VOL. XV
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANT. 31, 1880.
NO.
5.
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F
OR SALE-dBjirrcochln roJ-kertls,t2eacb.
KICUULLH, stielbyvlile. Ind.
R.
FOK 8 Al.K-Pekin du,l_s. non-"' birds. |2 SI per pair
ir taken soon.  J.  L. BKENTOS, Petersburg,
Pike county, Ind.
FOR 8AIE-A few ext.-a tine Bronie goUblers.
Address Mrs. J. a VEALB, Washington, Da-
vies* county, Iud.
FOR SALE-I pair* P. Bocks and 6 pslrs U Brahmas to make roj,m.   Must sell.   Write J.  A.
OAU.NTT. Marlon, Ind.
"I710R SALE—Oold Spangled Hamburir* and Ply-
X mnu, h Rock chickens, «5 a trio and "3 a pair. T.
HULMAN, Terre Haute, Ind.
FOR SALfi—A fall blood Alderney heifer calf,
aged three months.   Price.  "•****.    W.  O. Di.-
USHlltTT, Martinsville, Illinois.
FOB BALI*—Farms ln Marlon, Bnsh and other
counties in Indiana,   (i. W. ALEXA-NDEB, 38
K. Market St., islde door Central Bank).
FOR «*AI.E-8eed Oats—Will yield flfty percent,
more than any other variety grown In thi* section.   E. 8. FOLSOM, Indianapolis, Iud.
FOR SALE—Minnesota Farly Amber Cane seed,
60 rents per "pound.   Warranted   pure.   B. O.
WEAVER. North Grove. Miami county, Ind.
FOR SALE—A flrst-clas* Dederlok Hay Press.
Been nsed three months. Will tell low tor
ea.h or securtd note*. Apply to A. J. W., Farmer
offlc.
FOR SALE—leo acre* of excellent land one mile
from Kokomo. Will require 11.500 to ~2.000 casb,
balance on time at 6 per cent. T. A. GOODWIN, In-
dlapolla.
FOR BALE—The Farm Befrister and Account
Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. PriceIIeach. AddressUjTPIASAFARMKR
COMPANY, Indianapolis.
TTIOB BALE-Fowls and Eggs-Light Brahmas;
JJ White, Black and Partridge Cochins: W. C. B.
P„llsh; Golden Sebright Bantams. Peklu ducks, and
White Guljeas. Write lor price* and particulars.
BLVIN A CO., Peru, Ind.
FOB BALE—Pnre Bed Brazilian Artichokes for
.eed. This variety Is tbe cheapest bog food
known, fend f<ir price and culture. Address B. B.
THOMPSON, Marlon, Ind,
FOB BALE—Fifteen well bred Short-horn cows
and heifers. Recorded ln American Herd Bonk.
Animals go d to extra good. Prices low. CLAUDE
MATTHEW-., Clinton, Iud.
*1T*0B SALE—Thoroughbred Jersey cattle— Begls-
Jj tered ln American Jersey Cattle Clnb. Best
bntter strains known. Address W. J. HASSKL-
HAN. Indianapolis. Indiana.
FOB SALE—Farms in Marlon, Hancock. Hamilton, Shelby Heiry, Greene, Martin, Monroe,
snd other counties, ai very low pilces. WADS-
WoBTH A ELDER,36Clrclestreet
*TJ"OB SALE—I shall breed In tbe next 30 days. 10
JD of my choice Poland China sows. If-you want
•ne please write me before yon purchase elsewhere.
Address L. H. AIKMAN. Dana, Ind.
"TfT"OR BALE—Shori'-born cattle and Berkshire,
F hoga.Dukeof ur,odntB3l6j"J:*included,a'BO young
bii'l* aj>d heifers. For particulars address H. FOK-
.DlEY, Milford, Kosciusko county, Ind.
