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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-13
Another sqBoy Preacher"

To the Editor Of tho indianapolis Journal:
Has it occurred to any of our church authori-
tiles that we have in our midst now revivalist
equal in strength and power to the socalled boy
preacher, Thomas Harrison? I refer to Rev Geo,
K. Little His services at the Operahouse last
Sabbath convinced me that he possesses more
than average intellectual ability, without the
Thea, should he not have our cordial support
We could excuse the avariee of Harrison when
ne was young and had his head turned by sue
cess but now when he is nearly forty years of
rakes in the dimes and dollars is disgusting. /
quote from a recent issue of the Globe Democrat
describing the evening service Mr.. Thomas
Harrison was evidently satisfied for when the
collection was being taken up and was found to
bling his hands together his face wreathed with
smiles" Disgusting} Harrison is not modest
retiring man like Brother Little, but always goes
to auction Of. seats in Gods kingdom to the
highest bidder. Mr.. Little corAes to us trusting
to his own merits, and relying upon that alone
while Harrison trusts to d long line of aristo-
cratic ancestry to give him first rank and has no
personal merits to recommend him, unless the
wrinkles and physical disability Of premature
oldage have that tendency.
This city is ripe for great revival, and do
not question but what if Mr. Little gets the sup
port he should have from our larger churches,
he will be the means of bringing about a revival
that will shake the city from center to circum-
ference. Let some of the churches unite in q
fund to hire the Opera house next Sunday and
witness harvest A METHODIST.
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Tariff and Wages,

To the Edito- OF the indianapolis Journal:
am glad that. you have had the frankness to
tell your readers that our infamous American
tariff keeps wages up to their present pitch and
that you have proved it by the testimony of
those worldngmen before the congressional COM
mittee. 1t is not the price of raw iron or steel
that makes pitehforks, scythes and other farm
implements 50 high, it is the price paid for man
ufacturing them If we could have free trade
we would soon bring these enormous wages down
to a reasonable figure and break up that iniqu vi
tous monopoly, the trades union. Give us free
trade and no more monopolies of any kind, es-
pecially such monopohes as protect men in such
runously high wages Not only let raw iron
come ia free but wrought iron of every kind;
not only raw wool but all kinds of wooden goods
Down with the tariff that protects trades unions
FREE TRADER.
N B.-Private--The above is irony.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRooKvILLR, March 12-Last night a
tramp, on his own motion, took lodging in the
barn of Mrs Rhoda Updike, near Whitcomb,
this county; and this morning, when her fifteen
year-o!d son. Harvey, went to the barn to feed
the stock the tramp ordered him to leave, and
informed him if he did not he would shoot him.
The boy stood his ground, whereupon the tramp
drew revolver and fired, the ball taking effect
in Harvey's arm. The tramp then made his
escape. AS soon as the facts were made known
the neighbors gathered, and are now securing
the surrounding country for the tramp; and if
he is found it is safe to predict that he will have
justice meted out to him without delay.
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Floyd County RepnbIicans.

Special TO the indianapolis journal.
NEW ALBANY, March 12-Morris Mcdonald
was chosen chairman, and F. d. Conner, secre-
tary. Crittendeu A Cox was indorsed for Au-
ditor of State and John T. Smith for Superin-
tendont OF Public Instruction. Following are
the names of the delegates to the district con
gention and the State convention of June 70: n
Mcdonald, w. B. Godfrey, George Roberts, r,
NJ Boardman, ]. L. McQuiddy l. G. Strunk,
y Fite, f. B. Scrihner S. Z. Finney, F. D. Con
ucr Charles Smith w H. stephens, Elmor
Siaith, Ed Keethley, W. w. Tucker George
Wolfe, J. f. Wilson, W. IL Shirley, William
Lamb, W. H. Halstead, Marshall Adkins, Jacob
Green, colored, DIR. w. A. Burney and James
MitclIem.
Delegates to State convention, April II: NJ.
VI Hurley, W. b. Godfrey, F. d. Conner, w w.
Tucker. delegates Alternates: Morris Melon
aid George B. Cardwill, John S. Mann and D.
g anthony.
The delegates were unanimously confirmed by
tie convention, and it was further ordered that
al other Republicans of the county be, and are
made delegates the State convention.
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The Cabbage Fly.



