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VOL. XIII.
IXDIASTAPOILIS, IXDIA-STA, NOVEMBER 30, 1878.—TEN PAGES.
NO. 48.
FOB NAUi.
ITIOR SALK-Partrldge Cochins at J2W «3 pr. pi
:     according to quality.   W. D. LATSUAW, Oi
town, Knox county, Ind"
tO« U, AUUI CUU.HJf, J.II —
OR SALE-Whitney sewlnff machine needles.all
sizes, at 30 cents per dozen.   Send order to INDIANA FARMER COMPANY. tf
FOR SALE—Five choice, early Poland China boar
pigs' also, ten fine Black Cochin cockerels. Address -stAOKK BROS., Otterbeln, Ind.
ITIOR SALE—I have a few head of Jersey Red pigs
' now ready to.shlp, of undoubted purity, of both
sex, at reasonable prices. HARRIS SHfcPPARD,
Spencer, Ow'en Co., Ind.
ITIOR SALE—The Farm Begister and Account
' Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. Price}! each. Address INDIANA FARMER
COMPANY, Indianapolis.
ERSEYfS^'OR^SALE—Three'biiilsTthree  bull
calves, three cow* and heifers; all ofthe very best
butter stock.   For price, description, etc., apply to
T. J. JOHNSON, Greencastle. lnd.
F
OR SALE-150 Berkshires from my imported herd.
j__ Pigs weighing 40 to 100 pounds, »I0; young sows,
$15 to 421. They are as line as the finest pedigreed
stock.   WM. H. FALL, Lebanon, Boone Co., Ind.
ITIOR SALE.—Pure bred Poland China pigs, very
' low. Stock shipped to any part of the country
by frerglit or express. Correspondence solicited.
DAVID M. McCORKLE, Richland, Ind.
FOR SALE—3 OOO.OOO acres Union Pacific R. R. lands
ln Nebraska, on 10 years credit. Guide with map
sent free. Address G. M. BALLARD, land agl., TJ. P.
R. R. Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
ITIOR SALE—Choice Poland China boars, ready for
_ service. Also, sows, bred to my fine boar,
young General Magie. Prices low. Short-horns at
beef prices. Address.!.. 11. AIKMAN, Dana, Ind.,
Box 21.
ITIOR SALE-FIrst-class J. Jersey, M Ayresblre
. bull calf, 3 months old, from best milking stock
in the country, price ?10 cash or 112 in trade for hay,
corn, oata, etc., or llrst-class heifer. A. SEIFERT,
Stratfurd. Postofflce address, 13 N. Illinois street,
city.
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lounges for country produce.  No. 45 Massac-u-
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setts Avenue, Indianapolis.
Fo? the Indiana Farmer:
Stock Panning—Care of Stock.
BY PROF. K. T. BROWN.
*TT7"ANTED—Agents to take subscriptions through
VV the country and iu small towns for the Weekly
Nkws. Largest cash commission ever paid to canvassers.   Address Weekly Nkws, Indianapolis.
-Loans made on long time on real
estate security at 6 per cent Int. Special arranj
L1IXPERCENT-
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juents for those wishing loansin from _ to 12 mont.
at lower rates. A. W. Pkatiier, Stato Agnet, successor to E. A. Whttcbmb A Co. Offlce 72 E. Market
St..Jndlanapolls. Ind. -
TITO LOAN—Morusv.-t the Farm Loan Office of T.
1 C. Day. -Interesrat a low rate and payable once
a year. No interest in advance. Commissions moderate. No charge for examination, abstract or view-
In, farms. Address THOS. C. DAY, or W.C. GRIFFITH, -4 Thorpe Block, Indianapolis,
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xV-good a place as you will find for anything in
drugs, patent medicines, dyes, perfumes,
cles, etc.
BEAL ESTATE ADVERTISER tells all about
the Blue Grass Valley of Middle Tennessee.
Price 25 cents a year. Published by E. M. COCK-
RILL, Real Estate Agent, Gallatin, Tenn.	
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C. BTJRGESS, Dentist.   Offlce in room 4 Va-
jen's Exchange Block, N. Pennsylvania St.
fTIO LOAN—Mone:£_to_loan_on ^improved farms.
