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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-12

Philadelphia Record.
The value of crop does not depend entirely
the market price. but partly upon the uses
to which the crop Is applied. A crop, If
sent to market. may bring but little more than
the cost of its production; but it is equivalent to
a certain amount OF raw material, " hich can be
converted into some other product more in de-
mand, such beef, mutton, milk, pork or
poultry. Nor can the real value of the crop be
estimated by the amount received for the meats
sold, as large portion of the crop is left over
and retained in the shape of manure. Careful
experiments have been made in order to deter
mine the amount OF potash, nitrogen and phos-
phoric acid left in the manure after the food
has passed through the bodies of animals, but
no certain results can be obtained owing
to differences in the digestive capacity of ami
mails, though in trials of two weeks duration,
where green fodder and grain have been fed, it
was found that 62 per cent OF all the nitrogen,
SO per cent OF all the phosphorlc acid and 63 per
cent of all the potash remained in the manure.
This shows that the food il only partly digested
and assmilated and that the value of the crop
must be considered not only in regard to its mar
ket price and its product but also to its future
use In providing a second crop Where concen-
trated foods, such as linseed and cotton-seed
meals, are used the value of the manure is still
greater, and if the prices obtained for meat and
milk be no greater than the cost Of food and
labor the manure alone will give a large profit,
as from % TO 40 per cent. of the food used il
tanned the farm in the manure, and the
larger the proportion Of nitrogen in the food
tas with linseed meall the greater the
value of the manure in proportion 80 its weight.
If the total value of of lnssed meal be esti-
mated at &C 500, the feeding value rnay be stated
at 49,. and the manurial value at s28. but corn
meal gives feeding value of $23 ont of total
of $50, leaving So 10 be returned in the manure.
If the manure be not retained the farm. but
sold at it's real value, it would, therefore. be
much product of the food as meat or milk, but
it is more economical to retain it, for the reason
that its removal adds to its cost Many cattle
foods are really cheaper than their manuria
value, and may be applied directly TO the land.
but this depends upon the quality Of the soil and
its deficiency in any particular element The
value of the manure TO the land depends upon
its preponderance of some special element Pot
ash manures are valuable on nitrcgenous soils,
but possess little value soils Astounding in
potash. and all these matters are TO be consid-
cred in the final estimates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-12

thing. rather the first thing she invented.
was an attachment for sewing machines TO sew
over and over stitches. The story that was
told Of her runs 70 the effect that one day while
at work at a sewing machine she got out OF pa
thence with the wav it worked, and in passion
kicked it over, with the remark that she could
make better machine than that herself
Straightway, continued the vivacious chronicler,
she proceeded TO invent the 'over-and~overs at
tachment.
In point of fact the account thus given IS
largely a myth. Miss Blanchard did not and
does not kick sewing machines. but she did very
decorously and properly. after long and careful
study, invent the lover and-over1 attachment.
and obtained patent on it. This laid the foun-
dation for large fortune, which It Is pleasant
to be able TO say she now enjoys She owns
large estates, = mandatory and many patent
rights Her fortune, royalties and income,
without venturing statements accurate enough
to be imDertinent may be described in the fluent
language OF the dime novelist or sensational re-
porter ssbeyona the widest dream Of ava
rice She earned it all herself. She had noas-
sistance from any one aud hired money at %
per cent. to pay her first Patent Ofics fees.
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The General Time Convsntlon.

NEw York. April 1.-The general railroad
time convention was held here to-day. About
$50 delegates were present These were the su-
perintendents and general managers of various
roads throughout the country. The chairman
was empowered to appoint permanent COM
mittse en- train rules. May Ii was fixed as the
date for the changing of time tables. The re-
port or the committee on car mileage and per
diem rates. favoring the adoption of the
unmixed charge, was ordered sent to
every road in the United States, and
action deferred until next nesting. The
following officers were elected: President, Ell. S.
Harris, Of the Savannah, Florida & Western;
first vice-president, j. NJ Toussy, New York
Central; second vce-president, d. J. Chase, of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; secretary,
w. Il. Allen. Of the Official Railroad Guide.
Executive committee: II. b. Stone. O.. B. 81 O. /;
j. 3. Thomas, Nashville. Chattanooga & ST..
Louis; James McCrea, Pennsylvania railroad;
G. B. B. Bradley, West Shore; e. Il. d. Meyers,
Richmond, fredericksburg g. Potomac railroad;
and John Adams. Fitchburg railroad The con-
vention then adjourned until October next.
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A C1,eese-CIoth Coverlat.

