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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
WIFE RE BACHrLoRs SHOULD GO.
A Country With Nine Women to Every
Man.


On Friday morning looked out of my
cabin window to find that we were tied up
at the most yellow wharf that l ever saw.
and in front of large barn-like building.
did not dream that we were at Asuncion,
but going on deck found that the barn was
the Custom House for Paraguay, and that
when we went ashore we were in the city of
the Republica incognita. A very nice little
city we found it to be. Not that il is pretty
or pretentious, or worth visiting-but it is
an enterprising, republican, go-ahead place.
Most OF the houses are small and old, and
are built without any regard to being on the
streets. You can not imagine more irreg-
ulsr assemblage of houses, bat the symme-
try with which the public buildings are
built offsets this. The Presidents house,
Government house, arsenal, barracks and
Custom-heuse stand on wide boulevards,
and with the exception of the latter, are as
well built as the similar buildings in any
American city of the same rank.
The word 'esuncion." you know, is not
Spanish for ascension" as we used to
believe when school boys, but for assump-
ton, and in the case OF the Paraguayan
city lie well bestowed for ii is not often In
South America that there can be found
city that 10 more assuming politically, So
cially and generally. Remember that fifteen
years ago it was sacked by the Brazilian
Army, and look at it now as busy trading
town of $4,000 people, many of them of fine
cultivation. In short, one need not fear to
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
xhe First Keen T1inee.

As the season advances, the pains and
aches by which rheumatism makes itself
known, are experienced after every expos
ure. 1t is not claimed that Hoods SarsaDa'
rilla is a specific for Reconnaissance doubt
if there is, or can be, such a remedy. But
the thousands benefited by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla warrant Us in urging others who suffer
from rheumatism to take it before the first
keen fWinPe.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
Small Farms the Best.
IColorado Farmer.l


small farms are the best" said Mr.. ID. r.
Emory, of Longmont, to the Farmer, q day
or tive since. Il know tt to be fact be-
cause I've had experience with both large
and small. In Colorado q nan is very apt to
get the land fever, and the result is he has
more land than his means will allow him to
cultivate, or, If 1t be grazing land, he has no
money TO buy stock with; his purchase Is Of
no use to him, and, unless by some extraor-
binary stroke OF good fortune. ne remains as
poor as q church mouse to the end Of his
days.
Now the man who owns but forty acres
determines to get IS much out of this land as
possible, and To this end fertilizes it, sees that
it is irrigated properly, and gets in most cases
as much as bis neigbbor who farms eighty.
The natural reasoning then is that small
farms, as a rule, yield the largest profits. An
other reason why they pay is, that whoever
owns a small farm generally has poultry,
swine etc. AS the farm does not take all bis
time, he sees the hens, the chickens and the
turkeys have proper care. He has few
cows and a small dairy, which, as he is not
obliged to be working the land all the time,
receives the attention needed. The butter
and ckeese from this dairy are always well
made and invariably bring the highest
prices and meet with ready sale. The eggs
and poultry also sell we'll the former being
fresh and the latter fat and plump, as only
well cared for poultry can be.
ION the forty acres can be grown liberal
supply Of vegetables, and there is ample
time to give them, too, the necessary atten-
ton. A little of everything is found on this
farm, q perfect exemplihcation OF mixed
farming. | have often heard people say OF
poultry on farm, as an instance Of how
small things are regarded, 'Phaw Chickens
sre nuisance Yet l know family in
Colorado which this same nuisance furnished
largely with their subsistence for one while"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
Drowned WhiIe skating.

