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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-06
THAT STAND PIPE.

1T Is TESTED AND PROVEN SATISFACTORY. AND
THE HON. SCHUYLER CoLFAX MAKES a
SPEECH.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean gives an account
of the test of the Stand Pipe at South Bend
on Christmas day. After the test the crowd
assembled in front of the court house. when
SCHUYLER Colfax was called for and responded
in a ten minute speech. The assembly then
adjourned to the Studebaker Wagon Works,
where a very amusing ceremony took place
under the following circumstances: Mr..
Leighton Pine, is, and has been, a stand
pipe man, and Mr.. J. Molar Studebaker has
gravely doubted the efficiency of the system.
Between these two q wager had been ar
ranged of cow on the part of Mr.. Stude-
baker, and lunch on the part OF Mr.. Pine.
The former was to participate in the prac.
teal test by standing in the belfry of the
building, ninety-five feet from the ground,
while the water was being thrown therein
from the stand pipe hydrant across the
street. If he got wet he was to lose the COW,
and vice versa. The Hon. Schuyler Colfsx,
Chief Engineer Z. Nicar, of the Fire De-
partment, and J. G. Knoblock, Esq, were
appointed judges, and the four, with Mr.. Pine,
assembled to the belfry. At the signal from
the Chief Engineer, stream of water was
brought to bear upon the five, and Mr.. Stu
debaker got a good wetting and beat a hasty
retreat. The judges, of course, decided in
favor of Mr.. Pine, and the COW was produc-
ed, the head and tail gorgeously caparisoned
in red, white, and blue ribbon. In his re-
marks upon receiving her, Mr.. Pine said his
only regret was that she could not hold as
much milk as the stand-pipe water, but if
she only could he would ''set 'em up for the
boys right lively" The COW was escorted
to the residence of MIR. Pine by the South
Bend Cornet Band and procession in carri-
ages. On the way some villain pulled of
her chignon false tall. The offender was
caught, but broke away from the officer and
made his escape thorugh dark alley. In
the afternoon the Studebakers presented Mr..
Colfax with the Colfax buggy exhibited at
the Chicago Exposition. aud which cost 5000
TO manufacture. In reply to the presenta-
ton, Mr.. Colfax smoke of the Studebakers'
progress from a start with SOS capital.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-06

The depression in the lumber industry of
the United States it very marked. Firms in
Minneapolis which last year sent out 1000
men will send only 900 this season. There
was cut last season about 3O0,000,00O feet.
The amount of the present season will not
exceed $4,000 600.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-06


Says the Chicago Tribune:
The following are understood to be the
demands of some of the leaders of the work
ingmenen, and a rough draft of manifesto
to be issued by them:
The Relief and Aid Society must either
turn over the relief fund to the city and
county authorities. or the Managing Board
of the Relief and Aid Society must consist of
one-third Americans and two-thirds Irish,
Germans and Scandinavian.
The public schools, bridges and. the con-
duit in Fullerton avenue to be undertaken
by the Board of Pablo Works or by con-
enjoin the city for doing its own work?
Legal help for those who are in danger of
losing their homesteads by land-sharks and
greedy land-grabbers; the mayor to desig-
nate a lawyer to devote an hour or two a
day for the purpose of legal advice, ETC., TO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

STEAMED RICE.-Friday is always fish
day" and no dessert is 50 well liked with
either salt or fresh fish Us planned steamed
rice, eaten with sugar and butter, or sugar
and cream. Wash the rice well, let it soak
about an hour in lukc-warm water, stir in a
teaspoonfu of salt, set the dish in the steamer
over kettle Of boiling water, and steam one
hour. Stir two or three times; add no water
after it begins to cook, but when put in the
steamer let there be as much water iii the
dish as will cover the rice to the depth of a
quarter of an inch, If properly cooked, this
rice will be light dry, and no two kernels
will stick together. Housekeepers who are
in the habit of placing a doughty, sticky
paste on the table, try this once and hear hus.
band and children asking for rice twice a
week instead OF once a tortnight.-Cour''V
LCyVgD1.;
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

