St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 9, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 September 1896 — Page 7

AGRICULTURAL NEWS THINGS PERTAINING TO THE FARM AND HOME. The Environment of Cattle Has Much to l)o with Their DevelopmentMan; American Horses in England —Value of Sweet Apples. Early Maturity. The environment of cattle has much to do with their development and thrift, and in this position we have still a good I deal to learn. Doctor Miles in his work | on stock breeding instances the Kerry cattle of Ireland, which, in that country, having been kept on scanty rations, do not breed till they are five or six years old, and in every way art exceedingly slow in maturing. Some of these Kerry cattle that were imported to New England, and put on better feed, in a few generations bred readily at three years old. The period for maturing was shortened nearly, or quite^ one-half. The early maturity of the Shorthorn and Hereford is the result of continued environment suited to that end for many generations; American Horse* in England. During the past year no less than 10,000 American horses have been sold in London alone. A large number are used for the omnibuses and street ears. The cabmaster and smaller dealer profess not to touch them, the former believing. and possibly rightly, that the majority of foreign horses are somewhat soft, while, as a rule, he declares that at his price he can get plenty of well-bred English horses, and that they do his work very well. The fact is, however, that there are almost as many American horses drawing cabs as American subjects riding in them. After American and Canadian horses have changed hands under the hammer they are resold without anything being said about their nationality. They get into the country and add to the difficulties and perplexities of the breeder. Value of Sweet Apples. The apple crop in most localities is this year a large one, and. as usual, in years ,when apples are abundant, the sweet varieties are likely In many places to go to waste. That they are not In as good demand as the sour apple Is due to their inferiority or supposed inferiority for cooking. A sour J apple in pie duly sweetened to take off i the surplus acidity, Is, indeed, better i than a sweet apple put to the same use. ■ But farther than this we think the superiority will bo witli the sweet ap- • pie. Many varieties are richer and better for eating raw, while for bak- ; ing whole the sweet apple is certainly superior. <>ne of the best ways of eating baked sweet apples is with milk. Sour apples when baked are ; too acid for this, and besides, tliey i break down in cooking, and thus their ’ Juices dissolve In the milk, while the slices of baked apple retain their shape and distinctive flavor. Abscond inti Swamis. Bees will at times bid adieu to home and apiary and leave for parts unknown. This occurs more frequently in early spring, and arises prim-ip illy from starvation. They seem to prefer swarming rather than to stay in the hive and starve to death. A cure for this may be affected at once, by giving them a frame of brood and honey from some other colony, or they may be brought about by feeding. Swarms all abscond occasionally, and after being hived will reissue during swarming time. Tins frequently occurs from the cause of mismanagement in hiving them. When having swarms, the hive shoul 1 be so arranged as to admit an abundance of ventilation, and in excess vely hot weather the hive should be shad- 1. When bees swarm they till themscAes with honey to the utmost limit, and in this condition they cannot stand close confinement in hives, with the sun shining directly upon them. Every swarm thus hived should have a frame of newly-hatched brood given them from some other colony. Tins is practiced now and by almost all apiarists, and is a sure preventive of absconding swarms.