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Indianapolis, July 3d, 1875.
For the Indiana *armer.
CROPS—STATE FAIR—CENTENNIAL.
It is desired to call attention to the.
very liberal premiums offered by the
State Board of Agriculture, for the
coming State Fair, on agricultural products of the State. And more especially
to the premiums offered for the display
and variety of crops, exhibited by counties—$100 for the best, $50 for the
second, and $25 for the third best.
In addition, a banner worth $50.00 to
the society taking the first premium, to
be returned from year to year, and transferred to the county taking the premium.
The success attending that part of the
exhibition as represented by counties
last season proved the practicability of
the arrangement and a gratification to all
parties interested.
The coming exhibition of the products
will possess a double interest, having in
view the Centennial Exhibition of 1876.
As the growing crops of the present
time must represent the products, by
which Indiana as a producing State will
be judged in the eyes of the world.
It is hoped the officers of the agricultural societies throughout the State will
make an effort to have their localities
represented at the coming State Fair; and
if not as a society, it is earnestly recommended that they secure the best samples
of such products as are not perishable;
and send the same to the General Superintendent of the Board of Agriculture
at Indianapolis, who will place them on
exhibition, if received in time; if not,
they will be acceptable for the purpose of
forming a collection that we will be
proud to place in the space set apart for
Indiana, at the grand National Exhibition next season at Philadelphia.
Products of every nature not perishable should be represented, including all
kinds of grains and grass seeds, wool,
flax, woods of all kinds, and minerals of every description. _ Samples
of grain sent should be limited in
quality to half a bushel, and not less
than half a gallon. Care should be
taken to have each package properly
labeled with a view of giving each producer the • proper credit. Although intended for a collection, each parcel will
be kept intact where practicable.
A concentration of efforts to make a
fair representation as a producing State
is indispensable. _ Every citizen should
feel an interest in the rank which will
be awarded to Indiana next season. No
time should be lost in commencing preparation.
Harvest is already commenced. Select some of the best specimens of grain
before being cut, and arrange some of
the 'best sheaves for samples, showing
the full size as it was grown.
THE   PROPER   TIME COMES ONLY ONCE.
Whatever doubts may have existed as
to the success of the Centennial
Exhibition at Philadelphia have been
dispelled. The indomitable perseverance exhibited by the managers
to perfect the arrangements, the magnitude and extent of the buildings
erected for the purpose, and the general response, enthusiasm, and interest
manifested in the grand result insures
the success of the enterprise.
Very respectfully,
Alex. Heron, Secretary
Indiana State Board of Agriculture..
Indianapolis, June 19th.
CAUSES OF DISEASE & INSANITY.
fc^
We clip the following from a late number of the Orilla (Canada) Packet:
" The late report of the Quebec Lunatic Asylum contains some important
facts and statistics. Considerably jess
than half of the patients were married.
A great majority of the cases were between 20 and 45. A mania for_ wealth
and show is given as a predisposing
cause, next to whisky and tobacto. The
increase of madness naturally follows
the increase in the consumption of
liquor, In France 15 cases out of 100
are produced by drink, and in England
16 out of 100. In England drink directly kills 50,000 persons every year, and in
Germany 40,000. Of idiots, 50 per cent,
are the children of drunkards. Tobacco
is instrumental in causing the greater
number of cases of general paralysis,
which offers small hope of cure. 'The
deleterious influence of tobacco is felt on
the intellectual faculties, as well as on
-the organic system.' Out of 59 serious
affections of the nervous centres observed by one physician, 41 were among
bmokers."
The difference is, the one has the light
of the various sciences that touch upon
farming, to aid him ; the other has not.
The one is thus directed, has the way
pointed out; the other must work it out
by experience alone, testing as he goes.
To him the soil is a blind thing. He
sees only so much earth without knowing what it is. He knows nothing of its
elements; he knows not what grains the
different soils will produce, nor what
kinds of manure are required, nor what
treatment is necessary to each. This, all
this, he has to learn. And not being
guided by any intelligent light, he is left
at random, adrift—and much that he
does is necessarily wrong, and therefore
a loss. In this way it takes him years
to get at the truth of farming. And
then he has it not as the man has who
commenced with the knowledge of these
truths, for the whys and wherefores, the
understanding the principles, are always
an advantage, as they are the radiating
point to meet all cases.
