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where. with a good deal of friction. the
roads are able to make very effective MAIN
tenance of rates. 1t is not subject to the
ups and downs, in other words, OF many OF
the Western roads"
1t isannounced that the Wabash Railroad
COMPANY has purchased ten acres OF ground
at Bement, ILL.,, for the purpose of erecting
large repair shops thereon, and that
Bement will be made the end of division,
being the halfway place between Peru.
Ind. and ST. Louis and the terminus OF
the Wabash railroad.
Present indications are that the reorgan-
ization of the National fardmasters Mu,
tnal Benefit Association will be slow. and
that 1T will be many years before a sui
fcIent sum of money will come into the
treasury to pay the ten death Dement'S
which the old organization is, in duty To its
deceased members, bound to pay. EQur OF
these benefits are due to the families OF de-
ceased members residing In Indiana, and In
each case the families are In need OF such
aid. Some of the members OF the late or
ganization are disposed TO act honorably,
and will pay 500, or even more, in carrying
out the aims of the old organization. If all
the old members wOuld give even $40 there
would be a sufficient sum to pay the wild
ows In each of the ten cases in which bene-
fits are due.
1t is now announced on good authority
that In a short time Bloomington will be
oohCo w NOtC q - poi CCnt. tstA " CAtChU
branch line from the Indianapolis & Vim
cennes road to Bloomington, Ind. This is
believed to be very important move on
the part of the Pennsylvania road. 1t Is
known that for years this line has desired
to get into the stone fields of Monroe and
Lawrence counties. Several years ago,
when the Bedford & Bloomfield narrow
guage was on the market. the Pennsylvania
people attempted to buy it, but the Monon
outbid them, and thus they were cut out of
q direct connection. Already a brach of
the 1. Il. V. has been extended to Stines-
ville and 1t is by this route that the Penn
sylvania expects to reach the stone quar-
ries.
President McKeen is beginning to highly
value the Terre Haute & Logansport di-
vision of the Vandalia system. Until quite
recently, he looked upon the Terre Haute
d Indianapolis, which never passes
dividend, as being perfection in the way of
a railroad, but the business of the T. II. &
l.. is reaching such proportions that it
opening of the st. Joe extension new busi-
ness will come to the Vandalia lines which
they, have never reached before. South
Bend shippers will use the road in both di-
rections. Already some of the largest lum-
ber-dealers in northern Michigan are ar
ranging to make heavy shipments south
ward over the line. New markets of inn
pcrtance will be opened for the Goals mined
on the Vandalia system. and In the sum-
mer months its passenger traffic promises TO
be highly satisfactory, so many pleasure
resorts Will the extension reach.
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A Seedkman on Seeds.
Report of Speech In New England Farmer.

Report of Speech In New England Farmer.
Good seed of some vegetables, particular
ly cabbage and onions, is difficult to grow
and uncertain ut best. He had had acres of
the next be ruined by blight. Last year
he sent two tons to the compost heap. which
he had expected to sell for 81 900. He finds
a strong tendency in high-bred varieties to
revert to the wild type. This sparticnlarly
true of the beet, carrot and onion. Low
culture also has a bad influence, making
the onion less glObular and the potato less
Fashion calls now for bright red beet.
while the sweetest varietJ is yellow. In
selecting corn seed for improving always
take the lowest ears on the stalk and those
having deep kernels. closely packed, with
the rows near together, especially at the
butt. Plant from the whole length of the
ear without rejecting tip or butt kernels.
Not half the cabbages in any field are fit to
raise good seed from, and of those saved
over winter half or more will spoil before
spring. Good seed is always expensive.
When squash-seed will break without
bending IT Is sufficiently dry for storing,
and when the meat is dark colored or ran
cid IL has become worthless by age Seed
is not certainly impure because the crop
proves failure. Cabbages and root crops
grown at the south, If planted too early. or
from other causes may fail to grow fit for
market. Instead of making heads or good
roots they may run up to seed like wild
Hngs. Honest seedsmen have run great
risks In warranting seeds under such con-
ditions. If they can prove that good crops
have been grown from the same lot of seed
safe against unjust claims. The most COM
fOrting thought of the seedman is that no
one can afford to be a rascal and that hon.
esty is the best policy
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HOusehOld Hints.

