IOR BALK-SAWS-Read W. B. Barry's advertisement ln this issue.     ..-•■ r 1'    . --* l*2t
EOK RALE—Eggs - of eleven different kinds of
* poultry at Jl_5 for 13 or five dozen for 15, ln
same package ■ T. I. JOHNEON, Greencastle, Ind.
XTiOB8A__—Pure Ground Bone for Poultry, SCO
J_ lbs. H60; 100 lbs. ,12,80. W. H. FRY, Indianapolis. .    .
"ITIOR SALS—I have a few bushels of Artichokes
JJ for sale, which were very productive. Rates
reasonable.  J. B. GILBERT, Lewisyille, Ind.
FOR SALS OR TRADE—Farms ln various parts
of Indiana.   Address M. A—BUCKLE, Real
Estate Broker, 71 Kast Market 8t. Indianapolis,  tf
FOR SA__—Plymouth Rock and Light Brahma
cockerels, and eggs of the same breeds. Address FRANK WILLIAMSON, Nora, Marion Ca,
Ind.        ^  U 5t
"TTIOR SALE—Four Berkshire Boar. Pigs, i months
JC old, (out of eow bought of I. N. BARKER;
sired by Tippecanoe;) 18 each. E. G. BAGLEY, IndlanapoUs.
FOR SALE—The Farm Register and Account-
Book. Complete method of keeping farm accounts. Price, tl.00 each. Address INDIANA FARMER CO., Indianapolis,
XjlOR SALE—Eggs from pure-bred Pekln Ducks,
JD at reduced rates, the remainder ot the season.
For price address MRS. ANNA B. PARKS, Austin,
Scott county, Ind.	
T_OR SALE—Eggs for hatching from Pure bred
Jj White Cochins, White Leghorns, Plymouth
Rocks and Golden Sebright Bantams, 51,60 per 13.
E. ANDERSON, Hope, lad.
■jlOR SALE—A few nice, young Poland China
._! sows; will farrow ln April by my boar Tom
Corwin. Prices reasonable. Address W.O. REVEAL,
Clermont, Marlon Co., Ind.
"C.OR BALE—Geese eggs fiom premium stock,
JD Toulouse, Embden, and White China or swan
geese, 84,00 pr dozen. Address JNO. W. VAN-
SCYOC. Broad Ripple, Marlon Co., Ind., 9-7t
TTIOR SALE—SE-DB—Clover, Timothy, Blue
JJ Grass and all kinds; also Seed Oats. JOHN
OSTERMAN, cor. Washington and Tennessee Sts.,
Indianapolis. 8-13t
SPECIAL NOTICE—.After April 15th I will sell
Eggs from my snperior White Cochins at S3 00
per setting, or $5,00 for two dozen. W. T. FENTON,
Indianapolis.
FOR SALE—Light Brahmas bred from Felch &
Williams' stock. Prices reasonable. Eggs 8150
per dozen. Address J. B. CONATY, Orchard Home,
Indianapolis.   Reference. Wm. H. Fry. 10 13t
TTIOR SALE—The largest stock of salt, calcined
JJ plaster and cement The only house that keeps
these goods always on hand at lowest prices.
ANDREW WALLACE, Indianapolis.
TTIOR ■SALE-Seed Corn—Yellow Duke 1*44 bus.,
JJ shelled, per acre. Ears, 16 to 20 Inches; 4 ears
to stalk. Send 25 cents for package or tl a peck.
Address O. WADE, Battle Creek, Mich.	
"ITIOR BALE—J3 per pair, pure Bronze Turkeys,
■ tK,-J^SSjE<)ftgft5l^5_&1 H-xSraf^rtrnTrsn
THURSTON, 79 West North St, Indianapolis, Ind
FOR SALE—My entire show herd of Chester
White hogs; have won over 11,000 ln cash
Srizes every year for the last five yeara.   Twenty
ead.   Price iaOO.OO. B. R. MOODY. Eminence, Ky.
