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Vol XI. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, MARCH llfch, 1876. No. 10. EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. FOR SALE, F RUIT FARM FOR SALE—800 fine bearing trees. L NICHOLSON, Salem, Washington Co., Ind.' FOR SALE—«ggs from the very best Light Brahmas at $2.50 per doz. Geo. vestal, Cambridge City, Ind. 8-9w FOR SALE—A few pairs of Light Brahmas and Black and White Cochins. Eggs for hatching. T. E. ELLIS, Plainfleld, Indiana, 7-4t FOR SALE—Comcord Vines, best quality; cheap for Cash. Samples 10 cents. LEE & SON, Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois. *-" FOR SALE.-Str young Poland-China Sows that have been bred to a flne Poland-China Boar. Address F. McKEEVER, Antioch, Huntington Co., Indiana. ,. - 2-131 TTiOR SALE. — EGGS. — Chice" Light Brahmas. X? Felch and Bennett strains. One trio of young fowls for sale. Address W. LCALYEA, Sunman, Ridley County, Indiana. -• ■ 9-3t. FOR SALE—FOWLS and EGGS^-AU bred from first-class stock. Turkeys,'Chickens, Ducks and Peafowls. Send for circular and price-list. 6-16 L. S. GOODWIN, Waterloo, Ind. FOR SALE.—No. 1 Hedge plarils on cars at S2 per 1,000. Club and Grange orders filled at reduced rates. Order soon. S.M.GORDON, 9-3t. Hebron, Porter County, Ind. FOR SALE—BERKSHIRES—I have several choice Berkshire pigs for sale at reasonable prices there and five months old. W. A. Maze, Sharpsville, Tipton county, Ind. . 6-tf FOR SALE—Seed Sweet Potatoes, on reasonable terms, or furnished to responsible parties to sprout on shares of one-half; (Yellow Nansemond variety.) H. A. Wooley, Galveston, Cass Co.. Ind. OR SALE—A thoroughbred Jersey Bull, in his prime, weighs a thousand lbs.; color white and bronze. Price 8200. R. R. Mason, New Lebanon, Sullivan Co., Incj. 8-4w E FOR SALE — "STAR OT TBE WEST," the beet Strawberry—100 acres in Small Fruits—Colossal Asparagus Seed—Millions of Trees and Plants at POMONA NURSERY. Send for Circular. WM. PARRY, Cinnaminson, New Jersey. S-7 EOR SALE—Choice Jersey Cattle—two splendid Bulls, solid color; eight cows, Imported and their descendants; selected for butter qualities; all registered, A. I. C. C. For catalogues and prices ap- ply to Thomas S. Kennedy, Louisville, Ky. 8-4w FOR SALE—Blooded Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Poultry, Pigeons, dogs, etc. Chester Mammoth Corn, 100 bushels per acre. 1 pound prepaid 60 cents. Sample 10 cents. Circular free. Illustrated catalogue 10 cents. W. ATLEE BURPEE, Philadelphia, Penn. 8-tf "IJtOR SALE—200 Ftans—Splendid Soil, and good Jj Buildings; cahsuitanyone; hobetter'country; cheap transportation to Philadelphia, New York, or Baltimore; allln Delaware and Maryland; finest soil in the world for fruit Geo. W. Ingraham, Real Estate Agent, Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware. FOR SALE.—I will sell, at very low price, a No. I Jack, five years old next foaling time. Sired by Castillion; 1st dam. Black Sampson; 2d dam, Pioneer, 3d dam, Black Warrior. This Jack is near 15 hand; high, large bone, good length of body, carries himself up well, good aetloh. Has made one season and proven a success. For further particulars call upon or address M. W.ROBERTS, Brook's Station, Ky., on the L. & N. railroad, thirty minutes ride from Louisville. FARM FOR SALE—140 acres, adjoining Shldeler Station, on the Muncie & Ft Wayne railroad; 110 acres cleared, SO acres timber, all fenced; two orchards: spring water all the year; frame house of px rooms, porch and milk-house; barn 32 x 40 feet; hay and stock scales with house over them; other buildings convenient Price J60 per acre, one-half down, balance In three equal payments. JOHN S. SHIDELER, Shldeler Station, Delaware Co., Ind. 4-? "TTIARM FOR SALE.—Containing 52 acres, in Mor- Sz gan county, Indiana, on the gravel road, half a mile east of Martinsville, good two story frame house, several out buildings, 20 acres of woodland pasture, balance under cultivation; apple and peach orchard; several good springs, with plenty of never failing water for stock; splendid view of Martinsville from the verandah. A dairy, in good running order.can be bought with the farm. Address MARY MAINS. Martinsvills, Indiana, or J. M. ST. JOHN, Franklin, Indiana. 7.It WANTED. "YTT ANTED —To LOAN.—Can loan money in sums W not less than 82000, on farms in this or adjoining counties, at 10 per cent Appraisement three times the loan. R. S. DORSEY, No. 8 Bates Block, Indianapolis. 104t \\TANTED—Young men wishing to attend the W best Business College in the West to send stamp for circulars to the Indianapolis Business College, Bates Block. Graduates assisted in getting situations, 4-tf "1 If'ANTED—Farms an* Country Town Prop- TV erty (anywhere in the States) for City Property and Western and Southern lands. We have extra facilities for making exchanges. Send full des cription. WADSWORTH A ELDER, 1-? 16>£ East Washington St, Indianapolis. MISCELLANEOUS. BUY your wife a Success Washing Machine, and save health, clothing and soap. It squeezes, pounds, rubs and rinses clothing without damage to clothing and buttons. Manufactured and sold by ENGLISH & OVER, 240 to 246 South Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Indianapolis. 5-8 STOCK NOTES. There is to be a grand show of stallions at State Fair Grounds on Wednesday the 5th day of April, under the supervision of Mr. Hanna, the Superintendent of the State Board of Agriculture. Stock Sale.—A. J. Dunlap will sell a choice selection of Short-Horn cattle from the Meadow Lawn Herd. The Miss Wiley's, Young Mary's and many other of the fashionable families will be sold. The sale takes place at Galesburg, 111., April 12th. See particulars in the advertisement in our columns this week. The 20th Duke of Airdrie, lately purchased by Messrs. S. Meredith & Son, of Robert G. Dunn, of Ohio, is in exceeding fine condition. This we believe is the only Duke bull in tbe State, is red, and a full brother to the 24th Duke, which was bought by Mr. Fox, from Mr. Alexander, and shipped to England, last year. Capt. H. C. Meredith who has the management, is fully maintaining the splendid reputation of that well known firm. s . Dr. D. W. Voyles, of New Albany, has bought from Thomas S. Kennedy, Louisville, Jersey Prize, 1267, imported from the Isle of Jersey in 1870, for which he paid $500. This is probably the best Jersey cow in the. United States. She has taken seven prizes as a milk cow and the best Jersey. Her calves have all been superior. Dr. Voyles bought one of them last year, Prize Maid, 3835, 'and it was described in the Farmer^ of July las'Cby Prof. Borden, as most beautiful in every respect. Doctor Voyles is getting a superb herd of Jerseys. , sos STOCK LAWS. Managing Swine. Editors Indiana Farmer:—Answer to