4 PnEcocloUs IiEITER.-Mr VIM. II. War.
rem, one of our most substantial and intelli
gent farmers, living near Madison, gives us
a remarkable case of a heiter IN his posses
sion. She is two years old this spring, and
he began to notice in the fore part of May
that she WAS making Il bag" and feared that
the swelling was the effects of a hurt, but
thought he would milk her. Eyer since the
18th of May the hciicr has been giving fine
mess of good rich milk, and she seems to be
a yeritable mich COW, to all intentS and pur
poses, without ever giving birth to a calf, OF
She il a mixture of the Durham and Devon
breeds, ana bids fair to make a most excel
lent mixer, though she could not just now be
recommended for breeding qualities. Can
any of our learned cattle breeders give an cX
panation of this remarkable freak tScca
sin state J0Upud.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

DEIyING HIS CLOVER 70 MAEhAT.-Thc
following extracts appeared in recent num-
Der of the San Francisco Bui}etjR:
jackson Wilcoxen, of Iolo county, lately
Io!d 100 fat steers for $50 Il head. We met
him while driving about One-third, the first
hstallment to Sacramento The purchaser
|eceived them at Mr.. WilcOXcn's farm, but
|Ir. WllcoXen's farm, but Mr.. WilcoXen
jelps drive them to Sacramento, where they
Sill be put on the cars for Oakland.t The
LATHE bring the seller the nice little sum OF
k6,35O, and the delivery will cost him three
rips to Sacramento on horseback. In these
I attic Mr.. WilcoXen was driving his alfalfa to
|harket. He has for the last ten years been
hising alfalfa and driving 1t in the way. His
tips to Sacramento will probably cast him
bout So each, making the expense OF getting
. 6 $50 worth of alfalfa to market but Sl5.
If we reckon his alfalfa at $40 ton, the
5eers will carry, in condensed form, G30
bns to market, at cost OF $50. 1t would
ave cost to deliver the same in its original
ulky condition at least So per tor, or So, 10,
alf of what the steers came TO. w men
on the fact as an illustrator OF the great adj
antage OF reducing bulky materials produced
u the farm to a more compact form before
marketing the same, and another conSldcra-
on: while these steers have been growing
b, they have been enriching and improving
&c land from which they have obtained a
wing. The man who sells his hay in bulk,
aries away with each crop u part OF the
utilizing properties OF his farm, and will
bally exhaust the fertility which alone
lakes it valuable Let our farmers reflect
b the lesson conveyed in the above facts
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

APpLEs EVERY OTHER IEAR-Two years
ago, as we all remember, the country was
Hooded by an immense apple crop. They
were not worth the trouble a.. picking and
housing in many places. Farmers naylng
large orchards were tempted to give up rails,
ling apples as farm crop, because, when
hey are plenty, the price is so low that there
lis little profit from the crop, and when the
price is high there are no apples. Why IT
| s so we shall not attempt to explain, but it
seems to be fact that apple trees bear about
|all their fruit in even years, not only III New
| England but throughout the Western States,
lin few orchards in New England the trees
Dear in add years. and in some OF the eX-
rene Western States the habit of bearing
| lnly in even years does not seem as yet fully
Established. The tendency, however, seems
o be all that way. Now we wish every far
mer and every farmers son in New England
would make the experiment OF picking OH
al the fruit from at least one apple tree this
wear, as soon as the fruit is as large as aCornS
,ad from another tree pick Oft the larger por
ion Of the fruit at the same stage, and note
he results Whether the bearing years can
be changed by this course we are unable to
ay with certainty: Ithas been often claimed
that the change might be made in this way
At any rate, tie object is well worth working
or. The trees should be manfred and the
kround cultivated to stimulate growth and
he formation of fruitbuds, as the crop OF
fruit is always determined the year previous
N T. Furmer
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

How the farmers Of Wright county, Iowa
drove away the grasshopers is revealed by
the local papers. The crops in that county
were abundant and the anxious husbandmen
were in hopes that these destructive pests
would not appear until after the harvest Al
once they came, however, in clouds that dark
ened the sun. BY a preconccrted plan, the
farmers set fire to piles Of dry straw on the
borders of the wheat fields, and smothered
the blaze with g.,cn hay. That caused vol
umes Of smoke to roll over the fields. The
Igrasshoppers did not relish the procedure at
They rose with such a multitudinOus hum
of wings as to deepen into roar like distant
thunder, and led the country, In that way
the Wright county farmers have fair pros
peCt Of saving their crops.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

FINE AND Coarse HAY.-ProGuccrs arc
bmetimes puzzled to know why city buyers
enerally ask for coarse, wcll-maturcd hay in
|referedce to the more tender and in reality
lore nutritious kinds. The.Lire .StockJoHr.
hl thus cnlightcns tncm: City men feed
hy for different purpose than the farmer
lac farmer feeds il for its nutrimcnt and As
principal food, while the city man regards
|ain as the cheapest food, and only gives SUI.
brent hay to make bulk in the stomach and
the purpose of health. Coarse, well,ma.
red timothy serves the purpose better than
b early-cut and fine grasses. They do no,
= sire such hay as will tempt the horses to
Ia too much Of 1t. Straw would answer this,
fposc If cut and mixed with the grain
Sbat as well. But farmers should he con
enwi,h this practice Of the city customer,
/ ort enables them to sell their poorest hay
| or lc best price, and to retain ;hc best quail
| ~ u home consumption
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29
FARM AND GARDEN.

