St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 4, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 August 1892 — Page 2

TO SOLITUDE. FnAey I turu in lon«!y bi o-'l For convsrao with «we«s Soillaae; Upon her lap my heaj I lay Abd to street Solitude I ssy, 0, fr end, daer patient fri«.d of mine, Lend me thy eympvhy divine t Thou art so great ruA atron^ stud high. So little and so weak am 11 Caress me with thy silent touch. My ears are tired with henring much! Much that ia fatuous and vain, Much that is fraught with tears and pain. Speak to me with thy .-ilcnce, then, And lull me back to peace again. Let -ot one worldly sight or sound r Come near mo —wrap thy mantle round So not one heart less prying lace May seek us at. our trysting pi n e Here once more thou my ha arc shall see. Here once more will I tell to thee Al i of my heartache an 1 my p in And weep upon thy bro .sc : gam. When thou hast nursed me long, and long, I go away refreshed nnd strong. And deep within my eyes man sea A look that I have caught Lorn thee A look that reaches far away, Where silent thought doth sit and brood Against the fest of solitude! —lndianapolis Journal. A QUEER EXPERIENCE. Do you seo the bullet hole in the crown of this sombrero, Neb? Thereby hangs a tale, which, if yon will make yourself comfortable in an easy chair, I’ll relate.” I was visiting the pleasant rooms of my friend It , an old telegraph operator, not old in years, but in experience, for he had worked at the business since a boy, and had been in many difficult positions, thus having a varied experience from which to draw his stories. The hat he now held in his hand was a light gray felt with a leather band around it. and near the rop on one side two small holes made by a bullet, R said, lu an attempt on his life. ■•You remember,” he began, “some ten years ago, I made a trip down the Mississippi, through Texas, Mexico and California. This was p-irtly for my health, partly for pleasure, but principally on a business excursion for our company. “I spent considerable time in A Tex., and while there the city —as they called it—-was being completely demoralized by as vicious, corrupt a set of gamblers as it was ever my lot to tall in w.th. Tnese southwestern cities of rapid growth, rapid wealth and with a population of adventurers ami uneasy people collected from many parts of the globe, are Just the place f< r these desperadoes to do their richest fleecing; but in this Instance they were notorious and hawing committed several capital crimes, the governm nt took the case in hand. ‘■ln this quiet northern town you are scarcely aide to realize the difference a few degrees of latitude can make in the apparent dispositions and surroundings of human beings. While traveling through the southwest, it often seemed as though I must bo in a different country, everything was so foreign and lawless in its character. “About this time there had been considerable trouble along the teleR^Phlhmsin that section of the as 1 was now stepping in A , they wanted me to help stop the gamblers, who were beginning to smellaratand were keeping under cover. “In an excitable community where fire-arms are carried by all and often used indiscriminately, the arrest of desperate characters is not only difficult but dangerous, for, as you know, ‘birds of a feather,’ they usually have many friends in a crowd. In this instance a small posse was selected to arrest the gamblers, and it was agreed that except in a case of emergency I was not to touch the criminals, but simply enter their resorts, spot the men if there, and signal the officers to enter. “The first night we succeeded in arresting two in a faro saloon, and in the conflict —for they had to be taken by main force —I bad been obliged to help the officers, and this, I suppose, gave the crowd an inkling of my true character. We did not know it, however, and the next night determined to make a raid and arrest the remainder of the set, who, I discovered, had located themselves in one of the dives in the lowest part of the town, near the river. “We had, as we thought, used the utmost precaution, for the men were desperate and would fight, we knew, to the last. The buildings on this street were so close together that their low, flat roofs nearly touched each other, growing more and more squalid till they reached the river, which out off their growth. Consequently, there were no side entrances. At the back door we placed two men, and at either side of the front entrance, in the darkness, the remainder of the posse concealed themselves. It was j agree ' that, if I found the gamblers In the saloon, I was to give a signal at the most opportune moment, when the officers would rush in from both sides and secure their men before they had a chance to escape or to offer much resistance. “I then sauntered in, walked up to tne bar and called for a glass of liquor. I noticed that the bartender looked surlily at me and as I turned ■ with the glass in my hand and faced the crowd st anding and seated around 1 the faro tables, there seemed to be an unusual silence, but I leaned carelessly against the wall, pretending to sip the villainous stuff in my glass, but at the same time taking a keen survey of the crowd. I think I never saw a more hardened set of criminals outside of prison bars than were gathered around those faro tables that night. Little piles of silver and gold were heaped up here and there and many of them guarded by six shooters or bowie knives, while men were dealing out the cards and raking in the coins. “Just as I was about to give the signal, one of the tables was overturne and in an instant there was a general commotion. Before I realized what was happening, so rapid and

