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rEN AcRes OF LANp eLowN up.
Mysterious Natural Gas Explosion ID
Shelby County, Ind.

My steriOus Natural Gas Explosion in
shelby County, Ind.
SHELBYv1LLE, Ind, Aug t2.-Monday
morning at 9 o'clock terrific explosion
occurred near Ogden's graveyard. two
and one-half miles south of Waldron,
causing great excitement throughout
the county.
Ten acres of land were torn to pieces.
One acre was demolished to the depth
of ten feet. The river fiat rock was
blown mp, and large stone Were thrown
fully mile from the the scene.
The gas is Earning fifteen high from
the center of the river. and from fifty
or more points of the land torn up.
The explosion was spontaneous. 1t is
two and one-half miles from any well
and is as far from any line.
The whole country is in excitement,
and no means are known by which the
70 y and burning of the gas may be
stopped.
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CONGRESS.
One Hundred and Nineticth Day.

In the senate-Mr. Hoar offered a reso-
luton, which was referred, intended to
shorten debate on the tariff and other
measures. The tariff debate was con-
sid3red until 8 p M, when the senate adj
iourned.
lii the house-A joint resolution was
passed accepting from the Grand Army a
statue of Gen. Grant The conference on
the Indian appropriation bill was CON
sidered, and the senate amendments non
concurred in, and the house adjourned
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Hog Killing in IndilnnnoIis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug According to
The Journal, Of this city, Cincinnati
will have to look up or even mdianap-
oils will beat her as hog killing town
The Journal gives the number of hogs
slaughtered here from March to Aug. 6
as 249, 900. gain of 53, 600 over the same
period last year. The journal claims
that indianapolis is now even with ST.
Louis. and over 100000 ahead of Gin
ninnnti
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juIy3I, dt,

A. T. Jones, late with j. +. Couts,
has opened shop for repairing all
kinds Of furniture and making hair,
cotton and box spring mattresses, AT
ll2 South First street. Orders and
work solicited and satisfaction guar
antced. 7-9md&W
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The News Confirmel.

GREENsBURG, Ind, Aug. 10. Word
was telegraphed Greensburg from the
mouth of Conns creek, twelve miles
northwest, that Il tremendous explosion
of natural gas occurred there Monday
morning, scattering rocks a distance OF
two miles.
The presence of gas has not been sus-
yected there, and the upheaval from
natural causes may mean new field OF
natural gas in southern Indiana. Par
ties are flocking to the scene from all
around
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-12

Why don't cattle breeders raise the
muley kind rather than resort to the
troublesome and cruel practice of
dishorning an save the friction on
the nervous system of the humane
aOciptv9
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-12

The Presidents message to Con
gress on the suppression Of the Louis
lana Lottery is fine joke, when
considered i'm connection with the
fact that the Lottery Co. gave $50, 900
to the Harrison Campaign fund and
that the President has appointed
Warmoth, one of the lottery thieves,
to an important Cffice and smiled
upon Herwig and other scamps.
The Lottery will hardly be sup
pressed by post office laws. If Con
grcss wants to do some go d in such
legislation, let the banks be included
also, as has been suggested.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-12

Whatever else may be said about
President IIarrison's family, it can't
he truthfully said that they are
much stuck-up. They are living on
sea breezes in an humble Si.GG cot
tage at Cane May. That's cheap liv-
ing for YOU.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-12

The farmers Of the South are not
departing from the Democratic party.
The farmers movement rs a whole
will benefit that party. Democracy
Ia immortal.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-12

MINNEAPoLIs, Aug. 12.-.The Journals
Fergus Falls, Mimi, special says: The
colonist sleeper on the westbound Great
Northern train burned at Ada, Mimi,
Sunday morning. The passengers LIST
everything barely escaping with their
lives. Conductor Stahl was badly
burned while uncoupling the car.
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GAINESVILLE DISTRICT.
Fourth Round Quarterly Meetings.

