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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
ALL AROUND THs HOUSE.
Preparation against Cholera.
IHarper's Bozsr.1


With the possibilities of the arrival of
the cholera upon our shorss during the next
season, that hang like cloud over the SUM-
mer expectations, there is one plain duty
before every householder and housekesper
that can not be overlooked. and that is the
duty of leaving no foot-hold and no feeding
ground for the dread intruder, and il he
must come, OF preparing to meet him in the
pan oply of perfect cleanliness.
Always q duty in view of the general cas-
ualties resulting from want of 1t, cleanli-
ness becomes this year more than ever q
duty, and public duty. For he who by
his neglect gives the enemy an opportunity
Injuries not only himself but every other
member of the community, with the posi-
bic and probable-nay, this year the abso-
lutely certain-reaction OF his negligence up
on them; and remembering this. it is seen to
be not merely selfish precaution, but a
matter of untelfsh regard for ones neighbor
that obliges one 10 look to his surroundings,
and zee how near they come to goodness.
Now, then, the roof where pigeons congre-
gate must be attended TO, aud If cistern wa
ter is used, gathered from the rain shed on
the roof, then the pigeons had best be done
away with as the water is sure to be
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Asparagus is delicious il piece of Juicy
and tender lamb is cooked with 1t. Or II
may be boiled in stock made OF the bones
and remains of q chicken. Serve with thin
slices of toast. After you are tired OF hag-
ing it plain il will appear almost like q new
dish and be eaten with q relish if cooked in
this way.
Vinegar Pie.-One and q half cups Of sugar.
large spoon heApiDg full of -four, little nut
meg and piece OF butter the size of q wal
nut; stir them well together, then add one
cider vinegar and one and q half cups OF
boiling water. Boil until it jeIlies; pour
into crusts and bake. Try it.
Orange Charlotte An orange charlotte is
made by lining deep dish with sponge-cake
precisely il you were about to make CHAR
lotte russo; then cut enough oranges to fill
the dish; cut them in thin slices, sprinkle
sugar over them; pour q rich boiled Gust ard
over all; let it stand long enough to moisten
the cake before sending TO the table.
Scotch Short Cake.-Take one half pound
Of slightly sailed butter and one pound of
flour; then mix flour and butter with the
hands; then add four ounces of loaf sugar,
and work all into q smooth ball; then roll
out until 1t is an inch thick; prick over with
fork and pinch round the edges, and bake
for half an hour in the oven with q moderate
hre, In round or square pan, according to
taste.
Mayonnsise OF Tomatoes Select firm, ripe,
round tomatoes of equal size. Peel them
with thin, sharp knife; do not scald them
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17

eDough-say at the end of May or com.
mepcement of June. The cultivation of
roots requires great deal OF labor, but the
yield is large, and they pay well as regular
farm crops for stock purposes.
An Ohio pork-raiser states that he has test
ed the feeding of cooked and unlocked earn
for hcgs, and also ground and unground TODD.
He claims that q bushel of corn fed on the
cob will produce nine pounds OF pork, while
an equal quantity, ground and fed Ia ", will
yield twelve pounds. bdshel of c)rn
boiled made thirteen and half pounds OF
pork, and a bushel of meal cooked ma le
sixteen an a-hsH pounds.
In green houses the plants are sometimes
infes, ed with red spider during summer Its
presence may be detected By the brownish
appearance of the leaves. These insects can
not exist in moisture, aud the best method
OF checking their progress is TO syringe the
plants about sunset, or later, 80 that they
will be wet all night. This is more effective
than Swinging during the day, when the
moisture soon dries up.
French experimenters speak with much
favor of the vapor of tobacco ss an insect.
eide, deeming it more desirable than the
smoke e, especially to rid delicate plants of
''thrips" lice, scale and slugs. The juice of
the stems or leaves of the weeds, extracted
by smoking or boiling, is simply diffased
through the closed greenhouse, conservatory
AODs ny OC4DS p4dCc0 ONcI
dish or the flame OF lamp.
The following is table of rations for
calves, as given by the American Agricul-
lurist: Calves two weeks old should have
two quarts of skinned milk three times q
day. All month old, four quarts twice q
day. At two or three months old, five quarts
twice Gay, and two ounces OF oats or meal,
with hay, grass and water. At from three to
six months old, five quarts of milk and four
ounces of meal. For heifers in calf give
grass or hay, with a quart of meal and the
same of bran.
The opportunities for sheep husbsndry in
this country are almost unlimited. Four
times many sheep may be Kept in the
Middle States and New England as are al
present maintained, and the fertility of the
farms would be greatly increased thereby,
while with judicious feeding and the use of
select breeds the produce from each would
be greatly increased. The East can easily
present the supply is limited.
The best interests of the dairy business,
and f stock feeding in general, call for a
more efficient protection against the serious
influence OF dry seasons. To meet the short
comlngs of hill pastures and dry MEADOWS by
feeding half metured fodder corn is decid
| eddy wssteful. The nutritive value of one
and theSame variety of fodder corn may be
| impaired, ton for ton, from 80 to 20 and
more per cent. in consequence of q too early
| Cutting for green fodder or fer ensilAge.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
Abundance and scarcity.

