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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To DESTROY red auts take a large, coarse
sponge, saturate it with warm water aud
press ii dry, then sprinkle it over with fine
pulverized sugar and place 10 where the ants
are troublesome. They will soon collect upon
the sponge and get into the cells. Then dip
the sponge into scalding water, which will
kill them. Wash out tue sponge and repeat
the process. BY this means you will soon be
entirely rid of them.
A most excellent pudding is made by stew
ing one pound of prunes until they are 81
tender that the stones may be removed with
out difficulty. Take one quart OF sweet milk
and subtract a teacupful; into this stir
enough -four to make it like thick paste, then
mix it with the rest of the milk; beat four
eggs very light and add, and LASTLY stir in
the prunes, over which you have first sifted
little -four. Boil or steam for two hours.
Serve hot, with some highly favored sauce
vanilla or wine sauce is preferred.
Cucumbers peeled and boiled until soft are
served with chickens roasted. Season the
cucumbers just as you do summer squash
and add very little sweet cream. Serve in
a vegetable dish or put around the chicken
on the platter as a garnish.
A delicious pudding is made in this way;
Chop pineapple quite fine; take some cake
which is a little dry rub it fine in your
hands; or crush it on kneading board; put
it it into pudding dish in alternate layers
With the pineapple, sweeten abundantly,
moisten with cold water, and bake IN q
moderate oven for an hour and three
quarters.
To insure success in making gooseberry
pie, stew the berries in as little water as Ii is
possible to use. When the berries begin to
be tender mash them with spoon, then you
will preserve the richness Of the Juice aud
will not have to throw any OF IL away.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10
Painting shingled ROOD.

More single roofs are painted now than
ever before in the history OF building in tnis
country. 1t is mostly seen in cities and
suburban towns, although in the country it
is by no means rare. Considerable inquiry
has led 10 the conclusion that many have
their roofs painted to add 10 their appear
snce, which in many cases it certainly does,
while others labor under the impression that
the paint acts as a preservative to the shin
giles. The latter are probably, right Vroyid-
Ell the paint is renewed as often as it needs
10 be. III the roof is allowed to remain with
the psint partly worn Off the shingles win
retain more moisture, and consequently de-
cay sooner than they would we're they not
painted at sU. On the score OF durability,
however, little can be gained in cost by
painting A good single roof imprinted
Will last a great many years, and the expense
of painting it few times would repiacs it..
One painter who had painted the roof OF
his own house, when questioned by a repre-
sentative of The L1mberman, used good
logic from his standpoint He thought that
painting roof would add somewhat to its
length Of life. You see" he said, "tnat
have painted mine. I do for myself what
desire to DO for others. Ii l did not, the in
1uence would be bad"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10
The King of the Plough.

BY PAUL HAYNE.
The sword is resheathed In its scabbard,
The rifle hangs safe on the wall;
No longer we quail at the hungry,
Hot rush Of the rayenOus ball
The war-clOud has hurled is last lightning,
It's last awful thunders are sill,
While the demon of conflict in Hades
Lies fetLered in force as in wills
Above the broad fields that he ravaged,
What monarch rules blissiul nOWf
Oh, crown him with bays that are bloodless-
The king, the brave king OF the plough!
Through the shadow and shine of past ages
while tyTants are blinded with bloOc)
He reared the pure ensign OF Ceres
By meadow, and mountain and food
And the long, leafy gold of his hGrvests
The earth sprites and air sprites had spun,
Grew rhythmic when swept By the bTeezes,
Grew royal when kissed by the sun:
Before the stern charm of bis patience,
What rock-footed forces must bow
Come crown him with COrn-leaf and wheGtleaf-
The king, the bold king OF the plough!
Through valleys Of ba1m-dropping myrtles.
BY hanks of Arcadian streams;
Where the wind songs are set TO the mystic
Mild murmur OF passiOnless dreams:
Oh the storm-haunted uplands OF Thule,
By ice eirdled floods and does,
Alike speeds the spell OF hts gOdhoods
The bloom Of his heritage glOws.
monarch yea, more than monarch,
All clines 70 his proves must bow:
Come crown him with bays that are stainless
The king, the brave KING OF the plough!
Far far in earth's utternost future
AS bOundless, of splendOr IS scope,
see the fair augel-Fruiuon,
Outspread his high heralds Of hope;
The roses Of JOY raia around him,
The lilies of sweetness aud calm,
For the sword has been changed 70 the plou gshare
The lion lies down with the lamb
q angel ma estici we know thee,
Though raised and TRANSPORTED art thou
This lord of lies grand c0nsummatiOn
Was once the sWart king OF the plough.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10
rsperlments IN corn CuIsure.