The one meets with success in the
start; the other after years of anxious
solicitude and loss. And never will the
uninformed farmer succeed as well as the
same farmer with his mind stored with
the requisite knowledge. The reason is,
the one is prepared at all times, and for
all emergencies; the other is not. As
the circumstances change, he must go
through the .same process of experiment
and uncertainty. He is ever at a loss in
a new enterprise or change. The other
is not. He at once avails himself of the
advantages of his knowledge, in other
words, of the knowledge of others—the
knowledge of intelligent men, who have
experienced just what is wanted. The
experiments are already made, ready to
hand for this man, as though he had
experimented himself. The advantage
then is, to the learned man, that some one
has experimented for him, and he was a
more intelligent man quite likely than
the one that gets the benefit of his
teaching. So all the preliminary work
has been done; the misses are all
avoided with the losses they occasion.
All these the uninformed man has to
go through with. He has to break up
the fallow ground, the prairie. But
more.
The qualified man knows where to get
his farm. He knows what his soil is,
what the advantages of his market, his
neighborhood, his means of improving,
the ease with which he may work his
farm, the advantages for fruit, dairying,
or whatever he may wish to engage in;
whether his land is well-watered, what
subsoil there is, what muck beds or other
means for enriching, the salubrity and
view of the landscape, what site for his
building, what chances for schools, etc.,
etc.
The blind man (the ignorant farmer)
sees not these. He does the best he can,
and that is but little at the best—sure to
go astray. It is these farmers, the uninformed, that get the poor chances.
Somebody must have them; and whom
but such will they fall to. So we see it
the world over. The unintelligent are
crowded out on to the poor soil; are put
out of the way of the advantages. Had
they known, had they been informed,
this would not have been so, not so long
as good places could have been had.
And this state of things, the difference between the informed and uninformed farmer, is getting to be more and
more evident; the case of the one will
be more and more improved, the case of
the other worse. And this will go on
till the poor farmer is dropped.
He is already dropping. Schools, colleges and books are instituted to save
him. If he avails himself of these,
well; if not, he will be crowded out, left
behind.
From this it is not to be supposed that
science will do all. These_ must be the
practical measures necessarily connected
wkh it; this not only to give play to
science, but to understand the peculiarities of the locality. No soil can be
thoroughly understood save by testing.
Testing and science must go together;
they are an aid the one to the other.
F. G.
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Eggs in a Hen.
A curious point of inquiry among
zoologists has been for a long time, how
many eggs there are in the ovary of a
hen. To determine this, a German
naturalist a short time since instituted
some careful investigations, the result of
which showed the ovary of a hen to contain about 600 embryo eggs. He also
found that some twenty of these are
matured the first year, about 120 during
the second year, 135 during the third,
144 during the fourth, and during the
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth years, the
number decreases by twenty annually; it
consequently follows that after thefourth
or at the most the fifth year, hens are no
longer profitable as layers, unless it may
be in exceptional instances.
Riches are somewhat comparative.
Many of my neighbors are what would
be called "Independent"—have good
farms, are out of debt, with a handsome
semi-annual bank dividend, as well as
money loaned on " First Mortgages"—
yet none of them, except one, are rich.
Now let me tell how this is in my own
way.
Not long since, at the regular service
on the Sabbath, at our meeting-house, it
was announced that the colored people,
would hold a meeting for worship that
afternoon at three o'clock, and a general
invitation given for everybody to attend.
