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New-York tribune., 1886-05-15

lied to designate counsel and in other aid the dis
covery OF facts Chairman Cowgirl OF the recent nves-
tgating committee, that this resolution Is super
fuous Senator Hoar deemed tho charge Of the State
Committee sufficient
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
ESTIMATING THE Losses IN ONE COUNTY.

ESTIMATING THE Losses IN ONE OOCNll.
DAYTON, May II (SpcciaD. D.-Estimatcs OF
losses by flood in Montgomery County on Wednesday
night as follows
Bridges, culverts and pixies, 100000; railroads
throughout county S250O00 Shakertown and Little
Beaver Creek, 100000; Miami CITY, S2o'oOo; :;
other individual losses in Dayton, $4,000; levee and
streets in Dayton. $4,000; Bcavertown and Holes
Creek $50 900: Mamisburg and vicinity, 100000;
Germantown, S35 900; Aexandersvile and Carrollton
600 600; Sulphur Grove and Vandalia, $4,000; FAIR
mount ST. 900 Faytown. S10,000 Ccntreyille $4,000
Gettersburg $1,000: Farmersville. $1,000; Johns
vile and sharpesburg. $1,000; Liberty and
vicinity $1,000 Brookville, Little YORK;
Harrisburg vineyards and Terry patches. $4,000 losses
ON wheat and barley. S25O.OOO; on horses ana catte
$4,000; on the Town Creek, 100000; on Bear
reek AID Possum Rum $4,000; Wolf Creek SlooOoo.
Total 81 900. Two hundred horses were Killed
drowned crippled; probably LOU cattle ~
iurei In stamledes Many farms are ruined:
the heavy soil being washed OF to the haTd dd
PAN Ten thousand acres OF corn ground 3,oOo
acres OF potato fields ana 1000 acres OF tODacc0hcds
Fave 10 be pou.hed again before planting The losses III
Rutler Warren, Greene Preble. Darke. Miami ana
Clarke Counties the same proportion frame can
not be- resumed on the "Pan Handle from Aenla 10
Richmond Til june aud the Cincinnati, llami ton
and DAYTON ten days Will he needed to repair the Ddge
down The Dayton Union will require ten days 10
repair and the Miami Canal one month
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15

night under the weight Of passing freight tran preSP
ffating No lives were lost
At Monmouth capital OF Monmouth County, boats are
plying for hire in the flooded streets.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-15

SSELS,
Official connected with the Ministry OF Railways. Posts
and Telegrsphs, was murdered in his Office to day
The weapon used beng revolver
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24
Deep and Shallow Flowing Sub.
soiling.

Deep blowing and subsoiling used to
be laid down as the fundamental prin.
ciple of scientific farming. OF late years
we hear very little of these principles
in agriculture, and that little is geuer-
ally in condemnation of both. To keep
the manure and "soip on, or as near
the surface as possible is considered by
most intelligent farmers the true prin-
ciple of successful crop raising. The
great subsoil pillow of the present day
is the root of the clover. Land that
has generous top dressing of ertilizers,
either commercial or from the farm
yard, and is we'll set in clover, if
properly farmed, may in few years be
furnished with deep loamy soil that
will admit of depth Of 7 or inches
plowine. A good sod turned under
adds vegetable matter to the soil and
the roots of a thrifty crop of clover
reach far down into the subsoi for
plant food forming innumeral channels
through which the air and rain pene.
trate, tighten and bring into a friable
condition the soil not reached by the
pillow share. When the clover lies or
the sod is turned down by the pillow,
this mass of clover roots commnce to
decay and fill the strata below the
pillow line with large quantity of hu-
mas. This humas or decaying vege.
table matter, produces chemical chang
es in the subsoil which contribut,
large addition to the plant food, and
the roots of growing crops reach down
in the hot weather of summer in search
of the food, and in turn die and dec ~.
BY this process the soil is deepened.
and the pillow can be let in deeper and
this fertilized subsoil brought to the
surface where the air sun and rain,
speedily convert it into virgin soil.
The clover root is the true subsoil
pillow, and green manuring the true
practice in forming deep loamy soil.
with the applied manures kept on and
as near the surface as possible. The
action of rain carries them down, all too
soon, and if deep bed of vegetable
matter in state of rapid decompos ition
has not been prepared below the sur
face by green manuring to catch and
etain the soluble constituents of the ma
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24
Thin Seeding.