unexpected were the movements, 1 door opened by my side and a girl grasped me by the coat and said in a frightened voice, ‘This way, quick, for your life.’ Quick as a flash the girl slammed the door and I found myself being hurried up a flight ot stairs and through an open trap-door on the roof. The girl gave mo a push, as angrv r-’es followed us, and said, ‘To t ,u river, your only chance. They mean to kill you.’ You may be sure I wasted no time in grateful thanks, though why she braved the angry crowd lor my sake I never knew. “I leaped rapidly from one fiat root to another towards the river, but none too fast, for tramping feet, oaths and shots followed all to quickly foi my comfort and as I leaped from the last roof into the river, one bullet made the holes in the crown of that hat. just missing my head. The rut. flans thought they had finished me and then the rush of the waiting posse, who made a dash when they heard the commotion, gave them other business. “It was a short time before I was on the opposite bank of the river reviewing the case. Detectives are I more feared and hated by law break- । ers than the regular officers and I I knew it' my business were known, as it seemed it was, it was as much as my life was worth to return for the present Besides, the work I had undertaken was finished, so I concluded to go due north till I struck the railroad, stop the first train I saw. go to the next station, then telegraph back for my grip and continue my journey West “It was now towards morning and I concluded 1 had better make myself scarce, before daylight revealed my ; whereabouts. I struck out rapidly for the north, but when the hot sun came out and with m st of the time nothing to show me my locality, I lost my reckoning and must have taken a northwesterly course. Thus it was long in the afternoon when I sighted telegraph poles and knew I must be near the railroad. Taking out my climbers, which, with telegraph instruments in case of some emergency I always carried with me during my trips, I climbed the pole, cut the wires ana telegraphed to the station east to stop the next train where a white flag was flying from a telegraph pole. I then tacked my handkerchief to the pole and slid down. I was so overcome with hunger and fatigue that I knew this precaution was necessary, for I might drop to sleep and fall to hear the train. “In about two hours a train came along, stopped and took me on. The engineer told mo 1 must have traveled nearly forty miles since leaving A—. As soon as the train was under way,’ the conductor wanted to know by what right I had stopped the train. I took out my pass and showed him my official badge. In a few minutes he left me and said a few words j glance of the two men before, and ! now I noticed they winked knowing।ly to each other, but I partly closed my eyes and pretended to be dozing. : yet all the time watching my fellow- ; passengers Mosely and wondering . what was up. I scented foul play , and meant to be on my guard. “Finally the men came and saun- ; tered toward me ami one was just : about to put his hand on my shoulder ' and I caught a glimpse of a pair of i handcuffs in the other fellow’s hand, ! when out came my six-shooter and I . told them not to touch me as the’ j valued their lives. I had taken them ■j by surprise as it was too late for i them to draw their weapons. They fell back, but did not put up my revolver till I was safe in the next station. Seeing g large piacard on the wall, as I entered the little waiting room, 2 turned te read it with my hands behind me. In a moment I felt a pair of steel bracelets snap on my wrists and I wheeled around to meet the complacent looks of my fellow passengers, the train hands, and telegraph operator. I just foamed, 3hen, I was so angry. ] wanted to know what they meant ' and ordered them to release me. Foi ' answer, one of the men clapped his hand on my shoulder and said: “I arrest you for the murder of C. R. Raymond.’ “ ‘C. R. Raj nond, you fools,’ 1 i managed to blurt out, ‘why I am C. ! R. Raymond myself, and not much of a dead man, either, as you will find out if you don’t release me at once.’ . “They still kept calm and advised J me to read the notice behind me, for i I could come no game on them. I “I turned and read: ‘Murdered. Arrest any person presenting the pass of 0. R. Raymond, State official, who was murdered on the fith inst. Body thought to have been robbed and then thrown in the river.’ “That glance revealed the situation, but no expostulations or explanations of mine could convince the men I was C. R. Raymond and not his assassin. Then I raved, but as this made mati ters no better I finally persuaded them to release me long enough to sit ' down to the telegraph instrument a ' few minutes while they kept me cov- | ered by revolvers. I immediately teli egraphed to the Governor the circumi stances of my escape and arrest, and ■ the result was an order to release me i at once. I “By this time excitement and fa- , tigue had so worked on my nerves that I am sure I was never angrier in my life, and when the Governor’s commands were executed I turned and gave those two officials such a blessing as I presume they never before received. All believed me then and were ready to do me service. After rest and refreshment of course I could view the case more calmly; but it was not, to say the least, a pleasant experience to be arrested for mv own murder.”—Free Press.

