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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03
Feeding stock
New York Times


u has been claimed that the methods OF
breeding and feeding cattle have been so
much improved OF late years that the period
OF maturity has been FASTENED more than
one-half-that is, sheep or pig which ma
tuied az three years. or a steer which was
ready for slaughter at five years Is nov
ready for the butcher AZ less than half these
ages Pigs are said to be ready for pork a.
uine months, wethers for mutton st twenty
months, aud q two.yesr-old Steer il ready for
the block at that age. 1t is 70 be feared that
these claims greater than can be Justly
allowed. No doubt some animals by eX'
cessive forcing, are made fat and reach
as heavy weight 81 these premature ages
IS they used 10 DO In twiee the time bat 10
IS n question il this forcing is profitable
either TO the feeder or TO the consumer. on
The one hepd, the animal Is forced TO con.
sumo as much food In two years IS was
formerly spread over four years 30 that on
The whole there Is 10 gain bat IN time
y lille on the other band the consumer has
very immature or hali-grown meat which is
devoid Of flavor r nutritive uualitg and
the meat is overloaded with fat which Is n
waste. Physiol0gically, L Is q matter OF
doubt il the muscular growth OF 40 animal
can really be fastened by any process OF
FEEDING Fat can be produced no doubt,
but fat Is diseased condition Of the Fys.
tenn. and an excessively fat animal would
nuNlt Ale tuuNi NuhAiNNfN AfohHN oNA II
we examine the meat Of one OF these young,
otreYgown animals IL is found 20 ba
u very great dl1propoItlon to the Fat.
It is quite common, for instance. for the
nint -monihs-old pigs which weigh 300
pounds to be turned wholly into the lard
kettle because the few pounds OF flesh under
the Fat is not salable or useful as food. On
the whole, It certainly does not appear as ii
We bad carried the forcing system OF feeding
TO an improbable extreme. Every year the
losses Of swine By disorders are clearly
trsceable 70 overlooking increase in number,
and although We are told that the dreaded
diseases have been overcome and have dis.
appeared, yet the feeding season no sooner
begins again when the hog cholera breaks
out as pleEtlfully as at any time before Ii
10 question il we can safely follow Eaglish
presidents in this respect OF forcing animals
10 pTematurity. Certainly, If we are to
suffer the pains and penalties, the diseases
and losses among our live stock, which
English farmers ore complaining OF il is
very clear that we can not afford to do IT,
and had better make haste more slowly.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03

other they will not become acquainted, as
the cocks are faithful guardians. aud prevent
the hens from strayiDg too far away. IL the
space is small fences are necessary, bat sew
eral focks may be kept without Enclosures,
SO is often done on some farms, where one
family remains near the barn and another
near the house, each individual keeping
within the family TO which Ii belong, vio-
lation Of the rules precipitsting warfare.
While the above may be imprscti cable on
some farms. Mr. Chicks method may 81 ggest
ideas 10 others who may improve upon his
plans, as poultry raising is one OF the most
profitable pursuits upon the farm.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03
Temporary In junction Made Perpetual.

ST. LOUIS, March I'm ths Circuit Court
this morning the temporary injunction was
made perpetual against Charles Z. Ford, re-
straining him from producing the operetts,
Nell GWynne, the property OF John Mccall.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03

DErRoIr, March The body OF al IN
known man, apparently q German, aged
forty, was found in 3 ditch on Hssting
street al midnight last night His face was
covered with blood, and there were signs Of
. struggle in the slough shot was heard
some time before, and IL is thought the MAJ
was murdered and robbed. The man mas
been identified as Jacob Scheilsle, sn in.
dustrious wire worker. The woman with
whom he was walking when attacked says
there were two men, al OF whom she knows.
AZ vet no arrests have been made.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03

neglect of duty by which neglect. 1t Is al.
legged, the voucher frauds OF tina. bureau
were made possible.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03

Pear trees seldom need trimming after
they got to bearing, except cutting out dead
wood, il there is any. The best condition for
a pear orchard is to keep the land III sod and
never pillow Ii, but not allow the grass to
crow within two or three feet OF the trunks
OF the trees Keep the circle mulched with
manure, leaves or stones. Manure the land
literally once in three or four years Allow
hogs TO root in the orchard aud devour all
the defective fruit Seckel pears especially
are larger, fairer and higher oolored when
grown in sod than in cultivated land.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03

The udders of beifers should be handled
before they have their first calf Ii certainly
makes them gentle, and prevents any trouble
when actual milking takes place. And then
there are those who believe that this gentle
organ. 1t has been observed thst when
calves suck each other the udders groY
more rapidly.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03
General Grant Better.