Companion.
There is no coyerlet at SO inexpensive,
delightfully."- warm light, soft and yielding as .
dainty cheese-cloth quilt. Ten yards of this
material are required to make a large-sized
color or you may make the two sides of contrast
ing shades, In which case, five yards of each
color will be needed Light pink and delicate
baby blue look well together
Cut the cheese-cloth in lengths of two and
one-half yards each; sew the two pieces of blue
together, and then the two pieces of pink.
Next carefully unroIl the cotton batting, I'M
folding it at the same time and hang it over q
clothes horse placed in front Of a hot FIRE or
register. The heat permeates the cotton, sep
crates the minute hbres, and causes the cotton
to expand to about double it's original thickness.
Prepare FIVE one-pound rolls OF cotton
in this way; then spread the blue chesse-cloth
out smoothly on a bed or other convenient
place. keeping the seam perfectly straight Over
this cloth lay the cotton batting lengthwise,
cutting it exactly the same length as the cheese
cloth. Two widths of cotton batting will m cas-
ure the same as the two breadths of che ese-
cloth. Next place another layer of cotton bat
ting making il crosswise the first one, then
a third layer lengthwise and so on until all the
cotton is used. The pink cneese-cloth m ust
then be spread over the last layer of cotton and
caught down At regular intery ais, care being
taken to keep the two center seams OF the pink
and blue sides exactly opposite each other. To
insure this, it is good plan to make the first
row of the tufts down the center seam. and
work outward toward each side.
IL will be necessary to use very long, coarse
needle in tufting the coverlet as you will find
the quilt quite thick, measuring some four
inches through.
Use pink worsted of the same shade as the
cheese-cloth for Understanding around the
edge, and also for the tufts, catching the two
sides together.
The secret of making these comfortables al
most equal to the highly priced eider-down
quilts in warmth and lightness is to beat the
cotton thoroughly so that it may fully expand.
being cautious not TO place the cotton where
there will be any danger of It's taking fire.
Cheese-cloth can be bought for five cents 3
yard; the cotton batting for eighteen cents q
pound, and ten cents worth of worsted viii be
sufficient.
When the coverlet is made entirely of white
cheese cloth it can be washed any bright day.
and if hung out Immediately in the hot sun,
with the four corners pinned 70 the clothes-ines,
thus spreading the qnlt out horizontally it viii
dry nicely and be almost good new.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
The Third Party OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

TO the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
Our third party friends have adopted the
crank their emblem. Nothing could be
more appropriate. They are continually turn
ing it, and drawing no water. They ''heaye
aud set" at the windlass with great pertinacity
and seem as greatly pleased q child with .
rattle If they can only draw" q little free
whisky in the shape of some Democratic Office
holder. Did not Mr. Dickey, the chairman of
their executive committee announce only few
days ago that about ali they hoped for WAS to
.skill the Republican party" It's nice ''dicky
bird that befouls it's own nest. What do they
hope fer in Indianal Why simply to help the
Democrats into power. Now that they have
adopted the crank as their emblem. they
should have a motto go it. How not to
do it, would be exactly the thing. These
crankS entirely too conscientious to W hip
the whisky power in detail They don't want
prohibition in townships aad counties, without
they can have it in every part OF the State. To
be consistent they should oppose it in States
unless it can be enforced in every part of the
Union. They only local optionists
larger scale IL twelve men were perishing they
would not put forth effort to save eleven be-
cause they could not rescue the entire dozen.
If they had been with Sherman from Chatta-
nooga to Atlanta they would have said: Let
march straight into the city. what's the use
of nking these rebels They impracti-
cable lot. and the impractible are very seoclly
allied to the vicious. LOCAL OPTION.
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The States Disgrace.

