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The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03
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spondingly successful man.
Much is being written now about
the use Of sugar and molasses as sfeed
for stock. Experiments. have been
made in Francs and Germany which
tend TO show. that no other form of hy-
dro-carbon is so cheap as measured by
results. ~ i'id 'Ft' Nnflli%
1T is clsimed BY scientific authori-
ties that cows furnish milk on the
thirds" system; that is they retain
two-thirds OF the food that Is given
them for the requirements Of their
own system, and return one-third to
their owner in the shape Of milk.
Mexico produces anything that can
be raised in any country, asserts the
Atlanta Constitution. So varied'is Is cli-
mate that in the same state can be raised
any product Of the tropics and Of the
polar regions Cotton, wheat, rye,
silver, silk, cocoanuts, bananas, rice,
Cocoa, vanilla, logwood, mshogony,
hides and wine are the principal
products. ...,',
"A great deal Of our prairie hay 10
cured too rapidly; there il too much
hurry to make hay while the sun
shines, when tits . fact that hay cured
fully in the hest Of a blazing sun loses
much Of its value as = feed and be.
comes hard and insipid. When prairie
grass is cut early in the day, 1t should,
when we'll wilted, be raked into wind
rows, and afterwards-same day-into
small cocks and let it cure.
People who live way of in the
country ought to keep themselves pro-
vided with the necessary appliances
for mending up their things. They can
seldom command the services Of q me-
chanic to do this, SO their household
and premises will be apt to present a
dilapidated appearance unless they ex-
ercise some care and ingenuity about
msnding up their own thingA
The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03
KEEP THE pIos COMFORTABLE
A xe..n Have 1hrifty staeh st Aghe


AsA Ys.'n Have Thrifty eessk 1t 1Ages
When the farmer starts out TO pre-
pare narrowing nests he IL too often
careless shout having them comforta-
BILE. The roofing b not msde perfect
against rain or snow, or may be tne
sidss Of the structure are not wino.
proof. These careless fellows do NOS
realize how short the skip is from In
different to perfect work. Nor does ne
realize the difference between success
and failure with = litter Of pigs. Tho
wind blowing through m opening In
the shed may work ruin to the pigs
For farrowing, . comfortable shed or
house can be built for eo; ono that
will do good service for number OF
years with but little repair Often
litter of pigs IL Lost that il worth much
more than the coat Of the house.
Sometimes when an effort 10 made at
providing shelter. there Is extreme
thoughtlessness in its preparation, az
though wind or rain would not find an
opening in straw or a crack between
plank or rails. No more comfortable
shelter can be made than doublc-
sided rail pen. the sides packed with
straw. and the whole covered with
straw to sufilcient depth to prevent
leakage. Most farmers do not cover
such sheds perfectly; instead OF making
them rain proof, they act rs filters,
often dripping water on the pigs for
hours after the rain IL over. It would
require but lite moro work to perfect
such . shed. Many farmers think
straw the meanest kind Of bedding
and SO it Is, II not properly used.
When IL is used ~ It should be, there
10 nothing better ON most farms.
| When used, It should not be sllowed
TO become wet, nor should It be used
so long rs to become fine Is to form
. dust When we use It and 1t geta
broken up 80 fine as to stick to the
bodies Of the pigs when they come out
Of the nests, we think the time
has a como for . change. Again,
there il something In keeping
10 pig comfortable by proper
feeding; pig should not be compelled
70 take exercise on account of hunger
altogether, but rather on account, o.
his thrifty condition; comfort does moi
lie entirely in the shelter given. MOI
can best feeding take the place o.
shelter and comfortable quarters Blu
. certain amount Of comfortable shell
ter Is much cheaper than an endeavo
to make the animal comfortable BY
high feeding. Some farmers in treat
ment of their swine act as though the,
believed comfort in the way Of she'd
was actually unnecessary, that a hog 4
more healthy without q shelter thar
with 1t. Too little is thought o
the deleterious effects OF the nest tha
al ways stands when the animal leave
1t. A farmer does not learn prope
care at once when he desires to &c
away from old customs. II his pig
cough, he inquiries Of his neiRhbor
what will cure them-does not take
thought as to the cause. cry
/ We used to have our pigs and stool
cough, but since we have learned hoy
to make them comfortable, we do no
think Of other remedies; in fact W
have no use for them. teit
| A thoroughly comfortable pig is
healthy one.-John NJ. Jamison, i
Swine Brecders' journal
The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03
10 = 'ea-sANyHoDy GAN oeARM,,sss,ii
Bat II r.ses I Farmer 10 mats ! sues,.

