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Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Manure from Clover Hay.

Baltimore County farmer writes TO
Hoods Dairyman the following in
structive and interesting article on
Farm Labor. He says:
MY father once told me that about
twenty years ago. rs he was on the first
of the year taking stock, so to speak,
of the years work he put rs the lowest
calculation. the price for hay ut $50
a ton. wheat at 81 Il bushel. and other
products in proportion. To-day L pay
the same wages that he did, when II is
reckoned in money. but when it is
reckoneG in grain and hay. ii takes two
bushels now where il then took but one.
and in this year Of short hay crop it
takes nearly two hundred pounds 10
pay for Il days labor, where ii used to
take but one.
Now. in the face of this. am | 60
Ing To employ all the labor | can, and
create still further demand for labor,
which is my greatest expense: Hard
ly. My great aim is, and | believe it
should be. to run the farm with rs lit
tie hired men in it as possible. Let my
aim be 10 combine the two elements,
acres and machines with as little us
possible of the third element, labor.
Il have been hiring two men in the
winter. three in the spring and summer.
with extra help ut harvest and thresll-
ing times. and paying from six to eight
hundred dollars Il year for my labor.
List spring | rented to one neighbOr
one field. to another, another field. and
one hired man and myself worked off
the balance what we could we'll, AMI the
rest was left unworked. And rs re-
suit, | have just as much grain and
hay and that at clear saving of from
two to three hundred dollars, from my
reduced labor bill. There is money in
farming with low-priced crops and
high-priced labor. but few, mighty few
of us, can get it out. What we want to
do is to use as little labor as possible.
until either labor comes down or crops
go up"
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
NO PLACE FOR THEIR INSANE
Terrible State of Affairs in Penlten-
tiarics of Indiana.

Secretary Bicknell. of the State Board
of Charities, reports pitiful condition OF
affairs with respect TO the insane con.
victs in the prison south, four of whom
are confined in the institution. The pris
on officials are unable to properly care foI
them, or to place them SO that their cries
will not disturb their fellow conyicts
There are no padded cells in the prison,
and when these insane convicts become
violent they dash themselves against the
iron bars and throw themselves upon the
stone floor. bruising their faces and limbs
frequently in the most CHASTITY manner.
The only way they can be restrained is by
stretching them at full length and tring
them hand and foot Life in such Eosi
ton is scarcely better than death. Mean
while their hideous screams. night and
day. keep piercing the ears of the other
convicts.
No more pitiful sight can be ina SinC d.
says Secretary Bicknell, than these in
sane convicts raging in their dark. hard
cells. 1t must bring terrible thoughts to
the other convicts.''
1t is claimed that no one is particularly
at fault because of this sad condition of
the convict insane. The Governor is en-
powered to order removal to the insane
hospitals. and such removals have been
made. AS a rule however, the hospital
managers are averse to receiving such
patients, not only because they are likely
TO escape in case they recover their men
tai faculties, but because the relatives and
friends of other insane patients object to
the convicts being entered for treatment.
All of the insane hospitals &c the State
are now Oyercrowded, with at least 30
applications for admission awaiting final
action. Additions are now being made
ut three of the State institutions which
Will permit the admission of possibly AGO
additional patients. Fully that many, if
not more, of crazy people are now in the
various jails and county poor houses, the
violent ones usually confined in the jails,
with their condition very little better than
that of the convicts to whom Secretary
Bickncll refers.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

ed. fancy may easily picture the Kckapoo
villages, which are known to have existed
above and below, along the banks of the
Wabash.
INhe roadway from Lafay tie to the new
soldiers home follows the course of the
river, and on either side is heavily tim
bered. The hills rise precipitately on the
west, the river flows placidly on the east
and is skirted by giant elms and syca-
mores, some of which looked down upon
and shielded the early aborigines.
Nearing the grounds of the soldiers
home, the road gradually rises above the
river level. There lies upon the right q
peculiar park, known as Tecumseh's Tiaa
1t is private property, and its name is de
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

