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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15
party.

IL Is urged against the proposed reduc-
ton of the school tax that the constitution
of Indiana contemp ated that the com
mon schools should be entirely supported
by the state tax This 10 true, aud the
earlier decisions Of the supreme court
held that any local taxation for tuition
was unconstitutional and void. But after
a few years we grew out OF the old idea.
II was found that certain communities
desired to give their children more school
ing than others and Legislatures kept
passing laws to permit them TO tax them
selves for that purpose. and gradually the
supreme court abandoned its Old position.
It decided that local taxes could be levied
for one educational purpose or another
connected with ths common school sys-
TEN, until finally in 1885 the last vestige
OF the cd constitutional theory was
wiped out of existence in ROBlNsON vs.
ScHExcK (l02 Indiana, 800. In that case
Judge ELLIOTT said:
1t is simply and absolutely impracti-
cable Tor . general law to Justly and
adequately provide for the necessities of
all the governmental subdivisions OF the
build up an efficient system BY leaving
local school matters, under proper general
laws, 20 the people of tho different local
tiles.
The old constitutional theory ia there
fore obitsrstsd in Indiana and the constr
tuition as now Interpreted by the supreme
court means merely that the state funds
must provide common school education
for a limited time in every school district
In the state, and those districts which de-
sire more may paw for il themselves. up to
the limit under the rsssntlsw) of 20 cents
taxation on 500. Under this construc-
ton our schools have m sds great progress.
The state funds provided in 1890 for an
average of four months schools every
where. and in many places the local taxa
ton provided tor i've or SIX mont hs more.
But with that growth there has come a
peculiar sort OF development that was
never contemplated by the constitution
Our schools are teaching a great many
things that have no connection with a
Common school education, and it is Ger
tainly very questionable whether this de-
velopment is advantageous TO the schools
or TO the state. The same state of things
exists elsewhere, and in many localities
there is now being made an earnest fight
against the extra features Of the public
school work For example We cite the
following from the Chicago Tribune as to
the Illinois schools:
All the fads must 90. They are ex-
crescences and should be uprooted. They
form no part II q common school educa-
ton for bread winners. The studies
which are needful for the children of the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15

Salvation OIL cures frosted feet. Zoo.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15
Sent Free for One Year

To subscribers for The Indianapolis Sentinel.
Each new yearly subscriber for TIE WEEKLY
SENTINEL, IN clubs OF three or more with
remittanos OF 81 each. l. receive Tor one year,
FREE OF ChARGE, the Weekly National
Live Stock aud Farm Journal
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15

Duty is almost always connected with
now. Believe now. Repent now. Do
right now. Today is ours, tomorrow is
Gods.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15

The police raided the jockey club in
Vienna. 4 swell club, not long ago, and
seized 100000 forms in the car6-room,
where the elite of the city. together with
many representatives of the diplomatic
circles, were gambling. The president of
the club protested loudly and threatened
TO appeal TO the emperor. de did carry
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
How to Treat a Man---By a Horse.

The following article from the Chi
cago Humane Journal may set some of
our readers TO thinking new thoughts:
if so we are glad for the horses sake:
When man drops from sheer exhaus-
ton or illness, promptly seize an end
board or cart stake and pound him on
the head or on the ribs. If this does
not recuperate him, kick him violently
in the belly. This treatment will re-
store him if persistently administered.
If man finds his load too heavy and
feels that it will seriously strain him TO
proceed, kick off fence board and
knock him down-and hammer him
thoroughly with the board This will
give him renewed energy and be will
make no more fuss. But do not on
any account reduce the load. That
would look too much like common
sense, or humanity, and he will be
likely to balk again when overloaded.
IL man refuses TO drink when you of
fer him water, don't give him any water
for two days. That will Z" teach HIM"
TO be thirsty at any time you fad it
convenient to attend to him. 1t is
good plan to ply the whip frequently on
a man who is at work. No matter il
he is doing his best, bit him now and
then on general principles " and
to prevent him taking any comfort.
If his load is not heavy, oblige him to
90 enough faster to make up for it.
Work him hard enough to bring down
the average life of man one-half, as is
done with horses. IT no whip is handy,
use club. Tie your mans head back
in an unnatural position, with his eyes
up toward the sun. This will give him
a /" fine appearance and prevent
stumbling" OF course he will not be
able to do as much work in this fix, but
it makes him wretched, so it is all
right. In winter remove his clothing
to prevent his taking cold" He will
also " dry quicker" when you over
work him. You must hang blanket
on his back-but leave his neck and
limbs exposed-when he is not at work.
Men thus treated are "much healthier :"
than when allowed winter clothing.
If not perfectly convenient to feed a
man who is working for you at noon
let him go without, and, by active use
OF the whip, secure as much work as
the food would have secured. OF course
it wears out his vitality and ds.resses
him, but that is no matter. Put tight
shoes on your man and keep them there
until he is very lame with corns. To
change his shoes often costs money,
not much but some, and lameness aud
misery are of no account if you can
save dollars worth of shoes year.
When you hire man do not be ham
pered by any humane notions. Get all
you can out of him. True nobility con-
sists in getting money, not in decency,
or kindness, or what some noodles
term character" Get money, even if
it is all blood-stained. These are cor
rect principles, am sure, for l learned
them when colt from my master, who
treated all his horses on this plan-and
don't he know what's what?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
Old Orchard Trees.