That including the writer of this, he
went also. Of the regular service I have
no remarks, except to say it was very
brief, which was, perhaps, the best thing
about it. After this a call was made for
others to relieve their minds. This was
responded to by a colored brother, about
thirty-five years of age, which I will try
to reproduce as near as lean, but at best,
imperfectly.   He said:
Brethren, I am glad to be able to testify how good the Lord has been to me
in these latter times. Up to nine years
ago I was a slave—no mind of my own—
I went and came at the bidding of my
master. I worked for other people's
pleasure, and profit—not my own—liable
to be sold here and there as a matter of
necessity, to pay my master's debts—sold
and parted from my wife and children,
and they from me. But now, bless the
Lord,! am ufree man, in a free country.
My wife is free, my children are free, the
air is free to all of us. I am my own
man, own myself, am my own boss, go
when I please, come when I please.
Every morning, when I go to my work,
I thank the Lord for the privilege to do
so, and I thank him every day for the
riches and good things he has given me.
I now4have two good chunks of hosses, a
wagon, a farm of seven acres, where I
raise my own corn, potatoes, beans,
onions, cabbage and cucumbers, and all
such nick-nacks as that, and I feel that
I can't thank the Lord enough for all
His goodness and mercies to me every
day of my life.
Here was a man "shouting happy"
over the privileges and wealth which he
enjoyed. But a few short years ago he
was a toiling slave—a mere chattel.
Now ho was the owner of a seven acre
farm! and surrounded with such necessaries and comforts as he desired, for
which his heart was thus overflowing
with gratitude.
.While we sat and listened to his remarks—knowing him to be a shrewd,
industrious and thriving man, we could
but wonder if this seven acre farm, in
the course of time should increase in
size fifty, or one hundred^ fold, (quite
within the possibilities), if the owner
would feel as grateful for it as he now
does for his happy home. The point I
would make here is, How much does it
take of this world's goods to confer real
happiness. Let some of our reputed
wealthy men exchange places with this
colored man and then see how much
they would shout for the many blessings
with which they were surrounded.
A. Furnas.
As the facilities for fencing our lands
become less adequate to meet the constant demands, and the natural expenses
increase man is forced by circumstances
to see or invent some means by which
the expenses of fencing can be materially lessened.
It is evident to every thinking mind
that rail fences in time must be done
away with and our crops protected by
some cheaper mode of fencing; what this
will be remains for time to develop, and
it is a privilege and a duty of competent
men to experiment and bring their results before the publio for general comment, that when the crisis does come we
may be prepared to meet it,
Berkshire Pigs for sale at  reasonable prices.  WM. HIGBEE, Rising Bun. Ind.
15-ly
Essex Pig-s—Pure and well bred.
Address A. P. WILEY <fe SON, Augusta, Ma-
i-lon County, Indiana.   22-8t.
Harvey    Lewis,    Edinburg,   Ind.,
Breeder   of Thoroughbred   Alderney  Cattle,
Southdown Bheep, and Berkshire Pigs, x-1-52
James Jackson, Breeder of Short
Horn csttle and South Down sheep, Rich-
valley, Wabash county. Indiana.        lx-48-ly
Jacob Kennedy, Lizton, Hendricks
county, Indiana, Breeder of and Dealer ln pure
Berkshire Swlne and Cotswold Sheep.      5, ly.
M. O. Stanley, Annapolis, Indiana,
Breeder and Shipper of Poland-China Hogs,
and the leading varieties of land and water
Fowls.  Satisfaction guaranteed. xl7-ly.
Ayres & McClintock, Millersburg,
Bourbon County, Kentucky, are breeding and
have for sale Short-Horns of the most fashionable families.   Send for catalogue.        22-ly.
O. Y. C. Alden, Sunman, Ripley Co.,
Indiana, Breeder of and Dealer ln Alderney
Cattle and Light Brahma Poultry. 20-32
R. B. Chenoweth, Greencastle, Ind.,
Breederof thoroughbred   Short  Horn Catlle.
Bulla and Heifers for sale. 88-ly
.    . John W. Reagran, Poultry Fancier,
Tl.o ;„,,..... „„.,:.„1   ;„„„„»„..   ;„   tl,tee-MonrovlaiIndiana.    All leading varieties of
1 ne immense capital invested in tnrs-'^gg8for,,£},,ln8eason. price.nsffe.ee.     6tf
Present Prospects in Kansas.