Various means have been s1lppestad for con-
trolling the depredations of the cabbage fly.
Bouche. the original describer of the fly, says
the plants may be preserved by dipping tho
roots, when they are transplanted from the
seed-beds, into oil or I've of ashes Powdered to-
bacco, or the fine dust from tobacco factories,
scattered over the plants will preserve them
from attack. The use of superph0sphate of lime
has been advised as preventive against the de-
post of the eggs. If cabbages are not grown
upon the same ground for successive years, and
the ground meantime thoroughly cultivated with
some other crop, the insects will be materially
reduced IN number In some experiments at
the Michigan State Agricultural College, IL
strong decoction of tobacco was freely applied
to the plants, but without appreciable benefit.
Professor j. A. Lintner writes upon the subject
as follows when the attack of larvae has
reached that stage of progress that the plants
Enthusiastically show by willing and tho
leaves turning to faint lead color, all such
should be promptly taken up, and the hole
left should be filled with strong brine or lye to
destroy any of the larvae which might remain
In the soil. This last preeaution would be
necessary if the plants be carefully lifted by
means of broad bladed knife. The accompany
ing ground, with the plant, should be thrown in
deep hole, made for the purpose and covered
with soidly packed earth, through which the
hies-f any of the buried larvae should attain
this stage-could not penetrate to the surface.
Watering the plants with lime water has been
found to be of service in killing the arve." Prof
~ j. Cook has recently recommended the follow
ing method for the destruction of larvae BIZ
sulphde of carbon is used To apply it, a small
hole is made in the earth near the main root of
the plant, by the use of q walking stick or other
rod, and about one-half a teaspoonful of tho
liquid poured in, when the hole is quickly filed
with earth, which is pressed down by the foot.
Inevery case the insects were killed. without in
jury to the plants. While Professor Cook, as
the result of recent experiments, believes carbolic
acid to be preferable to the bisulphide of carbon
for the protection of radishes, he is still of the
opinion that the latter material is the most rei-
able in contending with the cabbage fly.
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Roots for the Dairy.

Pennsylvania Farmer.
Recently the writer visited large dairy which
was daily giving hundreds of pounds of very
rich milk. The ration feed was clover hay, Il
small feed of grain and about half bushel of
sugar beets per day. The point raised is why
this particular herd of cows, mostly due,to calvo
in March, should, within fifty days of ealving
time, give each more than eighty pounds of
milk per week. The dairyman could not
plain the fact, but this he knew, that clover hay
and beets not only made the cows give good
milk ten months instead of six or seven, as
think, not rich in nitrogen, but they do con-
Clover hay is very rich in nitrogen, and if oat
shorts are also fed, all the better. This
brings up the inquiry: Do the juices
of roots and ensilaee, for that matter-possess
a food value, although rated by chemists wa
teri The discrepancy between what should be
the proportionate value of green grass and
the same grass in the form of hay can but raise
the inquiry why the superior feeding value Of
green and naturally succulent food. Does this
explain why the owner of the dairy i'll question
was so successful in extending the seasonl The
feeding value of the beet as rated by the
chemist, is small estimated by what he can find
in it. and the fraction found would not account
for the increase in production unless the water
reported be given q food value when combined
with the acids, alRalis, etc, OF the stomach of
the COW. This is an interesting point, and one
in which we wish every dairyman would inter
est himself and find out about for himself Who
will be first TO raise an acre or two of sugar
beets next season. and try their feeding value,
as compared with dry fOods9
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Facts as to sleighing Winters.