—Colman's Rural World. Weeds and Good Farming. Occasionally a farmer is heard to ask how the weeds can be killed, but he does not realize that if by some rapid process they could all be dispatched new legions would fill their places at once if the conditions which they enjoy remain. What farmers need to comprehend Is that without some radical mistake in the management of their land the daisies never would have gained such a foothold. All plants, Including weeds, settle and thrive where the coinpetition for life Is such that they can enter into it prosper. A good stand of grass leaves no room nor any hope for weeds, It is not In well-tilled fields that Hanada thistles flourish, but in neglected pastures and by the roadsides. In the contest with the best agricultural practice they cannot prevail. The remedy for weeds is to keep the land busy with a good crop on it, and this means that the farmer must give persistent and connected thought to his business. If the daisies crowd out the grass it is because the meadow has been neglected and the grass has begun to fail, and wherever there is a vacancy by the failure of the grass every enterprising weed finds a rightful opportunity to establish itself. If the farmer asks, therefore, what will kill the daisies, there is one answer: better farming—Garden and Forest A Good Whitewash. Skim milk and water limo mixed to the consistency of cream. The milk must be sweet in order that the calcium of the lime may have the right chemical effect upon the casein of the

milk. For coloring we generally use Venetian red, or, if stone color is desired, black is mixed with the red. It may be applied at any time of the year, as it sets immediately. We have seen a great many buildings painted with this mixture, and where two coats are given it makes a permanent job of it. To some this may appear too cheap to be good. It is cheap, especially for farmers, and after comparing it with oil-painted buildings, as to cost and durability, it is much the better. Bear in mind, we are talking about outbuildings, which usually have rough su r faces. —1 Tact ica 1 Farming. Over Malting of Butter. The habit of oversalting butter comes from neglect to properly work It. If all the milk were got out of the butter, a very little salt would suffice to keep It sweet. It is the fermentation of casein in the butter rather than of the fat Itself that makes butter rancid. The popular taste requires much less salt on butter than it used to do. One reason for this probably Is that butter eaters have found out that the very salty taste means an attempt to cover up defects In the butter, Just as highly salted and spiced meats are open to the suspicion that they have been made so after beginning to spoil. In England and Scotland there Is a large demand for perfectly frosh butter. It commands a better price than the salted butter, for the addition of salt increases weight without much Increasing the cost. But tills unsalted butter must be eaten within a day or two of making or It will spoil. A Fchool of Horticulture. A very commendable step In the right direction lias been taken by the University of Missouri, In the establishment of “A School of Horticulture.” An appropriate and deserved "tribute” to the great and growing horticultural Interests of the State of Missouri! Something of this kind has long been needed. Dairy Det*. l>e best cows are usually comparatively lean ones. How do you develop the heifer you desTe to keep for the pail? On<’ ounce of salt to the pound Is a good rule, but salt to please your custoivers. Fi "(I your cows tw!^ per day nt regular intervals, and have pure water and sal; always accessible Thirty-two States In the Union now ! have laws prohibiting the sale of oleoi margarine, when colot cd In Imitation j of I utter. A cow's siomaeh Is not a complete ' stra'ner that will separate all good , from b. d, ami till kinds of food and ' drink cannot be given with impunity. If winter dairying pays lx st with you, breed most of your cows In December and January, and they will be fresh in September and o.iobi r following D i not leave the butter exposed to th.- air .after It is made Print or pack It at once, and put it In aco 4 pla.. un til t goes to the marki ! or to the eustom- r. Deliver every week V. hen salt Is kept whore the <n»ws .'