The Texas papers continue to represent the prospects'in all parts _ of that
State, to be most flattering, with here
and there an exception, where it is said
that rain is needed, or the web worm has
appeared in the cotton fields. The
Weatherford Times says farmers are exhilarated and everybody happy.
Strawberries are selling for three cents
a quart at Norfolk, Va. Growers allow
people to pick all they choose, as it costs
them three cents a quart to pick the
fruit, and consequently there is nothing
left out of the ruling prices to cover expenses of packing and shipjng.
Notwithstanding the losses of the two
years past, our people with a noble courage have bravely, under the most depressing circumstances.^ planted and replanted with a determination to make
failure an impossibility. Only those who,
not rich to begin with, have had one or
two or three crops destroyed,_ can understand the consequent deprivation aad
suffering. Our prairie homes and frontier cabins have been the scenes of long
months of patient self-denial and a he-
Toism that nothing but the extraordinary
circumstances of the past two years could
have developed. It has proved the wonderful recuperative power that exists
among a people, and with renewed pros-
f>erity which seems at hand for the
arger portions of our State, the severe
lessons ofthe past will not be lost or forgotten.
In nearly every section where the hoppers hatched this spring, they have been
attacked by their parasitic enemies, and
as soon as fully winged, taken their departure, the general direction of their
flight being always northwest. The fears
entertained are from those on the wing,
where they stop in their flight, to lunch
and to rest. Losses have occurred from
this source, but from telegrams, letters,
reports of all kinds, from various parts
ofthe State, the general conclusion that
may be drawn is, that excepting the eastern tier of counties the crops, excepting
fruit, will be as large as any since 1807.—
Kansas Farmer.
 .     e>     •	
Nebraska.—Word from the counties
of Nemaha and Richardson show that
the crops and fruit are totally destroyed
by the grasshoppers. The trees are even
killed. Johnson and Otoe counties will
raise half crops. Pawnee is very bad.
The grasshoppers have done no damage
in the Ripon valley. Butler and polfax
are somewhat damaged. Saline will
probably lose ten per cent. Gage has
suffered no damage of consequence. In
Olive the crops look well and are in good
condition. Dodge is slightly damaged.
Washington is not damaged. In Corning
the damage is below ten per cent. In
Lancaster and Saunders there is one-
third less. No grasshoppers are nearer
here than forty miles south of Sioux
City. The crops of all kinds in the vicinity of that place, in Southern Dakota
and Northern Iowa were never better.
Considerable damage has been inflicted
in Platte county. The above is a fair
indication of things in this State relative
to the crops and the grasshoppers. The
latter have stopped^ flying in many localities, and where still flying but few ftre
alighting.   Their direction is northwest.
way can scarcely be computed. Suppose
you own a farm of 160 acres valued at
$40 per acre, making a total cost of $6,-
000. Your farm is regularly laid off into
ten acre fields, fenced with rails, ten
high. Counting one-half the outside, and
all the inside fence, you have 1280 rods
of fence, 20 rails to the rod, makes a
total of 26,600 rails, worth at a low estimate $10 each, gives you a fence valued
at $2,560, more than one-third the entire
cost of the farm; your fence worth more
than your houses and barn combined,
and constantly increasing in value, the
money thuB invested would soon purchase a new farm, while as it is, the principle and interest must both be renewed
from the forest by each succeeding generation. It is evident that some other
means must be devised and whether we
hedge, build of stone, or iron, it will be
the most inexpensive, will be the more
popular.
Our first in this direction of retrenchment will be to do away with a portion
of our fences, make our fields larger, and
equalize the producing qualities of our
soils by the application of manures and
other fertilizers.. Some one has suggested
tha idea of doing without fencing entirely giving an instance where several
farms were thrown into one common. Of
course they kept their stock confined and
the writer states that they liked the plan
admirably, but we do ngt believe this
can come into general favor. After we
have dispensed with as much of our
fencing as we think possible to our
comfort, and that which we have reserved begins to need repairs then we
should adopt some general method of
fencing and as hedging seems to be tho
one we shall be compelled to adopt, I
shall give a little experience as to its
propagation, etc. :
First, you will want the plants, which
can be obtained at $3 per thousand or
thereabouts, owing to scarcity and
demand. The ground should be gotten in good order. The trench to
receive the plants should be at
least six inches in depth and laid off by
a line as nothing looks meaner than a
crooked hedge; plants should be set early
in the spring, although they will bear
late setting very well; set from four to
six inches apart for an early hedge; some
Elants as far apart as two feet, and plash,
ut the other method is the favorite.
