VOL. XXVIII.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.  OCT. 28, 1893.
NO. 43.
Ninety Per Cant of all Enquiries.
Editors Indiana Farm eh:
Continue my advertisement another
year; same terms as last. My ad with you
last year brought me at least 90 per cent of
all enquiries. My Berkshires are doing
well and I have some good ones for the
fall trade. W. R. Stokes.
Bellmore, Ind.
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The Economy Machine.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
About three weeks ago you received a
- card from me stating I had received the
"Economy" machine. It came in splendid
order, and I cannot find words to tell you
how well pleased we are with it. It is all
and more than you advertised it to be,
and I shall speak nothing but praise for
your machine. H. P. Heller.
Jackson Co.
National Grange.
■Editors Indiana Farmer:
The National Orange will assemble in
annual session at the city of Syracuse, N.
Y., on the first Wednesday after the second Monday in November, being the 15th
day of "the mouth. The indications point
to one of the most interesting meetings
ever held by that body.
J. H. Bri<__iam,
v   Delta, O.   - Master Nat'l Gr'ge, P. of H.
A Chapter of Accidents in Union County.
Editors Indiana. Farmer:
-~Qs-~!3~4_&-.J3 .t-.Kosy. ICelley> jn. *»t-
tempting to board a train while it was in
motion, fell under it and had his leg
mangled so as to require amputation.
On the Hth Monroe Freeman, superintendent of the asylum for the poor, while
Bitting in his wagon in front of a grocery
awaiting the delivery of some goods, his
horse started up, throwing him out and
breaking a leg.
On the 16th James A. Harrell and his
nephew, a boy about 16 years old, was engaged in shingling a barn in town; the
scaffolding gave way, and Mr. Harrell had
both legs broken and the boy an arm.
B >th were h'urt internally.   Such is life.
Liberty. W. W. S.
Moral Surroundings on the Farm.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Chapter after chapter and book after
book has been written in attempting to
define the word morality. Some authors
trying to prove that morality, conscience
and ethics are the same; others to prove
that they differ. Be this as it may, we
claim that the moral faculty or principle
In man is dormant until fertilized by educational training. Societies, tribes, nations
and races have different standards of
morals. The definition that I would give
of the term "moral man" in the United
States of America would be a man whose
mental and physical powers were employed in some honorable occupation, who
had nls passions, tongue and appetite
under control and who dealt honorably
with his fellowman.
The physical and mental powers should
both be trained that the one should not
become the master of the other. I agree
with James A. Garfield "that seven years
of muscle training should be gone through
with before the child knows its first letter."
And that for the developmentof the ideal
moral man, the physical should always
keep pace with the mental powers.
The employment that affords the greatest opportunities for mental and physical
developemnt is the one to which we may
look to find the best specimens of moral
citizens and the most of them. No occupation or profession affords so great opportunities for both as farming.
The farmer has presented to him for
study, botany, zoology, mechanics, chemistry and geology. Though the farmer
may not know the meaning of either of
these terms, be is wore or less acquainted
with each. Thus, whilst ■ following the
plow, cultivating the crops, breeding and
raising stock, feeding the same, building
fences, preparing fertilizers, or whatever he
may do, his mind may be constantly employed in the study of some principle of
natural philosophy which leads his
thoughts "from nature to nature's God."
We find then in farming the greatest opportunity for the constant employment
and greatest development of all the faculties of the mind.
The employment that brings into use
each muscle of the body is the one that
will produce the best balanced physical
man. The various kinds of work on tho
farm bring into daily use every muscle of
the body.
Thus we find that the farm may produce
the finest specimens of mental and physical
man. As to moral or conscientious impressions, these are largely produced in
youth. The natural home of the child is
with one of its parents, or both, as much
as possible. The more our children mingle with the children of other families the
greater the tendency of immorality, by
first learning to disregard the instructions
of their own parents. Better that a child
make a companion ot the pet dog than
make too close a companion of some one
else's child. No other occupation isolates
the family as does that of farming. The
liitle ones are under the immediate notice
of the mother. The children of the next
doomeighbor are not coaxing them away
They do not hear the foul and profane
language of the children in the street. The
older children are with father on the farm.