mum figure for any soldiers home in the
country.
Il have no doubt rlIat within two years
this home will have over 800 inmates and
that it will ultimately hold over 1000"
The citizens of Lafayette take Just
pride in this State institution, which,
from its remarkably fine location. is la
bic TO bocol~ one of the foremost of its
kind. In addition 10 the seven substan-
tial brick buildings which have been erect
ed with the $4,000 appropriated. there
are eleven frame cottages completed and
ready for occupancy. The cottage system
is i'll vogue, and appears to be popular in
the extreme. The policy of the Legis-
lature was 10 establish general buildings.
and to ask the counties. as far as possible,
10 erect cottages for the use of inmates
from the respective counties. The act of
establishment empowers county commits
sioners to make donations for this pur-
pose. Every county. il is claimed. is
now supporting. through its township
trustees, Il number of INDECENT veterans,
whose pensions are not sufficient to sup
port them. III Il much greater expense than
would be necessary were they maintained
at State institution, where the general
Government contributes more than two
thirds of the expense.
Uses and Dimensions,
The general buildings which have been
erected are: The Old Peoples Homo, Old
Mems Home. quartermaster's department.
dining hall and widows home, hospital.
commissary department, power house and
water works.
The Old Peoples Home has a north
front of 1OS feet and an east front of III
feet. 1t contains forty-five rooms and
from the tower, las feet high may be seen
in the city of Lafayette Delphi, Tippeca-
noe battlefield, the Wea Ilains and the
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
MURDERED BY SALOONKEEPER,
Freeman Pritchctt Is Beaten and
Kicked to Death.

A murder occurred at Fowler Friday
night Early in the evening Frank Du-
charme entered saloon owned by Free
man Pritchett and pawned the latter
watch for 81. He returned about IL
o'clock to redeem the pledge, when Prit
chctt refused to deliver the watch until
he had been paid 90-cent whisky bill,
which he claimed Ducharme owed him.
Ducharme was ordered to leave the sa-
loon. He refused and the proprietor came
from behind the bar and struck him in the
face knocking him senseless. ByStanders
interfered. but Prtchett broke away and
again assaulted his fallen victim by plant
ing his foot in his face lie then dragged
the lfelcss body into the street and left il
leaning against 4 fence. Later Pritchctt's
friends loaded the body into a baggage
cart and were in the act of hauling it
away when Night Policeman Morris Girls
spy appeared and took charge. la the
meantime Pritchett had been assisted out
of town, but he was arrested at Earl Park
at daylight just rs he was boarding a Chi
cago train. He was given a preliminary
hearing and bound over to await the result
Of the grand jury investigation. His plea
Will be self-defense
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
WiutcriuU Fall Pigs.

The great point in making fall pigs
pay profit instead of becoming squeal-
ing runts il To have warm place for
them to sleep. and to give them partly
warmed food 50 long rs the weather
IS cold. We have often seen pigs fed
milk and swill from the barrel that
had been frozen over. and both were
nearly or quite at the freezing temper
allure. In such case it takes too much
of the nutrition in food fed thus TO
maintain animal heat All this food has
to be heated TO the temperature of the
body before it can begin to digest.
When this is done what is left will
not make much fat or growth.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
VETERANS WILL REST
HAVE A PLEASANT HC:IE ON
THE WABASH.
lndiana's State Buildings for Old
Soldiers Are Situated Amid Historic
Surroundings-The Home Is Ham
pcred by Small Appropriations.
For Old Boys i'm Blue.

Little has been said and less has been
written regarding the Indiana State Sol
diers Home. \ location which possesses
more of natural beauty or historic interest
would be difficult to find. The home.
which was officially opened about Il month
ago. lies upon the west bluffs of the Wa
bash river. From more than one point
may be obtained a fine view of Lafayette.
upon the opposite side of the river some
three and a half miles distant.
The grounds comprise 237 acres. and
have water frontage of over 1000 feet.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Two Men and Their Dairics.