The first year they will not grow much
perhaps not over a foot and need no trimming but should be well cultivated. The
second year they will reach the hight of
three or four feet and the tops can be
cut off in September; the third year they
may be trimmed some in June and also
in September, and thc fourth year your
hedge may be left the proper hight for a
hedge, about four and a one-half feet,
and if it has done well should turn stock
when you will have a good permanent fence costing perhaps not over
twenty-five cents per rod. L. E.
P. H. Starwalt, Quincy, Owen Co.,
Indiana, Breeder  and Snipper of Berkshire
Hogs, and Light Brahma Fow Is, x-7 -ly
J. N. Russell, Kirklin, Ind., Breeder
of Pure Berkshire Swlne. Gives personal attention, and breeds carefully selected stock. Choice
pigs for sale at reasonable rates. 14-38.
R. N. Priest, Maple Hill Farm, Bainbridge, Putnam county, Indiana, Breeder of
and Dealer ln Thoroughbred Short-horn Cattle.
  x-40-ly
Wm. H. Spahr, Millersville, Marion
County.Ind., Breeder ana Dealsr ln Poland
China Hogs, and Gold-Dnst and Mambrino
Horses. 40-ly.
J. Butterfleld, Indianapolis, Indiana,
Breeder of Select Light Brahmas, Golden Seabright Bantams and Rouen Ducks. Eggs S2.00
to fi.U) per dozen. 16-13.
John Bennett, Sunman, Ripley Co.,
Ind. Light Brahmas. White-faced Black Spanish, Cayuga Ducks, Black-Red Game Bantam.
Eggs expressed successfully.  C per doz.    10-18
John   Comstock,   Liberty   Mills,
Wabash county, Indiana, on the Detroit, Eel
River and Illinois railroad, breeder of pure
Short-Horn cattle.   Stock for sale. x-l-tf
Ma-
James Mustard, Broad Ripple,
rion county, Indiana, Breeder and Snipper of
Poland-China Hogs.   w" *         -  ---
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Indiana,Breeder andSh!
i Hogs.   They are docile, and fat-
ten readily at any age. l-ly
W. P. & S. B. Law, Breeders of and
Dealers in Berkshire Pigs, CoUwold Bheep.
Bronze Turkeys and Light Brahma Fowls.
Marietta, Shelby county, Ind. Bl-ly.
O. B. Huxley, Martinsville, Morgan
■""•- Ind., Breeder of Poland-China Hoi
Conntyt
and Light Brahma Chickens."
ens and Eggs for Sale.
•WPigs, Chlck-
7-13w
T. Wilhoit & Son, Middletown, Henry county, Indiana, breeders of Thoroughbred
Short-horn cattle, Berkshire hogs, and CoU-
wold and American merino sheep. 1-yl
Wm. H. Pry, Indianapolis, Indiana,
Breeder of strictly flrst-class Light and Dark
Brahmas, White and Partridge Cochins, Black-
Red Game Bantams, Bronze Turkeys and
Aylesbury Ducks. Have received every First
Premium awarded at the State Fair for four
years on Light Brahmas, and all except one
for three years on Partridge Cochins. Eggs for
hatching from the same fowls I breed from myself at S3 to $5 per dozen. Send for Price List.
Pure Bone Meal ln any quantity; Agent for
the "Poultry World." 23, tf
MISCELLANEOUS.
eWMention the Indiana Farmer when Writing to advertisers concerning advertisements
ln our columns.        ,
$250f
MONTH—Agents Wanted E»eryevhere.
Business honorable and flrst-class.
