Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1904 — Page 7

FARM AND GARDEN

Dividing a Stall. ' : y In some barns the stalls are sufficiently wide so that they may be divided when occasion requires if some temporary division can be easily made, put in place and removed when desired. A plan for doing this is shown in the illustration. A gate is made of proper material r<*aciOng from tb ,! manger to the end of djie 9&11. The post of this gate at the end is made about a foot longer than the lower rail and a hole is made in the floor through which this post is slipped when put in position and thus makes the gate or. fence firm. At the mangerend the fence is fastened to the manger by a pair of gate hinges. Two stiff sticks are fastened to the joist above with a bolt, one over the manger-end and one over the other end. In the lower end of each of these sticks a notch is cut which comes over a staple on the fence and holds it, the fence, firm. When the fence is

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not in use it may be lifted from the hinges and put away and the sticks folded up against the joists. The illustration shows .tl»e pDi$S mentioned elearly. The cost of such a contrivance will be small and It will be found exceedingly useful. News: Soda for Potatoes. In growing tomatoes - nitrogen in the soil is the least desired of the plant fpods and the best results will come 'from phosphoric acid afid potash liberally applied broadcast. Much has been written regarding the use of nitrate of soda fdr tomato growing and while •this chemical is good, it should he * s used'Vitli caution, its function is to cause the plant th make a quick growth; in other words give it a start which\ will be kept up by the phosphoric acid qifti tho potash. This being ithe case the best way to use it is Xq/ watch the plants closely as they grow and if any shows lack of vigor sprinkle a teaspoonful of the nltrato of soda about the plant. Usually one application will be sufficient to start such plants off in good shape gnd once they get a good start there will be no trouble If the sol} has been properly enriched and proper cultivation has been carried on. Best Food for Fattening; Lambs. Very careful experiments at the Ontario Agricultural College have shown that an even mixture of peas and dhts made the most profit in feeding lambs. I’eas alone make the most gain, hut at a somewhat greater cost of feed. Corn and peas made a slightly smaller gain than the other feeds. But the difference was so small that the convenience of procuring the feed Is the largest element In the case. As peas and oats may be grown together very conveniently and cheaply, this crop secures some advantages over others which may give It a preference in this regard. •- - . TJiriftj Melons. Sow melons in a light rich soil; poultry manure produces»rapid growth. If the season is very warm and moist the vines may need to he pinched back to secure early fruiting. Musk-melons require a season of about three and onehalf months and watermelons about four and one-half months, hence the crop is rather uncertain In this latitude. The crop is made more sure if seeds are first started in a hotbed and transplanted W’lien they begin to run to vine. Six Days EnooKh. I have been observing things for many years and I never knew a man to prosper who habitually worked on Sunday. Some men will spend a day ■or two in town during the week and then they will feel that they are so far behind that they must plant corn on Sunday to catch up. The man who gets a dollar by fraud will lose It and another with It. The man who gains by laboring on may make the temporary worldly gains, but will loso that which is Infinitely more valunbie to him than all of fills world’s goods. —Cor. lowa Homestead, "" Soft Wood fo*> Ties. On account of the scarcity of oak, chestnut and other hardwood timber commonly used for railroad ties, railroads have been wuccesofully using the softer woods, 4 which tyave been treated with chemicals such as creosote, fcinc, chloride, etc. Preae/vatlve treatment can make a beech, rfed oak or ’ pine tla outlast a white oak tre. The use of au£w spikos instead of nail spikes enables the soft wood to resist the ■train and bold the rails in.plnee. The use of soft wood la likely to improve

the market for those, grades of timber suitable for the purpose. Water Before Feeding. Horses should be watered before their gram feed. This story has been put to the experimental ICSt. A horse was fed" with four quarts of whole oats, and immediately after given water to dilnk. Soon after the horse was killed and opened. a quart of oats was found shimming in the water in the stomach, the remaining three quarts having been forced by the water Into the Intestines. Another horse was given water first, and then about four quarts of oats. Fifteen minntes after this horse was slaughtered, and the entire quantity of oats was found in the stomach, and already digestion was setting in. Horses require more water in hot weather than in cold, and more when at work than when idle. Horses at full work should be watered frequently; three times a day is not too often. The hay and grain should always be pure and swec-t.

