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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
Save the Little Pigs.

American Agricultural
Pigs are scarce and in demand, and even IL
they were not, we do not want to lose them.
IL We lose calf we can use the milk of the
cow, but dead lamb or q dead pig is dead
less. When pigs come in cold weather a few
hours settles the question OF life or death.
III the SOW is cross, the better way is not to
disturb her; but with quiet SOW, much
may be done to insure the life of the pigs
We have in extremely cold weather used
rubber bottles of hot water with great ad
vantage, or two-bushel bag of hot chat, or
cut straw, but our favorite plan is to cover
SOW and little pigs with a blanket Toe
details of the method will vary according to
circumstances. The principal difficulty is
to get the SOW to lie down when you are
With her in the pen; and to let you put the
blanket on her. Rubbing her teats with the
hand will usually induce her to lie down
and then You can put on the blanket
ard keep it on until the pigs are
born and safely under the blanket sucking
the mother. We believe that the value OF
the little pigs that are now lost every spring
In tie United States and which might bs
saved hy little foresight, care, and the uss
of horse blanket. would more than pay the
entire subscription lists OF ali our agricul-
tursi papers. The writer OF this has good
farmers library, numbering hundreds OF
volumes, bat his losses on pigs (pure bred il
Is true. and sold for breeding) before be
adopted the blanket. would buy such a
Library twice over. Now we rarely lose a
pig. II the pigs are already chilled, q warm
brick or bottle of hot water may be put on
the side Of the SOW under the blanket. The
heat of tie mother, retained by the blanket,
will soon warm the little pigs and they will
take hold of the teats and look as lively and
vigorous as can be desired. OF course, it is
necessary 10 have an eye on the SOW while
the blanket Is kept on. An hour or so at q
tine is ali that Is needed. When the pigs are
warm and comfortable. and have had good
supply Of warm milk, the blanket can be re-
II owed. Wstch how matters progress and
put il on sgsin, necessary, after the SOW has
had her food.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
Planting Potatoes,

At q recent meeting OF farmers living near
Boston this subject was discussed. Mr.. Her
sey spoke OF the necessity OF selecting
healthy, vigorous seed, with prominent
eye. He had at first consdere that seed
from higher ATTITUDES was no better than
ether SEED, but, in experimenting, he found
that nine bushels of potatoes came from the
seed of Nova Scotia where five or six bush
els came from lower latitude seed. The
method Of keeping seed during the winter
Is Of Importance; . seed which has lost its
sprouts has Iost some of its vitality, aud.
therefore, the potato should net be kept
where it would sprout early. Benz amin 2.
Ware alluded first to the cutting of seed and
the statement that week or ten days were
gained by the cutting. He advocated the
saving of labor, for labor was the leading ex-
pense. 1t was useless to depend on the hos;
We have implements which will do the work
with very little hand labor. Most excellent
results were obtained by guauo. by CONNER
cial fertilizers, and also by the various mix
lures OF barn manure. Commercial fertil-
izeTs would bring q better crop for the one
year than barn manure, but they
did not ,s serve so yell to tsItilise
Eoon as the land would work without be-.
ing clammy; as soon as there wss no stick.
ness in it. He would plow eight inches
deep for potatoes The potatoes should be
cut day or two before planting, as the
coating then formed often prevents the pO-
tsto from rotting. Medium sized potatoes
were preferable: they should be so cut as to
have about two eyes to q piece. He had
tried level culture and got good crop, bat
found that some Of the potatoes were sun.
burned. He would use q cultivator thers.
fore, which would give slight hill to pro.
tect against sun-burning. The speaker
thought well of using paris green with
ground pulverized plaster to protect against
potato bugs. mixing one pound of paris
green with about forty pounds OF plaster.
David Warren gave his experience in potato
raising. People were apt, he said, to cover
too deep. He preferred stable manure to
fertilizers, when the former could be chsaply
obtained. His experience had shown little
difference in seed potatoes from Maine or
from western New York. He did not want
potatoes from Prince Edward Island He
would pillow the land and then put the
manure on the surface. He believed in hill.
ing potatoes. Mr.. Sampson declared that he
could put paris green quicker on the plants
by putting 1t in q barrel Of water and then
keeping that well stirred Ip-take 1t out IN
buckets and with a whisk broom scatter on
two rows at once. Other gentlemen consid.
cred that sprinklers were better.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
After Dfphtherfa.

