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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
Result of Shallow Draining.


We notice in one o. our exchanges fail
uTe 10 shallow draining that ought to be
timely warning 10 ell who are about to en-
&c re in this sort Of improvement. A rural
improver two years ago laid three inch tile
drain in a springy spot in his field for the
purpose Of clearing il of water. The pipe
was laid two feet deep the joints being
covered with caps. 1t seemed TO work per
fectly for time. Last season the plot was
planted with potatoes, but the soil was unac-
countably wet for drained land. After the
crop was gathered the tiles were examined,
and found 10 be go full Of gIaJs roots as
to stop the running Of the water. Spring
water makes long season for grass,
and in two years the roots had obstructed
the passage Of water and made the drain use
less. a nejghbor of ouIs has drained c Veral
swales upon bis farm, laying the tiles only
eighteen inches below the surface, and thus
lost the better part OF his investment. Toe
shallow drains are not only liable TO be
stOI ped by IO)ts Of grasses and other plants
but there is large loss in the failure 10
drain what lies imme ately below the
drained surface. The roots of grass, of fruit
tYees, and OF hoed crops. will GO down fogr
or five feet in search OF food if they have the
opportunity. They can not thrive below
the water line which lies very ntar the bot.
but eighteen inches deep, that ia ,o1t the
limit Of the pasture ground o; roots Ii the
drains go down three feet the area of soil
that VIII furnish food for crops is nearly
doubled. The cost of draining to that depth
is but little more, since the ditch grows
narrower as we go down. The cost OF the
tiles and the work of laying them are the
same. whether the ditch is eighteen inches
or four feet in depth. Bat if the cast were
doubled in making deep drains it would be
'penny.wise and pound foolish" business
to have the shallow drains for the sake of
saving the expense of the last half OF the
necessary digging. Tile draining is per-
manent investment, and the tiles, if prop
erly laid, will clear the soil of water three
feet deep thoroughly as they will clear it
eighteen inches deep. The difference in the
results is great; that in cost is small.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
Broad Wagon Tires.

]. W. Sanborn, of the Missouri Agricul-
tural College, has been making some expert
ments to demonstrate the value of good
roads and broad tires on road and farm wag-
ons. he says that the condition of the coun-
try road is one of the surest indications of
the civilization of the people. The trials
were made with carefully tested dy namom-
eter; the loads drawn were Go pounds
a half and three inches, respectively. The
hTst test was on the blue grass sward, some
what moist, though it had not rained for
two weeks. The average draft of the narrow
tired wagon was 439 pounds. while that of
the Wide.tired was 80 pounds "a difference
of over Al per cent. in favor OF the wide tire.
Assuming the wagons to weigh 900 pounds
each, the same team could draw 3. 24S pounds
on the wide tire as easily as q 600 pounds on
rbe narrow, and besides this, the wide tires
did not cut through and iniure the turf as
the others did. In further test, on par
tally dried dirt road, the broad wheels
showed q draft of 81 pounds to AL for the
narrow, being II per cent. In favor of broa
tires. so that with the same wear and tear
of team, the broad-tired wagon could carry
331 pounds per ton load more than the other.
Although these differences disappear on
hard. well-mede roads, he concludes that
every farm should have one or more broad
tired wagons, and says the teamsters on the
college farm always prefer such for use
about the farm. We have long known the
value of broad tire for farm wagons, aud
have such one for all work on raw ground
or meadow land. 1t costs very little, If
any, more, and soon pays for itself by saving
the team
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
Durable Timber.

One of the properties conductive to dura-
blitv in timber Is its odoriferousness-woods
which are so being chiefly the most durable.
The close and compact woods, which make
the most charcoal, are more permanent than
open and porous qualities. The chestnut
has rather more cRrbonaceous matter than
oak, and therefore, by reason of it. is more
durable. The Building News says expert
ment has, however, shown the error of re-
lying too much on these broad theories.
One writer slIudes to an experiment made
to determine the comparative durability of
woods. Planks of trees one and one-half
inches thick of from thirty to forty FIVE
years growth, were exposed to the
weather ten years. Cedar and chestnut
were perfectly sound, spruce and fir
sound, larch sound in heart. silver
fir in decay, Scotch fir decayed, beech
sour d, walnut IN decay, sycamore much de-
cay ed birch quite rotten. We must accept
even these facts with caution. The question
whether the planks had been cut me same
length Of time, how they had been dried or
seasoned. and the position they had occu-
pied, are pertinent TO the inquiry. The
same wood often shows varying degrees OF
durability, owing 70 the position of the tree.
If grown in moist aud shady parts the wood
station OF en- TO the sun and air. Some tim
Der is more durable in wet ground or inn
meIsed in water, such are elm, beech, aide,
while Others, such es ash, oak aud dr are
more durable in dry situations Toe To-
crease in strength due to seasoning of differ
ent woods is given as follows: White pine.
Q per cent. elm, y per cent oak, 26 per
cent ash, "A per cent; beech, 81 8 Per
cent
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
A GHOST IN CHURCH.
The Apparftfon that Startled the Young
Pastor of a Connecticut Congregation.

