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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
eral others which you will find described in
the seed catalogues.
The Apiary IN April and May.


From the losses last winter, many will
wish to buy bees. and transfer them into
their empty hives. First turn the old hive
bottom up, after smoking the bees sufficient
to quiet them. This work should be done
at noon on a warm day when the bees are
active. Place above the hive box, and so
wrap the line of junction with sheet that
no bees can escape. Rap on the hive with
a hammer or STICKY for fifteen minutes. The
bees in this time will fill with honey and
cluster in the box above the hive. Set the
new hive filled either with frames or comb,
or wired foundation" on the old stand,
where the box-hIve stood, and shake the
bees in front of it. They will quickly enter
and take possession. The box-hive is set
aside for three or four weeks when all the
brood will have Matched out. The bees
may now be drummed out as before
and added to the others. Unless the bees
can gather food, the bees in the new hive
must be given combs containing honey or
fed, until there is opportunity for them to
gather sufficient stores for their needs. If il
should turn cold the old bee hive must be
come chilled, and fail to hatch. If it is
warm, and there are no flowers from which
the bees can gather, the old box hive must
be closed, or robbers may enter and carry OF
honey.
After all the bees are removed the second
time from the old hive, it is knocked to
pieces, the combs cut out, melted into wax,
and sold or worked mp into foundation"
In case a queen has been reared in the
box hive, where the brood has been hatch
ing, by the young bees she may be killed, If
seen, or left to the old queen, who will de-
stroy her.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
Purdue,s Prospective President.


Now that President White has decided "a
retire from Purdue University, the public 10
naturally interested in knowing who is to
succeed him. A number OF persons have
been suggested for the position-men who
are no doubt capable and fully competentto
discharge the duties of the President.
Among those mentioned. however, the Lea
der finds none that are received with greater
satisfaction or more favorably commented
on than that of Professor (. f. Smith, pres
ent Principal of the University ACADEMY.
Professor Smith is gentleman of finished
education, advanced thought a good dis
ciplinarian, genial and afable in depoIt-
ment, and well versed in financial manaee-
ment, and of those mentioned in connection
with the Presidency it is no discredit to-
them to say that Professor Smith is the peer
of any of them. Beside he has the advantag
OF acquaintance and experience-he is we'll
liked by the students and associate Pro-
fessors
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
The Ways of the Clothes Moth.

Many vigilant house-keeper would be
spared much vexation of spirit il she IN
derstood the domestic arrangements of the
moths as we'll as she does her own. She
suspects everything Lepidopterous of be-
ing "the MOTH" and every insect of that
size or kind, il must be killed lest it "est
holes in the clothing" 1t will surprise
these watchful persons TO be told that the
moth itself Is harmless, and eats nothing.
The proper clothes moth has q spread of
wing of only about half an inch; il fits
about so quietly, and is so small, as often to
escape notice, while insects maLy times
larger are suspected of being dangerous.
The small size of the true clothes moth,
its delicate buff color, satiny lustre,
and especially the silky fringe upon the
edges of the wings distinguish it from other
moths. In saying the moth is harmless, we
would not be understood that it is not the
cause of mischief. The only part assigned
70 this creature, in its beautiful winged
state, is to lay eggs. The round Of its
changes is as follows: The egg, from which
matches the larva or caterpillar; this does all
the feeding, and is the destructive form oil
the insect; the chrysalis in which state it is
dormant for about three weeks, and finally
the winged state or moth, Just described
Observe that the moth increases only from
eggs laid by the flying insect The feeding
moth, or caterpillar, does not increase its
numbers. The caterpillars feed upon
wooden fabrics or furs, and they also use
the minute fragments OF them
to make themselves a case or shield, 8
circular roll, which they carry about with
them as they feed, and enlarge as then
growth requires. In the Northern States
the moth begins to fly in May, but earlier
in warmer climates, and their eggs are laid
in May and June, when the insect dies. II
will be seen, that to preserve articles from
injury, we must place them where the
parent moth can not reach them. The in
sect is small and can slio through narrow
cracks. Whatever will hold liquids will
! keep out moths, hence furs and woolens may
be placed in whisky or other barrels. IL the
articles are placed in brown linen and sewe6
up or on paper and pasted up, they will be
perfectly protected. There must be no egg
or moths in the articles when put away, anC
the wrapping sholld be thorough, without
any crevice through which the parent mott
can crawl
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
Marketing the Tomato.
american Agriculturist.l