FHIIauIuIm
Mr.. Sim Coy has been tried, convicted and
sentenced TO the penitentiary fog fraud upon
the election laws of this State. But he is still
permitted 10 remain at Indianapolis to superin
tend the organization OF the Democracy for the
approaching election campaign. FOR this pur-
pose he has almost much freedom he had
before his conviction Until within q few days
he has been chairman Of the county committee
OF his party, and is yet believe the mem her of
council from his ward There is something
unusual in this situation. and leaves she inn
preston that the Democrats of the capital are
scarce of organizers il they are thus compel!ed
to retain convict from his place in the peni
tertiary to place the party in position for the
coming fight.
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The Illinois Central road will, on the LIST of
May. begin to run through trains between Chi
cago and Madison. Wis.
The Young Safety Heating and Lighting Com
pany, of St Paul, has received an order from
Scotland road to equip its passenger trains.
The Lehtgh Valley road ia said tc have the
handsomsst. best proportioned and powerful en-
gnes run any road in this country. They
are built after plans of their own master-me-
chanic
several hundred coal-cars for the Nashville &
Chattanooga road with carrying capacity OF
10000 pounds. They are thirty7,ix feet in
length, and carry $50 bushels of coA-
The Erie people are testing an automatic
traction drawbar. Tie dra1bar, it is claimed,
is only brought into in proportion TO the pull
of the locomotive. AS the engine incre ses
speed or completes the ascent Of grade 1t is
gradually rendered imperative.
The Chicago s. Alton is the first road which is
TO equip its passenger equipments entire with
the improved WESTINGHOUSE brake. Other i'm
portant roads will put 1t In service az soon as 1t
be furnished. The new fastacting triple
valve is said to work like d charm.
The locomotive fremen of Chicago have orr
ganized mechanical club. and publish being
the aim of the organization to bring together
the men of the foot-board of Chic ago for the
purpose of discussing all matters relating to the
MANAGEMENT, care and construction of the lomo-
motive
Thomas Holiday. of Sanborn, D. T.. has in
ven ted what he calls ear replacer or portable
switch. The principle of the device is much the
as that Of the Palmerton wrackIng frog.
The car can be replaced from either side of the
track, the wheels being guided to che rails by
DETECTING plates.
The anti-railroad legislation in Iowa, it IL
stated, has driven parties who contemp plated
hui ldng roads Ia that State out Of the field.
Reducing passenger rates to cents mile is
looked upon as being very unfortunate for the
roads. most of them having hard times enough
with 3.cent rate TO keep income of the passen-
ger department up to the cost of operating and
running frst-class equipments
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How Rate wars Come About.

There is little matter which should receive
the attention of the general passenger agents Of
several of the Western and Northwestern lines.
Some of the district passenger agents are in the
habit of selecting the route which parties shall
take to reach their respective lines. A case
came to light yesterday where the agent of one
of the Northern lines said to the leader of the
party: IF you will get your crowd to go over
such road TO Chicago will see that you get So
q head or OF the tariff rate, and You may divide
il up with the party or keep it yourself This
act Is likely to lead 20 a rate war between the
roads which carry the Chicago business out of
here, competitors taking the ground that dis
trict passenger agent of the Northern Pacific,
the Manitoba any other Northern or North
western line has right to tamper with the
rates of the initial roads.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-12
Delegate Nominating Conventions.