Care of Horse*’ Necks. Nine out of every ten farm horses suffer from abrasions of the skin on the neck during the spring work and .this is so severe in many cases as to keep the. horse from doing a full day’s work. Try this plan of treating the farm horse during the season of hard work. After feeding the horse brush off or, better still, wipe it off with a large cloth. Then, with tepid water, sponge the head, neck and shoulders and wipe dry with a clean cloth. If the shoulders show Indications of soreness rub over them a little vaseline and let it remain over night. See that the collar worn fits well and after taking it off wipe it thoroughly with a damp cloth and hang it where it will he thoroughly dry in the morning. It Will pay well to take this little additional care of the -horse during the working season if at np other time. —lndianapolis News,

Grain Feeding. In some observations recently made in the feeding of grain to lambs, one of the most noticeable results was the early maturity of those that had grain from birth. For instance, in one trial the lamb# fed with grain from birth attained an average weight of 113 pounds seven w eeks ear Hep than those that had had no grain previous to fattening, and this weight was reached at a smaller cost in the Instance of the lambs sod on grain from the start. It Is a hard matter to estimate the amount of grain to feed, owing to the variation in the consuming capacity of sheep. In starting it has been customary to feed from half a pound to one pound. A month later the wethers will probably ho taking from one to two pounds, nml during the last month from two to three. —American Cultivator.

Field Beana and Soy Beans. The average results for six years at the Ontario station show that the following varieties of field beans have given the highest yields: White Wonder, Day Improved Leafless, Medium or Navy, Pearce Improved Tree and Schofield Pea. Based on the experiments with soy beans at the college, the Early Yellow is recommended f< r the production of grain for feed, 1 the Medium Green for ensiling with corn.

Horses or Steam Wagons. A !irm of English millers have made an interesting test of the comparative cost of hauling grain by horses or by steam motors. The cost of keeping sbven horses for the year was about $2*500. At the end of 1902 they sold the horses and purchased a five-ton stcnm machine, ran it 5,275 miles, carried 3,875 tons, and burned 41 Mi tons of coal at a total cost of $1,849, showing a decided gain for the steam machine. Farm Notes. Keep all young animals growing and gaining. Avoid working horses in the rain as much -as possible. Ground feed is better than whole grain for growing colts. Sweet food for hogs is bettor than that which' is fermented and soured. All rubbish and prunings from the garden and orchard should be burned. A failing appetite is generally the first Indication of an animal being out of condition. CoaJ ashes, as well as wood ashes, should be Saved and applied on wet, heavy soils. Conveniences for watering and feeding stock are items in saving time, labor and feed on the farm. Corn and oats, half of oach, ground toeether. muke one of the best kinds of feed for cows in milk. The best way to get rid of the currant worm is to dust the leaves with white hellebore. In marly all cases, the best animals are the offspring of mature parents on both sides. Bo ready to cnt clover when the largest number of plant? are in bloom and are turning brown. It should be the aim of every breeder of horses to raise well-bred and well-trained animals. In the management of clover for hay it Is Important not to cure too dry, and to store under shelter; On triany farms, exposure to tha weather Injures farm machinery fujly as mueh. if not more, than use. TUo offspring of immature, undevel* oned animals in inferior to that of matured and full-grown greats. It Is the steady, quiet horse thst cas do tfie biggest day's work when tbs weather k extremely hot—Pointers. , »

POLITICAL COMMENT.

A Record of Achievement The most inspiring part of a Republican platform Is the preamble, for it is there that the party’s glorious accomplishments are recounted. The liter tory of -the Republican party is substantially a history of the country’s growth and progress for half a century. It was under Republican rule and through Republican policies that the great achievements which have placed the United States in the front rank of nations of the earth were performed. The magnificent result, therefore, Is the enduring testimonial to the wisdom and patriotism of the party which first took the reins of power under the administration of Abraham Lincoln, and, with two brief intermissions, has held them ever since. The platform adopted at Chicago very naturally points with pride. It holds up to view a record of things done which invites and commands confidence in the pledges of things yet to do. It well says that “this long tenure of power by the Republican part}’ is not due to chance; it is a demonstration that the Republican party has commanded the confidence of the American people for nearly two- generations.” A continuance of the policies which have been so valuable to the country and so inseparable from its

prosperity in former years is promised; .protection to home industry is to be maintained, the sound money system upheld, our trade Interests abroad strengthened and expanded. The prominence given to the tariff plank and the emphasis with wbfeb it is Worded are a challenge to the Democratic party to again make protection the paramount Issue—a challenge which, in the paucity and poverty of Democracy’s resources, may be accepted. If in the approaching campaign and election the country weighs the merits of the respective parties upon the scales of their past accomplishments and failures, there will be another overwhelming Republican victory recorded next November. —Kansas City Journal.