~ sff Asss77'.1 81 IL. ii'''' i''Ff7 shT
So they can after : fashion. Yet If
. success is made, 1t viii only be done
by understanding how . very large
amount. st least, Of the work must be
done. IN may not be- and often 10 mot,
good economy for the farmer to stop
HIS farm work snd do Allsthe odd jobs
that he will find necessary. Yet he
will not find the knowledge amiss II he
is a good gardeper. and horticulturist,
with knowledge Of varieties and how
to plant and cultivate, prime, graft,
bud and propagate. ~ = -. p" ~
!, He can know how to drain to avoid
washing; to measure 80 AZ to derive
the largest amount Of benefit; to man
age all kinds Of stock-to feed. fstten.
select, breed and doctor when neces-
sary; to repair harness. gatss. fences
and more or lcss machinery; In addi-
tion to this Ne must have 1 sufiicient
knowledge of business to buy and sell
to a good advantage. Taking all in
all. there u no calling ID life that re-
quires, . more varied knowledge and
demapds , cooler, quicker Judgment,
with practical knowledge Of the best
plan Of managing, than success.
full farming. Some men may at
tempt to farm. the same - they
try other Ceilings in life, but they
sssally stays - ~ bottom Of the lad
dsr, Whether tl,ey farm or whether
tkoy 5ollo.v soene other calling, Men
that l1sye made Z Allure Of every Ming
they have ever tried are almost Ger
tain at some time to conclude that
they can farn, wh1n probably this will
prove fully - great : mistake - they
have mad
While 10 may not always be sd-
visable for the farmers to do every
little jobo Of repairing or outside work
that comes up, at ths same time there
are so many occasions when q practical
knowledge OF how and what to do can
be made proftabls. And without this
knowledge consiAssabie loss viii, often
be occasioned.
All who farm do not make . success,
but this is certainly true of all other
callings as well. And 1t is certain
many Of the failures with farmers are
among that class who have failed in
other callings, and also 90 to farming
under the impression that anybody
can farm. These with no knowledge
,uf = what constitutes "a suecessful
farmer. or Of the different kinds OF
work that the farmer must know how
to do. sre almost certain to make .
failure.
n The farmer of al callings can afford
TO be I kind OF . Jack-of-a1l- trades, be-
cause he can make them useful at diff
ferent times. In fact the man who
makes success on the farm must, to q
very large extent, be a general-pur-
pose-man, able to turn his hand to any
kind of work that may arise. Certain
it is that every man can not do this
successfully, and as . natural conse-
quence every man can not farm and
make . success -Southern Farm.
The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03
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The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03

The first manufacturing statistics
were collected by the government in
1850, when it was discovered that tho
capital invested was little In excess
of half billion Of dollars
The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03

The eggs received In New York
alone during one year amounted to 53,-
400 barrels Of seventy dozens each. and
745, s4S cases Of thirty dozens each, or n
grand total Of III, ,soo. .s4o eggs in New
York that year.
The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03

In 1880 there were 2s4.22s miners
Of all kinds In this country.
The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03

