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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02

animals much more valuable, and that it rem
dered the dishorned animals more tractable,
gentle and less dangerous to man and each
other.
The Journal of Chemistry states that the ant
is al active and efficient destroyer of the canker
worm. They seize the worms, which feed upon
the leaves and bear them to their nests in the
ground. 1t is claimed that they also attack the
army worm.
Money invested in lumber to make comforta-
bic stables for stock in winter is less expensive
than allowing the animals to seek shelter around
straw stacks as in the latter case they require a
much greater amount Of feed than if they were
properly housed.
A correspondent of the Southern Home and
Farm says: This year shall put my sausage
in clean corn husks Tor shucks), tie the ends
with strong Irvine, hang up and smoke. con-
slider it loss of time labor and strength to use
the entraiis besides not being enticing to dainty
stonachs."
Wabash county in Illinois is the color bearer
of all corn growing counties in the country. All
the farms the bottom lands of that county
produced at Leaf 20 bushels per acre planted in
corn, while some of them gave yields respect
lively of 95, of 98 of l01 and of 1O6 bushels per
acre. One small farm on bottom land produced
an average of 148 bushels per acre. Wabash
proudly asks What corn growing section can
come up to thisl"
The result of grain farming and stock farm
ing, says the Canadian Breeder, may be summed
up as follows: The grain farmer spends all his
energies in getting all he can out of the land
during the short space intervening between the
beginning of spring work and the end of harvest
or perhaps he may have few acres of wheat
which he sows in the fall, and, after sprouting
waits till the advent of spring to renew it's
growth while the stock breeder has his work
at his hand the whole year round, but his herd
manures the land reaps the crop and carries it
to market.
A Maine farmer who has been fattening stock
for upward of thirty years, condemns the system
of feeding the first half of the winter on less nu-
tritive food than is given the second half for
finishing up" for the market, and takes the ra-
tional ground which successful Canadian feeders
have taken, that the steadier and evener the gain
the better and more remunerative is the result
Of feeding. Writing of particular feed he says:
II value oats more than any other food for colts
and calves until the second winter. l can sell
my oats fed to this kind of stock -four quarts
each day to,an animal) for seventy five cents per
bushel. After the first winter one-half the ra-
ton should be meal of some kind to produce fat
as we'll as growth"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02

fast bacon, clear 1oioc; English shoulders. 81 ci
family shoulders, pieces averaging @ to 10 lbs. 6l4c;
drie beef 15c: bacon iclear sdes), medium weight,
7ac; backs. and bellies. light weight, 7Ec; French
fitch, lib pieces, 6sac. Dry Sailed and Picked
MeatsEngiish cured clear sides backs unsmcked),
&c; bean pork cear) ~ brl 200 lbs. $15 clear pork
p brl 200 lbs, S13; family pork clearl y brl 200
lbs, $11; family beef ~ brl 200 lbs. $18. Lard
Pure ette-rendeTed in tierces Sl4e also in y bbls
and 50-ib tubs, lec advance price of tierces Ash
tin tubs, and 20 ID pals. lie advance 10-b pals,
11oc advance. Sausage-Bologna in cloth, i2c; in
skin, &c.
SEEDS.
TIMoTHY-S1 .4001.6 81, " Blu; clover 81 0475
~ bu; bluegrass extra chan Kentucky, $l.40OI6O
~ bu; red top, 75c ~ bu; orchard grass, $15O01.75
y bu, owing to quality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
The Origin of Billiards.
American Sports.


The game of billiards was invented about the
middle of the sixteenth century by London
pawn-broker named William Kew. In wet
weather this pawn broker was in the habit of
taking down the three balls. and with the yard
measure pushing them billiard fashion, from
the counter into the stalls; in time the idea of
board with side pockets suggested itself A
black letter manuscript says Master William
Kew did make one board whereby game is
played with three balls and all the young men
were greatly recreated thereat, chiefly the
young clergymen from st. Pawles; hence one of
we strokes was named cannon having been
by one of We said clergymen invented The
game is now known by the name of bill yard,
because William or Bill Kew did irst play with
a yard measure. The stick is now called a
kew or 'kue.'" 1t is easy to comprehend how
'.bill-yard' has been modernized into billiard
and the transformation of kew" or "kue' into
''cue" is equally apparent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Stock and Graft.