NEW YORK, March 2-Gsnersl Grant is
feeling quite we'll this morning. The bright
weather OF to-day seems to act ss stimu-
liant He is still at work upon his memoirs.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03
Arrested for Assauitine a Child.

CHICAGO, March 2.-AugUst Garth was ar
rested to-day, charged with having made
criminal assault upon Helena Koadst seven
years old. The alleged assault was made
Februory 81. and from the effects Of it she
died yesterday. She was living with her
stepfather. who, although told by her at.
tending physician OF the nature of the
child's injuries, failed TO report the case .
tie nolice. Garth denies the charge.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03

BALTIMORE, March 2.-Ex. Secretary Blaine
and Robert G. Blaine have been called to
the bedside OF their only sister, Mrs. Eliza
Blaine Walker. who is believed to be dying.
Mrs. Walker is the wife OF Major A. O.
Walker, a retired army officer.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03
Court Martial an the Navy.

WAsHINsToN, March "A general Court
Martial has been ordered for the trial of
Medical Director Phillip S. Wales, on
charges preferred by Secretary Chandler, on
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03
us there no balm in Gilead ?
Is there no physician there? p

IS IDero no pnySlCIhu IltI5 2
Thanks to DR.. Pierce, there is 2 balm in
his Golden Medical Discovery "balm
for every wound" to health, from colds,
coughs. consumption, bronchitis, and all
chronic, blood, lung and liver affections. OF
druggists.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03

Salvation Oil, the celebrated American
remedy for cats, bruises, sprains, burns,
scslds chiblains. etc, can be had of all drug
gists. 1t kills pain. Price only % cents a
bottle.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-03
THE TREASURY.
Public Debt Statement for February.

WAsHrSeTox, March 2-The public debt
statar,ant sha-~..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-11-28
AN OLD THANKSGIVING
fOriginal.l

foriginaLl
II turkey failed au beef was tough,
With toll and debt increasing.
We sighed not, but we ale enough,
AID lau .bej because the times were rough
And CARE demands uDc,asing.
Beyond the clouds ths future stood
With gifts OF jov or sorrow,
W. trusted God to make them good
And waite1 still, in thankful mood,
The dawning of the morrow.
"Thing, might be worse father said,
Hop, darkened more said mother;
''The household memories were not deal,
The household angels had not fed,
God saved us to each other
Aud so that oil Thanksgivin. Day,
In doubt and darkness rising.
Was full Of praise, and loves sweet way
Held over ali it, gentle sway,
Our souls in joy bapt;sing
Obi not from pleasure idle reign,
Nor luxury's soft condition,
Uprises praise that sweeten pain
And faith taat ripens souls like grain
For harvest q Ids elysian.
Thanksgiving. in the humbl, home
Where toll and care are neight ors,
Brings down, somehow, from kingdom como,
A peace that Zig htens sorrows sum
And blesses rudest labors.
D,spi g no day of little things
No jov III lowlv station;
For toilers may be more than kings
To H im who giveth prayer Its wings
And faith its coronation.
And in the happy years that lie
Bey ond the ,hadowy river.
The souls that rather sing than sigh
May still be blessed and gladden. ii by
Thanksgiving days forever
BENZ S. PARKER
NEW CASTLE, Ind. Nov. 10.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-11-28
All in The Line of Nature.

There is nothing in the line OF magic OF
mystery about that wonderful and popular
medicine, Parker's Tonic. 1t is simply the
best and most scientific combination posi-
be of the essential principles of those veg
etable Curatives which act powerfully and
directly on the stomach, liver, kidneys and
blood But there neither is nor will be any
successful imitation of it. 1t is all the time
curing those who had deSpared of ever
getting well. For yourself, your wife and
Children
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23
Not Much of a Fool After All.