Buttermilk will remove tar spots some
times. Rinse In soapy water.
All soiled spots found around door-knobs
on ht-painted doors, may be removed by
kerosene on flannel cloth, with no injury to
the paint.
Kerosene poured on red flannel and bound
on the throat will greatly ease q sore
throat. 1t will also heal cuts and cure chill
blains.
paste of sOftsoap and starch will take
stains out of bed ticking. Spread it on the
spots and when dry scrape Oft and wash
with a damp sponge.
Dried or evaporated fruits are not appre.-.
ciated at their full value. but choice and
place of half the canned fruits and vege-
tables now used, if it was properly cooked.
If you wish to freshen velvet or plush
hold wet cloth over a hot iron and let the
steam penetrate the back of the material
by passing it quickly over the heated cloth.
Then rub with a brush the nap briskly up
and you will be astonished at the good re-
suits following this treatment.
To clean silk the garment must be first
ripped and brushed. Spread on q fiat
board an old blanket, covered with an old
sheet; then sponge the silk on both sides.
this mixture: One-6aif cup of gall, one
half cup of ammonia and One-half pint of
tepid soft water. Roll the silk on a stick
an old broom-handle will do-being careful
that no wrinkles are left on 1t. Let it dry
without ironing. Woolen goods may be
treated in the same manner.
People who have unoccupied corners in
their rooms may make use of them, and
give themselves a comfortable lounglng-
place, by hanging hammock across the
corner. When not occupied it can be
hooked back against the wall or taken
down altogether. In hanging it the head
should be Ga feet from the floor. the lower
ease of position. The head end should be
fastened to the work by rope only a foot
long. or even less, while that which at
taches the foot should 4l2 feet long. The
object of this arrangement is to give the
lower part of the body freedom in swing
ing, while the head almost stationary.
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From Speech at Wisconsin Convention.
The value of the dairy products of the
United States reaches up into the hundreds
of millions of dollars annually, scattered
among hundreds of thousands of dairymen.
No monopoly controls it. no syndicate or
trust threatens its success, and every
farmer who owns q COW is entitled to q pro-
portion of its dividends according to the
Intelligence and care he bestows upon her.
He reviewed the work of the association
from its organization in 1872. and showed
how, under its influence. the dairy indus
try of the State had grown from an annual
product worth Sl.000.000 to twenty-five
times that amount. He then proceeded to
show the condition of large class of farm
ers of the State, even now. who are yet so
welded to ancestral ways that the sunlight
of better intelligence and progress never
reaches them. ''The dairy business" he
said, "is renovator-a restorer of wasted
soil fertility and an educator of the farmer:
bringing hope and encouragement to all
who engage in it. The poor, impoverished
grain farmer feels the electric touch of its
conserving methods and becomes strong.
fertile aud full of productive energy.
Wherever you find dairy section in this
State you will find thrift and prosperity.
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Poultry Notes.


Germantown Telegraph.
This being beautiful day we took
stroll. We went out lonely road in the
woods. After going some distance we
espled hen-hOuse and seeing man near
by we walked over. 1t was our friend
Matthew Neil, who came to Jersey from
Philadelphia, bought ten acres or woodland,
cleared Oft a portion, built q hut. then
large hen-house. He lives all alone. He
told me he was laying the foundation for
an egg-farm. He was going slow. He had
taken our advice and started with pullets.
He has but eighty now, but will increase
his horse as fast as he can, and then he will
add more stock. He is starting from below.
Will he succeedf We have every reason
for believing that he will. He is under
This winter he will use an incubator, and
between the chicks and the eggs he will
begin operations and start his income. We
have faith in this starting small: we never
risk much on those starting at the top.
How to mate. There are all sorts of
theories advanced on this subject. Many of
them are ridiculous ones. The old English
rule-and England has much to boast of in
her pOultry-is to put stout, young and
lively male with twenty-fOur hens, If the
eggs are merely intended for table use. But
if we want to obtain strong and thriving
chickens. there should not be more than six
hens to each cock. If the object Is to i'm
prove q worn out and degenerated breed.
three are best. But in all cases the cock
must be in perfect health.
Last year we tried an experiment which
proves that the English idea is correct. We
mated pair of Light Brahmas-fve hens
and q cock-and the chickens Matched were
hardy, and gave excellent results. Later
on we added seven more hens to the pen,
and while there was remarkable fertility
of the eggs, the chickens produced were
very weak, and the changeable weather we
have had has killed almost all of them.
This year we will follow the English rule
he better
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AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



