St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 34, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 10 March 1894 — Page 7

HOME AND THE FARM. A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. The Breeding' of Draft Horses Is a Profitable Business—Rock Phosphate Better Than That Made from Boae—How to Thin Fruit. Draft-Horse Breeding Pays. Draft horses can he ra sed and prepared for the market with less outlay ■of labor and capital, says a writer in the Farm and Horne, than any other breed. The services of the very best stallions will cost from S2O to $25. The colts can be left in the stable j and halter-broken, while the clam I can do light farm-work; they can be j turned loose in a shed or a stable the first and second winters wi;h 1 very little risk of blemishes. With । oats and bran twice a day and plenty । of good fodder and hay, they will be ! in splendid condit on for grass. At • two years old they will be large j enough for farm work. The fillies can be bred at this age and will thereafter pay their way. When four or live years old they are - ready for market and will bring $l5O to $250 according to weight and quality. In training they re ure no costly outfit of sulkies, harness, j blankets, bo ts, and toe-weights;they , require no tincup records: pools are I never sola and book-makers are un- ! known in draft-horse breeding. Why i is it that farmers and small breeders ■ will persist in losing the>r money, and conMuonsense general! j, in a vain endeavor to produce race trotters? No other breed has ever attempted to supplant the draft horse because all others lack power and weight—the important points to be considered. In all the large cities good draft horses find ready sale at good prices, i Records of the Chicago horse market show that draft teams weighing fropi 3,200 to 3,t 00 lbs. bring S4OO to SSOO. In the large cities the heavy traffic requires big draft teams to draw loads of four or five, tons, and on the hard j pavements the best horses are short I lived when worked constantly. Quick- I walking draft teams are wanted on I the farmsand heavy teams are needed in the lumber regions. For what other breed does the de- j mand c nue from so many sources? ’ Do not breed with the idea that a draft horse will do for a general-pur- i pose animal on the farm; better say a ) special-purpose horse. Yet for the I special-purpose horse there is a de- I mand from city and country, and not j from the race track alone, as in the case with trotters. Among the i breeds to select from arc the Clydesdale, English Shire. Percheron, Bel- j gian, and French Draft, good repro- i sentatives of which can be found in most parts of the country. The best I pure-bred mares can be bought for ■ S3OO to $600; stallions cost from $!,- , 000 to $?,000. Finally, let one rule ■ follow throughout ali efforts in breed- j ing. if it is dra t horses one is alter, raise draft horses exclusively, and I let every other treed serverely alone. Follow busine s principles and breed carefully an I there is money in it. Thinn'nx Fruit. Though the soil be rich, the tree vigorous, the pruning judicious, i thinning is nevertheless required to ' secure good, marketable sizes of most orchard fruits. This fact was overlooked for many years in California, probably because, with young trees and rich soil, the fruits, though most thickly set on the trees, were larger than the growers, remembering Eastern standards of si. c,expected. 'Then, too, thinning necessitated an amount of close work which the Californian disliked to assume. It was only the | commercial argument which forced most growers to resort to thinning. If the San Francisco market alone j had been concerned systematic thinning would have made slow progress, but the imperative demands of the. , canners and the buyers lor Eastern shipment forced growers to the irk-j some and expensive work of lessening the burden of the trees. Those j who still resist these demands and i conclude to ship their own fruit to test the question of size soon found that ungraded or small fruit did not pay for boxes ai.d freight, while good-sized uniform lots yielded a good profit. Thinning, when the tree is overloaded, has therefore be- ! come the accepted way to get satisfactory produce and, in many cases, the key to successful production.— > liialto Orange Grower. Profitable 55 indbreaks* Occask nally one secs a row of trees around the edge of an orchard said to be planted for a windbreak. These are sometimes eucalyptus, sometimes Cyprus, or other eve.greens, and i sometimes even black walnut, or some other deciduous trees. We have wondered why. Any of these trees cost as much to plant and grow as so many fruit trees, and thej' take mure •substance out of the ground; in fact, ; the next row of trees are generally | stunted. Now. if one fancy an evergreen, the olive is a good tree, and the fruit of a row of trees around twenty acres would produce a great deal of oil. They might first be j planted ten feet apart, and we would have nearly 400 trees around twenty acres, and when half were । cut out there would still be trees i enough for two acres of land—quite an olive orchard. If an evergreen is not the fancy, what is better than ; the tig? It grows fast and makesan excellent windbreak, it will grow with but little cultivation, and could te planted along the road oatsideFhe orchard, and thus a portion, of the orchard land could be saved, and a i dollar a tree claimed from the county . under the law. I.*, therefore, the fancy is to have the orchard belted around with some other kind of tree, j plant some fruit tree. There is no

