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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-20

| friends. offered as a substitute a resolution
that the Presbytery was of opinion that such
marriages should not be contracted, vet, in
view of the self-denying and successful
labors of Mr.. Ramsdell, the expressed wish
OF the majority OF his congregation that he
should continue his pastoral relations, and
the fact that his wife does not oppose him in
his work, recommended that the petitioners
let the matter rest.
Then Erwin b. Linton, a member of Mr..
RamsdelPs Church, spoke for the majority.
He said, among other things. that 1.-The ma
Jority ask that no steps be taken by this
Presbytery looking toward the dissolution
OF our pastors relations That majority
have had full time to consider the effect OF
the pastors marriage upon their minds as
Christians, and say they desire him to con-
tinue his ministrations to them, leaving his
wife TO the influence of omnipotent God,
and praying Him to direct her heart" The
speaker, after becoming thoroughly &C.
quainted with her feelings toward the Pro-
testant Church. her love for many of its
members, and her love for the Savior,
had not the shadow of a doubt but that in
fulneSs of time she would be one OF them
and would gladly work with them.
AT length a vote was taken on the Kelly
substitute, and il was lost. Then n vote was
taken on a resolution of Judge Drake, THAT
the pastoral relationship be dissolved" This
was test vote. and il resulted in a defeat of
the resolution, by 10 to -. This put the
case where it was when they began. A Com
mittee of Reference, of five was appointed.
This resulted in majority report in favor of
postponing the whole subject, and a minor
ity report in favor of dissolution of the pas
toral relation. Much talk followed, and
then the adoption of the minority report
was voted upon. The result was tie The
majority report was then lost by vote of ii
TO 13
This result again placed the whole matter
where il was at first. Dr. Sutherland then
moved that the Committee be discharged
and the whole matter laid on the table This
was decided in the Affirmative by vote of
IA to IL. When this was announced a sigh
of relief went through the congregation
We'll, we have gained the day." said DIR.
Sutherland to the clergyman next to him.
Mr.. Ramsdell. whose face had been a study
during the few moments that his fate had
hung trembling in the balance, seemed al
other person. Out in the lobby, Mr. Rams
dell held quite reception, and received
numerous congratulations The ladies
especially seemed on his side.
1t is understood that the disaffected mi
nority in the Church will bring the matter
to the attention of the Baltimore Synod, and
that the case will then be taken to the Gen
eral Assembly.
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STRANGE DISCOVERY,
BY Which We May Yet Hear the Sounds Of
the Fires Raging in the Sun.
youths Companion.l

Professor Tyndall of London, has Just in
vented a new scientific apparatus that, when
properly used, gives most singular results,
and shows that the wonders of the photo
phone have only just begun.
The photophone has already been described
in the Companion and you may remeber it
is an instrument inverted by Professor Bell
for causing beam of light to convey a tele-
phonic message to distance.
In the new apparatus, beam of light
from lime light, oreven caEdle, isthrown
upon common glass flask having long
neck. To this is fastened rubber speaking
tube that may be placed to the ear, so that
any sounds in the flask may be heard
through the tube.
Between the flask and the light is placed
a circular disk of metal, havingnarrow slots,
or openings, placed like the spokes of a
wheel round the edge. When the disk is at
rest, the beam of light may pass throughout
of the slots and fall on the flask.
If, now, the disk is made to turn rapidly
on its axis, the light will reach the flask in
series of flashes, as il shines through the
slots one after another. Here the curious
discovery comes in. When the flask isfilled
with q gas, or vapor, say the vapor of sui
phuric either common street gas, oxygen,
perfumes like patchouli or caSsia, or even
smoke. and the beam of light is made to fall
on the flask in series of alternate flashes,
the operator, listening with the speaking
tube at his ear, will hear strange musical
sounds inside the flask.
The pitch Of these tones will correspond
exactly with the speed with which the disk
is made to turn. and each kind of gas, or
vapor, in the flask will give different kind
of note, some soft, some loud, and some very
sweet and musical.
This is certainly the most remarkable dis
covery since the phOtophOne, and it shows
that light may be made the means of making
sounds audible at distance, even when the
eye can see no difference in the light. II
even suggests the idea that we may yet BIT
able to hear the sounds of fires raging in the
sun. 1t may, indeed be only hint to ye
more wonderful and unthought-of relation
ships between light and sound, which may
be utilized as q medium of communication
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Dastardly Attempt to Deceive Aged
Negro.
fGalyeston News
Galveston News