To the Editor of the indianapolis JournaE
In this county the Republican plurality for
trustees in 1886 was $50 aud in 1883, 327. We
have thirteen townships A mass convention
nominated in six, primary election one. con-
vention three. and true delegate convention
in three townships. In the townships holding
mass conventions there loss of 374. In
the township nominating by primary election
a loss of "a In the townships holding no con-
ventions gain of IS, and in the townships hold
ing true delegate conventions gain of85. The
primary election and mass convention as Rs-
publican nominating agencies are no good The
true delegate convention Is a success. Each
delegate should have a distinct constituency.
Each constituent, a matter of inform alton to
the delegate. should have direct vote. Each
nominee should be the choice of majority. A
congressional district. State con
yention of one delegate from each
district of thirteen precincts, a Congressional
district convention of one delegate from each
precinct. a county convention of one delegate
for each school and q township convention OF
delegate for each school, would be about
the right size. and be Republican in form and
structure. The confederate system of nornina-
tions should give place TO distinctive Republic
an system. In any Republican convention each
delegate should be elected by a separate as
Semblage at uniform time and in q uniform
manner. This is easy and satisfactory. In this
the townships where true delegate conventions
were held. Seventy-hVe per cent. of the Repub-
lican voters of the three townships took part in
the delegate conventions, No boiling followed.
The doors of political church should be
opened in every neighborhood at the nominat-
ing caucuses. I hope that in calling our State
convention the "wheelers" will be given at
least half a chance in saying whom they de-
light to honor. The call for the State conven-
ton has not been issued. S. P. THOMPSON.
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DISQUALIFICATION OF LAWYERS.
Untitled by Their Training to Weigh Eyi
dence Impartially.

Unftted by Their Training to Weigh Evil
dence Impartially.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
When he sent out his invitation to members
of the press to investigate the doings of Mrs.
Diss Debar, Mr.. Marsh urged reason why
we should accept his judgment in the matter the
is, therefore, presumably q man specially quail
fed to weigh and judge OF evidence.
This is common theory among lawyers. and
is somewhat generally accepted among other
folk, but it is founded upon an entire miscon-
ception or facts. So far professional training
and professional habits affect mems capacity Ia
class. the most unfit arid incapable of men 80
weigh evidences accurately in an impartial search
for truth.
In the first place. they are never profe ssional-
" engaged in impartial search for truth.
They are engaged to maintain side in
troversy, and by way of intaining it they
pervert evidence TO their own minds and labor to
exclude everything in the way ofeyidence which
does not tend to the establishment of their pre-
conceived theories. 1t is their business not
find out truth. but to maintain thesis. Their
entire attitude toward subjects under investi-
CATION Is precisely the reverse of that assumed
by the scientific inquirer.
In the second place, that law of evidence in
which they especially trained, and from
which they derive their impressions of the ma
ture OF pro of, Is a system framed in earlier and
ruder times than these not for the impartial
discovery of absolute truth, but for the pro-
lection of men against the rich andi powerful
Its whole spirit and purpose Is TO secure the ex-
cAusloH vi MI eFioenc6 winch 1s III any way suD
ject to doubt, no matter how helpful it may be
in the ascertainment of truth. For example,
IL hundred men living in Connecticut should
swear positively to the fact of mans guilt
here in New York, their sworn and written
testimony would be rejected by any court here,
and unless they could be produced in the body
to give their evidence in the presence of the ac-
cused person, their tes timony would count for
nothing at all. This is right enough, as pro-
lection for accused persons but it is as foreign
as possible to the scientific method, and the
same thing is true of almost every rule that
governs the lawyer in dealing with evidence.
For purposes of scientific inquiry, therefore,
and the impartial ascertainment of truth, the
lawyer is person peculiarly untitled by his pro
fessional training and experience to conduct any
investigation or to form trustworthy iudg-
ment from evidence addEced.
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Western road. He was born in 1922 and in early
manhood moved into Pennsylvania and engaged
in iron industries.
A meeting OF the projectors of the Chicago &
New Orleans road was held at Springfield, Ill.
on Tuesday. and Charles HanRl. the
Wabash road. was elected chief engineer. The
projectors propose to build 80 miles of road
from Shumway, ILL.,, 20 Paducah, KY, where IL
will connect with the Huntington line for New
Orleans On the north Il will work over the
Wabash from Shum way into Chicago. Surveys
Of the line are to be made at once.
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Honesty and Advertising.
New York sun

NOW Iofk Sun.
The late Mr. A. T. Stewart gave the first
great impulse to mercantile advertising in this
country and he did it, and built up his vast
business and his enormous fortune, by conspicu-
ously advertising his goods and then giving ex-
actiy the quality and the prices he advertised.
If he nab not followed rule of business SO wise.
apart altogether from merely ethical consider
ations, he would never have risen above the
petty trader as which he began
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Hungry Democrats.