Pastor of Connecticut Congregation.
NORWICH, March 1.-The exercises at the
afternoon meeting in the West Side Baptist
Church of this city were varied last Sunday
by the appearance OF spirit, seen 0y tue
pastor, Rev. +. B. Dickinson 1t was about
clock, and the sun was slantng into the
southern windows through the parted shut
tiers. There was q smsll audience IN the
sanctuary. Several brothers and sisters had
made brief addresses, and Mrs. Rising had
lust resumed her seat after speaking earnest
~ and with marked eloquence Oh the near
ness of the spiritual world. Mr.. Arson
Gardner, a member of the Central Baptist
Church across the river, stood mp in his place
ia the audience, between the pulpit platform
and window, and prayed.
The prayer, which was long and fervent,
had hardly been concluded before Rev. Mr..
Dickinson, who had teen standing at the
pulpit, his eyes half closed, informed the
congregation that during. the prayer he
plainly saw in the clear light, at the right
of Mr.. Gardner, the gray figure and features
of a brother of the latter, Mr.. .. s. Gardner,
a Jealous Methodist, who died suddenly a
wear ago or more. Mr.. Dickinson showed
considerable nervousness while making the
announcement, and the audience was deeply
moved. The preacher Is young, OF tall,
slight figure, and with fine silky, curling
auburn hair. His white skin and delicate
features indicate slender constitution, and
his manners extremely sensitive nerves.
The West Side Baptist Society Is Puritani-
Cally orthodox, and the pastor is as orthodox
IS his congregation. They regard spirit
ualism an sgent of the devil, though they
are ut loss to explain the apparition that ap
peared to Mr.. Dickinson. The Spirltuallsts
of the town are delighted, and aver that the
Young clergyman is q finely developed see
ing medium.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11

ia'm. 1t is tsstily trimmed With chicken
feathers dyed in pokeberry juice and blue
writing fluid.
The sexton of New York church died sud-
denly in bis pew on Sunday. More OF them
would die il ompeled TO breathe regularly
the air they supply TO worshippers IN the
church.
singularity about hymnology is that
many exc client hymns were written By per-
soDs who were not religious at all, or whose
claims to religion rested on very slight foam
dations.
Chinese readlug.room, to be known as
the Chinese-American union, has been
opsr ed at Philsdelphis. Its library is mostly
n see up of Bibles, Testaments and hymn
botk Ks in both languages.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has decided
thst subscriber can not swear over his te G.
pboLe wire when the company objects, Toe
girls at the central Office will no doubt keep
n record ofthe telephone numbers that swear
at them hereafter.
A New York policeman who went down
10 Guatemala to organize the police force
there i low the most powerful man in the
Republic, next 20 Piesidsnt Barrios, aud
gets salary OF So 900 year, an immense
sum in Guatemala
Although Dakota is supposed to be a land
CT billiards and hyperDorean GOODNESS, a
Desdwood paper declares that "ali OF last
week farmers throughout the valley were
busily engaged plocghiDg and preparing TO
SOW their spring crops CT grain"
That an autograph copy of the emsncips-
ton prooams tion ia among the historic pa
pers of The British Museum is not generally
known. 1t wss prepared at the Rqaess of
The British Government under the personal
supervision Of President Lincoln.
A recently discovered Tin mine in Calhoun
County, W. Va, is valued at 81 100 900. a
year ago TIE laUd under which il lies could
have been purchased at less than fifty cents
an acre. The output is comparatively small,
but the quality is said TO be excellent, and
the quantity far above the average.
IT,. % are number of soap trees growing
i"f ). assee, having yelloTish, sspy ap.
pe4lA.te, with hard black seed from which
the trees are propagated People in ITALIA
Chins, Japan, and other countries the ber-
ries are used as a substitute for soap just as
they are taken from the tIees.
Cincinnati has established a labor yard,
where any man can have a ten-cent meal
after saving and splitting wood for an hour
The tickets are sold to charitable people all
over the city at fifteen for 81, and applicants
for bread sre given a pasteboard instead.
| Over 81, 200 werth of tickets have besn sold
II year, and the scheme works well.
Mr.. II. @. Kohler, Dakota farmer whose
| father and uncle were the pioneer beet sugar
manufacturers Of Hanover Germany. de-
clsres that the conditions OF soil and climate
| in Dako'a are very similar to those OF his
| old home across the wBteT and he believes
tie manufacture Of beet sugar will prove one
| CT the best paying industries OF the North.
vest because the per cent. of sugar is so very
| large in the roots raised there.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
vABIETIES.