An aged negro came into the Ray office,
and approaching the desk OF one of the staff,
the following conversation took place:
az say, boss, l want 20 be sot right"
"Go ahead, but be quick"
Am dar man named Rescue Conkel in
Washington City?"
Certainly"
"And women folks amt safe when Rescue
am about, onless somebody kivers Rescue
with a shot-gunp'
Eyes; Senator Conkling is very much that
kind of q man."
The old darby was absorbed in thought
for brief space. and then he went at il
again.
Galveston City is in Galveston County,
amt it, boss?'
Eyes"
"Den because Galveston City am in Gal
weston County, Washington City, whar Res.
due Conkel lives, is bound to be in Wash
ington County, on the Brazos7"
"Nonsense Washington County is more
than thousand miles from Washington
City. Who told you that lie7''
Jim Webster did, sab. Ise gwine to take
my old mudder up TO Washington County,
on the Brazos, To see her folks. She am
ninely-five years old, an Jim Webster said
it wasn't safe to take her dar TO account OF
Rescue Conkel, onless had a gun"
What did he tell you that lie for7"
Dunno, 'cepting dat he has got shot
gun he wants 10 sell me powerful bad"
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PASTOR RAMsDELL'S WIFE.
He is n Presbyterian and She a Roman
Catholic.
Washington Post.1

Washington Post
The effort to depOse Rev. Charles B.
Ramsdell from the pulpit of the North Pres
by terrain Church of this city because he has
married a Catholic wife is the absorbing
topic of the day. The history of the case is
an inter esting one. Rev. Mr.. Ramsdell,
the principal actor, is a man of great ability,
a Jealous Christian worker and straightfor-
ward, honest, warm-hearted man. He
graduated with high honors at Yale College,
in 1872, and then prepared for the min
istry at the Union Theological Sem
mary, of New York, graduating at
that Institution in 1875 His first and only
charge was the North Presbyterian Church
If this city. His wife, whose name has, un-
fortunately but necessarily, been brought
into controversy, is Washington lady OF
high standing Her maiden name was Miss
May Brooks. She is a graduate of Notre
Dame College, Maryland. She is q devout
Christian lady, but very liberal in her reli-
gious views. The marriage of these two per.
sons was solemnized by a Protestant minis
ter-Rev. DR.. Patton-some sixteen months
ago in Chicago. Mr.. RamsdelPs acquaint
ance with his wife began several years prior
TO their marriage The young clergyman
was at that time a clerk in the Treasury De
partment, and boarded at the house OF the
young lady's mother. The lady was, by klls
way, a scholar in the class conducte d
at that time by Mr.. Ramsdell in
the Sunday school Of the New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. The acquaint
ance ripened into love, and the young pas
tor, when he welded his bride, had been in
charge of the North Church for about three
years Up to that tine he was exceedingly
popular with all the members of the Church
His marriage at once created dissension, a.
bis fair and gifted bride was, at the time o.
her wedding, devout member of the Ro
man Catholic Church. After her marriage
she remained faithful to her vows to the
ChurchEof Rome, attending mass and thu
confessional. She always, however, at
tended the Sabbath morning service at he
husbands Church. The dissent over tn,
pastors marriage continued day by day t.
grow in strength, and in May last the dis
senters took formal action to secure dis
solution of the pastoral relation. At
Church meeting held May 4, 1880, thu
initial step was taken which eliminated II
the exciting trial that has just been con
cluded before the Washington Presbytery.
The discussion was resumed yesterday b,
Judge Charles d. Drake calling for vot'
upon a resolution affirming that, lin thu
opinion of the Presbytery, no Presbyterian
minister has a moral right to marry Cath
ole woman" Thereupon Rev. JOSEPH
T. Kelly. pastor Of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church, one of the accused pastors warmes
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than at seed time. Get good seed; SOW early;
cut early, and thrash early and, as a general
thing, sell early.
probably woman at Minot Center. who has
herself cut and yarded ten cords OF sled
length wood this winter. She is strong
Scotch woman, about thirty-fve years oil
age. Her husband is living, but past hard
work, being over seventy years OF age. She
carries on successfully large farm, doing
nearly all the work herself.
Messrs. Allsn and Bailey, editors Of the
American Short Horn Herd Book, writes
that the compilation of pedigrees for their
twentieth vokume is now nearly completed.
1t will be larger in its number of pedigrees
and from a much greater number of contrib
utors than any previous volume, and by
their strictness in genealOey through every
possible known sire and dam of anterior
records, each pedigree will appear in the
most authentic way. The book will be is
sued in May next.
Some unsophisticated purchasers of honey
imagine that by buying honey in the comb
they are sure of getting an unadulterated
article. A great mistake. There is an
establishment in Boston where artificial
combs-Rot foundations merely, but combs
are made in such perfection that it would
require an expert to detect the fraud.
Paraffin, not wax, is the material used.
When the combs are made they are filled
with imitation honey made from glucose,
worth three or four cents per pound, and
favored to the taste. A hot iron is then
passed over, the cells are sealed, and the
"comb honey" is ready for sale.
All live stock should be kept clean. They
should not be exposed to severe weather of
winter, not only because it is cruel, but be-
cause it does not pay. 1t costs money for an
animal TO keep itself warm, for it must be
done at the expense of the food it gets or the
flesh it has already gained. An animal is in
many respects an engine, and its food is the
fuel. Any shelter given to farm stock saves
in food, just as a covering to boiler saves
fuel. Another kind of exposure is especial
ly injurious, that is of horses that have had
active exercise by driving. IL horse is
brought in wet with sweat, he should be
first rubbed down and then blanketed, il
the weather is cold, otherwise he will be
chilled and very likely take cold.
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Farm Notes.

