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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
Orchard and Garden.

+. =. Roe says on this subject There has
been rage for novelties, disposition to
think that the past would be utterly
eclipsed. | once thought that varieties
which proved 50 superb on my own grounds
under high cultivation would do well else
where, but had much to learn. We should
be slow in discarding old and we'll tested va
rieties. Their apparent deterioration usu-
ally results from bad treatment and careless
propagation. This tendency to part with
the good qualities which once made a vari-
ETY. famous should he checked and a process
of higher development entered upon. think
il can be done in this simple way: For
instance, take bed Of Wilson's
seeding strawberry, select plant that for
some reason exhibits all the earliest and best
Wilson characteristics. In every field and
garden there are some head and shoulders
above the others. Clear place around such
plants and propagate from them. We all
know how well-known breeds of live stock
and old varieties of vegetables are developed
and improved by careful and continual Sc
lection and propagation from the best. Ap-
ply this principle to the standard fruits and
new competitor must be great indeed, to
rival them.
In the future. a. in the past. success ia the
development of the strawberry will lie in the
direction of our native species We have stl.
perb foreign kinds, but they require the
highest culture. We should employ the most
vigorous strains of our native stock i'm de-
yelOping new varities. Instead of pettine
and stimulating new seedlings should put
them in poor thin soil, and then discard all
except those which persist in thriving under
unfavorable conditions.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19

hours in solution of one pound of blue
viirol (sulphate of cOpper) 10 four gallons of
water Then mix the seed with dry land
plaster, and if intended for pasturage,
SOW as thickly as the land will bear. The
soil should be first gotten into fine condi-
ton, and the seed should be covered with a
harrow.
Rye is the clover OF poor sandy soils. 1t
thrives and fiourishes where other grain
crops would perish, but does best on good
land or such as has been fortified. If sOwn
in the fall and plowed under in the spring,
and slight application of lime given the
soil, it will furnish material for the forma-
ton of humus. and will largely increase the
yield of a corn crop, which may follow it
but il the soil is poor it is best to pillow un-
der the rye and follow it with buckwheat
or millet, which may in turn be plowed I'M
der before using lime. Rye may then be
sowed again. and if plOwed under in the
spring the land will be greatly increased in
fertility. Grazing does not injure it as a
grain crop, but rather benefits it, thus rem
dering it serviceable both for pasturage and
for grain
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
Cnrrant and Wire XXornh.


The currant worm, which has of late years
proved so destructive to both currant and
gooseberry, by deyouring the leaves. and rs
a consequence preventing the growth OF the
shoots and the ripening OF the fruit, NAV he
easily and quickly destroyed by thin dust
ing of white hellebOre upon the leaves. 1t
may re procured Of druggists and applied by
means of a dredging bcX with fine OriiiceS.
Care should be taken not to inhale the Pc =
Onous dust. As soon as the worms deyOur
the leaves with the. thin powder they perish,
and where the work has been well done
thousands have entirely disappeared in a
day. The greatest vigilence is requisite to
begin this busting before serious damage is
committed. and watchful eve should u
kept upon the bushes for several weeks after
ward, and the remedy repeated if a second
brood appears The entire defoliation OF
currants and gOoseberries for single sum
mer greatly Injuries the bushes, and if con.
tinued for successive years destroys them.l
This pest is IA very provoking one and eN-
cites many inquiries, remarks a writer on
the wire worm. We have two or three in
quiries now i'm regard to il. 1t preys upon
almost every crop that is grown. They do
not trouble beans. peas or buckwheat. They
resemble worm and resemble wire, and
hence their name is very appropriate. Rem
edies, so called, are unsatisfactory. Fall
blowing Is in the direction OF a remedy, and
so is recent narrowing. This gives the birds
a chance at them. In England they prac-
ticed burying potatoes early, and marking
the place. The grubs collect on them to
feed, and can thus be captured. Both gas
lime and salt are used to advantage i'm Eng.
land being placed with the seed at the time
of planting. Some advise the sowing OF
buckwheat the second year after the blowing
| under sod, should the wire worm be very
abundant. The first year, one experienced
| gardener says, they seem to prefer the decay
| ing grass roots, and buckwheat seems dis
| tasteful or poisonous to them.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
The Medicated Nest Egg.