John and George start with dairies
alike. John is the smarter of the two,
but he lays abed in the morning an
hour after George is at work. John
trusts the hired man to do the feeding
and milking, and gets his wife to look
after the milk while he attends TO the
larger matters about the farm. says
l.. :. Hardin. in Home and Farm.
George is Il duller man. but Il painStak-
ing fellow. who looks after details. He
is always on hand when the cows are
fed. and sees that each one gets all she
will eat up clean, and no more.
He even takes the trouble to weigh
the milk night and morning and keeps
record of it. which he looks over 1T
night to see how each COW is getting
along. Noting the slightest variation
in Polly's yield, he inquiries about it.
and finds she has tired of her feed and
neglects it,
He changes her proportion and add;
n few roots OF Oilmeal for few days,
and SO gets her back again, while if
she had been neglected he would have
had the bad luck of having her fail
off in milk yield. SO he goes in every
thing about his dairy, a little here and
little there, but always on the lookout
to see that there is no waste. Now,
which of those two dairymen will have
the most bad luck" at the end of the
year?
1t will be John every time. His no.
tons are too big. The only break he
can see is Il wagon gap in Il stake-and-
rider fence He will not bother with
those small things that make up the
sum of life and the success of any bust
ness. SO far as luck is concerned, the
man who sits down and waits for it
seldom hits it, while the man who goes
forth to meet it will get many knock
downs. but he will conquer bad luck
and add to his victory all the good luck
that comes his way.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
WARMING Water for Cows.

water for any ether stock than COWS.
1t is not necessary for store of fatten-
ing animals to drink a great deal in
cold water. But if the milk flow is to
be kept up and the digestion is to be
kept good, the COW must have plenty
of water, and in cold weather it should
be warmed to very near the heat of the
animals body. This is especially impOr-
tant for the COW approaching time for
parturition. Al this period the system
Is naturally somewhat feverish. and
the animal should be encouraged TO
drink as much as possible.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Old PEOPLES HOME-INDIANA STATE SOLDIERS HOME

Miami, on the lakes. to St. Louis on the
Mississippi, they came and went, often
visiting the Wabash tribe and urging
them tC JOIN the powerful Algonquin con-
fcderacy and thus cripple the warlkc lro-
quois.
The past goes with you at every step rs
You stroll about the site dedicated to the
defenders of the Union. Turn to the
northeast and. ut the mouth of the Tippc-
canoe, you will see where the great vii
lage of Keth-tip- ke-ca-nunk stood proud
of its shingle-roofcd houses. seventy OF
which were destroyed by fire when the
village was captured by Capt. Wilkinson
III 1871. This village marked an advance
in civilization more than commensurate
with tine times. and which can only be ac-
counted for by the presence OF many
French traders.
Turn Ia the sOuthward, and from the
commanding height there stretches be-
fore you for miles the great Wea Plains.
which were once the home of that most
powerful tribe. the Miamis At the close
of the eighteenth century this plain con
tanned five large Indian villages the most
powerful of which was Ouiatcnon, which.
with the others, after nearly Il century of
remarkable history. was destroyed by
Gen. Scott. Across from the plains, on
the opposite side of the river, it is stated,
stood Fort Ouiatenon, which was built
away back in 1920 and was captured by
the Indians some fortythree years after,
during the Pontiac conspiracy.
Commands Historic Spots.
From this same height. where now the
grayI,laired veterans whose service TO
their country is being in slight manner re-
warded, you may look out toward historic
spots. The site of tile Winnebago village
upon the Wild Cat may be seen, and,
while the exact snots h., va not heen loc l.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