.an help themselves, there s m> danger of th< r eating too mmh. It s only when it is kept from them for some lime that the"e is any risk of the r doing so. Nt ver let t’ae sun xl. m- . n milk N v or j ut it .away wl'hotit .a. rating it. , Neither let It stand open In the ;rr after ’r has been .aerat 'd. Nothing is so sr.s cptiblc to evil germs in tin* air as m■ ’ k I'arni Notes. A daily oil massage, la-jig fifteen i minutes, will eventually hid • rhe Imao of the throat. Alcohol m:is>m;e will reduce superabundant th -i . Tie Southern cow 1 pt als winning favo" in the Northern Stales, and Prof. Co nell. of Texas station thinks the Canada field pea will as surely win favor in the South. Plant In fall or spring, with oats. Hairy vetch and oats also make a good mixture. It has been demonstr'ited by the m st careful experiments tlm’ bees do \ot pu icture grapes to get nt their juid?s, but attack them oniv after the birds have done the puncturing. Plant the vineyard ami the apiary together; have the stands sheltered by the vines, without any injury to i d her. We often deny anqnals the very thi ‘gs which our natures crave, forget".tig that they are similarly constituted. Ashes, charcoal and salt supply mineral elements essential to health, and far better than a resort to condition powders ami other medicines. They will cleanse and purify the system in the safest way A few dollars expended in trees and shrubbery for ornamenting the farm will not return an immediate profit, but at some future time, when it may be definable to sell the farm, the additional value will then be quite large. Paint and whitewash are also excellent agents for increasing the value of the farm at a small cost. 'Die most valuable man who labors and who can always get work is the experienced farm hand, not tire one who must be told what to do, but who knows what is required and puts his labor to the best advantage. Capable and experienced men on the farm are not numerous, and it Is not advisable to allow a good one to go if he can be kept without loss during the winter. it ts never a good practice to grow two root crops in succession on the same land. It can only be done by very hea- y manuring to supply the fertility tha* the preceding crop has taken away. Gardeners who grow roots generally manage to grow them in alterna ton with crops that do not draw so heavily on the land. The onion crop can be grown on the same land in succes c i on, but the onion Is not properly a root-

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WIFE OF A PUGILIST. ON the nights when "loninij Ryan, the noted pugilist- is eh. , gaged in fistic controversy there j can generally be seen hovering neiii a bulletin board a small, black hailed, and black-eyed woman who takes as much interest in news from the tight as any sport in the crowd- ' s Ryan's wife, his business manager and the person who generally looks alter >*• W - /A 5 sins, ‘tommy” kyax. his financial affairs. The pugilist reposes the most profound confidence In the little woman's judgment, and has on occasion been guided by her advice In opposition to that ev< n of his trainer. It Is noteworthy that this confidence has never been mispla cd. Mrs. Ry^n has an < x elb-nt busim <s head, nwd has made more than one lucky investment of her husband's earnings. Why Wommi Do Men’* Work. In discussing the common complaint, that worn u are taking the bread CUt ; of men's mouths a recent issue of t*ej Woman's Tribune has ti ls to sty: “There was a time "hen a woiy/n left t > support a f.itmly could m 1 living by tail ud.-g. k plain *ew| Ing, «ashing and iruniug. keeping l^<>us| for wages, or by .s pying papers for lawyers. But men have -’t up Ur.lor shops and fa. lories for ready-made clothing; built am l.nu: irb-s; Invent : ed the club and i s bixur'c-. f«»r weiiltb.y j bachelors who mlg't want housvkwp-1 era: hlml men . - -- ks and waiters; and Ilir m1 t tyj- v. rd -r. When । women t’l.'i- selves et -wdv-l out of tin - lit.- S by adr.Hi C ■ f Invcnthm t. . ) tr ' d A c d . nil soris of v.urk. ’ .king v hat they cotibl get doing i -a - « : • and get ting a woman's pay for It. “It Is noticeable. : • - g; -1« rar Jy w.rrk for then • h — doin', ti* o } us'tnny no old or -o t-r.ilM iwt*' -»."w father mi i’ >-• to v k. er y .• g. ri nnd And a# f<»r -von -n who u-.rk, t' • r s . » often a I lazy or aba I n t Ida . . ;atw- n i would betti r i L A too < k se|y mtn > ii.c matter if *y m -ii u» state »m» strongly ti nt n- aork simply to i get m-‘u out of work As for young | m omen । . -.t y work for a lix mu. that is g ■ ! rrmnrk j of n young wo an in t'-. i>■ I'liry IT I piirtmeui at :;g!.;i Will, y-n 1 know a girl do - i t want • > gl.,- up a $1.21)0 place for a $• • O man.’ " M<i o«Pm X\ < cl nm <» ■w n. Beautiful. lnd« <d. was th. gown In which Princess Maud of Wabs be-’ came the bride < f I’rin •> s ( harks of ’ Dent irk re., t>tly. We reproduce a picture of tlie pr::: ss in the w-ddlgg 4^ < ' ' . • > x e I’lllM 1 << MAtH IN lIRIDAI. ’ <S. gown, which is. i course, the princ pal oim of ue trousseau. The mnteriid of which it is made is English s;itin. I The bodice folds about tlie figure, and i garlands of orange blossoms arranged ; down the siib s and on the sleeves g) far toward decoration. The full sleeves are made of chiffon. Around tin- waist is a band wrought in silver. The train hangs from the shoulders and is about five yards in length. New Style of Dressing; the Hair. Writing on dressing the hair, Isabel A. Mallon, in Ladies’ Home JourMtl, says that "a pretty and absolutely new coiffure is the one that, while it rather gives tlie blouse effect, really consists of three deep waves that turn back, and which are, of course, made by rhe iroyr. At tlie back the hair Is arranged in a double eight twist that shows well-at the sides, but does not rise above tlie top of the head. Women who have V(>ry little hair can tie it close to the head, fasten the switch on by a string drawn through its loop, which is the best way, and then, pinning down their own hair close to the head, arrange the switch to form tlie double eight. Elderly ladies, especially those whose hair lias grown entirely' white, wear it oft^nest in a pompadour roll, which requires * small pad under it, and then in dhe

ni.Jf laVe 11 P lnlted switch carefully L ' l,O hail* in a loop-like fashion. . J! 'y ladies who have reached middle । Ke or passed it adhere to the coiffure s< "''tad as becoming when they wore young, and it must lie confessed that 1 icte Is a eerhiln dignity about this.” Life Saver in Bloomer*. -’any women now wear black bloomcis or knickerbockers under the skirts ol their dresses. This does away with tile need of underskirts. A short time ago a young lady was out rowing with some friends on Rockland lake, New York. Her name was Carrie A. Sawyer. In another boat near by were Mr. M olverson and his two children, a boy and girl. 'The little boy fell overboard. The girl, distracted, tried to Jump over after him, but her father held her back. This prevented him from going to the aid of his son. ^.ut Miss Sawyer was one of the line, young, new women. She both knew how to swim ami was dressed for the emergency. She saw the accident first. In the twinkling of eye she unfastened her long skirt, trttew jt off, and, clad in her black knickerbockers, sprang into the water. The boy had sunk twice before she got to him, but she managed to grasp him and swim to shore wiiu him. Handle* the Willi >io Well. Hosts of people in Vermont are ready to swear or bet that Mrs. Harriette Winch, of Middlebury, that State, can । drive a horse, •‘specially in a race, better than any otln r women in the country. Some even go so far as to declare It doubtful if half a dozensuen In America can do better than she with a fast i trotter or pacer. Ever since early I childhood Mrs. Winch has K>rn accustomed to horses, but not until two years Ago did she determine to become a professional driver. Just as all her arj r.uigcnients bad be< n made for a put> ilic appearance she was taken ill. and i all her plans were upset. Her illness ■ ■ । is spring of this year she began her pubmi- it <tn : t tr k w ini u, ’ !'<’ ar -cr A! >r dt ing a number of r turf 1 gins. Mr. Win h bought 1 Major Wonder from Gil Curry and pre- | -ntol h'a to his w :e. Three weeks! ! later at Sa , ly Hill. Mrs. Winch drove . M ip r W ml- r against the tra -k record ! I made by X|: - S. C. Crosby! whit I ■ ..i B. S e ■■lipped <me and an<>*ourth -■ c; is off lids record.- At Glens I'nlis Mrs \\ m li drove the Ma- , J-T to a “b k-C roa 1 cart, covering a n d." in 2 17’ 4 . s\c then rep' tlted, and by ex . j,mi ji’.lgnsetit landed the Ma- ' ; J rpa • ' wile in _:1 kj, thus estab- ' \ fishing a record. 1 ling- nt the Fair Sex. - M r Dangle-r, have you nny valid reas n f ; marrying that young man? Daughter Certniuly; his hair Just matches my m w g >wn. Adams Freeman. Lucy Clara's honeymoon was com- i t letely spoiled. Alice How? Lucy— 1 I'l.e papers containing tlie ae ( -ount*of tl'c w. tiding did m>i na -h her. Brooklyn Life. Young Husband Where in thunder Is ; that plug hat of mine? Young Wife— You know you said it needed ironing? “Yes.” “Well, dear, I ironeu it.’’