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STBAUS BROS. & (0, | B ANKER s | . -g Ligonier, Indiana. * =u =} e % = =) NS | = . We tlfnusuct a general Banking busingss,inclm’ing the Loaning of Money, purchase ~of cpumwrciul paper, receive deposits, bul-uuglfis«-ll domestiec and foreign exchange, and make collections. : . Closo?and prompt attention will be given to all ' - ibusiness with which we are entrusted. : straus Bros. & Co., - | o R : LIGONIER, INDIANA. b ! ~A’_.W‘————— — e ———— ._‘,<___:‘._.,_ ? rF.H E REGULAR COMMUNICA- - A+ tions of Ligonier Lodge No. 155, F.& A. M., ate’held on the first MonNday evening in _each month at 7:00 during the months of November., December, Janugry, -February; 7:80 o'clock during )l;n‘c%x. Aprll, May. Septéember, October, and s o'clock during June; July and August. Masonic brothers invited to uttend. 1‘ £ GG, KEEN, W. M. W.G. BROWN, Secretary. r 35 ( 1 A, R.—Stansbury Post No. 125. Meets X olon the first and.third Eridays of each month at 7:00 p.m. All-G. A. R. gomrades in\'ilt_-(l to attend. J. H. HorrFyAN,Com. HeNRY KGNEPPER, Adjutant. . 42

&£erh ¥ 7. OF P Ligonier Lodge No. 123, 13/ D I\. Meets every Thursday evening = Bat 7:00. All Knights who may be in 3 jour town are invited to attend. i N Lt i ’ v " B J.SOCKRIDER,C.C. | O. E.glsuow.\'. K.of R. &S. - Lfl?‘\m{fi{. ELDRED. : | PHARMACEUTICAL . CHEMIST. 129 Sanitary Work of All Kinds. LIGONIER: = - -« . INDIANA. v————————_—_—L . ” “ A.SHOBE. e &i : $ lv’i—l YSICIAN AND SURGEON, LIGONIER . . . . INDIANA Offick up stuil"n over Graves’ Bakery. ; : ‘Residence on Main Street. ~ (W, KNEPPER, ' .. e fii e o [ I’-{1 YSICIAN-AND SURGEON, Willlattend promptly ta ail calls onlrut\':t«'*'(l to h{m either day or night. Office. over Eldredfs Druag -Stoye Building, second floor. Resiflence on Seuth Martin street, Llgonier, Indiana. = o [4st. - . ; : g ’ " Iwfim, “/. J.HOGUE, ° - . e . = ! - ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. - j Office ilp stairs in Weir Block, LIGONIER, - - - - INDIANA. G | . WHIPRY, M. D., - L 3 v, ] . | —HOMOBEOPATHIST,— & ' (Succéssor to De. W. E. Newton.y, il Office over W.D.Decker & Coi's Grocery Store !LIGONUCR, L - INDIANA.: Dt F. W.BLACK, Office-in” g Straus Bleck. | o _lSpecial attention will be givento, ~ - OBSTETRICS AND DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN. e : (Jull,s promptly answered. i ) | Will be in office at night. ' Phone sB. = ILIGONTER,IND, (}fREEN & BOTHWELL, L 1 .ATTORSE\'S-‘i'l‘s]J;XX\', -\ILBION AND LIGONIER, - - INDIANA. oc § Ligonier, over Sisterhen’s, ] ”m.b 2 ;\I-l’)ion. over Engle’s Livery Stable, .\ll‘.( Bothwell can be reached by telephone ati Albion, and will be found in [their office in this city every Tuesday. ‘ . A )e e e S e+ . APt i R R “Y H. WIGTON, : i . ¥ e SRbIE 5 I ATRORNEY-AT-LIAW dnd - | NOTARY PUBLIC. : e utfif('v over Citizens’ Bank, cor. Third and | Cavin streets, | (Successor to L. D. Fleming,) LIGONIER, - -/ - - _ . ENDIANA. 11‘L\RLHS Y. LNI(S," Dealer in e MONUMENTS, VAULTS, Tombstones and Building Stones., .. .. .. Corner-of Cavin and Fifth streets, 3 LIGONIER, - - - - INDIANA.