The train records show that 2l4 fewer load
ed cars were received and forwarded at Indi-
anapolisin in the week ending Feb. q, thanin
the preceding week, and it will be noticed
that fewer cars were handled last week
here than in the corresponding week of $780,
In this case comparison is made with one Of
the best weeks in the first half of the year
1889. There was then quite q brisk move
ment of corn TO the seaDoard and export
business was active. while at the present
time the movement to the sea-
board and export business is unusu-
ally light The present is the first
time in the last four months when majori-
ty of the roads have been able to furnish
cars at Western points In desired numbers
to forward grain. There is still considera-
bic cotton going forward, and the ship
ments of lumber for February, are unusu-
ally heavy: West-bound business
has improved the last week, the
shipments consisting largely of dry
ricultural implements to the West, and. in
fact, in all directions, are furnishing con-
siderable portion of the traffic moving.
business with the n0rth-ssnd-sOuth lines
keeps iup remarkably. S'suthward ship
ments OF machinery, provnnons and furnl-
ture constitute n large per cent. of the busl-
ness and northward, frnits, vegetables
and Southern pine for the various car
works. Local business is about up to the
usual winter volume on t-bound, but in
bound, it is less, from tae fact that the
country mills are unable to ship lumber,
and timber IN the rough, so difficult is it to
get to the railroads. Livestock shipments
are rather light, yet, taken as whole,
business with all the roads is very satisfac-
tory and rates are being adhered to in a
manner which tells favorably in earnings
of the freight department. Below is given
the number of cars received and forwarded
at indianapolis in the week ending Feb. %,
as compared with the spending weeks
of 1888 and 1899:
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effect upon the cream that causes it to lib
crate the butter as perfectly as any process
of churning will. Cream that is sweet ana
salted In the manner above stated Will
churn as easily as when aciditied.
the bntterm;,I ri E shonld 's not .o he above 6Oo
Fahrenheit when the churning is done.
Will the sweet cream butter keepl Yes. 1t
will keep long enough in the winter time
to be all eaten up in this market and COM
ro to- tbs troSble Of so1ripr Il one
can get as much butter and can sell all he
can make at the highest market price by
churning sweet crean?"
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Real-Estate Transfers.