Field experiments are often performed By
active farmers to determine the best modes
for cultlvating crops, but unfortunately they
nearly always omit other modes side by side
to determine BY comparison or contrast the
comparative adVan tages OF the best. A
farmmer thinks be has found an improved
way, for instance. In the cultivation and
management Of his corn crop, and he applies
the new treatment TO the whole field, instead
of trying both modes side by side. and meas
uriDg the product of each. We often meet
with cultIvatOrs who are satisfied that re,
peated horse.cultivation of their corn crops
increased the product, as compared with only
one or two thorough dressings; but TO what
extent this increase has been made is
mere conjecture. Some have placed it by
guess as high as twenty bushels more to the
acre, and under the most favorable circum-
stances this amount IS probably not an over
estimate. But distinct and accurate facts
are wanted, and fortunately they are easily
obtained. Let any farmer who has planted
his corn count Oft in separate parcels
many rows as be deyOtes to row OF shocks;
they may be counted off in fives or in sevens
as may be preferred in harvesting the crop.
Drive stakes or set other marks, 50 that each
set of rows may be kept separate in cultivat-
ing. One set of these strips is to be kept con-
stantly mellow by passing the horse Guilt
Yat0r every five days, the others by cultivat-
ing or hOeing Just often enough to keep the
crop Tree Ol WGeuS. ne may, II ne
chooses, devote one or two spaces to trying
the effect of chilling" the corn, as compared
with fat culture. A record should be kept
o. each.
When the time arrives for cutting up the
corn and placing it in shocks, all that is re-
quisite is 70 observe from the record and the
stakes the different strips or portions, so as TO
keep them distinctly separate. When these
rows of shocks are separately husked, each
row is carefully weighed or accurately meas
ured, and the amount noted on the record
Here then will be lesson, or piece of prac-
tical information, right before his eyes, tell
ing him how much he has gained by the con.
tinued and mellow cultivation, and how
much he has lost by emitting it, and what is
the comparative value of killing. He may
also estimate the greater time required tor
the frequent cultivation as compared
with the neglected treatment, and see how
much net profit he has gained IN the in
creased crop. From the results which we
have occasionally witnessed in frequent till
age, we have no doubt many farmers would
be surprised at the rate of increase. An hour
or two of extra time given in keeping these
accounts with single field will probably
give the owner knowledge of facts worth
hundreds of dollars to him in the long run.
1t is important that there be no halfway
work, in the experiment, and that the Gull
tivation of the corn be continued from the
time of the first narrowing, before the young
plants have made their appearance, till they
have grown tall enough to overtop the back
Of the horse employed in the cultivation.
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A Good Offer.
n OOOu OHer.
New York United States Democrat

New 1Ork On.teu SthteS OenOcldLI
Mr.. Sterne Chittenden,a distinguishedilaw-
yer of this city (No. 176 Broadway proposes,
in letter to the New York Evening Post, to
give the sum of $4,000 to Yale College, or
to the Republican campaign fund, if Mr.
Blaine will submit his Fisher letters to the
venerable ex-President Woolsey. OF Yale
College, and if DR.. Woolsey after careful
examination, shall decide that they are in
no way discreditable to Mr.. Blaine's honor.
Here is a fair offer which should be &C
cepted without delay. Mr.. Chittenden is a
graduate of Yale College, of high standing
in the class Of 1856, and is able aud willing
to pay the money on the conditions he has
laid down. Mr. William Walter Phelps,
Blaine's manager, is graduate of Yale Col
lege in the class of 1859. President Woolsey
has always been member of the Republic
can party.
But will Mr.. Blaine venture to face the
music and stand the test?
This. to him, is far more important mat
ter than going West cunning for editors who
excite wrath, as President should never
get mad when nobody cares.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10
Proportion OF Meat to Food.
Prairie Farmer.l