“ Stand Pat.” The origin of the expression, 1 pat," Is thus related by the Jacksoi vllle Tlmes-Unlon, the leading Democratic newspaper of Florida: “When Hanna, the stout-hearted, was approached by a number of reformers, who all agreed that the tariff must be reformed, he waited till each had spoken, and then called for his stenographer: ‘Now, gentlemen,’ said he, ‘give us the items.’ Thereupon there was discord dire, for no two among them could agree on the schedule. The Senator listened until the futility of their arguments was fully apparent, and again spoke: ‘We can’t revise without cutting out somebody, and nobody consents to be cut I tpU you what I will do —let’s stand pat.’ ” Whether or not the Incident is accurately described in detail does not matter much. The fact remains that the Btout-hearted Hanna, the blg-bralned, the level-headed Hanna, did the Republican party a great service when he applied to the question of tariff tinkering that now celebrated plAise. Brought face to face with the practical proposition, “Give us the items,” the reformers weakened. They could not give the items. No man living can give them. Hie late Thomas B. Reed wittily remarked that tariff making and tariff revising ore very easy things—"ln the mind.” Not »o, however, when It comes to framing and adopting tariff schedules on the floor of Congress. Then and there it la that you must “give na the items.” Giving the items In a tariff bill is no mere child’s play. The reformer* could not give the items to Senator Hanna; they could only iuaa and fret and And fault. That was why tfaa big man said to "Let’s stand

pat” It was good advice then. It is good advice now. —— l —- Why They Were Necessary. There is one thing regarding these bond issues that Mr. Cleveland does not explain, and that is why they were made necessary. He does, indeed, say “popular distrust was a perplexing and dangerous element in the situation,” but what had caused this popular distrust? A critical examination of all the events that preceded Mr. Cleveland’s administration makes it quite clear that the great event that caused “popular distrust” was the election of Mr. Cleveland himself. He went into office with the avowed purposo of breaking down the protection policy of the country. All business men knew this meant dealing a deadly blow at a large proportion of the manufacturing industries of the country. Business men distrusted one another, and bankers distrusted them all. New enterpri9es were at once stopped, old ones curtailed, and everybody ran for shelter. All this destroyed the confidence of everyone in everyone else; and, lastly, it destroyed the confidence of the public in the United States treasury itself. These are the facts that led to the condition Mr. Cleveland described, and made his frequent bond issues nec-

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essary. In short, the chief cause of the calamity was the presence In the White House of Mr. Cleveland as the champion of a dangerous economic policy.—Gunton’s Magazine.

Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The national convention’s choice of Roosevelt and Fairbanks is but the formal record of tho choice already made by the rank and file of Hie Republican party. Theodore Roosevelt —the faithful heir of William McKinley—stands for national self-respect, peace and prosperity. He is of himself the type of achieving American manhood. His nomination has been all but sure ever since the Republicans of Illinois declared him their choice for IDO4. He Is nominated not only for what he has done as President, but also for what •e Is as an American Man. Charles Warren Fairbanks was decisively Indicated for the Vice Presidential nomination by his character and record and by the logic of the political situation. He has well deserved the honor, both as a vital Republican force in a pivotal State and because of the confidence that he Ingres In men of business affairs throughout the nation. He strengthens the President where the President needs strength. With such candidates the Republican party has nothing to explain or excuse In behalf of Its chosen leaders. The personalities of both are well known throughout the nation. They do not have to he Interpreted by others or be taken upon the assurances of anyone. They speak for themselves, and In no uncertain tone. With such leaders, standing for policies Republican and national In every respect, the Republican party deserves success. It has earned it—Chicago Inter Ocean.

Learn Nothing, Forget Nothing, The West Virginia Democrats have ngaln raised the issue of “a tariff for revenue only.” It was a West Virginia man, Congressman Wilson, who gave Ills name to the tariff-for-revenue hill enacted during the Cleveland administration, which prostrated the industries of the country, reduced the working people to poverty and restored the Republican party to* power. The West Virginia Democrats are Bourbons who learn nothing and forget nothing.— Wllkesbarre Record. Egyptian cotton k need only for high-priced goods. .