Agricultural Editor: Quite recently
you touched upon the subject of pre-
serving old fruit trees; and, think,
wished to know the experience of 9th
ers in this line. On great many
farms there are old plum, cherry or
apple trees, which, perhaps, yield very
little fruit, and receive no care. A
little kiudly attention would make them
generous bearers. They may not DOW
bear any fruit, because it is all they can
do to keep alive. If they finally die,
they die for the same reason that pig
pen and not fed. But an old fruit tree,
that has lived, perhaps, beyond the
memory OF most persons in the place,
does not give up its ho.d on life easily
A few limbs may die, or one side of the
tree, but the whole tree very seldom
dies at once. The test winters" that
kill out the young iron.cads, so-called,
as though they were lemon trees, have
little power to affect these old veterans.
They have seen such things before,
aud lived through them. Now these
old trees are valuable. They seem to
have outlived all the varieties of life,
and now live only to produce fruit or
seed. Give them a good supply of
some fertilizing material-almost any
thing will do-and they will yield'fruit
to the last. Salt is an excellent thing
to mix with the fertilizers of whatever
kind. If you have never tried it, you
you will be surprised at the result. An
old fruit tree will stand an amount of
manuring that would soon destroy a
young tree. What an old tree gets seems
to go directly into fruit, not into pro-
ducing unripe wood growth to be killed
the next winter. There is little use in
trying to trim old fruit trees, except to
remove the dead limbs. They want
good deal of letting alone, of the right
kind. On nearly every farm there are,
at least, one or two old fruit trees of
well-known excellence. If good fruit
is what is wanted, even though it may
be without a catalogue name, the
sprouts that come up around such trees
should not be despsed. They will
TO name every time. The quality of
fruit can be very much improved by
cultivation. 1t will not pay, generally,
to graft old trees, but they can be made
to yield much better fruit by cultiva-
ton. A minister, quite a number of
years ago, gave away little one. sided,
black-spotted apple. 1t was bitten
! once or twice aud thrown away on
stick. In few years another apple
was given with the remark, "This is
from the same tree that other apple
was. 1t has all been done by cultiva-
ton" This apple was large and beauti
ful-looking. 1t was eagerly eaten. The
good man thus preached sermon that
has never been forgotten.
| o. S. RICE.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
Clipped and Condensed.

FEEDING cows is like manuring land,
both require just so much to show best
results; if little more feed or manure
is given, the loss is less than if little
less is given.
FEW farmers realize how much they
are indebted to the breeders of pure
bred stock of all kinds, and to those
who have improved the grains and
vegetables of the farm.
To make COW milk easily she should
be kept as contented as possible. If
worried, there is sure to be some ten
sion of the muscles, which retains the
milk, and this holds it up.
NEVADA has a total of SO, 6S9524
acres, all of which is practically worth
less. Montana has $4,000 900 acres Of
public land, the greater part of which is
valueless for agricultural purposes.
EVEN on the same farm there may
be such difference in the character OF
the soil as to make it possible to easily
grow certain kinds of plants in one
field which cannot be probably culti-
waited in another.
IT was discovered quite recently that
the grains on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair have been all more or less affected
by the weevil. This pest has been the
source of untold loss and it is feared
that it will be widely spread.
To ascertain the best and cheapest
way of using skimmilk for the produc-
ton of pork has been a part of the
work of the Vermont experiment sta
ton the past year. Sour skimmilk pro-
duces as good results pound for pound
as sweet skimmilk.
IN reading of the great milk and but
ter records it will be noticed that those
who fed the cows did not begin with
big ration and give the cows all they
would eat at first, but got the cows
gradually accustomed to the change of
feed, if any was made, and then in
creased it only so fast as the cows APP
peared able to digest and assimilate it.
AN Endorsement of a note means that
the indorser will pay it if the maker
| should fail, and consequently no man
should become an indorser unless he is
both ready and willing to fulfil this OBJ
| legation. An observance of this simple
and only honorable rule would lessen,
| perhaps, tne Volutne Vi sPeSuiauNe
business, but it would give stability TO
the credit system and be beneficial to
debtor and creditor alike.
PEOPLE do not always recognize that
besides those who have good or bad
name, respectively, there are great
many who have, so to speak, no name
at all. Good names and bad names are
acquired, and very many people do
nothing to distinguish themselves as
either good or bad. A bad name may
be acquired very quickly and some
times undeservedly, but good name is
only earned by long years of upright
conduct.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
New Hampshire College of Agricul-
ture and the Mechanic Arts.