Peter Henderson, in illustrating how little the
graft is influenced by the stock says that if we
take a graft from thessourest crab apple and in
sert il in branch of the sweetest apple tree, we
can find the shoot, which grows from the crab
graft, will ever remain a crab in no way affected
by the sweet apple stock on which it is growing.
GRAFTON rat 'S is reversed with the sweet 0 apple
grated on the sour; the individuality
will not be changed. Or you may
take young seeding apple tree, graft another
into it, and then another into the last growth,
will hold its identity unchanged Or, you may
set hundred kinds of roses into bush which
has hundred branches, of all different colors
forms and odors. Each will hold its own char
acter for color, form and fragrance, be it Grim
son. white. pink or yellow, double or single, or
OF tea or other odor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Farm Notes.

If the roots of tree are frozen out of the
ground and thawed again in contact with the air
the tree is killed
Water is death TO raspberry canes if it stands
around them. 1t should find quick means of
exit, either on the surface by soaking into the
drains.
spring pull up their cabbage, when ready TO use
them, and set the stalks close together in a
trench, with the roots deep In the spring these
will throw out sprouts that furnish nice green's.
An Indiana farmer states that he cured
heaves in horses by withholding hay from them
and substituting green feed in its place. He also
gives ball as large as walnut, composed of
equal parts of balsam of fir and balsam of CO.
paiba
The Farmers Gazette Trelandl claims that
the operation of dishorning cattle made the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
THE HOUSEHOLD.
HonSa Plants.
American Agriculturist.

American ARfIcultur1st
Dryness of the AIR is the chief obstacle to sue
cessful gardening. Plants succeed much better
in the kitchen than IN the parlors, as the air is
charged with moisture from the cooking, ETC.
If the house is heated by a furnace, there should
be pan for evaporating water in the furnace,
kept we'll supplied. If stoves are used, keep
vessels of water on them Dust is injurious to
plants. Much may be prevented from settling
on the leaves by covering the plants with a light
fabric, whenever the rooms are swept All
smooth-leaved plants, like the ivy, camellias,
ETC., should have weekly washing with damp
sponge. The others may be placed in sink or
bath-tub, and given thorough showering
or weekly. Do not water until the soil is some
what dry Keeping the earth constantly wet
soon makes unhealthy plants Let the water
be of the same temperature as the room. Hang
ing plants dry out rapidly. Plunge the pots or
baskets in a pail or tub of water, and after
they have ceased to drip return them to their
places. The so-called green-fiy, or plant louise,
is easily killed by tobacco water. Apply this
when of the color of black tea. The red spider
Is very minute, and works on the lower sides of
the leaves. When these turn brown the spider
may be suspected. Give frequent showers lay
ing the pot on the SIDE and apply water with the
syringe. Scale insects and mealy bug are best
treated by hand-pieking before they become
numerous. Chrysan themumS when through
Towering, should have the stems cut away and
the pots of roots taken to the cellar The pots
of bulbs which were placed in the cellar or in a
pit, for roots to form, may be brought to the
window, and as they grow give an abundance Of
water If needed, support the heavy flower
spikes OF hyacinths by small stake.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Queen Victoria as q Nuisance.
london Truth.

Last Tuesday evening her Majesty came to
London to visit the Duchess of Cambridge, the
trip having been suddenly arranged at an hours
notice. The most extravagant precautions were
taken at Paddington Thy orders sent from Wind
sor) to secure privacy for her Majesty and
there was quite as thorough a clearance as
there used to be in the streets of Bagdad when
the Sultans daughter went to the bath Every
human being on the arrival side of the station
was peremptorily ordered off, to the infinite in
convenience of the numerous persons who had
gone to meet friends who were coming up by
the trains then due; and when these trains ar
rived the passengers who came by them were
rushed away almost before they could obtain
their luggage
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
seThe Girl I Left Behind Me-

Nineteenth Century.
what beautiful melody said Rossini, els
The Girl left Behind Mel 1t does honor to
Ireland" But Rossini was wrong. That beau
tiful melody is pure English-published in
England long before it was first played in Ire
land by the soldiers of William Ill How
sweet" said an English lady. lis the air of My
Lodging is on the Cold GroundP England has
no tunes so tender and so touching" The tune
is old English and Ireland has no other claim to
it than the assertion of Thomas Moore, unsup-
ported by title of evidence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Prospectus.
Luling Wasp,

c. B. Collins is editor-in chief of this paper,
local editor is an observant young man of varied
attanments and the agricultural editor doesn't
know pumpkin from potato bug, but he will
learn during next crop season. Our musical
critic runs genuine Cremona in the orchestra
at Bowers Hall, and our marine editor has scow
on the San Marcos river Our distinguished
war correspondent, Sir Garnet Wolseley, is now
in London, while our political editor has gone
to interview Mr.. Cleveland. We have no relig
ious editor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Recipes.