FOR SALE—Two boars and eight young sows to
farrow April and May, Thoroughbred Suffolks
from Imported Stock; also a few Trios of Light
Brahma Fowls, and Eggs (3 per setting. Address
D. M. CLARK. Elyria, O. ll-6t
"I710R SALE—Snowflake potatoes for seed. We
JD have made arrangements for filling orders for
this valuable potato from a choice lot of pure seed
at SI per bushel; J3 per barrel; tl 25 per bushel ln-
clnding sack.   INDIANA FARMER AGENOY
"ITIOR SALE—200 bushels Snowflake Potatoes. I
JJ will send to any address, on receipt of price,
13.00 per barrel, by freight or express, genuine
Snowflake Potatoes—none less than a hen's egg.
Address orders to J. V. VEACH, Springport, Henry
Co., Ind.    '
FOB SALS—JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES from
stock that yielded over 900 bushel per acre last
year, tl per peck; J3.50 per bushel. Early Ohio potatoes, more productive and better than "Peerless,"
$1 per peck; 53 per bushel. List free. E. Y. TEAS,
Duhrelth, Ind.
■TIOR 8A_E—The art of propagation by J. Jen-
JJ kins, Nurseryman, Winona, Ohio. Full and
complete Instructions illustrated by numerous
cuts, etc.   Price 50 cents, postage prepaid.
INDIANA FARMER COiTlndlanapolis. Ind.
/^iEDAR HILL POULTRY YARDS—Jacob Ken-
V*' nedy, proprietor Toulouse Geese, Aylesbury
Ducks, White Holland Turkeys, Light Brahmas,
Buff and Partridge Cochins, B. B. R. Game Bantams,
eggs in season fiom all the above fowls at reasonable rates.  Llzton, Hendricks Co., Ind.
EGGS—For hatching. Plymouth Rocks, 13,00 per
dozen; Mammoth Bronze Turkeys, 54,00 per
dozen; Pekln Ducks. 82,00 per dozen; all from my
well known prize winning strains, carefully packed
to go safely any distance and hatch. WM. H.
FRY, Indianapolis.	
EGGS from premium stock, D. Brahmas, White,
Black, Buff and Partridge Cochins, P. Bocks,
B. Leghorns, Bronze Turkeys ahd Toulouse Geese.
Over IOO premiums in 1877. Eggs, except Geese and
Turkeys, 82.00 per 13; 26 eggs. 53 50. Geese and Turkeys, 83.50. WEST & WHICKER, Pecksburg, Ind.
12 8t
STOCK   NbTBB.*
'Mr. Peter Baab! has just purchased
"Beauty," a fine pedigree Jersey cow, from
Amos Garretson, Pendleton, Ind.
E. B. Moody, Eminence, Ky., sold to
Wm. M. Smith, of Lexington, 111., his fonr
year old stallion, by "Blood Chief," dam,
by Ashland Chief by Membrino* chief.
Price, $600 cash,
»    »   a
Meeting of Indiana State Association
of Short-Horn Breeders.
TJIORSALE—High Class Light Brahmas. My stock
Jj is from the best strains in the country, and
will give satisfaction. I keep no other breeds, consequently no crossing. Eggs ln season from the
above; also White China Geese and Pekln Duck
Eggs. Chester White Pigs and Italian Bees. Address
DELOS WOOD, North Madison, Ind. 6tf
FOR BALK—Eggs from high-class D. Brahmas,
Buff, White and P. Cochins, P. Rock, W. Leghorn, Bl'k Spanish, S. S. Hamburg, Pekln Ducks
and White Holland Turkeys. Seventy premiums in
'77, of which 35 were 1st, and 25 2d, and 6 sweepstakes. No better stock. Send for illustrated circular. Eggs, 52 per 13. or 83.50 per 26, except P. Rocks;
Duck's and Turkey's, 53 per 13, or 85 for 26. Satisfaction guaranteed.   EGAN ESTE8, Amo, Ind.