NEW York, Jan. Jacob Statterstein
and Ida Rosenstein were married two weeks
ago in this city. They went to live at Law
lor's Farms, in Westchester County. Isaac
Rosenstein, brother of the bride, and Mol
lie Crystal, her friend, with the newly
married couple, went to skate. The ice gave
way and Isaac Rosenstein managed to get
out, and grssping his sister by the hair res
cued her. Miss Crystal and Statterstein were
drowned.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
Preserving Celery for the Winter.
New YORK Hereld.1


The methods mostly recommended for
wintering celery, by putting il into pits or
trenches, covered with boards, straw, leaves
OF soil, may do very well for the market gar
dener o. large grower who does il in whole
sale way, but it is not at all adapted to the
farmer. He wants celery often, and but q
limited quantity at Q time, and when il is
put up by this method he will go without
sooner than dig it frem under the snow or
frozen earth. Secure some deep boxes. as
deep, or nearly as deep, as the celery leaf.
stalks and all If the bottoms not water
tight make them so by mailing battens over
the cracks Then bore three or four holes
about four inches above the bottom:
that you fear the celery will freeze
light frosts do not injure it). loosen
small quantity of the soil adhering TO the
roots OF each plant, and place ii in boxes as
gether until the box is filed except q little
in one corner. Then crowd q board down
across the corner diagonally, so as to leave a
space through which you can pour water
without wetting the celery. When thus
filled, place it in some dark cellar, where
it will remain as near freezing as possible
and not freeze. Down the open corner pour
half pail Of water, and do this sufficiently
often so that water shall be always in the
bottom of the boz; the holes bored in the
sides will prevent its rising high enough to
come among the stalks, as this would cause
them to rot. Celery is a lowland plant, and
will thrive with its roots in the water aud
when taken out, Is wanted, will be found
to have made a large amount of new growth,
and all will have become nicely bleached
and tender
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
That sums I'm.

We could use all sorts OF extravagant
words about the effects of Psrkers's Hair
Balsam. But the simple truth is enough.
1t Is the best thing of its kind. Cures fall
ing hair, dandruff, dryness, restores original
color, ia q delicious dressing and perfectly
pure and clean 1t will satisfy you. The
only standard so cent dressing.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
FrOsts.
breeders Journal

breeders Journal
With the fret advent of frost there Is some
danger TO the breeding stock. 1t is change
that somes over their feed. The frosted
grass taken into rheir stomachs is different
from what they are accustomed to. Cows
that are pregnant hould be kept of this
grass until the sun has removed this frost
say until 3 or 9 O'Clock in the morning when
they can safely be turned out The COWS
that have to come up to the house TO be
MIXED can lay in the barnyard over night,
aud have feed Of dry hay in the morning.
This will also tend to correct their DO vels.
as the frosty grass has q lOOsening effect.
Dry cows and heiiers in calf can and should
be put into 8 yard over night. This yard
can be built in one corner OF the pasture.
The frosty grass is a frequent cause of
abortion among cows. where they ate per
mitted to eat 1T at Will. One other class
OF stock is liable to danger IN fall, and
in feed caused by the frosts. This class
is the calves ind yesrlings, aud the
disease Is black.leg. There are various causes
fer bIaok-leg, and the causes are by no means
similar, but the effect is the same. This is
eminently true, also, of abortion in COWS,
which has more causes than any other dis
ease among cattle Black-leg in this case
attacks the young animals from change in
their blood. caused by change OF food. The
frost destroys part OF the feeding qualities
of the grass. The animal gets q setback in
its condition; it becomes sluggish; its blood
is thick and does not circulate very freely.
The blood is q very dark, purplish color.
The progress of the disease is now most
rapid. A lameness appears in one leg. and
in twsnty-four or thirty-six hours the animal
is dead. Preventive measures are the only
thing that can be done. Ssltpeter, given in
small doses with the salt, Ehins the blood
and tends to keep the system in order. They
can be kept up over night III dry yard OF
shed until frost is off the grass in the morn
ing, and fed some corn stalks or hays little
grain will not hurt them-and so kept that
there will not be any radical change in their
system. II is the ups and downs in oondi-
ton that cause the disease. The latest are
the most liable to be taken.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
Lenguage OF Cows.