Sam Wednesday, an impecunious
citizen of Austin, was supposed to be
crazy, and his relatives brought him
before the county court to have a
lunatico de inquirendo pass on his
mental condition, his delusion being
that he was very rich. A lawyer pro-
ceeded to ask the crazy man questions
to test his sanity.
81 hear that you are going to build
a $50, 900 residence"
at is going to cost 100000"
"You don't say so"
eyes, and l am going to start q
daily paper with s250,000 capital
That's a mere trife for a man Of my
means"
"You seem to have so much money
perhaps you would not object to lend
ing me thousand dollars"
II would like to do it, Judge, but
that would be such a risky invest
ment, everybody would suspect me OF
being crazy"
The refusal of the supposed lunatic
to seriously entertain the idea of lend
ing money to an Austin lawyer caus'
ed the jury to decide that Sam was in
full possession of his reasoning facul.
ties.-Texas Siftings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23

tended to plan together, preparatory to
robb.ng another stage. Then one dark
night Pedro Valencia left town, as he
thought, forever. He had made every
preparation for fleeing the country
with the twenty thousand dollars. IL
was nearly midnight when he returned.
When he entered the gambling hell
where Martin was playing, his swarthy
face filled with rage.
Jack Martin. want to see you out
side, he Kissed between his set teeth.
Martin exchanged his faro chips for
money and arose. The crisis had ar
rived. The departure of the two men
was scarcely noticed by the other
players. Suddenly they were startled
by a pistol-shot, followed almost in
| stantly by another, that rang out on
the night air with deadly distinctness.
As the crowd rushed to the door, a
man staggered into the room and fell
headlong to the floor. The blood was
pouring in torrents from his side, and
the pallor of death was creeping over
his dark face. 1t was Pedro Valencia.
"Who shot you, Pedro7" inquired
one of the gamblers.
the door, in which stood Jack Martin,
a smoking pistol in his hand. THAT
knife" he continued, lis proof that l
shot him in self-defense."
AS he spoke he pointed to murder
Gus bowie-knife which Pedro clutched
in his right hand. The dying robber
raised himself by mighty effort on his
elbow, and regarding his partner with
look In which impotent rage was
mingled with hate and malice, gasped
this denunciation:
Jack Martin-and me-robbed the
robbed the stage. He stole the
money from-from me. Twenty
thous"-
With a gurgling groan, the Mexican
sank back on the floor, the blood
gushcd from his nose and mouth, and
in another instant he was dead. The
partnership was dissolved.
On the trial for murder Jack Martin
told the whole story, and he told it
truthfully, Notwithstanding the advice
of his lawyers, who expected heavy
fee in the advent of his acquittal. He
confessed the robbery, detailed tho
double play of himself and Pedro, and
testified that when the latter on that
fatal night accused him of removing
the treasure from the place where he
(Pedro) had hidden it, he admitted the
fact. When he refused to divide, the
Mexican had attacked him with tho
knife, and in self-defense he had killed
his partner. This version of the affair
could not be disputed, and verdict Of
not guilty was rendered.
But Martin had not revealed the hid
ing place of the twenty thousand dol
lars. On his trial for robbery he
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
ten years in the State prison. He
carried his secret with him, and
although his term has long since ex-
pired, the spot where the money was
buried has never been discovered, not
outstanding the fact that hundreds of
men have searched for it in every
direction for miles around Campo
Seco. After his release Martin disap-
peared, and is it supposed that no
quietly and secretly uncarthcd the
treasure and fled with it to some dis
tant retreat, where he may be living at
the present time n highly respected
citizen. But his name is not John
Martin-E. II. Clough, in San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SOMEBODY'S DUDE.