Rich Coffee Cake.-Two cups of butter, three
of sugar, one of molasses, one of very strong
coffee, one of cream or rich milk, the yelks of
eight eggs. one pound each of raisins and cur
rants, oneh half pound of citron, the same of
figs, and five cups of brown -four after it is
stirred. Put the -four into the oven until rich
brown being careful not to burn it. When
cold, sift with il three tablespoonfuls of good
bnking powder and little salt. Cut the figs in
long strips, dredge ali the fruit with -four, beat
the cake we'll up and bake in a moderate oven
from four to five hours
Vienna Coffee.-Leach or filter the Coffee
through French filterer, or any of the MANY
coffee pots that filter instead of boilino che coffee
allow one tablespoonful of ground coffee to each
person and one extra for the PEI PIT one Quart
of cream into milk boiler or if Won have none
into pitcher in pail Of boiling water. put it
Where the water WI = keep boiling beat the white
81 aal ogs 70 9th then add to the egg three
taniespoohf As of cold milk mix the egg and cold
mix eP roughly together; when hot, remove the
GREEN from the fire and add the egg and cold
<nilk; stir it all together briskly for minute or
two; and then serve.
Picked Oysters. Take two quarts of oys
tiers, put them in a saucepan, and, if they are
fresh, salt them; let them simmer on the fire.
but not boi take out the oysters and add to the
liquor in the saucepan pint of vinegar, small
handful of whole cloves, quarter of an ounce of
mace and two dozen pepper corns; let it come to
a boil and. when the oysters are cold in the jar,
pour the liquor on them.
Orange Pie.-A delicate and delicious pie is
called an orange custard. One cup of cold
water, thckened with one heaping tablespoonful
of flour, first rubbed smooth with little of the
water, one cup of sugar, four well-beaten eggs
1.-THE whites of two are TO be reserved for the
frosting), the juice and grated rind of one large
orange. Make rich crust, and line deep
plate with it; fill it with the mixture and bake
TO the beaten whites of the two eggs add two
tablespoonful of powdered sugar; spread this
over the top of the pie when it is DONE and let
it brown slightly but evenly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
The Care Of Children,s Teeth.

New Iolk Evening POst.
The ignorance of many a mother determines
whether her children shall go through life with
poor and constantly poorer teeth Not half the
mothers of children who are intelligent in other
directions, know that the '.six-year molar" comes
to stay, and that if it is allowed to decay the
child loses a tooth no needs and ought to have.
even. A dentist of good standing says
that. very smooth bit of wood dipped into
myrrh will remove discoloration and tartar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Cables Danger.

Atlanta Constitution.
1t is to be feared that Brer George w. Cable
is gradually working himself intoA colored de
sac-if we may be allowed to give play to our
knowledge of French
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburu.

Chicago, st. Louis PittSburg.
Depart--New York, Philadelphia Wash
ington Baltimore and Pittsburg
Express daily, s..g......... AS am
Dayton and Columbus Express ex.
cept Sunday. 1O.45 asn
Richmond Accommodation 400 um
New York Philadelphia Washing,
ton Baltimore and Pittsburg Ex.
press, daily, s., h.-.,-.-...-..... 4;55 nm
Dayton Express, except Sunday. ass pm
Arrive-Richmond Accommodation, except
Sunday ......,....,s-s. $40 I'm
New, York, Philadelphia, Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg Elk
press, daily ...-...--...--......1 1:37 am
Columbus and Dayton Express,
oept sunday. .........-..-.. 4;35pm
New York Philadelphia, Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg Ex-
press. daily .---...- .--..--...-. 10:20p pm
DAYTON Express daily except Sun
day -lU:Zc pm
CHICAGO DIVISION VIA KoKoMo, p, C. & ST, L. r. h
Depart-Louisville and Chicago Express,
p ....-...............11:15 am
Louisville and Chicago Fast Ex-
press. daily HOO pm /
Arrive--Chicago and Louisville Fast Ext
press, daily, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 500 am
Chicago and Louisville Express,
G.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Indiana, Bloomington & Western.