REAL RURAL READING WILL EE FOUND IN THIS DEPARTMENT. Row to Keep Rutter in the Well —The Public Rond Question a Serious OnePoultry Raising — Clean Your Seed Wheat, Etc. Keeping Butter in the Well. The Philadelphia Farm Journal suggests that instead of planking over the well the pump pipe may enter the ground and slope beyond the curb, where the pump may be placed, and the wheel and weight may support a basket made of old wagon tire. In j j J । H II THE BASKET IN THE WELL, this may be placed butter and other things that must be kept cool, including the milk from a small dairy. The balance weight must be placed on the rope so that neither it nor the basket will enter the water. Ibis plan is a suggestive one, and will no doubt be improved upon by some of j our more ingenious readers in the | way of a cold box with a lid and; shelves in place of the. basket. The plan, however, just as it stands, is valuable, inasmuch as readers who are not especially ingenious may avail themselves o f it. This or a similar device is essential on farms not provided with icehouses. The Best of AU Rations. A correspondent in the Inter-Ocean very justly says: “The ration of all ! rations for the dairy cow is kindness.” Different individuals, according to their practice and success, are strong advocates of roots, oat meal, oil cake, clover hay, or ensilage as a good ration for dairy cows, and under favorable conditions either of them, or a judicious combination of them, would prove such; but either or all would go for-nought with one unfavorable condition, and that is unkindness or harshness. Let a harsh, boisterous, ugly milkman have the care of cows, and the decrease of milk will fully offset any gain that would be effected by the use of special feed. A man of this character, who was ac- ' customed to emphasize his commands i In the farm-yard and cow stable by ; the use yUus pitchfork, declared Quit* t mg- itrs CiWf Vs»'' w Wk'i t mm^^hc- detected a marked improvement in the flow of milk, and finally acknowledged that he was satisfied that the devil was in himself instead of his cows. There is no sense in being boisterous and noisy in the presence of cows for the purpose of terrorizing them into obedience. An animal will recognize kindness as soon as a human being, and when a milch cow is treated kindly, will yield all hoi milk fully. If a young heifer is inclined to be uneasy and to kick at the first milkings, if she refuses to yield quietly, adopt some compulsory means that will secure perfect obedience, but in such a quiet manner as gives no occasion for fear, but conveys the impression of a necessity for obedience. The Agricultural Problem. The problem is one that has for years been before the public and had the attention of farmers. In working out this problem the result sought is success. Different modes of solution are attempted by different individuals and in very many cases no solution is reached, and it sometimes appears as though the errors could never be eliminated. One very important method of solving this problem is to employ less acres and secure more on an acre, or in other words, * practice what is called intense farming, that is, devote more energy upon a less surface. The Public Road Question. The entire country seems to be thoroughly awakened by the question, and the subject is receiving discussion in the various periodicals and newspapers: That there is a necesisity for it no one can deny; but the best means of securing the desired end —good roads—in a manner that shall equalize the burden thereof among all those who receive benefits, either directly or indirectly, is a question quite difficult of solving. In the sparsely settled sections of the country, the taxpayers feel that they are already burdened for the repair of roads to the limit of endurance, and yet the roads are poor. Who can solve this road problem.—Germantown Telegraph. Should Have Broad Bases. Wind storms have blown down thousands of windmill towers. Much of this loss is the result of narrow bases for the towers. The greater the spread of the corner posts, the more resistance they offer to the force of the horizontal wind. When to Sell a Horse. The time to sell a horse after you have raised him and made ready for market is whenever a man offers you a good price. By holding for a fancy figure you are very apt to let the best customers pass by, and the expense of keeping the animal will begin to rapidly diminish the possible profit. The same thing will also apply to any ■“tock produced upon the farm. By