Diphtheria is terrible disease. requiring
the greatest medical skill to effect a COM
pIete cure. Even when it's power is broken,
1t clings to the patient with great persisten-
cy, and often leaves the system poisoned
and Frustrated. Just here Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla does vast amount of good, expelling
impurities from the blood, giving it richness
and vitality, while it renovates and strength
ems the system.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
What Variety of Potatoes to Plant.
rAuarfooo Aorio,, t,,riet


If you want potatoes as early as possible
select The best early potato you can ind
The genuine Early Rose is good enough and
early enough. The Beauty OF Hebron is
eqally good, and there are q dozen other va
rieties any one of which, If you happen to
have it, will ripen about as early. and give
satisfaction. IL anyone tells you he has a
potato that viii ripen two weeks earlier than
the Rose or the Beauty OF Hebron, and
yield as much again per acre. tell him
is6E a most valuable variety, and that ne
had better plant all be has got, aud not sail
tuber to anyone ele for seed. For esrly po-
tatoes, plant In good, rich, mellow soil as
soon as the frost Is out Of the ground. You
can hardly plant too early. Until the plants
appear, severe frost will not hurt them.
When the plants are up, q frost will so Ne.
times destroy the crop, or, at any rate, seri-
Gus retard or in lure it. A piece OF paper,
or light covering of soil will rave the plant.
For winter potatoes, select variety that
possesses at least four points, viz: quality,
vigorous growth of leaves to resist the pota-
to bugs, a'good keeper, and productiveness.
When the potato bugs first appeared every
body planted early varieties of potatoes in
hopes of getting ahead of the bugs. Now
that We know how to keep the bugs In check,
we can plant later kinds As q ruls the
early varieties can not yield as we'll as the
later sorts, which have a longer season to
grow in; or il they do in exceptional cases,
II is probably owing To eunusual richness of
land. On ordinary land, other things being
equal, g late variety will yield better and
keep better (the next spring. than the early
varieties. A late variety OF potato should
be planted as early as the soil can be got
into good condition. IL you do not wish to
plant eorly-or perhaps we had bstter say IL
IL you are behind with your work and can
not plant as early as you wish, plant an ear
lier variety. The later you plant the earlier
should be the variety planted. The same
principle or rule as to planting applies to
cabbages. caullfowers, tomatoes. cucumbsrs.
melons, turnips, corn, beans, peas, etc TIE
natures, the later can Ii be sown or planted.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
The Ba pie. i'm the cradle.

Babies are very little things, yet they leave
great gaps of Loneliness behind them when
they die. Mothers, save your little ones by
giving them Psrkers Tonic when they show
sigEs of being unwell. This famous remedy
Is go pie asant that any infant will take it,
and twill toon quiet AID remove their aches
and pains.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15

Mr.. E. n. Atwood, of Long Prairie, Mimi,
gives the following method in the Farm,
Stock and Home. Of disposing of cut.worms
in the garden. The suggestion is q good
one, and Mr. A. has practiced IL successfully
for the past five or six years. Make dozen
or 90 small bird-boxes, each having an apsr-
ture Just large enough for wren to enter,
but too small for q martin or blue bird
Fasten on poles eight or ten feet high about
ire garden. The wrens soon find them and
build their nests, raising from one to thres
brooks Of four to six young birds each in
season. After the first summer Mr.. Atwood
lost hardly plant by cutworms aud other
tnsects Essn the striped bugs that inftst
zines are scarce In his garden, A pair OF
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
Oh uIuiD Z.

A correspondent Of the Tribune and
Farmer writes on the methods of churniDg
1.-The strokes OF The dasher should be reg
ulated that when rising il msy meet aad dis.
peise the falling cream, which was d.splsced
by the downward stroke and is returning
down the middle. The stroke bsiDg thus
regulated will cause the cream to escape less
at the lid than more rapid stroke, while it
will fetch the butter as soon as desirable.
The time should not be less than forty min
utes to an hour or more. The churns should
not be so full but that as the cream expands
in the earlier stage of the operation, the
dssher may still rise above il.
When the dasher does not rise above the
surface it requires more time to bring butter
than when the dasher rises clear of the
cream. The fact seems TO argue that the
amount OF air forced down through the
cream performs a chemical Office in the
operation of no small importance. The
cream which appears on the lid should be
rinsed down, that it may become uniform
and avoid waste.
When the pellets Of butter have become as
large as peas, the churn is detached, to stand
until the butter In all the churns is in like
condition, when they are again contested
and the melton given to the dasher is slo as
possible. This will gather the butter more
quickly and easily than by hand.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
A Washington letter writer has this to "
OF Alfred Prentice, q brother of the Ia e
George d. Prentice, of Louisville, Ky:

II saw him call on q Senator day or two ago,
sn old figure, white-haired with healthy, whole
some face. but refined looking, and with q more
noticeable sound OF age in the tones of his voice
than one often bears. He has been at one desk IN
SERVICE loves its routine, and depends upon Ii for
bDdaily bread. Bu, he felt himself at the mercy
OF the winds that blow soon as an opposition
administration came in. The Senator could only
say in as reassuring tone as he could muster that
he did not believe any one would disturb him; he
did not think they would; he hoped nobody
would; and the old man had to go away with what
cancellation he could get from that the plying
eyes Of the Senator and of his vile following him
az he went out"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Potato Balls.-Boil aud mash some good
mealy potatoes; add pepper and salt and
enough beaten egg to make o stiff paste.
Make this into nice sized balls, rou them in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
Root.Pruning Early Cabbages.

Gardeners sometimes prune the roots OF
trees in order to check the growth OF wood,
and throw the young tree into earlier fruit
ing. Grating the pear on the ounce has
tie came effect, and for the came reason. It
cuts of the supply OF food from the roots.
DR.. Sturtevant. q few years ego, recon-
mtn6ed rootpruning for Indian corn. Mar
ktt gardeners often raise earlier and larger
cstbsges than are usually found in even oar
best private gardens One reason of this is
probably due to the fact that the market
gardeners raise cabbsges on large scale, and
Use the horse shoe or cultivator between the
rows OF growing cabbages- And this deep
and thorough cultivation not only keeps the
land free from weeds, but it also prunes the
roots end hecks the growth of the cabbgaes
for short time, but not for long. The roots
which are pIuned throw out numerous small
fibrous roots, which feed on the rich surface
soil rather than on the poorer subsoil. This
check to the growth Of the cabbages favors
early maturity. But il should not be forgot
ten that il is indispensable to success thai
the land for early cabbsges be very rich. and
the more you root prune. the richer the land
ought to be.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
CUR FARM BUDGET.
Fee ding and Care of sheep.
Planting Potatoes = Save the Little
Pigs rens for Cut.wOrms.

Early Cabbages-Oats ard Peas-Ch urning
Live Stock in April The Variety OF
Fotatoes to Plant Household
Hints-Farm Notes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
Live stock In April.

The work horses now need an abundance
of Strengthening food. Keep the harness
clean and sofs. 1t is easier to prevent gals
than to cure them, especially during the
busy season, when a horses labor is most
constant and valuable. Many horses work
ing upon soft ground are best shod when
they are barefoot Cows need careful watch
ing during this season. When cows time
approaches, the feed should be reduced.
Look out for garget and use the simple RENE.
dies often mentioned in these columns.
Ewes with lambs need abundance of food
otherwise the lambs as well as the dams will
suffer. If ticks arc troublesome use dip
of tobacco water. or some one of the several
preparations sold in the shops. Swine need
q run, and may do much good in the orch
ard. II the poultry have vermin, use kero-
sene upon the roosts and walls of the house.
A dust bath is enjoyed by fowls.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15

vrens with Q rest full OF young will carry an
inject OF some kind to them every three TO
four minutes from dawn till dark, and the
cQt.v Orm lie their choicest article of food.
Imsgine the number Of insects one pair will
prefers q nice little house to live in, but wiz
set up housekeeping in peach can, cigaS
box or oyster can lie nothing better presents.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15