a question asked by "L." of Montgomery county in last week's Farmer : I never fed charcoal to hogs. I always feed stone- coal to hogs when fattening. I think it has a tendency to keep them quiet and gives them an appetite for feed. As to keeping brood sows noses ringed, I think a hog should always have a ring in the nose from the time they are weaned until they are slaughtered, for two reasons, first, the hog will be more contented and less liable to stroll over the farm; in the second place it will save the pasture from being rooted bottom upwards which is quite an item. I think as to the breed of hogs I consider the Poland China good enough without any cross, with other breeds. Surely a cross with the Berkshire would not be any improvement. That is my experience. D. C. Hayworth. Clayton, Ind. Protection of Sheep. Editors Indiana Farmer:—I see an account in your issue of February 26, of Mr. Wilkinson losing 19 out of 20 sheep, being killed by dogs in one night. I also had 14 killed last Sunday night three weeks ago by two dogs. I followed one of the dogs home and killed him. I am in favor of our Hendricks county friend's way of getting rid of the dogs. I forget what his reward is, but if the thing can be carried out I will give $50 in greenbacks, as my share of the reward. We have lost from four to fifteen sheep every year for the last five years by the dogs. I say we must do something to protect our sheep. Let every dog be taxed $5, and every female dog $10, and every additional one double the above amounts. W. D. C. Greensburg, Ind. Osage Orange Hhdge.—In your number of February 19th, I read an article on Osage Orange Hedge planting, by S. M. Gordon, of Porter county. The gentleman says, not one in a thousand can make a good job setting a hedge the first time. Suppose we admit' it, Mr. Gordon in his article has not told us how it is done. Now we want to hear from the gentleman, through your columns once more on the subject, giving us his plan of planting, cultivating and treating hedge plants, so as to make a good job, also, the time required to make a fence. Now Mr. Gordon will you be so kind as to favor us with your way of raising Osage Orange Hedge fence, and oblige the'readers of the Indiana Fabmeb. Fountain county, Ind. J. J. S. Enreka Sap Sponts. Stowe, Vtl, March 20,1875. I can truly say that your spouts will pay for themselves in one se«son. They will run nearly double the sap that any other spout in use will. This I know to be a fact, for I have taken pains to prove it. Yours truly, D. C. Watts. Me. Post, Dear Sir: The Eureka Sap Spouts . I bought last season proved themselves a de- ' cided success, as I got nearly double the sap tfrom them that I did from other kinds I had I in use. N. W. Church, Fletcher, Vt. • See advertisement on 7th page. 6-tf v Editors Indiana Farmer :—In a recent issue of your paper I read an article written by Mr. John Morgan. He says let us have a law to compel every man to restrain his own stock, let him be made responsible for the behavior of hla neglected stock. Now that is our notion exactly. In this part of Indiana there is but very little land that is unfenced yet there is quite an amount of stock running up and down the lanes seeking what they may devour; should a gate be left ajar accidentally or otherwise, which is often the case, you scarcely have turned around until some old razor backed sow is in the door, lot, barn yard or field as the case may be measuring the length of her nose in the grass, and breechy cows that would scarcely make bologna are more or less delving into the fields of farmers and destroying their crops. There is a suit now pending in court from our township as follows: One farmer keeps a lot of bristle backed, hazel splitters running at large capable of reaching far into the interior of a cornfield and yet stand in the road but on this occasion there being no knots in their tails they made the entire entry. After helping themselves for a few days a son of the owner of the corn came across the porkers and it is said. by the use of a little lead the hogs shuffled ofF this mortal coil. The question is shall these grunters be paid for or not. If we understand what farmers donate public highways for it is not for a range for stock that a certain class of men make use of, but for the public to travel on,'and we claim that the public should have no ether claim on them. The Grange has scattered bread upon the waters that will be gathered in due time, even now they are reaping the harvest to some extent and are learning to look to their own interests instead ofthemonied power that has been controlling our country for some time. A gentleman asked me through the Farmer what I sold my hogs for. I got seven dollars and fifteen cents per hundred. What the man did with them is more than I know. Howard Frazee. Hamilton Co., Ind. « m » Messrs. S. Meredith & Son, Cambridge City, Indiana, have made the following sales of stock resently: Short Horn bull calf Crescent to J. Spice, for the Poor Farm, of Allen County. Berkshire pigs to the following parties: Dr. O.Bush, Sheldon, Illinois; Samuel DeVaney Arcadia, Indiana, aged boar: Upton Stansberry Plymouth, Indiana, three pigs, one of them Imported; M. M. Ross, Arcadia, Indiana; W. H. Sparrow Bourbon, Indiana; Solomon M. Locke, Monroe Ind' Wm. C Bray, Noblesville, Indiana, imported sow Slg; R. M. Morrell, Plymouth. Indiana; Francis IcKeever, Antioch, Indiana; C. 8. Boggs, Kokomo Indiana; J. Spice, Ft Wayne, Indiana; Wm. N. Hunter, Lyman Corner, Ohio. South Down ram and ewe and two cross-bred ewes to Dr. N. K Gaddy, Lovett, Jennings county, Indiana. l Three South Down ewes to George W. Hobson, Judson, Indiana. A choice imported Cotswold ram lamb to C. L. Lee, Sugar Branch, Switzerland county, Ind. ADVANTAGE OF BREEDING. An English exchange obtains the following from a statement of a trial in this country, of feeding high bred along side of scrub steers: "Two years ago I purchased one hundred calves. They were of all grades. At the same time I had a few refuse thorough bred calves that were not such as I desired to keep as breeders, and consequently turned them out and wintered them with the lot I had purchased. They were so kept until a few weeks since (all together) when 51 choice stei rs were selected and sold. Two thoroughbred Short-Horns were included. The lot averaged 1370 lbs. The Short-Horns were again weighed, to see how they compared. One weighed 1570 lbs., and the other 1600 lbs., or about 14 per cent, more than the average of the whole lot, including themselves. One of the scrubs was then re-weighed and made 1150 lbs., or about 28 per cent, less than the Short- Horns. This lot were all three year old steers, and had the same fare from calves. The purchaser of these cattle placed the value of