FOB SALE-BRONZE TURKEYS-I have a few
choice, very large and well marked Brjtnze
Turkeys to sell on reasonable terms. Address
riUNK BARBER, Washington, Ind.
FOR SALE-Nlce White Seed Corn selected by a
practical farmer. Tbe standard variety. Rained
pear the Edinburg starch works. Address SAMUEL
PBAGOO, Ealngburg, Johnson connty, Ind.
•TIOR SALE-Jersey Bull 4 years old. No. 1525. kind
JJ and sure, must sell at half value, or exchange
lor most anytblne. As 8 ot 10 calves are heifers,
make offers.   A. C HABVEY, Lafayette, ind.
FOB SALE—Eggs—Black Spanish, P. Bocks, L.
Brahmas, _2 tor 1.; Pekin ducks. |2 for 11;
Bronze turkeys *3 for 9. Fowls for sale of each kind,
(5 per pair.   JOHN BENNETT, Sunman, Ind.
FOB SALE—Fine "arm of 161 acres, 11 rttll.s southeast uf this city; excel ent In location, soil aud
Improvement, someihtng desirable for J9.60J In easy
payments.   M. ARBUCKLE, 70 35. Market street.
FOR SALE—Stock farm of 240acres,3 miles northwest ot Greencastle. ind. land broken, grass,
water and timber plenty, buildings poor. Price, 915
per acre. Terms easy. SMU'H A HANNAMAN,
i_oan Agents. Indianapolis, Ind.	
FOB SALE—Farm of 77 acres 6 miles southeast of
tul. city, ou a good Pike, bouse of7 room., good
barn, timber and stock water, "jOO maple trees, good
soil, and iu a good country. Price. $5,000. M. ARBUCKLE, 70 E. Market, s.reet, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—I wish to Bell flrst-clafs Plymouth
Bock and Light Brahma cockerels at f2 each,
delivered at any express otUceln Iudlanapolls. Light
coops and none out good birds sent. FRANK
WILLIAMSON, Nora, Marion county, Indiana.
FOR SALE—A farm of 170 acres, &X miles west ol
Bloomtugton. Ind. This farm is rich, and in a
high state of cultivation, limestone, red clay soil,
bluegrass land, Improvements extra, plenty or running water and timber. Address LAFAYETTE
BYERS.
FOB SALE—A farm of 160 acres, 7 miles northwest of Indianapolis. This farm Is u nder a high
Btate of cultivation, and la thoroughly tile-drained;
has a substantial brick house ol 10 rooms, 2 barns,
and all other necessary buildings. Q. T., care Indiana Farmer Co.
FOR s * LB-Farm of 110 acres, cheese factory and
cowfe on farm, one Percheron stalllou; 1 farm of
160 acre-, good umber, good pike to river, school-
bouse, church, shops, postoffice rll within half mile.
Will sell pm t or all to suit the buyer. Call, on or address JOHN W. MORRISON, Sugar Branch, Ind.
FOR SALE - A farm of 60 acres ln Marlon county,
lying a miles west or Indianapolis on the National road, clo.e to Bridgeport.land first class, two
large barns, two liousts. 14 acres of fruits on place;
also, a dairy and other stock for "sale. All Mil be
sold cheap lor cash. Address J. F. MICK, No. 668
North Alabama street, Indianapolis,
FOR SALE—160 acre .arm In three miles of Cen-
terlon, Morgan county, Ind. Hou. e and stables; fruit and grass. 4,at) rails besides the lences;
90 acres in cultivation, balance in timber. Good for
Bheep ard cattle. {10 per acre, "HOO cash; f""00 per
year until paid for, or all cash.
36 E. Market 8t, G. W. ALEXANDER.
"TTIOR SALE-A very large stock of Fruit and Or-
_t_ namenia, trees. Vines, etc , being the Morris
Nursery at Dublio, Wayne county, Indiana. These
are not culls, but first class. A very flne stock of the
Speceosa or Upright Catalpa, very valuable for the
street and lawn, make most durable fence posts.