Particulars sent free.   Address
23-ly.    J. WORTH & CO.. St. Louis, Mo.
Tho Tfll I .RATP . Prt" Picture sent freer
lilt, lULU-UHIt! An ingenious gem!
BO obj ecta to flnd 1   Address with stamp,
18-ly E. C. ABBEY, Buffalo, N. T.
XtT A TIT' I' l.11^ T AgenU for the best
VV Jr\.iy. X mZdU ! selling Prize Packages in the world. Single package, with elegant prize, post-paid, 25 cenU. For other novelties send stamp. Address, F. P. GLTJCK, New
Bedford, Mass. 20-ly.
I.  H.   HERKINGTON,
Manufacturer of and Dealer ln
HARNESS, SADDLES, BRIDLES,
Collars, Whips,   Robes,    Blankets,   Brushes,
Combs, Fly Net     '     -*-
19-13
<ets, etc., etc.
78 W. Washington, St.,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
FAIRBANKS' STANDARD ^tALES 1
John Hamilton & Son, Montgomery Stock Farm, Colfax.Indiana, Breeders and
Dealers ln Pure Short-Horn Cattle, Berkshire
Swlne and CoUwold Bheep.   Stock forsale. 10
S. Meredith  & Son,  Breeders of
Thoroughbred Short-horn Cattle, Southdown
Sheep, and Berkshire and Poland-China Hogs,
Cambridge City, Wayne county, Indiana,   l-ly
Eggs for Hatching—from Choice
Light and Dark Brahmas and Partridge Cochins at £i for IS egg-,. A good hatch and general
satisfaction guaranteed. Gib. D. Jay, Kokomo,
Howard county, Ind. x9-ly
Premium Chester White Berkshire and Essex pigs fancy poultry 4c, bred,
and for sale by Geo. B.Hickman, Westchester,
IThofltoeCntinl.r    T.A*.a.        on_.i  ~._i a -• '
Repaired.
Of all kinds, at manufacturers prices. Also, Wan-
borne Trucks. WM. P.
GALLUP, Agent for State
of Indiana, Nos. 43 and 45
North Tennessee St.,Indl-
anapolls, Indiana. Scales
x-4-lyr
$10to$20A^!!
An article which retails at One "Dollar sent on
receipt ol Fifty Cents. Or, a confidential circular sent on receipt of a three-cent stamp.
> Address      J. H. BARKER <fc CO.,
'                 Bluffton, Wells County, Ind.
 :>>_
x7-ly.
TO THE SOLDIERS OF INDIANA.
Chester County, Penn.
lar and price list.
Send stamp for clrcu-
60-24
W. H. Pall, Thorntown, Ind.^Importer and Breeder of Thoroughbred Berkshire
Swine. Stock of large size and flne style.
Pigs for sale at reasonable prices. Satisfaction
guaranteed.  ^ajy
ts J.e c- Jenkins, Petersburg. Ky.,
Breeder of Short-Horn Cattle, Trotting Horses!
Cotswold Sheep Chester White and Berkshire
Pigs.   Send for Catalogue.  8-44w.
„ H^ D-,c°Hings, Rellmore, Indiana,
Breeder of Poland-China Hogs,Spanish Merino
7„ ep,,e1D,d Jx?n.?y Poultry- Eggs at tl per doz.
£?,??.V^SitS-nol!a*d Turk's. Aylesbury Ducks
White, Buff and Partridge Cochins, Light and
Dark Brahmas.  10-17t.
Durham Cattle,
THE undersigned has a few choice thoroughbred Durham bulls for sale. Call and examine them. Liberty Mills, Wabash county,
Indiana, on the Detroit, Eel River and Illinois
railroad. 1-tf JOHN COMSTOCK.
ATTENTION,   OWNERS    OP   HORSES.
~ Ask yonr Harness Maker f«
tho ZI>C COLLAR PAD.  .
They are warranted tocare £
.-my Bore neck on horse or eo
imile, or money refunded, if 'Tj
ftrinted directions are- fol-.a)
owed. Send 75c. for sample.