Indiana. Bloomington & Western. J
PEORIA DIVISION.
Depart-Pacifc Express and Mail. ....... 7:25a ANA
Kansas aud Texas Fast Line r g.. 5;05 pm
Burlington and Rock Island Ex-
press daily, C. and s.. lilo PM
Arrive-Eastern and Southern Express,
daily, r. c. and s..-----.---.-.--. $50 ann
Cincinnati Special, r. c............ 11:05 ann
Atlantic Express and Mail. .-..... $50 pIns
ST. LOUIS DIVISION.
Depart-Moorefield Accommodation 1 6:3oam
Mail and Day Express. ....-.-..... sos am
Night Express daily, c. 11:O5 pm
Arriye-Nght Express daily, r. c...-...... $3.50 am
Mail and Day Express. ........ 600 PM
Moorefeld Accommodation. ..~-4.. G:1Qnut
EASTERN DIVISION.
Disqualification Express MAIL daily s.. r. C. 400 am
Day Express. 1I:45 ana
Atlantic Express, daily, $. and c. c.. 7:10 pm
Arrve-Paci6c Express, daily s. and &C.. 6:55 am
Western Express. -..-.-.--. 4:45pm
Burlington and Rock Island Elk
press daily, s. and r. c.......... 1885 pm I
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railway.

(0ver the Bee-line.)
Depaet-Indianapolis and Grand Rapids Elk 400 ara
Michigan Express .-.-.-.---.-.--.s11:15 am I
Louisville and Wabash Express. $3.50 pm
Arrive.-Wabash and Indianapolis Express. .10:45 asn
Cincinnati and Louisville Express 2:20 pta
Indianapolis and ST. Louis Express. 1875 prn
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Louisville, New Albany & Chicago,

Louisville, New Albany & Chicago.
michigan and Grand Rapids Line.)
Depart Michigan City Mail .-.-.-------I2:45 pnA
Michigan City Night Ex., daily s...1 1:2O pm
Indianapolis Night Ex., daily, S.. $3.50 ana
Indianapolis Accommodation. 1000 ara
indianapolis Mail .....--...--.. 3:15 pm
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Jeffersonville, Madison q indianapolis.

Denart-Southern Express daily, s. 4:1O ami
Louisville and Madison Express, pc S:15 arm
Louisville and Madison Mail, p c.. 800 pnf1
Louisville Express, daily .-.-----.. Gao pm l
Arrive indianapolis and Madison Mal---. 9:45 ans
Indianapolis St. Louis and Chicago
Express, daily, p.-.---.----- .--10:4o am
press ss' r. c s. 49, 700 pm
st. Louis, Chicago and Detroit Fast
Line daily, s.-----.-------------l O:45 pnna
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Cincinnati, indianapolis, St. Louis 6 Chicago

CINCINNATI DIVISION.
Depart-Cincinnai and Florida Fast Line
daily, and C. c-.--..-.... 400 am
Cincinnati, Rushville, and Column
bus Accommodation. -......-.. HOS ana
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail pc 3:45 pm
Cincinnati Accommodation daily. 6:55 pm
Acknowledgements Accommodation daily1 los arm
Chicago and ST. Louis Mail o. 11:50 ana
Indianapolis Accommodation 6:20 pR
Chicago, and st. Louis Fast Line
daily, S. and c. .1o:45 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION.
Depart-Chicago and Rock Island Express. 7:10 am
Chicago Fast Mail p. c.---.-.-....1 1910 pm
Western Express 4:55 pna
Chicago, Peoria and Burlington
Fast Line. daily s., r. Co.,. 11:20 pm
Arrive-Cincinnati and Louisville Fast Line
daily, c. C. and s--..--.....--. 1856 ann
Lafayette Accommodation. 1850. 1855 ana
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail D. G. $50 pm
Cincinnati Accommodation 6.42 nm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Vandalia Line.

Depart-Mail Train. -..-..---...--......- 7:15 ami
Lay Express, daily, p, h. 1850 ans
Terre Haute Accommodation 400 PM
Pacific Express, daily, s..-,..-..- -10;45 PM
Arrive New York Express, daily. $50 ami
Indianapolis Mail and Accom-. -.--. 1000 aru5
Cincinnati and Louisville Fast Line $3.50 pmI
New York Express daily, 49,. 4;4O PM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Cincinnati, Hamilton 6 indianapolis.

