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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
FINGER ~ AIS.
Indications of Character that May be
Read by Close Observers.

lSt. Louis Post.l
Hardly any personal pecullarity is more
noticeable or more indicative of character
than the finger nails. There are some who
believe that palmistry, or the reading OF
character from the hand, can be reduced to
a science, just as much as phrenology. If
so it would necessarily be an obscure science
to the majority of people, but the signs OF
. character indicated by the finger nails may
be read by all W tn little study.
In the first place, the shape of the nail is
very significant The slender, tapering nail
of rosy pink hue, with shell like, trans
parent edge, is always the accom- paniment of
4 refined nature. Broad stubby nails, of a
yello wish white color, and with Opaque
muddy looking edges, indicate natural
CoarseEess, though they often accompany
great good nature, while the other variety as
frequently goes with sharp, shrewish tenn
per.
The care of the nails Is one of the most
revealing marks of personal habits, and
one of the most important of the minor
operations of the toilet. Nails may be
greatly improved, both in shape and color
by proper attention. The best appliance
nail brush used in water, sofUened by
the addition OF little borax and really
foe toilet SOAP In well brushed and
we'll cared for nails the little curtain-like
rim which surrounds them Is well pushed or
little crescent at the roof. The skin of the
finger should never be allowed TO grow up
on the naIl In pairing and trimming the
shape given should always be as long and
oval as 20 sible. To cut nail square off
gives finger end stubby look. The cor
ners should be ca efu'ly and closely cut, and
the center left rather long, so as to give the
long oval shape. In cleaning the nails the
knife should never scrape off the inner sub
stance of the nail, as this renders the edge
Opaque and muddy In appearance, whereas
it should BE- transparent. The nail is sus-
ceptible Of a high degree of polish by
rubbing with the towel when drying the
hands
The habit of biting the nails is one against
which children should be carefully guarded.
1t is ruinous to the very structure OF the
nail, and once acquired is one of the most
difficult habits TO break. This is evidenced
by the fact that some men and women, but
more especially men, have a habit of biting
their nails when reading or studying, of
which they are perfectly unconscious. Not
a few lawyers and clergymen occur TO mind
whose nails are almost deformity as re-
suit of this habit.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
Causes of Diphtberia.

The causes of diphtheria, one of the most
fatal and malignant OF diseases, are being
made a subject OF study and investigation
by competent physicians in every locality
where It makes its dreaded appearance. DIR.
Z. NJ. Snow, Of Providence, r. l., has ar
rived at conclusions to which he invites the
attention OF the public. He states the fol-
lowing as facts:
l. No case of dlphtheria occurs without an
adequate cause. This Is self-evid mt.
2. Inc cause of nearly all cases OF the dis
ease exists In the house or premises, or within
a few feet of the house where the cases occur.
3. The cause of nearly all tue cases That occur
In the city Is breathing impure air from prlvy
vaults or sink drains or cess pools, or drinking
impure water.
The latter, we think is the main cause. IL
we consider where uiphtheria most prevails
as we'll as typhoid fever, in country towns,
We will find that impure water is responsible
for the sickness. The cootents of vaults
seeping into the wells renders the water
impure. Every town that can have water
works should do so, and fill up the wells.
Pure water is one of the chief elements OF
health, as impure water is the main cause Of
disease.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
OFFICE OF THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL
MONDAY EVENING Dec 9 4

OFFICE OF THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL
MONDAY EVENING. Dec. 2. 4
We have nothing new or of Importance 10
note in local financial affairs. The banks are
we'll supplied with funds, and strictly first
class commercial paper is easily negotiated at
New York Financial Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Money-Easy at 2LaS%
per cent.
Prime Mercantile Paper-4@5Z per cent.
Assistant Treasurer Disbursed-s3S3,OOO
Customs Receipts-S202,0 900.
Clearings-SS5,5O0,0 600.
Storling-6O days 4Sl1S; do sight 4S6.
Gold-Weak at opening at 1907, closing at
Carrying Rates-I@6 per cent.
Borrowing Rates-l per cent and fiat.
Governments-Firmer.
Railroad Bonds-Generally strong.
State Securities-Dun; Louisiana consols
1877 per cent lower.
The stock market was weak early In the
day, and prices declined 2Z per cent on Della
ware and HUDSON and A@lA per cent for the
rest of the list but during the afternoon a bet
ter tone prevailed and there was an advance
of H9lH per cent. The principal activity was
in Northwestern, st. Paul, Western Uuion,
and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western.
Transactions on the stock exchange to-day
aggregated l6i 900 shares, of which 5000 were
Erie, "a 900 Lake Shore, 1000 Northwestern
st. Paul common, $1,000 st. Paul preferred, -,
700 Lackawanna, 5000 Delaware and Hudson,
5000 Morris and Essex, 3 600 Union Pacific,
5,4OO Cleveland, Columb bus and Indiana Gen.
trail, 1000 Western Union, and 1900 st. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04