The Game and Fish Commissioners of
Maine advise the farmers TO make war on
cats
Mr. Hiram Sibley, of Rochester, N. Y.
owns 400 farms in New York, Michigan and
Illinois
Dalrymple, the great wheat farmer of
Dakota, cleared $3.50 900 on his 1850 crop
He marketed 100000 bushels.
Mr.. Gladstone, in consequence OF the ag-
ricultural depression, have given his tenants
% per cent, remission on their yearly rental.
Over 1000 hogs died with what is called
cholera. in the neighborhOod of Geneseo,
Henry County, Illinois, within ten days.
1t is said that il sod land is plowed Just
before the corn is planted, the worms will
feed upon the sod and not injure the corn.
The winter wheat crop OF Piatt County,
Illinois, after thorough examination, is
shown TO have been uninjured by cold or
drought.
Ten millions of cattle are annually
slaughtered in this country to supply the
home demand for meat, which is valued at
$500, 900 600.
Our exports of corn to foreign countries
during 1880 were about 96. 600 600 bushels
against "a, 000, 900 bushels for the preceding
year.
The Courier de San Francisco speaks OF
three vines near Sonoma, Cal, twenty years
of age, each of which yielded this year 100
pounds of grapes.
A good deal of stock has frozen to death
in Morgan County, H.. during the recent
cold spell, thus showing that our farmers are
no better providers of shelter than their En-
glish brethren.
The average yield of corn is less than one
half of the possible yield. When we think
how little the second half Of 100 bushels oil
corn costs per acre. the profit of growing
such crop becomes apparent
II should never be forgotten that rich cat
tie food makes rich manure, and rich ma
nure heavy crops, WHILE on the other hand
poor feed means lean cattle. poor manure
and inferior crops.
| lfany farmer who raises spring wheat ha:
not good. clean seed, now is the time To be
| looking it up. There is more leisure and q
| better chance to find il now than just at seed
time. 1t can also be thoroughly cleaned
No farmer should SOW weed seeds, as he viii
always have volunteer weeds enough. II
will pay TO Sow nothing but the best seeds o.
all kinds, free from foul weeds and mixed
grains. A good plan to get good seed is t.
get the grain-dealer TO watch the wheat a. i
comes on the market, and let him buy IL
IN he can generally buy IL cheaper than tn,
farmer can, and in mid-winter 1t can gen
orally bs bought rs TO 30 per cent cheape'
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Anxious to show the Price of His Principles
New York SUM-