Send for catalogue. Address T. V. BARNUM, Den-
lson Tree Yard, Indianapolis.
FOR SALE-Pure Early Amber Cane seed, 5 lbs
for tl; 15 lbs f.;  40 lbs V.   Enough for one acre
by mall for tl.   About 3 lbs on the brush.
Also. Early Canada Gray Buckwheat (silver hull)
1 bushel and bag *1 50; two bushels 82 50.
Also "Victor" or'Mahopack'seedpotatoes.and Early
Yellow Dent seed corn, packed, tl per bushel. 5 lbs
Cane, and one bushel each oi all the others for |5,
packed, on cars. A "Money Mine." A. C. HAB
VEY; Lafayette, Ind.
FOR SALE OR TRADE—Two-story frame storeroom and ware-room, handsomely fitted up,
blacksmith shop and wagon shop combined, with
Bplendld run of custom. Six room dwelling bouse,
stable, cribs, two large lots, plenty of all kinds of
fruit, all situated ln the best location In a thriving
town Inthe richest valley In Indiana, for sale at a
bargain, or will trade for land ln Southern Kansas.
Call on, or address GABRIEL BOBIN80N, Paragon, Morgan county, Ind.
LOAN a.
M
ONEY to loan on  Improved Farm*.  M. X.
VINTON, Indianapolis, Ind.
MONEY loaned at 7 per cent, on first class farm
property ln Central Indiana.    For particulars
■call on address WILLIAM H l_NDEBSON, 66 East
Market street, IndianapolU, Ind.
rait  TRADE.
FOR TRAtlE—"JI2.0TO stock nf Dry Good", etc.. lo
tradefora gojwl unincumbered farm near Indianapolis.   W. E MICK.6HE Miukets reet.
FOB   BEFlT,
FOR RENT—Tbe superior 160 acre farm in Morgan eounty, Indfaua, known as the O. W. Kelly
farm, 15 miles southwest ,,f Indianapolis, on agood
road; anout IX miles of Waverly: about "*"0 ac, es ln
culilvatlo,,, of superior quality of soli, good barn and
bouses, very go .d orchard. Will be rented for cash
rent. D. E. SNYDER, Agent, No. 70 E. Market St.,
Indianapolis.
F
OR RENT—Farms, aa follows:
10 acres In Marlon county, Ind.
3-1 acres ln Marlon county, Ind.
40 acres in Marion county, Ind.
lau acres ln Clinton county. Ind.
an acres ln Jackson county. Ind.
itSO acres in Jasper county, I1L
Thene farms are also for sale.
For further particulars, cal) on, or address
i CHARLES K. OOFFIW.
84 North Delaware street, Indianapolis.
WANTED.
WANTKD-To trade a beautiful registered Jersey
bull aod cow for a souud pair work horses or
mules.  J. K. MAIIAN, Ureencastle, Indiana.
WANTED—Agrents,local and general for Indiana
History, Family Bibles, and the Voters Text-
Book.   8. 1*. MARKOW, IndianapoUs.	
"TTT-ANTED-Patent Office Reports f.ir anyjear
>V     from  18*6  to  1*48    ,n< lusivr*.   Addres, with
price, C BRADFORD Solicitor of Patents, Indianapolis,Ind.
WANTED—Good Bronze Gobbler, hatch ot I&79,
stat«* weight and price; also, a Bhepnerd pup.
price and age. 1). 8HKRA, College Corner, Butler
county. Ohio. ^^
WANTED—A location where tfiere Is plenty of
hay. Will bale by the ton or buy tbe bay.
Parties d»*<*lring to m»U hay or have It bailed, please
address CH-aS. A. WHITE. Milton. Iod.
WANTED—Everybody to know that Sid. Conger, Flatrock. Indiana, will sell Buff Cochins,
ana Plymouth Rocks very low it ordered now. He
has about live hundred prize winning and Imported
stock to select from. For prices and particulars,
write to SID. CONGER, Flatrock, Ind.