Zinc Collar Pad Co., Solo
Manuf t'rs. Buchanan, Mich.
MIXED PAINTS.'SEMBiS
Is the Cheapest and Best Paint in the market.
All Colors, made from Pure White Lead, Zinc,
and Linseed Oil. Ready for use, good body and
fine finish. Satisfaction guaranteed. For price
Ust and sample colors, address, D. Reynolds,
93 North Delaware St., or Alpheus Tyner,
State Agent P. of H., 7ti West Washington St.,
Indianapolis, Ind. 50-ly
S. P. Lockridge, "Waterlea Farm,"
Greencastle, Ind., breeder of flrst class tho-
rough-bred short horn cattle, and flne Berkshire pigs, from Imported stock. Farm two
miles west of clty.^ 46-ly
T. B. & O. Paddock, Breeders and
Shippers o/ Poland-China Hogs, bred from
superior stock. Boxed and delivered at Depot
free of charge. Address, T. E.&O. PADDOCK,
Liberty Indiana.
x-4-52.
The Executive Committee kaving
charge of the Soldiers' Reunion, to be
held at Indianapolis next fall, will meet
some time during July, and it is desired
that eaeh company and line officer in the
State report his name, rank, regiment,
and present post office address to the
undersigned, at Greencastle, without
delay, in order that arrangements may be
perfected for assembling the different
commands by companies and regiments
at the reunion. This is the first requisite toward making it a success.
_ George J. Lakgsdale,
Chairman Executive Committee.
Papers throughout the State will do
the soldiers a favor by publishing the
above.
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THE ECONOMIC ASPECT.
D. W. Voyles, New Albany, Ind.,
Breeder of Thorough.bred Short-Horn and Jersey Cattle, Poland-China and Berkshire Hogs.
Buff Cochins and Light Brahma Chickens!
«g-Qrders solicited.  x-I-ly.
Grassland Farm Herd, J. P. Hymer
* Son, breeders of Short-Horns and Berkshire
Hogs. Young stock for sale on reasonable
terms. 1% miles West of Ashby's Mills, Montgomery county, Indiana.  8-ly.
Emanuel Smith, Greenfield. Hancock County, Ind., Breeder and Dealer In Improved Poland China and English Thin-Rind
Swine. Pigs for Bale at reasonable prices
Satisfaction guaranteed. 16-28t.
TO THU PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY:
TVEoOTTKrH cfo tSOTAT,
ll<m- WHOLESA lata "BO
Coffees, Teas § Sugars
100 N. Illinois St., & 224 E. Washington St.
Reference, alpheus Tyner,        Indianapolis
4-28w.
State Purchasing Agent.
Charles Lowder, proprietor of
" Crescent Hill Herd," breeds and offers for sale
Pure Bred Short-Horn Cattle and Berkshire
Pigs. Prices reasonable. Catalogues furnished
on application. Address: Plainfleld, Hen-
drlcks county, Indiana. 47-26t.
In his late address at a monster temperance meeting*held in his great hippodrome at Philadelphia, P. T. Barnum,
Esq.. made the following statement,
which was no doubt well considered, and
which is in itself a powerful argument
for the temperance reform:
" I will undertake, and give bonds for.
the fulfillment of the contract, that if
the City of Philadelphia will stop selling
liquor, and give me the money that was
expended here for liquor last year, I will
pay all the city expenses, so that no person living within her borders shall pay
taxes; there shall be no insurance on
property; a good dress and suit shall be
given to every poor boy,_ girl, man and
woman; all the educational expenses
shall be paid; a barrel of flour shall be
given to every needy and worthy person,
and I will clear a half-million or a million dollars myself by the operation."
H. C. Willett, Greenfield, Hancock
County, Indiana. Breeder of and Dealer In
Improved Poland-China Swine. Color—dark
spotted, and all from premium stock. Pigs for
sale at reasonable prices. Saturation guaranteed^  16-ly.
