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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02
The Question of Good Roads.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis journal:
An act of the General Assembly, approved
March 6, 1865. enabled the owners of over three.
fifths of the land situate within three fourths of
mile on each side of any proposed line of road
to apply to the county commissioners for per-
NIT to build macadamized gravel or plank road
and if the permit was granted, to organize
themselves into company and build such road
with money raised by taxation of all lands with
in the prescribed limits. See session laws of
1865, pages 80 to 90.
The last section Of the law is as follows: IAN
gravel or macadamized roads constructed under
this act shall be free within twenty years from
the day of their organization" In 1867 the four
tenth section Of this law, which seemed
to be glittering generality was
amended SO that the company could enter
upon lands adjacent to the road to make bitches
and drains, and appropriate earth, timber, gravel
or stone belonging to any person, etc. See ses-
sion laws, 1867, pages 1928. There was also an
amendment March IL, 1867, on page 100 of laws
of 1867, as to tolling bridges. This particular
amendment was repealed, (see page so, special
session 1869 with clause saving and reserving
all acquired rights.
In 1865, and subsequently, under the law of
1865 and amendments thereto, there were many
companies organized, roads constructed, di-
rectors elected and intrusted with the manage
ment thereof.
During the few years succeeding their con-
struction the embankments were fresh
and unsettled and repairs were contin-
ually required, toll-houses to build, ETC.,
and there were no dividends made.
The roads and shares of stock were gen.
orally represented as valueless. in pecuniary
sense, by those having them in charge and no
doubt the representations were then generally
true
This state of things gradually passed away
but the stockholders having received no divi-
dends for years, and believing the roads under
the law would in few years become free, were
easily induced to part with their stock. The di
rectors not ayerse to taking in all the
worthless stock they could find however, at any
price from cents to - per share of $25, and
some stock was given to directors who merely
wanted to get it all together, you know.
The result is, the controlling stock, or stock
enough to control the election Of directors,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02
Jan, %. Jan. 81.
Name of Road.
The Trunk-Line Pool in the ssSlough of De-

The Trunk-Line Pool in the .'Slough of De-
spond."
PROFESSIONALLY one of the best Jokes of the
season was the restoration Of east bound rates
on Thursday last by the trunk lines, while the
side tracks of the several companies are clogeed
with loaded cars they unable to move because
of the snow-bound condition of their main tracks.
In the gala winter season it would appear that
even railroad managers become temporarily
risky. Such action, however, only goes to
show that as the term goes, the trunk-line
peol has lost its grip and is no longer respected
by any of its membership; and were not the
commissioners of the branch pools calling the
agents OF the respective roads i'll such pools to-
gether daily, to talk over tie situation there
would be nothing to show that there were any
pools IN existence and there are those that be-
neEe the days of pools have been numbered
Inc notice OF The Grand Trunk of withdrawal
from the trunk,line pool was given
yesterday Accordingly the Grand Trunk will
cease to be member of the Joint executive
committee April l. The reason assigned for
this action on the part of the Chicago s. Grand
business that should have gone into
the Chicago east-bound pool was diverted by
lines not in the pool as To make the Grand
Trunk pool percentage OF Ii per cent an ex-
eeedingly small one and caused il te overcarry
It's percentage which surplus it was compelled TO
turn over 10 other roads in the pool. Commits
sloHer Fink and the joint executive committee
had been poweress to stop those outside lines
from cutting the rates and taking the business
away from the pool, and consequently the Grand
Trunk. IN self-defense, was compelled to with
draw from the pool, IL is stated that tho Grand
trunk peremptorily refuses to pay the balances
claimed To be due the associate roads in the
bound pool One thing is certain. The trunk
lines cannot afford 10 let the present demoFaliza-
tion IN rates continue much longer. For months
the situation has been becoming more compile
Gated, until now the losses are serious Shippers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02

IntervleW IN Inc Detrolt POST
sis the American taste for humor still grow
ing in your opinionp
Eyes, / think so. Humor is always popular
and especially so with Americans 1t is born in
every American, and he can't help liking it."
lis il true that the American style of humer
is becoming very popular in Englandl"
"Yes; the liking of American humor over there
has become immense. 1t wakens the people to
a new life, and is supplantng the dry wit which
formerly passed for humor American humor
wins it own way, and does not need to be Guilt
waited. The English come to like it naturally"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02
Another Off Week in Freight Business.