Bermuda no longer monopolizes the trade
IN early tomatoes; those from Florida come
in soon after, and these are followed by the
crop from Georgia and more Northern
States. Fortunately, the tomato, If picked
when full grown and ripening has COM
menced, will come to full ripeness after it is
removed from the vine. Success with those
who send the tomato from Southern locali-
ties to Northern markets, largely depends
upon picking at the proper time. The
changes, as the fruit Tipens. are gradual ard
we'll marked. As soon as it has
reached its full size. the tomato turns"
that u.s. il loses its dark-green color, and
becomes a much lighter and Whitish green:
then there is yellowish-red tinge, and after
this the true red color appears, usually first
upon that portion most exposed to the sun,
and soon spreading over the whole surface.
The fruit should be picked in such q state
that it will be we'll colored by the time 1t
reaches the market, or soon after. While
the Florida grower must pick the fruit as
soon as it turns" or loses its dark-green
color, the Georgia shipper can wait for the
yellowish color, and those nearer the mar
ket can send them still further advanced in
ripeness. The tomato, after it has become
we'll colo-ed remains hard for q few days,
then begins to soften, and becomes too tender
to bear transportation, O fact that those who
send to near market should keep in mind,
as an over-soft tomato, or "leaky" one, as
the dealers term it, will spoil the appearance
of all the others in the package. 1t is impor.
tant that all in one package be OF the same
stage of ripeness so that all will come to
maturity at the same time. Shippers from
Bermuda, Florida and other far Southern %
cslities, now find it worth while to wrap each
fruit in paper before packing. The stems
are always removed, Is they would bruise
the other fruits, but in Southern localities
this allows of the discovery OF the boil
worm, which often enters the fruit and hides
beneath it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
Fertilizers for the Grape.
New England Farmer.

Alta recent meeting OF the Western New
York Horticultural Society, Professor Cald-
well, of Cornell University, in paper which
he read on the subject, treated very
thoroughly of fertilizers for the grape. The
first point of inquiry was, what does the
grape take from the soil? Secondly, what is
the composition of the grape and vine?
Thirdly, what does stable manure do by way
Of supplying this exhaustion? And fourth
ly, what commercial fertilizers accomplish
the same end? He gave The component
potash and phosphoric acid. which proves to
be much less than the same Ingredients con-
tanned in the farm crops of clover, wheat
and potatoes, and the amount OF these in
gradients found In the soils. The impor-
lance of potash was indicated. Diseased
wood YVES found to contain much less potash
than the healthy vine. and lime had been
found to supply the place of potash in dis
eased growth In the European vineyards
twenty-seven tonsof yard manure are applied
every tire years an amount containing sew
eral times as much potash and phosphorIc
acid as analysis shows to be necessary. The
paper was rather suggestive OF future investi.
cation than as prescribing fixed directions.
and the conclusion was drawn that stable
manure promises the besl for vineyards, while
leaf-mold peat and potash salts may be
added. The fact that soils in dif-
ferent localities vary in composition shows
that no distinct rules can be prescribed alike
for ell places. Mr.. Rogers. of New Jersey,
said he had conducted series of expert
ments for three years on fertilizers for the
grape and strawberry. and that potash in
any form bad an unlike effect on different
varieties of the grape. For example on the
Concord the wood was rendered the first
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
Prepare Now for Next Christmas.

