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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23
Keeping Poultry in Orchards.
rWasfarn Farm IournalI

We believe that If farmers and fruit rails
ers knew the benefits arising from permitting
fowls to range at freedom in orchards they
would at once adopt 1t. Last fall we visited
an orchard In which fowls were kept, the
owner of which told Us that before the fowls
were confined in it, trees made little or no
growth and only q corresponding amount of
fruit was obtained. But what q change was
evident now. The grass was kept down, the
weeds were killed, and the trees presented
and appearance of thrift which the most
enthuHiastic horticulturist could not but
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23
Raise Celery.
Howell Courier


We want to make Our annual appeal TO our
readers who have gardens, to provide them
selves with crop of celery. 1t is so deli
cious, and, under proper conditions, is so
easily raised that nobody who has the
proper piece OF ground need be without ii.
We made the mistake last year of setting
our plants rather too early, viz: on the 10th
of July. 1t would have been better to leave
them until about the Goth. The plants grew
very rank, and rotted some. They were also
caught in the early freeZs and snow storm
without protection. Still we had some as
handsome celery as we ever saw, though,
for the reasons named, there was considera-
bic waste to it. Celery grows best on
q rich, dark soil, and is rank feeder.
There is no need to set the plants in trenches
as some do. The rows should be five feet
apart, and the plants about eight inches
apart from each other. In the rows. The
ground should be well stirred and In good
condition, and the plants set in shallow
furrow, so that the crown shall be slightly
below the general surface of the ground.
This is all the trench that is needed. The
glound betewen the rows should be kept
clear of weeds, and the plants should be
hoed once in while, but not hilIed up
until about the 10th OF September. After
that the earth should be drawn around the
plants, holding the stocks together with one
hand so that the dirt can not get between
them. This should be repeated as often as
the top makes a growth of two or three
inches above the hill or ridge. These
directions we do not take from books, but
from our own experience.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23

II your baby is sick, suffering and crying
with pain Of cutting teeth, soothe 1t with
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup, which does not con-
tain opium or anything injurious. Price
% cents bottle.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23
Increase of Agricultural Products.
international Reyiew1

, In fifteen years the production Of wheat
and barley in the United States has trebled; ;
Corn, cotton and tobacco more than double d,
oats increased nearly 140 900 900 bushels,
potatoes nearly doubled and hay increased
more than one-third. He gives the figures
Cor the chief crops In 1865 and 1879, accord
ing to which the production of wheat has
increased from 14S $50 900 bushels in the
former year to 448. 756 600 in the latter; corn
from 794 427, 900 TO ga, s89, 900; oats from
DDS, 252 900 to 364. 253 600; rye from 10 544 600
TO 22,646 900; barley from 1881 600 to
40, 1874 900; potatoes from 10l. 6S2. 900 to
ISL 3s9 900; hay from q 538, 900 tons to
81, 646, 900; tobacco from 1873 81, 900
pounds 10 384 ,05o, 900, and cotton
from 2220 600 bales TO 5000, 900.
The remarkable increase in the pro-
duction of cereals has been largely owing to
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23
Shrinkage In Corn.
Iowa State Register.l

Professor Scovell, of the Illinois Indus
trial University, has been trying the COM
paratiye shrinksge of various kinds Of corn.
But his trials were on too limited a scale to
be reliable. He selected ten ears of each
variety on the 9th of October. when they
were fully ripe, on the university farm.
From the 9th OF October, 1879, to the 18th of
February. 1880, the percentage of shrinkase
was as follows:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23

should be added at least 10 per cent. from
February % to June 1. This would make
nearly 30 per cent. shrinksge. This is
claimed by some, yet we think it an over
estimate. There is without doubt several In
the State who can give the exact shrInksge
on FIVE, ten or 100, 900 bushels.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23
Natural and Distorted Growth.