VAII1D,
TIT ANTED—SOO Young Men ta learn I_egraph-
VV Ing, and take offices on the lines. Salary 560
to 575 per month can- be earned In ten to twelve
weeks. Addrees, with stamp fordrculars,INDIAN APOLIS TELEGRAPH INSTITUTE, Bates Block,
opposite Postoffice. ___        | r   <2tf
MISOE_-_-rfEO-B.
G
C. BURGESS, Dentist.   Office ln room *, Va-
■  jen's Exchange Block,-. Penn. St.     7-tf. ■
T
IO LOAN—Money to loan on Improved farms.
J. Ha HABDEBBCK, 88 East Market St, Indl-
anapoUsT
TT'OUNG MAN I Do you want a lucrative situa-
X Hon in business? If so, attend thegild reliable Indianapolis Business College, Bates Block,
opposite the Postofflce, ln same building In which
the Indiana Farmer is published. Address, with
stamp for circulars, etc., KOERNER 4 GOODIER,
Indianapolis, Ind. "•*»
DECIDED BARGAINS to reduce pur choice
breeding stock of Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex, Chester White and Poland China pigs of all
agea. Also sheep, cattle, and fancy Poultry; finest,
new breeder's manual, elegantly ^n»tra'ed___;
giving full description of the different breeds. Price
15 cents. Beed wheat; all the best varieties, grown
especially for seed. Also turnip, cabbage, caffll-
flower. lettuce, radish, spinach, and all seeds for
thefan. Prickly Comfrey, the most wonderful forage plant, setts W.00 per 100; 60 cents ratal by mril.
Seed catalogue freeT-ENSON, BURPEE & CO.,
233 Church street. Philadelphia, Pa. l»-ly
We call attention to Maj. L. A. Burke's
jPlymouth Bocks, in this issue of the
LFakmer.
The Short-horn Breeders' Convention
met at the Exchange Hotel, at the Stock
Yards, Tuesday, April 2d at 2 o'clock p. m.
In the absence of the President, Judge
Cravens, Charles Lowder, of Plainfleld,
was elected President pro tem.
Reports were made by the Treasurer
and Secretary, showing that the association was in a prosperous condition financially. Mr. Thrasher offered a resolution
which was adopted, making it necessary
for persons wishing to become members
of the association to pay $1; and not requiring those who are already members,
to pay anything in the way of dues, as
no money was needed at present, by the
association.
Mr. E. S. Frazee, of Glenwood Station,
read an excellent essay, which will
appear in the Famreb. Mr. James Mar-
latt, of Milton, made some very interesting remarks in favor of Short-horns. He
had many years of experience, and considered the Short-horns as good fbr milk
and butter as any breed, and best of all
l_^b|-^a^.g4!alfl,^aa?g M_5ffoffr_g-
-which was nottso encouraging as that-of
Mr. Marlatt, as to profit. Mr. Clore, of
Alamo, spoke to the point, and was enthusiastic for the Short-horns for milk,
butter and beef. Mr. Clore was in favor
of early maturity in stock for sale, as
this W?/most profitable; thinks it does
not p-J/ to keep stock for sale longer
than till three years old. Mr. Aikman,
of Dana, made a few remarks as to his
experience in raising Short-horns, which
was quite encouraging. Mr. Thrasher of
Groves, spoke directly to the points in
Mr. Frazee's paper, highly commending
it. The convention then adjourned to
meet next morning.
SECOND DAY'S SESSION.
The convention was called to order by
the President, Judge Henry Cravens, of
Pendleton, at ten o'clock. There were
present W. W. Thrasher, Groves; T. W,
W. Sunman, Spade's Station; J. W. Marlatt and A. Marlatt, Milton; E. S. Frazee,
Glenwood; Charles Lowder, Plainfield;
L. Hanna, Waveland; John Hull, Patoka;
Elijah Clore, Alamo; Martin Gallagher,
Muncie; L. H. Aikman, Dana; S. F.
Lockridge, Greencaatle; B. S. Haworth,
Liberty; Thomas Wilhoit, Middletown;
M. Kinsley, Morristown; Asa Black,
Greencastle; Dr. J. P. Forsythe, Trafalgar;
J. M. Woodruff, Nineveh.
SHORT-HORNS AS BUTTER COWS.
