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Sharp County record., 1885-04-30
CUT-WORMS.

Some Interesting Information Concerning
an Agricultural Pest.
- The Larvae or caterpillars of certain
moths have received the name of cut
worms from the habit of cutting off
tender and succulent plants near the
base, so that, though the destructive
animal may eat but little, it kills each
plant it nibbleS at. The cut-worms for
the most part, belong to the genera
AgrotiS, Hadena and Mamestris-gen-
era, the caterpilIars of which greatly
resemble each other both in appearance
and habits, though the moths may have
striking points of difference. The par
ent moth lays the eggs during the latter
part of summer, sonnet mes on the roots
of grass and other plants, and some
times on the leaves near the ground. In
two or three weeks the eggs hatch, and
by autumn the caterpillars have
reached half an inch or more in length.
At this stage they burrow in the ground
sufficiently deep to escape from severe
frost, and there remain in torpid con-
1ition all the winter. The warmth of
spring arOuSes them to activity, when
they seek the surface of the ground,
feeding at night Oh almost any green
thing they meet with, eating with
almost Unsuitable appetites as they ma
turity, and burying themselves during
the day under the surface of the
ground in the neighborhood of their
dcpredatons. When full grown they
bulrow in the earth to varying depths,
and there change to chrysalds, from
which the mature insects escape in two
or three weeks.
TIE insects are hurtful only while in
the larval condition. As remedies,
showering the plants with Paris green
and water, sprinkIing them with air.
slaked lime or powdered hellebore, or
Strewing lime or SCOT, or mixtures of
these substances, around the plants on
the surface of the ground, have all
been recommended, and in some cases
have been found useful. Plants have
also been protected from injury by
these caterpllarS by strewing around
them little dry sand impregnated with
coal oil, in the proportion of teacup-
full of coal-oil to pailful of sand,
thoroughly mixed. The application
should be renewed every week. This
method of warding off the attacks of
injurious insects by the use of odorous
substances repugnant to them is rapidly
growing in favor on account of the
success attending its use This coal
oil remedy for cut-worms is said to be
very ehectual, and the cost of the ap-
plication being so trihing its usefulness
should be extensively tested. 1t is
manifest that none of these measures
are feasible where field crops are in
vaded, as the area would be too great
for anyone to undertake to cover with
such material. In such case nature has
provided efficient remedies to reduce the
numbers of such injurious species.
Armies of parasitic insects prey on
them. Some of these directly deyour
their living prey others deposit eggs
within the bodies of their victims, which,
Matching into grubs, consume them.
Hence it often occurs that an insect
which is very abundant one season is
scarce the next.-From an AddreSS by
the President Of the chronological So
ciety Of Ontario.
Sharp County record., 1885-04-30
THE MODEL YOUNG MAN.

A candid, sincere young man,
A countenanccc clear Young man;
A lover of truth,
A rare gem fOrSOOth,
And a worthy-of-trust young man.
A prudent, discreet young man;
A tidy and neat young man:
Is ashamed to be seen
In apparel unclean,
And Il selt-reSpecting young man.
Not a boastful, pedantic young man,
Nor an eVerrOmantic young man;
No ndulger in blues,
But a ckS-his-own-shoeS,
And helper-of-sef young man.
A practical, plain young man;
No-uSe-for-a-c cane young man;
No silly "ha, ha,'
Nor abuser of ''ah,
But shrewd, cOmmOn-senSe young man.
A truly ambitious young man;
No immoral or vicious young man
Not reader of trash,
Neither hasty nor rash,
But a calm, cOnsiderate young man.
An affable kind young man;
Anoble, refined young man;
A firm, steady eye,
That means 81 will try"
A never-will-fail young man.
Always-found-in.hi n.his-place young man;
Observation-Disclosures young man;
No naughty, vain looks,
But lover of books,
And q thoughtful and studious young
man.
Never-uses-the-" tweed" young man;
A inHpp1
A sure tO-Say-"nO'
When-inv ted-tO-gO
To-place-of-evil young man.
An obligng, polite young man;
And a keenSensc-Of-right young man,
A gu ct, demure,
A gentle and pure,
An alwayS-respectedy young man
A sure-tO-Succeed young man
And a juSt-what-we-need young man;
Is never prOfane,
Nor too greedy of gain,
Yet a frugal, industrious young man.
A has.a-good- d-name young man.
A free-frOm- -all-blame young man;
Is much in demand
All over the land,
But a rarely-to-be.fOund young man.
\ An hOnestly-wooing young man;
And a mean-what e's-doing young man;
Is faithful and true
Alas that so few
Should be found like this model young
man.
T. 0. Chisholm, in Louisville COurier-JOurndl
Sharp County record., 1885-04-30
WHIPS.
A Dealers Talk About These Indispensa.
bic Adjuncts to a Drivers Outfit.