To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
A reporter for the News, with the concurrence
of w N. jackson, chronicles the fact that never
before has there been ten consecutive days of
good sleighing in March This illustrates the
fact that we pay but little attention to such
matters, and remember them indiferently. The
writer entered the clerks Office of neighboring
county, as a deputy clerk, ON the first day of the
March term, 1888, the 18th day of the month
and remembers well that the sleighing was first
rate during the whole month, people coming to
the court in sleighs the most of tho time. On
the 26th of February, 1S43 1.-THE year of the Mil
lennium and tho eomet) heavy snow fell,
which was Increased from time to time, and
which continued on the ground. furnishing first
class sleighing until early in Apri-as late per
haps, as the 10th. But L coneede that, in sne
respect, the winter just closing is more remarka-
BILE than any of its predeeessors-it has fur
nished three months Of continuous good sleigh
ing; and this no other winter has done within
my recollection. j. b. J.
INDIANAPOLIS, March u.
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a swindIe ON Farmers.

Princeton Special,
The collapse of the firm of Wallace & Runce,
grain dealers at Fort Branch in this county, is
creating sensation of considerable magnitude
in this vicinity. These parties were running an
elevator during last season, and received for
storage large quantity of wheat from the farm
ers in the neighhorhood, who were holding for a
satisfactory market It is not certain how much
wheat was thus stored, but it is estimated all
the way from $1,000 to $4,000 bushels Last
Saturday it was discovered that nearly all this
wheat had disappeared from the elevator, and it
was subsequently ascertained that Wallace, the
senior partner, had disappeared after having
cashed check for 50, 700 due the firm at an
Evansville bank. The supposition is that he
had considerable more of the FIRMS money than
this in his possession, but this is merely matter
of conjecture. Runcie claims to have had
intimation of his partners intended departure,
nor of his crooked transactions
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Barley.
Rural New Yorker.


This used to be staple crop, and was valuable
in many ways. There is no better grain for the
hens or hogs 1t is the very best to grind and
feed to sows when sucking pigs. 1t is superior
food TO give to cows to produce milk. 1t is the
best grain to mix with oats for horses either for
driving or work 1t gives them strength and at
the same time is not so heating as rye or corn.
Last but not least, it Is excellent to make into
-four for griddle cakes. The barley "bannocks"
have been an inspiration to the pen of the Scot
fish bard, 1t makes griddle-cakes much more
healthful than buckwheat as they do not affect
tho skin cause dyspepsia. Barley is not so
impoyerishing to the soil as oats, and is as good
a crop to seed with as wheat Forty years
ago barley was one of the most extensively
grown and profitable crops About thirty
five years ago it began to fail or, as
the farmers said run out" Like wheat, the
soil under constant culture of it became depleted
of the constituents required to make n good
crop of barley rest of over thirty years has ire
newed' the soil and now barley is hereabouts one
of the most reliable and remunerative crops. 1t
finds ready sale at good prices and may be
utilized on the farm, going further than oats.
and being better suited for all kinds of stock. 1t
is more valuable than rye. The straw is excel
lent for fodder cattle preferring it to every
other kind, and it ranks at the head of the LIST
for making growth, 1t can be raised much
more cheaply than corn. which gives it an adj
vantage over that useful crop. There is
other grain which fits in so generally for the
spring rotation, and especially for seeding with
clover or grass seed, since spring wheat is far
more uncertain and yields only about fourth
as much per acre. Barley will produce as well
as oats, if not better, and may be sown later in
the season, which relieves the rush of work in
the spring and allows the farmer to prepare his
ground better, which is also an important con
sideration. On this account moist ground may
be utilized which could not be we'll sown with
oats, and to which barley is especially suited.
Two bushels of seed ample for acre on
rich SOIL but two and half are required for
land of moderate fertility, it will not stool so
much on the latter. 1t is better TO be put in
with a drill; and when this is done less seed is
required. The ground should be mellow for bar
ley and narrowed to a fine filth. A corn stubble
is good and'i will Also do well on clover sod.
1t should not be put in until the ground has be
come warm, as unlike oats wheat, it is not
suited to cold conditions.
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Just at present cases for nightdresses and
sachets for handkerchlefs seem popular. They
usually match, and are always lined with a con
trasting color. The newest fashion is to make
them almost square, with one corner turned
back and split up the center The two pieces
are fastened back, and one is of quilted satin or
Saline, secured by fancy -headed pin, while the
other is plain, and has monogram or. device
embroidered on. The fashionable size for a
nightdress-case is about sixteen inches in length
by eleven in width, and the slit up the turned
back corner extends six inches or SO from the
point The lining of the is wadded and
quilted and sometimes scented, and the whole
is edged with gathered lace, hemmed muslin,
or frayed silk. The handkerchief-ease opens in
half and on each side are two places for hand
kerchiefs to slip in, from the middle-plain ones,
fancy ones, evening and colored. Another fa
vorte shape is square, bordered fully with
lace, with the FOUR corners tied together with
bow, and the name or monogram worked on one.
Black satin lined with quilted yellow sarsenet,
brown lined with pink, and pale blue with coral
are fashionable, trimmed with tinted lace. The
brush-case is also made to match the brushes
and combs being thrust through at the corner
The last idea is to make the usual ugly sponge
bag ornamental by either covering it with col
ored Saline and working flower on each side or
in American cloth, painting it and binding all
around with galoon.
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ILLINOIS.
Sensation in the Carpenter Case-Taking of
Testimony TO Begin To-Day.