Securing with bcrziny has proved to be,
undoubtcliy one O. the very best methods,
since the end is perfectly accomplished with
ont shriukagc or injurious elect upon the
color or finish, 50 tiis lie most elegant gar
mcu;s need not he taken of, While WIN lten :
clothing il is rot noticeable that they have
becn washed. In, articles, freed from dust
and dirt by beating them with dry, are lrst
simply thoroughly moistcncd with bcnzine
in q tinncdcoppcT Stoncware vessel, and well
squeezed in it with the hands; silk pieces,
ribbons, aud heavier portions that may re,
ouire # being brushed well Oh a 2inccOYcred
table supplied With a tiOe beneath for re,coI'
lcctlng he Lenzine. The deepest stains are
marked and treated more thoroughly. Inc
articles are similarly treated treated III Sc
cOnd bath Of benzinc, and then careluily-drleu
in a centrifugal machine for 10 to 10 mihGteS'
the bcnzine being rc-ColleCtcd IL vessel DC
meath. On removing from it they are sm0otn
ed out and hung in warm drying toolii WIN
access OF air. 1t VIII require ~ W : houiS
after they are dry to remove 'ho cuoi .onl
pletely. Since ben2ine acts HIlhclpHiJ oD
fatty matter, stains or street mud, meals ctc
rroy remain and must be removed by gently
ruI1bino with a soft sponge dipped III colo
water 10 winch little alcohol has been ad
Ged and then drying with "a soft silk cloth
. Suror cbomDaunc and egg stanes are easily
rom oynd with cold water, and the color /:
hrourht I'D again with little acetic acid anC
aicnToI in water, the spots being we'll rubbed
ont Flood spots are treated similarly. IL
oil those cases the formation OF marglna
stains around the spots must be prevented by
thorough use Of the soft sponge and soft sllh
cloth. An article brushed with a Geld deCOc
ton Of soap.Jarli 10 which some alcohol Ia;
been added, and is then rapidly PasseC
through water, and then through water slight
w acidulated with acctic acid and dried rap
idly. Kid gloves ar well rubbed with the
hands, especially, IN UenMne, and each tingeI
then rubbed on s,relcher with rag, an(
after being blown up are hung up to dry
Articles treated with ben2iuc need bnt LITTLE
subsequent finishing, and this may be accom-
plishcd by applying solution of gum ara
bic il water, and little alCOhol, uniformly
with arag, and ironing. PortionS.of coats
that have been taken apart, need simply to b'
stretched and mOistencd uniformly with aico
hol, and allowed to dry rapidly. Heavy cloth
velvet, etc, after being well steamed are treat
ed on the wrong side with little dres3in!
(best oftragacanth) that II does not go through
and are then placed on the finishing frame o.
EARN drum. White furs and angOra tassel
arc passed Immediately from the benzln'
through pulyerized chalk, and allowed t.
dry, and then beaten out, when the leather vii
remain elastic, and the fur look well. Ben
zine that has become turbid by use may b'
purified by stirring ten drops Of oil of vitro
thoroucughly into two 6uckcttuls of ii, ant
allowing il to settle. The operations mnst o
course not be conducted near the lamp or fire
on account of the combustibility OF ben2ine
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29
Ze0Q(.