Rather early to talk about Christmas you
will think. 1t is so, and IL is purposely
early. Next winter, whether you are help
ing TO decorate the Church, or school room,
or are putting mp Christmal green at home,
you will say: II wish this did not all look
dark and heavy. How a few bright flowers
would tighten it up. ] wish l had some of
those pretty everlasting-howers." The way to
have everlestipg-how overs next Christmas is
to SOW The seeds now. There are a
number OF different kinds and they
are only known by their botanical
names. The most delicate of all are the
Rhodanthes from Australia, but they are
better fitted for making up.in fine bouquets,
than for Christmas work. The most useful
for this are the Helichrysums, as their flow
ers ere large and snowy and of variety of
colors-white, rose, yellow, purple, and
some have brownish shades. The seeds can
bs had insdlstlnct colors, though IL is much
cheaper to get the mixed seeds, il the seed
men will be sure and put all colors in the
mixture. Acroclinium is another good
everlasting, and gives the purest white and
rose-colored flowers Of all. There are sew
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
ONLY a PANsY BLOSSOM,
But the Old Man Wanted a Whole Flower
Garden.
GDatrnit Free Press

Up Second avenue the other night five
young men softly entered a yard, arranged
themselves in semi-circle on the grass, and
suddenly began to sing, while guitar and a
banjo added their sugary notes to the gen.
eral sweetness. AS the song was finished a
sash went up and a masculine voice called
out:
''splendldI Beautiful! Gentlemen, please
repeat"
The band on the grass was only too happy
to accommodate, and "Only Pansy Bios.
som" went floating again on the night
breeze.
"Entrancing entrancingl" exclaimed the
man at the window. Gentlemen, 1 don't
want to put you to trouble, but if you would
only sing that over once mOre!"
The song dragged a little this time, and
the alto voice seemed to have swallowed a
troche down the wrong pipe; but it ended
ct last, and the old man called out:
That's what / call singing. that Isl Gen.
tlemen, I'm mo hog, but if / could prevail
upon yo1 to render that delightful poem
once more, il would be kindness / never
could forget!"
There was great deal of growing in un-
dertones, but the leader gave the key. and
filled with dreadfully faded pansy blossoms.
When the last note died away the old man
clepped his hands and exclaimed:
Better and betterl You have my heart
felt thanks. The old woman is deaf, my
darter is 10 Pom lac, and the hired gal quit
yesterday. or IA have 'em all stick their
heads out 70 thank you in person. Good
nigbt, gentlemen-good night, ard il you
see fit TO come 10 m brow evening I'll have
the old woman sot up with a bed quilt
wrapped around herl"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
Introducing American Quail Into Scotland
lSt. James Gazette1

A consignment Of quails has recently ar
rived at Inversry. The birds have been
sent over from America by Lord Lorne as Q
present to the Duke of Argyll, who intends
to endeavor to scclimatize them. 1t was
while in California recently that Lord Lorne
was struck with the notion. There he found
quail as abundant as the Israelites found
them in the wilderness, and accordingly he
secured several dozens, very fair percent
age of which arrived safely at their destina-
ton. The preserves around Inversry should
prove good breeding ground, and, should
the essay be successful, London in years to
come may receive its quails with the period
ical regularity which characterizes the ar
rival of Its grouse and pheasants.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
Bymn by John G. whittier.

Nc AT MASSACHUSETTS POMoLOGIcAL socIET
MEETING.
o Painter of fruits and flowers,
We own ThJ wise design
Whereby these human hands OF ours
May share the work OF Thinel
Apart from Thee we plant IN vain
The root and SOW the seed;
Thy early and Thy later rain,
Thy sun and dew we need.
Our toll is sweet with thankfulness,
Our burden is our boon;
The curse of Earth's gray morning Is
The blessing bits noon.
Why search the wide world everywhere
For Eden's unknown groundG
That garden of the primal pair
May never more be found.
But, blest by Thee our patient toll
May right the ancient wrong.
And glue To every cline and soil
The beauty lost 20 long.
Our homestead flowers snd fruited trees.
Msy Eden's orchard shame;
We taste the tempting sweets OF these,
Like Eve, without her blame.
And, North and South and East and West,
The pride OF every zone
The fairest, rarest and the best,
May all be made our own.
Its earliest shrines the young world sought
In hill-grOve aud in bowers;
The fittest offerings thitber brought
Were Thy own fruits and flowers.
And still with reverent hands we Gull
Thy gifts each year renewed:
The good is always beautiful
The beautiful is good.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
What 1t DID for nm Old Lady.