9ehSdtlpH III inc carpenter SdSe-AahlnS Oh
Testimony TO Begin To-Day.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PETERSBURG, March 1.-THE sensation in the
Carpenter murder trial, to-day, has been the
withdrawal of Hon. n. w Branson and E.. B
Blinn from the ranks of the prosecution 1t was
caused by a difference with States Attorney
Forrest as to how the case should be conducted
Forrest thinks Carpenter guilty, while the others
think him only accessory Carpenters wife and
handsome daughters were in the courtroom all
day The room was crowded and people are
coming in from the surrounding country by
train and wagon. Witnesses are here from La
fayette, Danville, Springfield Peoria, Lincoln
and other cities, and the trial, as it progresses
excites more interest Prominent men are
among the counsel of both sides but the betting
ia forty to that Carpenter will be acquitted
The taking of evidence will begin tomorrow
Both sides finished their statements to-day
No testimony was taken, the court adjourI1ing
at the close of the attorneys address for the de
tense. The attorney, in making his plea, ac
cused the prosecution of resorting to every form
of perjury falsehood and trickery in making up
the case, and intimated that if there was blood
on Carpenters driving-hnes after they left the
hands of the first expert who examined them, it
was put on at the instance of the prosecution.
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STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Disgraceful Fight Between Lawyers in
White County Court Room.
History of Some of the Exploits of Parke
County's sperado-Seusation in the
Carpenter Trial at Petersburg.
Exciting Pugi1istic Entertainment in Il White
County Court-ROom.

Exciting PugiIistic En- Entertainment in Il White
County Court Room.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
MONTICELLO, March II - While ex-Judge
Huff was acting in the place of Judge Gould,
trying the Davis case, yesterday, for felony, a
lively setto was had between Robert Gregory;
the prosecuting attorney, and Daniel Dale, at
torney for the defense. While Gregory was adj
dressing the court, Dale made some cutting re
mark, when Gregory gave the lie. Then Dale
followed with an ink-stand, which missed its
aim. Gregory retaliated by knocking Dale
down. Davis the client, then took hand by
throwing the prosecutor upon the floor. Now
was Dsle's opportunity, and he landed upon
Gregory to pummel him, but they were separated
by outsiders, and quiet reigned supreme. The
judge then fined them $40 for contempt, and adj
iourned court until to-day Never before was
such an exciting scene in our court. A bitter
feeling has existed between these expounders of
law for some time, and it is surniised that the
end is not yet
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to-day, and larger number is expected to-mor-
row, from different parts of the State. The fol
lowing papers were read to-day:
Purposes of State Sanitary Society," by DR..
Thad. NJ. Stevens. of Indianapolis. 'Legisla-
ton concerning the Destruction of Filth by
Rev. Geo. L. Curtis, of Jacksonville. Food
and Raiment, by Hon. +. J. Van yorhis, of In
dianapolis. Ventilation of our Homes and
Public Buildings by DR.. R. W, Raymond, of In
dianapolis. "Chest Pressure" by Rev. Thomas
Harrison, of Brownstown, read by DIR. L. S.
Oppenheimer of this city.
Letters of encouragement were read from the
State health officers of Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois
and West Virginia, and from Surgeon general
J. S Billings, U. S. A, and Dr.. Albert Gihon,
U. S. n.
Among the physicians of note present are DR..
J. F. Hubbard and DR.. Butler of Richmond.
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SALE Of STATE LANDS.
STATE OF INDIANA.