profit In anything else.” — Colusa Sun. Threshing Corn Fodder. Asa number of your “family" have given their experiences pro and con with cutting corn fodder I wish to give a method that has all the good qualities of cutting and by which some of the bad results are avoided. Instead of using an expensive cutter, use an old threshing machine (it won't hurt a new one'. Remove all but one set of concaves and you will be surprised at the amount of stalks that can be run through in an hour. In this manner the stalks are nicely shredded, and none of the sharpends can be found to which the death of many cattle has been traced. All j that the sto k have makes as good j bedding and absorbent as cut stalks. I The carrier elevates them into the I mow, and a given space will hold ■ twice as much as it will before being 1 shredded, as the fodder packs in so I tightly it is necessary that the stalks 'be thoroughly dry or the mass will heat and mold. A load of straw mixed in will assist in taking up the surplus moisture. The stalks go much further than when fed whole, and the refuse is more easily handled. —National te tock man. Kock Phosphate. The idea that what is called rock I phosphate is of less value than that 1 from bone is quite general among ' farmers. If the bone were ground In I a raw state and then reduced to pow- ■ derby use of sulphuric acid, it would . surely be more valuable, for it would have, in addition to j hosphate of lime, a considerable proportion of highly available nitrogen. In fact, however, practically all the bone phosphate made now has first been burned. It is used as burned bone for roll’* ng sugar, and after it has served th's purpose all its nitrogen has be >n taken from it. If there are diffe.ences between different brands of phosphate, it is more likely due to the character of the nitrogen that is put with them to make them more available. 1 Bone phosphate, after burning, has ' no more value than that from what is called “rock, ” which is undoubti edly the fossil remainsof minute animals that lived in an early stage of | this planet’s history. Yoke for Carrying Sap. Tn all well-appointed sugar bushes i there are paths at frequent intervals ' between the maple trees, and wide I enough for a horse with low sleigh or I stone boot to travel. Thus the j greater part of the hard work carry- ■ ing sap from the trees to the central j sugar house is done away with. Still there are even yet places where good, sweet maple trees are to b- found, but with soil so rough or trees so close together that no horse and sleigh can be got through. For such places a yoke to go over the neck, with arms wide enough each side to let the sap buckets swing clear of the walker’s legs, is a great convenience. The hands are still used in steadying the buckets, but the heavy weighton the arms is (removed, except sometimes when the yoke itself becomes oppressive, and the arms raise the bu kets so as to relieve the pressure. Mo:e Manure for the Orchard. Before we decide why it is that ; apple trees do not bear as they used to, somet ing must be said about the i manure question. It is true that in early times apple orchards bore without manure, but it was while the so 1 was rich in unexhausted mineral fertility and when the apple orchard was heavily stocked with hogs that were liberally fed and made a good deal of very rich manure. Some oi the or- ! chards thus managed bear large crops , yet. The profit from these early 1 small orchards led farmers to set out i orchards five, ten, and twenty acres .in extent. It is impossible to manure such large orchards by pasturing i hogs in them The orchard now needs more manure than it used to j do and gets less. — Ex. Waste Land on the Farm. The most searching question for i every farmer to ask himself is what ' i roportion of good land on his farm goes to waste. It only needs more capital per acre to bring up the productiveness of these waste places so that they will equal the best. There is always profit in good land well cared for. The failures in farming invariably result from trying to cultivate land that has not been brought into condition for profitable cropping, or else from trying to cultivate more land than could be kept well tilled. There is i.o profit from half-way work on the farm. Was Afraid to Take Any Risk. The mother’s heart was killed with joy. She gazed upon her daughter with suffused eyes. “And it is settled at last,” she asked with trembling voice, “that you are to be married?” A flush mantled the cheek of the young girl. “Yes,” she whispered. “And did my child,” the parent persisted, “breathe more freely when it was ali over?” A langorous glance was fixed on vacancy. A pair of warm lips parted. 1 “No,” came the reply. “I didn't want to run any risks of breaking the lacings, even if we were engaged.” It was plain that she was gifted i with a wisdom far beyond her years. What Krupp Gives Uis Workmen. During the summer season Krupp supplies his workmen with cold coffee and vinegar at intervals through the day, and such of the men employed in connection with the puddling works receive daily one-eighth of a quart of brandy. After a man passes forty, he does not care for coni; liments. He is apt j to know how foolish and meaningless they are.