The announcement made in the papers some
time ago that the consnlship to Demerara was
going a-begging on account of the prevalence of
yellow fever there has had an effect largely to
increase the State Departments mail with ap-
pIications for this berth. The itch for Office is
well illustrated by this swarm of applicants,
who seem to be anxious to don the purple if only
for the purpose of obtaining funds to pay their
funeral expenses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-12
a Give Away.


We can give the free-traders pointer. but
we will give it TO the protectionists first. It is
this: Many free-trade documents purporting
to come from American sources are from the
English press How do knowf Because
they contain the word s'labour,' and other words
spelled after the manner of the English, you
know. The American print shops spell it ia
Dor" The Golden Club should hide it's ear
marks batter than this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-12
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


II has become common for passenger men to
charge the roads which carry majority OF the
theatrical troupos with cutting rates An ad-
vance agent Of one OF the largest troupes was
asked yesterday what there was in such allega-
tons Nothing" said ne ''The advances
agents Of these troupes have favorites among
The passenger men as in any other business For
instance, there is Buckley, of the Erie road one
Of the most popular passenger agents In the
country. The Erie carries large per cent. OF
the troupes out of New York. In every case
where it is NOT too much out of the way to go
over the Erie to reach certain points. Jim
Buckley is hunted up and he makes arrange
ments TO carry the troupe over bis road Nearly
all the troupes 60 over tie Chicago, Milwaukee
e. e. Paul road between Chicago and St Paul,
SO well is Howard Lsing, their passenger
agent at Chicago. liked, There IS hardly a
theatrical man in the country who would not do
most anything to please Howard. Coming near
home there Is young Mccormick, the Louis
vills New Albany s. Chicago road. bright,
genial fellow. When one sees him e Is made at
at hom7 he mas a more winning way
than cutting rates We have been on his lines
three times in the last few months and IN every
case paid full rates, and II any other troupes
were favored in rates We would have heard OF
It, The passenger men take particular pains TO
have us comfortable in making our trips. attend
10 the matter usually. personally. and often in
convenience themselves for our Dement, You
can Get this down: Theatrical troupes, since the
Interstate law went into effect, have had no
show for cut-rafes. / know this to be fact"
Pleased with Indianapolis and It's Facilities.
Yesterday. President Ingalls,, of the G., l.,
St L. & O., and of the Chesapeake & Ohio road,
Dpent few hours in the city. He was accom-
panied by the reorganization committee of the
Chesapeake & Ohio road, consisting of d. II.
Cosler, A. J. Thomas and T. 3. Williams. They
came up TIE Big Four from Cincinnati in
President Ingalls's private car. After looking
over the improvements the Union Railway Com
pany is making they took a special train and
made a trip over the Belt road. On returning
the party took carriages and gave the city
look-oyer. The party expressed themselves as
being greatly surprised at the extent
Of the city and the thrift apparent
on all sides They were especially
pleased with the advantages of the Belt
road. This, coupled with the natural gas, they
thought, placed Indianapolis in the front rank
as \ manufacturing center. Another thing
about which they mad much TO say was the
numerous switches leading TO business estab-
lishments, sixty-eix of them being on the c., l.,
St. L. g @. zoad. Mr.. Thomas said he doubted
if there was railroad center in the world which
had as many spur tracks running off TO business
establishments be saw here. The entire party,
when they left for Cincinnati, were very
thusiastc over the prospects of this city.
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a Female Invsn.or,s sueoes..

Boston Globe
The story of one Portland girl deserves TO be
recounted. This is Miss Helen Blanchard,
now a resident of philadelphia, who special
~ gifted. and who succeeded IN field common
ly supposed to be open only 10 the masculine
intellect She is Of inventive mind, and
with passion for mechanical contrivance from
her childhood. Naturally she was foreordained
10 invent something, and she did It The some-