_     . H. HARDEBECK,
dlanapolis.
1 East Market street. In-
I have some good farms for sale, and desire calls and
correspondence from parties in quest of them.   G.
W. ALEXANDER, 36 East Market St.	
MONEY TO LOAN—Sums of>300 to *{3JXJ0 on Improved    farms.    RUDDELT *
VINTON
roved    farms.    RUDDELL.   WALCOTT   &
Indianapolis, Ind.
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Sale of Jerseys.—J. P. Luse & Sons,
of Montmorency, Ind., have sold recently, thoroughbred registered Jerseys, as
follows: "Highland Belle" to E. H.
Waldrou, of Lafayette; "Glendower"
bull to Perkins & Son, of Goodland.
Both are solid fawn in color and of the
finest milk stock.
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Indiana to Cuba:,
I. N. Barker, known so well and favorably to all readers of the Farmer, has a
herd of Berkshires of which any breeder
may-well be proud. His poultry is in
demand throughout the entire Union,
and seems to have extended to other
countries, as lie has just tilled an order
for fancy poultry to go to thel sland of
Cuba.
Stock Note.
The farmers of Southern Indiana are
rapidly coming to the front as breeders of
high-class stock, not of the fancy, worthless order but pure-blooded, substantial
breeds upon which the largest possible
returns can be obtained with the least
outlay.   This commendable course has
, been brought about by the united efforts
of several successful breeders in that locality, one of the foremost of which is J.
W.   H.  Littell, of  Corydon,   Harrison
1 county. For several years he has been
the successful competitor at all the fairs
' in that section, and this year at the Harrison county fair he took all first premiums on poultry and more than half of
all the premiums offered on swine. Mr.
Littell believes that a good, live agricultural paper is a necessity to every farmer,
and, with a commendable desire of benefitting his neighbors and encouraging the
breeding.of fine stock, he, with his usual
.liberality, places several flne premiums
of hogs and fowls within the reach of
farmers and others in the counties of
Harrison and Crawford, who will use
their influence toward extending the cir-
.. eulation of tbe Farmer. Mr. Littell is
himself a successful agent of tho Farmer
and will be glad to correspond with any
onein the counties named in regard to
the premiums he offers.
By the phrase, care of stock, I wish to
express all that relates to protection from
weather, and the regular supply of food,
water, etc. Tbe early settlers of Central
and Southern Indiana and Illinois, were
chiefly emigrants from North .Carolina,
Tennessee, or Kentucky, who brought
with them ideas of stock derived from
those milder climates, and these unfortunate ideas, and .tlie- more unfortunate
practice built upon them, adhere to their
descendants to the third and fourth generation. I regret to say that it is not uncommon to see, in the severe winters of
this latitude, both cows and hogs compelled to endure their storms without
even the pretense of a shelter. Horses
are generally furnished with a roof which,
by courtesy, is called a stable, though in
feet it Is little more than a shelter from
the descending storms of rain and snow
—those which come horizontally, or obliquely find easy access through the gaping cracks on the sides.
Cattle—and by that word I mean all
the family, or what our Saxon ancestors
called, "kine." Cattle, I say, are little
if any more able to endure the storms of
winter, unsheltered, than are horses or
sheep. Laying aside all sentiment on
the subjeet, and making no account of
the inhumanity of thus exposing a dumb
brute that is unable to protect itself, or
complain of tbe neglect, it is bad econ
omy to attempt to winter stock in this
climate without proper shelter, or protection. The animal temperature must be
maintained, and if proper protection is
not furnished, an additional amount of
food will be required, for animal heat is
maintained byfthe consumption of food,
and if heat is wasted
^fot^will-A lie.-f rcqW:
waste; and if sufficient food Ss not furnished, the fat and flesh of the animal
will be consumed for this purpose, and
spring will And tbe cattle little more
than walking skeletons. No farmer can
afford this. Lumber, and even brick and
mortar, in tbe long run, is cheaper than
corn and hay. Shelter is economy. But
it frequently occurs that • persons who
rent ground bave stock to winter and no
proper stables to protect their cattle. In
this emergency, temporary shelter can
be cheaply furnished by constructing a
shed covered with straw and protected
on the north and west sides by the same
material.