The President delivered his address,
which will be published in full, in a
future number of the Farmer. Mr.
Lowder said the notion that some people
had that Short-horns were not good milkers, was a great mistake. They are really higher in quality'and quantity of
milk and butter than any other breed
of cattle. At a test, made in tlfia State
a few years ago, two Short-horns gave
432 pounds of milk in ten days, making
two and a fourth pounds of butter each
day for ten days consecutively. This
was in June, when the cows fed on nothing but grass. Mr. Thrasher claimed
that Short-horn butter commanded the
best prices in the eastern markets, and it
was a fact that it took the first preminm
at the centennial. Iowa stands at the
head in butter and cheese manufacture,
and there they have ihe Short-horns
almost exclusively. He had a Shorthorn cow that gives three gallons of milk
daily, although she has had no calf for
four years. A. Marlatt said he had Shorthorn cows that could suckle three calves,
and keep them all in fine condition; has
handled Short-horns for years, and would
have none other for milk, butter and
beef. Mr. Haworth testified to the value
of the Short-horn for the farmer and
everybody else. Mr. Wilhoit said he had
twenty-five years' experience in cattle
raising, and he fully concurred in the
views of the preceding speakers. Mr.
Frazee said one prejudice against Shorthorns as milkers was, that they were kept
too fat. Cows should not be too highly
fed for milkers or breeders. Mr. Lowder agreed with Mr. Frazee. He said
that cows fed for show purposes would
soon run out as milkers. The time to
feed high waa when the young calves
--    :;:   .     x **  t,-::i  s    t,  ! s   ;:...,* * *: : I * f, *U-'a '•.
were suckling; could pot feed too rnucn
at that time. Mr. Aikman said he had one
excellent milker at thia time, :which!had
hot had/a calf for <^i_, years.., .Mr. Sunman then read; an essay, sent by A, _S.
Matthews, of Virginia, upon the propriety of - making" a n specialty, of any one
family of Short-horns., .After some general remarks by. several persons, opposing
in -and rin\breeding, the convention
adjourned for dinner. *
. Here a few .words in reference to the
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
at the Stock Yards, will be in order. It
is a brick, built on a good stone foundation, supplied by soft water firom the
water works on the grounds. Although
not yet furnished throughout, enough is
furnished up in good comfortable style,
with all the conveniences of any hotel in
the city, to accommodate all the travel
that way at present. Mr. Louis Lang
has charge of the house, which insures
good fare and the best of accommodations. He is a man of large experience
and very courteous and obliging. Mr.
Charlie Kouser, who was for a number of
years at the Union Depot, presides over
the dining room and sees that all are
served in good style. A large number
took dinner, and all appeared to be well
satisfied; some said they never drank
better coffee.
The convention met at 1:30 p. m. Mr.
Lowder said that he was satisfied that all
Short-horns did not trace back to Hub-
back. Mr. Lockridge offered the resolution, in reference to color in Short-horns,
adopted by the National Short-horn Convention at Lexington Ky., which was
adopted.   The following is the resolution:
Resolved: That color ln Short-horns is simply a
matter of taste, fancy and fashion, not affecting
the quality of the meat, or production of the milk,
or anything relative to the intrinsic value of the
beast, and that public taste in preferring red as a
color, to the exclusion of AtheF. join***- '• •■••••.-■*-,>.*■• t
*" _Lr."Ii: "jaci>_QieI~said fle thought, thej
froo ___aierB were the best for tiieat,- _nd
doubted whether the white were really
best for milkers, but might be best for
show and beauty. Mr. Lockridge was
certain that white and roan were just as
good in every way as the red color, and
in England the whites and roans are
thought be st. Thinks that shippers have
gotten up this prejudice, which exists
against the white, as a color, in some
places, as they would not look quite so
Lwell at the end of the shipping run, east.