Into a rink with four bleak walls,
Where never a shadow OF sorrow falls,
Somebody's dude strolled In one night;
Somebody's dude so young and so white,
Wearing upon his innocent face
Never n sign of manhood's might,
But his scarf-pin showed a suspicion Of
paste.
Carefully combed are his raven curls,
That lightly lilo on his delicate brain,
And I'm his fingers he languidly twirls
In ceaseless motion n gold-headed cane;
Somebody carefully cOmbcd his hair;
Was IL his mother, whose sight now fadesi
Was Il a blushing maiden fair,
Or a barber rs black as the ace OF spadesi
There's never n doubt he is somebody's pet
Somebody's heart has cnshr!ncd him there;
May be the dude has father yet
Or mother, who waits at tho head OF the
May be a maiden, with cheek OF rose,
Is sadly awaiting this missing link,
And there he stands in n beautiful pose,
In the glamour and glare OF the skating
rink.
And fastons the cruel skates to his feet;
And waits for his head his heels to meet. =.
Kiss him once for his grandmother's sake;
It's doubtful IL over she kisses him moro;
The skates from his feet so tenderly take.
Sweep out the debris and close the door.
Eugene Clay Ferguson, IN ". o. Thnes-Dem-
crdt.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23
Cure for Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by sense
OF weight in the back, loins, and lower
part of the abdomen, causing the patient
to suppose he has some election OF the
kidneys or neighboring organs. At times,
symptoms of indigestions are present,
fatulency, uneasiness of the stomach, etc.
A moisture, like Precipitation, producing
q very dsagreeable itching, after getting
warm, Is common attendant. Blind,
Bleeding and Itching Piles yield at once
to the application Of DIR. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly upon the
parts effected, absorbing the Tumors, al
laying the intense itching, and efecting a
permanent cure. Price so cents. Ad.
dress, The DR.. Bosanko Medicine Co.,
Pique, o. Sold by Houk & Perkins and
ii. Beebe. 723y1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23
Odd Instances of Animal Intelligence

U0u INSTANCES OF Animal lntelllSence.
Bayard Taylor used to insist that
animals recognize, and remember, the
speech of their native lands. Motto.
ing hippopotamus in Barnum's mu-
scum that looked detected, Taylor
spoke to it in English, but the beast
did not move its head. Then, going
to another corner of the cage. he said
in Arabic, 81 know you, come here to
me-" The beast at once turned its
head and listened. Taylor repeated
the same words, when the animal
came to him and rubbed its head
against the bars and looked in the
face of the speaker with evident de-
light. 1t was probably homesick, and
a sound it had heard in its native land
was vastly comforting.
A lame OK, in Gloucester, had been
turned out to grass, but he broke pas
ture and made his way to blacksmith
shop. Here he took his place in the
shoeing frame, and held up crippled
foot to the curious smith. The diff.
Guilty was small stone under his
shoe.
A Paris surgeon kindly set the
limb of a friends dog, and his pa.
tient, some weeks after, brought him
another dog in the same plight. DR.
Barnum, of Louisville, KY, reports
a similar case. The patient was a
black-and-tan terrier. 1t resisted the
doctor to the utmost, but was finally
subdued and bound up. Four days
later he came alone to the Office and
had his bandages arranged. After
that he appeared once each day, and
held up his leg for examination.
A recent writer in Nature gives an
instance of remarkable adoption in
elephants. He observed a young one
90 to fence and pull out a bamboo
stick, which he broke in pieces, but
he threw all the pieces away. This
he repeated till he secured a piece
that suited him. This he passed un.
der his armpit and began to scratch
Down fell great elephant leach, six
inches long, and that without a scra
per could not have been dislodged
The writer adds that the custom is an
established one among elephants
They will also break off bushes, strip
them nearly down and use them tc
whip away fies.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23

A good story is told of an aged
clergyman, known to many of us, who
met a man loudly declaiming against
foreign missions. "Why," said the
objector, "doesen't the church look af-
ter the heathens at home ?" ave
do" said the clergyman quietly, and
gave the man tract.-.Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23

A month rolled by. The excitement
engendcrcd by the robbery of the
Campo Scco stage had subsidized to q
still hunt by Well, Fargo & Co.'S de-
tectives. The partners, with hypocriti-
division of the spoil. A night had been
named for uncarthing the treasure.
Both men waited impaticntly for the
dcnoumcnt, and when, on the night
selected for the division. they stood be-
fore tho cave Mt the head OF the canyon
each was prepared to play his part.
The bowldcr was rolled away, and the
Mexican, thrusting his hand into the
cave, gave vent 20 well-simulatcd cry
of dismay.
"Thc box is gonc!' he cried.
"Goner echoed Martin. "You lie.
you miserable Grcascr, you lie. 1,
must be there"
Feel for yourself" the Mexican
answered.
Martin apparently tremblcd with agi
tation, threw himself on his knees and
reached into the cave. Then he arose,
and, grasping the Mexican by the arm,
cxclaimed:
where Is the boxp You know
where II Is. Don't go back on me, Pc.
dro-we'rc partners -wc'vc riskcd oul
necks together to get this money, ard
1t amt right to beat me this way. It's
joke on me, amt it?"
i've played no joke on you Jack
Somebody followed us when we carried
of the box, that's all. and they've
stolen tho moncy--that's all there Il
about It. Wen have to stand up an
other stage. Jack. May be wc'll have
better luck next time.
This explanation seemed to satisfy
Martin. and the partners returned &c
Campo Seco. For week they pre-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23
DROBATE ORDER.