another fair city. CALIFORNIA'S INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. Some Typical Features of the Early Historic Life of the State—Some of the Old < Gambling Dons Reproduced — Small-Pox Becomes Alarming. In the Sunset City. . The California Midwinter International Exposition, at San I*rami co, is | proving a groat success. The Exposi- , tion has awakened ail the energies of j the people of the State and there is , now on exhibition such a variety of j products of the soil—agricultural, hor- i tieultura l , viticultural and mineral—as ' was never before seen on the Pacific i slope. Eastern and foreign exhibitors j are well repro onted in the it'choicest ! and rarest wares. The most into-esting features of the exposition, perhaps are the rep oduction of oldCa ifornia architecture - ob-

jcct lessens of the early historic 11'e , of the State. Many I f of the mining cab- I •.ins have been I ; brought from the! I mountains and set« up in the These havej^is^B toric valtrtr fromsa their as relations r with men who bavaj since ac q u 1 wealth and fame. I s Aim ng the old? , minors' cabins, onel > of the shabbiest i» ; the home inwhicM ' J< hn W. Mackaw * lived for several years at Allegheny! Sierra County! "where he made hF first strike, whief

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furnished the meam fcr his furth«*' work in quartz-mining. Anoths 1 " equally interesting cabin is that whiJh once 1 el mged to Hen. Go >rge H. Pe r * kins, n w ( nited States Senator frd ra Califi rnia, and ranking as one of y l6 millionaires of the State. Anotlf cr cabin was occupied at one time by ki I 1 11 t.’ IN THE ORIBNTAL VILLAGE. M CAIRO • Twain, when he was workißg as a miner. f < ne of the mining campa hSj all the gambling acee series whi dl rze 1 the < Id camps, kono muiTubo out- ] tits, a roulette wheel, etc., ana the game-t are < ailed by Mexican women wiio have presided over simi ar games i in the roughest camps of California. Arizona and Nevada, and who have I witnosso l more fights than they could count on their jingling bra elets. made ' out of gold coins contributed by •‘admirers." There is also a dancing hall. • the ii.evitable saloon, the counter of ! which is formed by two planks laid on ba re s, and a h del. which is an exact Z A ■ t b u v->£7 ~ \.7 y AITROACn TO THE JINE ARTS BUILDING, repro luc i n of the pion er hostelry, There is also a museum which is stocked with relics of the ’49 period. In one corner of the grounds is a model placer mining camp. Here are flume, sluices, rockers, long-toms, riffles, and other devices for catching gold. Several old miners show the i visitors exactly how the gold was dug i out in '4!’. The ground has been j “salted” with gold dust and small j nuggets, giving the spectacle the ai r of realism. I The large buildings on the ground I are sp'endid in appearance ami con^ ■ ■ : -Z«Z■ Reproductions of the old mining camps OF UNITED STATES SENATOR PERKINSAND JOHN W. MACKAY. stitute another NX orld s Fair City on a smaller scale. Os several scenes on the grounds we print illustrations. SMALLPOX HOSPITAL. Chicago Thinks It May Bo Necessary to Quarantine I’alientsat Home. The Chicago Health Department is in a quandary as to what is to be done with smallpox patients if the disease does not rapidly abate. The hospital is becoming so crowded that it will soon be impossible to accommodate any more within its walls. Tuesday there were 160 cases under treatment” the:e. and nearly all the available space in the bui'ding and in the new wing was occupied. Cots were placed in the corridors in the upper part of the building and the drying-room had been converted into a ward. Dr. Potter said to a press correspondent that the outcome of the crowded condition of affairs will p-obably be that the city will abandon the policy < f rem ving all patients to the hospital, “It will probably be necessary,” said he, to quarantine the patients in their homes. This was done during the epidemic of 1882,