—Detroit Free Bress. She- For my part, I would never for-*-"ive a young man who would kiss a j girl against her v ill. He Nor I. but do l you supp 'so a young man really ever । did? Somervlllt J-mrmil. yr : Was the end peaceful? Did the sister expr< ss any particular regret? Nurse—Oh, yes, sir; great regret. mourned to think that the next day was bargain day.—Buffalo Times. There are three things yet to be disc<.veivd perpetual motion, a flying maj chine that will fly and a woman who * docs not face to the rear when getting off a street car.—New York Commercial Advertiser. - v j

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTERESTING :£ND INSTRUCTIVE LESSON. Reflections of an Elevatins Character —Wholesome Food for ThoughtStudying the Scriptural Lesson Intelligently and Profitably. Lesson for Feptembcr 30. Golden Text.—" There is away that seomoth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death.”—l’rov. 10: 25. This lesson has for its subject “Destructive Vices,” and is found in'Proverbs 16: 22-33. The book of Proverbs is practically unknown to ordinary Bible readers A few isolated passages from it are familiar, but the liook as a whole is seldom rend. This is not surprising when we observe the entire lack of arrangement which prevails, except in the first nine chapters. In most chapters no central thought can be traced, hence it is as ditlieult to read Proverbs as to read a dictionary. Yet the wisdom which the book contains ought not to remain unknown to Bible readers. As to the authorship ami datfc of the book of Proverbs, only a part of it claims to hav“ been written or collected by Solomon. Even that part mny have received the name of The kiny who was most famous for wisdou, without his having written all the proverbs it contains. Undoubtedly some of the proverbs date from the age of Solomon and the ages preceding; for proverbs arise early in national literature. But the present form of the proverb belongs several centuries later. Date and authorship are here of comparatively small importance, for the proverbs attest their own truth. Explanatory. "The instruction of fools is folly:” The revised version roads, "Tlie correction of f ols is their folly. ’ Neither translation gives a perfectly dear meaning. The clause may mean that fools can teach others nothing but folly or that folly .with its eonsi-uuemes is tlie only thing that will teach a fool anything. “Pleasant words:" That is, kind word). “Away which si'cmeth right unto a mar:” It s-'ems right because folly has I ' tided him; the inability to discriminate between good and evil is <>ne of the marks of folly. "He that laboreth, laboreth for himself: for his mouth eraveth it of him:” This is probably better rendered, as in the noised vtrsi.m- "The npetlte of tlie lab >ri:;g mm laboreth for him; 'for his mouth eraveth it of him." The thought is. that hunger incites men to work, and therefore is a g >od tiling. If there were l ot the * imtdus of appetite, men Mould bo tempted to idleness. This is true enough, but lifts no conceivable relation to the pr coding verse. This illustrates the < :i':re !;i k of orderly arrangement in th » book, mentioned above. "He tlmt di;iie ’ii his eyes * * * he ■c.m;:n s th his lip .:" Apparently !’i< cunning a: I h ird-henrtcd disposition of the wicked man is represented by his fnein! exprvss ; on. "The hoary Lend is a crown of glory, I if it * > found in tlie way of righteous- :;■ - " Leave out the "if" which is supplied in the .".nthorized version. "It shall bo found." Not that tlwre are not gray- : han- 3 sinner-, bt;t the general tendency of divine pr ividem e, rding to the , iem liing of the book, is to give the right- ■ >i. Lmg ]jf ( . ;i ml to cut off tlie wicked early in life. "The lot is on t into the lap:" 'The thought, there is no chance in tlie world, I has again no relation to what precedes. Teaching Hint*. It is t t an easy L sson to teach if y»u f,sd bmmd t<> stick to the subject and the u.i- iL-.' selected, duly one verse (25) is a good f.-xt for a lesson on “destructive vic s." The other verses that speak of •h ■ tv i i man (27-3 H speak rather of m- . hti --'is .b alings with one’s neighbor, i imt of tlie j ei- mal bad habits which we usually associate witii tiie word “vices.” i V. : - ■ fi'i. as has already been remarked, ‘ should i. t in- twisted into a ; vvarning against: s< Itislmess; properly translated, it is simply a statement of the fact that r.atural app< lite i- an incentive lo labor. The true snr e . -mh wisdom, namely tiie f- ar of G.h] il'rov. 'J: 10) should bo emphasized, otherwise tiie lesson fails to ; teaeh the whale truth. i A profitable half-hour might be spent 1 upon a practical discussion of two very practical maxims found in this passage,