~ D0kG - = ~ 01A b1AA2 30L oI-
swered the spy. That TELLER there,
the tall one. had 1t in his pocket In Z
buckslxin bog y f.eNnA ;sessd as5 4
"noyon hear that, youngster7~~, said
the chief, turning upon Al. = SHOW
we're here after that gold, and, what's
more, WORE going TO have It Will you
hand II over ormust make you, do it9'
Al hesitsted. He knew he had des-
pcrate men TO deal with, but was de-
termined net to yield until obliged to.
EsIcsk kefe, thusdered the ruilan
leader, exasperated BY the LADS stub
bornness, i've fooled away all the
time I'm going to with you, young fel-
low. 10 you go thats horse lhSrs?'
pointing his pistol st one Of the, teams
"well. I'll give you Just one minute
to hand over that gold, or down goes
that horse; and II that don't con-
vince you, I'll down the next, and
the next, and every hoof you've got.
And If that don't fetch the money" he
added, with fierce oath, i'i'il take q
shot ~ you!- e. s.,
Al saw the fellow meant what he
said, and. - further resistance would
have been foolishness, he united the
sack Of oats and handed the money tO
the robber, who. after counting IL, put
the purse in his pocket a4s sfaqiti
"All right, boysw he called out.
"And now, nay young friends, when
we've troubled you for look at some
Of those goods, we will bid you good
night and be on. You see, our out
door occupation demands warm cloth
ing and plenty Of powder and lead, and
II you have such things aboard, you
will save much damage TO the rest OF
your loads BY showing us where we
can hnd what we want"
"You might as well do II, Al" whis-
pered Frank They're bound to have
II, anyway, and will only tear things
70 pieces II you leave them to hunt for
L." a.-a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-05
THE CANAL COMMISSION.
Its Members May Start for Nicaragua
in Three Weeks.

WASHINGTON, April Alt is expected
that Tie Nicaraguan canal commission will
star; for Nicaragua within two weeks, as
is very short, when the work to be done
is considered. Major Ludlow probably will
be the president of the commission by
virtue of his brevet rank of colonel He is
now il. London on duty as military attache
OF tie American embassy and it is believed
that his thorough acquaintance with the
British view of the canal project will be of
value to the commission. he will be in
SIructed Dy cable TO take the nrSt steamer
fcr the United states and to come to WASH
1ngton. The commissions will organize and
outline its plan of operations and then go
to New York, wnere thorough exa.llia-
ton viii be made OF the surveys and working
plans of the canal company, with the pur-
pose OF saving time and work in the held
I.etlirnlng to Washington, the commission
Seci etary of State and then proceed to
Mobile and sail on the cruiser Montgomery
for Greytown at the eastern terminus of
the canal. The season will not be we'll
suited to field work there is always an
al>GEGance of rain to be expected in the
simmer months and the party will have to
rough it, especially the east side, where
the Sv ampy jungleS are impossible on
horseback and there are no roads. The
canal company, however, is doing what it
sen and has alredy sent orders to Grey
town to put laborerS at work chopping away
tie jungle from the canal route. 1t is
Believed that with average weather the
commission can complete its work in
Nicaragua in about two months and be
back in the United States in July. ready
to BEGIN the compilation of its report which
nus be ready by next November.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-05
Indiana Notes.

A Parkhurst Society has been formed in
Elwood.
In the suit for five Thousand dollars dam
ages at Portland. brought by Mary A Sale
against DIR. Mason, of Pennvlle, for mall
practice, the jury found for the defendant.
DIR. Earl Silver. Harry Ashley and Harry
Hopping, of Lebanon, vendors of patent
medicines, were arrested at Clarksburg and
Squire Power. at Greensburg, fined two Of
them S1975 each a charge of rafting
tea sets and silver spoons.
The semi-annual session of the Northern
Indiana Liberal Medical and Surgical Asso-
citation was held at Valparaiso. Papers
were read by Prof. F. Ellingwood. of Chi
cago; A. j. Currie, of Glasgow, Scotland ;
D. c. Knott of Plymouth and w. S. Shat
ter, of Rochester Prof. e. j. Farnum of
Chicago, lectured before the students of the
Northrn Indiana Normal School.
The report of the committee of visitors
to the State Normal School was submitted
to the board of trustees this week at Terre
Haute- The board, appointed by the State
Board of Education. was composed of the
following: Irwin Shepard, president of the
State. Normal School at Winona, Mimi ;
Charles f. Patterson, supe rintendent of city
schools at Edinburg, Ind; F. A Cotton,
county superintendent of schools of Henry
county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-05
WHERE is THE BOODLEs
Chicago Democrats Cannot AccOun,
For $5OO.OO0 Campaign Fund.