In feeding his herd of Ayrshires, ]. ID. w.
French, of North Andover, pursues the fol-
lowing method of winter treatment: From
November l to about the middle of May,
milking begins at a. m. and 5 p. m. After
milking IN the morning each COW is given
one feed of good hay; after that is eaten, ten
quarts of cut maDgels and turnips, or man.
gels alone. The cows are then carded, cleaned
and bedded. At II o'clock a. m. watering
begins. At noon each COW receives fodder.
ing of corn fodder or poor hay; at p. m.
foddering OF good hay and two quarts OF
cornmesl (the corn is generally ground with
the CODY After the evening milking the
cows are bedded and then left for the night.
This food is not excessive, neither is il in
tended to force the cows into giving unusu
ally large quantities Of milk. The dry COWS
do not receive any grain. The amount Of
hay feed per day is from % TO 30 pounds.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04

sugar-cured hams, dull at 915dl0c, according
70 average and brand; sugar cured shoulders
&c; bacon, shoulders, &c; kettle lard, in
uerces, &c: in kegs, 71zc. ~
@6c. '''''i''' 90
.t~ miscellaneous Markets.
CoFFEEs-We quote ordinary lS1E@l4c; fair
ll1S@l5c; good l6sl65zc; prime i7eiSc; strictly
prime lsslS1zc; choice iS1sqlsc; fancy 1870
DKUes-opi1m 81 e5S4 IS. Outline held at
IS 3D. Cinchonidia S09S5c. Borax l2c. Cam
fodine S. a s. s. Alc6S did p SSa SAG: g.
l9etda 2o9S5c. Alum 49c. Cochineal Scg9sc.
Shloroform S@9oc. Copperat, barrels, So 5Oa4.
Licorice, caiab, genuine, ss@ioc. Mag@esi IT,
carb, OF, 3ogS5c. Madden l2gl4c. White lead,
bnIrSs, %; Castor oil No ! Per gal 81 loci 20
oa 4OS45c; Soap, CASTLE, l392Oc. Soda, bfcarb,
496c. Salts, Epson, S1S94c. Sulphur, flour,
o96c. Saltpetre Ss2oc. Turpentlne S4aS9c.
Chlorate potash 23<925c.
GREAsE-Brown %4sH4c; yellow 1885;
FoREIGS FRUTrs..we quote: Layer raisins,
new, " 1902 %; old g; loose Muscatel, new,
81 Is per box; old S292 IS; London, 81 50a2 so.
Dates 7aSc per pound FIGS, drum, ,s o IlS &c;
layers, new, l6c; old layers, 99l0c Malaga
lemons, So 5Os65O. Florida oranges, s4a4 50.
9G91zc; green saIted kip, $3.50; green cow,
&c; green steer, sc; green calf; &c; green kip,
&c; dry mint, lgl2c; dry sailed, l0@llc: dam
aged stock "a 5sc less; Pelts of this months
Horse sHoEs-Burdens s4s4 Is; mule shoes
SOS 25.
1RoN-Bar sizes s2@2 %; other sizes at the
usual advance.
LEATHER-we quote oak sole at S2036c; hem
lock sole at A130c; harness 3O934c: skirting ga
93Sc; rough harness 25S27c; Pfttsburg harness
&@3Sc; bride, per doz, 48954c; city kip 5C@9Oc;
French kip sl@l Is; city calf skins SOc9sl Is;
French calf skins 81 2o9l 10.
MoLAsSES AND SYRUPS-New Orleans mo-
lasses S5g5Oc; common syrups 35@4Oc; medium
4O@5Oc: choice 5O965c; fancy 75c@$l.
al regular advances. Horse nails: Tens So per
box; other sizes at the usual advance.
OILS-Linseed $4,000 per gallon. Lard oil
@965c for current make extra. Coal oil hog
1902 test Halle.
RICE-614 971Sc for North Carolina and Lou
isiank.
SALT-we quote: 81 lOa1 Is, car lots, for Ohio
river: New York 81 Nt9l 90 on cars; small lots
5qlOc more from store; dairy 81 1898 50 for 20 TO
100 pockets.
SoAP-German is quoted at 4sza6c.
SUGARS-Ne quote: Hands l0al05sc; STAN
dsrd A g4alOc; OF s9s1fc; yellows Of all
grades 71zd9c,
sPICEsEPepper lsglsc; alspice 2Oa2Ic; cloves
50955c; cassia 35940c: nutDlegs 95c@Sl 10 per
10. Ground goods-Pepper D@25c; ginger 20@
Csc; alspice 2S930c; cinnamon 10000; cloves so
@6oc; mustard 25G45c; baking powders lsSSOc
cream tartar 25SiOc.
TALLow-Is duh. We quote prime at &c;
No25H
TIMERS SUPPLIEs-Best brands charcoal
tin IC, l0xl4, 81 p; TX l0xl4, 81 so; &c, l4x0,
block tin, in pigs 22c; in bars 23c. Iron-N B
iron 3.40c; q c iron 41%c; galvanized 42h per
cent. discount. Lead-In pigs &c; in bar,
67{S; W. . r, :. ,O.,...
fleece washed at 27GSOc; tub washed 30334c
bury wool 5Gl0c less.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
The Hog Farmers wants.