lCOuntry OenIleMan.
True taste cultivates an admiration of
beautiful natural forms; false taste distorts
those into artificial and grotesqus conceits.
A tree possessing natural and graceful sym
metry can not but be pleasing to a true and
cultivated judgment; cut ana sheared into
the shape of a stiff cone, hay cock, or pea
cock or bear, 1t becomes at once an object of
distorted unftness. 1t is, however, quite
common all through the country 10 see trees,
and especially evergreens, tortured into I'M
natural forms. Most common of all is TO
Trim the trunk up to bare stem five or six
feet or more high, giving the appearance of
trees on suits, instead of allowing the grace
ful sweep OF the lower branches on the
surfacs OF the lawn. Others, again,
are sheared back into the sp
psarance of q solid mass, and where a
number OF trees thus treated, the door yard
appears as il filed with q number of small
haystacks. Such practices may be fifty COM
pared to pinching the human body out of
shape, as pracuced by semi-barbarous people,
II the trees threaten to grow too large and
any cutting back is required, let it be done
with a knife and not with shears, so as to
preserve, in some degree at least, the natural
free outline. In some works on landscape
gardening arched gateways are represented
and commended, where trees are bent out
of shape and sheared into unnatural forms.
II an arch of verdure must be hal let il be
maze OF natural Cl1mDer3 anu LWllere, SO as
partly but not wholly to conceal a properly
but simply formed structure of iron or wood.
In this way there would be ho incongruous
distortion and obvious unfitness of material
to intended purpose.
We have seen at flower shows lll-directed
attempts to build temples of roses, and some.
times they have been made iRto the shapes
OF human beings, eagles, flags, etc, The
mind at once revolts at the sight OF solid and
massive structures attempted with 50 fragile
and delicate materials as flowers. Nearly IS
unfit Is the attempt to build solid gateway
arches OF delicate foliage. There is aaother
practice, much less Objectionable, but still
carried too fsr-tbe abundant planting OF
weeping trees These are mostly unnatural
to some extent, and, if employed at all, the
most graceful should be selected, and spar
ingly introduced. They sometimes assist in
the variety of a sky outline. Many Of them
come In the first place from an unnatural
twist OF branch, propsgated and continued
by grating. We are glad to witaess every
attempt at improving sSd ornamenting the
grounds which surround home, even il
these attempts may deviate considerably
from the rules of criticism, but most pleasing
of ell are neat, finished and tastfully planted
grounds, with as much of natural and grace.
full beauty as can be brought together with
so much simplicity that no display of oddlty
or twisted conceit can fnd a place.
much care and skill have been used in the
management and keeping, they should not
be seen by the eye of the spectator.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23
Keep the Barns Wei Painted.
Correspondent New York Times

Hon. George Geddes, not long sgo, startled
many of thoss who have great confidence in
his opinions by declaring against painting
barns and stables as a waste of money, the
preservstive effects of the paint not nearly
returning its cost. 1t is not likely that Mr..
Geddes practices what he breaches in this
respect, or acts consistently In regard 10 II.
For IL IL is q waste of money to paint barn,
1t is equally waste to paint house, and
woHld he have farmers to leave their wooden
houses all unpalnted and looking wretched
ly, or are his own barns bare and Imprinted?
1t is rot always that we should thus con-
slider expenditures. IL we are to measure
the mere money value of thing, we
should come down to first princi-
pies, and do nothing at all unless
we could see the money profit in it. We
should, to act consistently, return 20 log
cabins and bark camping places, and eschew
soap and good clothes, because they cost
money, and filth is cheap. We can not carry
any such principle into execution. The
mere worry and loss of self respect to a man
who has a rough, implanted house and farm
buildings, and the sense of shame and in
feriority to the neighbors which his family
must feel, would considerably outweigh the
money cost of the painting. 1 would have
all buildings painted. My hay-ba-rscks,
even, are painted, post and roof boards and
the paint pays for itself; for the roof boards
have not curled up, do not warp or shrink
anu swell alternately, as III unpalnted, ana
the small cost is a trIhs compared with the
comfort and the profit. Rad Is too
conspicuous q color and although it is now
extremely fashionable in country places
for garden and piszza furniture and orna.
ment yet it is too prominent and glazing to
suit refined taste. So with the red barns;
q much more agreeable and appropriate
color is the rich brown, so nearly matched
by the brown rocks, brown coil, and brown
bark, which are natural and complimentary
to the green verdare. The color is cheap,
durable and tire-proof 1t is the brown oxide
OF iron, made from the earthly iron ore
known as hematite, which is ground fine.
and, when mixed with lDseed oil, oxidizes
with 1t and forms a hard, durable coating.
It spreads and covers well, and one coat wlI
last many years Any farmers boy can
learn to paint, and as the paint costs bat
81 80 per 100 pounds, and oil is cheap, every
farmer should paint his buildings, even to
the pig pen and the hen roosts.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23
THE FARM.
The sunhOwer.