STATI;o li.LINOlSS, la SALLE Co.'S
> C0Uaiy Cp,H 81 In SR, tomtg. 10 Die Sepe'ol~'
Term, \. u. 1871.
James NJ Aristrou. Administrator of the Estate Of John
W. Applcgae, decease r. Mary ". APPLICABLE William
Appegate James \. Apologize, Mary f. APPRECIATE John
L. Apologize, Frances freeman md Maurice Doye-Fat
ton 10 sell iedi cSidiy 10 JHiY ,rhiN.
Affidavit OF the nUn.JrsiGenCe Of Mary W Alplegate
William J. APPLICABLE James ~ Applegate, Mary f. Apple
gate John r. Appegate and Frances Freeman defendants
above named having been MED IN The office o TIE ccrN o
the County Court OLA Sale county notice hereby gwen
TO the sad Mary W Appcgate, William j. Appreciate Jas
A. Appegate Mary T. Apologize, John e. APPRECIATE ana
Frances FREEMAN tina. the said plaintiff. James VI: Arm
strong Administrator of the Estate oil John W Applegate
deceased has filed his petition in the said County Court oil
La Sale county order 10 sell the premises DeopGl ing
the of said deceased much OF 10 rs ny he
needed TO pay the debts OF said deceased and described as
follows to wit The west hall OF the southwest quarter OF
the northwest quarter and the west seVcntywO acres OF the
north half of the northwest quarter Of section thirty SIX
1851 town thrtyree north Of range one east OF the third
principal meridian all In La Sale county, state of Illinois;
and that summons has been issued out OF said court
against you returnabc NJ the september term H. 1874 81
said court he holden the second Monday OF september
A. d. ISL Al the Court House in ottawa, in La Sale coun.
~, Illinois, ~
Now unless you, the said Mary ". ApploGate, William !.
AppCsat,. james A. Apologize, Mary +. Appcgate John
e. ppegaIe and Frances Freeman shall personally be aud
appear before said County Court Vt La Sale county on the
rst day of term thereof TO be holden AZ OHa, In said
county the second Monday Of september A. D. lS and
filed therein, the same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken confessed and decree
entered against You according 10 the prayer 81 sad o
II. \. McC ALEB. Clerk.
ELDErDGE LEWIS. Solicitors Tor Compls. aus?9-4"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

No insect which crawls can live under the
application Of hot alum water. 1t will uc'
sIroy red and block ants, cockroaches, spi.
ders chinchbugs, and all the myriads OF
crawling pests which infest our houses dur
ing the heated term. Take 2pounds OF alum
and dissolve 1t N 3 or quarts Of boiling
water; let il stand on the stove until the
alum Is all melted; then apply it with a,brush
while nearly boiling hot, to every joint and
crevicc in your closets, bedsteads, pantry
shelves and the like. Brush the crevccs in
the floor of skirting or mop boards, if you
suspect that they harbor vcrmin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

CUCUMBER TOAsT.-Did you ever hear OF
cucumber toast? 1t is prepared as follows
Pare and slice, lengthwisc, medium sided GU
cumbers, in cuts a quarter of an inch thick,
Rinse in cold water, dip each slice singly in
flour, and put them into a dripping pan, us
ing, for material to fry them in, the gravy IN
which either beefseak, veal outlet, or mutton
chop has been coaked. Fry briskly until the
slices are light brown on both sides. Have
your bread toasted, buttcred and close at
hand Slip the slices Of cucumber hot from
the pan between slices of toast and serve at
once.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

In North Carolina the democratic majority
Is between 10000 and 10000. Seven of the
eight congressman are democratic The
democrats gain twenty in the legislature.
Wake county, in which the city of Raleigh
is situated, has elected a democratic ticket
for the first time in fourteen years. Tell it to
Witkcrs, and remind Jones 1t is all going
that Wag'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

From 1851 10 1861, 10000 sheep were
slaughtered by dogs in Connecticut, ana New
Haven County has been almost depopulated.
Only a few years since lambs were plenty in
the market at ten cents pound, but now
enough for the demand cannot be procured
within q radius of many miles from the city,
Hundreds of acres are going to waste that
might be devoted to the pasturage OF sheep
If it were not for the dogs.-Ncsr Hafe' I'"t-
iJHivB,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

Rancid butter can be made as sweet as
when first churned by the following process
To one quart of water, add fifty five drops OF
the liquor of chloride Of lime; then wash
thoroughly in this mixture five pounds OF
rancid butter. I,must remain in the mixture
two hours. Then wash twice in pure water
and once IN sweet mild; add salt This pre-
parat.Oh OF lime contains nothing injurious.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

i farmer at Mountain Lake, Minnesota
saved a ten acre whca: field from grasshop-
pers by drawing "a long rope over the heads
Of the grain for several days, until the hop
Fe-s got tired Of jumping the rope aad left
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