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE. !
In pursuance to the provisions of an act entitled
IAN act authorizing the sale and conveyance of
tain lands belonging to the State of Indiana and dis
posing of the proceeds thereof and providing for the
recovery of the possession of any lands of the State
unlawfully occupied and for the rent of any of the
lands of the State until sold, approved March Z,
1888" will offer for sale for cash to the highest
bidder at the thouse door in the city of Frank
lin. in said State at from 10 a. to p. m. on
Thursday, April 10 1884. the following described
real estate situated in johnson county belonging to
the State of Indiana and authorized to be sold by said
act wiz The northwest quarter of northeast quarter
section 49, township IL north range east contain.
ing 10 acres, appraised at 5000.
This land was rnortgsged 1.-THE State of Indiana TO
the payment of a loan from the College Fund
and forfeited for the nonpayment of interest due
it. No bid for less than the apprsisement will be
ceived. JAMES f. RICE Auditor of State
Indianapolis, Ind, March II, 1884.
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Parke Countx,s Desnerado.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MoNTEzUNA, March 12.-CLarley Roberts is
achieving considerable notoriety of cheap
kind. He was born and raised near the east
side of this county, where his father, who is a
much respected citizen, now resides Charley
has borne a bad character for some years, and
late developments show not undeservedly So
He came to Montezuma about one year ago, and
very shortly after burglaries and robberes all
over the county become so common that vigi-
lance committees were talked of to aid our au
thorities in the detection of the desperadoes
Several of the parties SO robbed now identify
Roberts and in one case the property stolen was
found in his house after he had moved from here
to Terre Haute. While here he did little or no
work, and lived we'll He was one of the parti-
cipants in drunken riots and shooting ARRAYS at
saloon here He was first arrested by Terre
Haute officers, being suspected of completely in
the burglary of a store at Numa. For some
reason he was transferred to Rockville jail, and
it is worthy of notice, the day before he escaped
therefrom, the Jail was thoroughly examined by
the county officials and pronounced safe, The
escape was made by breaking out
the grating of his CELL making
hole about eight by seventeen
inches in size. As be got out Of the door a little
girl was passing who knew him, and she gave
the alarm. H4e struck her down. and then, pur-
sslssd b., citizens, nearly mile, when, meet
ing Mr. Phillips, he took from him horse and
went to Blooniugdale, where he left this
animal and rode off another belonging to DR.
Csoldsber1y. He was then lost sight of until his
reappearance on the l., B. & W. railroad as q
passenger to Hillsdale and thence via the c. G.
E. l. railroad to Clinton, where he was night
before last, traced to the house of woman who
has two sons in jail at Rockville for some minor
offense Notwithstanding six men, with drawn
revolvers were watching the house, he slipped
out, and from a Mr.. Flaxford. living near, he
took his third horse This was tracked to within
about three miles of this place, when he turned,
and at last accounts those in pursuit were close
ON his trail at New Discovery in the east part
of this county. He is we'll known, knows every
foot of the country, and his capture seems
almost certain. Tall erect and handsome in
person, he rs fearless, quick in action, and of a
disposition to make friends amongst his own
kind.
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wooI-Growers and the Morrison Bin.

DENVER, March ia large number Of dele
gates were present, this morning, at the opening
of the wool-growers' convention, representing
Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico
Utah. Wyoming, Idaho and Nebraska. To-days
session was consumed in speech making and or
ganization. The feeling is unanimous that the
passage of the Morrison bill will prove fatal to
the wool industry of this country Important
action is expected at to morrow's session. Seven
and a half million sheep annual produc-
ton of 36, 100000 pounds OF wool is represented
in the convention