A much larger per cent of pupils from
the country pass examination for teachers' license than do town and city pupils.
This is easily accounted for. When school
is over, father, mother and all the children sit around the family hearth. Farmers thus take a personal interest in their
children's studies, which inspires the
child with enthusisam and fills it with
greater ambition.
Many a farmers' boy has received his
first introduction to immorality when
taken from the country to the city school.
Idleness is the cause of more immorality
than any other, or perhaps all other
causes. The farm furnishes employment
for each member of the family every day
in the year. As a rule we find the people
of the rural districts quiet, contented, law-
abiding citizens, while manufacturing
cities are the hot-beds of vice, licentiousness, anarchy, treason and discontent.
Whilst both city and country have
produced splendid moral citizens, the per
cent in country is greater. Whilst both
city and country have produced very bad
citizens, the per cent in the country is less.
Taking the history of past republics for
our guide, we may look with gloomy foreboding on the future of our Republic,
when the city shall predominate and rule
our election and dictate our laws.
The Children's Building at the  World's
Fair.
Editors IndIana Farmer:
No matter how well posted concerning
the points of "interest in Jackson Park,
one thinks himself, he Is sure to find
many pleasant surprisos awaiting him
when he visits the exposition.
Among these treats certainly one of the
most delightful is found in the Children's
Building. Its style of architecture is not
elaborate, but every part of the decoration is especially appropriate. Under the
cornice are circular tablets, in which are
painted children of difierent nations;
these medallions are joined by garlands in
delicate colors. As we approach from the
north and the soutb, we find the following
sentiments over the entrances,
"Men are but children of a larger
growth,"
'Just as the twig is bent the tree's incline."
"God's little ones are to become the great
of the earth."
"The hope of tho world is in the children."
On entering the building we find in a
large rectangle, set apart by a low railing a
well equipped gymnasium. Children may
come here at stated hours and receive
gymnastic training free, under the direction of a competent instructor.
One side of the lower floor is occupied
by the Baby Bureau. Here mothers may
"check" their babies, and leave them in a
quiet resting place, while they may enjoy the White City without any anxiety
after their little ones. The nurses divide
the charges into two groups, according to
their ages. The room occupied by the
smaller size is furnished with cradles, and
the toys used here are the simple kind
which mere babies know how to manipulate. For the sizo No. 2 are little tin
horses, carts, etc., and instead of being
rocked to sleep in cradles, they have their
naps In tiny beds.
The most noted feature of the Assembly
room in this building is the frieze. A
great variety of subject matter 13 introduced here, but the effect is charming.
At intervals are medallions containing the
signs of the Zodiac (improved over those
in the almanac) and panels containing
scripture texts and quotations referring ♦<_
chiiuL-wi, ul^j panels with scenes froui
Cinderella, Silverlocks and the Three
Bears, the Sleeping Beauty and similar
fairy tales.
On the walls of the corridors, both upstairs and down, are the original drawn-
ings acd paintings from which the illus
trations in our juvenile magazines are
made, and among them we recognize __"*rd
Fauntleroy and many other good friends.
Upstairs are the deaf children who are
being taught to understand spoken language. It is interesting and touching to
see how the little ones strain to cat .h every
movement of the teachers' lips. In this
room are two classes of different grades,
and it is pleasing to be able to compare the
two steps in the mutes' advancement.
On this floor wemayalsoseeihekitchen-
garteners doing their housework exercises
in time with their songs. The kindergarteners ply the needle and model clay,
and the "slojd" classes at their work.