GAINESVILLE, June %.
State Line, at State Line, July 9Th
and 9th.
Indian Mound, at Indian Mound,
Jylu 18th and 18th.
Palmyra, at Tarsus, July 10Th and
10th.
Saline, at Burr's Chapel, July Goth
and 9th.
Montgomery, at Asburry, Aug. I'd
and 3rd.
Pleasant View and Malory's, at
MalOry's, Aug. 9th and 10th.
Ashland City, at Clifton's, Aug. 10th
and nth
Asbury, at Mt. Carmel, Aug. 28rd
and oath.
Red River, at Martins, Aug. 3Oth
and 3lst
Springfield, Sept. 9th and 18th.
Sadlersville and Adams, at Adams,
Sept 18th and 14th.
Cedar Hill, at Barren Plains, Sept.
Goth and Dist.
Antioch, at Sept. 9th and
28th.
New Providence and Bethel, at New
Providence, Oct. 4th and 5th.
w. r. PEBBLES.
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LosT-A plain handled, gloria silk
umbrella. The finder will be reward
ed by leaving the same at this office.
aug5d,tf
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-12

The LEAF Job Office has some extra
good circular envelopes, numbers 6 and
81, at cut prices, in lots of 1000 to TO-.
600, either printed or plain. There
are 5000 of these envelopes and bar
gain in every one.
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Has taken The office rooms at the resi-
dence of Mrs. DIR. NcReynolds. 4O6
Franklin stiett, where he may he con-
suited from this date. Hours, 1880 to
$50 Il. m; IL to / to and s to 10
O'CLOCK D. m. iunel4,dt
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-12

Three splendid show cases for sale
cheap. Apply to Kincannon.
jyid If.
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Senator Chandler, they say, has
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"cbip Of tho Old Block

At recent banquet bright young the.
ologian told very good story on his re-
spected father, who is an old and tried
member of the cloth. AS is we'll known,
the theological students, before they be-
gin the formal practice of theology, are
required to preach sermon before an az.
scmblage of the gray-beards of the
church, who have pounded pulpit cush.
ions fe- ascades.. This is a most trying
ofocai Tor the students, and they 20
through with pslsied knees and quiyef-
ing lip. The young theologinn in qucs-
tion was well known to the ministers Of
the denomination, as his father had been
Of their number for years, and, as the
old gentleman was naturally proud of his
boy, the young mans effort was listened
to with interest by all present. To tell
the truth, the old gentleman was bit
disappointed, but the young man was
drcadfuiiy embarrassed in the presence OF
his elders, and did not do himself JUS
tice. AS he walked slowly homo with
his father the old gentleman said, after a
long pause: "Charlie, that was a regular
schoolboy essay of yours" The young
man was about to make some excuse
when one of the dominies who had been
present, walked up behind him, slapped
the boy on the back, and said: "Chariie,
you're evidently chip of the old block. {"
The old gentleman made no further criti-
cism of his sons first effort. Chicago
Herald.
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Wasn't- -Uehins ohonoos.

The bootjack is one of the implements
of domestic welfare and warfare that has
gone out of date along with the boot, but
It is occasionally found on farms and in
small towns, where the boot is still worn,
or noisily worn still. Once in a while
the bootjack is found in great city in
the bedroom of some old gentleman who
is not too proud to allow pair of boot
legs to wriggle his pants up to his knees.
Over on the West Side there lives one of
these old gentlemen. He is club man
and somewhat convivial in his habits /;
accordingly the bootjack is often quite a
help to him in retiring. Ono night last
week he returned home from the club
and was unable to find his bootjack. He
started to hunt it up, but as he noisily
encountered one chair four times he gave
up the search and sat down to pull off
his boots unaided. AS he tugged and
pcrspired his wife arose in bed, saw what
he was attempting, and said severely:
Henry, why don't you use. the boot
jnck2p He did not want to say that he
could not find it, and like all men he
was ready with an excuse. MARTHA"
he said solemnly, as he paused and wiped
the sweat from his brow, 81 was reading
in the paper to-day of a man who, while
removing his boots with bootjack, lost
his balance, fell backward, and broke
his collar bone. Martha, am taking no
more chances" Then he resumed his
task. Chicago Herald.
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APPLE TREE BoRER,

When an orchard has become badly
infested with borers, it will require con
siderable labor to exterminatc the pest
The trees must be carefully examined
every year during the winter or spring
months, and every grub cut out or other
wise destroyed. We prefer cutting
away the bark over each burrow, and
follo~ias 1t up Nuth tho s,porcr--i -is founa
and killed, than to trust to the prob
ing with Il wire. The wounds made
IN the stem in the operation may be filed
with clay, wax, or the exposed wood
smeared with thick paint. Banking up
the trees in the autumn will do no good.
for the female beetle will deposit her
eggs above the mound of soil, no matter
how high it may ne. You might try
wrapping the stems with tar paper, which
we have used with success on peach trees
20 keep out the insect known as the
peach tree borer, an insect quite distinct
from the apple tree borer.
Agriculturist.
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ONION SETS.