d- . .■ — and it can easily be d ne now." There I yerd fifteen-fcew cases found Tuesday ind the sufferers wore removed to the ’ ^oipital. I An Indianapolis dispatch says that Ind : ana authorities may ask that all passengers t ) or thiough Indiana be subjected to inspection by the Illinois officials, an 1 if this be refused quarantine stations will bo established along the Indiana line and the trains out of Ihicago will be held for inspection and xamination. The officials believe eat less inconvenience would bo Missioned the traveling public by aplying the remedy in Chicago, but if dis cannot be done the Indiana (authorities will act on their own toil. I Dr. M. R. Trumbower, State Vetertinarian of Illinois, was some time ago requested by Dr. J. W. Scott, Secre^tary of the S ate Board of Health, to proceed to Lombard, Dupage County, jand make an inspection of the cat le ithat are used there for cultivating jvaccine virus. He did so, and has sul> imitted his report. After giving the character of the cattle selected from the Union Stockyards at Chicago, he tell i how they a e eared for on the vaccine farm, and concludes his report as follows: This business has been carried on for the ■ past seven years, and at present from ■ twelve to fourteen cattle are used weekly, laoout 35.00 J points are produced from I twelve cattle. So far as I cun see, every■thing is conducted in a proper manner; no • diseased or Improper cattle are used, and ■ the product ought to be reliable and beSb'ond suspicion. |ojh^iyite prison at Sing Sing, N. y - mid w close quarantine because FevoraPdf the convicts Kmgaged in securing rags have been Seized with smallpox. LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN. Charles 11. iMeomh of Brooklyn Is the New President. At the rnnual meeting of the League of Amcric in WhoJmen held at Louis-

vil’o, Ky.,Charles H. Luscomb of Brooklyn was elected President. Mr. Luscomb is a graduate of the College of the City of New York and Columbia Law School and is a well-known and successful New (York lawyer. He became identified

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CHAS. H. LUSCOMB, with wheeling interests in the summer of ISS3, and shortly Le arne capt tin of the Brooklyn Club, holding that position three years. In I*lßß he whs elected President of the League of American Wheelmen, apo ition which he filled with great cr dit. The pres »nt membership of the League is an increase of 2,646 the yah :ea-on. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New York rank in the erder nam'd in .ho league meml ershipat the piesynt time. There has been a decrease ia the meml ership of women dm ing the pi st season, the mombt'rship of the fair s'x being now 915. TheAulitii.g Conunitteo of the Lea rue has taken care of over SIOO,OOO In the past year. ROAD-MAKING IN THE COUNTRY ! of the Agricultural Depart ment Meeting ulth Su< cen. The inquiry l»eing made by the Agricultural Department into the syst in of road management and road-making ; meth ids in the United states is meeting with fav rah;.' rc-ults. Among | other things the co- q eration • f praci t.ealiy ai! of the principal railr ad- in ■ reducing freight rates <n lead materials has been scoured. The edition, 3,0 ui e >pies, of biiletin No. 1 on "liecent Road Laws of th ■ Vari >r.s State-" has been exhausted aid a reprint has ben ordered. Information is l>eing fathered for further publications for which many appli ati ns are now on fib*. Concerning some of the results reached. General Hey St me, w o is .n charge of the investigation, said: “It appears that while many short sections of good highways are being built in various i a-ts of ’the country, with a gratify ng gene al che tpness in cost and fr ed' in from bard nsome taxation, yet in some of the States a serious st tbaek to the movement haa occurred through the failure of legislation intended to advance it and relied upon for general results. The optional country road laws ] a-se 1 in ls<»3 have nowhere proved acceptable to the county boards, except with twocountiea in Michigan. It is clear, therefore, that these laws are either in advance of public education or at variance with the public judgment in the States concerned, and that a new departure must be taken to insure any prompt and i general advance in highway construci th n in those