating bills. Jn the Senate the ,Good-, wine bill for the sale of the grounds and buildings of the Deaf and Dumb' Institute and the relocation within five miles ’ of Indianapolis, passed, an amendment offered by Senator Hittrikon to allow it to. he.mQved outside Marion Coupty having been lost. Supporters ~uf the/G.oodwine measure think It better to build a! new institution than make improvements ■ on the old structures. The Senate alsoi passed .a bill to make Clay and Putnam ( counties separate .judicial, districts,. . A bill to prevent, persons in cities from voting for township ‘ trusteed failed sos lack of a constitutional majority. In the' House Senator Matson’s bill to authorize i the State Board of Finance to Issue bonds and bid on the Vandalia should it be ordered sold to pay the judgment of about $1,000,000 recently rendered against it, passed. The bill is intended to iqsure the State against the road being sold at a low figure without competition and against the loss of three quar ters of a million to the common school fund. Senator Fleming’s limited- divorce • bill, supported by some of the churches, passed the House, as did Senator Thompson’s juvenile court bill and Senator Johnston’s bill to regulate the speed of automobiles.

Both the House and Senate again Thursday devoted most of the time to passing bills, the purpose being to hurry them to the other branch and to the Governor before Friday of next week, afterNvllich bills that go to the Governor xVill stand little chance of becoming laws. In the Senate a bill was passed creating a commission to codify the laws by the last of 1904, and report to the next General Assembly. The Secretary of State was jnade a member of the commission without salary. The bill to amend the law on vote selling to save the counties from paying a reward for each conviction was defeated decisively. A resolution by Senator Wolcott was adopted requiring the immediate printing of the railroad cpmmipsion bill. Many other bills reported from committees after the commission bill are already printed and a thorough investigation of the cause of the delay may be made. The House passed a bill creating a State Board of Optometry and the bill for a commissiOii to investigate contract labor and report to the next General Assembly. The bill to tax the surrender value of life insurance policies ns personal property wad killed on -a committee report.

Bills on Third Reading—Senate.

8. B. 381—Providing for the manufacture of votlngjUiaeliines iu penal institutions and their sale to counties at actual cost. Fortune. Judiciary No. 2. 8. B. 382 —To prohibit t the draining of oil wells into running streams used Tor domestic purposes. Stricler. Judiciary No. 2. S. B. 383—Conferring the right to vote iu.(subsidy elections on women who have property in their own name, and pi-eventing men from voting in subsidy elections who have not paid poll tax. Gocheuour. Elections. S. B. 384 —Providingk that five persons may form a mutual association to insure live stock; Ojfhotn. InrurkfiCel, 8. B. 271—Compelling railroads to equip trains with safety appliances. Bell. Fussed —35 to 0. 8. B. 297—Regulating the Incorporation of voluntary associations. Gray. Passed —3G to 0. , 8. B. 217—-Providing for gravel road Improvement. . Gard.Fussed —39 to 2. H. B. 221 —Providing for the Incorporation of maqufnctuuug nndjjtiing companies. llendec. Ph. -sed— 0. 8. B. 292—Providing for the incorporation of companies to inspect and insure steam boilers. Thompson. Passed 8. B. 257—Providing for consolidation of railroads. Gray. Passed—2o to* IS- 3 11. B. 428—legalising action of the Council of Tippecanoe County in improving Main street, between Lafayette and | West Lafayette. Stansbury. Rules suspended. Passed—7s to 0.

—Chicago Inter Ocean. _ ©FFICEHS of the navy who have seen much seriye in the West Indies, • although disappointed that the United States did not acquire the sites for four naval stations in Cuba, as was tha original proposition, feel gratified that two such desirable sites as Guantanamo aud Bahia Honda have been agreed to. Guantanamo, which is about fifty miles east of Santiago, on the southern coast, has a strategic importance that was appreciated when the battalion of marines, under Lieut. Col. Huntington, landed' there early In the war with Spain, in 1898, following the arrival of the , United States navy fleet off Santiagb. Its harbor is large and deep, and it Is so nearly landlocked that It would seem to be a good base for naval operations, either offensive or defensive. The Bahia Honda site Is between forty 1 and fifty miles from Havana, on the northwest coast, and is also well adapted to naval purposes, having deep water and fine natural defenses.