MIN«Jei_l_ANEOUS.
c
C. BURGESS, Dentist.   Office ln room 4 "Va-
• Jen's .Exchange Block, N. Pennsylvania St.
TIGHT   BRAHMAS—Extia   large    fowls     and
J   chicks tor sale, eggs ?3 asitting. MRS JOSEPH
E COBB, 219 Davidson street, Iudlanapolls.
GENERAL FAR\T  AGENCr-Bnying and sel
Jn« for cash.   Have exrenslve acc.sn to buyers
and sellers.   M. ARiiUcKLK, 70 East Market St.
Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS. Decatnr and Springfield railroad second mortgaee bonds purchased by tbe
INDIANA INVESTMENT COMPANY, 3» West
Washington street.
RPLENDID inducements to Agents to sell Dr. Na-
Tiu*SK>-ock Docwrin every county iri Indiana,
Ohio, and Kentucky. Write, or call for terms at
Room 12 Journal Building. Jr. B. HANN, General
Agent, Indianapolis, Iud.
NOTICE-A NEW PLAN OF RRNTING FARMS
The landlord is employer ofthe tenant. The
crop secures a cash rent, pieventlng any other use of
lt till the rent ls fully paM. Forms carefully prepared and for sate byM. ARBUCLE, No. 70 i__. Mi
ket street, 25 cents each. Indianapolis, Ind.
COMPLIMENTARY TO A WOMAN.
The following letter explains Itself:
Inbianapolis, January 8,1880.
Mrs. E. Bohbeb:
Dear Madam—Whenever I have a cough or am
troubled with hoarseness, from cold or preaching, I
nse your New Remedy for the Lungs, the Oregon
Cure, and always hnd it an excellent medicine,
meeting my wants exactly. I may also state that I
am acquainted with many who have used it in lung
diseases of long standing, some of whom have rejoiced in speedy cures and others derived great bene-
nt from it. lean heartily commend your medicine
to the public and believe It deserved the popularity
which it is so rapidly gaining.
Respectfully vours,
J. V. R. MILLER,
Pastor ot Ames M. E. Church. Iudianapnlm. Ind.
Manufactured and sol-- by MRS   E. ROHRER at
347 and M9 South Meridian street, Indianapolis, Iud.,
and by Dcugglsts generally.
tyivt jptorlt*
The postoffice addresa of Mr. Geo, Jackson, of Beech Grove Farm, is now Ingals-
ton, instead of this city, a postoffice ot that
name having lately been established on the
I., C. and I,, railroad at that point, which is
near the farm.
One ofour subscribers tells us that he
has successfully removed o bstrnctiens, such
as turnips, from the throats of cows, by a
simple loop made of wire. He passes the
loop down the throat beyond the obstruction and on withdrawing it the turnip or
potato is caught and readily removed.
A Boston horse buyer of twenty years-
experience in purchasing horses for the
market, most of the time in this Stato, informs ua that our farmers have been so
long in the habit of breeding for fast trotters and light harness animals that it is almost impossible, in many localities, to find
a first-class general purpose horse, such as
he desires for the Boston market.
PAETICUIAB CAKE OF STOCK.
Now is the time to be very particular in
the care of stock. Any neglect now will
tell against them in the long spring
months. If stock is kept well and in good
heart through January aud February,
March and April will not be half so hard
to get over. When stock begins to fall
away and. get down during these two
months, we always fear for the results of
the other two months, when their appetite
is so much harder to suit. Take «are of
them now, and you will find it pays.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF CATTLE.
At the late meeting of the State and Delegate Board of Agriculture, action by them
was taken, as published by us at the time,
looking toward bringing notice of the coming danger to Congress, and asking action
upon the subject at the present session
Since that action we notice that the disease
of pleuro-pneumonia is spreading among
the cattle in some of the central counties of
New York. The Board of Agriculture by
resolution urged upon the attention of the
secretaries and members of the district and
oounty societies the importance oi writing
•    (PEmOHEa-iOJ? JifAtRE AQEZAIQE 519.