States. ^^“Fortunately it has been able to r^^,nt to the remarkable success of the aid and local option law of New p jersey, and to commend it with certain ' 'wjhications to the consideration of That la^prcceeds upon ■*r<ie^^^^that while the country as a whole may be unwilling to embark in road building, those smaller c immunities which are themselves willing to contribute fairly toward the improvement of their highways may ustly demand county and State aid in'earrying on such improvements.” MR. WILSON MUCH BETTER. E4t3 with Relish At ole, a Nutritions Dish, Prepared by Indian Women. A late bulletin from Dr. Underwo d, who is nursing Congressman Wilson at Guadalajara, is very encouraging. His pulse is steady, his temperature fairlv normal, and his appeti'e good. The Mexican physician has prescribed atole as diet. Atole is a very nutritious dish. Corn is ground by * hand by Indian wom»n, and the meal is th n' ] arched and sifted into boiling hot water or milk in the same manner as used in mush in the United States. It is, however, much more appetizing than mush when freshly ground and cooked. Congressman Tarsney has the best Indian woman obtainable cooking it fresh at all hours of the day, as Mr. Wilson eats it with relish, but can lake only a few spoonfuls at a time. Consul General Crittenden received a message from Mr. Tarsney saying Mr. Wilson is improving, that the climate is splendid, and he thinks the patient will ]mll through. Mr. Wilson is much prostrated, but it is believed that the crisis is past. Telegraphic reports from many points in Coloralo and New Mexico disprove the reports that range stock is dying off by thousands on account oi severe weather.

DRIFTING WITH AN ALLIGATOR. The Unwelcome Companion of a Family of Southern Castaways. It was on the south side and on Bayous Cumbest and Heron that the people were most unfortunate during the terrible October storm. The total destruction of fences, crops, and, in some instances, houses, boats, seines and nets, were the results, leaving some of the citizens entirely destitute, says the Pascagoula (Miss.) Democrat-Star. The following was the experience of Henry Seaman, his young wife and little brother, who were the only occupants of the illfated house, which, no doubt, Henry had built with hard earnings and which was situated about one and a half miles from his neighbor. Quite early in the morning the fast rising tide overspread the yard and into the house, bringing with itsnakes almost without number. They killed the reptiles until they were tired, or, rather, until their situation became so alarming as to call attention to more serious matters. Snakes were allowed peaceable possession. The water was soon so deep that Mr. Seaman found it necessary to place some of the planks of his floating floor across the upper joists, on which be' placed his wife and little brother, hoping that the wind would change and the tide recede before it reached that. elevated point. But the wind grew sfron^Tl^ff^WWMll dee. er, and the waves lashed with more energy, until the little house succumb to the combined forces and with cracking and gioaning began to move from its foundations. The unfortunate inmates kept their j ositions until the crashing building began to sink and break asunder, Mr. Seaman cried ro his unhappy little family to follow him. He let himself down into the water and through the door. Mrs. Seaman endeavored to follow him, but failed to find the opening and probably would have drowned in the house had not Mr. Seaman found a part of her skirt and dragged her out. Luckily the little boy had not loosened his firm hold on the lady and got out also. With efforts which they cannot explain they all managed to gain the roof as it was leaving the building. Then began a voyage which none of them will ever forget. Sometimes the great billows would engulf them, sometimes their uncomfortable little hou-etop would almost stand on end, threatening to upset: sometimes they would be at one and sometimes at the other, often taring strong boards from their nailings. Perhaps one of the most distressing occurrences of that unexpected ride was the unwelcome visit of a monster “gator,” which seemed desirous of taking passage with them. Mr. Seaman says he docs not exaggerate the length of the monster when he puts it at ten feet. Mr. Seaman thought it even longer. Mrs. Seaman cried to her unhappy helpmate: “Push him o il” Did Henrv obey? 