A suburban correspondent sends the fol-
lowing amusing instance of intelligence in
cows TO London paper: ''Tle other morn
ing, very sultry one, two cows came to our
gate, evidently on the lookout for something,
and after being at first somewhat puzzled by
their pleading looks the thought struck me
that they might be in want of water. No
sooner had this occurred to me than had
some water brought in a large vessel, which
the poor animals at once suck ID up with the
greatest eagerness. The pair then sauntered
c0ntentedly away to q field near at hand.
In about half a hour or SO we were sur
prised and amused not little by seeing our
two friends marching up to the gate, accom-.
panied Dy three other COWS. The water tap
was again called into requisition, and the
new corners were in like manner helped lib
orally. Then, with ratified and repeated
"boo-oo's' "a unanimous vote of thanks),
our visitors slowly marched off to their Pas
turage. It was quite clear 10 Us that the
two frat callers. gratifed at their friendly
reception, had strolled down to thsir sister
.gossips and dairy companions, and had in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
OUR FARM BUDGET.
The Elgin, H., Dairy Region.
Preserving Celery for the Winter
Language of Cows.

Small Farms the Best-FrOsts. and Their
Eject on stock Household Hints
ana Farm Notes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF
WILL AFFoRD INSTANT KAsa

Inflammation OF the KidneyA Inflammation q
the Bladder, Inflammation of the Bowels, Congee-
ton of the Lungs: Palpitstion of the Heart, HYs-
terics, Group, Diphtheris. Catarrh, Influenza
Pains IN the Chest, Sack OF Limbs, BTuiseas
Eprains Cold Ohills and Ague ChiIls.
The spplic cation of the READY RELIEF -
the part or part VIE the difficulty or pain ezs
lists VIII afford essv and comfort
Thirty 10 sixty drops In hall q tumbler OF Weta
viii IN few minutes cure Cramps, epasms, SOux
Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Headache, Diarrheas
Dysentery, Colo, wind In the Bowels and all inlH
teTnsl pains.
Travellers should always carry bottle Of Rae
w9u's Ready Relief with them. few drops IN
wstar win prevent sickness pains from chsng3
of water. II is better than French Brandy or Bib
ters as stimulant.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
PAIN REMEDY

That instantly stops the most excrucIsting PAINS
allsys Inflammation and cures CONFESSIONS,
whether of the Lungs, Stomach, Bowels or ms
glands or organs, by one application.
In From One to 1WeHty .MinUtes1
no matter how violent or excruclsting the pains
the Rheumatic, Bed-ridden, Infrm, Crippled
Nervous. Neuralgia prostrsted with disease nay
suffer
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10

ton of the city and the prospect of large ex-
penditures in other directions this year there
will be difference of opinion.
In the case of the city solicitor, we believe
the city is saving money by employing
Judge Symonds, at an increase of salary Of
$780, AS Alderman Noyes suggests, there
are important legal matters to be attended
to the coming year, and no doubt if an un-
experienced attorney had been made solicit.
tor 1t would have been necessary to supply
assistance which would cost far more than
$780, We Think it has been the general
opinion of our citizens for some time that
the tiremen should receive larger pay than
they have been getting. They have been
performing valuable and frequently danger
Gus service for ridiculously small sum.
Few people, probably, who have not ex-
amiDed the matter have any idea how much
the city physicians work has increased
during the last ten years. II has doubled
at least. He has to look after the patients
in the Greedy Hospital, attend work
house patients, visit the sick poor in the
city, attend TO quarantine matters, fumigate
vessels and houses where there have been
contagious diseases, abate nuisances, and
this year his dates will be largely increased
by reason of the establishment of the board
of health. During many days in succession
last winter be visited from eight to twelve
city cases besides making two, three and
sometimes four calls at the hospital, receiv-
ing therefor, at the present rate of compen-
sation, eight cents each. The average num-
Der of patients now In the Greedy Hospital
is 40, while ten years ago it was only about
20, and the number of city cases has greatly
increased. Yet the salary remains the same
as ten years ago, though the business has
doubled
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10
The Salary Bill.