John NJ. Stahl furnishes the Stock :
mau and Planter, the following on
wheat seeding:
Where a bushel and half of seed is
used on an acre, if the seed is distrib-
uted with perfect accuracy, each seed
will have space of ground two and
ono halt inches square. A wheat plant
shonld tiller until it produces fifteen
culms, each bearing a head of grain.
Who will contend that a space of ground
of six and one-fourth square inchs can
support such plant? The roots Of
wheat feed to depth not greater than
four inches. Cut out mass of earth
two and one-half inches square and four
inches deep; how small it looks as you
hold it in your hand. Surely this is
not fourth enough soil for stool of
fifteen stalks. Yet such stools may be
found in any wheat field. It's sig
nihcant fact that they are always isolat-
ed; the plants about this one have die d
and given it room to develop. When
we sow six pecks of seed per acre the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24
THE Farm,
FAR M MISCELLANY.
Farmers Alliances.

The intelligent f,rmer educated to
know his own true interests and rights,
would be power above any other in
the land. He would command the re.
spect of all classes and parties. Aside
from the wonderful material advance
ment that would follow such move
ment as this. it would work political
revolution. Tt would not change the
name Of party, nor change the politics
of the farmer, but it would revolution
ize the policy Of the parties and the adj
ministration in State and Nation. 1t
would result in giving US race of
statesmen instead of a race of time .serv
ers.
The way to begin this new era is to
begin by organizations in school dis
tricts and in townships. These are the
foundation of all government, the pri.
mary unit of political power. When
the township is right, the nation cannot
90 wrong.
Nor has there ever been more ft.
ting time than just now. The whole
nation is in transition state. Slavery
and reconstruction are things of the
past. The men who jabber about these
as living questions are conscious hum
bugs. The questions of the future are
politico-economical questions-how to
pay the debt and secure a permanent
future currency, and curb the greed Of
corporations, and decrease taxation.
For the last few years the farmer has
been like Issacher of old. "a strong ass
lying down between two burdens" He
has borne the burden of high prices for
all he has to buy, high interest. high
taxation, high re;ghts. high goods. and
also the burden, for the most part. of
low prices for all he has to SELL He
has voted on the old political questions
in accordance with his past convictions
and allowed the money power and the
power of State and court house rings to
rob him till he pays the highest inter.
est, and the highest taxes, and the high
est freights and sells his products at
the lowest price. 1t is time now for
him to wake up and cease to be bur-
den bearer, voting and working for high
wages and high freights, and do lit"
tie something for himself and his chill
dren When he organizes for his own
good. allows no man to think for him +,
but thinks for himself, he will be mas
ter of the situation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24

plants are so close together that many
must be smothered out Those that
get the start by reason of greater in
herent vigor or more favorable circum-
stances surrounding them, crowd out
the weaker. Tt is the "struggle for ex-
istence land the Survival of the strong
est" No more will survive than the
ground will support. and why sow more
grain than will produce this number of.
plants? There is net loss-the
seed thrown away-and even those
plants that survive the struggle are
weakened by it. I have raised just as
much wheat when I sowed four pecks
to the acre az when I sowed six and !
am not certain that three pecks to the
acre are not enough.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24
Active, Pushing and Re
liable.

L. R. Kirk can always be relied up
on to carry in stock the purest and best
goods. and sustain the reputa tion of be-
ing active, pushing and reliable, by
recommending articles with we'll estab
lisbed merit, and such as are popular.
Having the agency for the celebrated
DR.. Kings Few Discovery for consump-
ton, colds and coughs, will sell it on a
positive guarantee. 1t will surely cure
any and every affection of throat, lungs,
or chest, and in order to prove our claim,
we ask you to call and get Trial Bot
tie Free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24
THE MIDhAND JOURNAL,

nure. it soon descends beyond the reach
Of the roots of growing crops and is
for ever lost. We have no doubt that
so per cent of the commercial fertile.
ers are lost by teaching through the
soil for want of store house of humas
below the surface to retain the soluble
parts. And this desirable deep mould
can only be provided in sufficient guam
titiy by systematic rotation of green
manuring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24
Pick Apples Carefully.