the Short-Horns at $1.50 above the value of these common steers, which at least would be 30 per cent. Now, 30 per cent, in value and 28 per cent, in size would make 58 per cent, in favor of the Short-Horns. This advantage is due entirely to the superiority of the Short-Horns as a breed, their keeping being the same from calves. And this is not quite all; for a part of the scrubs are yet unsold, not being fit for market. Will It Effect the Calves? NEWS OF THE WEEK. Clydesdale Stallion "Caledonian," imported by Powell Bros., Spring, Crawford County, Pa. THE CLYDESDALES. SHEEP AND D0QS. Our illustration on this page is a very accurate one of the imported Clydesdale stallion, Caledonian, brought to this county along with nineteen others some time ago, by the Powell Brothers, of Spring, Crawford county, Pennsylvania. The firm has long been known as breeders of fine horses. Some time ago a member of it spent many months in various countries in Europe to satisfy himself as to the best breed of farm and draft horse, and finally settled the question upon ample proof, and bought twenty pure blood Clydesdales and brought them home with him. The one shown in the illustration is a dark chestnut, four years old and sixteen hands three inches in hight, weighing nearly 1,800> pounds. His sire is the "Prince of Wales," a great prize horse of Scotland. On the arrival of these horses in this* country, the Turf, Field *nd Farm, as also many others who saw them, said that better specimens of pure blood Clydesdales had never before been imported. The National Live Stock Journal spoke in like praise of this importation at the time. The Messrs. Powell have made sales of stock to various stock men in this States among others to W. W. Dunnington, and to Goodbar & Co., of Greencastle. These Clydesdales are becoming very popular farm horses wherever introduced, and are destined to take the place of many others now in use at no distant day. Those desiring further information about this breed sf horses, can no doubt obtain it by addressing the Powell Bros., as above. Editors Indiana Farmer:—"J. W." of Marion county wants to hear from more farmers, on the sheep and dog question; and as I have been a sufferer by dogs in the loss of sheep I will write a line. La the last three years my sheep have been attacked by worthless dogs seven times; and I, as well as others find the law entirely insufficient to afford protection to this branch of husbandry. We feel that we must have legislation on this subject or let one of the best interests of the State go to ruin. I think that in all cases the owner's of dogs should be held responsible for damages, especially where the dogs are not registered. We should levy a tax of not less than $3 on male, and $5 on female dogs. I think if we would raise the tax it would'put more money in the treasury, consequently those that are not put out of the way will be_ assessed for taxation, and this will raise a larger sum to pay for the dog- slaughtered sheep. I have not had a dog for years, of my own, on my farm, and can do as well without them as with them. We want legislation and must have it, to save the wool growing interest of the State. L. W. J. Johnson, county, Ind. . m . The Weather. Editors Indiana ■ Farmer :—Having purchased a herd of Jersey cattle of John A. Poyntz, Maysville, Kentucky, and wishing to test the quantity and Suality of the cream and butter, I had lought of raising the calves on other cows milk. It is the opinion of some that so doing would effect the blood, preventing it from being perfectly pure. I would like to have, the •opimonpf professional men and breeders. A. Garretson, Pendleton, Ind. «■>» It is asserted that Mr. Chisum, near Santa Fe., N. M., owns 80,000 head of cattle, roaming over 1,600 sections of land—an extent of country greater than the State of Rhode Island. He can fill an order for 20,000, or even 40,000, beeves upon 10 days' notice by telegraph from the east, and to guard his immense herds he employs 100 cow-boys and "as many trained horsemen. JohnG. Whittier. State News. The adopted daughter of Mr. John Colson, of Union county, took a dose of arsenic by mistake for soda the other day, and died. On Saturday night a barn owned by James Hassey, with forty tons of hay, was burned by incendiaries, at North Vernon. Loss $2,000. Mrs. Mathias Cooper was the victim of a runaway accident, in New Albany, Friday, by which she sustained serious and perhaps fatal injuries. Bonewitz and Secriest's at Asherville \i as destroyed by fire last week. Loss $2,000; cause unknown. The postoffice and all letters were destroyed. Early Saturday morning a large barn in West Franklin, owned by Kobert Hamilton, was destroyed by lire. Loss $2'000; supposed to be the work of sn incendiary. Evan and Hiram Friend, brothers, were incarcerated in the county jail Saturday, in default of $500 each, for robbing the post-office and Bond's grocery, at Middleboro. Hamilton P. Grider, who is thirty-five years old, has not been heard from since 18G5. He was then in Evansville, Ind. Any information concerning him, will be thankfully received by Sanford J. Grider, Bridgeton, Ind. The Wayne agricultural work, which have been removed from Dublin to Richmond, have greatly increased their capacity for man- facturing all kinds of agricultural implements. Their specialty will be the Indiana walking cultivator, of which they expect to manufacture 6,000. They will also manufacture the Planet reaper and mover. A few nights since the engineer on the train discovered a snoozing tramp stretched across the track. The fierce glare of the approaching headlight, together with the rumble and rattle of driving wheels, made the drowsy chap think the evil one was just ready to gobble him into his kingdom. He gwe ono unearth- j ly yell and went headlong down the embankment into a pond of stagnant water. The last seen of him he was crawling out of a mud hole and probably ruminating over the instability of human life.—People's Friend, (Covington.) L. A. Burke, former Superintendent of our State Agricultural College, writes that they claim the name of University Duchess for a fine heifer calf, dropped January 21,1876, by the fine Short-Horn cow Lady Chesterford 8th, by the 4th Duke of Windfield, now owned by B. B. Groom & Son, of Kentucky. Mr. Burke writes that the stock are doing well, and that a few Jerseys have been added to the stock department of the farm. Another month (Feb.) has passed, with but few days that would ordinarily seem to belong to winter. The first was a stormy day, accompanied by some rather singular atmospheric phenomena, with snow in the afternoon. The second, the coldest day of the season, bright and elear. Thijd, snow to the depth of five inches, which remained for three days, since which there has been no snow, but frequent, and excessive rains. With these exceptions, the month has been beautiful and spring-like, closing with a day of unusual splendor and brilliancy, which terminates the winter, so far as the calendar is concerned, of 1876, the one hundredth of the Independence of the United States, and perhaps the most remarkable for the almost entire absence of all semblence of winter of any on record. R. Clayton, Feb. 29th, 1876. I S» l Hoo Cholera.