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President McKinley to Visit Camp ' Wikoff and Investigate the Stories Published.

IS HOW STOPPING AT CLEVELAND, O.

His Visit to Canton Has Been Cut Very short—Royal \Velhtnne Ayvait_,ing . Him from His Old Neighbors and 3 'l‘ownspeoplé“—-\\'ill Take Long Va=cation in Fall, - "

‘(",le\'élaud, 0., Aug. 31.—While Presideént McKinley, very much desires to pay more than a brief visit to his old home in Canton. he finds that the duties of his office are such/that he will be obliged to cut his visit there to. a mere call. | ;

The -president will spend a couple of days.in camp at Montauk Point and Camp Wikoft, SO as to correctly inform himself as to the condition of affairs and thejtruth of the reports that have been .circulated, from- p?ersonal observation and contact \\'jth the men. The presidential party will be at Col. Myron T. Herrick's residence, The “Overlook,” on Euclid heights, in this city, until Thursday morning, when theyv will leave for Canton. ‘

Big preparations have been made to receive President -and Mrs. McKinley there by their old friends and neighbors and the pyople of Canton in general. It was the intention to make ‘the occasion a,civie jnbileé. All this, however, will now be reduced in a measure from the fact that President McKinley and:party will only be in Canton for twe or three hours, and will then take a train for New York. Undoubtedly the president will be given a royal welcome during his short stop-ovér in Canton. =~ o On the eastern-trip, which is part of the programme outlined, the presidential party will hardly stop longer at New York than will.be necessary to catch a train for Camp Wikoff and Montauk Pcint.» .

- The! president will probably be in camp at the two places mentioned on Friday and Saturday, lgaving Mrs. MecKinley in New York city, whither he will return to spend Sunday, and then go back to Washington. - "The trip from Canton to New York will be mad. over the Penndylvania road, departing from-Canton during the afterngon of Thursday.” President®nd Mrs. McKinley, the latter’s maid and Mr. George X Cortelyou, | a.ssflstan.t seeretary to the president, will accompany the chief executive to New York., , - ° ‘“The presjdentsreally had nd very definite plans for spending his time on this trip when he started out,” said his secretary. ““He made the plans along the :way, and_has been constantly receiving ‘telegrams and other matters in connection with the war that needed his attention. Présid?ng; M«;:Kinley and party had intended spending two 'or three days with Abner McKinley, the presidént’s brother, at Somerset, but the plans were changed. It;is the intention of the president to get as much rest_as possible while here. He will probably return to Washington for a short time after this trip,-and intends taking a longer vacation a little later this fall.” - ¢ f

* During the morning President and Mrs. ‘MeKinley, accompanied by Col. and Mrs. Herrick, went for a. drive “through the parks. :

Others f:o Visit the Camp.

