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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-06
Consolation.

Robbed OF his crown, the rightful king.
In damp and dismal dungeon unused;
Nothing but dark storm-clouds above me lower, oh
piteOus Lord,
Deal Justly with those who have this wrong in
fused.
A strange sunbeam came struggling through his
prison door,
The breezes gently waited freedoms victoriou.
strain;
Soon from that prison cell song broke clearly forth
Joyous and mirthful, not one sad refrain
Without fire, one chill November night,
An aged lone. helpless couple sat-
"Beg bread or starve,' the anguished husband said
And both their cheeks with tears were wet.
No. no, their only son. long mourned as dead
Came and bid them dry their streaming eyes;
he owned princely home beyond the seas,
There they should dwell meath emerald skies.
A maiden thoughtful of one early violet
Blooming the gardens shadowy wall,
Betook herself to capture the first prize,
Waiting not for the thrushes' faintest call
What should she find but dismembered stalk?
Some other hand had plucked the FIRST fair flower.
So she caressed a bud that grew beside its parent
stem,
Saying "sweet is the pleasure of later hour"
youth whose every wish had been his mothers will
DbvVN hePN40oof cpVcVhAcn, W hcI open grave,
In his weak mind. he could not comprehend;
There only visible where sorrows tempest lave
venerable white-haired preacher rose, and from
Gods book
Read the sweet promise 10 us mortals given:
He smiled-this yOuth-then looking upward said,
Farewell, sweet mother, Wen meet in heaven"
pigeon dove all dressed in plum age gay,
Proud in the possession Of a snow-white mate
Whose presence brought continual happiness,
p Had her torn from his side-cruel her fate
She fell a prey to eagles insatiate desire,
Disconsolate he mourned, all food denief,
But loi many days himself consoled
Another far less fair became his chosen bride
All This dear burdened ones is quite enough,
t. lift our thoughts beyond The ken OF men.
And feel that we one day will enter port
Although may not know just how or when.
The burden lifted from our aching limbs
Our present cross exchanged jeweled crown to be
Wen suffer all that thou dare send oh, Lord
At last to live and reign with Thee
r.. CEcILLE BROWN.
Ut. Hope, w. Va, Nov. 2.
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KNOCKING AT THE DOOR.
A New Contributor is Clamoring TO Get
Into the Club.

DEAR II. L. C.-Being a silent though a
much interested reader OF these columns
since their first appearance in THE SENTI-
MEL, | can no longer refrain from seeking
admittance.
One of the necessary qualifications for
membership is sense" So says your
honorable executive committee. In COM
pliance with this requirement, have for
warded twenty-five cents to your record
ing secretary, hoping it will secure me an
active membership ticket. have been a
constant reader, and contributor of the
Enqltirer's "Fireside" for some time
past, but acknowledging the superior
ity of THE SENTINEL as a medium
for such an organization and admiring the
brotherly, sympathetic feeling which
seems to exist between members OF the
III. l.. c.. much more than the criticsing
spirit of 1.-THE Preside" | have concluded
with your consent and welcome of
course) to join you. Some time / desire
to answer "Wilmina's" article in last
weeks issue. While differing from her
in principle, l admire her pluck in pre-
senting her views so fearlessly. Come
again Comet "Eevergreen," "Bache-
Tor" "Romping Rose" and others, greet
ing. count CLAUDIO"
Indianapolis. Nov. 8.
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MILKING TRIALS AND BUTTER TESTS.
Jersey Cows Beat the Guernseys at the
British Dairy Farmers Exhibition.