As the season for gathering the ap-
Piles approaches may we be INDUCED in
suggesting that the nickers be careful in
picking them? Nothing in addition 70
this. of necessity need he said upon the
subject. for every ample grower wants
his fruit handled with care, and 60 far
as he handles it himself h., will no
doubt do so. But sometimes his help
are not as careful as they might he, and
great deal of the fruit is bruised. and
will finally rot. IF the apples are to be
stored. the effect of rough handling will
be seen quickly enough. IF they are
marketed, it may not be seen by the
grower. but his returns will show him
plain enough what condition the apples
were in. If the apples are barreled
and sent to market, they should be
picked and barreled 50 as not to break
the skin, and they should be packed
closely enough not to get Scared while
on the way. The inside of the barrel
should always be examined critically to
see that there are no nails or splints to
wound the fruit. The apples should
then be emptied with care into the bar
rel, and enough placed in it to make
the apples come above the top. Then
place the barrel upon plank at the
end of which is fastened a chain that
reaches to the top of the barrel, and to
the upper end of which is fastened
lever. Place the head of the barrel
upon the apples and apply the lever to
force it down. That barrel of apples
will then ride without being damaged,
however distant the market may be.
Carelessness in picking and packing
apples is the cause of great deal Of
bad feeling at both ends of the line.
The commission house to which they
are assigned does not like to handle
such fruit. and the returns are small,
which makes the grower uncomfortable.
But fruit in bad condition will not sell
as we'll as fruit in condition. and it is
perfectly idle to expect it. Our large
markets have plenty of good. sound
fruit. as rule, and that is the kind that
the best people demand. That which
is out of condition must 60 begging.
The regular dealers will not have it.
Peddlers are the buyers and they knock
it about the streets, and sell it for what
they can get It costs them little, and
the. grower gets little. 1t sometimes
happens that men grow splendid fruit,
but where they fail is in saving it.
They do not harvest it and market it
properly. Hence they make nothing
from fruit growing, and join the little
army that is always saying that fruit
growing does not pay. Fruit growing
will average. we'll enough, if everything
connected with it is properly attended
| to.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24
Early Work in Wheat Field.

Early WORK IN Wheat Field.
Just because there is large surplus
OF wheat in the country, and prices are
ruling very low farmers should not
stop growing this important cereal.
Short crops, an increasing demand, or
better times, will bring about change
soon, and the farmer who continues to
grow wheat will surely come out ahead.
In order to grow paying crops, we must
grow better crops, and now is the time
to begin work tor next years crop.
The most important conditions of
the seed bed for wheat are fneness and
compactness. Given these conditions
and fertile soil, and the seed bed is
ready to pass from the hands of man
into the hands Of nature. How to Oh
tain these conditions with the greatest
certainty and the least labor is an i'm.
portant question for the farmer to con.
slider. 1t is certain that the answer in.
cludes early work-the starting of the
pillow in the ground from the middle to
the last Of July. IF the ground is occu
pied by wheat or oats then the work of
blowing the land should begin as soon
as the grain can be got out of the way.
The work of blowing up pasture lands
should have been done earlier still in
the season, before the summer drought
sets in.
In order to get the plows started
earlier we would delay manuring the
ground until after it is plowed. Then
it will be very little. fauy. waste in
barn-yard manure if left lying for a
month longer, and there is no danger
OF Its being too we'll decomposed. Be-
sides, We don't think it best to turn
under manure that is to furnish food
for the succeeding wheat crop. Till
the roots of the plants can reach it the
season OF greatest need is past. Wheat
needs manure most in the fall, that it
may make more vigorous growth the
better to withstand the winter. By
blowing first and manuring last you do
work In the best time and in the best
way.
Early work also stops the growth of
weeds. Upon ground designed for
wheat, weeds are doubly obje, tionable.
robblng the coming crop of plant food
and preventing the compacting of the
seed bed, which is so essential. Rather
than turn under a heavy growth of
weeds upon land where the wheat is to
be sown, we would 60 to the trouble of
cutting, raking and burning them, for
1t is impossible to grow maximum crops
upon bed of weeds. But better than
cutting. raking and burning is to pillow
before the weeds have made much
growth.
Another important advantage gained
by early work is the help of the ele-
ments. When ground is plowed in
July and properly narrowed, dragged
or rolled, the ground is put in such
condition that sun and air and such
hight rains as may fall will reduce the
cIods better than it is possible for man
to reduce them, making the soil lively
as we'll as compact. Narrowing and
rolling may make small clods out of
large ones, but it takes sun, air and
ram to reduce clods and give us what
might be termed granulated soil in
the very best condition to give us a
good wheat crop.-Farmers' Home
Journal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-24