Mr. Lowder was to read a paper on
PEDIGREE AND ITS VALUE,
but as he had not had time to write it out
he would talk a little anyhow. He said
the valuable pedigree depends not so
much on the character of the grand
parents as npon the parents, and the further removed, the less value was the pedigree. Muscatoon had a poor pedigree
back of his parents, but was a good sire,
and anything bred from him was all
right Mazurka was a good cow, but
her pedigree run back to the woods. The
excellency of the stock depends on the
nearness of the cross of the breed, to a
great extent The Bose of Sharon was
mentioned as an illustration. The time
is coming when we will breed to good
animals without reference to ancient
pedigree. Mr. Lowder did not fancy the
bull kept at Purdue University, for the
observation of our sons. He thinks the
ultra pedigreeists are a great disadvantage to the business of the Short-horn
interests. Mr. Thrasher said, the fashion
of high family pedigrees is all wrong, and
damaging to the best interests of the
Short-horn breeding. Thinks the nose
should be an orange color and not black
nor smutty. Thinks there is much in
the blood; for instance, a bad boy may
have good patents, but there is bad blood
in the near relationship somewhere. Is
going to try the roan color now. The
convention adjourned until evening, and
took a ride around the Belt Railroad,
upon the invitation of Col. Downing.'
This was greatly enjoyed by all. The
evening session was a general speaking
meeting and a good time.
The officers elected to serve the association the ensuing year are as follows:
names of officers;
President, Henry Cravens, Pendleton,
Ind.; Vice-President, E. S. Frazee, Glen-
wood, Ind.; Secretary, T. W. W. Sunman,
Spades Station, Ind.; Treasurer, W. W.
Thrasher, Groves P. O., Ind.; Executive
Committee! L. McDaniels, Rushville,
Ind.; J. P. Forsyth, Franklin, Ind.;
Thomas Wilhoit, Middletown, Ind.
" At the evening session the convention
passed the following resolution:
Resolved: That this association tender to the
proprietor of the Exchange Hotel at the Union
Stock Yards, the hearty thanks of. thia association,
for the reduced rates, and gentlemanly courtesies
to us during our sitting, and also to Col. Downlag
for a free ride around the Belt Railroad, also to the
conductor, R. S. Kingsley, for courtesies shown us
during our trip.
Having noticed in the papers the
charge of exorbitant rates and charges,
we must say that we have seen nothing
but what was very reasonable as compared with other stock yards in other
cities. Henry Cravens, President; J. W.
Sunman, Secretary.
.-:'.■   v;   <*.-! ■    THE SALE.-    ,.       . .    ,.
e sale of the '..'Prairie Herd" of Short-
cattle took place at the Stock Yards,
on She afternoon ;of the 4th., This herd
wa|owned*and raised, by Samuel Aik-
Quia & Son, of Dana, .Vermillion county,
anl, was sold at public, auction. The sale
coamenced at 1 o'clock, p. m, and lasted
fo-.three hours. Mr. Lowder, of Plain-
fied, had a few calves and pigs sold at
tht t same time. There was only a fair
attibdance. The sale was "cried" by Col.
Misr, of Paris, Ky. The stock did not
brut fancy prices, yet, considering the
timi, prices were generally fair. The
follojring,, rather the pick of the herd,
Bold iat the prices and to the persons
named:
"lady Lone Star to J. T; Williamson _
Sob, Thorntown, Ind., $170; Gem Fourth,
vv W. Thrasher, Groves, Ind., $110; Gem
of Dana, John Hull, Princeton, Ind.,
$115; Lady Lone Star, No. 2, J. W. Mode -ron, Danville, Ind., $100; Lady Booth,
J. T. Williamson, $100; Third Duchess of
Daps, J. T. Williamson, $110; Fifth
Duchess of Dana, Horace Scott, Louisville, Ky., $100,—also Lucy's Duke, $125;
Sesreath Duchess of Dana, Mrs. T. W. W.
Sifnman, Spades Station $100; Bed Duke,
J.\ 8. Miller, Bringhurst, Ind., $100.