Jersey Cows Beat the Guernseys at the
British Dairy Farmers Exhibition.
The Field.
The records of the milking trials at the
Islington exhibition, as usual, played
havoc with the regulations of those who
had, upon their private judgment, at
tempted to arrange the mich cattle in the
order of their merit for dairy purposes.
Cows. proved afterward to have extraor-
binary dairy qualities, had been passed
over altogether; and others had been pro-
NOTED to cups and other hOnors which
could not get even into the second class
as yielders of plenty or OF rich milk
Among Jersey COWS was the wonderful
cow of the show. She, too, had been put
the lowest of a group of five island-bred
Jerseys which had been selected for
chief honors in a fine class: but in
the milking test she distanced them all
indeed, no one of the other four got
a milking record at ALL Baron's Progress
had a grand total of liz pounds-thus
beating both the shorthorns and claiming
the position of the best mixer in the hall
Her per centage of butter fat was fully 8
per cent, and she proved that she was
giving butter at the rate of twenty-three
pounds five ounces weekly. This is by far
tine largest record yet made in public in
England, though it is behind what has
been reported from the United States of
America.
The best Guernsey record fell far behind
the Jersey-indeed was not equal to the
best two shorthorns or the best red-polled
cows. The best Guernsey, like Baron's
Progress, had not got into the money of
the original awards, but she won 9S.5
points, and beat all of her own breed. The
best Ayrshire return was $685. and the
best Holstein or Dutch COW Ito gain which
for town dairymen's use such grievOus
risks to the health of the national stock OF
cattle have been rum only scored ~ points
ii. e., was quite third-rate dairy animal
where quality is taken into account.
A Jersey, for the first time. gets to the
very top; but the second and third milk
ers were unpedigreed short-horns, which
thus until we have all the particulars of
the feeding) are able still to challenge all
rivals as the best English-bred of dairy
cattle.
The tests, instituted by Guernsey breed
ers-which we're made by the churn and
not by the chemist-correspon gener-
ally with those of the milking trials 1t
will be seen that, where's, in the judges
selection by appearance, all the money
went to imported cows, the test of the
churn placed three English-bred cows
above the whole of the imported prize
takers.
All the Guernsey records are below
those for Jerseys. Baron's Progress is a
somewhat long-legged, yellowish-gray, six
years old; very Jersey-like, yet not having
70 any marked degree the external char
acteristics which we are assured by show
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yard judges are necessaries for the butter
making Jersey
Whea. For Poultry.


This is one of the best grains for poul-
try. The kernels may be fed whole,
crushed or cracked. The wheat may also
be swelled in cold water for three or four
hours. The tailings, or screenings as COM
monty called, may be used and are richer
in flesh-forming material than the better
wheat, but unfortunately they often con-
tain a portion of weed seeds of various
kinds, some of which are valueless as poul-
try feed; and also broken grains of wheat,
which are apt to be somewhat rancid, for
the covering of all grains when intact shuts
out the air and is essential TO good keeping.
Bran may be given scalded or stirred
into a mash with hot potatoes, but
should be alternated with grain. Bran
five parts and middlings one part make a
mixture much preferred to meal. Moist
ened bran seems to sour more than the
whole wheat. Wheat-meal has about the
same qualities as the grain. Wheat is a
dear article of food, generally, but is very
much liked by fowls. 1t is rich in ma
terial for growth, and stimulates the egg
function. 1t seems to be easy OF digestion
although too much of it fed suddenly,
sometimes sets up diarrhoea. 1t should
be given less freely than corn. Wheat
screenings, as above mentioned, are full of
seeds and fine dust; all this must be eaten
if the screenings are ground; therefore 1t
is best to feed them raw.
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left in the ground should be well covered with
earth by banking around them.

left in the ground should be well covered with
earth by banking around them.
A peculiar vehicle on which to draw corn
stalks consists of four large wagon wheels with
a tongue and axles seven or eight feet long,
with large platform swung under, about a foot
from the ground. This will hold all any team
should draw. Thus equipped. two men soon
clear a large field, drawing about 1000 hills to
the load. The many advantages Of gathering
corn in this way plainly to be seen.-Fdrm,
Stock and Home.
A physician of our acquaintance who has a
large practice where roads are of very hard
gravel and who drives his horses very hard at
times, has worked them for several years with
out shoes and with advantage. OF course,
draught horses drawing heavy loads over stony
or very hard roads or pavements need heavy
shoes with calks, but there are many farm
horses in the country that we believe would be
more serviceable as well as comfortable without
shoes, except in icy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PlOttghmdR.
Get good road-grading machines, make few
miles OF road in each township every year, as
the work is readily done, encourage wide tires
to keep the roads good, tile-drain, macadamize
or brick-pave the roads and show to the world
our Characteristic American enterprise in
public roads as in our private works.-NoTth-
lCesteTp AOricuturdlid.
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MORE CONTRIBUTIONS WANTED.
ssRosine" is Satisfied But Wants Everybody
To Write Letter.