holding after making ready for market, you stood as much chance of loss as of gain; the price may go against you In the end, the animal may die on your hands, and it is sure to be an expense for further feed. Quick sales and fair profit Is a better rule for the farmer than slow sales and the attempt to make big profits.—lndiana Farmer. How to Clean Seed Wheat. To properly clean wheat for seed, or to get the very best price for that for ; sale, it is a good idea to go through the field and carefully cut out all the rye, cockle and other plants of an objectionable character and burn them. This plan has been adopted by many of our most successful farmers, who find it pays to do so, when their wheat is offered at the mills for sale. In going through the 1 wheat, it should be done in a careful i way, so as not to trample it down. A Cure for Crows. A correspondent of the National Stockman gives his method how to I prevent crows from pulling up corn: I “1 prevented these pests from pulling up and eating the corn when it is coming up by preparing the seed in i the following way: Put one-half; bushel of seed corn in a box and pour ; halt a pint of common coal tar over it, first warning the tar bill it runs easily, stirring with a garden hoe until each grain is coated; then pour over the coated corn dry wood ashes or plaster, and again stir until the seed is well covered, thus making It dry so it can lie handled without tor getting on planter. Be careful not to use too much tar, as a little well warmed goes a long way. When corn i thus prepared begins to show in the | rows and a crow pulls up a stalk, he j looks awhile then leaves in disgust, for no matter how hungry he is he will not eat the black grain. A Muscle Saver. As it is difficult to move the sleigh, grindstone, hay-cutter, etc., upstairs, says Farm and Home, why not make a door and hinge it so it will shut over the stairs and make n smooth ' I surface for sliding things up and down by means of ropes? This contrivance , is in common use in factories, and is ' a great saver of time and strength. When not in use it leans against the siding and is out of the way. Bags of feed, bales of hay, barrels of fruit, onions, etc., are thus quickly and ■ IWM nnm Hr; . _ „ 2 With cement floors in the stalls ■ you can feed bran profitably, even il i you do not get it all back in the milk. It docs not pay to let milk get cool ; before being set. It means a definite ’ loss of butter when it goes to the churn. >, , ; An acre of dry corn fodder as usually fed will keen a cow about IOC I days, an acre of clover hay about 200 I days, an acre of good ensilage about 700 days. Does the silo pay? I The dairyman must study the relative value of the different feeding . stuffs if lie would find which way suct ■ cess lies. A small amount of wasted food will destroy the margin of profit. If a dairyman depends upon buying of much feed he must have a most i excellent head to enable him to turn lit into a profit. The farm should supply most of what the cattle con- ■; sume. A good cow in a village will do ’ i much toward supporting a family. By a good one, we mean such as will ’ give eight quarts of milk per day for ’ 300 days. See what this will yield, ’ retailed at 6 cents per quart. Live Stock Notes. Neighboring farmers should confer , together regarding their crops and ’ j stock at every possible opportunity. ' It will prove to mutual advantage. ' I The stock breeder, to be successful, I must have suitable soil and climate, , backed by good taste, sound judg- ■: merit and a liking for the business.— ■| American Cultivator. No man can handle live stock suc- : cessfully unless be likes the business. I He must be kindly by nature, fond of animals and solicitous for their comfort as well as for his ova profit. Mate your animals in breeding with reference to individual characteristics as well as known pedigrees. The pedigree alone will not always insure ' the greatest merit in the progeny. Stock-keeping is the beginning and ! end of profit in diversified farming. The beginning, for it enriches the soil. The end. for it affords a profitable means for disposing of many crops. Fine-boned hogs must be selected if you wish to make them ready for market at eight or ten months old. The coarse boned will make heavier hogs, but they cannot be fattened too young. You know that your stock can make the best use of food only when it is properly prepared for them. The same principle will apply to crops. Cultivate thoroughly and make the food available. Poultry Raising. The farmer can make more money out of hens than the man that undertakes the task of running a poultry farm. Why? He can feed them more cheaply: and he does not have to rely upon them as a sole means of support. Supposing the farmer had a