CHICAGO, April 4-The Post prints
sensational story tonight regarding the
disappearance of 100000 Democratic cam
paign fund. The Post states that the
managers of the recent campaign, in which
the Democratic nominee, Wenter, was de-
feated charge his defeat to a lack of neces-
sary funds and also charge that an enor-
nous sum has been appropriated by five
or six men high in the Democratic political
circles of the city. The fund.- the Post
says, was raised by assessment of CITY
Hall employees and others and amounted
to about 100000. The Wenter managers
claim to have positive proof that the fund
existed prior to the last election, but saw
they were unable to get any of it for
campaign expenses. The reputable men of
the Democratic party are said to have be-
come SO thoroughly aroused over the affair
that they will endeavor to secure an in
vestigation and promise startling develop-
mentS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-05

the Justiees-Har11n Gray Brown ana
snd the ssa e ss fss srs tax
constitutionality. IL Il develops that this
the law must stand as constitutional.
It may not be amiss to point out. in this
returns must be made of taxable incomes
expires on April Is. 1t is possible that the
before that date. Indeed. il Is the belief OF
weli-snformed persons that this will be
done; Nevertheless. 1t should be remem-
plying with the law even If the court de-
cides against its constitutionality. For in
much waste paper, of which no indiscreet
use can be made by the authorities under
n neayy penalties "a whereas f the law j. de,
stronger probability that this will be the
case In spite of all gossip to the contrary,
fine of 90 per cent. of the original tax, II
Is the safer course, therefore, to assume
that the law will be upheld.
Treasury authorities, while secretly dread
ing the possibility Of an adverse decision,
law will be upheld An adverse decision
means the loss of some thirty millions of
revenue, a contingency that at once sug-
gests the probability of an extra session
called for the purpose of supplying the
government with money. 1t is too early
to speculate with profit on the programme
of Republican House of Representatives
whose history involves much as will
that of the Fifty-fourth Congress. Tariff
revision and the extent to which it shall
be undertaken with Democratic Presi-
dent in the executive mansion and on the
eve OF national campaign, is a complica-
ted problem. but ii is not venturing be-
yond the limits of caution to point out the
strong probability of immediate in
crease of the tax on beer. That PROPOSE
ton found many adherents in both
branches Of Congress when the Wilson bill
was framed and was only abandoned when
the adoption of the income tax made the
increase OF the beer tax unnecessary. If
the income tax is abolished an increase
in the beer tax is the natural sequence
and it is not likely that the beer brewers
powerful as they have always proved
themselves to be in Democratic Legisla-
lures and Congresses will be able to de-
feat a law for an additional dollar per
barrel of beer. The income thus derived
will, incidentally, be almost Identical with
the revenues that are expected of the in
come tax
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-05
Obituary..

NEwBURG. N. ". April CHARLES E..
Williams, president OF the Beverage brew
aged sixty-six. In early life Charles ri 5oI r..
land. Ore, and later in Olympia, Wash.
He has been president Of the .Newburg
Board of Trade, was trustee OF the First
work of a number of charitable organiza-
tions. A widow and three children survive
him.
BALTIMORE. April 4.--Ex-C Congressman
Benje min Gwin Harris died to-day at his
home .'E,llenSboro." near LeOnardtown,
Md. He was born Dec. ID, 1906. He served
with distinction in Congress during the civil
war. His own syr,pathies We're outspoken
for the South He was originally Wing,
but left that party during the Tyler admin
istrat;or and was afterwards most I'M
con,rt missing Democrat, was always for
free trade and sailors rights
OREGON, Ill. April THE Rev. B. H.
Cartwright. aged eighty-five. the pioneer
preacher of northern Illinois and Iowa,
died last night Of sciatic rheumatism He
was born near Auburn n 4, March y,
1910
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-05
SAMOAN LAND CLAIMS.
Report of Commissioner AChambepg-
Few Americans in the Islands