rived from rhe fact that upon this exact
spot Tecumtha, the greatest of the Sha-
Vance chiefs and perhaps the most emil
nent warrior and statesman of the Agon-
quin race. camped when on the way to en-
gage in the famous battle of Tippecanoe.
1t was but a few miles to the north of
the site selected for the soldiers home
that our forefathers on that memorable
dark and rainy morning in November, in
1911, shattered forever the strongest CON
fcderacy known among the Indians of
that time
ui'dings of the Home.
From the camp ground of Tecumrha
ihe road makes an abrupt and prec.pitous
ascent To the plateau above, where stand
the newly erected buildings of the sol
d.ers' home. They are not many, nor are
they elaborate in finish or construction.
The State Legislature voted an APP
preparation of $4,000 for an insti-
tuition deserving Il multiplication of
hGures. That amount was spent upon
buildings alone. The trustees, fortunate
ly, have had sufficient faith in future leg
lsiative action. and have gone into their
own pockets 10 an amount approXimating
$4,000. in furnishing the buildings. for
which the entire appropriation had been
expended in construction.
The soldiers home was officially opened
Feb. l, but the first inmate arrived on the
scene Jan. >. At the present time there
are 1o4 persons at the home. all but two
Of whom are members. The formal open
ing has been postponed until July f. at
which time Gov. Matthews and many dis
tinguished guests will be present.
Col. John l.. Mcgrew commandment. has
been an especially busy man since the
home opened. He was captain of the
Eleventh Indiana volunteers. and, al
though enlist;ng in the Jhirty-day service
he served to the end of the war under
Gen. Lew Wallace. Prior to holding the
present position Col. Megrcw was COM
mandant of the soldiers home ut Warm
Springs, :. ID. The officers. besides the
commandment. are: Capt. W. +. Havens,
adjutant and quartermaster; Laura L.
Ingersoll. matron: DR.. w. L. Younkey
surgeon, and Dr. j. G. Sargent, assistant
surgeon.
Illinois has one of the most economical
of soldiers homes" said Commander Me-
grew Iowa and Nebraska may also be
classed as moderate in their expenditures.
We have to look 10 New England for Law
ish expenditure of money in caring for
the veterans of The civil war. This home
is absolutely new. and it is impossible to
tell what the future will hold for it. This
year we will be forced TO run ut an ex
pense of SAG per capita. That includes,
not alone inmates, but officers salaries
AMI all running expenses. 1t is the mini
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Postal "Snotters" Arrested.

Two of the spoilers sent to Terre
Houte by the Postoilice Department 10
spy on the letter carriers were arrested by
the police rs suspicious characters. They
were seen lettering about a particular
neighborhood and the police took them in.
At headquarters they showed their ere
dentials and were released. The carriers
learned their identity and their usefulness
was gone - far as catching any carriers
urawares was concerned. Postmaster
Donham has asked for additional letter
carriers and it is thought the spoilers
were sent to learn if the present force
was doing all IL should do to cover the
city
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Feed for Breeding Ewes.

Ewes that are with lamb should al
ways have roots during the winter sea-
son. They need these before parturi-
ton as well as after. The period Of
CESSATION is always one when continued
dry feeding induces feverish state
of the system, and this means impaired
digestion. 1t is common to give roots
after the lambs have dropped, so as
to induce a good flow of milk for them.
But the roots should be given several
weeks before parturition, and some
grain added while the lambs are suck
ling, so as to keep the eve from grow
Ing too thin in flesh.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
The Effect of Salt ON Milk,

Salt given to cows has some effect
on the quality of the milk. This is
necessarily so, as the salt aids very
much in the digestion of the food, and
1t is the quantity of the food digcsted
that regulates the quantity and quality
of the milk, says Farm and Home.
Salt is indispensable to the health of
any animal that feeds on vegetable
matter, and the milk is affected great
1y by the health or opposite condition
of the COW. When salt is given to ex-
cess, 1t is injurious, and causes an IN
tense thirst. but this does not neces-
sarily make the milk more watery than
than Is customary, there Is no reason
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
INDIANA INCIDENTS.
RECORD OF EVENTS OF The
PAST WEEK.
Father Unexpectedly Meets His Miss.
ing Hayward Boy 1erre Haute
Police Destroy the Usefulness of
Two of Uncle Sans Detectives.
Finds His Son in a Prison.

i. L. Her. a wrll-known citizen of Car
rett. has found his son, who has been
missing for six weeks. The son is wear-
ing convict stripes in the Ohio State pen
itentiary at Columbus. Her went to the
prison as 4 visitor. and was walking
through one of the shops when he came
face To face with his hayward boy. An
affecting interview followed. during
which the son explained his downfall,
which he attributed to drink. He stated
that his purpose was To live out his sem
tence in silence and thus save his parents
the humiliation which would be attached
to a knowledge of his disgrace.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