Oglethorpe Ga, claims TO be the only ideal
town in she United States, for the simple
reason that not a solitary young man In 1t
chews tobacco.
The ideal juryman has been discovered iu
Albany, New York. They have found msu
there who keeps a store but never advertises
nor reads a news paper.
An athletic club" of yonng women has
been formed in a western city. Are they
training to WELD the broomstick, or to split
kindling and build fires?
The Government is to build soldiers
home in California. Congress has recently
appropriated $500 coo for the buildings and
the State is to buy the land.
Prohibition is evidently much desired by
the business men OF Atlanta, Ga, sixty seven
firms there having declared their intention
of closing on election day and working for
it,
Texas has Just laid the corner stone OF its
new state house, which wnen completed will
be the largest state capitol IN the United
States, second only in size to the national
capitol.
A country girl in Pennsylvania is just now
the object of envy by city bellies because OF a
jaunty-looking hat made entirely of oatstrsv
and corn shucks that grew on her fathers
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
Making q Hot-Bed.

Correspondence Toledo Blade.
In the first place select q warm southern
exposure, high and dry as possible, 50 that
no top wafer can run through the bed after
~ is made. Make a. long as YOU ike-say
six feet long, three feet WIDE, two feet high
on the south side, three feet high on the
back part. Set posts at each corner front
ones two feet, back ones three feet. Board
mp the sides and then the ends. Let the top
of ends slope down to the lower side. This
gives il the slant to the south. Be careful
to make it mouse and rat proof as near as
you can. Next put on the stove wash boiler
OF water to heat boiling hot. Have good
full load of fresh stable manure be sure aud
have il fresh, as it is often not warm enough
otherwise and fill up the hot bed until about
eight inches from the top. Then take a hoe
and pound it down firm, and then more ma
nure IL it packs down much, so as to keep it
about eight inches from the top. Have your
hot water ready. Pour on the manure now.
Cover up the manure with four inches of
rich dirt, composed of part sand and rotten
wood dirt. Have this even depth; pat it
down firm. Have two and one fourth yards
OF unbleached quilt lining; muslin is thick
enough. Tack it 70 the north edge; then
have q light piece OF smooth board, six feet
long, one inch thick and two inches wide
Tack the other edge to this, bring this canvas
down over the hot.bed, smooth, lesv.
ing the ends free. Take q common
paint brush, proceed as IL painting
Have one quart OF boiled linseed oil; 60 over
the canvas with the oil once, and keep IL
drawn down over the hot-bed over night
Next day roll back the canvas and see II the
dirt is warm, not hot, and II bot, wait until
you feel it is warm only. Make a furrow
lengthyise ct the back for tomatoes. cross
wise for cabbage, mango peppers or any
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11

other low-growing plant you may wish
being careful not tos ow the seed too thick.
three inches apart for the rows, and the
plants will come up in ashort time. When
up keep moist, but not very wet, aud on fac
days roll the canvas back and give the plants
the sunshine. Pull out all the little weeds
as you go along and some of the plants: il
too thick they will rot. Take more manure
and bank up the north ride and cod. Keep
the canvas down OF highs and when rain
irg, and il il should be frosty still. cover NJ
night with thickness or two of old blanket
Or M aida
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
Nothing Made in Vain.