But to me the most delightful place was
in the library. The ceiling of this room is
a delightful piece of work, painted for the
new Armour Institute, and loaned to the
managers of the Childrens' Building. Its
subject is taken from the lines in Locksley
Hall, running thus:
"Many a  night from yonder ivied casement, ere I went to rest
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Many a  night  I saw the Pleiads, rising
thro' the mellow shado,
Glitter like a swarm of fireflies tangled in
a silver braid."
The library table is supplied with childrens' magazines, sent through the generosity of the publishers. The bookcases
here are filled with favorite volumes, sent
by authors and publishers. The walls are
covered with photographs and autographs
of authors popular among the children.
But the crowning feature of this room is
the charming woman who presides here.
She, a real benefactress of the children, has
been known, through hor verses, by all
who have been interested in child literature for a number of years. From Mrs.
Clara Doty Bates one may learn many circumstances which make these tributes
sent for the library more interesting.
Here we find a building pre-eminently
the childrens' from the roof-garden to the
ABC rung at the drinking fountain, yet
none the less interesting to those of ma-
turer years.  Surely those who planned it
mado it the "sanctum sanctorum" of the
White City; for when the visitors saw it
they cried:
"This is the lovliest thing in all the lovely
place,
The fairy tales are true." M. D.
Notes From Miello Farm.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
The greatest drouth ever experienced in
this part of the country is a thing of the
past, as the late rains have caused all vegetation to spring into life with doubly accelerated vigor, and the fields are now
carpeted with a luxuriant growth of grass
that means dollarp upon dollars to stockmen, as grazing will be good for some
weeks to come, or so long as the weather
is favorable. Especially is this so where
the grazing was not so severe in the earlier
part of the season as to deprive the plants
of the necessary protection later on.
My observation and experience convinced me some years ago that stockmen
cannot be too cautious in the matter of
maintaining ample protection to the
growth of their pastures and should avoid
early croppingand tramping and excessive
grazing at any time. If allowed early the
penalty is heavy further on, as it generally results in injury during the heated
portion of summer to the pasture and the
keep of stock.
I always try to keep some reserve pastures for the drouthy periods of summer
and the abundance of gra_3 to be seen on
Miello stpek farma in the month of June
to the casual observer would have seemed
like providing a "reserve" with a venge-.
ance, but the prolonged drouth for weeks
with scarcely a drop of moisture of any
kind to rot or destroy the nutritive qualities of the ripened grasses, timothy, red
top, blue grass and white, red and alsike
clovers, became a store house of grain and
food for the cattle and sheep. On this
grass steers of 1,200 pounds gained equaly
or better in pounds during July and August than the two previous months; besides it was more of a ripening quality,
producing fat.
In the years gone by we have often
heard of cattle fattening on the dried
grasses of western plains and valleys be- -
cause of the dry seasons.
As I stroll over the fields that have almost the appearance they have in the
month of May (this being the 12th
of October) by their pleasing aspect and bountiful grasses, I note
that but few weeds have ripened and cast
their seeds this year, as they have all been
trimmed or eaten off during the dry
weather. The dry season and an abundance of grass exists have canted the sheep
to find in them an appetizer that removes
their obnoxious appearances from the pastures, as they some years escape the agrarian tastes of the "golden hoof" when the
season affords an extraordinary growth of
weeds and plants; and, • after all, the
drouth may not have been so bad as it was
thought to be.
Sheep men and wool growers still continue to agitate the tariff question about
free wool and woolen fabrics. Individually
speaking, I am taklDg a rest and letting
things go to grass, not excepting the farm.
That is now all there, including the rye
that was sown in the corn ground this
year, which looks fine, and, as intended,
will materially aid during winter to supply the COO head of sheep, along with the
cheapest and best feed, blue grass pastures, so far as the winter will admit. In
addition they will have bay stacks, open
sheds and barns, with hay In racks along
each side to feed at as they may want.
During the severer part of the winter and
spring shelled grain will be fed in troughs
at least once every day. So that, tariff or
no tariff, you will see tbat I'm "in it"
slightly, and expect to keep a few sheep
for a while yet, M.ej_ia_.