instruments filed for record in the recorders
Office Of Marion county, Indiana, for the twenty
four hours ending at p. NJ. Feb %, 1890, as
furnished by Elliott Butler. abstracters Of
titles. Hartford Block, "a East Market street:
Joseph W. Lunt to III. F. Tompkins,
part Of west half of outlot 92.. 100000
g. S. Wright to Catharine Backus, lot
201, in Allen IL Roots north addi-
ton ...-.-...........-. $4,000
The First National Bank to John
Green. lot 6, square IL. in Beaty's
Butler University to o. L. Wade. lot
Is. in Buffers heirs subdivision of
lot 90 ETC.. in Buffers addition to
College Corner. r...............:..... 2,437.90
]. III. 4. TompkiDs to August Erbrich,
lots IA and 15. in Readings addi-
tion.. .....-:............... 10000
Rachel p. Hitchcock to A. T. Clark,
lots / and 2, in Lingenfelter's sub
division of part OF lot 4, ETC., in
Vests addition. tfon...-...........-..... 100000
Minnie Z. Johnson TO John III. Grail,
dition. ......................... 100000
Margaret Murphy TO j. " McKernan,
lot 1, square IL, in Fletcher. jr.'s,
northeast addition. ;;.-.....::.... $4,000
Alice C. Floyd to Charles II. Floyd
part OF lot 12S, in Wiley's subdi-
vision of outlot 1872 -....... 10000
Zerelda G.. Wallace. guardian, to John
A. Walker lot II, in Leatherss SUBJ
division of lot 1S, in Fletcher's sec
ond addition. :. -.:.;.......:..... $4,000
Zerelda l.. Grover to John A. Walker,
Quit-claim to lot IL, etc., as first
above. -.......--........ $4,000
Conveyances. IL; consideration. sl3, ,9s7 90
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Correspondent Hoard's Dairyman.
''At this time the question is raised in re-
gard to churning sweet cream. | will state
that last January tried six experiments
three with ripened cream and three with
cream perfectly sweet. | weighed the milk
carefully that was set for churning on each
trial. and the result was that in every case
/ got as much butter from the sweet cream
trial put into the cream before churning
half pound of Liverpool salt to the
amount of cream that would make twelve
pounds of butter. The salt has chemical
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Orange Judd Farmer
young breeder cannot afford mistake
much less the middle-aged man. The four
or five years required to breed and develop
q horse do not offer many chances for ex-
pertinent but necessitate a settled policy
in mind for each years prospective crop of
colts. The demand of this year may be
changed four years hence. A reasonable
conclusion at this time, however, is that
nothing can ever snpersede the heavy
drays of the city. There will always be
freight to be moved, in large loads, over
w few eas
through the day. Light horses REQUIRE
light loads, which means frequent trips
and delay in the crowded city streets. A
2:20 horse can 60 no faster with load in
the city than a heavy horse. and all must
keep in line as rule. The draft horse. in
this situation, moves three times the
weight that would be drawn by q trotter.
Such horses will sell, and such are safe to
breed.
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Fancy Cooking.
Pittsburg Stockman.

That fancy cooking is highly appreciated
the cooks in the large hotels, fashionable
restaurants and wealthy private families.
Some of these cooks get greater salary
than United States Senator. and every
body is trying to initiate their products to
the neglect of palmer cooking. which
should be the staple in every family where
there are children. 1t rs SO easy to culti-
vate morbid appetites for rich aud highly
seasoned food. and so hard to get rid of the
diseases consequent upon their habitual
use. that IL Is wise to consider these mat
ters in all their bearings before we drift
too far with this popular notion.
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THE COMMERCIAL RECORD.

There was no session of the Board of Trade
to-day. and the merchants generally made
a half holiday of it, consequently the local
markets present no features calling for
comment or changes in values.
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Business of the clearinghouse.

BOSTON, Feb. 23.-The following table, CON-
piled from dispatches from the clearing-h houses
I'm the cities named, shows the gross exchanges
for last week, with rates per cent. of in-
crease or decrease. as compared with similar
amounts for the corresnOnding week ip 1891
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Of two colts similar in disposition and
sense, one may develop into a steady and
valuable family horse. while the other may
be everything that is vicious. treacherous
AID unsafe-all because Of the difference in
the men handling them.
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Black knot on the plum. according to the
statement of Prof s. T. Maynard, may be
destroyed with mixture of lnseed oil,
turpentine and kerosene. The kerosene
must be used with care, for if allowed to
spread over the branch 1t will destroy il.
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d. daily: other trains except Sunday.
II ,'llkI|N EAST And WEST

On and after sunday. Jan. 26. trains OF this road
Will arrive and depart from the Indianapolis Union
station "a follows
Leave going East .s7:l5 pm s4:00 a m.
Leave going West. .---"7.A6 arm si1:15 p. m. 12.o5
noon, 500 n m.
Arrive, fyom Eost. '7:20 q. IN. 'l0:40 p. m.
Arrive, from West -s6,4o IN. $40 m. 2.4O pun
l0:1b q. IN
sDaty City T1cket-Oi'ce l3s South Illinois street
VyANDAI.IA LINE-sfIORTEsT ROUTE TO ST.
LDCus AID TIE WEEP.
y.sns srive and leave Indianapolis as follows
Leave fnr L. 7:80 IN. Lb0 am. l:O0 pm li.0o pr
G,reescest,e and Tezre Hsase Accom ....... 400 m
Ar frum g. H. at6 am. t:15 am. $50 pm. 7:46 pa.
Tecrc Haute and Greencastle Accom- 1000 am
Sleeping and psror Osss are nun on through rains
mo company on Fl. II. DERIN0. Assistant General
Passenger Aocnk
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ElseWher,