| brooding house of about five hundred capacity, say of two small incu- . bators, and about two hundred—or I even one hundred laying hens. He . can market eggs at the season of the yea-r when prices are good, and raise । broilers and roasters after the prices ; of eggs have declined. And the bulk of this work, and the income, fits it in a time of the year when the growing of fruit and vegetables do not occupy his attention. Instead of idling away most of the fall and winter and early I spring, he could only employ himself iat profitable woik. One reason why an exclusive poultry farm don’t pay • is on account of the low prices in .summer. Unless the winter’s work ■ has been unusually unprofitable, he ; will have to spend in summer what jhe made extra in winter. Poultry ; farming is a cold weather employ- . merit: general farming comes during the hot weather. Setting a Hen. It’s a bad practice to set a ben in ; the general fowl house. Nothing will I breed lice so quickly as a setting hen. And one hen will soon incubate ; enough vermin to infest the whole , house. The farmer kills the potato I bug to prevent it from killing the > plant. Why not kill the louse to I keep it froui endangering the life of the chickens? “What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander!” Rest for Tired Feet. The footrest shown in the accompanying engraving is quite a novelty, I as the foot may be supported at four A NOVELTY FOOTREST. different angles or elevations. The sides are made from inch boards, cut in the form shown. The distance from the bottom at a, to the top of | cushion, at c, is fourteen inches; the diameter of the cushioned rolls, c and ।n, is five inches. This makes an agreeable size for resting the feet or limbs upon, the width being fifteen inches. The cushions at c and n are conveniently located, while the intermediate cushioned space makes a nice seat for the little ones. The total length of the sides is eighteen inches, and when a higher elevation for the feet is desired, simply raise the end, at a, letting the point, at a, and the side of cushion, c, act as the base. By simply turning the side of this page upward, you will get the correct posi- ' tion of the footrest when reversed.— A mer ica n Agr icul tul ist. Housekeeping Hints. A custard should never reach the boiling point or it will curdle. Woi i emu', c rua. ui ■bdWvsft ins. q I , bix or eight drops of turpentine added to the blacking for one stove • i brightens it and reduces the labor of '* ' polishing. e Press butter to get out the brine, ’ but do not rub it with the ladle. I Rubbing destroys the granules and ■ make it. greasv. O' Never allow meat to be placed directly on the ice, as the water draws . out the juices; it is even worse to lay it there wrapped in paper. It should '; always be laid in a clean porcelain ’ vessel. ’ To get rid of fleas, into a bucket of hot water put enough pennyroyal ’ ; oil to make it quite strong. Dip the ' j broom into this, beat out the water 1 and sweep a small space of the car--1 pet, dip in again, and so continue un11 til the carpet has been thoroughly ' ; cleaned. > A housekeeper who was recom--3 . mended to try cucumber peeling as a • remedy for cockroaches, strewed the floor with pieces of the peel cut not very r thin, and watched the sequel. Th* ’ I pests covered the peel in a short time , so that it could not be seen, so vora- ! ciously were they engaged in sucking I the poisonous moisture. The second r ' night this was tried the number of 1 cockroaches was reduced to a quarter, • : and none were alive on the third I night. , I Flowers may be kept fresh for a , , long time by putting a pinch of soda ■. into the water in which they are held. - , They should not be gathered while i the sun is shining upon them, but - ’ early in the morning or after the sun . has been down for an hour. To revive f ; wilted flowers, plunge the stems to - , about one-third their length into boiling water. This will drive the ! । sap back into the flowers, causing . them to become fresh. Then cut away 3 i the third of the stem, which has been j | heated, and place the flowers in cold i water. lie Studied a While. j i “Hello, Sam! { hear you are in love; ' have you asked the old man for his daughter?” ' “Yes.” “What did he say?” I “He said he must study on it a while.” r “What did you do then ?” “Why, it gave me a chance to study r a while.” I “Well, has he reported favorably?” “Yes —he told me I couldn’t have t her.”— Newman Independent. ' A Small Bony. The smallest pony in the world re- } cently arrived in the world on the famous Shetland pony farm on the island of Bressay. It is a little colt foal that weighed but sixteen pounds ' and was only nineteen and one-half ■ inches high at its birth. It is a per- ■ fectly healthy, well-formed animal. i j The religion of a good many people f who have low foreheads is not far rei moved from spiritualism.