The first catalogue issued from Dur
ham will show an interesting class of
fifty, or nearly twice as many as have
been at one time connected with any
previous class. In the class are ten
young women. Besides the name of
the president, that of DR.. Lamson of
the Experiment Station will appear
among the instructors. His specially
will be Plant Diseases. OF the eleven
instructors in add ion to the president,
three take the subject of Agriculture !;
two, of Chemistry; one, OF Zoology
and Entomology, while the other five
do the remaining part of the college
work. The courses of study as an
nounced in the catalogue for 1929
will be practically unchanged, except a
new short course in Agriculture will be
added. The new dairy building is
nearly completed and will be well adap-
ted for practical instruction in dairy
work. To secure uniform temperature
the building is constructed with double
hollow walls, and is to have steam from
the shops, an extra boiler, and re-
frigerating machine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

college a classical institution than he
has of trying to subvert the government
of New Hampshire" All we can say
to this is, that if our friend is right
then the president has mighty queer
way of expressing himself. We have
plenty of times been assured, not only
that President Buckham was hearty
friend of the farmer, but that President
Andrews of Brown was even more than
that: and if we are to believe their
declarations, all the complaints and
criticisms asserting the contrary are
base libels. We do not doubt the per-
sona integrity of any of these gentle
men; but we do believe-and it has
been their conduct which has given us
the belief-that it is impossible for
classically educated man of ability suf-
ficient to occupy such positions TO see
things of this sort ms plain people see
them. No doubt DR.. Buckham thinks
he has perfect model of true agri-
cultural college under his control at
Burlington. But where is the other
man, outside of his influence, who
holds the same opinion?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
Nothing.

Nothing to do but work,
Nothing to eat but food,
Nothing to wear but clothes
To keep one from being nude.
Nothing to breathe but air
Quick as a flash it is gone;
Nowhere to fall but off,
Nowhere TO stand but on.
Nothing to comb but hair.
Nowhere to sleep but bed
Nothing to weep but tears,
No one to bury but dead.
Nothing to sing but songs
All, we'll Alas and alack
Nowhere to go but out,
Nowhere to come but back
Nothing to see but sights,
Nothing to quench but thirst,
Nothing to have but what we've got
Thus through our lives we're cursed
Nothing to strike but gait
Everything moves that goes;
Nothing at all but common sense
Can ever Withstand these woes.
Anonymous.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

ALL FREE.-Those who have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery know its
value, and those who have not have
now the opportunity to try it free. Call
on the advertised druggist and get a
trial bottle free. Send your name and
address to II. E. Bucklen & Co., Chi
cago, and get sample box of DR..
Kings New Life Pills free, as well as
a copy of Guide to Health and House
hold Instructor free. All of which is
guaranteed to do you good and cost you
nothing. Go to G. Blakely's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

HOGS are about one dollar per hun
dred higher than they were at this time
last year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

A FRIEND in whom we put great con-
iidence writes to us saying: 81 am
sure that President Murkland has no
more intention of trying to make the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
A VETERANS VERDICT.
The War is Over. A Well-known SOL
der, Correspondent and Journal
list Makes a Disclosure.

Indiana contributed her thousands OF brave
soldiers to the war, and no state bears a bet
ter record in that respect than IL does In
literature it is rapidly acquiring an
enviable place. In war and literature
solomon Jewell. well known as a writer as
SOL, has won an honorable position. Dur
ing the late war he was n member of Co. M,
Cd. N. Y Cavalry and Of the 18th Indiana In
fantry Volunteers Regarding an important
circumstance he writes as follows:
several OF us old veterans here are using
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine, Heart Cure
and Nerve and Liver pills, all of them giving
splendid satisfaction. In fact, we have never
used remedies that compare with them. OF
the Pills we must say they are the best COM
bination of the qualities required in a prep
aration OF their nature we have ever known.
We have none but words of praise for them.
They are the outgrowth OF new principle in
medicine, and tone up the system wonder
fully. We say to all, try these remedies"
Solomon Yewell, Marion, Ind, Dec. s. 1892
These remedies are sold by all druggists on
a positive guarantee or sent direct by the
DR.. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart, Ind, on re-
ceipt Of price, 81 per bottle, six bottles s. ex-
press prepaid. They positively contain neither
opIates nor dangerous drugs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
Editorial NOtings.