Some American stockmen are now exercis-
ing great care in determining the exact
quantity OF food consumed to produce
given increase of live weight in animals, and
also the relative proportions of meat to offal
The fat stock shows at Chicago have done
much to stimulate experiments in this di
rection, and will do much more. Some Of
the agricultural experiment stations are en-
gagged in this special work. A general con-
cIusion thus far is that well-bred, moder-
ately fattened oxen should yield ffty-eight
TO sixty pounds of dressed carcass 70 100
pounds of live weight; while an excessively
fat OK may give from 60 up TO even 20 per cent
Moderately fattened shorn sheep should
dress IS per cent. of the live weight
excessively fat as high as 65 per cent. The
relation OF the dressed tn the live weight
is so well understood by butchers who buy
beef cattle in the great New York markets
that the sales and prices are there based upon
the dressed weight of the four quarters.
Thus, if good quality cattle are reported at
10 cents it means so much per pound for
what the four quarters will weigh. An old
rule is that that the f0rty-two pounds eli
offEl-tbat is the hide, loose tallow, head.
heart, legs. etc.,-will pay the butcher we'll
for killing and dressing. Thus, lively bull
lock that will turn the scales at 1870 pounds
will give about $50 pounds in the quarters,
in which form they would be worth $50 at
10 cents per pound. II the same weight
onAnAaA 0AC9SCo oAASy-bW pOOAdo w buC
100 then there would be 9i1 pounds to
the quarters, and the buyer could pay
S91 for the animal, and his carcass would still
stand him only ten cents per pound. In that
market, while the beef cattle are usually
sold at so much head for certain lot, the
buyer, in making up his offer, estimates for
both the live rate and the percentage that
they Will dress-though the scales are more
Tesorted to than in former years-and then
the purchaser makes an offer based upon the
dressed percentage. But feeder needs to
make far more careful estimates, or weigh
i1gs, to know how much feed land its cost
he is using from day 10 day to secure the
increase of weight each of his animals is
making. This viii lead to the inquiry
whether other feed, or combination of feed
may not produce like results with less ex-
pense and more profit. 1t will lead to an
other observation also as to the comparative
values Of different breeds and grades as ma
chimes for changing feed into meat.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10
Preparing the Soil.
Western Pu-al

In this, the foundation Of all grape-grow-
ing, saws an authority, the vineyardist must
also look TO the condition in which he finds
the soil. Should it be free OF stones, stumps
and other distractions, the pillow aud sub soil
ploW will be aIl-suficient. Should your soil
be new. perhaps a piece of wild forest land,
have it carefully grubbed, and every tree
aud stamp taken out by the roots. After
the ground is cleared, take a large breaking
plow, with three yoke of sturdy oxen aud
pillow as deep as you can, say twelve to four
teen inches. Now follow in the same furrow
with an implement we call here a sub-soil
stirrer, and which Is simply piOw-share Of
wedge-shape, running in the bottom of the
furrOw, and a strong coulter running up
from it through the beam of the pillow,
sharp in front, to cut the roots; the
depth OF the furTow is regulated by q nova
bic wheel running in front, which can be
set by a screw. With two yoke Of oxen this
will loosen 10 the depth Of, say twenty
inches, which is sufficient, unless the sub
soil is very tenacious. In land already cul-
tivated, where there are no roots to OBJ
st-uct, two yoke of oxen or four horses at
tached to the pillow, and one yoke of oxen
or pair of horses or mules to the snb-sOil
plow, will be sufficient In stony soil the
pick and shovel must take the place OF the
pillow, as it would be impossible to work ii
thoroughly with the latter; but / think
there is no advantage in the common method
OF trenching or inverting the soil, as is now
practiced TO a very great extent If We
examine the growth of our native vines we
VIII generally find their roots extending
along the surface of the soil. 1t is unnatura
TO suppose that the grape, the most n-lo7inl
of all our plants, should be buried With ii'
roots several feet below the surface of thC
soil, far beyond the reach of sun and air
Therefore, if you can afford it, work your sol
deep and thoroughly: it will be labor vel
invested; is the best preventive agains
drouth, and also the best drainage in we
weather, but have it in its natural position
not invert it, and do not plant Oo'deep
Should the soil be very poor, it may be en-
riched by manure, ashes, bone dust, etc.
but il viii seldom be found necessary, a
most of our soil is rich enough; and it is no
advisable to stimulate the growth too much
as it will be rank aud unhealthy and injuri
ous 10 the quality and flavor of the fruit.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10