TRAVELS AT SMALL COST. A Young Frenchman Who Is Touring the * World on a Mouth. New Orleans society has been very much interested of late in Jules Desfontaines, an ambitious young traveler, who has been spending some time here before going into Mexico, says a correspondent of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Some days ago he lectured before the Athenee Louisianais on the “Enchanted Isles of Polynesia,” and told of his romantic ventures in a most quaint and charming manner. When it is considered that Mr. Desfontaines’ income was only S2O per month the results he achieved and ends attained seem marvelous. He not only traveled over Switzerland, Italy, Sicily, Tunis, the Great Sahara and Judea, but made a lengthy tour of the Australian continent, and after many vicissitu,.es lingered for many months in the enchanted isles of the South Pacific, made famous by Cook and others, New Zealand, through the straits of Magellan to Brazil. In forty months he had visited all the known and many of the unknown points of the orient, made a tour of the world and tiaveled 40,000 miles. He then traveled to France, to the city of Nantes, expecting, like the “prodigal son,” forgiveness and a hearty welcome, but, on the contrary, met with disappointment. This did not discourage him, and he determined to win his father over to his cause. The geographical society of Nantes, hearing of the young hero’s wondrous adventures, urged him to hold a confereme and lecture to the public. His debut was a success, and he took the town by storm. He was then sent by tlie Geographical society as a delegate to the grand national congress of Rochefort, where he reaped new laurels. When about to leave on another long journey he was authorized by the French government to make a scientific collection for the State. Unfortunately, France has little money to encourage explorers, and Mr. Desfontaines’ family consented to make him an annuity of S7OO, and it is with that small sum that he has ventured to realize one of the grandest projects and wildest drcams of his life. He is to travel through Cuba, tne United States, the Sandwich Isles, Japan, China, Siam, Borneo, Java and New Guinea, returning to France after seeing the Indies, his voyage lasting several years. Nepotism in Greece. I do not think there is any othei country where political feeling, both local and central, runs so high as in Greece This warmth of political passion is still more intensified b? the fact that, in the choice of all candidates in this representative government, the family and its relations essential guide. _ nearly uimcs, local and cenrtfnT. newA to the post men and the attendants at mus; urns, depend upon ■ the success of each party, and that the family will at once run to tbeii own member of I’ irliament to help them iu releasing one of their kinsman who had b Q <m convicted of a crime, it will ne understood bow, in a small community where there are i no industries but j recarious agricul- , ture and fishing, the political differ. | ences permeate every nook and cranny j of daily life. . This fact the foreigner, who would excavate in Greece must always bear in mind. In dealu g with it he must, from the very outset, manifest kindness, fairness, end flrmrress; and he must succeed in impressing these three qualities upon the people with whom he is dealing, so that they at once feel and are drawn out by the kindness, gain absolute faith in the fairness, and learn to realize and depend upon the firmness. The excavations >f a sister institution in Greece have on several occasions been retarded, and almost completely suspended, owing to the charge (of course, unjustified) brought by the local authorities against the excavators that in the choice of their workmen they had been partial to that one of the two political parties which was not then in power. To mend matters, they made a further mist.. ;e in agreeing to see that half the workmen were chosen by a representative of one party and half by a delegate from the other, which of course led to further quarrels.—Century. Hy No Means the Same. A great deal depends upon the way in which some words are used. A German who applied to a New York business house for employment, recommended himself thus: “The capacity in which I like best to earn my living, and the one in which I am most able, Is tiiat of a confidence man,” He meant,“confidential man;” and his mistake was rather alarming to those to whom he wrote. One of the worst cases of the kind on record is that in which a young Frenchman, wishing to flatter an American lady, wrote to her: “I wish greatly that once more 1 could gaze on your unmatched eyes!” He did not discover the great difference between “unmatched” and “matchless” until he found out that the lady, who was “just cross-eyed enough to be interesting." had been deeply offended by his compliment. Oyster Crabs. Among the most curious crabs are those which are not known otherwise than as parasites of the oyster. However, only the females live in the oyster shells, where specimens have been found by every lover of the bivalve on the half-shell. Funnily enough, the males do not dwell with oysters, but when seen are found swimming at the surface of the water.