"Hog breeders are not supposed to be any
more scrupuous than cattle breeders" said
Dr. Stetson In an address on the "Polsnd
China Pig delivered before the Illinois
Swine Breeders Association, land there is
DO intelligent breeder OF short horns long
horns or any other breed of cattle who would
dare 10 purchase unseen any animal from
its pedigree; therefore the old proyerb,
Never buy pig in ap6ke' Nothing in the
pig lire is so disgusting" be continued, las
cant about thoroughbred, for with the ex-
ion of the wild boar and the hog of the
East Indies there are no such breeds. All
our modero breeds are only crosses, and il IL
high time swine growers were educated 10
this fact and no longer bumbugged by the
thousand and one different breeds and
the unscrupulous methods of disposing OF
them tnat have been Tesorted to-" pig
show, the speaker thought, teaches lessons
that should be taken with many grains OF
allowance, as they only illustrate what may
be accomplished under the most favorable
circumstances OF cara and keeping. Better
90 10 the great marts where hogs are congre-
gated by the ems OF thousands and where
pigs OF all degrees, with all kinds OF keep
are to be seen. The hog that the farmer and
feeder wants IL the one that will convert his
surplus corn INTO meat and make the most
pounds for the bushel OF corn consumed.
While of a verify pedigree isgood, individual
excellenos should always be kept in mind.
Even though there be but two pigs in hitter
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04

CHERIFFS SALE-By virtue of a certified
- copy of a Gle cree 10 me directed from the
clerk of the superior couIt OF Marion county,
Indiana, la a cause wherein Solomon Caypool
ct al are plaintiffs, and James Nor ariy et al.
are defendants. requiring me TO make eighty
dollars aud fifty nts and such other sums as
provided for in said decree. with interest on
said decree and costs. will expose az public
sale 30 the highest bidder on
SATURDAY, the 18th day of December, A.
d., 1873,
between the hours of 10 o'clock q n and 4
o'2lock p. M. OF said day. at the duor of the
court house OF Marion county, Lsdiana, the
rents and profits for a term noi exceeding
seven years, of the following real estate in
Marion county, Indiana, to-wit:
Commencing at point in the east line of
East street, sixty (6U) feet south Of the north
west conner of lot eighty-four tSD in Hen
bricks subdivision Of the southwest part OF
outlot niDety-nin (sO i'm the city Of Indian
apois, running thence east To within ten (I0)
feet of the east liue of lot eig Aty -one (Sl) of
said subdivision, thence souih parallel with
Eass street sixty (6Ol ( ct, thence west to East
street, thence north with East street sixty (60)
feet to the place OF beginning, being parts of
lots eighty-one (Sl), eiguty i've (S9, eighty
division.
II such rents and profits win not sell for a
sutficient sum to salts Y said decree, interests
and costs, will, at the same time and place,
expose To public sa'e the fee simple OF said real
estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient
TO discharge said decree, interests and costs.
said sale will be made without any relief
whatever from valuation or appraisement
laws.
JOHN 7. PRESLEY,
Sheriff of Marion County.
December 3, A. D., 1878.
TAYLOR, r.. & T., l.. HARBOUR, TURPIE q
PIERCE, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
dec w-3w
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
COMMERCIAL.