The wife of Henry Kaylor, of Princeton,
Ind, last week gave birth TO female child
with two iaCCs-one on each side of his head.
Both faces have every feature perfect. The
child is healthy and bids fair to live. Taking
into the account the action Of the Indiana
politicians of late, the birth of such children
Is likely 60 become common there.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

\ Wisconsin man says the flames Of burn
i'm kCroscnCc can be cXtinguished by throw
Ing on -four II seems reasonable that any
absorbent material not readily combustiblc
might he elective for such purpose.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

y ,camster in Maine saws lie can star, the
woIs: Oalky Vorsc by making Lum 20 round
in a circle till lie j. -idGy. ]: the first dance
lulsni cure him iH. second will.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

Cbolic acid will arrest moldincss and lie
touosition in hides, tanning liquors, etc.
|Wht applied to leather, not only : no INJURY
|londut even improvement in the quality
fesI.. tie leather becoming more snii AMI
kupp.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29

SI'<I'F OF Liza NpIr'. IL SALE Co.'S.
= H. Dc, r,na ,Opt N,fo', 20 Jr"h'T IsH a. .. 1874.
In GHUrngE.
Marshall Ward rs. Edward l.. Iicrr.cS and samuel Il.
Grdlry Executors the last VIII testament OF Rich.
ard Tlornr, deCratrd, The Ottawa Hydraulic Company,
Thomas TIour, Jnia 1hornc Fannie IhOrEc. EEliy
ThOru" Mar hcrIck, Elizabeth Jones, Miami Dudgeon
cad Horace &. 1hOrnc.
II appearing from an affidavit file IN the office OF the
clerk that said defendant E2l eIh Jones, is
fled his bill OF complaint In said court, me ChanCery
thereof the lta day OF August Nd ~ he Elm, aud
summons having been issued thereon according 70 law;
Notice. therefore, is hereby given said defendant Eliza
seth Jones' that unless personally DE and appear before
said court AZ thereof 20 be held the Court House
next A. 1874 fwhcu and where said summons returns
BILE and Plead answer demur except TO said bin the
same will be taken confessed against yOu, and the mat
tiers ard tuu-s therein prayed tor decueI accordingly
CHARLES u. HOOK. Clerk.
c. BLANCHARD. Solicitor. auglJls
TX T.S-i I'O.L'Ss - iIsT.:.-Sutico is hereby
IL given. That Tu"-'Ay. Ne" i-' Hay u september
neat between the hour, O a. utiU,n 90 ir forenoon aud
o'clock IN tie afternoon # sld day - TIE lar" rcsI"nc" OF
cedrHt consisting ~ head 90 wOfN hpr."-, v"Arliug
CO''u 'hr yc.T ~ '..s, y head u: COWS. 90 head OF
yrarug-. 10 head Of iOg. wagon buggy .ters OF Aar.
uez -tGbhe plDw-, corn pipEs, sUusJ gaW tanning
mill. horse sle'h, a' Oi two year old Durham
Bull carpenters tools. ALI o,'r article T uc sold NJ
Court Of Ia Sale county.
TuEE- 0F ,Iy-h'',rs ~ 8 ar. rrf.- cash; t over
the i' &C., months g.l Dee -..u uU notes
with approved security. i''~' in'"r. paid when due
): DO. 20 lal 800 per cent. wall ps CHARGED ry. aa,.
:. +. BROWN,
=. e.. WATTS,
An 80. Executors
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-29
il'is
SARAH STR WV,
NuAf VHNts IA ITHs


Alm!nz'r1'rlN and administrator of the
Estate Il David Sfrawn, deceased.
y. +. JOKES. Attorney tor Administrators. aJc I'd
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-02
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ABOLISHED
IN BELGIUa.

Forty years ago, says the Manchester
Examiner, for period of FIVE years,
1880 to 1884 inclusive, capital punish
ment was practically, although not by
statute, abolished in Belgium, and no
execution took place during that time.
But in the next five years, ending 1889,
four executions were permitted to take
place. But so far from this proving
means of increasing public security, it
was found that the number of murders
had increased nearly fifty Fer cent.
in the second period as compared with
the first. Since this experiment Bel
GUM has almost entirely relinquished
the infection of capital punishment,
and it appears with continued good
success. A letter received few weeks
ago from M. Vischers, a member of the
Belgian Government, addressed to Mr..
Taliack, the Secretary of the Howard
Association, London, remarks: "The
commission of grave crimes is every
where diminishing in Belgium, and
it is a noteworthy circumstance that for
nearly eleven years no execution has
taken place in this country