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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-26

raise many fine points of constitutional and other
law. The rules of war are also brought up and
pitted against the Revised Statutes, and South
ern and Northern lawyers at times lock horns
and have spirited controversies. In the consid-
GRAFTON of a bill from the State of Georgia, for
cotton captured by General Sherman, at Savan-
nah, in the winter of 1854. Senator Henderson
gives some interesting information. He says
Georgia-seceded, and that since ''when country
is divided by civil war, and each faction is
deemed an independent nationality, so far as the
rules Of warfare are concerned, the property of
a seeded State can be taken by the contending
foe and claim can not be presented for it sub
sequently.
while all that belongs to a State may be
taken" says Senator Henderson, 'private prop
erty cannot be touched without full compensa-
ton, except in certain extreme cases; as, for in
stance, penalty for military offense, as a
forced contribution for the support OF an invad
ing army, or when taken upon a field of battle.
One belligerent has the right to deprive the
other of everything which might add to his
strength and enable him to carry on hostihties."
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Baked Pork with Apples,

Juliet Corson, in Minneapolis Tribune
Use the chine or loin of fresh pork; if the skin
is left the meat in dressing it, score it across
in half-inch squares; cut out the bone, and re-
place it with the following forcemeat Soak a
cupful Of stale bread in cold water until it is soft
and then squeeze it nearly dry, peel and chop an
onion, fry it with tablespoonful of butter until
it is transparent then put with it the softened
bread a level teaspoonful each of salt and pow
dered sage, and a quarter of q saltpoonful Of
pepper; stir the forcemeat until tits scalding hot
and then put it into the pork in the place from
which the bone was removed. Either sew up the
pork or tie it compacty, so as toinclose the force
meat; lay the meat in the baking pan without
seasoning or water, and brown it quickly in the
oven: then season it with salt, pepper and pow
dered sage, and finish cooking the meat allowing
about half an hour for each pound of meat, from
the time it is put into the oven. While
the pork is being cooked, peel some smooth po-
ter; when the pork is within three-quarters of an
hour of being done, put the potatoes into the
pan with it and bake them Have ready, also, a
painful of tart apples, peeled and cored without
breaking them; fill the centers with any good
forcemeat or with Sausage-meat partly fried,
and bake the apples until they are tender, but
not broken apart; when they are done, keep
them hot to serve on the dish with the pork.
When the pork is done, remove the string, put
it on hot dish, surround it with the apples, and
keep it hot, while the gravy is made as follows
After the meat is taken from the pan pour
nearly all the drippings out of it, saving them
for future use; place the pan over the fire, stiI
into it a tablespoonful of dry flour, mixing the
-four thoroughly with the drippings; next grad
ually stir in pint of boiling water, and when
the gravy thus formed is stirred quite smooth,
with salt pepper and sage, and serve it with the
baked pork and apples.
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The farmer should keep enough stock to CON
sumo all the hay, grain and surplus produce that
is raised on the farm, as by so doing he will gen.
orally get better price for what he raises and
it will be much easier marketed. The farmer
should guard well against over-stocking, which
is q prominent fault with those farmers who es-
innate their profits by the number of cows and
hogs they have without regard to the condition
they are in. Care should be exercised in the Sc
lection of stock. Having commenced, it costs
much to retraee ones steps. The farmer who
eXpends his money for poor, degenerated stock
simply because they are cheap, can be called any
thing but prudent and has surely spent his
money almost, if not quite, uselessly First de-
termine what breed of stock suits you best and
after you have commenced stick to your line of
breeding Do not be influenced by all that you
may hear or read, and keep changing Don't
buy indifferent stock because they have good
pedigree, believing what some may tell you, viz.
that they have good blood in them, but that they
have had bad usage, and that by caring for them
right you may breed them up. Do not practice
in-and-in breeding, for few make success al
though fine stock are produced by those who
know how far to carry it, Always feed well, but
do not overfeed Do not spoil your best stock
by overlooking in order to compete for pre-
MUM. Provide good shelter for your stock. 1t
is absurd to suppose that stock will do well eX-
posed to all extremes without shelter. Some
will winter and lay fat, but they will fatten a
good deal faster, and with less food, when they
have good warm shed. Do not invest dollar
in stock unless you intend to take good care of
it, summer and winter, hot or cold When they
need your care give it to them
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Tree-PIanting in Kansas.