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. '. ■ ' ,'• '' -. Cruel Sort of Practical Joke—Fireworks Cause $15,000 Loss—Fortune Found in Old Bible—St. Paul Bank Closes Live Wire Kills Two. There was sorrow in the home of Fred Westbrook, 5 Laporte veteran, when a telegram arrived from Chicago telling of the death in a hospital of his son Will, and stating that the body would be ahipped to the old home for burial. The family pastor was notified, word was sent the relatives, an undertaker was engaged, pall-bearers secured, flowers purchased, and a grave dug, but when the undertaker and the relatives went to the train to meet the body none arrived. Telegrams sent to Chicago brought a reply, alleged to have been signed by the supposed dead man, that he was a lively corpse, and that he had wired his parents that he was dead “just for fun.” The funeral was postponed. Efforts since made by the parents to locate their son in Chicago have failed, and the records of the hospital where he was supposed to have died do not show he was ever there. The parents believe they are the victims of a practical joker. i Fireworks Start Egaze. The nsnal conflagrations resulting from the use of fireworks had their beginning in Michigan City the other day, when three small boys, after having secretly procured a supply of firecrackers, went into a bam owned by Joseph Bates, and after setting off part of their fireworks, discovered that the building was burning. Fanned by a stiff breeze, the flames rapidly spread to five other bams and to the residences x>t Mr. Bates and Mrs. Henriette Jencz. A-ll of the buildings and their contents were totally destroyed, entailing in all a loss of $15,000. Old Bible Hides Fortune. Mrs. John Wheeler found SI,OOO of old money hidden in an old family Bible that was hidden away by her husband thirtyfour years ago. When John Wheeler, a young farmer of Shelby County, was married, thirty-four years ago, he had saved SI,OOO. On his wedding day he told his wife that he would put the money away until they needed it. The husband died a year ago. Mrs. Wheeler had hunted for the money, but failed to find it St. Paul Bank Closes Doors. The Home Bank of St. Paul closed Its doors the other day. It refused to pay depositors until its affairs are settled in the courts. Fred Gillman, president of the Goodland bank, which failed for $200,000, had drawn extensively on this bank, of which he w r as also president, although he only held $2,000 of its stock. Deposits to the amount of SOI,OOO are tied up. Sunday Schools Election. C. W. Hall of Indianapolis will again head the Indiana Sunday School Association, having been rechosen to that place. The other officers are: E. W. Fell of Greenfield, Josiah Morris of Rockville, and E. A. Hackett of Fort Wayne, vice presidents; C. M. Lemon, Indianapolis, secretary; and W. H. Elvin, Indianapolis, treasurer. Electrocuted by Live Wire. Frank Valentine and W. K. Stacy, electricians at the power station of the Indianapolis Northern etectric line in Kokomo, came in contact with a live wire. Valentine was instantly killed and Stacy may die. It is estimated 30,000 volts passed through their bodies. All Over the State. Frank Becker, 14 years old, was drowned in the lake at Whiting when landing fish he had caught. Despondent because of ill health, due to a sunstroke w'hich he suffered several years ago, John Hatt, a business man of Robertsdale, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. Antone Kloza of La Porte was given a verdict against the Haskell & Barker Car Company for $7,000 damages for loss of a leg while in the employ of the company. He sued for SIO,OOO. The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal taken in the name of Moses Fowler Chase, the» young Lafayette millionaire, from the decision appointing his father, F. S. Chase, as his guardian. The Western Telephone Manufacturing Company of Chicago has begun suit in Fort Wayne for infringement of patents against the Chicago Telephone Supply Company and George Briggs of Elkhart. George Dewald was killed and a carpenter named Lowrnan perhaps fatally injured in two accidents at Denver, remarkable for their similarity, in that each fell from roofs on which they were working. Wallace Moore’s children in Wavelaatl tried to use a lawn mower for a perambulator. The little boy that was riding got his hand mixed up with the knives. One finger was entirely cut off and the others badly bruised. One of the. graduates of the Indiana State normal who received his diploma n few days ago is John Stahl, 53 years old, who has been taking the prescribed course, irregularly, for twenty-seven years. Stahl entered the normal in April, 1877. Thomas Wiley, 21 year* old, was shot while driving to his home south of St Paul. He and Frank Fagil, a young friend, were driving home together, and when they had covered about half the distance Wiley decided to ride the rest of the distance with his brother, who was In a buggy just behind him. As lie was in the act of getting into his brother’s buggy Fagil drew a revolver and shot him in the abdomen, after which he whipped up hie horse and disappeared. No cause is known for the act. Clarence Fryer, 3 years old, eon of Robert Fryer of- Springfield township, obtained a whisky Husk and drank a full pint. He died twelve hours later of alcoholic poisoning. The 2-year-old child of McClun? Bass strayed to a creek near Shelbyvllle and when foind by the father was sitting at the water’s edge In a nest of water moccasins, one of which was coiled about its anas and neck. Mr. Bass’ shepherd dog seized the snake, tore It from the child and killed it The others escaped. Th« child was toying with the serpents and Fas cooing when Mr. Bass arrived^