An examination of the train records shows
that every Indianapolis road fell below its
average in the weekly car movement. The light
movement, in O large measure, is attributable to
;tBT severe cold weather and the snow blockades
o. northern and western lines Certainly the
light east bound movement can not be attributed
to the advance in rates ordered for Thursday, as
before the property then in transit had got
fairly off of sde-traeks, rates again tumbled all
to pieces and are now more demoralized than
ever and shippers are at their wits end to know
what to do, as they don't know what moment
rates will go lower or restoration to
tariff again be ordered. This bows play
between the trunk lines in the matter of rates
is paving the way for serious trouble to the rail
road interests of this country. West-bound
tgshic through the entire month of January has
been heavier than the corresponding month in
1881, ana with west-bound rates reduced from
the seaboard fully 30 per cent, February bust
ness promises to be heavy. The northern roads
did but little last week but fight snow, but yes
to-day had their roads we'll open, and freghts
began to move briskly Seldom is the move
mcnt of live stock so light as the last week;
really it was much of risk to make shipments
Ia any direction. The early part of the week
matters We're very quiet about the city freight
depots, but later on improved somewhat
Below we give the number of cars received
and forwarded at this point in the two weeks
ending Jan. "a and 81:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02

The Journal de ST. Petersburg says that the
recent development of railroads in Russia has
diverted the course of grain in it's downward
shipped 81 per cent of the wheat; now it shipped
only IL per cent, the grain being diverted
northward over railroads to Baltic ports
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02

During the second term he was more frugal,
but his wine bill for the eight years was some
ST., 000 These facts have never before been
published, but learn that John Bigelow has
written an article on this curious diary for the
March number of Harpers Magazine.
This manuscript account book further shows
that jefferson paid 300 dolls" for Wiidair, the
immortal animal he rode to the Inauguration
good price to pay for a horse in those times. 1t
shows, too, that the author of the Declaration Of
Independence and the father of the Democratic
party seldom missed show of any sort. He
ioyfully patronized Punch and Judy and the
peep-shows, and swung his hat with the other
boys when the ring master made the clown
darce Among the entries, under different
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02

ALL those who cough are bores to the com
munity. and should be forced by law to invest
Is cents in DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02
Horsfard,s Acid Phosphate

IN DEBILITY FKOM OVERWOEK-
DIR. g. w. Collins. Upton. Ind, says: II used
it in nervous debility, brought on by oyerwork
in warm weather, with good results.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02

The item of charity" appears often, ranging
from 100 dolls here and there, down to Dec.
%. To charity, 3D."
It was hard time for artists in those ancient
days, for the we'll known portrait of Adams, by
Stewart, seems to have cost only $l00. and on
July IL, 1892, appears the entry, ''pd. Williams
fir drawg my Portrait, one shilling"
Jefferson was always out of money, and gener-
ally in the hands of note-shavers and sharpers,
who called themselves factors" He hired
these fellows to extend his notes, and even when
he President he got them to advance his
next quarters salary and paid a rousng shave
for it. The first Democratic President died
bankrupt, and while Mr.. Cleveland may profit
Discrimination to turn men out of Office merely
for the sake of change, his financial career was
complex, rather than simple and may better
serve as q warning than as an example.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02

know not what day will bring forth. AS COP.
sequence business is becoming more and more
demoralizea.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02

COPY OF STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
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On the 31st Day of December, 1884.

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02
JEFFERSONIAN SIMPLICITY.
Facts Showing that the Sage Of Monticello
Was an Extrayagant Man.

Was an Extrayagant Man.
w. A. Croffut, in New York World.
have seen in several Democratic papers the
prediction that President Cleveland would ''re-
store to the White House the simplicity of
Thomas jefferson" Let us hope not; for there
is sad misunderstanding about the habits Of
that gentleman. He not a Spartan in any
particular He did ride to the Capitol on in
auguration day, on his own horse, Wildair, and
hitched the steed to the picket fence while he
went in TO take the oath; but that was because
the streets were so unfathomablv bad that he
couldn't get there in any other way
AS matter of fact, Thomas Jefferson was one
of the most extravagant Presidents this country
has ever rad. That he was very fond of good
living, and that he possessed little sense of the
value of money, is shown by the Financial Di-
ary," carefully kept in his own delicate hand
writing, and recently purchased by Samuel j.
Tilden for his library This manuscript shows
not only that President jefferson was'a liberal
entertainer and a connoisseur in luxuries of all
sorts, but than he bestowed far more money and
more thought on wines than any of his
predecessors or successors. Jefferson was
better entertainer than even Van Blu
rem or Buchanan, for he studied it, and
elevated dinner giving to an art His diary con-
tains page after page of entries for wines pur-
chased-barrels of rum. hogsheads of Cognac
pipes of Madeira-"40O bolts. champagne, 400
Dolls" He was poor man, but during the
years of his first term he bought wines as fol-
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