—The following is considered a good remedy for what is known as hog cholera: Powdered anthracite coal, 4 lbs.; powdered ginger, 1 lb.; powdered sulpher _ lb.; salt, 7 oz.; phosphate of lime, 1 lb.; mix. Each affected animal may have one-half a handful of the above mixed in the feed morning and evening. A musing farmer's boy, working in the fields, and ignorant of books, he early felt the poetic instinct moving in his soul, but thought his surroundings were essentially prosaic, and could never be sung. At last one afternoon, while he was gathering in the hay, a peddler dropped a copy of Burns into his hands. Instantly his eyes were unsealed. There in the neighboring field was "Highland Mary;" "The Cotter's Saturday Night" occurred in his own father's pious New England home; and the birds which caroled over his head, the flowers which grew under his feet, were as poetic as those to which the Scottish plowman had given perennial interest. Burns taught him to detect the beautiful in the common, but Burns could not corrupt the singularly pure soul of the lad by his enticing suggestions of idealized physical enjoyment and unregulated passion. The boy grew into a man, cultivating assidiously nis gift of song, though shy of showing it. The anti-slavery storm swept over the land, awakening consciences as well as stimulating intellects. Whittier had always lived in a region of moral ideas, and this anti-slavery inspiration inflamed his moral ideas into moral passion and moral wrath. If Garrison may be considered the prophet of anti- slavery, and Phillips its orator, and Mrs. Stowe its novelist, and Sumner its statesman, there can be no doubt that Whittier was its poet. Quaker as he was, his martial lyrics had something of the energy of a primitive bard urging on hosts to battle. Every word was a blow, as uttered by this newly enrolled soldier of the Lord. "The silent, shy, peace-loving man" became a "fiery partisan," and held his intrepid way "against the public frown, The ban of church and ftate, the fierce mob's hounding down." He roused, condensed, and elevated the public sentiment against slavery. The poetry was as genuine as the wrath was terrific, and many a political time-server, who was proof against Garrison's hottest denunciations and Phillip's most stinging invectives, quailed before Whittier's smiting rhymes.—Edwin P. Whipple, in Harper's Magazine 'for March. s«»s '. Fertilizer for Strawberries.—A correspondent of the Lancaster Farmer procured half a hogshead, filled it with rain water and put into it \ pound of amonia (sulphate?) and \ pound common nitre. When the strawberry plants are blossoming out, he gave them a sprinkling of the solution at evening twice a week until the fruit was nearly of size. The result was double the amouutof fruiton those where the liquid was applied, to what was obtained from those alongside, to which none of the liqnid was applied. General News. Robert Winwmg, a farmer, living near Mat- toon,*IU.^ wtveliilled by a railroad train a few days since. 1 The postmaster and assistant postmaster at Crooksville, Tenn., have been arrested forrob- bing registered letters. Sunday night the Platte river, at Fremont, Nebraska, rose about eight feet in two hours, carrying out both bridges. Three young men were overtaken by a snow . storm in the woods near St. Johns, N. B., recently, and perished. A wood-chopper named Leopold Henel was killed by a falling tree, near Hardin, Calhoun county, 111., recently. An inquest on the body of a frozen man in Seneca, Cal., was interrupted by his . thawing out and coming to life. William B. Day, of Peru, 111., was killed on Thursday morning, the 2d inst., by the accidental discbarge of a gun. By an explosion in a quarry, at Bellview, Delaware, Monday, Kobert Mealier and R'bhard Andrews were killed. A party of five men, with eight horses, left for the woods near Quebec, about three weeks ago, and have not been heard of since. A man in Santa Clara, California, two years ago bought $2,000 worth of hoes. He lias since sold $12,000 worth, and has $8,000 worth on hand. Ed. Deal, said to be one of the robbers who robbed the express car on the North Missouri railway, was arrested at Foster's Station, near Cincinnati on Saturday. Quite a heavy rain, accompanied with, thunder and lightning, occurred at Omaha on last Sunday. It turned into a sleet-storm, and i he wind blew a perfect gale. August Schell, on Saturday night finished a walk of 502 miles in 144 hours in Chicago. A lady who walked with him failed to accomplish her 350 miles in the same time. Spencer Decker, 12 years old, has been held. in $5,000 bonds, charged with causing the death ofCharles H. Pressy, a playmate, nine years old. Both of Baston, Mass. Deacon Noah Pease, of Ellington, Conn., and his wife, aged respectively 8i and 8!5 years, died at the same moment on Wednesday of last week, and were buried together the next day. The Nemaha county court-house one of the finest in the state of Kansas, was burned last Saturday. AU the records excepting those of the schools, were burned. The building cost $40,000. Sir George Elliott, who purchased the Egyptian railways for English captaliists, was once a pit boy in the mines. He is now the largest coal proprietor in the world, and a member of parliament. The railroad from Malvern station on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern railroad to Hot Springs, Ark., is just completed, and passenger trains are running regularly from St Louis to the Springs. Two passenger trains on tho Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton collided near Glendale Saturday afternoon. The engineer, Chas. Bigelow, was instantly killed. Several passengers were slightly injured. Alfred Perry, switchman in the Vandalia railroad freight-yard, East St. Loiiis, while switching Saturday night, caught his foot in a frog or track, was run down and pushed several yards by a backing engine, and mortally injured, his stomach being ruptured and his hips crushed. A singular epidemic, rcsemblin and mouth disease in cattle, has among the inhabitants of a villagi Eng., and in some cases whole fai been prostrated by it. The most p planationofthe matter is that milk supply was derived fro animals. ■A $
Object Description
Title | Indiana farmer, 1876, v. 11, no. 10 (Mar. 11) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA1110 |