An extraordinary state of matters is re-
ported from TaDgier by the Times OF Mo.
rocco. That paper states that last autumn
the crops in the south of Morocco were so
abundant, and the exactions Of the kaids so
heavy, that much corn has been left to rot
upon the ground, and there are now to be
seen stacks of fenugIeek that have been
turned into manure, because it would not
pay the poor, half naked cultivators to
thrash it out and take ii to market. While
this is so. grain has becme very dear in Tan
gier, especially wheat, owing to the floods
having rendered the roads into the interior
almost I'M passable. and various efforts have
beer. made by Europeans and others, to
bring in grain by steamer from the coast
towns, where 1t is very abundant and cheap.
but there is clause in the treaty that wheat
and barley shall not exported, and accord.
ing to the Interpretation of the treaties by
her majesty's legation, transportation by
water means expectation. There is also a
clause prohibiting the Sultan from export.
ing grain. which he has deliberately ignored.
During the last year he exported large guam
titles Of grain, which is said to have been ex.
acted from the growers at prices fixed by the
kaids, and no protest was made by our rep.
rSsentRtiyes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
FARM NOTES.

Plenty of grass should be given fowls in
confinement, in order to keep them in good
htalthy condition.
No cattle are exported from the Island of
AldeTney. "Alderney" cows so called, n
this country are Jsrseys and Guernseys.
OF the many varieties of peaches, the New
Jersey Horticultural Society thinks that the
best for profit are the Oldmixon and Craw-
for6's Late.
Potash on grape vines has been tried with
great SUCCESS, especially on light soils. 1t is
said to promote the thrift Of the vines and
largely increase the yield OF the crop.
If milk is set at home for cream the sooner
it can be set after milking and the higher the
temperature the better as cream rises best
snd almost wholly while the temperature is
falling.
There is SIS much difference in sheep in the
production of mi K as in COWS, says the New
York Tribune. Some large ewes wlu furnish
but little, while smaller ones will often yield
twice as much.
SPREADING the manure or fertilizer over the
around broadcast is much better than plsc
ing it in hills or rows, as the roots of plants
spread out in every direction, and thereby
utilize the manure to greater advantage.
Lime and salt, mixed With the soft foot is
one Of the cholera remedies Tor poultry. but
the method generally adopted as the most
efficacious is to give each sick fowl a hesuing
teaspoonful of hyposulpbite of soda in
enough water to slightly moisien it.
Millet and Hungarian grass NAV be soEn
now. as they are especially adapted for sum
mer CROPS, growing quickly aud yielding
largely OF nutritious hay, which is high y
relished. Millet can only be moved once
but Hungarian grass furnishes successive
cuttings.
Cleanliness is abso ute'y indispensable in
The dairy. Wash in tepid water every dish,
implement or utensil that comes N contact
with milk or its produ cts, then scald in boil
ing water or steam, Ri 50 in cold water and
expose to he air-and sunshine, # possible
until wan'ed for use.
On small farms where few pigs are kept q
great advantage will be gained by planting
number OF pumpkin seeds in the corn rows
after the corn has been worked. Quite a
large and cheap crop may be secured in this
manner, and the pigs will grow much faster
on mixed vegetable diet than they will on
corn alone.
Sheep are excellent scavengers, and eat
weeds as well as grass. They Craze close,
prefeuing short grass and keen down many
obnoxious plants by nipping them off as
soon as they appear above ground. In old
meadows ana scanty pastures they often
secure enough to sustain them without add.
tional feeding.
The only certain test for the pregnant con-
dition of O mare Ia an examination by vet
Urinary surgeon. IL the mares have never
exhibited any restlessness since the service
1t is fair to presume they are in foal. The
gradual enlargement and hardness of the
udder is also an indication of pregnancy
which should then be apparent
Land for roots should be given good
dressing OF fsrm-yard manure, plowed In
with a strong furrow. The seed should be
sowh whenever the oil becomes warm
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
Dry Fosd Consumed by Cows.
prairie Earunar