Washington, Aug. 31.—President MecKinley will bé joined by most of the members of the cabinet and the ladies .of their famili!es at Camp Wikoft, Montauk Point, next Saturday. ‘Secretary Alger issued invitations Tuesday. Those. in Washington who accept the invitation will leave here in a special car attached to the congressional lim- | ited Friday afternoon, and will arrive at Camp| Wikoff Saturday morn-‘ ing. | . \ . ; . : . ~M"?' 'l‘nke‘l Horses to England, - i San Francigco, Aug. 31.—1 t is reported that JF B. Hagin is seriously contemplatin%' an duction sale of thorcughbred yearlings in England. There are over 100 fillies at the rancho del Faso by well-known English, American. and Austtalian stallions and competent judges agree that much better prices could be obtained by selling in England than in America. Truant Soldiers Killed. ' Chattanooga, Tenn. Aug. 31.—Privates Hiley and J. F. Kittrick, of conipany M, First Missouri regiment volunteers, both of St. Louis, who 'had been in the city without leave, got on top of a pa?gsenger train for Chickamauga park at 11 -o'clock Monday. night. They were struck by a low bridge. Hiley was instantly killed and Kittrick is missing. Nc.ew Berth for‘ l’hllllp. : Washington, Aug.'3l.—An order was fssued by the navy department Tuesday detaching Commodore J. W. Philip from command of the battleship Texas-at New York and placing him in command of the second squadron ¢f the North Atlantic fleet, with the i cruiser New York as his flagship. . - | - Dry Goods Store Burned. \ - Bt. Louis, Aug. 31.—A special to the Post-Dispatch from Austin, Tex., says: "l‘he dry goods store of Phillip Hatzfield, the largest of its kind in this section of the state, was completely dertroyed by fire Tuesday. Loss, about $135,000; insurance, $60,000. - e . Assessment Is Illegal. - 5 Boston, Aug. 31.—Attorney-General - Knowlton, in an opinion, declares that the 50-cent war assessment levied by the grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, in this state, is clearly illegal. . ' - . .Col, Van Horn Dead. e Washington, Aug. 31.—The war department was notified of the death of Col. J. J. Van Horne, of the Eighth United States infantry, at Fort Russl Ny o

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,-1898.

’ GEN. ‘MERRITT SAILS. s : Is on His Way to Paris—Will Pass ' ' Through the United : : States. | ' Manila, Philippine Islands, Aug. 31.— | The United States transport China left lere Tuesday, having on board Maj. Gen. Merritt and his staff. The general is bound for Paris, where he will take part in ‘the Spanish-American peace conference. Maj. Gen. Otis is acting governor. of Manila. Gens. Greene and Babcock, with their stafls, | are bound for Washington. - Opacible, the insurgent leader, is going to Hong-Kong in order to confer with the insurgent junta there. He will receive Aguinaldofs final instructions by cable. | ' Agonillo, another of the insurgent leaders, is going to Washington. -It is comsidered probable that the insurgent junta of Hong-Kong will send a delcgate to the Paris peace ‘conference. - . ' . Aguninaldo remains at Bakor.

Hundreds of unarmed insurgents visited Manila Monday. Rear Admiral Dewey has declined to permit the coast-wise steamers to resume running, pending a settlement of the Philippine question. | Gen. Rios, the Spanish governor of the Visayas islands, is reported to have proclaimed himself governorgeneral of the Spanish dominions in the Philippine islands, and to have invited the adherents of Spain to rally at Iloilo. ) ) .

Reach Montauk Point—Private Wal- . dron Dies of Typhoid Just Be=fore Reaching the Point.

New York, -Aug. 31.—The transport San Marcos, which reacfed New York on Sunday, arrived at Montauk Point with her compiement of Texas volunteers from Cuba. Tflle“trun_sport'lier--lin also reached Montauk Point Tuesday with the First Illinois volunteer infantry. : 4 »

There were 35 officers and 785 men of this regiment, Col. Henry L. Turner commanding. ' Private Waldron, of company A, died on board the transport just before reaching Montauk Point of typhaid fever. - ‘ The following deaths were reported: Charles Chapin, sergeant, Second Massachusgetts, typhoid?fever; - Frederick Sneller, company H, Eighth regular infantry, typhoid fever; —— Murphy, troop F, Second United States cavalry, dysentery;-William H. Newcomb, company M, Twenty-first infantry, and a man whose name is at present unknown, dysentery. L

Large Hardware Establishment and Other Property gt Nashville De~ . stroyed—Loss $500,000, s

Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 31. — Fire broke out at 2.10 o’clock in the morning in the.fifth floor of the large establishment of the Phillips-Butthoff manufactory, -dealers in stoves and tinware, on College street, and spread rapidly, destroying this building and those occupied by A. J. Warren, furniture dealers; Phillips & Stevenson, stoves and stinware, and the Davie Printing company. The. building occupied by the American national bank was considerably damaged by fire and water. The loss is estimated at $500,000, and is covered by insurance.