Alderman Noyes, member of the com
mittee on salaries, yesterday explained TO
the Advertiser the Increase III the salaries Of
city officials and the reason for it. 1t
seems the total excess of the salary bill of
this year over that of last is $4,000, but this
does not represent an increase in expendi-
ture for city officials to that extent. Thus
the city electrician whose salary is placed at
$500, has been paid the same for some years,
but heretofore it has come out of the appro-
priation for the fire department So with
the assistant city clerk. The work she is to
do has been paid for in the past out of the
contingent fund.
Upwards of one-half of the aggregate in
crease belongs to the fire department. The
pay of the privates has been increased from
$3.50 to 90; of the company officers from S75
to 500; the first assistant engineer receives
$3.50 instead of 500, and the other three as
sstants $125 instead of 500. The city
clerks salary was raised 800 to make up a
deficiency caused by the dscontinuance of
certain fees found not TO be strictly legal.
The assistant city clerk does not assist the
city clerk but is employed in indexing the
records of births, deaths, &c. The salary of
the city messenger was raised 800 by unan-
imous vote of the committee, because he
had given general satisfaction. The salary
of city solicitor was raised from $500 to
$1,000. On account Of important matters ex-
pected to come up this year, il was thought
best to have lawyer of large experience
and such lawyer could not be Obtained for
less than the proposed salary. The pay of
the three assessors was raised 800 apiece,
because il was believed their responsible du-
ties fairly entitled them TO it. The salary of
the city physician was increased from $500
to $500, because his duties had already
largely increased since the former salary was
fixed, and would be still further increased
this year by reason of his connection with
the board of health. The truant officers
salary was raised from $500 to 5000 because
1t was thought best he should have pay
enough to support him at least. The in
crease in the city marshaPs pay from $500
to $500 was believed to be no more than
just IN consideration of the facts that he had
to keep horse at his own expense and to
buy bis own uniform. Two years ago the
city employed street commissioner at a sal
airy of $1,000 and an assistant at salary of
$1,000. Last year Mr.. Staples did the work
of both and proposes to do the same this
year. In consideration of this fact his sal
airy was increased to $500, which is a saw
ing of $500 as compared with the salaries of
two years ago. The salary of the second as
sistant engineer was raised from $3.50 to
5000. The gentleman occupying this place
has had wide experience and fully earns his
present pay, Mr.. Noyes believes.
In most, if not all these cases there seem
to be substantial reasons for raising the
salaries. Judged on Their merits, solely, we
are inclined to think that nobody will deem
any of the above mentioned salaries too high.
But judged in relation to the financial condi-
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10
when is the Reforming to Beginq

When is the Reforming to Begin?
Isn't is about time for the Administration
to begin some of those sweeping reforms the
Democrats have been telling us for good
many years past were needed? We have
carefully watched for the sweeping of the
reform wave over the country, but TO the
present time it has not got along A few old
horses and carriages belonging to the interi-
or department have b. en- sold, and govern
meDt trucking Is to be done for the present
by private parties; Cleveland has put sys-
tenn of electric calls into the White House;
Secretary Manning has changed about the
form of the public debt statement; and a
few clerks have been transferred from the
White House to the departments, and this is
the sum total of the great reforms SO far ac-
complished. When we glance over the files
OF the Argus and there find almost once
week long sermon on the rottenness of the
government, and contrast them with the
slow progress that the President is making
in removing the dead-wood we ale in doubt
whether to conclude that Cleveland isn't
much of a reformer after all, or that each
one OF our esteemed contemporaries hun
bred eyes has for years past been looking
through powerful magnifying glass.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10
Personal and Peculiar.

Children of school age must be remark
aoiy scarce in some sections of New Hamp-
shire, judging from the following, taken
from Boston paper: In Warner there is
one school district which contains but one
pupil, four districts have but two pupils
each. and two have only six between them.
Five per cent of all cancers are situated
upon the tongue. The average duration of
life in cancer of the tongue is, without oper-
alton, 104 months; with operations, 16
months. In some cases, after operations,
| the patients have lived for from two to five
| years, or even ten years.
Thomas Stevens, an English bicyclist, is
| going "to see the wheels go round'' for
about 1900 miles. He starts on the first OF
May for tour OF the world on bicycle.
His expenses are to be paid by Outing for
which he will contribute number of arti-
cles descriptive OF his cycling experiences in
| foreign chimes.
Two Frenchmen have invented a new
kind ola harp made entirely of wood. In
stead OF strings, the inventors use strips OF
American fir. The sound is produced, as in
the ordinary harp, by the contact of the fin
| gers, but the player wears leather gloves
| covered with rosin. The tone of the in.
strument is said to be of remarkable purity
A Swiss guide recently made bet with a
wealthy Briton that he could visit every
country in Europe during twelve months
time, and make the entire journey on foot
The guide gets his expenses any way, and
$5OOO prize money If successful. He began
bis tour on January 1, and is now in Spain
having also visited Switzerland, Italy, France
and Portugal.
Several weeks ago Thomas Sheppard, jr.,
OF Tenre Haute, Ind, addressed letter to
Mr.. Blaine asking for his autograph. Shep.
hard, ST., is Bourbon Democrat. The
young man formerly held to the same poiiti-
cal faith, but after the nomination of Blaine
went over to the enemy. and became one of
the most enthusiastic Blaine Republicans in
the State After long delay and great dis
| appointment, the young man has received a
| fine portrait of Blaine with his autograph.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10
Thursday, the 2sd day Of April,