Sir ]. B. Lawes has found that the ordinary
dry food OF the farm, such as hay, straw, etc.
contain about one sixth of their weight of
water, and five-siXths ofreal dry substance.
In ordinary milking condition a common
sized cow will eat % pounds of dry food per
day. Last year he assisted Mr.. Edwards
who has q large herd Of short horns at st.
Albans-in carrying out some experiments
upon ensilaee. 1t wss found that in the
three experiments the food supplied 2SH
pour DIS, % pounds and % pounds per head
per day, of real dry substance; while the
three lots Of cows were yielding respectively
an average of 1871 pounds, II, and scarcely
II pounds of milk per head per day. These
were unusually heavy cows, one weighing
over LOO pounds, and the entire 20 COWS
averaged 1913 pounds. In the spring
of last year the dry food consumed
by his own cows-which were then
yielding 80 pounds OF milk per head per day
was about 26 pounds. 1t Is often said that
it re luiTes about three acres of grass to sup.
port COW for year. II we estimate, Gays
Mr.. Lawes, an acre Of ordinary pasture land
when fed or mown, to yield q produce equal
to ! q tons Of hay per acre, three acres Of
such produce would furnish 9 cow with %
pounds of dry substance of food per 6aY
during the year; or, il We take the yield 20
be equal to two tons of hay psr acre, it
would supply an average of 80 pounds of
dry substance of food the year round. The
animal would, OF course, consume more than
lis average amount when yielding milk, aud
less when dry. It will be observed that there
Is fairly general agreemf Mt between the
figures brought forward, sufficient, think.
not only to raise doubts as to the accuracy of
any figures which differ very materially from
them, but also sufficient to provide practical
farmers with some basis which may ena 1le
them 10 calculate the requirements of tn cir
stock during the six months Of winter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
Practical Points on Potato Planting.

Farm, Stock and Home.
The Western farmer who does not plant
his potatoes So early as he does his oats, Oh
we'll drained and well enriched and deeply
cultivated land, need not look for paying re-
suits. The potato thrives best on land
Astounding in vegetable mould sufficient to
give the soil dark, rich color. Such soil
will become warmed very early in the sea.
son, and preserve the proper degree OF moist
ure and GOODNESS at the important period OF
the enlargement of the tubers. In order to
produce the best results, experience has
shown that it is necessary that the tempers-
ture of the earth should be lower than that
of the air.
The subdivision of the potato into eyes is
important. When quartered, halved or
planted whole too feebly developed shoots
spring theIefrom. A single eye, or at most
aginary line passing from the middle of each
end Of the potato to the opposite end, SO as to
secure as much flesh TO each eye or both eyes
as possible, IL an essential condition of sue
cess. DR.. Sturtevant has shown by careful
experiment that If the eye OF the potato
is injured so as to just avoid killing it, q
mass Of little tubers, fifteen to twenty-five,
will form instead of the shoot, illustrating
the fact that a single eye has the capacity of
originating all the potatoes that q whole
plant ought to be expected to bear.
Ali new and valuable varieties should be
cut so that every eye will be saved. To do
this, take the potato in the left hand, and
hold it in an upright position with the end
down. The eyes will then appear in spira al
form, like the thread of q corkscrew. Take
sharp, thin. bladed knife and remove the
lowest eye by cutting midway between it and
the next above By the continued cutting
from point mid way between the eyes to q
central line OF the potato. forming wedge
shaped pieces. the potato will soon have the
appearance of a many.sided inverted pyra-
mid. The main care required will be in the
the seed end. After they are cut, if NOT CON-
venient to plant at the time, they can, il
placed on floor under shelter, after being
rolled in land plaster or sir-slacked lime, re-
main there from one to three weeks without
injury.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
The Horses Back.