NAAlOhIIIENtI3 AAIAHiN1I0foKh9s
Depart-Cincinnat, Dayton & Toledo. 400 am
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and
New York ---.-.-.-....--...-..l 1915 am
Connersville Accommodation ...--- AGO pm
Cincinnati Dayton, Toledo and
New York Express .---.-.--..... $3.50 PM
-Connersvle Accommodation. $50 am
Cincinnati Peoria and St. Louis. l:50 am
Cincinnati Accommodation 300 pm
Cincinnati Peoria and st. Louis. - lD;40 pm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific.

Wabash, st. Louis Pacific.
Depart-Detroit and Chicago Mail ..-.... tbs am
Toledo, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids
and Michigan Express. --..-.-.- 2:15 pm
Detroit Express, daily, s..-.... TOO pm
Detroit through coach on c., st. L.
& z. Express. ....--...--........1100 pm
Arrive-Deteoft Express, daily, s----.-.- 500 am
Pacific Express 11:3O am
Detroit and Chicago Mail. $3.50 pras
Detroit through coach on c., st. L.
&P Express ................ 400 am,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
Indianapolis & Vincennes.

Indianapolis & VncenneS.
Depart-Mail and Cairo Express S:15 am
Vincennes Accommodation 400 pm
Arrive-Vincennes Accommodation. $500 .1O:4O ana
Mail and Cairo Express. -----.-.-.- $50 pm
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-02-04
0rbe fanfaster 1ntellisenfer
LANCASTER, FEBRUARY 4, 1855.
Look TO the Assessors.

There is a great deal of well-founded
complaint in the city and county about the
inequality and irregularity of the assess
ments upon real estate; and though the
subject is a trite one, and its discussion
seems to fall upon needless ears, it is very
proper to renew il in this year of trennial
assessment, when in the rural districts as
sistant assessors are to be chosen, and all
over the county the assessment made in
1885 will stand for three years unless
changed for special cause.
If the assessment made was purely for
local purposes it would not matter so
much what rate of valuation was adopted,
as it would be as fair for one as the other;
but the one assessment is made the base OF
the levy for county, state, school, city and
road taxation, and so many men of such
different minds, Judgment, inclinations
and interests get to be assessors that the
most glaring irregularities are the result of
lack of a uniform system of valuation,
In this city some property is assessed at its
full value, some at two-thirds, some half
and some at scarcely fourth of its real
value. II is little better in the country.
Farms have sold within the past year at
$50 per acre less than than they We're taxed
for others, in the same section, for $50 per
acre more and others still are held at
double the figure at which they are rated
on the tax books.
1t seems to be the rule that only those
who are overrated have the right of appeal,
and in their own cases. They may suffer
great injustice even from fair valuation
of their property, if their neighbor is rated
below a just figure from this dis
parity there seems to be no appeal.
Obviously, men of good judgment and with
a sense of fairness should be chosen
for assessors, and such whose acquaintance
generally with the value of property will
enable them to fix a proper valuation on it.
They should be instructed definitely by
the commissioners as to what rate of valu,
alton they are to make and to adhere rigid.
ly to it: the right should be recognized OF
every taxpayer to demand revision of an
others valuation, which he has reason t,
complain is lower than his, and of the tax
payers of one ward or township to demand
revision of another where the assessor
adopts an indequate rate. Considering that
the county assessment is adopted for al
local purposes, the board of commissioners
should give close scrutiny and full hearing
to this entire subject.
But, above all, the citizen should scan
the character and record of the men who
offer themselves for assessor, and he should
make himself effective at the primaries in
not only preventing unfit nominations, but
in promoting good selections.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-02-04

bly, soon. The object of the law would be
accomplished, however, by the declaration
of the unlawfulness of overhead wires and
Of poles, and by declaring them to be a
nuisance and their erection trespass pun
ishable as trespass and nuisance are pun
ishable under the general law. We donot
believe in the multiplication of criminal
statutes and penalties. IL the Legislature
would but let the common law have fill
sway and refrain from granting extraordi-
nary privileges to favored persons we would
have law enough for our protection. II is
unlawful TO commit nuisance or trespass.
Putting up poles on other people property
and stretching wires over their lands and
houses, constitutes nuisance and trespass
or would, if the state or city did not step in
to authorize this invasion of private rights.
Tie up the hands of councilmen that they
may not take away the natural rights OF
the people, and bind the legislature that il
may not do the same; give us int ylligent
honest and fearless judges, and we will de
mand no new law for our protection and
happiness.