We have lately met with q paragraph in
several Of our exchanges, recommending the
planting OF sunflower seed in the middle of
each hill of pole Deans, so that the stalk OF
the sunfower, growing faster than the beans
and always keeping a little ahead, would
serve instead of a pole, saving to the grower
considerable labor and expense How this
would work in practice We can not say, but
we do know that for many uses the sun
flower is a valuable plant TO raise. 1t grows
very rapidly and when planted around tink
drains, privies and other unsightly and Of
fensive plscss il not only serves as screen,
but it also is said to have the property
of absorbing malarious exhalarons
and purifying the atmosphere. The
seeds are much relished by
poultry, and, if not fed to literally, are very
who esome. A correspondent OF the Coun-
try Gentleman recommends the seeds as
cure for the heaves in horses, and says: "A
gentleman told me that there is nothing
eousl 10 sunfoWer seeds for the purpose.
He had one bushel of the seeds ground with
two bushels OF oats, and gave a horse two
quarts of the mixed meal. wet in water,
three times day. He took the time when
the horse was not used at hard work. In
two weeks not sign OF the heaves could be
observed, and the horse looked as sleek and
bright as if his hair had been oiled. He had
cured two horses of his own OF this distress
ing complaint, and recommended II 10 9TH
ers, who had experienced q like result. In
cases of horse dlstemper and coughs, 1t Is an
excellent remedy.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23
Public Lands Remaining Unsold.
New York Tfmes.l


Public Lands Remaining Unsold.
New York Times.l
The annual report of the General Land
Office furnishes an interesting exhibit OF how
large part of our great belt across the con-
tinent is still virtually unoccupied. The
original thirteen States contain BIS. 152 square
miles, the twenty-five succeeding States
1,514 S63, the ten Territories, Including the
District of Columbia,) 1.746 627, making
$3.50 242 in ali, or POI 355, 4OS acres. or
the States which became such before 1850,
Louisiana and Florida alone have area left
uns1rveyed, 4 per cent OF the whole in the
former, and 20 6 per can't. in the latter. VI
the seven States admitted in the present
half century, beginning with California In
1850, Kansas alone is entirely led.
The unsurveyed portions of the others are in
ratio 10 their total area thus, naming them
in order of admission: California
Ala per cent; Minnesota, 70 =
Oregon, 653 Nevada. IS 9; Ne
braska, II 8; Colorado, Co.'S. Kentucky, Yer
mont, Tennessee, Name, Texas, ana West
Virginia are not included in this portion OF
the tables at all, and are consequently not
covered by the comparisons just made.
Indian Territory has but 80 per cent. I'M
surveyed; Wyoming, 81; New Mexico, SO 2;
Utah, 1874; Washington 90 3; Dakota, az;
ArizIna. 90 I; Idaho, 81 3; Montana, IS O..
and Mr.. Stewards frigid huntiDg-ground,
Alaska, has its 500 529 900 acres all undis-
turbed. Indian Territory, well-known to
be longingly desired by our migratory peo.
pie, has q DOC, 900 acres surveyed; Dakota
has 81 600, 900; Montana, 10000, 900; Wash
ington, Is $40 900. OF the 500 $50, 900 acres
in the Territories Alaska excluded), 4S9 :
sos 0C0, over 81 per cent. were still unsur-
veyed at the end of the fiscal year 1878.
Comparisons of these vast areas with the
Kingdom of the Old World, In point
of size, are superhuous, and a single
statement OF the kind will suffice
The surveyed portion of Dakota alone
would almost take in the entire United
Kingdom, and that OF Montana would do it,
with a large section to spare. Here is q
reservoir capacious enough to contain the
overflow, not only of Western Europe, but
of the Russian POSSESSIONS, and OF China;
and on the other side of the globe is Austria
liza, about as large as the North American
belt we Inhabit, Alaska excluded. II a strip
$50 miles wide along the coast OF that island,
omituDg the northern and hottest side, is
assumed as the habitable portion, IL would
almost equal in size our twenty-six States
east OF the Mississippi; il IL could be laid
with its northern extremity touching this
city. IL would reach 10 the further extremity
of Nova Scotia to South America, and the
further edge OF Nebraska. There is plenty
of room yet In this little world, and the
changes in geography which the next 100
years-or even the next twenty-6ve-will
work can hardly be imagined without incur
ring danger OF q de lunatic0 inquirendo
among ones friends.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23

admire and envy. The growth of the trees
wss vigorous and the foliage remarkably
abU .dank The fruit was abundant, of large
size aud free from worm or other imperfeo-
tions. This excellence was accounted for by
the proprietor. who remarked that the "hens
ate all the worms and ouriculio in their
reach, even the 6auker worm" He found
less trouble with their roosting in the trees
than be expected, and that picket fence
six f. ct high kept them within bounds. HIS
orchard was divided into three sections and
the fowls were changed from one 10 another
as the condition of the fowls or the orchard
section seemed to require.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23