The back of horse is strong and well sup
ported. Is is the arch OF bridge, which,
from his structure, can bear weight placed
upon it, whereas an inverted arch would fall
to pieces, or would Withstand far less
pressure. 1t has been observed that low
backed or rather hollow backed horses, work
ing in harness, kept their condition, while
those with high backs lost flesh. Persons OF
not very Inquiring or ooservant dispositions
would probably attribute this to the fact
that the form er were of more hardy conssitu-
tion than the latter, bat this would be a
false conclusion. 1t is owing entirely to the
curvature of the back, Tor horse which can
draw weight was least able 10 bears weight
upon its back, while the horse unable to
bear the strain of draft could beat the other
any day IN carrying weight. The line of
the vertebISe indicates the sort of work for
which the horse is fitted. If it is high the
weight must be on top to press it together;
IL low, the pressure must be from below for
the same reason. A downward curvature is
therefore, the best form of spine for draft
hOrse.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17

Iation exists to prevent the sale OF spurious
butter, or to compel the vendors to specify
what 1t Is they are selling. In Austria. 1t is
true. the Importation of the American man.
uiacture is prohibited ION account of the
danger Of trichina," and in Brussels there Is
a communal ordinance which requirs deal
ers in oleomsrgarine to exhibit notice
bearing the words "Beurre artificiel." As q
rule, however, the general laws in force
against the edulteration of food are thought
to be sufficient protection. In France there
have been some proposals to legislate es'
peciallY on the subject of oleomargarine,
and in Germany. where the food of the pso-
pie is subject to the keenest supervision aud
inspection, il is stated that the matter is
now under the consideration of the I'm
perial authorities" Substituting the word
Parliament for Imperial authorities" this
is about the condition of things In England
with regard to this odious mixture, only, I'M
fortunately for Us, there is little probability
of getting the matter seen to here for some
time to come.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
The CnrrRnt Worm.

The currant worm, which has of late years
proved 90 destructive to both currsnt and
gooseberry, by devouring the leaves. and as
q consequences, preventing the growth of the
shoots and the ripening of the fruit, may be
quickly and easily destroyed by thin dust.
ing of white hellebore upon the leaves. II
may be procured of druggists, and applied by
means Of dredging box with fine ori6css.
Care should be taken not to inhale the phi
sonous dust. AS soon as the worms evour
and, where the work has bte1 we'll done,
Thousands have entirely disappeared in a
day. The greatest vigilance is requisite to
begin this busting before serious damage is
committed, and a waichful eye should be
kept upon the bushes for several weeks after
ward, and the remedy repeated If a second
brood appears. The entire defoIiation of
curIants and RoosebeTries for a single sum
mer greatly Injuries the bushes, and if c1n-
tinued for successive years destroys them.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
How IpgsrsoIl Saw Lamar.

When Colonel Bob Ingsrsoll attempted to
enter Secretary Lamar's room, to-day, the
messenger stopped him with the remark:
''The Secretary is busy with members of
Congress and officials nov; he will see you
presently"
Colonel Bob smiled. Drawing half-dol-
lar from his pocket he slipped it into the
colored mans hand and whispered few
words in his ear. The messenger stepped in
side and delivered himself of these lines
Colonel Ingersoll is waiting in the hall.
He ssys he understands you are busy with
members of Congress and Govern uent Of
ficIals and wants TO know when you can see
gentlemen"
Lamar bent his head low on his desk to
conceal a smile, aud said: 81 can see him
now" The Colonel was admitted without
further delay.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
The Wire Worm.