WHAT sense is there in man who
bought his farm in war times, when
our paper money was not worth more
than forty cents to the dollar, saying
that it cost him twice as much as he
could sell it for now? Either that man
cannot cipher, or he knows that if he
can get half as many of our present
dollars for that farm he is realizing a
pretty good profit on his Investment
unless it is in much better condition
than when he bought (which is not
often the case.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

IT is supposed that every farmers
wife knows how to render lard; but
there is occasionally new idea on an
old matter, and the following, from the
Stockman and Farmer, strikes us as at
least good, if not quite new: 81 COM
mence with the leaf or kidney fat in the
kettle, and as soon as little lard rises
i put in the other fat and stir to pre-
vent burning. When the lard begins
to float the cracklings dip out the lard
and strain, and continue until you have
dipped all you can, then press the
cracklings. This can all be done in
three-fourths of an hour. AS l use no
water my lard keeps sweet and fresh
for two and three years"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
FARM AND GARDEN.

Address all inquiries oil communications in relation
10 agriculture to DIR. L. II. HosKINs. Newport, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

lie we want the best prices We must
pay attention to every detail and bring
our products TO market accordingly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

WE believe that there are not a few
of our readers who are grateful to us
for our plain talk about the so-called
Holsteins, which have been pushed
upon thousands, especially of the anna
teur class, for practical farmers have
almost everywhere held off from this
class of stock, whose milk is 30 poor, in
many cases, as to bring honest men
under prosecution for adulteration with
water. The files of the old Vermont
Farmer show that we many years ago
gave careful attention to the history
and American experience with this
Dutch stock; and the change of name
from the true to the utterly false form
of Holstein has done nothing but
cause loss to hundreds of honest but
ill-informed men, who have been led
by loud advertising to put their money
and labor where it was practically lost.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Ca Sold by druggists at seventy
five cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, q
IUCAs CouNTy

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of F. j.
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the
city of Toledo, county and state afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

feel as If I'd lost no great amount of
self-respect, either. Some times l think
the people in gineral is good deal
like that there mule. They won't drive
at all 'thout bell on o. some kind, and
the fool reformer that thinks it would
be a sacrifice of his principles to let 'em
have it gifts kicked into the middle of
next week, while the politician is
willin' to pervide the bell for 'em, and
they get down and hump themselves
while he sits in spring seat and rides.
An l don't doubt I've ben mule my
self many time, an shall be agin."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

WITCH-GRAss is heavy feeder, and
will not do much, or spread far, in poor,
thin soils, or in any light soils out of
condition. No doubt it contains a great
deal of good nutritive matter, for it is
the /" bad brother" of wheat; but we
must ask Mr.. Stewart to excuse us from
sowing the seed, or introducing the
roots into our land, until he has contin-
ued his tria! of it while longer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

IT is a good thing to adhere faith
fully to sound principles; but men err
too often in being % too sot in their
ways" This is amusingly illustrated
in the following anecdote from West
ern paper: "Some of these fellows
that are so set on their principles re-
mind me very much of an old fellow
that bought mule l knowed once"
said the man on the cracker box.
"That is, knowed the Teller, not the
mule. He bought that mule from the
street car company and the fool mule
wouldn't work without a bell on his
neck. Well, bell to suit the mules
idea of things could be bought for about
fifteen cents, and any sensible man
would have bought it and put in on
on the mule, that is. But this teller
wasn't that kind. He said he'd be
doggoned if he would be outdid by a
mule, and he started out to conquer
that beast or die in the attempt. He
died in the attempt. The mule kicked
him 30 high that the coroner's jury
wrangled an hour over whether he had
died from the kick or from strikin' the
earth. Died happy though, cause he
had died for a principle, and hadn't
been outdone by mule. Then /
bought the mule and put bell on him,
and am working him yet, and don't
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

IT is now suggested that it is high
time to again rejuvenate of stock of
this important source of cheap food, by
a fresh recourse to the original South
American stock. All attempts to grow
edible potatoes from our own native
SPECIES, found in the Rocky Mountains,
have SO far failed-though we doubt
whether sufficient attention, skill and
perseverance have been bestowed upon
the experiment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
~ my presence, this 9th day of
!, ! December, A. D., 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
~ Notary Public.