Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-03-30
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he ears Of our boys if they do not
give a good proof. Hetty. it aids much
IN getting good proof, to furnish
good manuscript. Some werds-if
they were intended for words, of your
article. had to be skipped entirely, as
all hands and the imp, were unable to
decypher them. Write oftencr, Hetty
and you can learn to write legibly.
EyMr. Wheat, the proprietor of
the "Stone Tavern" has bought the
hill east of dutch Bottom" and
with strong force is preparing to
put ii into corn and oats this SPRING
In this he sets commendable exam
pie to his fellow cavern" keepers.
whose principal business will be sus-
pended in about two months.
EFMr. James l.. Snow, Of New
Trenton, who received blow in one
of his eyes. when boy, that nearly,
or quite deprived him ofits sight, has
recently had a surgical operation per-
formed in Cincinnati, by which he
hopes he will entirely recover the lost
sight. He describes the operation as
painful.
EFHon. A. R. McCLEERY address
ed his constituents in Highland town.
ship. last Saturday, justifying his
course on the liquor law. We would
suggest that very few Highlanders
ever condemned the Senator
Wouldn't it be better..to satisfy the
citizens Of Fairfield, Bloominggrove,
Metamora, &C., that his course was
right?
EE The new School Law virtually
provides, after all, that the Congress
sional township funds may be distribu-
ted. 1t says: Gin making said dis
tr;bution, the auditor shall ascertain
the amount of Congressional fund in
each district. and shall SO apportion the
income of the school fund, as TO equal
ize the amount of available funds in
each city, tom and township, as near as
may be, &c." This will lead to more
difficulty, as il is an attempt to over
ride the decision of the supreme court
on this point
NMessrs. James q John Mcclure
sold 96 head of fat cattle this week at
about SO per hundred, on their farm.
To test the pro6tableness Of feeding
corn to stock, when it is so very high
at distilleries, they weighed their cat
tie last fall, kept an account of the
corn they ate, and weighed them again
few days ogo. The result of the
experiment is that they have realized
$3.50 per bushel for corn That will
pay, right we'll, even If distil,eries are
all stopped.
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The WHEAT CRoP.-It is almost
useless to speculate about the pros.
poets of the next harvest, as so many
causes may thwart our hopes, but we
can say that at pres ent the prospect j:
very fair in this neighborhood. In q
recent visit through Union and Fay
cite counties, and part of Franklin
we conversed with many intelligent
farmers who think the prospect better
than it has been for several years.
"SmEFFERsoN."- The Guardian o
an Odd Fellows Lodge, in Cincinnati
was startled few nights ago by til,
approach of a man, who claimed til,
right Of admission, by the password
"Shefferson." 1t appears that their
was another room in the same bull
ding, occasionally used for meetings
and member Of an order that was {,
meet that night, in this other hall, no
being able to see straight, knocked
at the Odd Fellows. door and CAV
the password Of the other order. TIL
Guardian not understanding the pass
word at first, asked again for it. TIL
member, impatient at being detainc,
called out "Shenerson! Shefferson,
"Soc Nits." He was finally satisfe,
thathe was at the wrong door an,
gained admission to another room b
the word Jefferson.
Look out for Mad Dogs.
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