Eegistered in Bev'd Ed. Pereuero.i-H'onnan Stud Book, VoL 1, Page li'L   Imported and owned by
. "ig H. W. DUUHAM, Wayne, DuPage Co., I1L
and petitioning their members of Congress'
to urge such *lawf>. and regulations, thereunder as may stamp out the disease: """"Secretary Heron, ofthe* State Bparii, has^ written to all of our Members and Senators in
behalf of the State -society, and- itis hoped
that the same prompt action will be taken
by the secretaries and others of. the district
and county societies. This is an" important
matter, and should not bj postponed a day.
If the representative classes of fanners, who
are most vitally interested in this matter,
will take the pains to write letters to their
respective Members of Congress from all
sections of the Union, there will be little
trouble, we think, in getting the desired
action by that bodyv Let it be promptly
attended from every quarter. The cases
thus far reported in New York have been
very fatal, and this disease is undoubtedly
on the march West.
PEBCHEEOK-NOEMAN HOESES
The Most Profitable for the Parmer
•     •     .       to Raise.
We have always combated the idea. of
the ordinary farmer attempting to raise
fast trotters or running horses. That must
be left to the gentleman of leisure who has
plenty of money, and breeds horses simply to gratify his tastes, or as a recreation.
But the man who depends on the proceeds
ot his farm for a living, cannot afford to indulge in any suoh expensive luxury as
breeding for speed has proved to be. Bnt
there is a type of horses that farmers can
breed with certain profit, and that is the
heavy, blocky, compact, active, quick-stepping horse, weighing from 1,300 to 1,600
pounda. No man ever raised a horse of
that description at a loss, and no farmer
ever raised such a horse that would not
readily sell at a handsome profit. It is the
little, spindle-shanked, lank, long-legged
weed that remains on the farmer's hands,
a drug in the market, an unsalable, useless product.
rXOW 8IIAIX WE BREED SUCH HOUSES.
Well, to breed anything in the shape of
a horse, you need a brood mare, and the
nearer the mare fills the bill herself, the
better; but any ordinary good mare bred
to a clean-limbed, sound-footed, active,
wide-awako, purely-bred, Percheron-Norman stallion, nine times out of ten produces just such a horse as we have described, that is always salable. There may
be stallions of other breeds that, when
properly mated will get equally as good
offspring as the Percheron-Norman; but
we hazard nothing in saying that, as a race,
no horses, not even tho English thoroughbreds, breed so true snd stamp their own
character- upon their part-bred oflkpriug
with so much eertainty, because tbey ar".
themselves the purest race of horses of
which we have any knowledge. Liko begets like, or the likeness of some ofthe ancestors, and when, as is the case with tbe
Percheron-Normam race, the ancestry has
for many generations been of the same
character, the chances of variation from
this in-bred type in the progeny are very
small. This is a law which all experienced
breeders know to be true. It forms the
1 very corner stone of all Improvements; and
ithen fanners understand as fully as they I
tjAgiit' that we -havo a breed" thoroughly
estab-Ishea,"". that uniformly possesses the
characteristics t_!at make horses salable and
valuable they will not be slow to avail
themselves of the services of stallions ot
that breed,-in8tead*6f patronizing miscellaneously bred ones, that have no fixed
type, and whose ancestry is a mixture of
everything from a Mexican mustang to an
English oart horse.
 ■ * » «j       	
Black Leg.
Editors Indiana Farmer: (
In the Farmer of the 10th inst., a correspondent complains of. the above disease
among his calves, and wants a remedy.
For the benefit of those troubled with it,
I send yon the substance of an article in
the New York Witness, of last spring. The
writer says:
I have had thirty years' experience with
black leg, and never lost a case. Treatment—I make a cut in the foot of the leg
affected, just above the cleft, in the
place where the hair begins above the hoof.