The following letter from Secretary Bay
ard to the Hibernisn Society of Philadel phia
Will interest all Irishmen. 1t has but re-
Gently appeared in print:
Nicholas J. Griffin. ESQ.,, Secretary Of the Hiber-
Man Society oil Philadelphia:
DEAR SRI have your personal note aecompa-
nying the card OF invitation 10 dine with your an
cient and honorable society on their 11sth ami
verssry, St. Patrick's Day, and sincerely regret
that can not accept it. The obvious and many
duties OF my public Office here speak for the n
selves, and to none with more force than to Am
lean citizens OF Irish blood or birth who hon
estly endeayoring 10 secure liberty by maintain
ing government of laws, and who realize the
constant attention that is needful. In the midst
OF anarchical demonstrations which we witness in
other lands AMI the echoes OF which we can de.
tect here in our own free country, where base and
silly individuals seek TO stain the name of Ireland
by assocating the honest struggle for just govern
ment with senseless and wicked crimes, there is
no class OF our citizens from whom honest apprO-
baton can be more confidently expected than
such as compose your respected ana benevolent
society. Those who worthily celebrate the birth
day OF St. Patrick will not forget that he drove out
of Ireland the reptiles that creep and sting.
The H1bernfsn Society can contain no member
who viii not resent the imputation that sympa.
thy with assassins can dwell In genuine irish
heart. which will ever be opposed to cruelty, cow
ardice and whatever form either may take. Pre-
sent TO your society my thanks for their kiT d re-
membrane, and assure them Of the good wi. and
respect with which am your obedient serva It.
4, F. BAY
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
RADwAY's READY RELIEF

Inflammation OF the Kidneys. Innsnmaten q
the Bladder, Inflammation OF the Bowels, 0onge>
tion OF the lungs Palpitstion of the Heart I'VE
terics, Group, Diphtheris. Catsrrh. 1nnuenxas
Nervousness, sleeplesSness, Rheumatism. Scisticas
Sprsins, Cold Ohills and Ague Ohills.
The appli cation of the READY Kelley q
the part OF part lWeSce the difficulty OF pain e.
lists will afford eaAe and comfort
Thirty 20 sixty drops in half tumoler OF wht8
VIII IN q few minutes cure Cramps, epesms Sour
Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Hesdache, Disrrheas
Dysentery, Colo, Wind in the Bowels, snd al in'
ternsl pains
Travellers should always carry bottle Of Kxc-
Tpv'a Ready Relief with them. few drops II
wstel win prevent sickness or pains from chsnR1
OF water. Ii is better than French Brandy or ha'
farr ne a ztIlnulRnt
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
THEIR morHER's GID PASTOR.
Why the President Took a Pew In tho
First Presbyterian Church-Easter at tn,
White House.

why the President Took a Pew In the
First Presbyterian Church-Easter at the
White House.
Washington Special to the worldl
The Capital gives the following story of
how President Cleveland came to select DR..
Sunderland's church: Just before the inau-
eUrstion some friends in New York State
wrote H. Mrs. Sunderland, expressing the de-
sire to ONE to Warrington to witness the
iIsCCula. ceremonies. Mrs. Sunderland
wish>c % write back an invitation for them
20 be lgY guests. But they were warm
ir;eT 4 Of Mr. Cleveland, and her husband
hsd bsen so bitter against him that she said
TO her daughter: Your father will be sure
to say something to hurt their feelings"
She decided after much trouble of mind to
gently hint this to the friends and relieve
herself Of apparent inhospitality. To her
surprise they replied that they should not
mind anything he said, or feel hurt in the
least. They came, and the united efforts of
Mrs Sunderland and her daughter kept the
DCcter pretty well behaved. But after the
Inauguration the friends wished to go to the
White House. Mrs Sunderland thought it
only courteous to accompany her guests
and wanted her husband to 90 with them.
He fatty ard firmly refused. His wife was
much distressed, but. taking their daughter,
went with the friends TO Miss Cleveland's
first Saturday reception. When the ladies
we're ir troducsd Mrs. Sunderland was named,
al Y "a Mis- OleVeldDQ kuS " u6I huS gu
no sign of recognition; but when Mrs. Dr..
Sunderland approached Mrs. Hoyt, the Presi
dents other sister, the latter held her hsnd
and said:
TELL me ityou are the wife of Rev. d.. IN.
derland, once my dea: mothers pastor. Did
your husband ever prsach at Batavia, n. Y ~
Yes; when q very young man-before he
had call to Washin gton," replied Mrs. Sun
derland, little embarrassed as she thought
OF her husbands feelings towards the Presi
dent
"Oh, I'm 90 delighted to meet you, aud /
want TO see your husband. Ny dear mother
was devoted to him, and her friends must be
ours, My brother will be glad to meet
him, too, / hope you will cone again and
bring DR.. Sunderland" said Me- Hoyt show
ing so much pleasure that Mrs. Sunderland
promised to 90, forgetting for the moment
how her husband had set his face gsinst ~.
ing to the White House. When she told her
husbsnd he slowly said:
well. won't retrsct what I've said, but
1 may go some time" A few days after the
family at the White House talked over their
mothers Young pastor aud decided that he
should be their own. The diagram of the
| First Pres byterisn Church was sent for and
| family pew No. 132 was taken.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
r. r. r.
Railways
Ready Relief |!
The Cheapest and Best Medicine
FOR FAMILY Use II THE WORLD
CURES AND PREVENTS
Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat,
H0arsensss, Inflammation,
Rheumatism, Neuralgia.
Headache, TOOthachs,
DIphtheria. Influenza,
DiflCuIt Breathing,
nwasthe mt and ia the only
PAIN REMEDY