The State of Kansas has made ar encouraging
beginning in tree planting. Two plantations of
500 acres each, in Crawford county, illustrate
what may be achieved in this direction. One of
the plantations is conducted by the Fort Scott &
Gulf Railroad Company, primarily to furnish
ties and timber for its own use, and with a view
to effect ultimately great saving by its enter
prise The Western catalpa (catalpa speciosa)
appears to be the tree preferred for planting on
the prairies. 1t is native of the lowlands
along the streams in Kentucky, Tennessee and
Missouri. The wood is tenacious of life, is soft
and almost indestructible, even when exposed to
the weather, and has proved so durable that the
farmers in Missouri, it is said, have nearly ex-
terminated the species in their eagerness to Sc
cure it for fence posts 1t is also an exceedingly
rapid grower A block of 100000 seedlings
planted in the spring of 1879, on rich soil in the
Fort Scott forest already ranges from ten to
fifteen feet in height while the individual trees
vary in circumference from eight to eleven
inches
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Notes and Personalities.

special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-JerTy NJ kerry, jun
Tor editor of the Charlottesville Ind, Star, is
stopping at the St. James. Mr.. kenny is q born
printer, editor and public benefactor
The Critic says Mrs. Emily Thornton, who
has been confined to her bed during the entire
winter from severe illness, is thought to be
slowly recovering.
j. M Thornton, of Indiana, has been pro-
NOTED from $1,000 clerkship to a $1,000 posi-
ton in the Third Auditors Office
There are $500 more employees under the In
terror Department than under any other depart
ment of the government.
H. R. Leonard, of Indiana has been pro
NOTED from 81, 900 to ST. 200 in the First Assist
ant Postmaster enerars Office.
Senator Vest, from the committee on public
buildings and grounds to-day, reported favora-
bly, the bill recently introduced by Senator Voor-
hees, providing for public building at New Al
| bany. 1t was placed on the calendar, and Sena-
| tor Voorhees, expects to call it up and have it
passed within the next week.
S. w Comstock, of Richmond, is here.
Representative Steele has returned from In
diana, and was in his seat in the House to-day.
He proposes to offer several amendments to the
Mexican pension bill when it comes up again for
discussion. He thinks those who served with
the CoEfederacy in the late war and those who
do not need pension, should not have one.
Postmaster Fornshal Dillmaa, of Wells eoun-
ty viii be re-appointed.
The hardness of relief legislators was never
better illustrated than to-day. Colonel Tom
Worthington, of Ohio, we'll known Washing
ton figure, died on Saturday. He had been
pushing for twelve years a $2,217 claim for
services rendered in hauling water to the Union
forces in camp near Cincinnati To-day, just
about forty-eight hours after his death, favora-
bic report on that claim was made from the war
claims committee.
Representative Springer to-day introduced a
resolution in the House proposing a constitu-
tional amendment making the presidential term
six years and rendering the President Ineligible
to second term. 1t provides for a direct vote
for President in each State, and abolishes the
Electoral College
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-26

Eben E. Rexford. in the Independent.
| have four pots of callas growing in the bay
window of the room in which l am writing
Three of these were put out of doors in June
and left to take care of themselves until Septem-
ber OF course, as the pots were turned on their
sides, the earth about the roots became perfectly
dry. The fourth plant kept growing, not be
cause of desire to experiment, but because /
like the Gala as center piece for a stand of
plants, and generally kept one for that purpose
through the summer. In September l repotted
the callas that had been put out to dry, using
muck and some old, well-rotted barnyard ma
nure, and putting a large handful of clear sand
about the roots | use stone jars for my callas
never pots with holes in the bottom. put a tin
| tube-an old dipper-handle answers every pur-
poSe-down one side of the pot and the earth
holds it in place Twice every week pour off
all water that may have collected in the bottom
through this spout. In a very short time the
plant will begin to grow. AS growth increases
| give more water, always using it quite warm.
| Give enough to keep the soil thoroughly wet
Now, as to the visible result of the two meth
DDS of treatment, as shown by the four plants in
my window. The plant kept growing through
the summer has three old leaves and another
coming, and stands about foot and half high
The stalks on which the leaves are borne and the
stalks themselves are not robust and luXuriant
as like to see them. The other three plants
have respectively SIX, nine and eleven large,
vigorous leaves, and stand nearly three feet
high. They would measure more than three feet
if the leaf was straightforward up for measurement
These plants are apparently as healthy as it is
possible for Gala to be. Between them and
the other plant there is as much difference as
there is between house grown and outdoor
plants in robust healthy appearance. Two of
the summer dried plants have already bios
somed, and the third has bud, The flowers on
these plants are almost always twice as large as
on the plant kept growing and have a great
many more of them. Indeed, my plants are al
most always in blossom or bud, and there is sell
dom time when my window cannot show from
two to half dozen callas. do not take away
the young plants which form about the old root
1 prefer to leave them, and thus obtain two to
four blossonling crowns. If there seems too
many for the jar containing them, give them a
larger one. By letting these young plants grow
you can often have two or more flowers in bloom
at one time one plant, with perfect fountain
of leaves about them. The more you let grow
the more satisfactory your plant will be as to
foliage, and a well-grown Gala is ornamental
without any flower,
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Farm Notes.