To Write Letter.
DEAR II. L. C. FRIENDs-I am glad that
members, one by one, are returning to
the H. J.. G. with their cheerful contri-
buttons 1t is a consolation to know that
the long, cold days of winter will be
Frightened by reading the good letters of
distant and unknown but none the less
admired friends
The editor of The SENTINEL has our
warmest thanks for allowing us space in
bis paper. New members will be greeted
with cordiality, and old ones hailed with
delight. 1t would be proper for some one
of us who has sat in the 'silent cor
ner" during most of the heated summer to
stand in the middle Of the floor and pro-
pose that the Fl. l. c. vote resolution of
thanks to the faithful and energetic menu
bers who, in spite OF serious opposition,
have successfully maintained our club orga-
nization. Their devotion reminds one of
the sentiment Of the poet, when be wrote
with such eioquence and beauty, of life's
golden milestone"
I'VE cannot buy with gold the old associations"
Their fidelity will find its reward, for the
aim Of the II. i. G. is ore which, being
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WILLING HAND.
ssChatIerbox' Calls For House " arming
and a Good Time Generally.

ssChatlerbox" Calls For House-W armIng
ana a Good Time Generally.
DEAR HOWARD FRIENDs-I did not get
to attend the reunion nor did get a let
ter off inltime to be read, as had intended;
but ! am willing. head and hand, to help
along the cause So here / am to help fix
up our new quarters, and very nice they
are, to be sure; plenty of room, but rather
bare as yet. Come all We H. L. c. maid
ems and let's arrange and have everything
coy and nice. Oh! yes, we want the boys,
too, and Howard may assist at his carpet
now. No, you need no talk we can do that
nicely and with the aid of this carpet
stretcher" a wOman's invention, by the
wav,) we can do all the work We only
want a man around in case we smash our
fingers. Men can save us from becoming
gentlemanly by swearing high as gosh, F"
as the small boy says. Nice to serve about
housekeeping time, think, don't you?
Leaves all the dirt for the newcomers in
The old house, you see! That is not char
table. did you say, "Sappho" Well,
hang our motto right there where ] can
see 1t. Here in the bay window we must
reserve place for the invalids, and en-
rOg" will arrange those lovely house plants
here, for she not only possesses a ready
hand, but sympathetic heart Why,
"Elba," those books are arranged SPLEEN
didly who but you would have thought
of fixing them all around? So 1T makes
one feel like they would get them all read
some time, and think lots nicer than the
old way of massing them all together.
Sc many hands at work, we are almost
done work and how nice it looks. The
f'round table" In the center as of old.
The 'long bench" over there seems lone
some without "xpectmore." 1t is grow
ing dark; we viii have to do our best to
eight up" with smiles until Albion brings
his gas, that is if We can persuade him
To come. Oh yes, / see the motto and
will return TO the safe side at once and
seriously say hope all of the old men,
bers will come and let's have a genuine
house-warming soon. / think the editor
is so generous he will give us the whole
page if we fill it up fifty I'll send my
dues promptly, don't know much about
how far back am, but think | settled
up about year ago. With best wishes
for one and all, with great hopes for the
success Of the band, am as ever
CHATTERBox.
St. Paris, o., Oct D.
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FARM AND FIRESIDE.

directed for the advancement of huma-
nifty, must merit the approval
of all who sympathize with earn
est efforts exerted for the exal-
tation OF Christianity, for the promo
ton of education, for the elevation of
morality, and for the refinement of society.
1t is the duty of each of us to come for
ward with some thought which will help
to brighten the page. Seeing the letters of
many who hold pens more gifted than our
own, we often hesitate about making an
appearance. Don't stay for that reason.
We may say but few words only, but
those few words may be Just what is
needed 20 bring forth something sublime
from another. Sometimes we feel that all
we can say is known by the others,
so that it is unnecessary to take time
and space for the purpose of repetition.
But what is worth saying once is worth
saving twice, and the repetition may make
an impression on a mind and cause it to
express one of the immortal thoughts.
"Wilmina's" thoughts on character are
good and very appropriate. 1t can truly
be said that the citadel of true manhood
and true womanhood is-character. Read
the following beautiful lines written by
Welsh poet
Take thou thought for aught truth and
right;
Content, il such thy fate. TO die obscure
Youth fails, and honor; fame may not endure,
And lOftier souls soon weary OF delight
keep Innocent be all true man ought!
Let neither pleasure tempt nor pain appall.
He who has this, has all things, having naught;
Who has il not has nothing, having all"
We hope we may hear from some better
known members. With best wishes for
the prosperity of the II. l.. c., subscribe
myself your friend and sister,
Ireland, Ind, Oct. %. RosINE.
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some Gond REGIMES.