A Dealers Talk About These Indispensa-
bic Adjuncts to Drivers Outfit.
"What is the latest thing in whips?"
asked 1rlbune reporter yesterday. as
he entered the Office of a wel-known
manufacturer in West Thirty-third
street.
"Wel, English holly holds its own
yet" replied the maker of scourges.
English holly or yew, with light
lash. For gentleman whip to 90 with
dog-cart, this is very neat thing"
holding up whip whose stock was of
native whalebone, polished and mot
tied, with an ebony handle and gold
mounting. That will cost you about
S35. Here's a neat one for about
tw ce the money. Not omuch gold on
it, but the handle is a species Of basket
work, formed of whalebone interviewer.
The highest priced whips run up to
500 or $l25. They are sticks which
nature has shaped to the hand, crabbit
sticks, as they are called by the trade.
This is four-in-hand whip, a holly
stick, with siXteen-foot lash of horse
hide"
'Isn't this what the novelists would
call the irony of fate, to whip an ami.
NAL with lash made from the skin Of
his own species?" asked the reporter.
eyes, | suppose so; but all lashes are
made of horse-hide now. Buckskin is
about played out"
"How long since the old style whale
bone whip went out of fashion,
well that's hard to say. You see
the change was gradual. | got the first
order for holly sticks in '64 from SYRIA
cuse. To fill it | got every one there
was in New York-just three-and l
wouldn't pick 'em up to-day, if l saw
them lying in the street, they were so
big and clumsy. Malacca-cane and
whange-w-h-a-n-g-e-yes that's right
are used a good deal now. In them
you get length and strength with light
ness. A good whip of English holly or
yew costs about six dJllars. Those
things that you are looking at in
the case are English hunting crooks.
No man who respects himself will be
seen on horseback without one. This
loop of white kid on the end is the
keeper. When an Englishman rides to
the hounds he has long lash attached
to the keeper with which he Furnishes
the hounds when necessary As there
are no hounds in Broadway or in the
park we dispense with the lash but re-
tain the keeper The hunting crook has
altogether taken the place of the riding
whip, which is now only used by ladies.
The highest priced riding whip we have
made in sixty years of business cost
$3.50"
Before going the reporter was shown
through the factory, where were whips
in all stages of preparation. In one
corner was a machine which upon turn
ing the crank moves a web more in
tricate than that of the fates. This fur
nishes the covering for the whalebone
whips These are formed by gluing
four pieces of wood about long strip
of whalebone. The whole is then
worked down to the requisite size and
taper, after which it is put through the
covering machine and comes out full
fedged whip.-N. Y Tribune.
Sharp County record., 1885-04-30

Every garden should have small
bed of sage, thyme, savory, parsley and
marjoram. In fact, no garden is COM
plete without them. They can be grOMn-
from seed and once obtained remain
for long time, being propagated by
the seeds and roots. A vacant corner
serves as a good place for them, or
along the margin OF the walks. The
great difficulty with herbs is that they
are usually neglected and allowed to
die away. If they are to be permanent
they should receive not only care but an
occasional manuring, Cleveland (O.)
Leader.
Sharp County record., 1885-04-30
HE COMPOTE OF APPLES.
King Taught by His Queen How
to Form a Good Cabinet.