to be observed by the people of this State for that
pious pun ose; and do urge that it be kept in the
private home and public sanctuary as becomes a
Christian people who have been the grateful recpi
to implOre the favor of God the forgiveness of sins
the general prosperity of our State and country,
and he triumph of a correct faith throughout the
world. "Tne Lord taketh pleasure in them that
fear Him, in hose that hope in His mercy
Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta this
twenty-hflh Gay of March, in the year of our
Lord one Thousand eight hundred and eighty
five. and of the Independence of the United
States of America the one hundred and ninth.
By the Governor: FREDERICK Robe.
oRAMANDAL SMITH, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10

Mr.. John r. Mclean, of the Cincinnati
Commercial, and Ohio Democrats of bis ilk
have probably come to the conclusion by
this time that tricks in politics do not pay.
For the purpose of making the cities solldy
Democratic they took the appointing power
out of the hands of the municipal authori-
ties and placed it in the hands of commits
sions composed of Democrats The result
is that in every city where this was done the
Republicans have made large gains. 1t is
now regarded as certain as any future event
can be that Ohio will go Republican next
fall by larger majority than last October.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10

A Democrat is quoted as saying that if
there were vacancy in any Office and the
place were offered to him he should feel
warranted in accepting it. Warranted"
under the circumstances is good. 1t shows
the man to be cautious, non-partisan,
pstriotic Democrat.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10
PAPER HANGINCs.

Our Spring stock is now com
plete, aud we are ready to offer the
most Artistic Designs at reasOna-
BILE prices. Ceiling work a special
ty; estimates and plans furnished,
Mr.. Z. +. Copeland of Boston, has
recently taken charge Of this de-
partment, and we can assure pO-
lite and respectful attention.
Mr. u. w. Emerson, the we'll
known decorator, has charge OF the
mechanical department. w 0
would urge all oil those cOatem-
plating the use of Wall Papers, to
examine Our stock and make Sc
lectiOns before the assortment is
broken.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10

One of the cable dispatches told us yester-
day that the Prince of Wales set out for
Ireland wearing a dark Chesterfield over
coat and billicock hat. It is of course
important to know this or the facts would
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10

The Boston Record illustrates very nicely
the difference between representative and
non-representative members of the Democ-
racy when it asks SELF Carter Harrison and
his crew are Democrats, what are the Presi-
dent and the members of bis Cahinet2
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10

Carter Harrison appears TO be elected
mayor of Chicago by 1874 majority. The
Republicans assert that gross frauds were
perpetrated and claim to be able to prove it.
After what happened in Chicago last fall
nobody will be surprised if ii turns out that
Harrison has stolen an election.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10
LII e PR e S s.
FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 10.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable necessarily for publica
ton but as guarantee OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10
STATE OF MAINE.
BY THE 60 yERNoR.
Al PROCLAMATrON

The faith of our ancestors in the power of PRAYER
to Almighty God. and realization Of entire de-
pendence upon His mercy. led them early to set
apart day of public fasting humiliation and pray
er. which has become an honored usage and when
accom- panied by an humble and sincere belief that
He Is one who heareth prayer" is profitable in its
contiBuance.
therefore, by advice and consent of the Execu-
tive Council annoint = - 1900
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-10

The Democratic organs that are going
wild over the Rome, N. Y, postmaster,
should bear in mind that he is the nearest
approach to "rascap' that they have yet
been able to find.