That instantly stops tie most ezcrucieHng pains
zllays Inflammation and cures Congestionel
whether of the Lungs, Stomach, Bowels CT Ia
glands or organs, by one application.
In From One to ILUenty .MIBJktess
no mstIer now violent OF excuclating the pains
Nervous, Eeurslgc. or prcstrs.ed with disease msy
Eu1eT.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
DIR. RAILWAYS
SarSaDariiIian ReSOlVent.

Pure blood mszeA Sound nesh, Etrong bone sr2
q clear skin. II you would have your hesh Arm
your bones sound, without cGries, and your com.
RFROI,VE n
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-01-17

THE WEEKLY BANNER is a large eight
page, ffty.six column paper, filled with tel
egraphic, editorial miscellaneous and news
matter, supplemented by carefully prepared
reports and weekly reviews of the market.
The paper will continue an independent,
non.partisan journal, giving full and fair
reports of all political matters, and current
news of the day. All who favor an untram-
meled, outspoker newspaper, are invited to
send for sample copies, to become subscri.
bers and aid in giving such journal still
more extended circulation
Address THE BANNER,
Nashville, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-01-17
Healing Properties of Water.
Tennessean.

Tennessean.
There is no remedy of such gen.
eral application and none SO easily
attainable as water, and yet nine per-
sons in ten will pass it by in an emer-
gency to seek for something of less
efficacy. There are but few cases Of
illness where water should not occupy
the highest place as a remedial agent.
Strip of flannel or napkin folded
lengthwise and wrung out of hot water
and applied around the neck of child
that has the Group will usually bring
relief in ten minutes. A towel folded
several times and quickly wrung out
of hot water and applied over the
seat of the pain in toothache or neural>
gia will generally afford prompt relief
This treatment in collie works like
magic. We have known cases that
have resisted other treatment for
hours yield to this in ten minutes.
There is nothing that will so promptly
cut short a congestion of the lungs,
sore throat, or rheumatism, as hot
water when applied promptly and
thoroughly. Pieces of cotton batting
dipped in hot water, and applied to
all sores and new cuts, bruises and
sprains, is the treatment now gener'
ally adopted in hospitals. Sprained
ankle has been cured in an hour by
showering it with hot water, poured
from.a height Of three feet. Topic
water acts promptly as an emetic
and hot water taken freely half al
hour before bedtime is the best O
cathartics in the case of constipation
while it has most soothing effect Oh
the stomach and bowels. This treat
ment continued for a few months, witt
proper attention to diet, will alleviate
any case of dyspepsia.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-01-17
STANDARD MEANWHILE, TENNESSEE SATURDAY. JAN y 1855

in safe hands. He is true gentleman
in its fullest meaning-pure in heart,
noble in soul, frank in manner, plous
in his life, consistent in his actions, Of
indomitable energy, tenacious in pur.
pose, and worthy the confidence I'M.
posed in him and the trust given into
his hands. The bride is known to
many of your readers and needs no
eulogy from me. But may my right
hand forget her cunning and my tongue
cleave to the roof of my mouth" when
| refuse to speak the praise of a true
woman. Quiet and consderate, re,
served and deliberate in action, modest,
idolatrous in devotion to her husband
and her God, admired and loved by
all who know her, she leaves cloud
over the circle she left, and carries
sunshine whittier she goes. May the
rainbow of happiness arch the way
which they have just entered, and
which trust will be beset with flowers
and strewed with rosebuds bursting
with joy till it ENDS in eternity.
VISITOR.