Horses should have warm and comfortable stables, but at the same time furnished with proper ventilation and light.
The windows of a stable should be so
arranged that they can be entirely removed in the summer, andean be drawn,
so as to admit air in the winter, as the
condition of the weather may demand.
Dark stables should be avoided. Light
is necessary to maintain the health of all
our domestic animals, and especially so
to secure good eyes for a horse. Stables
should be kept clean and especially free
from the pungent fumes of ammonia
which destroy the eyes of many horses,
while the cause of blindness is not suspected.
Sheep require less protection from cold
tban any of our domestic animals, but
should he well secured from rain and
snow. The heavy fleece of wool, when
saturated by the drenching rains of winter and spring is an intolerable burden for
tbe poor animal. A well-roofed shed,
open on tbe south, and protected on the
other sides, furnishes all tbe stable protection that sheep require. Care should
be taken, however, to secure tbe floor
from being flooded with heavy rains;
and proper bedding should be furnished
them, and frequently renewed. Sheep
delight in the open air and bear confinement badly, therefore, give them freedom.
Hogs are not very sensitive, and, therefore, are generally treated as if they were
proof against all inclemency of weather.
This is not only cruel, but it is bad economy." Stock hogs that are to be wintered
should be furnished with dry comfortable sheds which will protect them from
storms and serve for a retreat when the
deep snows of winter come. This is
necessary, not only the comfort of pigs,
but for our profit. Much less grain will
be required to winter stock hogs, properly sheltered, than if they have to take
the storms as they come, with tbe deep
mud for their bed. If the fatting of our
pork crop extends into winter, it will be
economy of grain to furnish the hogs
protection from the winter storms.
herds that they can no more get some-Jit*
thing from nothing by the aid of sheep
than they cin by other farm work.
They find that sheep which are well fed
will do but little more toward clearing
land of weeds than other stock will do,'
and that if one would have sheep that
»be Indiana Farmer.
*»---     Try for I,arge Cr°Ps*
V'""Now is the time to make preparations
-for that big crop which ,we all wish to
secure next  season, for  all  intelligent
farmers concede that there is no profit
will sell readily at a good figure he must. in  a poo,. crop of anything.   The cost
ss.'XS ■ss ^^ss \°f rd,uction is grcatr thavhe amouut
Li ve Stock Record of last week says:      j realized from the sale of the crop.   A
Perhaps there is no department of bus-$ medium crop will, probably, just cover
bandry that offers as many inducements expenses, and leave no profit for the pro-
rhe^heSthrobject neV^ce' U™, * • P"~ «"* will pay a large
wool or mutton. A flock of young ewes, profit over the cost of production. We
if profitably cared for, will ordinarily] frequently hear the remark that farm-
double every year. If the stock is poor] ing does not pav three eent on the
at the start, it may be brought up toar„ani,Hl lnmaM " rpIlie „,.„._,.„„„ nnn„nf
high degree of excellence m three or four
years by the use of choice bucks. It
costs less to procure a sufficiently large
number of sheep to require the services
of a man to take care of them^ than is
required to raise a sufficient number of
any other animals to demand one man's
attention, if we except swine. Nothing
can be derived from cattle and'horses
until they are three or four years old, but
sheep begin to pay when they have
reached the second summer from their,
birth.
To raise horses, mules or cattle one
must have considerable capital, or be
must wait several years before he bas a
sufficient number of animals to give him
any support, If one can obtain flfty
sheep. however, he may in three or four
years nave a flock that will produce a good
income. To start a grain farm requires
a still largercapital. Land must be bought,
fences built, buildings erected, plows,
harrows, seeders aud reapers purchased,
and seed obtained. At least one first-
class team uiustalso be bought. To pre-
cure all these things requires more capital than most young men possess. To
compete with others in raising com and
small grain it is now; necessary to own
somewhat oostly tools and machinery,
LETTEK  FROM  UTAH.