Date of Original | 1876 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Transcript | Vol XI. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, MARCH llfch, 1876. No. 10. EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. FOR SALE, F RUIT FARM FOR SALE—800 fine bearing trees. L NICHOLSON, Salem, Washington Co., Ind.' FOR SALE—«ggs from the very best Light Brahmas at $2.50 per doz. Geo. vestal, Cambridge City, Ind. 8-9w FOR SALE—A few pairs of Light Brahmas and Black and White Cochins. Eggs for hatching. T. E. ELLIS, Plainfleld, Indiana, 7-4t FOR SALE—Comcord Vines, best quality; cheap for Cash. Samples 10 cents. LEE & SON, Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois. *-" FOR SALE.-Str young Poland-China Sows that have been bred to a flne Poland-China Boar. Address F. McKEEVER, Antioch, Huntington Co., Indiana. ,. - 2-131 TTiOR SALE. — EGGS. — Chice" Light Brahmas. X? Felch and Bennett strains. One trio of young fowls for sale. Address W. LCALYEA, Sunman, Ridley County, Indiana. -• ■ 9-3t. FOR SALE—FOWLS and EGGS^-AU bred from first-class stock. Turkeys,'Chickens, Ducks and Peafowls. Send for circular and price-list. 6-16 L. S. GOODWIN, Waterloo, Ind. FOR SALE.—No. 1 Hedge plarils on cars at S2 per 1,000. Club and Grange orders filled at reduced rates. Order soon. S.M.GORDON, 9-3t. Hebron, Porter County, Ind. FOR SALE—BERKSHIRES—I have several choice Berkshire pigs for sale at reasonable prices there and five months old. W. A. Maze, Sharpsville, Tipton county, Ind. . 6-tf FOR SALE—Seed Sweet Potatoes, on reasonable terms, or furnished to responsible parties to sprout on shares of one-half; (Yellow Nansemond variety.) H. A. Wooley, Galveston, Cass Co.. Ind. OR SALE—A thoroughbred Jersey Bull, in his prime, weighs a thousand lbs.; color white and bronze. Price 8200. R. R. Mason, New Lebanon, Sullivan Co., Incj. 8-4w E FOR SALE — "STAR OT TBE WEST," the beet Strawberry—100 acres in Small Fruits—Colossal Asparagus Seed—Millions of Trees and Plants at POMONA NURSERY. Send for Circular. WM. PARRY, Cinnaminson, New Jersey. S-7 EOR SALE—Choice Jersey Cattle—two splendid Bulls, solid color; eight cows, Imported and their descendants; selected for butter qualities; all registered, A. I. C. C. For catalogues and prices ap- ply to Thomas S. Kennedy, Louisville, Ky. 8-4w FOR SALE—Blooded Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Poultry, Pigeons, dogs, etc. Chester Mammoth Corn, 100 bushels per acre. 1 pound prepaid 60 cents. Sample 10 cents. Circular free. Illustrated catalogue 10 cents. W. ATLEE BURPEE, Philadelphia, Penn. 8-tf "IJtOR SALE—200 Ftans—Splendid Soil, and good Jj Buildings; cahsuitanyone; hobetter'country; cheap transportation to Philadelphia, New York, or Baltimore; allln Delaware and Maryland; finest soil in the world for fruit Geo. W. Ingraham, Real Estate Agent, Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware. FOR SALE.—I will sell, at very low price, a No. I Jack, five years old next foaling time. Sired by Castillion; 1st dam. Black Sampson; 2d dam, Pioneer, 3d dam, Black Warrior. This Jack is near 15 hand; high, large bone, good length of body, carries himself up well, good aetloh. Has made one season and proven a success. For further particulars call upon or address M. W.ROBERTS, Brook's Station, Ky., on the L. & N. railroad, thirty minutes ride from Louisville. FARM FOR SALE—140 acres, adjoining Shldeler Station, on the Muncie & Ft Wayne railroad; 110 acres cleared, SO acres timber, all fenced; two orchards: spring water all the year; frame house of px rooms, porch and milk-house; barn 32 x 40 feet; hay and stock scales with house over them; other buildings convenient Price J60 per acre, one-half down, balance In three equal payments. JOHN S. SHIDELER, Shldeler Station, Delaware Co., Ind. 4-? "TTIARM FOR SALE.—Containing 52 acres, in Mor- Sz gan county, Indiana, on the gravel road, half a mile east of Martinsville, good two story frame house, several out buildings, 20 acres of woodland pasture, balance under cultivation; apple and peach orchard; several good springs, with plenty of never failing water for stock; splendid view of Martinsville from the verandah. A dairy, in good running order.can be bought with the farm. Address MARY MAINS. Martinsvills, Indiana, or J. M. ST. JOHN, Franklin, Indiana. 7.It WANTED. "YTT ANTED —To LOAN.—Can loan money in sums W not less than 82000, on farms in this or adjoining counties, at 10 per cent Appraisement three times the loan. R. S. DORSEY, No. 8 Bates Block, Indianapolis. 104t \\TANTED—Young men wishing to attend the W best Business College in the West to send stamp for circulars to the Indianapolis Business College, Bates Block. Graduates assisted in getting situations, 4-tf "1 If'ANTED—Farms an* Country Town Prop- TV erty (anywhere in the States) for City Property and Western and Southern lands. We have extra facilities for making exchanges. Send full des cription. WADSWORTH A ELDER, 1-? 16>£ East Washington St, Indianapolis. MISCELLANEOUS. BUY your wife a Success Washing Machine, and save health, clothing and soap. It squeezes, pounds, rubs and rinses clothing without damage to clothing and buttons. Manufactured and sold by ENGLISH & OVER, 240 to 246 South Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Indianapolis. 5-8 STOCK NOTES. There is to be a grand show of stallions at State Fair Grounds on Wednesday the 5th day of April, under the supervision of Mr. Hanna, the Superintendent of the State Board of Agriculture. Stock Sale.—A. J. Dunlap will sell a choice selection of Short-Horn cattle from the Meadow Lawn Herd. The Miss Wiley's, Young Mary's and many other of the fashionable families will be sold. The sale takes place at Galesburg, 111., April 12th. See particulars in the advertisement in our columns this week. The 20th Duke of Airdrie, lately purchased by Messrs. S. Meredith & Son, of Robert G. Dunn, of Ohio, is in exceeding fine condition. This we believe is the only Duke bull in tbe State, is red, and a full brother to the 24th Duke, which was bought by Mr. Fox, from Mr. Alexander, and shipped to England, last year. Capt. H. C. Meredith who has the management, is fully maintaining the splendid reputation of that well known firm. s . Dr. D. W. Voyles, of New Albany, has bought from Thomas S. Kennedy, Louisville, Jersey Prize, 1267, imported from the Isle of Jersey in 1870, for which he paid $500. This is probably the best Jersey cow in the. United States. She has taken seven prizes as a milk cow and the best Jersey. Her calves have all been superior. Dr. Voyles bought one of them last year, Prize Maid, 3835, 'and it was described in the Farmer^ of July las'Cby Prof. Borden, as most beautiful in every respect. Doctor Voyles is getting a superb herd of Jerseys. , sos STOCK