which have direct application to every ' day life, though not immediately related to religions experience; "a whisper separatmh chief friends." and "he that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rnleth his spirit than he that । taketh a city.” There are not many boys ■ and girls who do not need to have both of these simple, ethical truths impressed upon them. Illustrations can be found anvwhere, in the pupils' own lives, in 1 Hilde stories, in Li.-mry. The meanness ami uselessness of petty gossip comes i much nearer the needs of many children than vague warnings about away that .en Is in death. The nobility of self-con- ' trol uniler provocation can be richly Hlus- ' trated—beginning with mere stoical fortij tudo. as displayed by the Roman or the i Indian, which nearly all the boys will be i sure to admire, passing on to higher type i of self-mastery shown by martyrs, ancient and modern, under persecution, and lead- ' ing up to the examination of onr Lord who, "when he was reviled, reviled not again.” Bring the truth down to the small annoyances of school and home life, and show how a bright fttee and silence solves many difficulties where frowns and sharp words fail. Even with older pupils, the ethical worth of self-control will furnish a subject quite large enough for a good lesson. If for once, the teacher omits all n feronee to the deeper needs of the soul, tie juosiiy for regeneration, perhaps the pupils will all the more readily make that application for themselves — which is always the best way. x ’ . R Kin! Words. i A single bitter word may disquiet an J entile family for a whole day. One ■ surly glance casts a gloom over the household, while a smile, like a gleam of sunshine, may light up the darkest and weariest hours. I.ike unexpected flowers v hick spring up along our path, full of freshness, fragrance and beauty, so do kind words and gentle acts and sweet dispositions make glad the home where peace and blessing dwell.—Rev. T. F. Stauffer.

RECORD OF THE WEEK INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Workmen at Valparaiso Find a Package of Mail Lost Thirty-six Years Ago-Land Owners Wi 1 Try to Reclaim Thousands of Acres of Swamp. Lest Letters Come to Light. After having been lost for thirty-six years and, in early days, been the cause of many complaints to the Postoffice Department, a package of ninety-four letters was found the other day at the old Michigan Central depot in Valparaiso, now being dismantled. The letters were yellowish with age and some of them on the point of dropping to pieces. They were discovered in a barrel under a lot of rubbish. M hen Porter Station was the principal town of that section the postoffice was in the depot and all mail was received there and sent to its destination overland. From all parts of the country had tlie letters come, addressed to individuals and linns in that locality. They have been turned over to Postoffice Inspector Letherman, aud when possible will be forwarded to their destination. The others will be sent to the dead letter office at Washington. Plan to R< claim GOOjOOd ACfcs. About 300 land-owners, representing the ownership of 600,000 acres in the Kankakee Valley, met at Hanna to elect directors and to discuss the best method of draining the valley. A committee was elected as follows: A. E. Stowell, Koutz; D. W. Place, South Bend; Chas. Holmes, 'Walkerton; James Ling, La Crosse; Charles Donaldson, Hamlet; James Gilchrist, Walkerton; Edgar Shilling, Hamlet. This committee was empowered to employ an engineer to make preliminary surveys and refer the proposed route and probable cost to the land-owners, they in turn to petition the County Commissioners to appoint appraisers to assess benefits. The cheapest method will cost several hundred thousand dollars, but it will reclaim