here was once King, but l do not
w of what, for history is always SO
'ome about questions and answers
| have never dared to inquire. The
thing that | do know is that he
called Perico, and that he had
led a certain Mari-Castana, and
that he passed his life thinking how
,uld form a good Cabinet of officers,
saying, when every one turned out
3 than the last: 1T is enough to
my nose swollenr'
ri-Castana, the Queen, was a
us cook and looked upon politics
Indifference. In those days there
none of those intimate relations
zen politics and dining, for, like
barbarians, the people had never
hit of a very simple thing: to
the heart it is enough to fortify
bmach, its neighbor, and half a
iis enough to kindle a patriotic
wife's Indifference to politics
ted King Perico greatly, and such
dSions as these were quite common
Ten their Maiesties:
, you know, wife, / think l see
Ire can vary our course
It it is varied every day.
III are mistaken; it has never been
y.."
as there ever such forgetful
n Anybody would think l never
tony pains not to have the same
CO at table two days in success
81
It, wife, it was of other courses l
wbeaking-"
ny, how am to get you others
weverything in the market is as
hlts the clouds, and l do not know
no am to lay hold of a thing"
pw you run on! With your absurd
1aIfor cooking you mix up things in
thtangest-"
;, don't. There is no fault to be
ifou in the things 1 mix. No King, be
ne ng of what he may, ever eat bet
eatn
oman, listen to me and do not
Scol-"
, you presume to say that there
'"ahything scorched on the breakfast
sabthis morningP"
!. have not said anything of the
Alht But L will say this; that there is
40 KING any sense with you, and l
ma leave you before my nose be-
'om swollen"
.Af the squabble ended by the Kings
'9ihlto his private room to bury him
et !political affairs, while the Queen
urrlt to the kitchen to see if the SOUP
eedd Skimming.
lh@ alterations afforded King
= ~ icy some very Lively moments. He
!. as icing of his nose one morning and
auin 1t, as he thought, little swollen,
mde up his mind to forbid the
ueen formally from entering the
'enel; but an unexpected event
tan a gd the appearance of affairs and
proved that he had been
'stakn 5 in his symptoms.
as !. th' King rarely left the palace and
0ne queen went out to market every
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-14
PREsIDENT.ELECT CLEVELAND.
He Disappoints Some Liberal and Enter.
prising Hotel Men, and Agrees to Accept
the Inauguration Committees
Programme.

Special to ihe Sentinel:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-A good deal Of dis
appointment is expressed by Washington
hotel men who were competing fer the en-
tertainment Of Mr.. Cleveland during his stay
here before Inauguration. They are told
that he VIII likely come here on the night OF
March or the morning of the Sd. This
information is direct from Albany
through private intelligence. 1t is
learned now that 3 couple Of the
leading hotel men offered Mr.. Clevt.
land their best suites OF rooms and the very
best fare they could produce, for not only
himself, but as many personal friends SIS he
desired to have with him, ell free gratis.
Even more than this, the personal expenses
of the Presidential party, including refresh
ments and carriages, we're to be paid.
All these things are refused. II Mr..
Cleveland stops at public hostiIery it is to
be one Of ths most quiet onss, and one that
has not been seeking him. He is more
likely, it is stated, however, to accept the
sourtesy of friend and remain at private
house after coming here. He thinks he can
there have more privacy.
Mr.. Cleveland is going to surprise people,
too, by consenting to be iuaugurated IN the
usual way. He has informed the Inaugura-
ton Committee that 1t can proceed as is
customary and that he will, with pleasure.
conform 10 the programme.
Cleveland is one Of the most thoroughly
seif-sdjusting men i ever saw" said-a MEM
Der of The Inauguration Committee to-day.
He can he as plain as far - = boy or as
fashionable as anybody. Wave ne prefers
simplicity, he realizes as well as anybody
the Importance of this occasion, and
/ assure you there will be no ground for any,
body saying he acted in any way tor effect.
The ceremony and procession will be as at
tractiYe as any ever seen here, and the st
tendanc ce will far exceed all other insugura-
finnr ~
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The Phelan Affair.

New YORK, Jan. 12.-At the hospital to-
day 1t was reported that Captain Phelan is
progressing very satisfactorily, most of the
stab wounds in his head and chest being al
ready healed. 1t is expected that the wound
which fractured the bone of his left arm,
and the most serious flesh wound Of all in
the left arm, will be quite healed tonight.
The Captains wife arrived to-day from Ksu-
sas City.
Captsin Phelan felt 30 well yesterday that
be began to lay plans for the prosecution of
his sssailsnt, and was In consultation with
f. w. Reilly during the forenoon. The
Captain would not make public the letters
which induced him to come to New York,
saying they would be eeen by no one until
read in court He expected 10 prove . eop-
spifaoy on the part of O'Donovan Rossa
Kearney, 0'Brien, Joyce and Short to lure
him here for assassination. He declared to
afriepd yesterday, that he would try to ex-
pose the dynaHiters, and at the same time
shaw that Rosa and KearDey are English
spies. He said he had documents 1t home
that would prove this.
When he was in England and learned that
some one had csbled over about the dyna.
mite on board the steamer Queen, he had
his eyes opened and Investigated the matter
for his ewn benefit. He collected evidences
enough to convince him that Rossa and
Rearney were making living in the service
Of England, and gaining chesp notoriety by
planning explosions, deluding poor Irish
men into the belief that they were working
for Ireland, and then exposing everything
and taking the credit in England of having
befriended the people there, and in this
country hHmbly accepting the homage OF
misled Irishmen who believed them to be at
the head OF the aggressive party.
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ACAPITOL SENSATION.
A slightly Inebriated Man Gets Lost in
the Building-Draws q Revolver to
Make an Employe Show Him
the Way Out.