For sets, says Joseph Harris In the
AMERICAN Agricuhurist, the essential
points are rich, clean land; the best G!
seed; sowing as soon as the frost is out
of the surface of the ground, and drop
inch of row. Keep the ground well
hoed and absolutely free from weeds. Do
not embark too extensively in the bust
ness at first. / have grown them for
many years, and am perfectly willing tc
tell all know about the matter, but
there are many little things absolutely
essential to success that can be learned
only by experience. One year / lost .
crop because the soil was too dry ut the
time of sowing. Seeds have to absorb
moisture from the soil before they can
germinate. The land may be moist
enough to start two or three seeds in an
inch of row, but not to furnish moisture
for ten times that number. This is one
reason why very early sowing, while the
ground is moist and we are likely to have
frequent rains, is so desirable. 1 some
times obviate the difficulty by soaking
the seeds for forty-eight hours before
sowing-changing the water two or three
times. l have kept the seed, after soak
ing in a warm room covered with moist
sifted moss till they sprouted. If they
sprcnt before the ground is ready for
them, put the seed in cold place so as
to retard the growth. have grown fine
sets in this way. Last year I grew
equally good sets by drilling in the seed
IN rows nfteen inches apart with seed
drill. In any case do not fail to put on
seed enough. unless you want more
bushels of picking onions than bushels of
sets.
Sandy land is considered best for sets.
But they will do equally we'll, and some
times better, on we'll drained and we'll
pulverized clay soil. The trouble is to
get the seed into the soil early enough in
spring . 1t is here that good Judgment
and previous preparation of the land are
required. The crop is profitable one,
and it is we'll worth while to learn how
to grow it successfully. 1t is great
mistake to suppose that poor land is de-
sirable. On the contrary, onic& sets re-
quire, in my experience, very rich land.
A ton of high grade fertilizer, or 500
pounds of superphosphate and 500
pounds nitrate of soda per acre, can be
used with great advantage.
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DANGER In SEEDING

The greatest danger Threatening; a new
feeding of grass and clover, or either of
them, is the drying of the soil by cold
wind or dry, hot spell after the seed
ing. If the sowing has been superficial
and the seed has thrown out roots on
the surface one hours drying will be
fatal. But if the seed has been covered
an inch, before the seed leaves or the
'plre appear above the surface, the root
has gone down three or four inches and
SIDE roots have spread as far on each
SIDE. A dry surface does not injure such
plants. Two weeks Of dry weather will
not kill them, and if protected by the
shade of growing crop they are entirely
safe from any ordinary drought. One
other point should not be ignored: This
IS the adequate feeding of the young
grass, all the more requisite if another
crop has been sown' with it. Immedi
itely after the grass seed has been GOV.
cred in, 300 or 500 pounds of complete
artificial manure should be sown on the
iurfacc, Or it might be sown by another
nand as the seed is sown and both GOV.
ered In together. r.-Ncw York Times.
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Bound to Put Things Through

Judge Peters tells the following story ::
"Sheriff Brown had been elected iu
Penobscot County, and had made his son
the page or messenger in court. Judge
Peters presided at the first term, and in
the middle of the forenoon announced a
recess Of fifteen minutes. He retired to
the library and soon became immersed in
some legal books, looking up some points
of law. When the time mentioned had
expired the jury came in, but tho Judge
did not. The Brown boy, who was
anxious to have everything 20 off in good
shape under his fathers administration.
grew pcrvous and at last made bolt for
the library. Walking in and pulling out
his watch, he tapped the Judge upon tho
shoulder and said: "Comc, Mr.. Peters,
you've got to hurry. Your time is up
and the folks are a-awaiting." The
Judge "harried. ."---Lewistoa j.Hs.) Jour-.
aal. "'
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There May~@oois.r Senses.