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ages grandy successful 5Ots. to SIS easily earn ell
every evening. That all want work mAy test the
business. we make this unparalIe, ed offer: To all
who are not well satisfied will send one COLLAR
to pay for the trouble of writing MS Full partic.
ulars directions. &c, sent free Immense pay alb
solutely sure for all who start at once Don't de
ay. Address SrINToN Co, Portland Maine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28
THE BASIS OF APPRAISEMENT.
Reductions. on Farm Lands Which Will De-
crease the Tax Valuation Over $4,000, 900.

The County Commissioners and township as
SCISSORS held a joint meeting yesterday to adopt
basis Of real estate appraisement The opin-
ion prevailed that the appraisement has been
too high, and that there ought to be material
reduction. Acting this farm lands in Center
township, outside of the city, were appraised at
500 per acre, SAL &c % less than heretofore in
Franklin, Lawrence, Pike and Decatur, at $50,
reduction of So and So; in Wayne, $38, reduced
from $42; and in Washington, Warren and Perry
$35. which is SIS and SO less than the old basis.
The aggregate decrease of the tax duplicate
will be 81 900 000 but it is expected the increased
assessment of personally viii more than cover
this amount However. there is another feature
TO consider Heretofore the tax for county pur
poses has been forty-one cents. This year, I'M
der the English law Of 1885, 1t will be limited to
thirty three cents. As the deficiency in the
county fund is increasing. there is not much
promise Of it's improved condition the ensuing
year with decreased valuations as well as low
tax rate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28

Sale of the Chicago & Great Southern.
The Chicago & Great Southern railway was
sold at auction under decree of foreclosure on
the first mortgage bonds yesterday morning.
Henry Ell. Porter the representative of the
bondholders, was the only bidder, and the
road was knocked down to him for
,000 which is $1,000 more than
the minimum price fixed by the
court. Of this sum $50. 900 in cash was paid into
the hands of Master of Chancery Fishback. The
mortgage bonds amount to 81, 200 000 The road
opens a direct line between the Clay county coal
mines and Chicago, and will in time, tt is be-
chase-money is sufficient to pay the claims
against the company for labor and material
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28
A Growing Section.

Perhaps no part of the city is growing more
rapidly than the northwest, especially that part
north Of Seventh street, and school building
will soon be among the necessities. The resi-
dents in this vicinity are thoroughly awake in
regard to every public enterprise looking to the
improvement of the community. Among the
latest enterprises is that of new church, near
the corner of Illinois and Seventh streets. The
project is meeting with much encouragement
from the people, and will doubtless succeed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28
Notes of the Stage.

Mary Anderson will sail for England June 5.
George Hoey has written a new play called
f.Keep It Dark"
/ 4 company of deaf and dumb amateurs are to
play ''Hamlet" in London.
Two Ko-ko comedians have been severely in
iured by their acrobatic antics this season.
Col. John A. McCaull will send out an opera
Eompany TO play one-night stands exclusively
next season.
{ katherine Rogers Led Astray and Hunted
Down" Is the way the advertisements OF that
actress read in Boston during the past week.
ssrhe Red Rouble" is q play which will be
produced In the large cities next season, under
khe management of AL Hayman and Dan Froh.
man.
Although J. O. Padgett owns all rights in this
Nountry for 1.-THE Long Strike" by recent pur-
phase, play pirates are feeding upon it in various
hniet pastures
Mile Montalsa, prima donna. lately began
suit against the Brussels opera director for 3d.
DOC, because he would not let her sing in Litolf's
sIses Templiers."
The letter-carriers of the city will have a ben
Nfit all next week at the Grand when the spec
4acular success, sLozo, the Magic Queen"
yin DO presented
Gus williams AYERS that the alleged Cowboy
Pianist played for him circuit in Texas. some
three or four years ago. and ct that time could
eesd music like a book.
George Clarke has written q melodrama in
Hvs acts which he calls "a Strange Disappear
Enes' IT will be produced at Wallack's Theater
ID New York on May 81.
The eminent composer, Gounod, is writing an
epesa for Emma Abbott, which she will proba-
by make her piece des resistance next season.
O1 course. 1t Is g lyrical love story.
W. I. Carleton early in July will 20 TO Paris
"a look after operate novelties. sNanon,' how
Dyer. will be his principal opera next season,
Sine for which has been booked up to March,
a9sE
Arthur Jules Goodman. an American artist
9ainted portrait of Kathryn Kiddsr Is Ophe-
Il, in the hope obtaining its admission TO the
Dams salon. Sarah Bernhardt went 70 SEQ the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28
Order of the Golden Chain.