'That was not the first alligator Henry had ever met. He knew too well what strength lay in the great tail stretched out before him. In fact, llenry was not hankering after unpleasant associations with alligators that morning. However, he did holier at him in as commanding away as possible, but his “gatorship' calmly maintained Ins p isition until a big wave carried them all under, after which he was not seen. They had drifted within half a mile of Pen Seaman's house and were hopeful of being rescued soon, wiien the wind changed their course toward the dreaded gulfl The tide, however, receded rapidly, and on a high ridge they found bottom in four feet of water. Taking No Hisks. He boarded a Fort street car at the city hail and had to stand up and hang to a strap on account of the crowd. He didn’t look like a man with much curiosity, but that’s where they sized him up wrong. When the conductor came lor his fare the man observed: “Con—conductor, I d like to talk with you for -about half—for about half an hour.” “Fare, sir—no time for talking!” rep! iea the official. “But 1 want to talk to you on the sub—suhie t of ’lectricity. I want to know how the old thing works. F’r instance, 4 what would ?” “Here’s your change?’ interrupted the conductor as he passed out. “No time to talk, eh?” mused the passenger. “Well, mebbe somebody else has. Shay, ole man. I want to ask you a question.” The “old man" was a solid-look-ing business man who was reading a pa^er. He looked up in an annoyed way and replied: “Well, what is it?” “This car runs by’lectricity, don’t it?” “Yes. sir.” “Takes powerful current?” “It does.” “Uunent sometimes slips off the wire?” “Perhaps so.” ‘ Mell, shir, what i want to know is this. ’Spose’n the current should slip off the wire and hit me—what would be the effect?” ‘ It would sober you up in about two seconds.'” was the placid reply. “Honest Injun?” ‘•Yes, sir.” “Much obl ged. 1 alius k nder thought she was dangerous to fool with, and now I'm sure of it. Lemme git out! I don't want to shober up and I ain't goin' to be where the current can hit me if she slips off! Shtop ’er, com uetor—shtop 'er back end of ’er car and let me drop off and walk. Shober me up! Not any! Cost me 60 cents to git zhis jag and wouldn’t shell it Pr a dollar bill!’’—Detroit I’ree Press. After a man has a serious sick spell, his ideal woman is older. 1

AROUM)~ajSIg state. BRIEF COMPILati On Os t ANA NEWS. What Onr Neighbors Are Doing— Matter, of General and Local Interest— Marriage and Deaths—Accidents and Crimes—l’ersonal Pointers About Indianlans. Minor State Items. Morgantown is to have a canning factory and normal school. THEold Blackford County courthouse bell has been sold to theU. B. Church for SSO. Wallace Linder’s residence at Crawfordsville burned. Loss, $1,000; insured. Leonard Brothers’ steam brick mill at Hammond, begins operations April 2. Between 4)0 and 500 men and boys w' be employed. Philip Anthony, Chicago capitalist, while crossing Cedar Lake on the ice near Knox, fell in an air hole and was drowned. Body recovered. A newspaper man near Fortville named C&ffip has named his first baby Helen and there is Helen < amp every time the baby opens its mouth. It is the fad i mong Madison girls to wear each other's < leaks and hats for afternoon promenades. Makes young men think they have unite a variety. An artificial ice company, consisting Philip Huium, R. A. Aflner and $50,000, lias been organ Dixon Walker, aged 72, feKtdinnear Petersburg, was arrested and jailed for attempting to burn the house occupied by Martin Mathenie, his son-in-law. At Selma, six miles east of Muncie, the wife of Dr. A.. H. Goode opened the valve of a natural-gas waterpump, and an explosion occurred, badly burning her arms and face. A BIG bulldog attacked Louis Chadworth. aged 15, at Birdseye. The brute tore the flesh from the boy's leg and would not let go until the town, mar.