rev americans in the Islands.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-The report of
W. L. Chambers, nited States Land Com
missioner to Samoa, dated Feb 8, 1895, was
made public to-day. Mr.. Chambers was one
of three commissioners appointed by the
treaty powers of Great Britain, Germany
and the United States under the provisions
of the Berlin treaty to adjust and settle all
claims by aliens to lands in Samoa The
final meeting of the commission was held
Dec. ., 1894. at Apia. and its reports were
turned over to the Chief Justice of Samoa.
as required by the treaty, and are now in
his custody. These reports include all the
title papers to Samoan lands and are of
considerable value. An exhibit attached
to the report shows that the total number
of claims filed before the commission was
1892. OF these 1.422 were German, 1,757 Brit
ish 3O7 American, 325 French and l3l mis-
eellaneous. The total claims aggregated
1,691,S9s acres. while the islands only con-
tain $4,000 acres. Only 8 per cent of the
claims were confirmed One man, under a
large number of deeds, claimed practically
the whole of the island of Savii. which con-
tains nearly half the acreage of the entire
country This same man also held large
claims in other islands, but all except about
. Is COO acres of his claims were rejected
The vast bulk Of acreage claimed by
the manifestly inaceuuate consideration
given for it, and because the titles were de-
fective under several of the provisions of
the treaty. About LOCO acres were con-
firned to Americans. Most of them be-
longed to a corporation composed of San
Francisco stockholders. Mr.. Chambers says
he heard Of only nineteen bona fide Ameri-
can subjects in the country, exclusive of
officials and does not believe there are
tnirty Americans there all told, including
those who claim citizenship through nat
uralization He says there are several we'll
to-do Americans, engaged principally in
mercantile pursuits, one of whom is the
wealthiest man in the country. Some of
these are married to native women and
probably will never return to the United
States for that reason.
In reference to Pango-Pango bay, Mr.
Chambers saws that the claim of the United
States government was examined and con-
firrned but that the claims are by no means
SO valuable as the American public seem to
think What are thought to be the most
valllab bic parts of the shore of the bay have
never been acquired by the United States.
The harbor is so deep and the bay so small
that not more than three or four ships
could be anchored there in case the wind
wis blowing either into the mouth on the
harbor or off shore. He recommends that IL
our rights are considered to be really of
value Steps should be taken to acquire such
additional rights as may make these already
held OF use. He argues. however, that the
station is not likely TO be OF further use,
ma thinks the advisabllity OF making fur
ther investments there should be fully con-
sidered before taking any further steps in
the matter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-05
BENSON IS A FORGER
EXPOSE At CoNNERsvII.LE FOLLOW
ING HIS SUDDEN DEATH.
Indiana Teachers In Session at south
Bend and Mount vernon-Death of
Rev. Sells.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CONNERSvILLE, Ind. April 4-Fal-
mouth. nine miles west of this city, and the
scene of the recent fatal fight between
Quincy Rees and Oscar Knots over the
affections OF Miss Nellie Fry. is in the
throes Of another sensation. To-day the
discovery was made that the late Beverley
Benson was forger. but the serious
charges against him win never receive ex-
PLANTATION, as his sudden death, presumably
from heart Hsease occurred only few
weeks ago. Mr. Benson was always held
in high esteem by his neighbors. but it Is
now known that the names of the surety
on several notes executed by him are
forgeries. and his widow is Frustrated from
the intelligence. Notes are held by Wesley
Curtis for $500. Potter Kell for $500. AM
brose Williams for $50 and the Fayette
Bank and First National Bank, Of this
city. hold some of his paper. The names
of Sample White, j. p. Thrasher, James
Wykoff and others appear on the papers
as surety, but all deny their signatures. A
note for Sl00, held by the r.ushville Bank.
was due the day Benson was buried, and
this was paid by Mrs. Benson. The entire
amount of the forgeries is estimated at
between 81 600 and 5000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-05
INDIANA SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Those from the North Half of the
State in Session at south Bend.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, md, April 4. - The
thirteenth annual convention of the North
ern Indiana Teachers Association con-
vened at the First Presbyterian Church
at 7:30 clock this evening. The teachers
began arriving yesterday, three hundred
coming at late hour last night. To-day
several hundred more arrived, and the at
tendance is expected to reach one thousand.
Superintendent Calvin Moon, of this city,
and a few teachers receive the guests.
To-day has been spent in visiting the city
schools, Notre Dame University and st.
Marys Academy. This evening Mayor d.
b. j. Schafer welcomed the visitors in
pleasing address. David K. Goss, superin-
tendent of the indianapolis schools, re-
sponded. The recurring president, b. f.
Moore, of Frankfort delivered an address
and warmly welcomed the incoming presi-
dent, H G.. Woody, of Kokomo. The
mainder Of the evening was devoted to
music and miscellaneous business. To-
morrow there will be afternoon and even
ing sessions and the meeting will adjourn
Saturday forenoon. 1t is believed that
there will be big fight for the next meet
ing inasmuch as tins one has Gained out
such "A large atten.ancp