VIcroR G. BURSHAM,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23

Romeo, a mastiff weighing ono
hundred and seventy pounds, imported
at a cost of seven hundred dollars by
the late Judge Munson, OF Waterbury,
Conn, now attends Bridgeport
Waterman. The dog persists in fol-
lowing every passing vehicle. attempt
ing to discover the wagon belonging to
his late master.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23

"A bookseller in Liverpool offers a
collection OF autographs, and among
them the autographs Of adams &C..
Francis), late President of the u. s.
A., letter Of three pages signed and
dated London, juno 70, 1868, thrss
shillings and sixpence."
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-23

DRoBATE ORDER.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, l..
COUNTY OF ALPKNA
At session of the Probate Court for said county
held ut the Probate Office in the city Of Alpena, on
the 3ist day of August, A. ID. 1885.
Present Hon. George g. Lester, Judge OF Probate
In the matter Of the estate Of Anna Bell Prince,
a minor.
On reading and fling the petition duly verified
by Mrs Moses Brown.
'Thereupon 1t is ordered that Monday. the 2sth
day Of September next at ten o'clock in the FORE
noon be assigned for the hearing Of said petition,
and that the heirs at law of said Silss b. Prince,
and all other persons interested in said estate are
required to appear at session Of said Court, then
to be holden at the Probate Office in the city Of Al
pena, and show cause, II any there be, why the
prayer Of the petitioner should not be granted.
And IL 10 further ordered that ssid petitioner give
notice to the persons interested in said estate Of
the tendency Of said petition, and the hearing
thereof by causing copy Of this order to be pub
lished in the Alpena Weekly Argus, newspaper
printed and circulated In said county, four success
sive weeks previous to said day Of hearing.
GEO. s. LESTER,
"A true copy. Judge Of Probate.
7S4W4
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-05-25
TIE zuNIrLArEAu REGION.
Interesting Results OF Ten Years OF
study Of Northwestern Geology.

Interesting Results OF Ten Years Of
study Of Northwestern Geology.
Capt. Clarence T.. Dutton, Of tho ord
nance department of the army, who has
been engaged for ton years in the study
Of the geology of the great plateau region
Of the west, started last week for Cali
fornia under instructions from Maj.
Powell, director of the geological survey,
to make u study Of tho geological
phenomena presented by tho Cascade
mountains, the greatest volcanic range
upon the globe Before his departure
Capt. Dutton finished the manuscript of
his contribution to the next annual pub
LEGATION oil the geological survey.
Tho paper Is entitled Mount Taylor
and the Zuni Plateau;" but although 1t
treats In detail of only two features Of
the plateau region the conclusions which
these arc made to illustrate cmbody in
part tho result Of years Of study extend
ing over a very wide area.
Tho author traces the geological history
Of tho region down to its present condi-
ton, finding evidences of alternating
periods Of moisture aud drynoss, of great
and sudden uplifts of largo area, and Of
slow aud long continued rising in others,
and OF tho denudation of immense tracts,
and the cutting Of canyons by the waters.
In tho study Of the Huui mountains he
finds reasons for the conclusion that tho
mountains of tho west have not been pro-
ducod by horizontal compression, but by
tho action of some unknown forces be-
meath which have lifted thom up. Upon
the extensive plateau of which Mount
Taylor is the confer he finds ample con-
| frmation OF tho theory that the volcanic
cap, which once covered so largo a portion
OF the region, and which still tops many
extensive mosas, had its origin, not in
discharges from immense volcanic noun.
tains like Mount Tsy Tor itself, but through
innumerable rents through the sede'
mentary strata.
These evidences consist largely In the
Numerous high "necks" Of pure lava, from
tho vicinity Of which the sedomentary
deposits have been eroded. These necki
are contents Of once existing funneli
through which the mother lava wa
forced to spread itself in thin cap ovei
the level country above. They explain
the existence of lava beds at the present
time so far distant from the nearest
volcanic mountain as to preclude the sup
position that the two over had any CON
| nection,