owners of the houses they live in and few
others besides. Not q few OF the unfortan-
ates who 1--we up to or above their incomes
ere also afflicted by the results of anticipat
ing their pay. Ten per cent. a month is a
common rate of interest, and that is gener
ally all they pay from month TO month,
notes of this kind running, with necessary
renewals for years. The lady clerks are. as
a rule, the most prOvident, many purchasing
fine, large houses, and furnishing them for
boarding purposes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10
GEO. w. BAKER,
LEwISVILLE, IND.

Breeder and shipper OF Plymouth Rocks, American
Dounnigrus Brown Leghorns, White Leghorns,
(both rose and single combined) Black and Pat
ridge Cochins, Black breasted Red Games and
Bronze Turkeys,
WAITER FOWL,
Pekin, Alisbury, and Colored Muscovy Duck.
Touluse Geese, Etc.
Italian Bees and Queens
Secured to move in the United States. constantly
on hand at reasonable prices. Also dealer in sup
plies for the Apiary, such as Honey Extracors Wax
Extractors, Smokers. Knives, Etc Send stamp for
illustrated and descriptive circular. Address,
GEO. w. BAKER, Lewisville, Ind.
N. B,-Refer by permission TO the Agricultural
Editor OF Sentinel, g. W. B.
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FARM NOTES.

1t is said that the development of flavor
can be fastened by subjecting the cheese to
q strong CUR ent OF air. The faver is deve-
oped by the recess Of oxidation. II the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-10

Painting Shingled Roofs = Efficiency of
Lightning ROds-A Valuable Sag
gestiOn-HOusehold Hints
and Farm Notes.
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OUR FARM BUDGET.
The King Of the neutrality-suspicious.
in Corn Culture.

Proportion Of Meat to Food-Pre-
pairing the SOu-Rsal Dis
infectants.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-28
III CANNOT BE BLAINE.

After the action OF the Republican,
in New York and Ohio last week the
nomination of Mr.. BLAINE at Chicago
is exceedingly doubtful to say the least.
There is a well-fOunded belief amongst
the more discreet and intelligent Re-
publicans of those great states that,
should Mr.. BLAINE be nominated, his
election would be hopeless. The fact
that he does not possess the confidence
of the business men Of the country,
that he is feared by the conservative
elements of his party, that he is not
trusted by those who would reform the
present corrupt civil service, is now
made plain to the public. Outside of
his own State there is no enthusiasm
for Mr.. BLAINE in all New England.
A msjority OF all the delegates from
New York are conceded by his friends
to be against him; and the shrewdeI
Republican leader Of Pennsy lvania, the
State of Mr.. BLAISE'S nativity, pub
icly states with positiyeness that the
resolutions of instruction DO not instruct
with sufficient force as to hold together
the vote of the keystone for her former
son. Ohio, the State Of GARFIELD,
on whose reputation Mr.. BLAINE
is now largely banking, last week
chose three of her four delegates vt
large from the opponents of the Plume
less Knight. a portion Of the Miehi-
gan delegation is opposed to Mr..
BLAINE, and such will be the case in
both Indiana and Illinois. In sll the
Northwest he will have, as it now APP
pears, but two solid delegations, while
in the entire South, which will COM
pose more than one-third of the Presi-
Dental convention, he will scarcely get
q vote outside Of West Virginia.
But, says the ardent BLAINE mau,
Mr.. BLAINE can name the NOMINEES,
and that will be about as good. He
would be made Secretary Of State, and
would be the real head of the Admins
tration.
That is not altogether certain. In
fast, 1t Is about certain that he could
not name the nominee of the cUnveu-
ton, and for the very reason given. A
suspicion that he was to become the
controlling spirit OF the Administration
in the event Of the nomination and
election of his fAvorite, would, Of itself,
defeat the nomination Of him who was
known to be his heir. II the eonven-
ton did not want to make Mr.. BLAINE
the nominee, it would not want, for the
same reason, TO nominate a man whose
administration he would dominate.
West Virginia Republicans are about
to hitch their cart to the e)At tails Of q
SINGING cause. They have discarded
their wisest leaders, AID now it is SIM
ply a case of the "blind leading the
blind"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-28
rME RKvfsED AssKssMExr FLANK
IN CHARlEs TON PLATK0RM.
Obrespondsaes Of the Register.