LAWS. Managing Swine. Editors Indiana Farmer:—Answer to a question asked by "L." of Montgomery county in last week's Farmer : I never fed charcoal to hogs. I always feed stone- coal to hogs when fattening. I think it has a tendency to keep them quiet and gives them an appetite for feed. As to keeping brood sows noses ringed, I think a hog should always have a ring in the nose from the time they are weaned until they are slaughtered, for two reasons, first, the hog will be more contented and less liable to stroll over the farm; in the second place it will save the pasture from being rooted bottom upwards which is quite an item. I think as to the breed of hogs I consider the Poland China good enough without any cross, with other breeds. Surely a cross with the Berkshire would not be any improvement. That is my experience. D. C. Hayworth. Clayton, Ind. Protection of Sheep. Editors Indiana Farmer:—I see an account in your issue of February 26, of Mr. Wilkinson losing 19 out of 20 sheep, being killed by dogs in one night. I also had 14 killed last Sunday night three weeks ago by two dogs. I followed one of the dogs home and killed him. I am in favor of our Hendricks county friend's way of getting rid of the dogs. I forget what his reward is, but if the thing can be carried out I will give $50 in greenbacks, as my share of the reward. We have lost from four to fifteen sheep every year for the last five years by the dogs. I say we must do something to protect our sheep. Let every dog be taxed $5, and every female dog $10, and every additional one double the above amounts. W. D. C. Greensburg, Ind. Osage Orange Hhdge.—In your number of February 19th, I read an article on Osage Orange Hedge planting, by S. M. Gordon, of Porter county. The gentleman says, not one in a thousand can make a good job setting a hedge the first time. Suppose we admit' it, Mr. Gordon in his article has not told us how it is done. Now we want to hear from the gentleman, through your columns once more on the subject, giving us his plan of planting, cultivating and treating hedge plants, so as to make a good job, also, the time required to make a fence. Now Mr. Gordon will you be so kind as to favor us with your way of raising Osage Orange Hedge fence, and oblige the'readers of the Indiana Fabmeb. Fountain county, Ind. J. J. S. Enreka Sap Sponts. Stowe, Vtl, March 20,1875. I can truly say that your spouts will pay for themselves in one se«son. They will run nearly double the sap that any other spout in use will. This I know to be a fact, for I have taken pains to prove it. Yours truly, D. C. Watts. Me. Post, Dear Sir: The Eureka Sap Spouts . I bought last season proved themselves a de- ' cided success, as I got nearly double the sap tfrom them that I did from other kinds I had I in use. N. W. Church, Fletcher, Vt. • See advertisement on 7th page. 6-tf v Editors Indiana Farmer :—In a recent issue of your paper I read an article written by Mr. John Morgan. He says let us have a law to compel every man to restrain his own stock, let him be made responsible for the behavior of hla neglected stock. Now that is our notion exactly. In this part of Indiana there is but very little land that is unfenced yet there is quite an amount of stock running up and down the lanes seeking what they may devour; should a gate be left ajar accidentally or otherwise, which is often the case, you scarcely have turned around until some old razor backed sow is in the door, lot, barn yard or field as the case may be measuring the length of her nose in the grass, and breechy cows that would scarcely make bologna are more or less delving into the fields of farmers and destroying their crops. There is a suit now pending in court from our township as follows: One farmer keeps a lot of bristle backed, hazel splitters running at large capable of reaching far into the interior of a cornfield and yet stand in the road but on this occasion there being no knots in their tails they made the entire entry. After helping themselves for a few days a son of the owner of the corn came across the porkers and it is said. by the use of a little lead the hogs shuffled ofF this mortal coil. The question is shall these grunters be paid for or not. If we understand what farmers donate public highways for it is not for a range for stock that a certain class of men make use of, but for the public to travel on,'and we claim that the public should have no ether claim on them. The Grange has scattered bread upon the waters that will be gathered in due time, even now they are reaping the harvest to some extent and are learning to look to their own interests instead ofthemonied power that has been controlling our country for some time. A gentleman asked me through the Farmer what I sold my hogs for. I got seven dollars and fifteen cents per hundred. What the man did with them is more than I know. Howard Frazee. Hamilton Co., Ind. « m » Messrs. S. Meredith & Son, Cambridge City, Indiana, have made the following sales of stock resently: Short Horn bull calf Crescent to J. Spice, for the Poor Farm, of Allen County. Berkshire pigs to the following parties: Dr. O.Bush, Sheldon, Illinois; Samuel DeVaney Arcadia, Indiana, aged boar: Upton Stansberry Plymouth, Indiana, three pigs, one of them Imported; M. M. Ross, Arcadia, Indiana; W. H. Sparrow Bourbon, Indiana; Solomon M. Locke, Monroe Ind' Wm. C Bray, Noblesville, Indiana, imported sow Slg; R. M. Morrell, Plymouth. Indiana; Francis IcKeever, Antioch, Indiana; C. 8. Boggs, Kokomo Indiana; J. Spice, Ft Wayne, Indiana; Wm. N. Hunter, Lyman Corner, Ohio. South Down ram and ewe and two cross-bred ewes to Dr. N. K Gaddy, Lovett, Jennings county, Indiana. l Three South Down ewes to George W. Hobson, Judson, Indiana. A choice imported Cotswold ram lamb to C. L. Lee, Sugar Branch, Switzerland county, Ind. ADVANTAGE OF BREEDING. An English exchange obtains the following from a statement of a trial in this country, of feeding high bred along side of scrub steers: "Two years ago I purchased one hundred calves. They were of all grades. At the same time I had a few refuse thorough bred calves that were not such as I desired to keep as breeders, and consequently turned them out and wintered them with the lot I had purchased. They were so kept until a few weeks since (all together) when 51 choice stei rs were selected and sold. Two thoroughbred Short-Horns were included. The lot averaged 1370 lbs. The Short-Horns were again weighed, to see how they compared. One weighed 1570 lbs., and the other 1600 lbs., or about 14 per cent, more than the average of the whole lot, including themselves. One of the scrubs was then re-weighed and made 1150 lbs., or about 28 per cent, less than the Short- Horns. This lot were all three year old steers, and had the same fare from