Andrew Carnegie Suggests That " United States Trade Philippines for British West Indies.

" Londen, Aug. 31.—The Times pubhishes d letter from Andrew Carnegie, who advocates an exchange of the Philippines 'for the British West Indies, urging that Englangd and the United States should retain coaling glations in each and that an open door thould be preserved for both by treaty. “Such a project,” says Mr. Carnegie, ‘“would naturally be dependent upon the assent of both populations; but this assent seems probable.” ‘ Ordered Back from Manila. Washington, Aug. 31.—Orders have been sent by the war department to Manila directing that Gen. Greene, United States volunteers, be sent to San Francisco to be mustered out; that Gen. Babcock return to San Francisco for duty as adjutant general of the department 6f California, and that Maj. Simpson report at Washington for duty in the adjutant general’s office. . Will Move Camp. :Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 31.—Gen. Pennington, commanding the department of the Gulf, has advised the artillery companies at Galveston, Tex., that he ‘will move them .into a camp further north. The men are very much afraid of yellow fever, and have asked to be moved. A few of the men will be left for a guard. o T = Yellow Fever in Checkga Washington, Aug. 81.—Dr. Wyman, surgeon-general of the marine hospital service, has received encouraging yellow fever news from both Key West and Galveston. At the former place no new cases have developed within the last three or four days and he is cf opinion that no fever cases exist there now. ; . Will Contest Will. { San Francisco, Aug. 31.—The Examiner gays: Four heirs of the Adolph Sutro estate have begun a contest of the will on the ground that the.exmayor was mentally incompetent to execute a valid instrument at the date mentioned in the document. ° 5 Anotheri Typhoid Vietim. _ Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 31.—First Lieut. John J. Bradley, of the Fifth infantry, died of typhoid fever in the general bospital at Fort McPherson,

~FIRST ILLINOIS BACK.

A BIG FIRE.

AN EXCHANGE.

War Department Will ,Call Gen. - Miles to an Account for His Utterances. Rty MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY MAY MEET Believed That Gen. Miles Made Public. the Dispatches of Secretary Alger, " Gen. Shafter, Ete.~Expected That Controversy Will Extend to Both Houses of Congress. Washington, Aug. 31.—When Gen. Miles returns to Washington he will be asked for an explanation of recent interviews appearing and the publication of certain dispatches which the war department has not made public. Whether the investigation will take the course of a military court of inquiry or of a private interview with the president, the secretary of war ard Gen. Miles remains still to be seen. Until the arrival of Gen. Miles the war department will not discuss the matter. Secretary Algersaysthat the department will not enter into any controversy with its subordinates,; and he does not propose to discuss matters affecting Gen. Miles during his' absence. 7oy ' ) The departmént is of opinion that Gen. Miles made public the dispatches of the secretary, Gen. Shafter and himself published Tuesday morning. Such action it regards as a breach of military regulations, but no military court can secure proof that Gen. Miles

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made public the dispatches if he and the person to whom they were furnished refuse to give the information, as several military trials have made it settled law that no military court can compel a civilian to testify if he does not desire to. Gen. Miles also may be called to account for ihe .interview with- him, as unless disavowed they would place him in the attitude of eriticising his superior officers, and subject him to military diseipline. The publication of the dispatches Tuesday, taken together with previous interviews in the Kansas City Star, was the topic of conversation.among officers of the war department, and already there is a disposition by some to take sides in the matter, while others deplore the conditions as tending to lower the tone of the army and to do irreparable injury to the service. 1t is expected'the controversy will extend to both houses of congress, and it is feared will have an adverse effect upon legislation which will be asked to better the army. It is generally understood that the regular force will have to be largely increased, at least until the conquered islands are disposed of, and it is feared that legislation in this direction will be hampered by the controversy between the. secretary of war and the general commanding the army. :

Steamer Sunk.