Twenty-nine female Short-horns sold at
an/average of $73; nine males sold at an
avferage of $79. This was said fo be about
eight cents a pound all around. The
tie were among the best ever sold in
thh state, and those who did not attend
thi sale lost a golden opportunity of purchasing fine stock at low figures. Mr.
Aikman was highly commended for the
gentlemanly manner in which he had the
saU conducted.    *
NEXT MEETING. '
■The following is the programme for the
next convention to be held in the rooms
;§§ gen*£p $1-1. »Mfe'
bread, a*"* discussion to be ojjgned.byJudge
Cravens.   '
I  In and-in-breeding, by Claude Matthews.
Addresss by D. A. C. Stevenson.
Is it injurious to over-feed a breeding
animal, by S. F. Lockridge.
Pedigree and its value, by Charles Lowder.
The value of Short-horns as compared
with other breeds for the common fanner,
by L. McDaniel.
The moral obligations of one breeder to
another in buying and selling of Short- ,|
horns, by E. S. Frazee.
Is there anything in the handling qualities of Short-horns, and its effect?—by W.
W. Thrasher.
Has there been any improvement in the
quality of Short-horns during the last fifty
years, by Thomas Wilhoit
Jas. P. Forsythe,
L. McDaniel,
Thos. Wilhoit,
proportion to their value, as compared
with premiums paid on other stock. Sweep*
stakes on bulls, and boars was.referred to.
and all thought it was very unfair fair for
our State Board to give'froth 'fifty to seventy dollars sweepstakes premiums on these
animals and only ten dollars on a fine
buck or ewe, which perhaps cost as much,
and is worth as much money as the bulls
and boars. Some also thought that the
fabulous premiums paid on fast horses, in
which only sporting men and gamblers are
interested, and which to say the least, have
a demoralizing influence, were distributed
for the encouragement of honest agricultural industry it would be more in harmony with the objects ofa true agricultural fair. The financial embarrassment of
our State Board of Agriculture was also referred to, but was not considered an excuse for partiality in premiums, and the
conclusion was that if "wool growing" is a
source of national wealth and importance,
which is conceded by all, it should be encouraged by our own State as part ofthe
nation, by giving .more liberal premiums
on sheep.
On motion the association agreed to sell
their wool together, and D. H. Thompson,
M. C. Ensminger and S. W. Dungan were
elected as a committee to correspond with
wool dealers and manufacturers and report
the result. On motion of D. H. Thompson the association agreed to give
a sweepstakes premium of fifty dollars on "best flock by one exhibitor at Indiana State Fair," flock to consist of pair of
2 year shearlings, pair of 1 year shearlings
and pair of. lambs. The awarding committee to be selected by the associatien.
On motion, convention adjourned to
meet at Indianapolis in September, 1878.
Due notice will be given of the time and
place of meeting through the Indiana
______ and other papers. Quite a number of citizens of Columbus and surrounding country were present and manifested
an interest in the proceedings of the convention.
I want to insist on every member at-
tendin»-♦'■•o   September meeting.   Our
tnere ii* arjw**-—.*.^ oo o*oa^*j.»»«^ *-—-^"_--   ,.
and prosperity of any organization asine
| prompt, punctual attendanTe6-^fro«6as£-
'' here at the stated meetings.
S. B. Quick, Pres't.
S. W. Dungan, Sec't.
A home mutual insurance company has
been organized in Dejf alb comity.
The Knox county starch factory is feeding
1,800 hend of cattle.
It cost $15,000 to hold the rectnt township
electiqn in this city.
Within ten days a Ht Yenion firm shipped
108,000 bushels of com and 19,600 bushels of
wheat
The public library in this city has a larger
circulation than any other similar institution
outside of New York.
Henry Crawford, the wealthiest citizen of
Montgomery county, and one of the oldest residents, died last week.
John Dewier, a Fort Wayne drunkard, died
suddenly on the 4th inst, with symptoms
of poisoning. -An   investigation is  in pro-
Hog Cholera—Can it Be Cored?
Executive Committee.
Indiana Wool Grower's Association.