Our esteemed temporary, the New York
Times, printed, yesterday, letter from one
of its correspondents giving an interesting
account of an interview with General L. A.
Sheldon, the second self of General Garfield.
Among the subjects discussed was Senator
Malone, of Virginia. al understand" said
General Sheldon. that he and his friends do
not want to go back to Virginia to do battle
n The coming campaign and have their OPP
p1nents taunting them with the remark,
You have gone over to the Republican par
ty, and have nothing to show in return"
This, then, is Senator Mahone's standard
of political morality: He i not only ready To
barter principles for offices, but he is no.
ashamed OF the tradel On the contrary. he
glories in it, and is anxious to make public
exhib ton to his friends of the consideration
for which he sold himself
We know that when the slave auction
block used TO exist at Richmond, the poor
slaves, when put up for sale, took pride III
bringing high price; but we never heard
before that this feeling extended to any OF
the white men of Virginia.
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Sufficiently Asinine.
TSt. Louis Republican,

The women of the South have proven
their capacity as disorganizers, and to-day
do more than all other causes to make resi-
dence in the South of Northern men un.
pleasant and improbable. This is due to
their ignorance, and to what Miss Hardakel
would term their exceptionally small brain
power.-Indianapol Journal.
This is surely sufficiently asinine. TIE
writer thinks he is discussing the "ethics Of
SEX" but the atrophied brain, ETC., of such
dolt incapacitates him from treating the
subject He is probably a hermaphrodite
and it is, therefore, an offense to al womer
to be discussed by him.
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AN EXPLANATION.
BY.roRD ROSCOE, DON CAMERON. AND JACK LOGAN.

sY lord ROSCOE, DON CAMERON. AND JACK LOG A,
Against Confederate Brigadiers
We often uttered notes of warning,
Because they Kept aloof from US,
Our party men and measures scorning.
But when, 20 aid us in our need.
A Brigadeir comes squarely over,
That act OF grace mantle is,
His former faults and crimes to cover.
Though such Rebel he may be
That Union blue can never dye him,
No such objection shall we urge,
But gladly take him up and try him. ~
- >~eseme4uU
Though he may favor and defend ,. = q,
Wild measures of reputation, ~ :,
That matters not IL he viii aid q
Our party 10 control the Nation. 1
For what he was, and what he Is.
Let no man censure or all defame him:
The thought that covers this is
That we In time OF need can claim him
SO we have caught our Brigadier
In spite of Democratic buster,
And at the apex of our arch
Have placed the champion Readjuster.
AT once we give him place and power,
And mean 10 make his honors larger
Extending even to his friend,
The BrigadIer named Riddlebarger
We still abuse the Brigadiers,
And hope to reap the glory of it.
But gladly fold them ia our arms
when we consider party profit.
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Going to- See n Girl.
Auburn (Mich.) Courier.


The Eel River Road shows up the latest
smash-up of railroad material. Last Sunday
a train ran off the track between Auburn
Junction and Cedar Creek, smashing
several cars badly and destroying
quantity of -four and grain The
most prominent sensation connected with
the smash-up is as follows: A young man
from Butler, dressed in suit of black
broadcloih. and his mug adorned with a
spring plug-hat, was on his way to see q
girl. The conductor was on the en-
CINE when it jumped the track,
and, walking along to the rear end of the
train, he spied some object crawling out OF
the mud and water that accumulated along
the ditch. / arose, and there before him
stood the would-be lover.
"Hello, what's up?" asked the conductor
he remarked:
Pm a h. II of a looking thing to 90 and
see girl, amt I?'
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some Remarkable Cows.
Prairie Farmer.I