A good plan for making medicated nest
eggs. Here it is: Cut a hole in one end of an
egg as big as this capital o. In the other put
a pin hole. Now blow out the contents and
you have the empty shell. Next mix plaster
of Paris and water together to the consistency
of cream, add a few drops of earbolic acid.
Pour this into the shell until it is filed and
in twenty-fOur hours it will be dry and you
will have a medicated ness egg. have tried
this and find it works admirably. Five
cents worth of plaster of paris will make
a dozen, and that amount of carbolic acid
is sufficient to scent hundred. The time
spent in making these medicated eggs is by
no means lost. They are sure death to lice,
and as the hens go on the nest and sit on
them every day. they thus take an invol-
untary dose of anti-vermin medicine. There
is no danger of these eggs being broken
and eaten up il the fowls can get any gravel.
| have known of chickens endeavoring to eat
them where there was no lime at hand
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
Supremely Delightful

to the emaciated aud debilitated invalid is the
sense of returning health and strength produced
by Hostetter's Stomach Bttters When that pro-
moter of vigor is tested by persons in feeble
health its restorative and vitalizing potency soon
evinces itself in improved appetite, digestion and
nightly repose, the sole conditions under which
strength and nerve quietude is vouchsafed to the
human system. gain In flesh of course ensues
upon the restoration of digestion and assimilation
A surely as winter follows the fall of the leaf
does disease shadow the footsteps of declining
strength when the premature decadence OF vital
itv is not arrested. Marasmus, consumption and
other wasting maladies are prompt to fssten upon
the eneebled. Avert disease, therefore, with this
grand enabling tonic, which not only renews fail
ing strength hut mtigates and counteracts the
infirrnities of age and those OF the gentler sex
rheumatism, malaria, liver and kidney troubles
yield 10 il.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
Old Asparagus Beds.

A number of readers ask the best time and
manner of transplanting old asparagus beds.
they have been planted some years and have
become foul with grass and weeds they can
be improved to some extent and made TO pro-
duce until new plants can be started by the
thorough cleaning out this fall of all grass
and weeds, and also thin the plants 50 That
they will net be less than one by three feet.
Cover for winter protection with three OF
four inches of leaves or rongh manure. In
the spring supply some rich manure or a
dressing OF superphosphate, and also salt al
the rate OF two pounds per square yard. This
is the best we can suggest for the old plants.
Meantime next spring start q new bed. One.
year-old plants will do well enough, or, il
time enough, sow the seed next spring, and
If well cultivated the plants will do to set in
one year
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
FRED GRANT A TRUMP.
How He Once Did Some Hard Kicking in
Behalf of Poor Old Woman on a
Train.

In an uptown restaurant, a few nights
ago, says HalstOn in the New York Times, a
company of gentlemen sat chatting over
their cigars as they listened to the music. OF
course the name of General Grant was men
toned. and more than one good story was
told to the old commanders credit. One of
the party who had listened without saying
much finally broke in:
Il don't know much about the General,
he said, but do know that he's got a son
who is true blue; | mean Fred Grant. No,
/ never saw him in all my life; but all the
same know what Pm talking about when |
say that be is Just one of the manifest fell
lows that ever bresthed. He was on Wash
ington express train coming over to New
York one day half dozen years or 50 ago.
The cars were crowded and he shared his
seat with an old woman who got on the train
at Baltimore. AT Wilmington he left her
10 90 into the smoker, and the train was
drawing into the old West Philadelphia Sta
ton when he returned to his seat away in
the rear of the coach. The old lady whom
he bad left he discovered in the aisle, clutch
ing as best she could at the flying coattails
of burly man who making bolt for the
car door, was dragging her after. Fred Grant
was at her side in a trice. He has my
money, exclaimed the excited woman; ;
he has my money; he's thief.
Fred made grab at the coattail, but just III
advance of his grip the coattail went flying
out of the door, young Grant close after.
Into the station went both men. Once Fred
Grants hand was full upon the fellow, but
the Grant blood was up at the highest pitch,
and instead of laying hold OF the scalawag
Fred suddenly planted himself firmly on the
old plank walk, and then with dash that
was simply chain lightning out went his
boot once, twice thrice, right under that
flying coattail with thuds that fairly echoed
TO the roof. 1T was just as if pile driver
had struck that flying gentleman. and he
spun through the air like demoralized foot
ball on the polo grounds. Yes he escaped;
but gentlemen, he deserved every cent that
he got dozen times the sum couldn't
have settled for necessary repairs. The old
lady-her tears were dried. That young
man Grant took care of her right through to
New York, and when he put her in cab Ia
send her to her destination here, roll OF
bills went into her hands, too. And when
she begged him TO tell her his name so that
she could..make good his love- this is what
he said: ''On. one condition-that you will
never talk to anybody about what I've had
the chance TO do for you to-day" And
gentlemen, she never did talk about it,
though the card he gave her she kept as one
of her choicest treasures. She is dead now.
and guess there is no harm in breaking her
pledge That woman was my mother.
That is how | know and what | know about
Fred Grant,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19