We are told that nothing was made in
vain; but what can be said of the fashiona-
BILE girl of the period? Isn't she maiden
vain? Hoods Sarsaparilla is made in
Lowell, Mass, where there are more bottles
of it sold than of any other sarsaparilla or
blood purifier. And it is never taken in
vain. 1t purifies the blood, strengthens the
system, and gives new life and vigor to the
entire body. 100 doses 81.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
Naw Lirht on Rhenmatism.

81 had been completely disabled from
rheumatism. used Parker's Tonic for kid
Dey disease, when, to my astonishmeDt, the
rheumatism completely disappeared" So
writes Mrs. Henry Bogert of No. asa Allan
tic avenue, Brooklyn. N. Y. Rheumatism
arises from the failure of the kidneys to sep
arate the uric acid from the blood.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
No. 1884 Douois-word Enigma.

No. 1125.-A Double Word Enigma.
In pleasant sight,
In Chan piou" fight;
in diamonds" bright;
In ''wOmau's" right.
Did you ever 90 in total.
And see the wonders IL contained?
See therein wheel OF fortune,
On minute large sums are gainsdD
See the great performing monkey
Walk fine and slippery wire;
See the wonderful couj1re
Eating cotton balls on fre2
HYsoN,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
30. 11ee -Pat,s Blunder.

Pat lived mile or more from DunsmeTe town
And walking down the street one morn
A brilliant thought his ready brain flushed
through,
AS Bridget met him Bridget Lorn.
Down 10 the stile he drew her trembling form
In blissful ecstasy and joy:
And clasped in close embrace an hour they sal
Ere aught he knew to bliss alloy.
Then up starts Pat In dread and sore alright,
A startled glance around bestows.
With blank amaze depicted on his face
A look that soon 70 horror grows.
His clasp is loosed from Budgets buxom form,
AS quick he springs upon his feet;
moment only on mis- watch he looks,
Then headlOng dashes down the street.
The story is something like this, we're told;
Friend Pat that fateiul morn had heard
A wise ana witty saw OF ssge or bard:
And thought OF practice had occurred
To PAT, as Bridgets smiling face he met
Upon the lonely Dunsmere lane.
Now what may be the cause o. all Paws woe,
We call on ssges TO explain.
UNCLE CLAUDE.
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No. II27 a Charade.

No. 1I25 a Charade.
An advertisement
Use but my all. Though other thirds
May blow their trumpets louder.
Use not the O0long L or the Black,
Nor yet the round Gunpowder.
The Oolong is q wretched thing;
The Black viii make you blue;
The Gunpowder will blow you up
Why what else could IL dor
Oh. use my all, and nothing else,
Ny daughter and my two.
What though the price may be quite FIRST.
IL matters nos to you.
ROBIN.
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Answers.

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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11

There has been movement for some TINA
among the Hebrews in this country for the
establishment of q Sunday service. About
geo people met in Standard Hall. New York,
recently, to consider the subject. Rev.
David Stern, of Wilkestaue, Pa, made a
most earnest address in behalf OF such a
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11

In Philadelphia the police are compelled
to attend medical lectures that they may be
able to assist and relieve sufferers in cases OF
accident without waiting for the tardy arri-
val of physicians.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
KNOTTY PROBLEMS.

Our readers are Invited 10 furnish original eng.
mas. charades, riddles. refuses and other "knotty
problems" addressing sll communications relstivs
70 this department 20 r. p rrfdbourn. Lewiston,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
No. II2S.-Anaerams.

No. II2S.-Anagrams.
!. In the expression "a CAT RAN"
Find pale red linen If you can.
D The cooling medicines name
And "FIvE RARE TIGERS are the same.
g. The act OF winding in ball
May be ''MO1ION LARGE" not small,
4. poetic ART soNG - sung CT spoken,
Is nothing more than 10 beiOken.
5. figure in puppet show
Is a 'MAINE OTTER as you know.
6. JUL TAME RAT" 'ts thus hide
figure having many side.
No. II29.-A Double Acrostic.
A ehostly visitant thou art,
Of bird and beast compound part
Naples poor, who live by aims
And tourists view with itching palms.
IL
One syllable, inclusive terse.
Defines the boundless universe
".
For mean, or purpose or design.
A substitution here assign.
V.
A title, cognomen or appellation,
Your credit, character or reputation.
VI.
A look that feelin g's touch hath wrought,
The language OF unspoken thought
INITIALS AND FINALS.
Bow to a man and Republican,
hero on LIES stage.
Tin your hat 10 Democrat,
A statesman and sage.
No. 1904 Familiar Injunction
My first when formed with proper grace
Becomes an outline of The human face;
In shoe part you'll find, and see,
In making all the rest OF me.
Now place me in position. and
Ny whole becomes a stern command
which often posted may be found
Where fears Of fire or love of cleanliness
abound.
KNAPPER TANDY, JR.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11