Mormon
Hierarchy
Trying  to
Supreme,
be.
capital investsd. This assertion cannot
well be disputed. It certainly is true of
the farming in this (Jefferson) county;
but why Ls it? Certainly not-from a
lack of fertility in the soil, but from the
[negligence of the farmer, in not using
the capital he has invested. If a farmer
bu£s a horse that he does not need and
pays one hundred dollars for it, he not
only has that amount of capital that is
not producing anything, but it is also
eating up the profit realized from some
other paying investment, thereby making a loss on the entire amount. So with
investments in the farm itself. Every
acre owned, which is not producing some
gaying crop, is consuming the profit on
<jne more fertile, thus making a loss on
tbe whole. One half, at least, of the
jiuid in this county is lying idle, and a
large part of that in actual use does not
pay the cost of cultivation. Perhaps
there is not one-sixtb of tbe entire
jtVniount that pays any profit. It follows
fif course that If three per cent, is realized
and to have good lands on which to raise on the whole, then a small portion must
the crops.     ■ -:  : .-^   .- '•■'.--_>■   ' "i/ffeturii' a very high per centage.   If tbe
-&smoT-feffitto-^ffitodt^ ««™  -uld  be  ascertained, it
raising corn and grain.   Therev are itfricMould probably not fall below thirty or
„_ t    of thousands of acres of hind in this ah(F||?>rty per cent.
ted by exposure, more-5'^^ the remedy for this state of
^ilw^^ use your «_r_ital to*
paying manner; make every acre produce something, and make every crop
large enough to pay more than the simple cost of production. As was stated at
the commencement, now is the time to
make preparations; if you put it off until
spring you will not succeed.
It is impossible to go into all tbe details in one article, but the starting point
is at tbe foundation—tbe key to success
on every farm—the manure pile. Get
up a kind of mania for this, and see
what an enormous amount you can make
if all available material is used. It will
astonish you.
On every farm there is an immense
amount of rubbish, such as leaves from
the shade trees in the yard, corn-stalks,
weeds, etc., which gives the place an untidy appearance, yet  is the very best
g^6d"Sdvantin|.C'
are large tracks of this land on which
one could pasture sheep for years without
being molested. Most speculators would
like to have sheep kept on land of this
sort, as it would be improved by their
presence. They would prevent the growth
of weeds and bushes, and would return
to the soil more than an equivalent for
what they consume.
Rules for the Care of Sheep.
Keep the sbeep dry under foot with
litter, is even more necessary than roofing them. Never let them stand or lie
in mud or snow.
Take up lamb bucks early in summer,
and keep them up until December, when
they may be turned out.
Remove the lower bars as the sheep
enter or leave a yard, thus avoiding
broken limbs.   Count them every day.
Begin graining with the greatest care,
and use the smallest quantity first.
If a ewe loses a lamb, milk daily a few
days and mix a little alum with her salt.
Let no hogs eat with sheep in spring.
In weaning lambs use a little mill
feed.
Never frighten sheep if you can avoid
it-
Sow rye for weak ones in cold weather.
In the fall separate the weak, thin ot
sick from the strong and give extra care.
If one is hurt, catch at once, wash the
wound, if in fly time apply spirits turpentine daily, always wash with something healing. Splinter broken limbs
tightly, loosening as the limb swells.
Keep a number of good bells on them.
Don't let them sjioil wool with burrs.
Cut tag locks in early spring.
For seours give pulverized alum in
wheat bran. Prevent by taking great
care in changing dry for green feed,
Agriculture Itestrictcd, mid'Why.
Young Brigham 11 Chip  From the
Old   Bloc-It—What   He  Would
l>o it" He Could—Uncle Sain
Had Best Choke This
Viper Speedily.
Correspondence of the Indiana Farmer:
Salt Lake City, Nov. 20, 1878.
It is true that Utah is a part of the
territory of the United States, and as
such should be a part of her body politic
in every sense of the the term. But in
almost every sense of the term she is foreign. Her population is mostly from the
| old word: her manners and customs are
largely tne same. Her social condition
is not, as yet, American, although she is
earnestly striving to make Polygamy
national; tbat is,she openly declares that
she will not go to tbe mountain, but the
mountain must come ,to her. In her
politicsshe is anti-Republican, in the pat-
riotic'sense. The spirit of her Priesthood
.would crush out all individualism, and
make the Mormon Hierarchy the absolute ruler of body, mind and soul of every
individual, while true Republicanism
makes a king of each individual. All
the agricultural interests of the territory are influenced by the peculiar institutions of the Mormon religion. The
farms are all small, as it is to the interest
of the Priesthood that tlie mass of the
people be kept poor, and thus dependent.