Business in the wholesale markets was fairly
active to-day, and prices underwent but few
changes. The provision market is quiet and
prices rule steady. Wheat is fairly active at
quotations. Flour is quiet and unchanged.
Oats are in good demand. Corn is Unchanged.
Receipts of country produce are equal to the
de nand, and prices are unchanged. Other ar
ticles are quiet and unchanged.
The following were the receipts and ship
nents of leading articles during the preceding
twenty-four hours, as reported to the board of
trade:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
Cries of Murder in tnelNight-

Appal us. A bad cough ringing through
the house I'm the hours of darkness Is equal
ly suggestive of danger and death. SoOthe,
quiet and cure IL with "Hales Honey of
Horehound aud Tar" Other remedies may
have disappointed you, but this never fails.
Pixies Toothache drops cure toothache in
one minute. Sold by all druggists at 20
cents,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
Onion Culture.

The onion appears 10 be one Of the few
exceptions to the general rule that rota-
ton of crops upon any given piece of land
is preferable to a continuous succession OF
one and the same plant. Experience proves
beyond a dohot that onions may be cultl-
waited for many successive years upon the
same soil without its showing the least sign
of deterioration, and so we'll is this known
that it has almost become an adage among
thu cultivators OF this bulb that an old
onion patch is better than o new one" 1t
is scarcely To be supposed that onions, or
any other plant which draws nourIshment
from the soil, can be of any benefit to it in
the way of imparing fertility,
therefore we may attribute the improved
condition of land upon which onions have
been cultivated for several years to the disin d.
tegration caused by frequent blowing and
hoeing in order to keep the plants free of
weeds But leaving all theories out, we
know that onions succeed best on very rich,
fine soils, and very poorly on those OF poor,
tough, tenacious nature; consequently, to
make the crop profitable, man needs to be
Careful in maaing selection for an onion
patch. Low lands which have been sru-
ficially drained. like the bottoms contiguous
to creeks and rivers, are usually well adapted
to onion culture. We know of some quite
extensive tracts within 100 miles of New
York City, which are valued at 81 900 or
more an acre, simply on account of their
adaptability to onion culture, the crop being
almost certain, although the seasons may be
very variable.
These low, peaty soils, when we'll drained
and MANFRED, yield enormous crops, and are
not affected 10 any considerable extent by
droUghts. Where low, moist soils can not
be Obtained for onions, high, dry soils can
be made available by blowing deep and add
ing fertilizers in large quantities Wherever
a man can lind ready market for onions at
from so Gems to 81 per bu' hel, he can we'll
afford to spend 800 or 5000 an acre in the
preparation of the land. OF course we do
not suppose this to be an annual expense,
but as a preparatory step for q perms-
nenJ plantation. Fertilizers of some
kind will need TO be applied every year,
but the cost need be but trifling, il tue soil
is put in first rate condition at the start. The
fall is an excellent time-in fact, the only
proper time-to prepare laud to NJ occupied
with onions in the spring. Flowing sub.
soIiing. draining II necessary, and the APP
plicstion OF any kind of coarse manure to
be used. should all be done before cold
weather sets in. IL the land is thrown up in
ridges the frosts IN winter will disintegra'e
the expos ed particles and break down all
Jumps. and il coarse, vegetable manures are
applied. the juices will permeate every por-
ton of the surface soil before spring, and be
in condition TO be taken up by the plants In
due time.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
indianapolis Live stock Market.

UNION Stock YARDS, Dec. 2.
Hogs-Recelpts, s,rOO head; shipments, 42O
head. The market opened badly this morn
ing, with buyers ana sellers somewhat apart,
but later in the day the tone of the market
improved a little, and better figures were
offered. Common mixed packing hogs Were
sold as low as 81 5092 So; fair to good, 81 5714a
10; prime heavy and light mixed packing
sold at 81 621za2 g. aud few choice lots brought
81 671592 15.
Cattle-Receipts light, the demand being
close of the day the pens were mostly cleared.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
Can't Preach GOOD.