SOOS VI
Nol,0 The north half OF lot number
twelve Q2) In Martindale & Company's subdi-
vision OF the west half OF the south west quar-
Ter Of section thirteen (l3l, township sixteen
(l6l, north ofrange three (3) east, in the Coun-
" OF Marion, and State of Indiana. Mort
gagged Dy James W. Cole.
-.. .....
Interest to date OF sale...............-... 50 50
Damages Is 90
Costs. II 90
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-05-29
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
VALID EaEsg, NsIpr, v. "a,

Arrivals for tho week ending
May 9th:
+. A. Marsh, Miss Jennie and
Amanda Forinash, J. G. Forinash
Charles Tolbert, Henry Jones, n,
L. Peterson, NJ. I. Smith, L. W,
Bartlett, Theodore Watson, w. v
Chichester, Austin; I. N. Ellis, N,
G. Rohrbough, g. W. Skinner,
Nashville; G. G. Lorentz,ss Upshur
county; Thomas ANGEL, ]. G. Du-
val, Jacksonville; J. W. Oden,
Sprigg Corley, James Conrad, Roa-
noke; w. S. Gibson, Willie Castor,
Lott Hall, Adam Cosner, Free
lnansburg; G.. W. Crook, Alumni
Bridge; A. W. Woodford, Allen
Snow, G. w. Bennett, T. NJ. Chal-
FAINT, r. i. and r. N. Erwin, J. A.
Detamore, county; Thomas Col
Inns, Isaac Waggy, Gilmer county;
John D. oldakor, Hackers Creek |;
J. T. Thompson, Spencer, J. G..
Waugh, W. T. Nolan, Parkersburg;
J. B. Bodkin, B. Viewer, Burns
vile; Charles Singleton. Salt Lick;
j. G. and J. W. Dakan, Cherry
Camp; Elizabeth, James and Willy
Ellsworth, GAINESVILLE, Ohio; J.
W. Dent, N. B. Morris, Troy; R,
w. Hess and I. Bennett, Skin Creek
r. Steinman, Helvetia; n. Drum,
Gallipolis, Ohio; J. W. and T. D.
Callahan, Diamond Peak, Oregon |;
!. Taylor, Pennsylvania John
Dean, Frank Fordyce, ]. NJ, Corley
and wife, Clarksburg; II. W..
Smith, ]. B.'Williams, Grafton; D..
Bolton and wife, J. G. Jackson, Ad-
am Fisher, N. Jackson, N. D..
Walker, Miss Mollie Walker, Jane
Lew; w. Jettres, W. & G. R: r.;
A. Stuart, Williamsport, Maryland.
G. W. Randolph, Rio Grande, Cali
fornia;. G. r. Helmick, Lewisburg;
D. Harris, Brownsburg, Virginia;
G. Smith, Kentucky; DR.. Roach,
CASTOR; G. schott, J. Riley, 81
Goldsmith, Columbus, Ohio; D. 0.
Watson, c. Want, Chenille; J. H.
Chrisman, West Point, Georgia J.
Fl. Morrison, B. i. Whalen, 7. 7.
Sutton;-J S. Gregory, D.
U. O'Brien, Weston; J. II. Davis,
Johntown; G. L. Taylor, Booths
vile; NJ. Doran, ireland u. Davis,
Writ county, Miss Lena Carter,
Buckhannon; Claude Golf, Beverly
W. sprigg, Walkersyille, John Z.
Bare, Greenbrier county.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-05-29
Baltimore Live Stock Mar-
let aor Nav FL.