The Prcsid mt of the British Associa-
tion, Prof. Flower, indorses Sir John
Lubbock's idea that the field of inquiry is
limitless, and that there may be "tifty
other senses as different from ours as
sound is from sight !; and even within
the boundarns of our own senses there
may be endl,ss sounds which we cannot
hear, and coOrs as different as rcd from,
green of whih we have no conception.
These and = thousand other questions
remain for sdution. The familiar world
which surrolnds us may be IA totally
different plee to othet, animals. To
them 1t may be full of music Which we
cannot hear, Of color which we cannot
sec, OF sensFon which we cannot con-
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ORNAMENTAL GARMENTS,

Order and simplicity afe thiaaf 5sEisSe,sss IA
'tt STE ' prr,rnsu ynat are COM.
Pletc muddles of grass trsss walks !:
drives, arbors, etc: m nothing viii order
aud simplicity count Tor mote than when,
using garden making materjsls with a
view to creating bcSntifuf effects abotr'
our homes and grounds. Through de-
sire for display one is liablc. to ovcrdo by
bringing too many objects into the garden:
and scattering them unduly. Simplicity
implies neither poverty in lnaDfias:or.,iliy
design. A garden or the parts of a gar
and elaborate in detail. e Z IL
A unity of the objects of garden for
contributing to complete Whole. har,.
monizing of these, one with another and
balance Of the different features aptt
sections arc important things to secure in
planning an ornamental garden. Where
marked features and bold contrasts are
sought there should also be agreeable,
easy transition from one to another. with
nut abrupt breaks to interfere with the
harmony. G&
Let it be remembered that gardens are
3E Hsf 5 5 Ee aS ana
this should always be kept in mind in
locating different objects, walks and
drives. Elias \. long, the known
landscape architect, says there is no more
conflict betwcen.utilty and beauty in the
gardeH sthah elsewhere, and we may al
ways aim TO have it very convenient and
at the same time very handsome. Mary.
Sdaa Farmer.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

A drunken man sees everything double but
his money. 1t is only the man who saves
who sees his money double.
The Ohio State Grange declares that all
legislation on tho liquor question should be
toward the immediate suppression of the
liquor traffic
In Hungary the State has acquired ten
thousand public houses and inns, a very large
number of which are to DO closed, and there
after reopened as schools
IL is found that forty one per cent. of the
crimes Tor which prisoners are held, In
thirty-two German jails were committed
under the influence of alcohol.
The Congress OF the United States can we'll
afford to listen aud affirm tho plea from
Massachusetts, that the United States shall
The Catholic Total Abstinence Society Is
Mathew Profsssorshin of'Temperance in ,nI con.
at Washington. -
The temperance Society of tho Free
Church of Scotland has only been three years
in existence; yet it already includes 633 per-
sonaliy pledged ministers and possesses a
membership Of 63,079.
The Reforaer, Of Glasgow, notes the fact
or the proposed Worlds Temperance Con
Gress to be held during the progress of the
Worlds Fair in 1892, and adds: Scotland
should send a good contingent"
DIR. II. II. Plunmer, Of San Francisco. rc:
Gently returned from years journey
around tho world. accompanied by his wife
nm two sons, using water freely, and no
alcoholics, during the entire journeying in
distant countries.
IL Is intended to lay before the Interna-
tional Anti Alcoholic Congress to be held
next year in Christiana, Norway, proposal
to form an International European Temper
ance Union, with the object OF promoting
the consolidation Of the movement i'm other
countries, the headquarters being in London.
1t trapspires that the loss of 100 lives In tn,
terrible Hassayamp1 disaster in Arizona,
when dam burst away and let huge
mountain OF water rush down tho valley,
sweeping everything before Ii, was due to
the drunkenness OF the messenger who was
sent in ample time to warn the people in the
valley below, but who exercised his ''personaf
liberty IN stopping at a saloon and getting
80 drank that he forgot to deliver his mes
sage.
Tho Brookgn Women's Prohibition League
complafp' thasA despite their efforts to have
tho compulsory scientific temperance lessons
tauSht In the public schools, the work Is not
done thoroughly. Several of the members
OF thi1 lesgu, arc authority for the state
ment that the school number of children who
drink beer is increasing rapidly, and that
The afternoon school work Is hindered by the
beer lunches which children ere accustomed
to take regularly,
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