The Secretary pro tem of the las J session
of the State Wool Grower's Association,
sends us a fuller report of the meeting
than published in our last number.   We
give a few extracts:   In the absence of
minutes of previous meeting,  the first
thing en the programme was an address
of welcome, by the President, which was
able and appropriate, and elicited responses from Wynn, Dungan and others.   After
an hour spent in these social exercises and
greetings, in which all doubtless felt that
"it was good to be there," an experience
meeting was held, in which all the members gave the past winter's experience with
their flocks. "This was quite interesting
and highly encouraging, as only a few had
lost sheep by disease, and one, Mr. Alexander, had suffered by the dogs.    This
brought up the inevitable dog question,
which was ventilated to a considerable extent, and the usual safeguards recommended such as "bells, picket fences, housing,
feeding on fresh beef, keeping with cattle,
etc.   Mr. Wynn thought bells had protected his sheep from dogs, whereupon Mr.
Coleman stated that he had killed a dog on
a belled sheep.   It was also stated that
dogs had been known to .dig under picket
fences and Bheep houses after sheep, so it
seemed that none had a never-failing remedy against the depredations of dogs. We
believe that if the "cur" dog wasextirmin-
ated from the land, and those who keep
dogs would get shepherd dogs and train
and educate them, as all dogs should be
trained, this vexed question of dogs killing sheep would be a thing of the past.
The committee appointed at the January  session   to confer with Agricultural
State Board in relation to premiums given
at our State fairs on sheep, reported they
had presented the matter to the Board and
they had refused to raise the premiums on
sheep, to any extent at least. This brought
up a discussion of this subject by the members,   all concurring that the premiums
paid on sheep at our State fair were not in
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
In your issue of the 30th ult, Mr. Jesse
H. Berry, of Fulton county, Ills., in a
communication, asks "Can hog cholera be
cured?" and after giving the result of the
investigations of Doctor Albert Dunlop, of
Iowa, answers his query by saying that
this great enemy of the farmers, can be
eradicated, excepting in its last stages, and
always prevented by using Dr.JD"s specific.
Now, Dr. Dunlop's specific may be very
good, and do all that Mr. Berry claims for
it; but, any intelligent farmer whose hogs
have ever been attacked by the "cholera,"
and who has watched the disease in its different stages, will probably know, and any
physician, or veterinary surgeon, who has
investigated the matter, must certainly
know that the doctor's diagnosis and conclusions are all wrong,
The disease is of the same character as
scrofula in   human beings,   and   oftener
than   any  other particular forms, takes
those   of  diphtheria   and   consumption.
Scrofula  is a continual tendency of the
temperature of the body to increase an
abnormal state, by which tuberculous deposits are formed in the tissues of the head,
throat and lungs; and of course, these sores
will sometimes appear on the intestines
and other organs.   It is the almost universal cause ot consumption, and inherited
consumption   5s   nothing but   congenital
scrofula.   All physicians know this to be a
fact;   and whoever has dissected a   hog
which has died of the "cholera," must be
convinced that it is a tuberculous, or scrofulous disease.   The disease proper is nearly always confined to the lungs, head and
throat, and does not develop in the kidneys of the animal; but another and distinctive trouble, caused by a little parasite
in those organs, engendered probably by
the sluggish action of the system, in the
formation and rejection of tissue, the low
state of vitality, both induced by other
causes as well  as  the "cholera"—is the
cause of the kidney trouble.   The disease
is very contagious, and is communicated
by the hogs sleeping aDd lying together; as
is consumption _ in human beings; but, in
the great majority of cases, it is inherited
—for it is much more prevalent  among
pigs from six to eight months old, than
among those older.   Like consumption it
can nearly always be prevented, and'as
in that disease, there is a stage when it
cannot be cured.   The cause of the trouble, as suggested here, is taught as a known
scientific fact in the veterinary colleges of
Germany, where great pains have been
expended to find the real cause of the difficulty. ^
There is no reason why our farmers
should not understand this disease; but to
tell them of a "septic poison," inducing
typhoid fever, which is not like the "cholera transmissible, and to cure which a
knowledge of therapeutics would indicate
an entirely difierent treatment from that
for consumption, or diphtheria, is the
cause of "hog cholera"—ia possibly to
mislead them. Joseph Haas, V. S.