Winter Succotash-This can be made OF dry
Lima beans and canned corn which may be left
from former dinners. Warm them over together
with little milk and butter, and thicken the
milk with little flour.
Brown Bread-One pint of Indian meal, one
half cup molasses, one tablespoonful salt, two
thirds cup of yeast and one pint of hot water;
mix, let it rise, steam three or four hours and
brown the topa little in an oven,
Hazel Pudding-Beat two eggs very well
add to them one gill of new milk, two ounces
of castor sugar, one ounce of finely shred
orange peel, and enough pounded nuts to form
a stiff paste. Bake in buttered dish for an
hour.
Baked Steak-A good way TO cook steak
when the top of the stove ia occupied is 10
place il in tin, season with pepper and salt,
cover with another tin and bake one hour.
To those that relish them, onions placed be-
tween the slices make another dish for the
table.
Roast Partridges-Pluck, draw and wipe
dry, cut off the head, leaving sufficient skin on
the neck to skewer back rub with salt and
pepper and sprinkle little sage inside. bring
the legs close to the breast, pass skewer through
the thick part of the thighs, roast thirty min
utes, haste with butter frequently, and serve
with gravy and fried balls of dressing.
English Muffins-Make up over night one
quart of flour with cold water as soft as you
can handle it Put in little salt and quarter
cake (dissolved) of Vienna yeast Stir together
and set aside in warm place. The next morn
ing beat up one egg, yolk and the white sep
arately, to a stiff paste. Put it in the mixture
and beat well with a spoon. Bake in large
muffin rings on a griddle.
Chicken Potpie-One pair of chickens, joint
them and boil in three quarts of water, with a
few slices of salt pork added season with salt
and pepper. When they are nearly done add
a crust made of one quart of -four, one salt
spoonful of salt, four teaspOontuls of baking
powder, mix with water or milk to a stiff batter
and drop into the kettle while the chicken is
boiling; cover very close and cook half an
hour.
Head Cheese-Clean and scrape the pigs
heads boil them in salt water until the flesh
loosens from the bones Take out the meat,
season with salt and pepper in the proportion
of one ounce of pepper to four of salt and any
herbs you prefer-sweet basil and thyme are
good-stir thoroughly, tie in thin cloth and
hang it to drain. When perfectly cold and
dry take it from the cloth and put under pres
to shape it for slicing.
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Fnrnn Notes.

II is very difficult to clean grass seed, and the
farmer who buys his clover and timothy seed
will always be liable to have his field seeded
with weeds. In cases where the seeds are
coarse it will pay to thoroughly hand-pick the
seeds on stormy days, so as TO have them clean
by spring. II is a tedious kind of work, but
in some cases is a necessity.
Every season the weight of fleece increases.
A weight of forty-fve and one-fourth pounds is
now reported for the fleece of merino ram
four years old. The fleece was for 365 days
growth. Heavy feeces, however, should be
washed before weighing them, as grease and
dirt add to the weight. In some cases the
weight of the fleece is one-half that of the
body.
Hemp can be easily grown in nearly all Sec
tions of this country, but the obstacle to its
successful cultivation is the labor of preparing
1t for market. There is a wide field for invent
i've genius in devising appropriate machinery
for specially tresting hemp and other fibrous
plants which demand more labor than can be
proftably bestowed on them.
Cold water will absorb, according to the
american Dispensatory," used by all drug
gists, about 80 per cent. of its own weight in
salts and boiling about 40 per cent. This makes
what is known as a saturated brine, which al
ways means all the salt which the water will
dissolve. In sailing butter the brine seldom
is made stronger than 80 to "a per cent. of
salt
Soapsuds on the manure heap is beneficial
The suds not only adds the soda and other ele-
ments of the soap to the heap, but also induces
chemical changes during which processes the
ammonia is, to a certain extent, prevented from
escaping. The alkaline matter also largely as
sists in rendering some of the solid matter SOL
ubIe, and reduces the whole to a finer condi-
ton.
Stands Should be made ready for the ten
der plants that are to be kept in the house over
winter. Geraniums, coleus and other plants
must be potted without delay. The roots of
dahlias should be stored where the frost will
not reach them, as also those of cannas and the
bulbs of oladiolus. The roots OF hardy roses
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An All Important subject.