COSHOCToN STATION, \. Y, Dec. 26, 1873
GENTs-A number of people had been using
your Bitters here. and with marked effect. A
lady of over seventy years had been sick for the
past ten years: she had not been able to be
around. six months ago she was helpless. Her
old remedies or physicians being of no avail 1
sent forty-five miles and got bottle o. Hop Bit
tiers. Ii had such an effect on her that she was
able to dress herself and walk about the house.
After taking two bottles more she able to
take care of her own room and walk out TO her
neighbor and has improved all the time since.
Ny wife and children also have derived great
enefit from their use. W. b. HATHAWAY,
Act. u, s. EX, Co,
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Farm Notes.

Though rolling is OF much benefit on light,
porous and lumpy soils. yet it is injurious
on wet clays, except in dry weather, when
they are lumpy after blowing Rolling a
stiff soil when wet renders it more difficult
Of cultivation, by pressing the particles still
more closely together and preventing the
admission of air. Even light, arabic lands
require the ground to be dry when rolled,
if Tor no other reason than that otherwise
the soil will adhere to the roller. Grass
land, however, is best rolled in showery
weather.
The locality of one original home of the
potato is settled by Mr.. John G.. Lemmon's
discovery last season of this plant in the
mountains of Ariz1na. One variety was
found near the summit of peak 10, 900 feet
high. From the wild plants Mr.. Lennon
obtained sjme seeds, with several quarts of
small tubers, and these will be distributed
among careful experimenting for cultiva-
ton. 1t is hoped that the result will be q
new and vigorous race of potatoes to take
the place of the degenerated varieties now
grown
In dippirg sheep for scab il is absolutely
necessary 10 break up fcabby crusts with
something rough; corn cob is the best
thing so as to cause the dip to reach the
burrows OF the scab mites in the dermis or
under skin, which is below the epidermis,
and ia which the inject lives and deposits
its eggs. Moreover, il is useless TO use dip
of lower temperature that l02 degrees, and
that Is quite painful during a two or three
minutes exposure. But it must be done to
destroy the cab insects and their eggs.
As far as possible the formation of manure
heaps in the fields should be avoided. II
formed, the practice of turning over the
manure should be abandoned, as labor Ia
thus lost and much manure wasted. The
best authorities consider it best to cart the
manure direct from the barn Yards upon the
land and spread it at once. The question oil
immediate plowing-iD, covering the
manure, is OF less consequences than has gen.
orally been imagined. On light soil, how
ever, immediate plowlpg under is recon-
mended.
The fatter breeding SOW is kept the more
liable she is to destroy her pigs by lying or
them or eating them up. Sows left to rur
wild make good mothers, and will generally
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25

year more spongy, and TIE fruit was more
liable 10 drop. The next year the wood be-
came hard and the grapes larger and better.
On the Wilder the influence was every wav
better. Sulphate of potash often decreased
the size OF the berry. Nitrate OF potash
sometimes diminished the market value of
the fruit by making the skin so thin that he
had found that it could not be taken safely
TO a place only seven miles distant. Each
variety. however. would give different re-
eu1fa
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Sugar From Sorghum.
american Cultivator.l


Sugar from sorghum, now in its infancy
in this country, seems to be an old estab
lished industry in Japan. According TO
Consul General Van Buren, the sugar is
made from that species of the plant known
as Chinese sorghum, which groTs luxuri-
antly in all the southern portions of the
Empire south of the thirty-sixth degree OF
north latitude. The whole product of the
Empire in 1876 was ca 297 $50 pounds. In
portation in 1878 was 67,434, T05 pounds
For 800 or 400 years the process of granulat-
ing and refining sugars has been known and
practiced. Sorghum is not grown from the
seed, but from cuttings. In September
selected stalks are cut and buried
in trenches a foot deep. Through
the winter from each joint of the
stalk sprouts grow. In the spring these
points are cut off and set cut in rows of fif-
teen TO eighteen inches apart, and about the
same distance from each other in the rows.
The ground has previously been thoroughly
dug and pulverized by long-bladed mat
took. The fertilizers used are ashes, fish,
decomposed hay, straw aud sea-weed, or
night soil. The plants arethoroughly hoed
hilled and irrigated. In October and No
vember the leaves are stripped of, the stalks
cut, and the hard outer covering is re.
moved and the remaining portion is then
ground between rollers of stone or hard
wood The cane juice is boiled in iron ket-
ties until the granuletion takes place, when
il is placed in bags and pressed dry. The
expressed syrup is used as molasses. Dry,
upland soils are required for the successful
growth Of the cane, and the expenditure OF
labor and fertilizers is as great, if not great
er, than for any other crop.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
How Best to Preserve Eggs,