The cut should be parallel with the leg, pot
across the foot, and deep enough to draw a
drop of blood. The leg may have to be
rubbed downward to induoe the blood to
flow.
A man once told me he had cured a bad
case by bathing the leg and shoulder frequently with strong, warm salt vinegar
and water. English farmers think prevention better than cure. For this purpose
they rowel the dewlap with a piece of rope
a fourth to half an inch thick, and tie a
knot on each end of the rope.      S. W. C. ■
Pendleton, Ind.
Tula department Is edited by Dr. John N*. Navin,
Veterinary Burgeon, author oi Navin's Explanatory
Btock Doctor.
Ring-Bono.
Editors Indiana Farmer: '
■ Can a large ring-bone be driven away?
If so, what is the treatment? W. H.
Cass Co.
A large ring-bone cannot be removed.
Removing a Tumor.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
. I have a colt which received a kick or
hurt on the bone between the eye and nostril
It now has a scar and lump as big as an
egg. It seems hard but not sore. What
will remove it? J. Y.
The only chance for removing the tumor from your colt's face is by blistering
or cutting it out. Try the blister.
Oil MeaL
Editors Indiana Farmer.
Will it taint the milk or butter if fed to
oow»? J. MoK.
Ekin.
Oil moal will not injure your cow in
milk or butter, but you must not feed too
much. . The best way is to boil four or five
pounds of the meal in % of a washboiler
full of water; boil slow until it forms a
jelly when cool, this you will see by dipping up a little in a tin cup and immersing
in cold water till cool; feed a teaspoonful
in mixed feed at a time. In boiling keep
oold water by you, else it will boil over
and lose the oil; when boiling up, spill a
little water to keep it down. Do not feed
oil-cake, it is too hard to digest.
What Ails My SheepP
"ra.tors'Tndlana Farmer:
.'One refused to eat, and in a few days it
began to weaken and lose the us*, of its
limbs, and soon died. The second one has
a good appetite and is seemingly well with
tbe exception that it has lost the use of its
legs and has occasional jerking of the head.
Lake Cicott. L. E. B.
You should have had a post-mortem
examination ofthe first sheep, and be able
to tell us the appearance of the parts affected, this is the way to find out new diseases;
you must be aware cf the difficulty in finding the cause of weakness of the limbs pf
any animal. The jerking ofthe head is all
I have to rely upon, which would indicate
inflammation of the brain, aqueous infusion, or hydatid on that organ...
An Ailing Horse.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
My father-in-law has a mare 14 years old
that bas been ailing for 18 months; there
seems to be a stiffening just under the hide
that is drawn very tight; she is drawn up
iu the flank, and Will stand on one hind
leg and then the other, and hold up one
and then the other. Her hair looks bad.
It seems to hurt her to travel; her legs have
never swollen any; she is worse in wet
weather; she first acted violently; she
eats very hearty. Please give the disease
and its cure. A. H. B.
Hall, Morgan Co.
Feel your mare's submaxillary glands,
you will find them between the jaws a little below the throatlatch of the bridle; if
they, or one of them is enlarged from the
size of hickory to a walnut, then examine
her nostrils, and if Bhe runs a brown or
light colored secretion, and especially if
any blood appears, in such case shooting is
the quickest way to dispose of her; but if
those symptoms are absent, which I fear,
then give her ginger four ounces; flour of
sulphur, black antimony, crude nitre, resin
and sulphur of iron each two ounces, in
mixed feed, one teaspoonful three times per
day.
Strange Disease Among the Horses.
Editors Indiana Farmer: -        /
There isi a disease among the horses of
this section "which is killing many, and
none recover when attacked by it. They
become weak or stifi, appear to lose all use
of their limbs in the first stages, cannot get
up without lielp, will tremble and stagger
for a time and then get down again. The jaws
of one I saw appeared much affected, appearing stiff, pulse quick and hard. Have
not seen any when opened. They die in
from two to five days, alter showing symptoms of disease. Could you give us any liglit
on that subject? C. J. B.