PULSE of the PRESS

Yoju can’t tell the Russians that tha “yellow seril” is not real.—lndianapolis News. “Ethiopia for the Ethiopians,” cries a negro bishop. Well, we hear no protest In America. —Louisville Post. A woman is willing to take the benefit of the doubt and let man have the doubt of the benefit—Baltimore Herald. It would be something of a calamity if one of those floating mines should strike the sea serpent—Washington Times. If Montana train robbers would subscribe to state ethics they would work exclusively through the Legislature.— Detroit Free Press. Reports from the bacteriological department have it that the bacillus of lockjaw has begun to sit up and notice things.—Detroit Free Press. The Koreans are getting off more easily than they expected and are even managing to makd' a little nmney selling things to the soldiers. —Washington Star. The Igorrotea may be happy in being unaffected by the present high price of beef, but they must have a standing feud with the dog catcher.— Omaha Bee. The St. Louis anarchist society which ordered the fat men killed may have been merely experimenting with worry as an obesity cure.—Kansas City Times. It is feared that some people get into Mr. Rockefeller’s Bible class who would rather have a tip on the market than Information on how to be good.—■ Washington Star. A congressional committee Is to Investigate the Red Cross Society. It would he more fitting to have the Red Cross Society investigate Congress.— Atlanta Journal. The "worst of Bandit Raisull’s deed will not be known until It Is definitely determined whether* or not Perdicarls Is going to take the lecture platform.— Augusta Chronicle. Dotvle, in his trip around the world, probably learned that there is no place for a faker like America and no place In America quite so easy as Chicago.— Cedar Rapids Republic. Report comes from Port Arthur of a social entertainment on board one of tho Russian battleships. We presume the guests were supplied with diving suits.—Washington Post. Strange so- many French soldiers drop dead from fast walking in maneuver*. Haven’t beard of any Russians dropping dead from fast sprinting in action. —Atlanta Constitution. It is said that the one and only regret of St Louis at having the fair is that some of the imported grafters are so much more accomplished than the home grafters.—Atlanta Journal.

Itailroad companies are making extensive additions to their sidetrack facilities at St Louis. Probably preparing terminal facilities for the presidential booms. —Washington Post. Under the latest Supreme Court df> claim, railroads may kill employes with impunity, so long as they are not executed by direct order of the manager or president.—Detroit News Tribune. There is to he a scientific collection of mosquitoes at St Louis. Most people will be far more interested in dodging the uncollectad ones when the hot weather comes on.—Philadelphia Bulletin. A bok entitled “How to Get Rich” is being advertised for sale at the price of sl. A good tip to one wishing to get rich would be to save his dollar and not buy the book. —Atlanta Journal. • A Chicago woman seeks a divorce because her husband has not smiled in ten years. Popular Judgment should be ssupended until the husband tells why he has not smiled. —Minneapolis Times. Secretary Taft says that the new capital of the Philippines “lies In a pocket of the mountains.” Pleased to learn that it *loes not lio in the pocket of some real estate syndicate.—Washington Star. Bamum’s “greatest show on earth” has not only abolished street parades, but it is now accompanied by its own cboplain. There’s no telling where this reform mania will end.—Atlanta Constitution. A Japanese postcard has been published showing a Russian admiral standing on the bench in diver's costume with the Inscription, "Going down to review the fleet.”—Columbus Evening Dispatch. That the emancipation of woman is now complete has been demonstrated in St Louis. The leader of them all exercised her prerogative of liberty nrd went from the parlor into the kitchen. —St Louis* Republic. According to a new encyclopedia, poverty Is caused by four things—drink, inefficiency and shiftlessness, crime and a fondness for roving. One other cause that might be mentioned is a lack of money.— New York Sun. Visitors at the St Lot#. Fair are warned by signs to beware of green goods men. gold brick artists, thimbleriggers, -three card monte sharps and bmnko. steerers. The Aldermen seeq) to want it all their own way.—Rochester Poet Express.