Rye j. one of the most important crops
that can be grown, not only for the value of
its grain and straw but on account of the va
riety of purposes to which it can be applied.
The grain is readily Saleable, and is also fed
TO horses on some farms, while its straw Is
considered superior to all other kinds, owing
to its length and superior quarity, a. bed
dingI II can be conveniently handled. and is
clean and free from dust as compared with
shorter kinds. Every farmer should SOW a
field Of rye for every pasture. 1t eau be put
in the ground in the fall, as il is very hardy
and stands the winter in all sections of the
country, springing up early in the
spring, long before other grasses have begun
10 start Farmers who have had
difficulty in keeping their stock in healthy
condition when fed through long winter
ON dry food know how eagerly the early rye
is relished. Objections have been made to
rye as containing ergot, which is injurious,
but all grains and grasses are equally unfOr-
inmate in that respect. The difficulty is due
more to improper management than to any
injurious substance contained in the crop.
When stock have been deprived of roots or
ensilage, and confined to dry diet, they are
liable 10 eat too much green rye when turned
upon it too early. BY allowing the stock
but short period upon the rye field in the
beginning, and gradually extending the time
daily, but little injury will be done but if
the stock receives no care. and the rye field
- even up 10 the animals, the result Will DE
diarrhea and debility. This may be fol-
lowed by abortion among the cows due
To physical weakness, but which is at
tributed to ergot. The result is the same
when stock suddenly secures as urfeit of ear
ly grass As ergot seldom exists in young
growing rye, the stock may be pastured upon
the field until the period arrives for allowing
the crop to attain maturity. II damage is
done by ergOt it is when stock is kept upon
the rye when in its advanced stage
Rye also makes excellent pasturage in the
fall, though il is generally reserved for
spring. In addition to this advantages as a
cattle food il is an excellent crop for sheep.
which may be hurdled upon il with
economy if the hurdles are moved daily, as
sheep Craze very closely. To the poultry man
rye is boon, no other crop supplying its
place, and il will do much TO prevent hog
cholera when the swine are confined upon
corn, provided an allowance be moved and
fed in connection with the corn. The swine
win be more thrifty and fatten more readily
with its assistance than when corn alone IS
used.
If good judgment be exercised in selecting
seed free from disease or admixture of
weeds, rye is a healthful grass crop. 1t is
best 10 be suspicious of all grains as spores
may exist among them. They may be easily
destroyed by soaking the seed twenty-four
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
Gnnes in Chickens

\ lady of Somerset, HillSdale County,
sends the following recipe for gapes in
chickens: In one pint of dry meal stir one
teaspoonful of spirits of turpentine; then
mix with hot water and feed hot This will
day for a few days, then feed as you think
they need it. This is an old English remedy
and 4 sure cure.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
Size of PouItry House.

A correspondent asks for information as to
dimentions of poultry house to accommo-
date 500 fowls for both winter and summer.
il is recommended by poultry keepers that
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19

The sheets OF lead which now cover the
dome of st. Peters weigh 70S,610 pounds,
and would cover good acre and half of
ground if spread out fiat The recovering OF
the dome has just been completed at cost
of S.OOGl to the Vatican the old sheathing
requiring such continuous repairs that il
was found better to replace it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
viii AFFORD Instant Ease.

Inflammation of the Kidneys Inflammation OF
the Bladder, Inflammation OF the Bowels, Con-
gestion OF the Lungs, Palpitati0n OF the Heart,
Mysteries, Group, Catarrh, Nervousness, Sleepess-
ness Sciatica Pains in the Chest, Back, or Limbs,
Bruises, Bites Of Insects Cold Chills and Ague
Chills.
The application of the READY RELIEF 10 the
part or parts where the difficulty pain exists
will afford ease and comfort.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
BOWEL COMPLAINTS.