land which is now largely valueless for agricultural purposes. All Over the State. At Terre Haute the Northwest Indiana Conference voted —85 to 6 —in favor of admitting women. The other proposition, submitted by the Cleveland general conference, for equal lay representation, was carried by a vote of 53 to 45. Hugh Fisher, an Anderson young man subject to epilepsy, has received peculiar treatment that has resulted in a remarkable cure. The disease has, it is claimed, been transmitted to a pet dog, leaving its master free from all of the symptoms. Mrs. Margaret Cather, one of the oldest ladies in the county, died at Anderson while shopping. At her funeral Mrs. Bell Cather Elliot, cf Winemae, one of her daughters, rode in a closed cab to and from tlie graveyard. As she was leaving the cab, after returning home, she dropped from the step, and before she could be taken into the house was dead. 11. E. Sterling committed suicide at the Arlington Hotel, Richmond, where he registered from Chicago, his home. Some time ago his wife left him and went to the home of her parents in Richmond, and his object was to bring about a reconciliation, but this lie failed to do. He then returned to the hotel and ended his life. He was not over 40 years of age, and was a representative of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. 'The large shaft of the Isaac Mclntosh Coal Company at Caseyville was destroyed by lire Friday. The flames caught from tlie boiler in the shingle roof of the I mil er-room and spread to the tipple and blacksmith shop, totally destroying everything above ground and ruining the valuable machinei’y. 'The danger signal was sounded and the 300 miners at work underground escaped by the air course. The loss is about $5,000; fully covered by insurance. There is evidence of a conspiracy to burn property in Greensburg, and three attempts have already been made. Officers Meek and Sperry saw a man skulking in an alley Thursday night. They shadowed him and soon saw him enter the barn of M. D. Tacekett, clerk of the Decatur Circuit Court. They followed and ' saw him put some shavings on the hay, pour a bottle of coal oil on, and apply tha match. They waited till the fire got a lit- . 1* 4. J 4.U .

tie start and then arrested the man. whq proved to be George Israel. At Laporte the Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Christian Baker, a convict in the Northern Indiana prison, for arson, the charge on which ho is now serving a sentence. Baker escaped from prison and was recaptured The citizens of I.a Grange County, fearing that Baker would carry out a threat he had made to destroy property in retaliation for fancied wrongs, found an old statute which prescribed a penalty equal to the original sentence the convict is serving, as punishment for an attempt to escape from prison. Baker was sentenced to serve ten years. This is the first case in the history of the Indiana courts brought under this statute. Ever since the burning of the Hymera •oal mining plant at Sullivan by incendiaries Pinkerton detectives have been working in that locality, and Wednesday, two men were placed in jail there against whom damaging evidence has been seeured. Some days ago John Boyles, living at Linton, was arrested at Bloomfield on a charge of drunkenness. While he was dissipating freely, it is claimed, he fell in with a stranger and the two became confidential friends, during which Boyles told him that he knew about the burning Os the Hymera mines. The stranger repeated the conversation to others. Night Watchman Marlow, of the mines, was sent to Bloomfield to see if he could identify Boyles, which he did aonce. Boyles, whose reputation is not' the best, lias been recommitted to jail. He has implicated an old man amed Thomas, and Thomas has also been arrested. George Southern, a business man of Burke, left his home Thursday morning and has not returned. He had about sl,500 with him at the time and suspicions are entertained that he has been foully dealt with. Father Gerald Wilson, assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at Terre Haute, died of typhoid fever. He came from New York several years ago and had been very popular. Last spring he was selected to go to Rome to be the American confessor there, but secured the privilege of remaining at Terra Haute.