. Cleveland, 0., Aug. 31.—M.- A. Bradley, of this city, owner of the steamer Supeviar, received the following telegram from the captain of that vessel: “The Superior sunk on the west side of Belle ‘island in four fathoms of water. The members of the crew are all safe and are at Charlevoix. The steamer {s a total wreck.” The Superior was loaded with iron ore.

Is a Better Camp,

San Francisco, Aug. 31.—Joseph Matthews, surgeon in charge of the division hospital at the Presidio, says that cince the removal of the troops to Camp Merriam the health of the men had steadily improved. He denies that typhoid fever is epidemic, the cases being:confined to a few companies. ; :

Two Young Peoble Drowned.

Grove City, Minn., Aug. 31.—Halvor Floren, aged 22, and Annie Dillnar, aged 18, were drowned while boating on Diamond lake. Morris Elofsen and Jennie Nelson, who were in the same boat, had narrow escapes. :

Nominated by Republicans,

Peoria, 111, Aug. 31.—The republicans of the Fourteenth district renominated Joseph V. Graff, of Pekin, for congress without opposition. |

THE CZAR’S PEACE NOTE.

Creates a Big Stir in European Cire cles—May Have Been Inspired by Queen Victoria. g

London, Aug. '3l.—The newspapers here continue. to devote a large amount of their space to comments upon and criticism of the czar’s peace note. While, naturally, differing in regard to the reasons actuating the appeal; they generally agree that the outtome will be a econference of the premiers, if not of the sovereigns themselves, probdbly at-Copenhagen, which will be followed by an expression of concurrence in the humanitarian aims of the czar and a report of the resolutions to their respective governments, when the whole thing will be shelved indefinitely. ' In other quarters it is alleged that ‘the c\zar’s announcement was directly inspired by Queen- Victoria, ~whose greatest hope is that her reign may not again be disturbed by war. The queen confessedly has long sought to restrain Emperor William, and it is nct unlikely that she used her great influence with the czarina to secure the czar’s support. E ; Bristol, Aug. 31.—The trades union congress, which is now in session here, has unanimously passed a resolution expressing satisfaetion at the czar’s peace note and calling on the British government to five effect thereto, *‘as weilitarism is the great foe of liberty and is a crushing burden to the toiling millions.” .

- Madrid, Aug. 31.—The Imparcial, referring to the czar’s peace note, expresses the belief that his majesty’s pronouncement can hardly come from a- mere dreamer. It adds: “Reflection convinces us that it was only issued

after consultation with President ¥aure and Emperor William, and that it foreshadows a . period of great diplomatic activity.” . DIDN’T FIND ANDREE. Search for the Intrepid Arctic Explorer and His Balloon Proves Fruitless. Tromsoe, Norway, Aug. 31. — The steam whaler Fridtjof, having on board Walter Wellman and members of his expedition to Greenland, has returned after landing an expedition at Cape Tegathoff, on the southern part of Hall’s island. : " | While the Wellman party were returning they met the expedition to Franz Josef Land under Dr. A, G. Northorst, at Koenigskar island, and were informed that all search for Prof. Andree, the missing balloonist, had proved futile. Soldiers Improving. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 31.—The condition of the sick soldiers at Camp Hamilton is improving. In the hospitals at the camp and in the cify there are 140 cases of typohoid fever, all brought here from Chickamauga, only eight cases being considered serious. The Fifth Illinois will leave for Springfield, 111.,, Monday, to be mustered out. No orders are yet igkued to the Second Missouri -and the First New Hampshire in regard to the place of mus~ tering .out. ' Buys Controlling Interest. : Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 31.—W. W. Kerr, of this city, has purchased from P.L. Auten, of Chicago, the controlling interest in the Pittsburgh baseball club. Kerr sold the interest to Auten last November, but the lafter is engaged in mining in the west and has no time now for baseball. Mr. Kerr says the club will be strengthened and Manager Watkins will be retained. Man and Woman Drowned, ; Roclrester, N. Y., Aug. 31.+Miss Fanny Beck and Charlottc Herrick, editor in chief of the Law Cooperative Publishing eompany of this city, were drowned at Windsor Beach on Lake Ontarjo, seven miles from thig city, while bathing. They were seized with cramps and perished before help could reach them. The bodies were recoyered. _ T | o Veteran Dead. ‘ San Francisco, Aug. 31.—C01! John O’Byrne died at his home in this city after a short illness. He was born in Dublin in 1825, and at the age of 23 entered the army in Ireland. During the American civil war he was colonel of a Penusylvania reglment.