Hoosier Lodge, No. IL. Order of the Golden
Chain. will give musical and literary enter
gramme has been prepared and a rare treat is
anticipated. Among the musicians who will
take part are Miss May Miller Miss Kittie
Rowe, Miss Hattie McNab. Arthur Davis, Ed
Clemens Charles Proud and 7. NJ Harden.
"The Gimtown Woman's Rights Association"
and 1.-THE Henpecked Husband" will be presented
by the best home talent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28


indianapolis Lodge, No. ], with her social feat
ure, is attracting the attention Of good citi-
zens.
Merchants Lodge, No. IA had another revival
meeting on Wednesday night and there are still
many moro who have iseen added to the charter
list
The Supreme Lodge has taken another step in
the right direction in excluding all extra hazard
Gus risks, and has also created an increased
board of trustees
At the institution of Crescent Lodge No. Is.
Secret League, on Monday night last. the fol-
lowing were elected officers of the lodge: A. B.
Meyer, past cardinal; Fred Jones. cardinal; DR..
j. S. Serrin. vicecardinal; Henry T. Hudson.
petitioner; Ed n Richards, recorder; David w.
Brouse. collector; George j. Hammel, treasurer;
Frank Hall, marshal; Ed Fl. Ryan, guard Chas.
Boicourt, Waterman; Drs. j. S. Serrin and l.. G.
Stewart, medical examiners. Trustees to
be elected at next meeting. This lodge
will hold It's next meeting on Monday
night, April 5, and hereafter regularly each
Monday night, in True Friend Hall, When
Block.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28
SECRET SOCIETY NEWS.
Items of Interest to Members of Fraternities
-Masons, 0dd-Fellows and Pythians.


Stated meetings this week: Pentalpha Lodge,
No. 564. F. and A. NJ, Thursday evening: Queen
Esther Chapter. No. g. o. E. s., Friday evening.
A business meeting Of Adonram Grand Lodge
of Perfection, A. and A. S. R.. will be held on
Wednesday evening, and on the following
"Wednesday the work Of comforting the degrees
on city class will be commenced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28
Another Natural Gas Company.

The Lexington Natural Gas Company has been
Incorporated. The capital stock is $1,000 and
the directors are Lambert e. Mace, Alonzo H.
Lathrop and John James. The company will
make an effort to find flow Of natural gas in
Scott county, near Lexington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28

AYERS Sarsaparilla is just what you want 60
spring Neutrality-suspicious. to all others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28

Reider and Brothers Charley Jones, McFadden,
Harrison, and others, of Star Lodge, No Z, and
Indianapolis Lodge, No. Sc Dr. Saul was also
present, and rendered valuable assistance. The
Doctor delivered of the neatest little speeches
probably ever heard in a lodge-room.
Good Intent Lodge. No. 90, of Kokomo, have
been invited by DR.. w. L. Heiskell to attend the
meeting of Star Lodge, No. z, on Tuesday even
ing, April 13, and witness the comforting of the
third rank upon several candidates, in the am
plified form, and they win doubtless attend in q
body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28
The Bird Named.

The Bird Named.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal
The bird described by your correspondent
"Phobe," in yesterdays ISSUE Is the common
Cedar Wax-wing (Ampelus cedronem.)
INDIANAPOLIS. FLETCHER nj. NOE.