The March Reward.
The sender of the best lot of answers to
the "kDotty problems" of March will receiYe
Geldsnith's "Vicsr of Wakefield" nicely
bound in cloth. The solution of each week
should be forwarded within six days after
the date OF the Sentinel containing the puz.
Ziee answered.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF
WILL AFFORD INSTANT KAsa.

Inflammation OF the Kidneya Inflammation ~
the Bladder, Inflammation of the Bowels. Oonges.
ton Of the Lungs, PalpitsHon of the Heart, HYE-
terics, Group, Diphtheria CatsTrh, InhuenSA.
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Rheumatism. sciaticA
Pains IN the Chest Back or Limbs. CRUISES
sprsine, Cold Ohills and Ag1e Chills.
The application of the READY RELIEF -
the part or part Uh--e the difficulty OF pain ex'
lists VIII afford esA5 and comfort
Thirty % sixty drops IN hall q tumblef OF Wkte
Will in few minutes cure Cramps spasme. Sour
Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Headache, Diarrhea,
DysenteTy, Collie Wind In the Boveis, and al In
tsrnal pains.
Travellers should always carTy bottle OF ESQ.
WSv's Ready Relief with them. A few crops II
wefeT viii prevent sickness or pains from change
OF wster. II is better thar French Brandy or Bit
sers SIS gtimulant
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11
FOREIGN PAPERS.

LONDON, March 5-The D4ilv News says:
President Cleveland will have the hearty sym.
patty Of England. Ii is our desire there shoGld
creaslng commerce. Everything bringing US
nearer together in interest aud feeling is gain 10
both, and to peace and freedom throughout the
world. President Clevelands inaugural address
was full OF promises and worthy of has great repu-
tatiOn,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11

EO.113f "A PalindrOme.
Backward and forward alike, say
"BoaSt OF no raiment OF fine array
J. X P BAKER
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Is vas the nrst andis the only
PAIN REMEDY

Rllsys Information and cures Congestions,
whether OF the Lungs, StOmsch, Bowels or o khs
glands or organs, by one application.
III From One TO Twenty .EiaHtes.
10 matter how violent or excTucisting ne psinn
the Rheumatic, Bed-ndden, In4rm, Crippled
Nervous. Eerrsgic, or pTOsTsted viz disease nay
suffer.
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The Telegraph saYs:

The inauguration procession at Washington to-
day augured well for the success OF the Democs ATTIC
regime America holds such an important place
In the union OF nations il is hardly exagyeratlon
10 say that when she is prosperous and happy the
rest OF the world sympatnizes and is benefited
thereby.
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The Times SAYS

The inaugural address is conceived in a wor
spirit, but throws no light on the main questi
awaiting solution.
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DR.. RAILWAYS
SarSaDariillan ReSOlVeHt.

Pure blood rnsksA >ound Hesh, Itrong bone sue
. clear skin. If you would have your 1esh nrnr.
your bones sound, without carries, and your com.
plexion fair, use RADWAY'B sARsAPARlILIAE-
RF0OIVENr the
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-19
Proverbs Relating to Rnin.

Evening red and morning gray are
sure signs of a fine day; evening gay
and morning red, put on your hat or
you'll wet your head. If it rains before
7, twill clear before IL, Rains from
the south prevent the drouth, but rains
from the west are always best. If it
rains before sunrise, expect fair after
noon. If it rains when the sun shines,
it will rain the next day. Rain is likely
to commence on the turn OF the tide.
Marry the rain to the wind, and you
have a calm. frain commences before
daylight, it will hold up bofore s a. M;
if it begins about noon, it Will continue
through the afternoon; If 1T commences
at p. M, it will rain the next day; il
the wind is from the northwest or south
west, the storm will be short: if from
the northeast, it will be hard onei i
from tho northwest; a warm one.