Special to the Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-A man raised q sen
sation in the Capitol yesterday. 1t was
somewhat peculiar in it's nature. The fell
low was stranger, q little excited with
drink, and wanted to get out of the build
ing. He was on the second hsor, which is
about 600 feel long by an average of prob
ably 200 feet wide Il ia cut up
by many hundred rooms, jams,
alcoves sno Railways. Il requires a clear
head to get out OF the building at some
points. This msn had wandered around
about an hour looking for egress. he made
many inquiries, but was always answered
with angles for directions, something like
this:
Keep right ahead until you come to an
other corridor, then turn 10 the left, and
when you reach the next corridor take 70 the
right and you'll come out all risht.''
The man always ran into a solid wall. He
finally grew desperate, and approaching q
colored employe exclaimed, at the same mo-
ment pulling pistol and leyeling it at the
negro's head:
"show me cut of this building, or I'll kill
youI'
There was an awful glare In the mans eye,
as he continued:
81 have been directed the last time. You
must 60 with me to the door,"
The colered man started off with the
stranger. Passing white man the pistol
was observed, a policeman called and the
distracted wanderer at the Capitol arrested.
At the Police Court, to-day, he told of his
desperation and was released.
1t demonstrates the enormity of the Capt.
tol in size, and the carelessness of those who
point the way out 20 those who have become
lost
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entire party in his State" continued Mr. New.
sand his friends everywhere confidently expect TO
zee him In the Cabinet and If ae Is not given
place there win be not little disappointment.
Senator Mcdonald is one Of the brainiest men In
the Democratic party, and with his thorough
honor and integrity he would strengthen the
counsels Of any President He is held in very
high esteem by all classes at his home. With
Senator Mcdonald In the Cabinet, the ranks of the
Democracy In Indiana would be well closed up.
Leading men would be in prominent positions.
and should think Democrats would be universally
satisfied" Mr.. New said Ex-Governor Porter
would likely be gwen the complimentary vote for
United States Senator By the Republicans Of the
Iegisiature.
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GENERAL GRANT.
what the Old War Horse Wants Is to b,
Placed on the Retired Llst With
His Back Pay.

special 20 the sentinel.
WAsHISeToE, Jan. 12-People In Wash.
iDgton are, as q general thing, very much
puzzled over the jugglsry of General Grants
poverty. First he appears to solicit help
and then he refuses it. A New York Con-
gresham, who is the personal friend OF the
old war hero, said to me to-day:
81 can tell you all that General Grant
wants and sll he has wanted during the
time he has been ont OF the White House.
he wants to be placed on the retired list,
with pay from the time he gave up the posi-
ton Of General of the Army until
now. he told me this himself. BE
thinks 1t due him; and 30 do
/. We can afford to go q
little to extremes with just one hero, when
the old countries go much further with
many of their old warriors. 1 think Gen.
eral Grant would be highly pleased IL he
were placed on the retired list of the army
dating from March 4, 1877. The pay he
would get would Just about afford him
means to pay Vanderbilts claim against
him, and the height of the old mans ambi
iion is independence"
Would General Grant pay Vanderbilt
with the money Congress would give himf
"Yes, SIR" replied the Congressman; 'tand
that is one of the reasons he is SO anxious
about it. He thinks, too, that his refusal o
contributed sid from friends will precipitsts
Congressional action. Then he could liqui
date the debt and be under obligations only
to his country in common. 1t is very hu
initiating to General Grant, all this contro
versy over his financial affairs"
"What will be the result of itT'
81 have hopes yet that Congress will pas
the retirement bill before March. Should il
not do so, however. 1t will next winter. TIL,
Democrats intend to do II, and they want i
done all under their administration ant
Cleveland to sign the bill. General Gran
told me more than eight years ago that n'
thought the talk about his being Presiden
again was folly. am sure he thinks 81
now."
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THE WRIGHT INVESTIGATION.
Deputy MarshaIs Appointed lin All Dfrec-
tisns-Bedding Carried Into Churches
and Negro Dwellings, Etc.