The writer of the following article, which
appears in the Boston Oultivator, is well known
in his locality as a successful grower of heavy
crops of corn but his theory that seeds tax
en- from the middle of the ear tend to pro
duce cobs only half filled is questionable. If
"many ears" of the size which he describes
10 to 10 inches in length attempted to
grow on each stalk, il is q sufficient expana-
ton of the reason that the cobs were not well
filed An average of two ears of such length
to each stalk il closely filed to the tip with
kernels, allowing the usual number Of stalks,
would give crop beyond the capacity of any
soil or culture to yield-probaby not less than
$50 bushels per acre. The article referred to
is by Nathan g. Pierce of Westminster. He
says
From an experience of many years, /
would say to all raisers OF corn Never plant
any corn that is not raised from seed well fill
ed at the butt and the tip of the ears. l have
never considered any seed corn worth plant
ing or selling, except such as was raised from
ears OF corn that we're perfect not only in the
middle, but at both ends. Seed corn should
be selected only from ears which are perfect
in every respect Even if there are only
few imperfect kernels at either end, that ear
will not answer the purpose of the careful
scotsman it should be thrown aside. l have
pursued this course for 90 years, and my corn
has improved steadily from year to year. Al
ways plant the corn from the whole ear.
Shell that upon the butt, tip and middle all
together, and plant it from the mixed mass.
II have had some recent experience which
justifes the above theory, with a well Rdver-
rised variety of corn. l sent to the vendor
81, and It ceived in return about six quarts of
corn, and by paying the express go cents
the corn was mine. l planted the corn early
in the season in drills, manuring and cutivat-
ing the ground the best l ever did any piece
of corn. Const quently l raised very large
growth Of stalks Many ears were set on
each stalk, which indicated to me that the
raiser of this seed corn had selected his seed
from stalks of two or more ears. This knew
to be right and felt very much encouraged
as to the future crop. When, however,
begun to harvest and husk, all nv expects
tions were dissolved. had long cobs and
short corn. Cobs from ten to fifteen inches
in length, with the corn on only about one
half of the length of the cob, say from two
to four inches In the middle. Each end of
the cob was almost entirely destitute of corn.
The cause of this trouble was evident to me
at once. The planter had no doubt made a
practice of Smelling the tips and ends from
his seed corn, and selling only that from the
middle of the ear, which claim to be poor
practice. II he had practised planting ears
well filled, and used the whole ear for seed,
he might have given the public an extra arti-
Gle of corn. Now it will take many years to
fill out the enormous cobs, half destitute OF
corn"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

Among the "side shows" which, by the
way, have been very few at the Chicago Fat
Stock exhibition, and ought to have been
fewer, was Norman horse, Prince Imperial,
owned by Jacob Howssr a. Sons, Marion,
Ohio. Prince is large, white stallion, If.
teen or twenty years old, imported from
Europe. His special feature OF attraction is
his foretop and name, which have been tend
cd with such care that the entire growth is
preserved. 1t is exhibited, braided with rib
bons, and spread over the entire body like
fly net. The longest hairs measure feet
10 inches in length, and the foretop is feet
long. Other horses of the breed could carry
similar wealth OF hair were equal pains taken
to preserve it. Neither card, comb, nor
brush is ever used upon the Princes name
and we suspect that an attendant sits up
nights with him 10 see that not hair gets
snarled or broken.
The other ten cent side show WAS q steer
and COW, the former weighing 1850 pounds,
the latter $50 pounds. The stser is Z years
old, three fouTths short-horn, and measures
feet inches high, l / feet 4 inches in Ririh
feet inches aorOss tue hips, ~ feet from
point Of hip TO nose, aud Is feet from tip to
ZIP. He was raised in Decatur county, Ind
He is not in high flesh, but quite coarse end
bony. Were he As fat rs some of the two
year Odds in the general exhibition, be would
easily weigh 5000 pounds. The COW is be-
tween three and four years old, raised in
Scotland aud has had two calves 10 said 10
give large flow of milk, but is only 80 inches
high, though of good length and quite Cow
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18