Looseness, Diarrhoea, Cholera Morbus, or Painful
Discharges from the Bowels are stopped in fifteen
or twenty minutes by taking Railways Ready Re
lief No congestion or Inflammation, no weakness
or lassitude viii follow the use OF the X X heliei
Thirty TO sixty drops in hall tumDler OF wafer
will in a few minutes cure Cramps, SpaslnS, sour
Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Headache, Diarrhoea,
Dysentery, Collie, Wind in the Bowels, and all In
ternal pains.
Traralors Shn,1ld al,rars carry q hottie OF
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF

with them. A few drops in water viii prevents
sickness or pains from change of water. II is bet
ter than French brandy or bitters as a stimulant.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
MALARIA

FEVER AND AGUE cured for fifty. coats
There is not Remedial agent in this world that
will cure Fever and Ague and all other Malarial,
Bilious, Scarlet and other Fevers aided by RAD
WAYS PILLS. SO quickly as. RADWAf'S READY
Fifty Cents Per Bottle.
Sold by Druggists.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
THE
Great Blood Purifier,
FOR THE CURE OF CHRONIC DISEASES
LIVER COMPLAINT, ETC.

Not only does the Sarsaparillian Resolvent exec
all remedial agents in the cure OF Chronic. Scrou
lous Constitutional and Skin Diseases but it is ths
only positive cure for
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29
E00EFRy..
D4yIsag0 81 a1yiYG TIL .
Onr Arerage TrombIes

One summer evening long ago.
There caluc q bird ,!iat none did know,
And the GinkI Tree said: Woe is we.'
De- lis the Wo-ely Bird said the GnkO Tree
" Al mr al. me. Jla Tie l. ne.
lis ;Eo ass!y Bid, said Tie Giuko Tree
Under thc shade OF the ;gye b -at.
And bul!t It's nest iu the GlukJ hat:
And tile c--, We're laid tnaI .mei 10 he
The CTS of tne foe oi lne Ginko free.
Ah me ali. mel they seemed % oc
The cgg. ofthe foe o. The Ciinko I-ce.
'' its most absurd, il g mos, absurd
Ia! not be fooled by the WOssiy Bind,
The sad tree sang, and Woe 90 me-
oh, why was born Gimko Free
All, me an. me. and woe to me,
Oh, why WAS born a Ginku Tree?
Revenge j. sweet :" the Ginko cried.
To stand upon his head lac iried;
But failed for be had not bcen taught
When young L. posture us hc ought;
Al. me ah, ne. he'd not been taught
When young ~ posture as he ought.
So now the youngliug Woa,lets r0ost
(At least "a year ago they usrt)
Upon the branrh-if branch there be-
The branch OF the iil-u>ei t,inkO Tree,
An. nic. uh, ne IL branch there oe,
Iney roc.t Oh the branch oi tIc GinGU Tree.
MoENL.
There's no such thing Is The GinkU Tree,
There's no such tnin. and ne cr Will be-
j $ also true-thOush most absurd
There's uosIch thing rs the Nugsiy Bird.
Ah, me. ah, me, II most absurd,
But there's no such thing as % NO-gy Bird.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

The late Cniei Justice Bigelow, Of Massa
chuselt-, was naturally hot tempered, but
On one occasion was brought to bio bearings
in way as effective il wa amusing lie
was riding in a car which did not -lop Al
Quincy, where he resided, and, as it wa
passing by, he pulled the rope and lhc train
wa- brought to a sudden stop. The conduc.
tor rushed into tine caraud demanded, " who
rang that bel?" Il die" said tie Chief
Justice. Why" Because I wanted to
get off,; at which ihl railroad Official in
dulged in some remarks which we're not
complimentary and hardly resPeciful. The
Judge alterward complained 70 the pTesi-
dent OF the road, who promised to look into
the matter. But be found that, although
the conductor might lave used ho, ian
gua.c. the ChiefJuslice was not without
fault aud said nothing aboutit. When they
next met, by nance, 5he latter demanded
oi the precedent whether be bad reprimand-
ed tbe conductor. spoke to him" was
the reply Well what did be sayt
-Ie said that hc va. coming up some day
to adjourn your coart. The irate nagis-
irae saw the point AMI dad not plrsle tie
neoettgIt4ou.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29
Convinced.