No man can do good job of work, preach
a good sermon, try lawsuit we'll, doctor
patient or write good article when he feels
miserable and dull, with sluggish brain and
unsteady nerves, and none should make the
attem pt in such condition when IL can be
so easily aud cheaply removed by little
Hop BitteIs. See Truths" and Proverbs"
oiher column
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
Dressing and snipping Poultry.

Messrs. Ward & Tsgg. of Boston, give the
following brief directions for dressing and
shipping poultry: Bleed from the mouth;
dry pick while warm; should be neatly
boxes or barrels. Ley not over 200 or $50
pounds in each with breasts down, clean
straw between each layer. For ready sale
ard best market prices shi y often In small
lots Gam such as quail, partridge, grouse.
woodcock, etc, should not be dressed but
wrapped in paper and packed the same as
poultry. Venison. The intestines should
DE taken out clean aud the carcass thorough
ly washed; let dry with skin or. Ship free
ly turkeys aud chickens just be ore Thanks.
giving; a'sl OF geese, ducks. chickens and
turkeys Just before Christmas. Send in
voice by mail OF each shipment.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04

A model husband at Fort Wayne, Ind, Sc
duced girl and made his wife take in wash
ing so as To furnish him with the funds tC
settle the case
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poR SAxB

LNOR SALE-Very large, hign bred Pc and
II China pigs, of both sex s, near descen-
dents from the noted prize hos, Bismarck,
healthy and vigorous; prices reasonable: sat-
isfactton guaranteed. 4. NJ REVEAL, Fish
er's Station, Hamilton county, Ind. dec44
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04

Forged tickets of The French National Lot
terry have been sold in Belgium, Switzerland,
Germany, Asace and Lorraine.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
says5the Turkey Fessbers.

seasonable advice viii regard 10 taking
care of turkey feathers is given by Robert
Skene. OF Louisville, KY, which, as there Is a
demand for the feathers in making brushes
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04

and busters, is called to the attention of
those who have heretofore allowed them TO
go to waste. In saving the feathers of tur-
keys it is recommended that they be taken
in bags like geese feathers, those from the
body. wing and tail being kept separate, and
each kind packed in a box by itself. For
tail and wing feathers the boxes should be
a little wider than the feather is long, and
the feathers laid in the boxes straight,
care being observed that the sides and ends
of the feathers do not curl up, this spoils
them for making busters, and thereby i'm
pairs the sale of them. In selecting the
wing feathers leave out the third joint, or
that part commonly used fan, as the
feathers on that part OF the wing are useless
In the manufacture OF busters. Body feeth.
ers should be kept as straight as possible and
also packed in boxes. Keep all feathers per-
fectly dry, as wet feathers are unstable; for
this reason turkeys should be dry picked.
Burying Roots.
When turnips, beets and other roots are
buried out doors, the common mode for pro-
tecting them from the frost is to put on q
moderate layer of straw and then a thick
coat of earth. But If more straw and less
earth are employed it will be better for the
roots as they will be dryer, the straw ab.
sorbing the moisture. A neighbor has been
in the practice of placing sixty or
seventy bushels of potatoes in each
heap, covering them with a foot of
compact straw and three inches of
earth. He has not lost one bushel in hun
bred. If straw can not be had in sufficient
quantity, it is good way, after covering
with a few inches of earth, TO apply to the
wfole exterior of the heap layer OF leaves.
These act as q non-conductor, and as shin.
gles keeping the rain from entering the in
ner coat. Another moderate layer of earth
completes the covering Ventilation is
never to be omitted
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Sex. div.
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New York Dry Goods Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Business was duh on
account of rainy weather. Cotton goods
market quiet; prices fairly steady. Prints
reduced by agents. Ginghafns quiet anu I'M
settled in price. Mems wear, woolens, NOV
ing slowly, and closkings and fiannsls in
light Gemand.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04

Cows will begin to fail in milk as the
weather becomes cold. unless the food Is OF
the best kind. Msngles or sugar beets,
pulped and mixed with cut hay, corn stalks,
or even straw, aud left for "a hours to fer
ment, are productive Of milk; and two quarts
of corn meal, ADDED to a bushel Of this, will
greatly help the yiele OF cream. Brewers
grains in small quantities, are good TODD for
milk PRODUCTION.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04

DRY SALT MEATs-Clear ribs, winter, $40
SIC: summer, &c. 4..I 4.l go
GREEN MEArs-Sboulders, 25sc; sides, $40.
LARD-Prime steam current, s. IS.
JoBBINe PRIcEs-Mess pork held at ~ 80;