This pest is a very provoking one aud sx-
cites many inquiries. We have two or three
inquiries now in regard to it. It prays upon
almost every crop that is grown. They do
not trouble beans peas and buckwheat, bus
We do not think OF any other crop that they
do not sometimes injure. They resemble
worm and resemble wire. and hence their
name is appropriate. Remedies, so called,
are to q large degree unsatisfactory. Fall
plowing is in the direction Of a remedy, and
80 is frequent narrowing. This gives the
birds in the fall and the spring q chance at
them. In England they practicsd buying
potatoes early, and marking the place. Ths
grubs collect on them to feed, and can thus
be captured and destroyed. Both gas lime
and salt are used to advantage In England,
being placed with the seed at the time OF
planting. Some advise the sowing of buck
wheat the second year after the blowing
under sod, should the wire worm be abun-
dent. The first year, one experienced gar,
dener says, they seem to prefer the decayiog
grass roots and buckTheat seems distestefnI
or poisonous to them. The Same is bat little
less true, the same writer says, or beans and
meas
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
They Are Not Sorry.

There is one thing nobody ever regrets
that is, the day they first adopted Parker's
Tonic as their regular family medicine. Its
range is SO wide, and its good effects so sure,
that nothing else, except good nursing, are
needed in great majority OF cases. Buy it,
try IL. and afterward il will not require any
praise from M.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
The Beginning of the End.
TphfladaInhfa Times

The world moves Since the death OF
Charles T. Howard, the head of the Louisi-
ana Lottery robbery, and the chief director
of its corrupt control of political authority,
the New Orleans Picsyune ventures to refer
spologetically to the lottery villiany as an
Objectionable creation" that grew out of
the dark regime OF Radical rule" That isn't
much; but is is more than New Orleans
journal has dared 10 say for some years.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
Alter Dinhtheria.

Diphtheria is terrible disease. requiring
the greatest medical skill to effect COM
plete cure. Even when its power is broken,
it clings to the patient with great persistent
CIV, and often leaves the system poisoned
and Frustrated. Just here Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla does vast amount of good, expelling
impurities from the blood, giving it richness
and vitality, while it renovates and strength
ems the system.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
Bogus Butter in Europe.

A London paper says some interesting pa
rspers have just been presented to the
House Of Parliament regarding the importa-
tion and sale or manufacture OF oleomargar-
Inc in foreign countries. The answers to tbs
foreign Office circular on the subject show
4hat in European states practically no legis.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
nIannipg,s Manners.

washington Letter IN CleVelsno Leaoer'l
Manning is, l should say, taller than
Cleveland. He is more suaye and better
maunered. He modelled his actions for years
after those of William Cassidy, his chief on
the Albany paper, and Cassidy was a Ches-
terfield.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
We Would Find 1t Too Lonesome.

ITlLlsrUlB DIspatCuI
If the world is getting worse and worse, az
many good Christians believe, they ought TO
pray for another food TO drown the wicked
ness out. leaving only single righteous fam
lily TO repopulste the earth.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
Kidney and Bladder Complaints,

Urinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel. Disbetes,
Dropsy. StopDage OF Water, Incontinencepf Urine,
Bright's Disease, Alouminuria, ana in all cases
where there are brick dust deposits, or the water is
thick, cloudy, mixed with substa ace like white
OF an egg, or threads like white silk or there is
morbid, dark, bilious appearance and white bone
dust deposits, and when there is pricking, burn
ing sensation when passing water, and pain in the
small of the back along the loins.
One bottle contains more OF the sctive principles
OF medicines than any other preparation. Taken
in teaspoonful doses while others require Eve or
six times much.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
Sombre Spring Wrap.

Memphis Ayalanchel
The saddest thing in newspaper life is TO
find real loving spring poem serving as
wrspper for q reptile exchange.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17

BogUs Butter In Europe-Prsctical Points
on Potato Planting-Dry Food Con-
sumed by Cows Household
hints and Farm Notes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17

The Horses Back The Currant
Worm-The Wire Worm.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
They Were Militia.

IChicago Tribune.l
Up 10 date the Canadians have done better
with their frontier than we do. They seem,
somehow, TO catch their Indians.