calves. The purchaser of these cattle placed the value of the Short-Horns at $1.50 above the value of these common steers, which at least would be 30 per cent. Now, 30 per cent, in value and 28 per cent, in size would make 58 per cent, in favor of the Short-Horns. This advantage is due entirely to the superiority of the Short-Horns as a breed, their keeping being the same from calves. And this is not quite all; for a part of the scrubs are yet unsold, not being fit for market. Will It Effect the Calves? NEWS OF THE WEEK. Clydesdale Stallion "Caledonian," imported by Powell Bros., Spring, Crawford County, Pa. THE CLYDESDALES. SHEEP AND D0QS. Our illustration on this page is a very accurate one of the imported Clydesdale stallion, Caledonian, brought to this county along with nineteen others some time ago, by the Powell Brothers, of Spring, Crawford county, Pennsylvania. The firm has long been known as breeders of fine horses. Some time ago a member of it spent many months in various countries in Europe to satisfy himself as to the best breed of farm and draft horse, and finally settled the question upon ample proof, and bought twenty pure blood Clydesdales and brought them home with him. The one shown in the illustration is a dark chestnut, four years old and sixteen hands three inches in hight, weighing nearly 1,800> pounds. His sire is the "Prince of Wales," a great prize horse of Scotland. On the arrival of these horses in this* country, the Turf, Field *nd Farm, as also many others who saw them, said that better specimens of pure blood Clydesdales had never before been imported. The National Live Stock Journal spoke in like praise of this importation at the time. The Messrs. Powell have made sales of stock to various stock men in this States among others to W. W. Dunnington, and to Goodbar & Co., of Greencastle. These Clydesdales are becoming very popular farm horses wherever introduced, and are destined to take the place of many others now in use at no distant day. Those desiring further information about this breed sf horses, can no doubt obtain it by addressing the Powell Bros., as above. Editors Indiana Farmer:—"J. W." of Marion county wants to hear from more farmers, on the sheep and dog question; and as I have been a sufferer by dogs in the loss of sheep I will write a line. La the last three years my sheep have been attacked by worthless dogs seven times; and I, as well as others find the law entirely insufficient to afford protection to this branch of husbandry. We feel that we must have legislation on this subject or let one of the best interests of the State go to ruin. I think that in all cases the owner's of dogs should be held responsible for damages, especially where the dogs are not registered. We should levy a tax of not less than $3 on male, and $5 on female dogs. I think if we would raise the tax it would'put more money in the treasury, consequently those that are not put out of the way will be_ assessed for taxation, and this will raise a larger sum to pay for the dog- slaughtered sheep. I have not had a dog for years, of my own, on my farm, and can do as well without them as with them. We want legislation and must have it, to save the wool growing interest of the State. L. W. J. Johnson, county, Ind. . m . The Weather. Editors Indiana ■ Farmer :—Having purchased a herd of Jersey cattle of John A. Poyntz, Maysville, Kentucky, and wishing to test the quantity and Suality of the cream and butter, I had lought of raising the calves on other cows milk. It is the opinion of some that so doing would effect the blood, preventing it from being perfectly pure. I would like to have, the •opimonpf professional men and breeders. A. Garretson, Pendleton, Ind. «■>» It is asserted that Mr. Chisum, near Santa Fe., N. M., owns 80,000 head of cattle, roaming over 1,600 sections of land—an extent of country greater than the State of Rhode Island. He can fill an order for 20,000, or even 40,000, beeves upon 10 days' notice by telegraph from the east, and to guard his immense herds he employs 100 cow-boys and "as many trained horsemen. JohnG. Whittier. State News. The adopted daughter of Mr. John Colson, of Union county, took a dose of arsenic by mistake for soda the other day, and died. On Saturday night a barn owned by James Hassey, with forty tons of hay, was burned by incendiaries, at North Vernon. Loss $2,000. Mrs. Mathias Cooper was the victim of a runaway accident, in New Albany, Friday, by which she sustained serious and perhaps fatal injuries. Bonewitz and Secriest's at Asherville \i as destroyed by fire last week. Loss $2,000; cause unknown. The postoffice and all letters were destroyed. Early Saturday morning a large barn in West Franklin, owned by Kobert Hamilton, was destroyed by lire. Loss $2'000; supposed to be the work of sn incendiary. Evan and Hiram Friend, brothers, were incarcerated in the county jail Saturday, in default of $500 each, for robbing the post-office and Bond's grocery, at Middleboro. Hamilton P. Grider, who is thirty-five years old, has not been heard from since 18G5. He was then in Evansville, Ind. Any information concerning him, will be thankfully received by Sanford J. Grider, Bridgeton, Ind. The Wayne agricultural work, which have been removed from Dublin to Richmond, have greatly increased their capacity for man- facturing all kinds of agricultural implements. Their specialty will be the Indiana walking cultivator, of which they expect to manufacture 6,000. They will also manufacture the Planet reaper and mover. A few nights since the engineer on the train discovered a snoozing tramp stretched across the track. The fierce glare of the approaching headlight, together with the rumble and rattle of driving wheels, made the drowsy chap think the evil one was just ready to gobble him into his kingdom. He gwe ono unearth- j ly yell and went headlong down the embankment into a pond of stagnant water. The last seen of him he was crawling out of a mud hole and probably ruminating over the instability of human life.—People's Friend, (Covington.) L. A. Burke, former Superintendent of our State Agricultural College, writes that they claim the name of University Duchess for a fine heifer calf, dropped January 21,1876, by the fine Short-Horn cow Lady Chesterford 8th, by the 4th Duke of Windfield, now owned by B. B. Groom & Son, of Kentucky. Mr. Burke writes that the stock are doing well, and that a few Jerseys have been added to the stock department of the farm. Another month (Feb.) has passed, with but few days that would ordinarily seem to belong to winter. The first was a stormy day, accompanied by some rather singular atmospheric phenomena, with snow in the afternoon. The second, the coldest day of the season, bright and elear. Thijd, snow to the depth of five inches, which remained for three days, since which there has been no snow, but frequent, and excessive rains. With these exceptions, the month has been beautiful and spring-like, closing with a day of unusual splendor and brilliancy, which terminates the winter, so far as the calendar is concerned, of 1876, the one hundredth of the Independence of the United States, and perhaps the most remarkable for the almost entire absence of all semblence of winter of any on record. R. Clayton, Feb. 29th, 1876. I S» l Hoo Cholera.