CUcNEATI, Jan. 12.-At the Springer In.
yestigztion this morning DIR. Maley testified
he saw Deputy Msrshsle acting at the SeYen-
tsenth Ward polls who we're not residents Of
the Ward.
Marshal Wright was recalled and testified
that he had authorized two or three clerks
to sign his name to commissions. To Mr..
VsuAlstyns he said be had not given such
authority to E G. Rathbone.
Thomas N. Cardwell, OF HsTodsbug, KY,
testified he was in Cincinnati on election
day vithabout fifteen others. All of the
United States revenue officers we're acting
as Deputy Msrshals. He said he
came on request to spot repeaters
from Kentucky. He did not see any
such repesters. He saw three or four DEM
ocrats here who said they were here TO
watch him. He was armed The way OF it
vas this: He was asked on Monday night
~ help arrest some police who had arrested
Mr.. Harrison, and said he would arrest all
the police il the city If they would give
him someth ng to do il with. DsDuty Mar
sbai Snyder hen gave him bull dog re-
volTer-
BENJAMIN Lee Hsrpin. also of Harrods-
burg. brother-in-law of CardweIl, said he
vas here with other Democrats looking for
Repnblican repeatsrs; He saw one. William
desperado, wearing the badge of Deputy
Marshal. Jennings told him the Govern
menf mad given him arms. He saw him
very drunk late IN the day; had been offered
Dsputy sherifi's badge himself, bat re-
fused to uss 1t.
M. hopkins, Of the Fourth Ward, told of
the arrest OF an old Democrat, who wss so
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confused at the many questions put to him
by the judges and the crowd, that he did
not know how TO reply. The witness was
indignant, and followed the deputies and
demonstrated, and was himself arrested. The
old man and himself were both discharged
at the United States Court, and by grest
effort he persuaded the old man to return
and vote. Witness produced two chemical
tickets ont of about twenty-five ne
discovered at the polls on election
day in the hands of Democrats.
When first seen the name of Follett had
@ stresk over it. By inspection saw his name
erased and Butterworth's written in. Now
the chemical ink shows perfectly black.
Other witnesses followed. Daniel Hogan
testified to seeing beds and bedding taken
into the colored peoples church OF Third
street and into negro dwellings in the same
locality few days before the election, and
taken out day or two after the election.
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DYNAMITE AND DYNAMIrERs.
Members OF Congress Aroused BY the Phe-
Ian Case 10 the Dangers of Permit-
ting the Free Manufacture of
Explosives for England.

Special TO the Sentinel.
WASHINGTON. jan. 12.-But little patience
is shown by the statesmen here with men
who enact such tragedies as the one which
blood-stsined the Office of O'Donovan
Rosa, in New York, on Friday.
Were such an incident within the
purview of Congressional investigation the
participants would be called before q COM
mittee here but it has been determined that
Congress can take no notice OF such mat
ter, any more than it could attempt to look
after the causes which led TO @ street fight in
Chicago or Indianapolis.
1t has been proposed, however, that an
inquiry BE- made into the necessity of leeis.
lation on the subject of the manufacture
and shipment of internal machines, and II
may be that that will be done, if not
this winter then next ITrue
American statesmen believe the
dynsmitsrs sho i'd be suppressed, and
that all the lsgis4. lon needed on the sub
iect to bring about suppression should be
forthcoming. A few there are, however, who
will fight any proposed step of this kind,
even at the peril Of our friendly relations
with Great Britain. They believe in dynam.
ite and its use by the Fenians upon British
people and British property. II they do moi
say SO in Congress, they do in private, where
they inyeigh against publication.
Much comment has been made ON the
subject of dynamite IN diplomatic circles
More than . year ago English authorities
called the attention Of the President to the
Statement that large quantities Of dynamite
and internal machines were manufactured
within the United States, to be employed
against Great Britain, and asked thss Some.
thing be done to stop it. What Was done ID
not known. 1t was done through the
Department Of State and is q State
secret. The legislators are pretty well
aroused now. however, and If the agitation
continues until the next session of Congress
something, 4 is believed, viii be done to
protect English interests here. Now Eng
land has to employ her own agents to spot
refugees and others in this country conspir
ing In the work of dynamite.