SHIP FOR CLARA BARTON

San Antonio Chartered and Will Be ' Sent to Havana Loaded with Supplies. '

NEEDS VESSEL IN AIDING THE STARVING

Report on the Carrying of Supplies to the Troops im Puerto Rico by the Yacht May — Doctors Need Monei with Wkick to Bay Delicacies for the Sick. )

- New York, Aug. 31.—A cablegram from Miss Clara Barton at Havana to the central Cuban relief committee said that she reeded a steamship to use in the distribution ofisuppl'ijt_es, and Stephen E. Barton| chairman of the committee, has chartered the San An‘tonio from C. H. Mallory & Co. for two months, with the privilege of extending the time to six months. The San Antonio is a sister ship of the State of Texas, which was in Miss Barton’s service during ‘lay, June and July. Her capacity is -about 800 tons. She will be loaded with Cuban-relief supplies and -will sail, probably on Thursday, in' charge of Capt. Young, who was the commanding officer of the State of Texas while in Miss Barton’s service. Several agents will go on the ship to assist in the relief work. .

. It has not yet been determined to what port the ship will go first to report to Miss Barton, but it will probably go to Havana, as Miss Barton has a large quantity of supplies there. The plan will be to touch at. all “Cuban ports, giving special attention .first to those on the north coast, which have had no relief since the outbreak of the war. The cargo of the San Antonio wili ‘include a general assortment of food and clothing, similar to what has been sent out on previous shipments. - | Mr. Barton received a cablegram from Miss Barton, saying that the San Antonio would suit her, but hoped she would not need it for six months.

The Seneca, which was to have sailed Monday, with 25 tons of Red Cross'supplies for Agent Barmes, at Ponce, Puerto Rico, will not leave’ until Wednesday. Gen. W. P. Bennett, of Philadelphia, a retired army officer, will go on the Seneca to assist Agent Barnés in relief work on the island-of Puerto Rico. = .