For as soon as a man becomes rich in
this worlds goods he desires to be a free
Mormon. The system of tilling keeps
the masses poor, and of necessity destroys
that spirit of ambition that developes
thrift elsewhere. A few acres in wheat,
three or four in potatoes, a half dozen in
Lucerne or California clover, and a truck
patch of an acre or two, and now and
then a patch of corn is the average extent- Of- Utah farming. The soil being
productive wherever well irrigated, and
the habits of life very simple, tbe average farmer manages to get along and to
pay over his tenth to the Church. But
if Utah, with all her glorious natural advantages, was in tbe hands of the
American farmers, more would be done
in ten years to develope her resources
than has been done by these latter-day
saints in nearly a half century; for the
spirit of Mormonism is in opposition to
all true progress.
Many think Mormonism is on the decline since Brigham Young's death, but
this is a great mistake. It is stronger
and more defiant to-day tban ever. The
Mormons are rapidly colonizing the surrounding territories. Already they have
the balance of power in Idaho and Arizona, and they intend to make a strong
effort to have Utah admitted this winter
when other men conio immediately and
stick, others drag out and go to scalding,
and so on with a large number of hogs.
"Scalding machines" havo becomo very
common, and are a good Institution; but
everybody has not got one, and still uso
tubs. 1 like the tub, and want nothing
better for ordinary times; but I want a rono
and tackle and one or two hands to help
work tho hog. I would not allow a hog put
into hot water while there is a sign of life
in him; but when dead, make an opening
to (lie gamhrel-strings and hook in, hoist
tho hog and dip him head and shoulder into
the scald; do not let him remain more than
arsoeond or two, lest his hair "sets;" hoist
him and air him, and if needful, dip him
again and again until done; then hook into
tlie lower jaw and scald tho hinder parts.
I like slow scalds tho best, as less likely to
"set tho hair." While the hind parts aro
getting scalded tho faco may bo cleaned.
Too little attention is generally given to
cleaning the head, as also tho feet, leaving
them for tho women to worry over by tho
hour in somo cold outkitchon. As soon as
the hog is hung up and washed oil' let tho
head be taken off and set upon a barrel or
block and regularly shaved and cleaned.
And now, while speaking of tho head, I
want to say how I cut up a head. I lay it
on its side and tako oft the jaw (or lower
jaw), I then saw down across the faco just
above tho eyes, being careful to run into
the oye sockets and on through, Ie ivlng tho
eyebally-ivith the snout-end, so that thoro
is no farther troublo with gouging the oyes
out of tho faco piece; thon without farther
separating of the parts, starting between
the cars, saw up-and-down wise, not caring
to extend farther down towards tho snout
than to the saw mark across tho faco, but
clean through at tho other cud. Now, having done with tho ears for handles, I cut
them off, .then tako out tho brains for
pickling, skin tlie snout and tako off tho
llesh for scrapplo and throw tho nasal
organs away. Tho faces aro to 1)0 corned.
I uso a saw, but never an axe, in cutting up
a hog, consequently the meat is clear of
splinters and chips of bones. In "chining
a hog" to cool, I saw down tho ribs instead
of hacking them with a hatchet. A small
sized hog hook flattened answers very well
for taking off tho hooks and toe-nails of a
porker, or you may uso a pair of pinchers.
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material  for increasing the profits, if as a Mormon State.   If they are success-
pare hoof, if unsound, and apply tobacco
boiled with blue vitrol, in  a little water.
If the weather is not too cold, shear at
once sheep beginning to shed, and carefully save pelts of those that die.
Have some good book on sheep to refer
to. It will put money in thy purse.—Ex,
gathered and placed in the manure heap.