Correspondence Of che Register.
A political party is the aggregate re-
suit OF individual compromise.
III every man, or every faction OF
men, were allowed his or its own way,
there would be an end to all congre-
gated effort at party Cancellation.
At It's convention at Charleston the
Democratic party OF West Virginia was
confronted with two antagonistic ideas
on the question of the revised assess
ment.
A large. respectable and, I dare add,
the most intelligent portion Of the party
eoncurred with the Governor as to the
propriety, legality and constitutional
necessity of his assessment policy.
But there was another class, equally
fervent in fealty to the traditional prin-
ciples Of the Democratic party, that,
under the influences of certain teacn.
ipgs, honestly believed The course oil
the Governor to have been unpolitic
and unealled for at the time.
The Committee on Resolutions, In
voicing the views of the party, had to
meet and, if possible, reconcile these
two conflicting ideas in governmental
policy.
The resolution as reported is now
known to have been the result OF mu-
tual concession. Fairly interpreted 1t
reflects not upon the Governor nor
those that differ with him. 1t would
have met, as it deserves to meet, with
universal approval had it not been for
the mistake, made at the convention,
TO make fight on the question under
cratic leadership. The best advised
and more discreet friends OF both fac
tions accepted it as an honest eompro-
mise, involving no sacrifice OF principle.
The writer has always approved and
does now most cordially approve the
Governors assessment policy as one
necessitated by the decision OF the
court of appeals in the G. & 0. railway
case.
And vet, as delegate at Charleston,
he voted for the retention in the plat
form Of the assessment resolution, be.
lieving then, as he still believes, that,
fairly Interpreted, it contains no hidden
stag, no censuring reflection on the
course of the Governor.
The attempt made since the adjourn
ment of the convention to inject a sting
where no sting was meant, should be
discountenanced by all good Democrats,
and especially by all friends of the re-
vised assessment.
An ANALYSIS of the vote on retention
will show that many of the most astute
and intelligent friends of the Governor
and his assessment policy voted to re-
tain the resolution. ii.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-28
HYPOCRIsY AND DECEIT.

In New York the Republicans elected
three avowed free traders as delegates
at. large to the Presidential convention
and adopted the following declaration:
1.-THE Republican party declares its
approval of that policy of protecting
home industry from foreign cOmpetl-
ZION which has through century of
national being encouraged immigra-
ton, rewarded labor, iOstered enter
prise, aud assured unparalleled pro-
gress and prosperity, all variations from
which policy have been the occasion OF
business confusion aud disaster, and
which, therefore, is alike justified in
intelligence and by experience"
Upon this declaration the New York
Times, the leading Republican paper OF
the State, remarks:
1.-THE resolution on protection, so far
as its meaning eau be made out, Is
false in fact and mistaken in doctrine,
and does not represent the convict ons
of the Republican party of the State.