Mr.. z. 6. King, foreman Of the Leo
tonia Dcinocst, Leetcnia, Ohio, writes
DR.. \. B. HAITMAN, Columbus, Ohio
Gentlemen: Some time since, had occa.
sion 10 doubt the genuineness Of most OF
the articles that appear in different papers
~ regard to yoIrmOnde '!ui PERUSA, and
ny curiosity ,sSs 80 great that deter
mined 10 w'its to one of the many people
tast claimed - hIye been cured by this
mcd inc ald accJrlnglg wrote 10 Mrs.
So. Rcvno'j>, of New Lisbon, tais
colaty, an1 ceiv Ia following reply
rc..iv yOIr .citer thi> evening, and
N reply w0- say that PFRUTA, he
licyc. saycl ms lie, and can not recon.
mend it too highly; for al complaints it
is the best medicine IN existence. II
seems to h.lp you j. YOU swallow IL.
would advise any one sufi-ring from M
compliant 10 take PrRUSA aud be con-
vinced YoLrs truly, Mrs W. Rcy.
nold,." Now, that's her cri word for
word, and Gs an we'll acquainted with
the Id r. d. not believe she would lie.
II IS truly wonderful low You. medicine
does do good.
I,mcs J.. Mooney, Prospect, Ohio,
write For the past ten years have
been suffering from constipation and
dyspepsia, and all the evil eiiccts that
accompany I t,em. was treated bY a
Eumbtr OF doctors, al 10 no ehc,L |
used sevcra! patent medicines, which did
N no = ,od, and about three years ago |
wa seized with severe nervous trouble,
and wa> Obliged to quit farming. /
thought nv days would soon be over, bat
last winter / received one OF your pam
ph.ets called the " Ills of Life" ! az once
tri.d your PERUNA and MA&ALIN.
They helped me right away. ! used nine
botties oil PeRUTA and three of MAEALIN;
and now l am quite well, and able 10
resume farming also had little child
which was attacked with . severe cramp
in the stomach; we thought 1t would 20
into sDasms. fused nothing but PERUEA.
We gave it IN injection of PERUEA and
warm water, and gave it tcaspooniul OF
the medicine internally every half hour.
l. w, relieved in one hour. and has not
been bothered since. l have also used it
with as good eiItct in case OF Group and
colds. | know that it IL wonderful
medicine, and recommend it TO all who
a.cia plor health. The above statement
Ia.1 WI M 10 swear TO-"
~. N Plants. Deep Valley. Greene
colu.r, Pa, writes; Please send me
y,ur book on the lis OF Life nave
uscI one bottle Of PERUYA AM am great
b benefited
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

seveniy.hye year. ago the fret tomatoes
grown in this country were cultivated as a
strange aud sLoNy Horticultural curiosity
iiN garden in Salem, Mass Forty years
ago or 4 littie more they began to be used
a. yeselab.e In The sea.On.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

Nr Robi. Garrett, president B. & o. X.
R.s.nt $1,000 to Marshal Gray Of Baltimore
o 0uy Christina. coal and food for the poor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

The most notable thing that We hear
about the ncw Delaware legislature il that
% j. going down 10 Washington on the 4th
Of March To attend the Inauguration. 1t
ough, 20 go down in b udbox.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

The y million government tax On the
1888, 10 gallons OF bonded whiskey falls
due this year-ihe most OF It before July
un-e.. an e1len..nn !. oltaInel.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

David Davis says that his worst friend is
a woman whose poetry be once laughed at
rhat was . years ago, but she ssill hates
him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

Capt. Fairbanks, the veteran way" con-
duc,oT on tAe Washington Branch, Is. & O.,
has been retired on pension pay after 80
year, service. lie Is over 70.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

An ordinary train Of passenger coachee
is said 20 be 0or,h s98 900. This does not
include the porter Of The Sleeping car.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

Wien a young c-upl west Of the Rocky
mountains ua away aud get married, the
d. .orIing journalist a.Iudes to il in big head
line letters as "The pacific Slope"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

\ new chin holder. which is pronounced
the most satisfactory one ever known, has
been invented Tor violin players. Now, if
some inventor will adapt il to Congressman,
the whole country viii rise up aud vote him
t pension.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-29

: mountain girl has been kidnapped by
bear. She probably got one bug from the
animal and followed it of