Bedding for sheep not only promotes health,
but assists in preventing dirt in the wool Clean
liness is as indispensable to sheep as to other
stock.
From four acres of ground neutrality-suspicious.
at Morris, H., during the past season, made a
net profit of 81, 300, not including the vegetables
for his own family.
Barbed wire can be used as fence against
hogs by putting the lower wire four inches from
the ground and the nextswire foot or fourteen
inches higher. This fence does not need to be
high if hogs only are to be inclesed.
Nothing is now better settled than that pig
should make steady and continuous growth
from birth to the day of sale 1t should make a
steady gain of from seven to ten pounds week,
and be sold at ten to twelve months old.
Many man has had hisperk fail to keep prop
erly because it was esalted IN a frozen condition
Frozen meat, whether beef. pork or mutton, will
not properly assimulate with salt and cannot be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-26
HOUSE BILLS.
Measures Introduced by Indiana Members
Various Subjects.

Measures Introduced by Indiana Members
Various Subjects.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, Feb Pa joint resolution was
introduced in the House, to-day, by Mr.. Ward,
authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish
tents and breeeh-loadmg rifles to soldiers and
sailors of Indiana at reunion to be held in
Mppecanoe county in September next
Mr.. Browne introduced his bill, to-day appro
priating 100000 for public building at Rich
mond, as anticipated by Journal dispatches.
Mr. Lamb presented a bill donating four con
demned cast-iron cannon, with their carriages
and cassions, and thirty cannon-balls, for the
use of Burnside Post, G.. A. R., for ornament
ing soldiers lot in Riverside Cemetery, at
Attica.
A bill by Mr.. Calkins directs that officers of
the Medical Department of the United States
array, who have served as regulars or volunteers
as acting assistant contract surgeons, shall be
credited with the full time Of their service as
such acting assistant contract surgeons in
computing their service for longevity pay and
retirement
Mr.. Wood has introduced a bill donating a
condemned cast-iron cannon and four balls to the
following Grand Army of the Republic Posts;
Burnham, Lowell, Ind; Lot Bloomfield; Ham
mond. Rose Lawn. The Rose Lawn cannon and
ball are to be used for monumental purposes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-26
Captain Howgate's Escape.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb PA matter which will
be inquired into by Mr.. Springer's committee is
the escape of Captain Howgate, and everything
connected with the case. The inquiry will be
especially directed to the extraordinary manner
of the prisoners escape and the apparent wantof
proper energy in seeking his recapture. The
committee will also try and ascertain if any one
else was connected with the steal, and how it
was possible that so much money could be mis-
appropriated without being discovered sooner.
In this connection a statement is made that
within the past three weeks there was transfer
red property in this city, for the consummation
of which Captain Howgates signature was nee
essary, and in twenty-fo hours the signature
was secured in proper legal form.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-26