—The following is considered a good remedy for what is known as hog cholera: Powdered anthracite coal, 4 lbs.; powdered ginger, 1 lb.; powdered sulpher _ lb.; salt, 7 oz.; phosphate of lime, 1 lb.; mix. Each affected animal may have one-half a handful of the above mixed in the feed morning and evening. A musing farmer's boy, working in the fields, and ignorant of books, he early felt the poetic instinct moving in his soul, but thought his surroundings were essentially prosaic, and could never be sung. At last one afternoon, while he was gathering in the hay, a peddler dropped a copy of Burns into his hands. Instantly his eyes were unsealed. There in the neighboring field was "Highland Mary;" "The Cotter's Saturday Night" occurred in his own father's pious New England home; and the birds which caroled over his head, the flowers which grew under his feet, were as poetic as those to which the Scottish plowman had given perennial interest. Burns taught him to detect the beautiful in the common, but Burns could not corrupt the singularly pure soul of the lad by his enticing suggestions of idealized physical enjoyment and unregulated passion. The boy grew into a man, cultivating assidiously nis gift of song, though shy of showing it. The anti-slavery storm swept over the land, awakening consciences as well as stimulating intellects. Whittier had always lived in a region of moral ideas, and this anti-slavery inspiration inflamed his moral ideas into moral passion and moral wrath. If Garrison may be considered the prophet of anti- slavery, and Phillips its orator, and Mrs. Stowe its novelist, and Sumner its statesman, there can be no doubt that Whittier was its poet. Quaker as he was, his martial lyrics had something of the energy of a primitive bard urging on hosts to battle. Every word was a blow, as uttered by this newly enrolled soldier of the Lord. "The silent, shy, peace-loving man" became a "fiery partisan," and held his intrepid way "against the public frown, The ban of church and ftate, the fierce mob's hounding down." He roused, condensed, and elevated the public sentiment against slavery. The poetry was as genuine as the wrath was terrific, and many a political time-server, who was proof against Garrison's hottest denunciations and Phillip's most stinging invectives, quailed before Whittier's smiting rhymes.—Edwin P. Whipple, in Harper's Magazine 'for March. s«»s '. Fertilizer for Strawberries.—A correspondent of the Lancaster Farmer procured half a hogshead, filled it with rain water and put into it \ pound of amonia (sulphate?) and \ pound common nitre. When the strawberry plants are blossoming out, he gave them a sprinkling of the solution at evening twice a week until the fruit was nearly of size. The result was double the amouutof fruiton those where the liquid was applied, to what was obtained from those alongside, to which none of the liqnid was applied. General News. Robert Winwmg, a farmer, living near Mat- toon,*IU.^ wtveliilled by a railroad train a few days since. 1 The postmaster and assistant postmaster at Crooksville, Tenn., have been arrested forrob- bing registered letters. Sunday night the Platte river, at Fremont, Nebraska, rose about eight feet in two hours, carrying out both bridges. Three young men were overtaken by a snow . storm in the woods near St. Johns, N. B., recently, and perished. A wood-chopper named Leopold Henel was killed by a falling tree, near Hardin, Calhoun county, 111., recently. An inquest on the body of a frozen man in Seneca, Cal., was interrupted by his . thawing out and coming to life. William B. Day, of Peru, 111., was killed on Thursday morning, the 2d inst., by the accidental discbarge of a gun. By an explosion in a quarry, at Bellview, Delaware, Monday, Kobert Mealier and R'bhard Andrews were killed. A party of five men, with eight horses, left for the woods near Quebec, about three weeks ago, and have not been heard of since. A man in Santa Clara, California, two years ago bought $2,000 worth of hoes. He lias since sold $12,000 worth, and has $8,000 worth on hand. Ed. Deal, said to be one of the robbers who robbed the express car on the North Missouri railway, was arrested at Foster's Station, near Cincinnati on Saturday. Quite a heavy rain, accompanied with, thunder and lightning, occurred at Omaha on last Sunday. It turned into a sleet-storm, and i he wind blew a perfect gale. August Schell, on Saturday night finished a walk of 502 miles in 144 hours in Chicago. A lady who walked with him failed to accomplish her 350 miles in the same time. Spencer Decker, 12 years old, has been held. in $5,000 bonds, charged with causing the death ofCharles H. Pressy, a playmate, nine years old. Both of Baston, Mass. Deacon Noah Pease, of Ellington, Conn., and his wife, aged respectively 8i and 8!5 years, died at the same moment on Wednesday of last week, and were buried together the next day. The Nemaha county court-house one of the finest in the state of Kansas, was burned last Saturday. AU the records excepting those of the schools, were burned. The building cost $40,000. Sir George Elliott, who purchased the Egyptian railways for English captaliists, was once a pit boy in the mines. He is now the largest coal proprietor in the world, and a member of parliament. The railroad from Malvern station on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern railroad to Hot Springs, Ark., is just completed, and passenger trains are running regularly from St Louis to the Springs. Two passenger trains on tho Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton collided near Glendale Saturday afternoon. The engineer, Chas. Bigelow, was instantly killed. Several passengers were slightly injured. Alfred Perry, switchman in the Vandalia railroad freight-yard, East St. Loiiis, while switching Saturday night, caught his foot in a frog or track, was run down and pushed several yards by a backing engine, and mortally injured, his stomach being ruptured and his hips crushed. A singular epidemic, rcsemblin and mouth disease in cattle, has among the inhabitants of a villagi Eng., and in some cases whole fai been prostrated by it. The most p planationofthe matter is that milk supply was derived fro animals. ■A $ |
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