There is as much in planning as in do
ing farm work.
An early, healthy growth of plant
wards off many evils.
Never mind about the color of the
cows; it is the color of the milk that
tells.
If you have to buy some COW feed try
linsccd meal. Get some for the calves
anyway.
If you have sale for II regular quantity
of milk or butter all the year breed ac-
| cordingly.
Don't feed all of your best hay now,
but keep some till spring-iust before
grass is a hard time on the cows.
Doa't be afraid of washing out the
flavor of your butter; you can wash out
the buttermilk taste, but not the true
ssbutter flavor.
: Feed two or three times day, but
feed enomoh each time. ''Not quite
times day you cry II. r--------,------
Better let your calves get potbellied on
dry feed than on weak skinned milk !;
liRseed meal will take the place of cream
kis the pilk fed to calves:
Don't put off planting the garden un-
til every other bit of spring work is fin
ished-it might be good thing for the
spring work, but "it's mighty hard lines"
t>on the garden.
Every dairy farm ought to produce all
the grain fed on it and grow more pro-
Eyductive all the time. The help to care
for the cows can do the necessary work
to grow the grain.
If hen lays soft-shelled eggs, give her
plenty of gravel, oyster shells, sea shells
and crushed bones (Which material she
needs to make hard eggs shells of, and
this evil will oftentimes be corrected.
If the saying be true that "the early
bird catches the worm," it is no less true
that early breeding operations bring
early chicks, which, if fine, will catch
the prizes at fall shows. or exchange for
good price for that purpose.
When Il farmer knows the capacity and
qualities of each COW under his care, he
is on theroad to- success. .l,fess work
si'wiI me more pay in dairying than in
t.other pursuits. The farmers guessing
habits is one reason'for farm depression
To make a good, warm ibreakfast for
forty fowls: Boil heaping alf-peck
of potatoes; mash them, add, one quart
each of shorts and bran, a teaspoonful
each of salt and pepper, and finished by
adding hot water enough to mix into n
stiff dough.
1t is not generally known among farm
ers that the same food that makes a
pound Of dressed beef would make a
pound butter. At the present price of
cattle, the farmer gets about five cents a
pound for his dressed beef, while butter
Hopp Is a mean disease and KILLS MANY
valuable fowls every year. An ointment
made of one tablespoonful each of lard
and Kerosene and twenty drops of carboIic
aciGe melted together and applied twice
day with the finger on the part effected
will cure. II you have never tried this
it is worth q trial.
|, Fowls need far more care during damp,
rainy weather than during the clear, cold
weather of winter, or the dry, warm
weather Of summer. Dampness engcnders
numerous disorders, many of which are
difficult to cure. Therefore, it is better
to use preventive measures than to admin
ister medicines when too late.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
GROOMING cows IN THE STABLE.

GROOMING cows IN THE STABLE. ,
Much of the comfort and thrift Of a
COW tied up in the stable depends on
frequent brushing and rubbing to clear
of the dirt that will otherwise accumu-
late. In the field, at pasture, cows man
age this matter themselves, rubbing
against apost or tree; but in the stable
there is more need of the currycomb and
brush, and they get less of it. The
diversion of blood to the skin keeps the
cow warm in cold weather., and answers
many of the purpores of exercise. Now
that so large proportion of cows are
Kept in stable the year through, their
grooming becomes matter of increasing
Importance. Try your cow with the
brush, and see if she does not like it and
respond by better condition in every way.
! s--4merican Culticator.
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The Difference.

Father, said young son of Deacon
Squibbs, what is the difference be-
tween q man that dyes wooden lambs
and New York editor2'
We'll, now. really, my son, beamins
benignly on his offspring, II am not
prepared to state. What is the differ
ence?"
why, pa. one isa lamb dyer, and the
other a"
"Whatl what! my son!"
New York editor" continued the
youth, rolling his tongue around i'm his
ck' ek.-Erchange