NO CHANGE IN THE SENATE.

Terms of Thirty Members Kxpir -, but balance of Power Remains fame, The terms of thirty members of the United States Senate expired on the 3d of March, says a Washington correspondent, but ’ curiously enough the political balance of power will remain the same. This is very seldom the case. Never, before have co’large a number of changfes occurred without affecting the political complexion of the body. Sixteen of the thirty outgoing Senators have been reelected, of whom the .foljowiqg are: .Republicans: Alger. “ ' Hanslfiough. ! Platt of Connecticut. Dillingham. , t Galllhger. Platt of Sew York. * Penrose. Allison. Perkins of California. Foraker. Fairbanks, Spooner., The following Democrats are" re elected: > ' >.J Pettus. Teller. McEnery of Louisiana Clay of Georgia. Mr. Mqllory of Floridq has. not been re-elected, but will be when the Legislature of his State meets in July. He was* unanimously indorsed by the Democratic State convention. The following Democrats are succeed-* ed by democrats: Jones by Clark of Arkansas. McLaurin by Latimer of South Carolina. Vest by Stone of Missouri. The following Republicans are succeeded by Republicans: Mason by TTd'pVl‘Ks'‘6f Illinois; Simons by Fulton of Oregon. The following Republicans . are succeeded by Democrats: Jones by Newlands of Nevada. Wellington by Gorman of Maryland. Deboe by McCreary of Kentucky. Pritchard by Overman of North Carolina. The following Democrats are succeeded by Republicans: Hcltfleld of Heyburn of Idaho. Rnwllns by Smoot of Utah-. Harris by Long, of Kansas. Turner by Ankeny of Washington. Tljere is a net gain of-one for the Republicans in an emergency vote, because all of the incoming Republicans are strict party men and can be depended upon to vote straight, whf|| Wellington and Mason, who have gone out, have frequently bolted the Republican caucus. On the other hand, Mr. McLaurin of South Carolina hag been in the habit of voting with the Republicans when they needed- him, and has not attended the Democratic caucus for several years. He is succeeded by a strict party man. Pritchard of North Carolina is the last Republican Senator from the South. The next Congress will not have a single Republican either in the Senate or the Housejof Representatives from the South Atlantic or gulf-States or from any of the States that were in the Southern confederacy, except two Representatives from East Tennessee. This is the first time such, a .situation Jias occurred, tince the war.

FLOOD BRINGS DEATH.

Many Are Drowned in Inundated Cities and Towns of Ohio. Telegrams from northwestern Ohio towns show that the flood situation, is serious at Findlay, LimA, Tiffin, Marysville, Upper Sandusky nnd neighboring cities. At Findlny Sam Moffatt vyas drowned in the street. The water had raised the sidewalk and he broke thnongW and met death in ten feet of water. Nelson Jacobs and Henry Thomas, also of Findlay,’wealthy farmer*, attempted tot drive through a low place in the rpa-1, the horses floundered in five feet of water nnd the men nnd horses were 1 drowned. At Fremont David Divley was driving along the river road nnd in attempting to pass a low spot was swept away by the clfrrent nnd drowned. All thi rivers are higher than they have been for twenty years, steam and electric railway tracks have been washed out and bridges are in danger. Persons living in the lowlands have been forced to abandon their houses. The flood is general throughout western Pennsylvania, the streams everywhere overflowing their banks and causing more or less damage to houses and farms. Both the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers are on the rampage. Tho flood foread hundreds of families to efther abandon their homes or seek escape in the upfier stories. Mills In the lowlytny levels throughout the country, numbering between fifty and ’ sixty, were flooded hud 38,875 men are thrown out of work, with a loss in wage* of more than $320,748. .

Old papers for sale at thia office.

ON GUARD.

PIKE OPERA HOUSE, DESTROYED IN CINCINNATI’S BIG FIRE.

