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-liMlMer-of the (iospel. 



. orphans, ami other |" 

 . ni' sound \\ roiiirht on-aM iron ea* 



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i, in tin- triiii.-|M.rtati'>ii or ...mliu-t 



u hiell .shall Mot lie eolldlleted at a 



:'."" pounds to tin- ("Mum- iin-li i. and 

 .'; in H-. aii\ deviee I'or pumping or 

 'itieial pi-".-. " |o in. 'iva-i tin' natural flow 

 ral iras I'm MI an\ well. 



..hiliit the killiiii: of any wilil l.inl other tluin 

 , or litnl of piv\ . or the sale of such bird, 



tlo II of it- II. -t or eiTiTs. 



-tablish ;i State lioanl of health. 

 :ithori/e the fonnatii'ii of corporations for tin- 

 .i\iiiirpipe Inn-.- anil transporting pctro- 



'I'o prevent anv iHjrson from unlawfully wearing the 



of thctJra'nd Arm\ of ihc Republic, I'liion Vet- 



! Veteran-, or Military Order of the Luytil 



To provide for tiling and recording trade-marks, lu- 



;md>, stamps, and wrappers. 

 l{eiuiring e\vr\ pei>on or corporation employing 

 n or 1,'irls to provide suitame seats for their 



I'erinittiiii.' the establishment of a system of manual 

 or industrial trainin<; in the schools of cities having 

 n\er 1"". inhabitants. 



Making it unlawful to burn natural gas in what are 

 known :is tltnubenu lights. 



Aeeeptini: from the lleinlrieks Monument Associa- 

 tion its i;ift of the Thomas A. Hendrieks monument. 



To punish bank officers, brokers, and others who re- 

 dcposite after insolvency. 



Accepting the act of Congress approved Aug. 30, 



1 vi". for the better endowment and support of colleges 



of agriculture and the mechanic arts in the several 



. and designating Purdue University as the 



heiietu-iary under the act 



TO create a firemen's pension fund, for the pension- 

 iiitf of disaMed tiivmen, and the widows and depend- 

 ent ehildreu, mothers, and fathers of deceased fire- 

 men. 



Requiring coal-mine operators to keep accurate 

 seules of standard manufacture at their mines for the 

 weighing of coal, and to have them tested daily, au- 

 thori/iiiL,' miners toappoint a check weighman to pro- 

 teet their interests in tlie weighing of coal mined, pro- 

 vidinir that all eonl shall be weighed before screen- 



liient in eoal mines of boys under fourteen years and 

 females of any age. 



Education. For the school year ending in 

 June, 1891, a total of 521,841 children were en- 

 rolled in the public schools of the State, the 

 average daily attendance being 309,060. The 

 total number of children of school age in the 

 State was 763,247. The whole number of teach- 

 ers employed was 13,441, and the total number 

 of school-houses 9,801. During the school year 

 the sum of $5,636,199.94 was distributed for the 

 support of the schools. The permanent school 

 funds of the State increased in value during the 

 year by the sum of $71,548.62, their value on 

 June 30. 1891, being as follows: Common-school 

 fund held by counties, $7.360,271.24; congres- 

 sional township fund held by counties, $2,496,- 

 314.53 ; total, $9.856,585.77. 



At the State Normal School the total enroll- 

 ment of pupils for 1891 was 1,086, against 1,009 

 for 1S90. The receipts of the institution for the 

 year wen- $53,794.59, and the expenditures only 

 $37,372.57. 



Prisons. At the State Prison North, Michi- 

 gan City, then- were 7:;:i pri-oiier on Nov. 1, 

 I 1 -!"!; during tin- \ear enduing -1! 7 were rom- 

 imtieil to the prixin and :i.VJ wen- discharged, 

 leaving S(M) remaining on o.-t. :!1. IMil. The 

 total receipts from prison contracts and other 

 sources were $ 1 1 7.HM.W, and the cost of iimin- 

 teiiam-i- s Hi I.-JN I. ."id, showing that the institu- 

 tion is more than self-supporting. At the State 

 Prison South :!11 pri-oners were received during 

 the year ending Oct. 81, 1801, and 275 were dis- 

 charged, making an increase of 86 for the year 

 in the total number of prisoners. The average 

 daily number was 592. The receipts for convict 

 labor were $74,945, and the disbursements for 

 maintenance $74,764.88. This institution is also 

 self-sustaining. 



At the Plainfield Reform School there were 

 516 boys on Nov. 1, 1890, 241 were received dur- 

 ing the year ensuing, and 237 discharged, leav- 

 ing 520 remaining on Oct. 31, 1891. The net 

 cost to the State of maintaining the institution 

 was $32,985. 



Agriculture. The State Bureau of Statistics 

 reports the following figures, showing an excep- 

 tionally large yield of agricultural products in 

 1891: 



Wheat: Number of acres sowed, 2,891,922; product 

 in bushels, 58,305,766. 



Corn : Number of acres sowed, 8,637,927 ; product 

 in bushels, 125,092,1549. 



Oats: Number of acres sowed, 897,952; product in 

 bushels, 23,123,189. 



Barley : Number of acres sowed, 21,388 ; product in 

 bushels, 467,773. 



Rye : Number of acres sowed, 44,840 ; product in 

 bushels, 808,148. 



Buckwheat : Number of acres sowed, 9,541 ; prod- 

 uct in bushels. 151,450. 



Flax seed : Number of acres sowed, 14,146 ; product 

 in bushels, 116,460. 



Clover hay : Number of acres, 1,208,672 ; product 

 in tons, 2,109,814. 



Timothy hay : Number of acres, 1,257,758 ; product 

 in tons, 2,034,242. 



Irish potatoes: Number of acres, 85,921 ; product in 



bushels. V.s:*8,701. 



Sweet potatoes: Number of acres, 3,339; product 

 in bushels, 247,086. 



Tobacco : Number of acres, 18,818 ; product in 

 pounds, 10,720,323. 



Coal. What is known as the Central or Illi- 

 nois coal field extends over the southwestern 

 portion of Indiana, underlying an area of about 

 7,000 square miles, and includes 19 counties; 

 Warren County, lying at the northern limit, and 

 a line drawn through the eastern boundary of 

 Greene County marking its extent eastward. The 

 coals are bituminous, excellent for steam and 

 heating, 'but of little value for the manufacture of 

 coke and gas. According to reports made to the 

 State Mine Inspector, the production of coals 

 has declined since 1887, when the total product 

 reached 3,217,711 short tons. This is due to the 

 introduction of natural gas into the cities and 

 larger towns, together with the use of crude oil 

 as fuel at Chicago and elsewhere. For the year 

 1889 the statistics of coal production, as com- 

 piled by the Federal census, were as follow : 

 Number of regular mines. 94; local mines. 25(> : 

 total product, $346,067 abort tons(of which there 

 were shipped from the mines for sale 2.527.112 

 short tons) ; total amount received for sale of 