-.hal crushed his skull in with an ax. An Indian's skeleton has been dug up on a piece of ground east of Columbus, on the bank of Haw Creek, where a heavy growth of timber formerly stood. It is supposed to be an old burying ground. Thieves broke into T. B. Parkison’s hardware store at Yorktown and stole one hundred dollars' worth of revolvers, razors, and knives, and thirty dollars’ worth of wines, liquors, and cigars from Sol Donovan’s saloon.. A 3-year- old daughter of Pat Morgan of Benwood, fell against a red hot stove. Its clothimr quickly ignited, burniim the child almost to a crisp be- . fore the fire < ould I e extinguished. Though yet alive its recovery is considered impossible. John Cedars, a wealthy farmer, ' aged 74 years, living near Waynetown, committed suit i Ie by cutting his throat , with a razor. His wife has been very ( low with the grip for several weeks, , ind it is supposed that this preyed on J th" old plan's min 1. j Samuel Blair, a ng farmer residing near Kentland, committed sui- . -ide by placing his mouth over a shot- _ gun and pulling the trigger with a ' forked stick. This was bis second at--1 tempt within a week. Deceased was a member of the A. O. U. W. Mrs. Annie, residing a few miles 1 from Madi-on. was horribly burned by her clothing taking tire from a cook stove. Before assistance reached her slo‘ was seriously if not fatally burned, and mav lies in a critical condition. In her efforts to extinguish the flames the house was set on fire and entirely consumed. At Seymo r. Harry Francisco, aged 17, attempted to jump on a Baltimore and Ohio switch engine, but he fell on the rails and two cars passed over him imp dating'! oth legs. The back of his head was also crushed in, and death was instantaneous. The boy's father was a switchman in the yards there years ago and was killed in a similar manner. A mysterious explosion occurred at the Com t Hossa at Marion, shaking he building perceptibly, shattering the glass in one of the doors, sending ‘lames forth from the grates and chimneys, and otheiwise alarming the ocupants. Similar manifestations occurred at the furnace from which t-he Court House is heated. It is supposed that in some way natural gas had accumulated in the t. nnel leading from the heater. At the Liberty-street crossing of the Big Four at Muncie, a switch engine tacked a box car into a buggy owntji— * by Job« W. Wilson and occupied hy Mr. Wilson and Frank Eiler and his small son. The horse got across the track, but the buggy was smashed to pieces and all the occupants injured. Mr. Wilson was badly cut about the head, and ail xvere much bruised. There is no target or other danger signals at the crossing. Patents have been granted Indiana inventors to-day as follows: Albert R. Baker, deceased. Indianapolis, M. C. Baker, administratrix, label for file binders: James Buchanan, decasea. Indianapolis, XV. XV. Buchanan, administrator. steam holler: XVilliam L. Butts, 1 Evansville, stove or range; Daniel Curran. Indianapolis, candle extinvuisher: Jeffrey T. Ferren, Anderson, bottle packing wrapper: Ferdinand Grote. Evansville, sectional boiler; ’ XVilliam O. Harland, Monon, mop and । wringer; George B. Martin. Indianapolis. wrench for vehicles: Thomas McDonald. Indianapolis, oil burner: Martin D. Smalley. Plymouth, friction clutch: XVilliam L. Sonntag and R. A. Brennan. Evansville, display counter: Frederick XX'ai n r, Mishawaka, hinge for wind mill rudders: Jesse XX'arrington, assignor of one half to Nordyke & Marmon Company. Indianapolis, cloth fastening device for bolting reels: John XX isner. Blufiton. laundry frame. XVilliam Fryer of Crawfordsville, was trampled under the heels of several hoc < - mid his skull fractured. He was aiding in taking horses to the ears to be slapped away, and was riding a horse and leading lour others, when they ran away. The 2-months’-old daughter of George XX oodfork. colored, residing at Fifth and Howard streets, Indianapolis, was found dead in bed by her mother the other morning. Coroner Beck was summoned and he is of the opinion that i the child was suffocated by the unusual । heavy covering while the mother was asleep.