The Pike Opera Holne, Which was wiped out in the big Cincinnati fire, was one of the noted theaters -of the country and the crowning glory o/ the career of the millionaire who built it,. J’he'original house was opened in 1859. Destroyed by fire in 1806, it w»s rebuilt on a grand scale. Last year it was visited again by fire and was restored in sumptuous fashion. On the stage of this theater have appeared practically all of the great actors; of several decades.

FEAR FARM HAND UNIONS.

Land Cultivators Are Joining Em- ■ ployers’ Associations. Farmers in the Central States are confronted with a new terror. The hired man, the “hand,” aud the “hobo,” who toils when stress of circumstances compels, are forming labor unions. Frederick W. Job, who has been organizing employers’ associations in Illinois, says the farmers are flocking to the new associations by the hundred in the hope of finding protection against the demands of the wage workers. “The regular hired men have been going into unions rapidly," says Mr. Job. “Furthermore, all the chance ‘hobos' who will toil occasionally, and to whom the farmers in all the central and western States look for help in the ru>h seasons, have given in their names. The ‘stubble chasers,’ who roam from one section to another, following the harvest, are organizing. ■ These men do most of tl® work of gathering the grain in Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Then there is another class which appears, like birds of passage, with the first warm weather that marks the opening of spring. Without them the farmers would not get their spring plowing done in time. The broom corn cutters, on whom the grower*, in central? Illinois are absolutely dependent in gathering their crop, are party to the new pnions.- The men needed to pick the fruit are going in. I can't say what are (he demand* of the farm ‘hands’ ’ organizations,” Mr. Job said. “But they will probably be’ for shorter hours and uniform wages. “All over the country.” Mr. Job says, “the employers are making haste to perfect their organizations. Grocers, dry 'goods merchants and dealers in every sort of goods are subscribing. Manufacturcßs, laundrymen, those with teaming • interests —in fact, all who hire work, done ami* pay ‘wages, are signing the rosters of the organizations.”

John-jy-. flutes may purchare* some Montana gold mines. Frod B.4j*-U,..V*’ York, was caught in eler-tilc cable ffiid ground to death. A win* nuuned mfcAleer was suffocated by smoke in fils room, rtaat 'Liverpool, Ohio;j In tl>e investigation of the charges against Gov. Jefferson Davis of Arkansas a witness testified that the chief executive of the State owed him for twenty tons *of i I r c • 'ft Miss Katherine White, daughter of Gov. White, of West Virginia, -will christen the new armored cruiser, Wert Virginia. , John Summers, IGnjamin Spencer and W. E. Rogers, railroad men, were caught under nit engifle. Leadville. Colo.', and fatally scalded. A. number nf hUuminous, miners, Ja Penitsjflvinia. 41'4 Wesf Virginia have fosmetL. Stu >assbeinUoti to “prevent speculative fluctuations.” Members of the organisation say it was not formed for the purpose of fixing and regulating prices. ,

News of Minor Note.