Farmers who have large numbers of eggs
to preserve, store keepers who take eggs lin
trade" and all others who handle large
quantities OF eggs, depend upon lime-water
as a preservative. Casks of various kinds
are used to hold the eggs, and some country
store keepers have so MANY that they require
large brick cisterns placed in the center,
that are cemented and hold immense guam
titles.
While some immerse the eggs in simple
small quantity of salt increases its presery-
alive qualities Those who have had an eX-
tended experience advise shaking bushel
of stone lime and adding water to make six
ty or sixty-fve gallons, and four quarts Of
salt This mixture Is stirred a
few times at intervals and allowed to
settle. The perfectly clear liquid
dipped off and poured in a cask to the depth
of fifteen inches; then eggs to about foot
in depth are placl d in the liquid, and some
of the pickle that is little milky is added
More eggs are placed in the cask, and some
slightly milky pickle is added for each foot
in depth. When the eggs are within about
four inches OF the top of the cask, they are
covered with piece of cotton cloth, and
upon the cloth is spread two or three inches
OF the lime that settled after the shaking. 1t
Is important that there be always sufficient
pickle to cover the lime on the cloth. The
object of placing upon the cloth the lime
that had settled, is to keep the water con-
stantly saturated with it. Should some of
the time dissolved be changed into car
Donate, more is at hand to be dissolved.
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Aliens Brain Food positively cures neTv.
business, nervous debility and all weakness
of generative organs; 81; six for s.. All
druggists. Send for circular TO Aliens Phar
macy, 315 First avenue, New York. Sold in
Indianapolis by Browning & Sloan
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
Does Mare Ever Give Birth to Twins

Thus asks correspondent to which we
answer yes, occasionally, but not nearly so
often as the COW; and it is fortunate that it
is so, except in rare instances, she lacks
sufficient nourishment TO bring up two
foals properly. In order to accomplish this,
one must be taken away from the mare and
nursed on cows milk, which, although not
so rich, is made to answer an excellent pur-
pose by sweetening it with little sugar
when found necessary. There are instances
where the colt, taken from the dam and put
on cows milk, has thriven even better than
the one left with the mare. The late Lord
BentInck, of England, possessed a mare
which gave birth to twins in three success
sive seasons. One of the pair was named
oddly enough, "rweedle dunn" the other
''Tweedle-dee." But they did not make good
the distich of Hudibrss:
'Strange that such difference there should be
'Fwixt Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee,"
for these colts were so near alike, it was
difficult to distinguish one from the other.
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Diphtherla poisc1s The blood. Gonzales
cents should take Hoods Sarsaparills toDeU-
tTalize and eradicate the poison matter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25

Hundreds of persons using Ayers Hair
Vigor certify to It's efficacy in restoring the
hair 70 the health and beauty of youth.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
OUR FARM BUDGET.
Marketing the Tomato - The
Ways of the Clothes Moth.
Prepare Now for Next Christmas-The
Apiary In april and May-How
to Preserve Eggs.

A Mares Twins-Sugar From Sorghum
Grape FertiIizers-Househoid Hints
Farm Notes, Etc.
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does not contain whiskey
or alcohol, and will not
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headache and constipation.
1t will cure dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, heartburn, sleep
lessness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness, &c.
Use only Browns Iron Bitters made BY
Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore. Crossed
red lines aRd trademark on wrapper
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