Mitchell Mallett, of Vincennes, without
provocation, fatally carved Joseph Usleman,
on the 2nd inst. He is in jail, and will probably hang.
Quite a number of brick school housea
will be erected in the several townships
throughout Whitley county during the summer.
i - An eagle was killed on Blue river, in Shelby county, last week, which weighed fifty-four
pounds, and measured eight feet four inches
from tip to tip.
James Griffin, a dissipated citizen of Independence, was accrued of stealing a cow, and
felt eo bad about it that he committed suicide
on Thursday last.
Samuel Parent was inn over by a freight
train, on the New Albany road at Greencastle
Junction, on the 2nd inst. Both legs were amputated, and he died.
A runaway horse, with a delivery  wagon,
ran over a ten-year-old child, named Gray, in
the street at Kokomo, on the 3rd inst, proba-
"anealea. efftffgfct^Wtln tatnu*—usrw _«-•-<.•_—-
and child, by kicking.his wife to death and
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A grain house operated by Banders _ Yount,
at Middletown, was totally destroyed on the
3r d inst. by fire, with alarge amonnt of grain.
Loss, $3,000; no insurance.
In a street fight at Wheatland, caused by a
vote being challenged, William Noe shot one
Fuquay, making his escfpe through a shower
of bullets, and is still at large.
Henry Hecker, a well known Lafayette
boy, who had gone down the Mississippi
on a flat boat, was recently murdered by a
Katchtz desperado. The particulars are not
known.
Walker Rodman, who killed Abner Wright
at Salem, about eleven yean ago, and
made his escape, was arrested in Missouri-r
a few days ago, and returned to the scene of
his crime.
A difficulty occurred at Arlington on the
4th inst, between Thos. Rice, a drunken desperado, and a yonng man named Alonzo Hin-
ton, in which the latter was dangerously cut
with a knife. Rice escaped.
A stabbing affray took place at Hoggs town,
in Shelby county, on the 3rd instant,
which resulted in the fatal wounding of
Daniel Baker at the hands of Wright Smith.
The quarrel was caused by politics and bad
whisky.
David Stradler and Paul Moeer had a difficulty in a saloon at Jeffersonville on election
day. Moaer stabbed Stradler in the back
and breast with a pocket knife. He will
probably not recover, Moser has beea locked up.
Tie diamond found in Morgan county, and
now owned by ex-Senator Maxwell, of Martinsville, is on exhibition in thia city. The
stone weighs three carats, is pear-shaped,
of a greenish tinge, and woith two hundred
dollars.
First assistant Postmaster-General Tyner
passed thiough the city last week en route
for Peru, where he will spend a few days before going to Europe to attend the international postal congress, which will meet on
May 1st in Paris.
Two dead bodies were found in a well on
the farm of J. V. Pinson, in Vigo oounty,
last week. Investigation revealed the fact that
the bodies were "stiffs," which had been mutilated by medical students and thrown into
the well for concealment
The large hay-barn and contents, consisting
of hay-press, fifty tons of hay, aod several
horses, the residence of Wm. Houser, with
several other small buildings, at Hardenburg,
were burned on the 27th alt. Loss, about
$10,000; no insurance, It was the work of
an incendiary.
Hon. George B. Sleetb, of Rushville, deeir.
ing an ai petizer, grated a quantity of wolfsbane through mistake for hone-radish. Himself and family partook bountifully
thereof, and in a short time were seized
with violent illness. Medical aid was
promptly summoned, and after strenuous exertions the lives of himself and family were
saved. 	
" Oh, my back I"   How often weheartheae Tfc£
words.   Pain in the back arises from Kidney [Wi
Disease.   Hum's  Re_rDY cures all  Disaaea     J
of the Kidneys, Bladder, and Urinary Organ*.
Family Physicians nse if cut's Rsmidj,
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