RECORD OF THE WEEk

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Running a Store as Christ Would Do It—Jealous Wife Shoots Husband and Another Woman—Farmer’s Fensa-, Brifritari—Fleetrit Coad Planned A. F. Norton is running a grocery store in Converse, fie says, “as Christ would run it.” The stock invoiced recently for nearly $12,000. He bortght it at a bankrupt sale for less than $7,000 and got- fid of all the tobacco, cigars, pipes, muff, etc., as he said he was opposed to their use. He pays his clerks every day and refuses to deliver goods by messengers or wagons. He allows no arguments and-espe-cially no in his store, and the young fellows are not allowed to flirt with the girls. He has five stores in the county, aH run on the same plan. “Honesty is the best policy,” is his motto, and he is a member of the church and teacher m the Sunday school. He claims that his business has increased largely since he adopted the present plan. Woman Drops Oul of Sight. - Great anxiety prevails at La Port* over the whereabouts and probable fate of Mrs. Sarah Wilkinson Martin, who was recently granted a divorce from Isaac W. Martin. A few days after the decree had been made a matter of record a well-dressed man, alleged by Mrs. Martin to be a relative, appeared upon the scene. His advent was followed in a few days by the execution of deeds to him covering all of her realty interests, which were extensive and valuable. Mrs. Martin said her relative would invest her fdftune in mining stock which would make her immensely wealthy, and she left the city ostensibly for Mexico. This was three months since which time every effort to find some trace of her has proved futile. Jealous Wife Uses a Gun, In Marion Airs.-Henry Fleming armdfl herself with a shotgun and followed her husband to the home of Mrs. Robert Jones, of whom she was jealous. She fired through the window and the shot took effect in the face and shoulders of the couple. She fired a second time and sent shot and broken glass into th?ir backs. Mrs. Fleming demolished riearty everything in the house by using the grin as a club. She returned home, wheye she was later joined by her husband, who threatened to shoot her, kicked her and left her helpless. Her condition is serious aud the police are hunting for Fleming. Mrs. Jones is painfully but not seriously injured. , ; „ . . > Kills Himself with ■ Tree.' Coroner Hetherington at. Logansport rendered a verdict that Martin Myers, a well-to-do farmer, had committed suicide. The evidence showed that in cutting down a tree Myers had arranged it so that it would fall across a stump. Then he knelt in prayer, with his head across'the stump, aud waited until a guCt of wind, brought down the tree, crushing his skull to a pulp. His body was taken to Logansport to be prepared for burial, and a brother was to take charge of it. The brother has disappeared. • f

Plana'au Electric Road. The Hobart and Western Electric Company of Chicago is buying a right of way between La P.orte and South Bend for an electric road which will form a part of a system between New York and Chicago. Judge Calos M. Stone, P. J. Masterson, B. Hanna and G. H. Hanna of Cleveland are also taking options on a right of way for a line between South Bend and Michigan City, which will be part of another system between Cleveland and Chicago. Senator Hanna is interested in this project. City May Sue for Citizens. The Supreme Court has rendered an important decision in respect to the powers of cities to enforce contracts with corporations, and held that a city government; represented by its officers, may sue on behalf of the citizens as a whole. The case came up from the Delaware Circuit Court and was an action against the ' Mun?Te Natural Gas Company for violating the terms of its charter. Sentenced for Many Frauds. 1 In Vincennes John Selby, an'insurance agent, wasrwentenced to fourteen years in the Michigan City penitentiary. Selby forged notes on and others to the extent of $50,000. He escaped to Missouri nnd then to Texas, where ho was apprehended recently. All Over the State. In a dispute over the possession of his child Benjamin Anderson shot Bert Lane of Noblesville, with whom the child was living. Anderson is in jail and will be charged with murder in the first degree. Three of the fix wolves that escaped from a theatrical company at Brazil are still at large. Ira Jones was attacked by one of the animals'and severely bit-’ ten. lie fought the ainmal off with a' knife. • • --.■■■■

Ixxigootee suffered the most,extensive fire iu its history the other day. It started in a three-story brick building' owned and occupied by the M. J. Carn a-' han Company, dealer* in agricultural implements, and caused a loss of $109,000, about •onfirtbixd insured. , - —»- Rear Admiral Henry C. Taylor, who commanded the battleship Indiana in the Spanish-American war. has been presented with a testimonial sword by the people of the State through the General Assembly. The, cost SI,OOO, and, tis a work of art.- The presentation wns in the main floor of the cnpitol nt Indianapolis, where Gov. Durbin, tho State officers, members of the Legislature and other invited guests assembled. Admiral George Brown presided. James Whitcomb Riley recited’his poem “Old Glory.” Gov. Durbin presented the sword and Admiral Taylor responded. Game Warden James Hamilton has been instructed to go to the marUMM of. the Kankakee river to look aftef duck hunters. Hamilton says he will see that the game laws of the State are enforced. Suit has been begun nt Shelbyville by Winfield 8- Thompson ngninat Sylvester Tinsley and David G. Tinsley for $lO,900 damages for injuries received from having his wagon overturned upon him, breaking an arm and internally Injuring him. The complaint alleged that the defendants unlawfully obstructed the highway by throwing rails there while building a fence.