BUFFALO, Feb. I22.-Catlle = Receipts, 162
carloads through and carloads for sale.
Market stronger.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 6 carloads
through and 8 carloads for sale. Market
firmer and higher Sheep-Choice to extra,
$606.2O: good to choice, 1915 05.95; common to
good, $5.2505.70. Lambs-choice to extra,
$737.25; good to choice, $6.75 06.95; common
to good, $6.2506.7O.
Hogs-Receipts, 23 carloads through and IL
higher. Mediums and heavy, $42o043O;
Workers, $4.2594.35; other grades unchanged.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 22.-The Daily Live Stock
Indicator reports Cattle-Receipts, 100; ship
ments, $500. The market was 1Oc lower.
Steers, $3.2004.75; cows, $1.SO62.SO; stockers
Hogs-Reeeipts. 3,7OO; shipments, 700: The
market was 2l2d5c lower. All grades, So. 600
3.72lo; bulk Sc. .65 03.7O.
Sheep-Receipts. 100; shipments none. The
mnttons, $3.5O05.4O; stockers and feeders, $5
G5.25.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Tne Drover's Journal
reports: Cattle - Receipts, 1000; shipments,
1000. The market was steady. Beeves, $4.5O
lD4.S0; steers, $304.25; stOckers and feeders,
HOgs-Receipts, 10000; shipments. none. The
market was steady. Mixed and light, $3.8O04;
heavy, $3.70d4.O212; skips, $3d3.7O.
sheep-Receipts. 5000; shipments, none. The
market was steady. Natives, $3.7505:sO West
ern corn-fed, S4. .7505.5O; lambs $506.25.
The market was steady. Good TO fancy native
steers $4.3O95; fair TO good native steers S3.40
14.4O; stoekers and feeders, $203.7O; range
steers, $203.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, 200 The market was strong.
Fairto choice heavy. S3 S5 1895; packing grades,
$3,SO03.9O; light fair to best, $3s503.95.
Sheep-Receipts. 100. The market was steady.
Fair to choice. $4.2Oa5.4O. Lambs. $5 a 6.35.
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F. HUNTINGTON & CO
Leading Wholesale and Retail
SEED MERCHANTS.
7s g. 80 East Market ST., Indianapolis.
n Telephone $50.

Clover. Timothy and BLUEGRASS
THE H T. CoNDE IMPLEMENT Co.
The largest wholesale seed house Ia Indiana.
Strictly prime seed q speciality.
rs and 7S West Washington Street,
Indianapolis.
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LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Unchanged-Hogs Opened Active and
Higher, Closing steady-Sheep Quiet.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. %.
CATTLE.-Receipts, 125; shipments, $50.
Hardly enough here to make q market. The
nrices are about the same as Yesterday.
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Total $3.50 sos, ,969 Increase :. So
Outside New York, $50. .S65 616 Increase 7.6
Not included in totals. No clearing house at.
this time last year.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS NATIONAL BANK

Designated United States Depository.
Corner Room Odd Tenows Hall.
THYo P. HAUeBKY. Prest f. Z. RRxyoRp. Cash
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The Draft Horse.

Conveyances. IL; consideration. .sl3, ,ss7 90
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Name OF Road.

l., N. A. & C.. Airline
L., ID. & W---.---
C., III. I'D. Qnd'p'Ps div.
j.. Il. &W.--.--.--...--
Vandalia
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-31
Estate OF Dawson WadSworth.
Deceased,

W. D. Brandon, atty.