The bluff rises abruptly from the river To
q height of about seventy five feet covere |
with dense growth of heavy forest trees.
From there it slopes gradually back to the
upper plateau, about 200 feet above the
river level. The road which leads TO this
charming site lies along the west bank
of the Wabash. On the waters of this
stream once fioated the canoes of Jesuit
emissaries like La Sale and his indomita-
bic assistant. Lieut.. Jointly. From Fort
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Cost of Milk Prod

Professor Wing, of Cornell, in his
summary closing Bulletin 81, on Cost
of Milk Production" says: Our rec
ords of this herd for the past year
seem to warrant the following conclu-
SiOns:
L. With a fairly good herd, carefully
fed and kept, milk can be produced for
sixty-five cents per hundred weight,
and fat for sixteen cents per pound for
the cost of food consumed.
.. That individuals of the same breed
vary more widely in milk and butter
production than do the breeds them
selves.
3. The larger animals consumed less
pounds of dry matter per thousand
pounds live weight per day than did
the smaller animals.
A. That in general the best yields of
fat were obtained from cows that gave
at least fairly large flow of milk.
In general, the cow consuming the
most food produced both milk and fat
at the lowest rate.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Seeding Too Soon.

The desire to get the seed into the
ground rs early rs possible is met very
often with loss. and where seeding is
done when the snow is on the ground,
as with clover, frequently an insult
ficicnt amount is used, and the catch
is DOOR Frost, birds and lack of GOV
ering to the seeds leave but Il proper
ton to terminate, says the Philadelphia
Record. When the spring opens ap-
parently early, especially if the winter
has been mild, there is a strong temp
tation to begin seeding. The loss Of
seed is quite an item should cold spell
come after seeding, but the heaviest
loss is in time. The very effort made to
begin early causes the crops TO be late,
because 4 second planting must be
made, due TO the seed decaying in the
ground. 1t should be understood that
it requires n certain temperature, or
warmth, before life begins in seeds,
and the temporal ure varies according
to the kind of seeds. 1t has long ago
been demonstrated that seeds planted
after the warm days of spring have
well advanced will sprout and over
take those planted when the ground is
cold, and the fact is well known to
fafnfers, yet thousands of dollars
worth Of seeds are annually lost by
the desire to get crops in early, or in
mourning the risk of unfavOrable
weather.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

Wabash rivers for many miles. 1t is in
tended to accommodate old soldiers and
their wives
The dining hail has south front of III
feet and an east front of % feet. The
entire first floor is occupied by the general
dining room. general kitchen, bakery
storeroom. general serving room and stew
ards office. che dining room contains
ample space for 80 table seats and has a
kitchen capacity to accommodate 500 peo-
pie.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Variety with EnsiIa-c.

Probably nine-tenths or nineteen
twentieths of the ensilage put up is
corn fodder, either grown for itself
alone or grown for the grain, and 81
lOed after the ears have been stripped
from it. This last is often done with
sweet corn, and after the ears have
been cleared of their grain the green
husks are put in with the other fod-
der This is greatly relished by cat
tie, but the feed is not a properly bal
anced ration. 1t is not possible to get
clover in the best condition to put in
the silo at the time with the corn. Its
season is in June, long before the corn
is fit to put up. But the clover cut
and dried helps to balance the corn
ration quite as well as if it had been
sliced. In fact, dry feed of some kind
ought always to be fed with any en-
silage. Glover well cured is the best dry
feed that we know of to go with corn
ensilage.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
THE FARM AND HOME.
MATTERS OFINTEREST FARM.
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.

Views of One Farmer on Farm Wages
Unless Animals Are Sheltered Good
Feeding Does Not Avail-Water for
Cows-Variety with Ensilage.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
To Kill Hen Lice.

For lice, dust Persian insect powder
freely i'm every crack and crevice, and
on the body of the hens, In among the
feathers.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
EGGS In Winter.

To produce eggs, avoid free feeding.
and feed meat and milk, with plenty Of
grain at night emitting corn,
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

DR.. Il. Rhoades has been placed on trial
Mt Greensboro. Ky, on The charge Of muir
derng a Mr.. Robinson, wealthy farmer.
Rhoades married Mrs. Robinson.