BEEF CATTLE.-Tha market was
not active at amy time to-day, less
so, indeed, Than it was last week.
Prices were perhaps a trille higher.
We quote prices at Sass 724, very.
few, and those quite rough ones,
selling at tho latter, the bulk Of the
sales being at 5a$5 so.
M1Lcu Cows.-1'rade is show.
We quote at 30a$45 por head, as
to quality.
Prices this week for Beef Cattle
ranged as follows: Best Beeves at
5 16as5 50; that generally rated
first quality 4 12a$5 -; medium
or good fair quality 3 so a$4 90;
ordinary thin Steers, Oxen, and
cows 3 00u$3 Is; extreme range Of
prices3 00a$5 O.. Most ofthe sales
were from 5 90 to 5 50 per 100 lbs.
0fthe receipts 407 head came from
Ohio, G5 from Virginia, 90 from
West Virginia, 107 from Maryland,
91S from Illinois, 1437 from Missou-
ri, 90 from Kentucky and 35S head
from Pennsylvania and 0 from
Tcnnessee-total receipts for tho
week 1902 head against 1916 last
Monday and 1864 head same time
last year. OF tho offerings SOL
head were taken by Baltimore
butchers, 50 sold to Washington
city, butchers, 10 to country deal
crs, and Il head 10 Eastern spccu,
lators-total sales for the week,
lois head against 0S4 last week,
and 11IS head same time last year
SwISE.-With a large proportion.
ate increase in the number Of offer
ings, trade is moderately active
only, and prices fully tc of from
last week. The quality is neal
about the same as it was lust week
We quote a few rough sows and
stays at 5ta58 cts, and fair to good
butcher and bacon Hogs at Ga6E
cts, with most sales ranging from
6laGs cents per ID net.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The carly
market was somewhat, more activs
than it subsequently became
owing TO unfavorable advices from
the east, which affected the prices
as we'll as the activity Of tho market
and over half Of the receipts have
been OF, will DO reshipped East, as
there is but little further demand
here for those row on hand. We
quote Sheep at 3a5 cents, and al
extra lot sold to goto Europe ii
5! cents. Lambs 44a7 cents
per ID gross, few selling at the lat
TER price.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-05-29

OK Saturday lust Miss Susan,
sister of the Hon. +. J. Baxter, re-
siding some four miles from town,
in the edge of the Flatwoods, went
out 10 a clearing near the house
whore tho fire from the burning
brush &C., had gotten into a fencS
row, and at once began to tear tho
fence to prevent its burning and by
some means, her clothing took fire
and size was burned to a crisp.
The family missing her began a
search in tho forenoon, failing to
linl her, the neighbors were sum
moncd in, and late in the evening
her remains were found lying near
the burnt fonce, il the condition
above mentioned. No one knows
how the terrible accident occurred.
II is possible that she might have
been SO strangled with the smoke
that she tainted and fell in tho fire.
The whole thing however romans
a mysteryto her beroayed friends.r
Aloun!aineer. N "a (,
4. H .. ~. e ID b.. T..
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-05-29

To SUBSCRIBERS. have this
week mailed to our subscribers who
are in arrears q statement Of the
amount due US. While these
charges arc but a small item to
each individual, they form, in The
aggregate, considerable item 10
us; and we trust that those in
dobted to us will respond promptly.
This is tho first time since we have
controlled TIE DEMOCRAT that we
have called upon our patrons to
Square up" and certainly no true
friend OF tho paper, or one
inclined to pay an honest debt will
neglect the polite request mention
ed in our letter.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-05-29

PARKERsBuRG is an enterprising
town after all. The voters and
taxpayers decided by large ma
iority ut an election held a few
days ago, to erect u city building at
asccost Of $4,000. The building
will comprise Il market house, large
public hall, Offices for the citysssoy-
ernment, &C., tho rants from which
will no doubt pay tho interest OH
the debt incurred in its construc-
ton, and in addition pay n revenue
to the city. Wonder If Grafton
CAM not at some day in the near
future be induced to lake Il step
something after the fashion Of Par
kersburg?-GrgjiOn Sentinel.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-05-29

TIE CLOSING EXERCISES Of the
Weston Graded School will occur
OH the evening Of The 9TH Of June.
We cordially solicit all who feel an
interest in education TO DO present
on that occasion. Tho programme
for the evening will consist Of ORA.
tons, rellearsals, declarations and
debate. Question for discussion,
"Reselsea, That Americas shame
has been greater than her glory"
Aflirlnatiye-C, II. Maxwell. Mega
tive-Nlilton Steele. Tho nero
mentioning Of those gentlemen's
names in connection with this
question is suggestive of an inter
ssting discussion. On That oven
ing diplomas will DO granted to
those who shall be so fortunate as
to pass u creditable examination in
the branches belonging 10 the
High School department. Exam
nations will be conducted during
the last week of the term. Tic
certificates Of scholarship will be
presented to those mcritins the
same by Hon. Andrew Edmiston,
Of tho Weston Bar, The candi'
dates for graduation are Misses
Laura and Nfollie soneryille, and
Afessrs: G, II. Maxwell and George
B. Edmiston.
II. G. LAWSON,
sf ~ y W. n. MCGARy.