1t is worthy of attention, saws the Rip
ley Journal, that the crop-producing power
of cultivated land in this part Of Indiana,
as well as of that throughout the eastern
and central parts of the United States in
general, is rapidly decreasing and some
steps ought to be taken to arrest this de-
crease before the point of absolute steril
ity is reached. Crop reports running back
over the last decade show a total falling
off in large sections of the country of
nearly 30 per cent, and this fact ought to
be sufficient to rouse us from the lethargy
in which we have fallen regarding our
future interests. There are at present
many portions of the earths surface alb
solutely barren, but which were at one
time noted for their fertility. Such will,
in time, be the case here unless something
is done to prevent it. Any good farmer
knows how to keep his farm from running
down, but only few of them make a
practical application of their knowledge.
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LIES DIsAPPoINrMENTs.
''sunset" Suggests IA Remedy For Trial and
Trouble.


DEAR II. L. c. FRIExDs-A greeting to
all. Happy to meet you. have come to
give few thoughts on disappOintments.
Disappointment is defeat in purpose,
an overthrow of intention. There are de-
feats o. mercy and of judgments. 1t is
sometimes directly from the Almighty,
and sometimes by the agency OF man. To
the human mind it is a fearful cyclone
that carries everything within its reach in
the opposite direction from which it was
intended, leaving us in dreary desert
without even an oasis in sight, thickly
overshadowed by impenetrable clouds and
our minds tormented by demons of de-
spair. Such is disappointment to the world
ly minded. But to the Christian the Com
forter whom Christ promised is ever faith
full. The angel OF deliverance bidding us
look up, we with gladness behold that the
dark cloud which was only interspersed
with here and there faint glimmers of
light, has been transformed into bright
letters of gold Those letters are con-
nectcd, spelling: His appointment"
Then, we would conclude that disappoint-
ment is the defeat of human purposes by
the carrying out of Gods designs Had
not Milton been deprived of his sight,
probably, we would never have had his
Paradise Lost" Had not Bunyan been
thrown into prison, we would not have
"Pilgrim's Progress" book surpassed,
probably, only by the bible. Had not
Christianity been so prosecuted it is quite
likely that it would not be so widely dis
persed as at present. God, nothing does,
nor suffers to be done, but thou, thyself,
wouldst do, couldst thou but see the end
OF all he does as he
/ am glad we have found home in
TIE SENTINEL, and we are all very thank
ful for the friendly offer. SUNSET"
Westfald Ind Oct 81
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ChrysaDthemums

Lay down your dismal scythe and glass,
o, Lies relentless warden,
And take me TO my childhood back
In memory's glowing garden.
For well in those bright days loved
The changing autumn weather
That brought the sweet chrySanthemums
And frelight's glow together.
Since last the garden paths at home
Iroamed amid my treasures
And wondered with girls fond faith
If life was made of pleasures
I've counted, when each fading year
Its autumn robe was DOMINIC,
round of mingled joys and pains,
Lies varied lessons coming.
But never yet October brought.
With all its pomp and splendor,
A sweeter gift than these dear flowers,
Or dream 80 true and tender
As that which calls the past TO life
In all her lonely beauty.
When once more love and happiness
Stand hand in hand with duty.
And these remembered scenes know
These flowers are now adjoining,
As when gaily said farewell
One sunny autumn morning.
Through mists OF time familiar forms
Ny ewes are still discerning;
Still waits the brood within the nest
Their tTuant birds returning.
Dear ones. though on there little flowers
My idle tears are falling,
VII not hold you to the past
That's gone beyond recalling.
For on some brighter day To come,
In Just such sunny weather,
In this life or a better one
We yet shall be together.
Indianapolis, Oct. Is lMENA KEMP OeAl