Has the farm yielded you any profit during
the closing year You know it has at least
furnished you living, which is more than
some other kinds Of business have done for
their operators but has II not in that time,
despite discouragements Of season and cir.
oumstanoes yielded you return besides
Can you tell In fact, whether you have made
or lost money In the last ~ months And II
you are In doubt about IT, IS there any good
reason for your uncertainty Ought you not
rather 10 know positively whether you have
advanced or refrigerated In the matter Of bus
mess success? II you do not know, is not
your management open to at least severe crit
icism2 Ia there any more tenRble ground for
your ignorance Of what you have done in the
year than for a similar ignorance on the part
OF the merchant or manufacturer respecting
the outcome OF his business If you do not
know how your work has turned out, but are
satisfied that you have been losing are you
satisfied that the loss is wholly attributable To
dull times and adverse financial conditions
Are these sufficient explanation for a failure
to gain on the work of the preceding year
These are questions which no one can pom
der seriously without profit Weigh them
WE'LL and answer them squsrely at the bar OF
your own judgment You cannot afford Il
dismiss them lightly. Measure your own
work by the stern rule Of common sense, and
then enter your holiday reoreations with the
consciousness Of deserving the satisfaction
and rest which they should bring. -StOckmal
| and Farmer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
PI.a.urc and IRON, In carr CuI,u


While the raising of carp is no doubt profit
able in pecuniary sense, it is even more
profitable in adding value to the homestead
and in furnishing healthy recreation to the
fortunate culturist. There is nothing that
will add more to the beauty Of a farm or
country residence than q sheet of clear water
properly surrounded by trees and shrubs.
1t has been but few years since the first
carp was imported, yet now we see thousands
of ponds dotting the country from east to
west. Carp culture has come to stay. 1t is
an aesthetic industry-one in which pleasure
and profit are combined. But let no one
think that carp culture is only for wealthy
gentlemen of leisure. The carp is the farm
ers fish. Any one who has made, or will take
the trouble to make, a small pond will be am
ply repaid, not only by the excellent food for
his table, but by the pleasure derived from
feeding and caring for the fish. Feeding the
carp Is an endless source of amusement; their
flashing sides, as they roll over each other in
their efforts to get the bread thrown to them,
will repay any one for great deal of trouble
in procuring them. There are some persons
who claim that carp are poor eating This
has been definitely settled by Prof. Baird,
who obtained the opinion OF several hundred
persons who had used carp. A large MAORI
ty of these declared that carp flesh was OF
excellent quality. -COr. GermGRtOloR Iele
graph.
Carp culture is now being doomed by inter
ested parties who have the eggs or young
fish to sell, or books about it for which they
wish to create a market. Their stories mus
be taken with allowance yet all who writ,
favorably of carp culture are not presumed Il
be interested, and all who are interested arr
not presumed to be liars
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-18
winch Rreeh 1. Rn.,t.

This question and attempted answers to it
stare the reader in the face in every aRricul.
tural publication which comes in his way
Somebody will ask it with a conhding trust
in human honesty which is as touching as it
is rare. Then some pbilanthropic individual,
with disinterested purpose-and an axe 10
grind-will answer the inquirer with simple
candor which would carry conviction right
along with it, if it didn't happen in nearly
every case that the stock thus kIlOun TO be
the best is something which the writer is
breeding and has for sale. Then another dis
interested writer chips in, and, broadly init
mating that the first one is fraud, trots his
specially to the front. By the time two or
three more have had q hand in thus doing
out information to Anxious Truth Seeker,
the situation becomes interesting, and A. T.
S. drops his trusting oredulity and shows an
inclination to the belief that what David said
in his haste (Ps. cXvi ID he might have said
after mature elaboration.
In fact there is no square and unqualified
ly correct answer TO this question. Every
thing depends upon the standpoint from
which it is viewed It is rarely that two men
can be found who, be they ever 30 honest,
would answer it in just the same way-ex-
cept they be breeders of the same stock. 1t
is not strange, then, that editorial answers to
such questions are given charity and with
good deal of reserve-for such answers would
be only opinions, after all. Queries OF this
nature are frequently offered, and as fire.
quently fail TO receive attention. And now
the reader will understand why.-StOck,mdn