Rensselaer.
It is impossible for us or anybody else
to tell exactly what disease your horses are
dying of. In the absence of a post mortem
examination, or the leading symptoms, no
man can tell; the only hint you give is that
of the pulse, which indicates inflammation
of a certain organ or organs, or a general
inflammation and disturbance of the circulation. We wish we were able to inform
you and the general publio on this subject,
and the only way to do so is to let us see a
case of the disease in its early stage, and if
we fail to pathologise, to diagnose the case,
and if it dies, we can easily tell the disease by
a post mortem-examination of the parts j
affected.-
The Law Regarding Corporal
Punishment, Eto.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
You submit to me a letter
sking a number of questions,
o which I append answers as
ollows:
1. Have township trusteesany
egal authority for ordering the
each ers of our free schools to
■miiis.. scholars by whipping?
They have not. They may
require teachers to maintain
?ood order, but I think they
;annot prescribe [corporal pun-
shment as a means to that end.
2. Have such teachers any
egal authority to punish -.choirs thus?
The courts have held that
orporal punishment maybe in-
licted, if done for a sufficient
eason, with a proper instru- ,
nent, at a proper time, and to a
uitable degree.
3. See decision in school law
it 1877, page 83.
4. What legal remedy, if any,
have such teachers against incorrigible scholars?
They may report to the director *who has power to expel.
See sec. 31, page 24, school law.
For any criminal assault upon
a teacher a pupil may be punished by the proper court
6. Can an immoral teacher
legally teach in our free schools?
A person legally licensed is
presumed* by the law to be suit-, _
able to teach, but, he may fee
dismissed by the trustee for immorality.
6.   What does the law regard
 as immorality?
The law establishes a criminal code,
and it may b-. safely concluded that «,
criminal is immoral, but beyond this it
does not set up a standard of morals, such
questions being left chiefly to the judgment of the school officers.
7. Concerning changes of school
books, answer cannot be given without
a knowledge of the fects in the case.
8. Why does the law permit schools
to be held longer in some townships
than in others?
The State distributes its money* to
each school corporation in proportion to
the number of school children therein.
A given amount of money will not produce schools ot a given standard the
same length of time in different localities. The price of labor, the condition of
roads and bridges, and the distribution
of school houses already made, also the
number of private schools in each locality, determine to some extent the leDgth
of time schools of a given grade can be
maintained with the money on band.
Thus each locality has the benefit of its
own special advantages and favorable
surroundings.
9. Is every Indianian entitled to a
free copy of our common school laws?
School officers are entitled to copies of
the school law, but patrons are not.
The State Superintendent will forward to
the writer of these questions a copy of
the law if he will send his address.
Respectfully,
J. H. Smart, State Sup't.
and February.
Work for January
Editor* Indiana Farmer:
Is the hay rack broken and laid aside
from the season's work?—if so repair it
now. How about the garden tools; did
not the boys break the hoe and rake
handle when they were getting in the
potatoes and vegetables in the fall?
Then, too, the harrow and grain drill
needs some attention. All such little
things should be looked after among the
tools. How about the hinges upon the
farm gates? Did not the children swing
upon the gates and break one of them?
Look and see. Then the wood pile needs
looking after. I heard a woman once
say she would really love her husband '
better if he would only always have a
nice year's supply of dry wood ahead,
instead of cutting it from day today, as
it was needed. Look after these things
at the proper time and you will find
you will succeed much better and with
much less trouble, and all will be more
pleasant and happy, not only upon
the farm but in the house. N.
The salmon catch in California and Oregon this year, is worth 11,073,000, about
600,000 cases being put up. About 6 000
persons are employed in canning salmon
in the two States, and the capital invested
is about ?1,700,000.
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