Then the wood:lot furnishes a vast
amount of leaves, which should be
gathered and used for bedding tbe animals, and then., find its way to the heap
in the yard, thus answering a twofold
purpose. In many places the road ways
are worn down and the fields plowed in
such a manner as to leave the fences
standing on a high bank, soon to topple
over into the ditch. The sods underneath these may be taken and put into
the manure heap, to gather the escaping
ammonia, and prevent too rapid fermentation, while tho fence row will be all the
better for being lowered. A great waste
often takes place from a too rapid fermentation of the heap. When smoke is
seen, or an offensive odor arises, the fire
is too hot and must be quenched, or loss
ensue. This may be done by forking
over tbe pile and adding more sods, etc..
or by pouring on water. The heap should
be kept just as wet as possible, and still
allow it to heat.   It must rot, not burn.
If lame, examine feet, clean out hoofs,- if any part turns white, it is too dry, and
Sheep for Men of Small Means.
The Drover's Journal has the following
excellent suggestions under this head :
With the exception of poultry in the
more thickly inhabited parts of the country, there is no live stock which offers as
good opportunities at so small an outlay
of capital as are to be found in shoep
farming. But there is in the mind of the
general public an idea that good sheep
can bo raised upon the brambles, weeds
and obnoxious growth of the fence corners and briar patch. It is often said
tbat sheep will quickly clear a farm of
brush and briars, but,the experience of
many years has taught our best shep-
Moorhead, Minn.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
My horses have for some time been
badly troubled with pin-worms, bave
tried several remedies with but partial
success. Will some of your readers kindly give me a recipe for the same.
November 16. W. H.
Stonehenge in his work on the horse,
recommends giving the following prescription every morning for a week: Sulphate of iron, 2 drachms; powdered ginger, \ drachm; linseed meal sufficient to
make into a ball with boiling water.
This to be followed with a dose of physic,
linseed oil being the most proper. An
injection every morning for a week of a
pint of linseed oil containing two drachms
of spirit of turpertlne, is also recommended.
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Splendid Offer.
We will send the Indiana Fabmer
and In-Door-and-Out, an able and finely
illustrated monthly, both  one year, for
$2 50.
that portion has lost a large portion of its
value. If there has been a sufficient
amount of sods, or other absorbents, surrounding tbe burned portions the escaping gases may bave been caught by them
and not entirely lost. Remember to keep
the heap dry enough to get warm, and
wet enough to prevent its over getting
hot. The half is not told, but tbe remainder must wait for some future number. Delos Wood.
North Madison, Nov. 14.
STATE NEWS.
ful in this, they hope within the next
ten years to have at least six more States
admitted as Mormon States, in which
case they will bave the balance of power
in our government. It is higb time that
the American people realized what a
breeding viper they have in these Rocky I
Mountain regions. j
Brigham Young, jr., one of the twelve
apostles, aud thus, one of tbe Mormon
Hierarchy, who professes to be inspired
by God, said last Sabbath in the tabernacle, in the presence of a large audience:
"What do we care for the United States
government. I have heard enough of
this thing? (meaning the Gentile opposition), and if I had the power (and they
will bave it if Utah becomes a State)
I would say to every Gentile iu this city
or territory, you get out of here or take
the consequences; and it is coming to
this!"
Some 2,000 women, largely from the
Mormon harems, met in a mass meeting
hi this city, November 10th, and boldly
defended polygamy, and memoralized
the world to allow them to enjoy this
great privilege, which the President of
the meeting (a woman) said "was as essential to woman's happiness as her salvation."
Is this America and  the nineteenth
century? Mac.
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Hog  Killing.
A domestic butcher in a recent number of
tho Gcrmantown Telegraph gives the following suggestions in regard to this busi-
Quick Time.
The afternoon express from St. Louis,
over the Vandalia Line, was run one day
last week from Indianapolis to Terre
Haute, a distance of seventy-three miles
in ninety minutes, making eight stops.
Deducting the time lost in stopping, the
run was made at the rate of a mile a
minute. This high rate of speed is not
only practicable, but perfectly safe on
this "model railway," over which millions of passengers have been carried,
without the loss of a single life. For a
fast and safe ride to St. Louis, and all
points West and Southwest, take the
Vandalia Line. For full information regarding trains, connections, fares, etc.,
we refer our readers to Major Robert Em-
, mett, Eastern Passenger Agent, Indianapolis, Ind., who will promptly answer
all inquiries.