The question has been asked us, "What
amount of butter ought good cow to pro-
duce in year?"
A COW that will make 200 pounds of butter
in a season is a fair one. The skim milk OF
such COW, fed TO thirty pigs, will make 20C
pounds of dressed pork A COW that will dc
this will pay the dairynan, but he should
strive to improve his herd so that every COW
will make a better record than this.
The dairy stock of the country is steadily
improving, 1t is a matter of necessity so far
as the profits of the day are concerned. AS
an evidence of what may be accomplished
we give the well authenticated records OF
some remarkable cows. 1t is not claimed
that entire herds of dairy cows may be pro.
duced to equal these remarkable mixers
but such instances show that vast improve
ment in that direction can be made.
The 'Oakes COW" has a trial record show
ing that her milk yielded sixteen pounds OF
butter per week, from May II to December
20 following. besides furnishing a quart OF
milk daily TO the family. This was in 1916
The cow is described as being of moderate
size, with straight back, fine, clean head
broad hips, with milk veins and udder OF
the best form and capacity. There i:
nothing to show how much improved
blood entered her composition, but rs
a good many Short Horns had been i'm
ported in the vicinity of Kennebec, Me.
where she was bred, it is not improbabl,
that the claim that she was high grade il
true.
An authentic record is given of Gov
kept at Lewes, England. In eight consecu
tive years she gave an average of ,2l0 gal
Ions of milk per year. She was MIXED one
year for 328 days, and gave an aggregate
of ], go gallons, from which $40 pound
of butter were made. The record does moi
state what the breeding of this cow was.
A COW belonging to p Snyder OF Vineland
n. J., of no particular breed. but indicating
from the description given of her, q consider
able portion of shorthorn blood, gave In %
days 5,693 pounds Of milk from which 10
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my boy, I've been making my will, and I've
left very large property in trust for you.
merely wish to ask you if you've any sug-
gestions to oherP' Son-"Well, l don't
know that have, overwhelmingly pom
ders)-Quesh'n is-as things so nowadays,
wouldn't it be better to leave the property
to the other fllar, and-ah-'point me the
trustee Punch.
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Constructive InfideIity.
lGaiveston Neys.1

A negro entered lawyers Office and
asked for private consultation. He then
stated he wanted suit brought against his
wife for divorce. lon what grounds7'
asked the lawyer ION s account q IT., Of nSe
goes to prs'r meetin' foah times q week, and
don't come home till way late in the
night"
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Tronhlesnme Children

that are always wetting their beds ought not
to be scolded and punished for what they
can not help. They need medicine having
having tonic effect on the kidneys and the
nj mary organs. Such a medicineis Kidney:
Wort. 1t has specific action. Do not fail
to get it for them.-Exchange.
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Spirits and General DEBILITY In D he Sa1iou Us
forms; also, as a preventive against fever and
ague. and other intermittent feyers, the "Ferro-
Casweil, Hazard Co.. New York, and sold by;afl
druggists u the best tonic; aud for patients re-
covering from fever, or other SICKNESS. It has ne
equal ~ stsf rH
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pounds of butter were made in 1875. She
dropped her calf again January 5, 1876, but
her milk was not saved until January 10,
and from that time until January, 10 1877,
3G6 DAYS. she gave 10,6l5 pounds of milk. The
Weld of butter from 9,9i6 pounds or milk
was 396 pounds; 695 pounds OF milk were
sold, which If made into butter would nave
raised the yield to 423 pounds OF butter Ior
the year; pound of butter &c 2o.O4 Pounos
of milk. She was kept in stable and led
twenty pounds of dry hay, uncut, three
quarts of cornmeal aid nine quarts OF bran
divided into three feeds per day witha pint
of oil-meal added.
OF later records the most notable are the
Jerseys Eurotas, Jersey Bell of Scituate, and
Jersey Queen, and the Holsteln CO" Z"ahn'
of Elgin, in this State.
The last named COW, from and including
Nav IL. 1878, to and including March D.
1879, or 29S days gave l2,6lOH pounds OF
milk or 1862 $50 gallons-within small
fraction of five gallons per day. Dr. Tefft
says it costs $40 10 keep her the year, and the
milk brought him an average for the year OF
ten cents per gallon or fraction OIL Si4o ~.
The butter record OF Jersey Belle of Scituate
embraced a whole year At her height she
produced of twenty-one pounds per
week. and held an average of nineteen
pounds for the first five months;
at the termination of her year she
had given 705 pounds of butter; and
the figures showing the amount of butter
produced by Eurotas slightly exceed these.
This COW produced 77S pounds and one
ounce of butter in eleven months and six
days. This is her actual record. Those
who had charge of her say that had full
test been kept the previous year she would
have exceeded this record by at least 1OO
pounds.
The COW Jersey Queen, owned at Barnett,
VT, surpasses these by her record of last
year. She dropped her fourth calf March
| 10. 1879, and from that date to March 10,
1881, she made 746 pounds of butter, besides
the cream used in the family OF her then
owner, and milk sold, which, upon investi-
CATION, showed that thirty pounds of butter
might Justly be added to the figures given.
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Walking advertisements: Every man,
woman and child who has once tried DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup can not say enough in
its praise, and this is the reason why its sale
is constantly increasing.