W. F. Christian, Wo. 124 East Vermont street, Indianapolis, Indiana, Poultry
Fancier. Exclusively Buff Cochins and Black
breasted game Bantums. Buff hens weighing
II pounds. Bantum hens weighing 11 ounces.
Eggs $3 per dozen. 6, ly.
I.N.Barker, Thorntown.Ind., makes
the Breeding of Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs
a specialty. His hogs are of large size and flne
style, and have won for him over Forty Premiums at leading fairs. Pigs for sale, and satisfaction guaranteed. Also, Buff and Partridge
Cochin Fowls, and eggs for hatching.     11-tf.
Two bushels' of revolutionary cannon
balls and a number of bayonets and
knives^were ploughed up in a field in
Winchester county. New York, the other
day, after having lain undisturbed for
a hundred years.
James Riley, Thorntown, Indiana,
Breeder of Pure Berkshire Swine and Partridge
Buff and White Cochins, and Dark and Light
Brahmas. I took the following premiums on
my Hogs and Poultry last fall: at Lafayette 8
First Premiums, at Fort Wayne 10 Flret and 2
Second Premiums; at Kokomo 4 First and2
Second Premiums, and at Thorntown 7 First
Premiums. Choice Pigs for sale at reasonable
prices.  . 6-ly.
Strayed or Stolen !
EROM the subscriber, on Saturday night.
May 15th, 1875, A DARK BAY OR BROWN
MARE, about 15K hands high, white hind foot,
crease-fallen, shod all around, racks, paces and
trots, lively mover; works wherever put. Had
on heavy leather halter. She is nine years old,
and ln good traveling order. The above mare
was raised in Forest Hill, Decatur County, Ind.
and brought to me here ln February last. A
reward of $25 will be paid for her return, or
a satisfactory compensation for information
leading to recovery. D. B. DAVIS. M.».
Thorntown, Ind., June 14th, 1875.      [24-4t[
A. S. Gilmour & Co., Greenflburg,
Indiana, Breeders of Thoroughbred Berkshires,
and pure bred Poland-Chinas. Won 67 premiums ln the last two years, six sweepstake prizes
at five ofthe leading fairs of Indiana, including
the SUte Fair. Choice stock for sale from select stock; all from premium stock. Full description of stock sent on application. State
where you^f.w this advertisement. 6-ly.
Am-strong  &  Bro.,   Breeders   of
Poland-China   Hogs,   from   selected   strains.
Colorblack. _ Choice young stock for sale. Our
stock took four premiums at the Indiana State
Fair. "Lady Johnson" of this herd took sweepstakes at the State Fair and Exposition of \1S13,
over the best ring of hogs ever shown In the
State. Farm and residence, T/L miles north of
Indianapolis, near Crown Hill street railroad.
Stock boxed and delivered at depot free.      18
Money Saved is Money Earned
and J1.00 will buy more Garden and Flower
Seeds of G. W. Oles than of any other dealer ln
the United States. Prime seed crop of 1874, and
all genuine. O. w. OI.ES,
62-tr. Plymouth, Ind.
WOTIOE!
THE CELEBRATED DRAFT HORSE
LORD CLYDE
Was Imported from Scotland last August. Is a
beautiful bay, black mane, tail and legs; heavy
bone, high head and flne style; 16 hands high,
and weighs l,800pounds. Will stand this season
at WILLIAMSBURG, Johnson Co., Ind., at J30.
Pasture furnished for mares from a distance
at reasonable rates.
FORSYTH. KEATON ft MORRIS.
Address J. P. Forsyth, Franklin, Indiana, or
Kiaton & Morris, Nineveh, Ind. 15-13.
Wholesale Grange Supply House
JOHN AT WEST,
Successor to Dickinson & Co.,
Has REMOVED to
213 West Madison St., Chicago,
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
DRY GOODS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS,
And General Merchandise.
ORANGE),, FARMERX' CLUBS, and all
consnmere. supplied ln any desired quantities. Catalogues of prices for spring and sum- ,
mer trade, containing full information regarding my manner of doing business will be sent
free on application to any address.
All orders promptly and carefully filled gs
to B© per cent less than retailer's prices.
15-26w.
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