Killing hogs is a business in which the
whole community is interested, and perhaps a small portion acquainted with. It
is termed "butchering," and often' carried
on in butchering style, while it is a business worthy of being conducted in a decent
and scientific way. I do not propose going
into a long programme of telling how to
catch a hog, and how to hold him, etc., but
to throw out a few hints.
Do not suffer the hog to bo run and worried by men, boys and dogs, getting his
blood and flesh heated, just before he is
killed. I believe this is one cause of meat
spoiling. Sometimes we drive a hog or two
to a neighbor's, so as to "kill together," as
it is termed, making use of the same force,
same fire, and other fixings; and we have
known the hams and shoulders of hogs
thus driven to come out a little short before
the next summer was over.
Let tbe hog lie killed with as little noise
and worriment and excitement as ixjssible.
A Jorseyman has one man to go into the
pen, selects his first victim and shoots him,
or with a broad-faced hammer (like a shoemaker's hammer) knocks down the hog,
The saw mill and ax-handlo factory of tho
Nelson Furnace company, at Shoals, was
destroyed by fire on tho 22d hist. Tho origin of. the fire is .unknown.   Loss 810,000;
no insuranco,   ' ' .' ""  * s '
Thomas Boyland, of Rockville, while engaged in work on tho IJollmoro 'mill on
Monday afternoon last, fell from tho third
story of tho building to tho ground, severely, though it is hoped not fatally injuring himself.
A negro who couldn't pay his fare was
put off a boat at Madison, and given lodgings in a cell of tho jail occupied by JJoavers,
the murderer, who was hung at Madison
some timo ago. Tho negro protests most
solemnly that he saw tho ghost of Heavers
in the night, and has boen talking about It
ever since,
Tho temperance movement is very strong
at Leavenworth and vicinity, hundreds aro
wearing tho blue ribbon.
An exchange says: Empty whisky barrels are only worth soventy-fivo cents since
tho election.    An over supply, wo guess.
Hog killing and shipping is the order of
tho day at Leavenworth—scarcity of corn
the cause. It takes ?3 72 worth of corn to
j make a $'__ 50 hog.
| R. A. Conner, State Librarian, on the 20th
inst., presented his report for the year ending October 31. In that timo tho library
has cost a trifle over ?.0,000, of which ¥3,200
is on account of salaries. Tho miscellaneous expenses havo boen far within tho
appropriation. During tho year 100 volumes havo been purchased, about as many
donated, and 308 books received for exchange.
Ono hundred and fifteen miles of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayetto road is
now laid with steel rails.
On tho evening of tho 19th, whilo Mrs.
Mary White was standing in tho door at
tho residence of J. M. Dunlap, of Franklin,
somo unknown person throw a largo stone,
striking her in tho side, breaking two ribs,
and injuring her internally. Her recovery
is doubtful.
There aro no empty houses In Paoll. AU
are occupied. Rents aro high; building
material is cheap; labor is cheap. Young
man, you are paying rents.
The farmers in Laporto county have, lit
addition to their misfortune of low prices
for wheat, many of them, to suffer heavy
loss by tho failure of the Laporte Milling
Company.
A little son of William Kanning, of Fort
Waye, was shot in the back of tho hoad on
Saturday tho 16th inst., and severely injured; the revolver was in the hands of a
young playmate and accidently discharged.
Dr. Reed, the alleged grave robber of Ito-
anoke, has  been  arrested.    If guilty he
should bo made such an example of as
would put a stop to tho business for awhile.
Richmond has two female bootblacks.
Renssalaer has a new hotel nearly completed.
Quail  hunters  are  quite   numerous  in
Spencer county.
Tlie Jackson county jxrHimmon crop is
now ripe and is said to he immense, "prepare to pucker."
A coal mine in Sullivan county explodo!
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on the 21t:t iriKt, Iti.rovid otiit.' a m riou«
affair, eight inc-n Icing kilhd Bnd twt
wounded.