The Reyes murder case began at Lafayette on
Sunday.
The dwelling of George Lee, of Winamac, was
burned on Sunday. Loss, 81, 1000.
The bakery and confectionery of H L. Woelz,
of Anderson, was closed on Saturday upon exc
cutions issued to satisfy the claims of his credit
ors. His liabilities about $780, while his
stock and fixtures will not invoice over $500
Sidney Thomas, relict of George Thomas died
at her home, near Homer, on Monday, aged
seventy -seven years. She native Of Lewis
county, Kentucky, and one of the pioneers of
Rush county. She was universally esteemed by
the community in which she lived. Elder A. l.
Hobbs of Louisville. KY, will oficiate at the
funeral services on next Thursday.
A passenger on the west bound express on the
Pennsylvania road jumped out of the window of
the car about a mile east of Bucyrus, while the
train was under full speed, and was discovered
hanging by the neck in a saw-mill near the rail
road track where he had left the train. Chris
tan Sheib, of Bucyrus, recognized the man as
being one Christian Kolb, from Germany, where
he was at one time man of wealth and promi-
nence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-26
THE JOURNALISTS
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attention of all intelligent people is directedtO
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ILLINOIS.
News Gleanings from Correspondents and
Exchanges.

News GIeanings from Correspondents and
Exchanges.
The Leah murder case will begin at Vandalia
to-day
Orrin A. Carpenters attorney, T. T. Beach, of
Lincoln, expresses, in an interview, great conf
denoe in his clients aequittal. Carpenter is
charged with Fora Burns'S murder
Post No All of the G. A. R. has just been
organized at Pana. The Post will have about
100 members The name selected was that of
Colonel H. IL. Pope, gallant officer who was
killed about the close of the war.
John w. Groves, % stockman of Williamsville,
who had foot crushed by an Illinois Central
freight train and has since been confined to his
ROOM is not getting along well, and fears are
entertained that portion of his foot will have
to be amputated.
J. A. Warneck a native of France, and an old
resident of Dixon, died Saturday, aged ninety
-four years. He was a soldier under Napoleon
Bonaparte, and fought at Waterloo. He was a
man of remarkable memory and could recall the
scenes of the wars of his day.
Charles Cantwell, of Kansas City, Mo, and
NJ. w. Tinker engaged in bloody fight at the
lattersshome in Decatur the feIIner receiving
five stabs with long bladed knife, one cut in
the back penetrating lung. Yinkler was fright
fully bruised with poker. He is in Jail Can't
well is ina very critical condition and may die.
Tinker is the man who so frightened his daugh-
ter some months ago that she jumped out of a
second-story window.
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The Block Murder Trial.
he Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG, Feb 25.-In the Block murder
trial interest does not abate in the least, as
shown by the large attendance to-day, which in
Guided more than hundred ladies. Nathan
Weeks was called first He saw the ARRAY, and
described it much as several others have done.
He also saw Elsie have a revolver few days
previous, when he said eff Frank runs me again
he will get that" On cross-examination the de-
Tense secured the most favorable evidence for
their side that has yet been given.
George W. Bliss was on the
Block corner just before the shooting,
when Elsie came up and said, "Oh, pa" Block
at once said, 'Tn go with you" He heard
Frank say, on the afternoon of the tragedy,
"God knows L don't want any trouble with
them but, if the old man does not let me alone,
will give him the worst whipping he ever had. "
The States evidence will occupy two days yet,
at least.
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MINOR MENTION.
The Demand for Legislation to Prohibit Con-
tracts for Foreign Labor.

The Demand for Legislation to Prohibit Com
tracts for Foreign Labor.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON Feb. PA rough estimate of
the number of laborers and mechanics of the
country that have petitioned Congress to pass
the Hopkins bill prohibiting contracts for for
eign labor is 100000 This many men who work
for a livelihood have taken the trouble to sign
petitions to Congress asking that our manufac-
turers be prohibited entering into contracts with
men for their labor in foreign countries before
emigrating here. We now have the spectacle
presented of free-trade House Dragging that it
will pass this bill, and at the same time Boosting
that it will reduce the protection of our indus
tries so that American labor may be brought
directly more in competition with that of other
countries A pretty clear perception here on
the ground of legislation fails to discern any
perceptible difference in making contracts with
laborers in other countries and fetching them
here to this country to work in our factories,
and in bringing to the United States the prod
ucts of manufactures of foreign countries and
putting them on the markets in competition with
the articles produced by American labor
1t will not take very astute laborer to dis
cover the quantity of Democratic demagogy
there is in this