Shut Out Relief Supplies,

Washington, .Aug. 31. — Telegraphic advices are received at the state department to the effect that Miss Clara Barton, of the Naticnal Red Cross, arrived at Havana Monday on the steamer Clinton No. 2, with supplies for the starving inhabitants of that country, and that the authorities at Havana refused to allow the supplies to be landed and imposed a fine of $5OO upon ‘the master of the relief ship because he had no manifest. The matter is now under consideration by the . authorities here and steps will be taken to secure the landing of the supplies and a remission of the fine. The absence of the manifest is not explained. The vessel cleared from Santiago for Havana. v . SUPPLIES APPRECIATED. But Surgeons ‘n Puerto Rico Needed Money to Buy Ice and Delicacies. . Philadelphia, Aug, 31.—~The yacht May, which arrived in this city Tuesday from Puerto Rico, via Newport News, brought Ihe report of the representatives of the national relief commission, ex-Minister to Italy William Potter, William Van Rennsalaer, Louis C. Van Uxem and Dr. G. G. Graff, who went to Puerto Rico to superintend the distribution of the supplies sent to the sick soldiers by the commission. The May, which was loaned to the government by Mr. Van Rennsalaer,.lefs this city on August 6 and reached Ponce, Puerto Rico, August-11. -The report states that the commissioners reported to Gen. Miles, and were by him referred to Gen, Greenfield, chief sgurgeon of the army in the field. Col. Greenfield ordered the 70 tons of medical 'supplies to be taken from the May and placed in the lower floor of the eustoms house, which is now being used as the headquarters of the army in Puerto Rico. : : After giving details of the distribution of the supplies, the report says: - “In almost every instance we found the army surgeons most anxious to Have at their disposition money for the purchase of needed luxuries for the sick, such as milk, ice (when obtainable) and canned. goods, and we are happy to report that in every case we have been able to meet the demands made upon us. : “There are about 16,000 American soldiers in Puerto Rico, and on the day of our departuré, August 22, there were over 1,000 men on the sick list. Of this number, -one-half were cases requiring prompt andcareful treatment. There was a large number of typhoid cases, but on the 22d inst. this disease was not on the increase—a fact which indicates that the malady had been carried from the camps at home and’ "is not indigenous to Puerto Rico. However, there was a very large increase in diarrhoea, dysentery, dengue or Breakbone fever, and malarial disorders, due to the hot, unhealthy rainy season just commencing, which causes the water supply to be filled with malarial germs from the ‘constantly decaying vegetation.” ’ lowa Troops Reach Home. Des’Moines, la., Aug. 31.—The first “sdction of the train bearing the members of the Fifty-second lowa arrived at Des Moines Tuesday afternoon. The transfer was immediately made from the Burlington tracks to the tracks of the Rock Island road and the train taken to Camp McKinley, where an immense crowd was in waiting. - To Adopt American Plan, ' London, Aug. 31.—The Times publishes a letter from a correspondent advocating the adoption by the British navy of the American practice of _circulating from the flagship to the whole squadron bulletins of all information which it is not necessary to

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Sugar Beets:—Prevention of Leaf Injury

- * .« Harvesting., - . A large number of progressive ’ farmers in central and northern Indi--ana have undertaken experimental work with sugar beets this season. The season-has been favorable for: the rapid and continual growth of the beets. From all sections comes the reports that the beets in most cases are doing well. At thisseason, two dangers threaten the plants—the leaf spot disease, which appears as - brown spots in the leaves, and the blister beetle or old fashioned potato bug, which is very fond of the beet foliage and can greatly damage the crop. The remedy fot the leaf sSpot disease is to spray the plants with Bordeaux mixture, made by dissolving three pounds of blue vitriol ‘in water and adding to it lime water made by slacking two pounds of lime and stirring it up with water. The mixture is made up to one barrel. If the blister beetle is on the plants, add five vunces of arsenite of soda or Ao’f~Pa.l'is green to the mixture. Ifthe blister beetle alone is present, the ar- - senic compound may be simply mixed with watet and sprayed on the plants. - L - - There is-a. tendeney to harvest beets too early. They seldom ripen until the first of October and someYimes not until the middle of N ovems- - ‘ber. "During the ripening period, the inereage’ of sugaris very rapid. Ripen®ss is shown by the leaves becomAing lighter in color; but-the most sati.{sfa_ctjfory method is an actual test of the amount of sugar in the beets, The Experiment station will select certain fields and make tests at short intervals and ~when the beets are Tipe, will eall for samples from the experiinental plats. The whole of the experimental plat should not be harvested until after the reports of the sample isreceived, as an additional sample may be necessary. The beets will not be in any danger from frosts.if left in the ground until the middle of November. But if the beets: are shown to be ripe they should-be harvested at onee to prevent a second growth after the fall rains begin, as the quality of the beet is seriously injured by this. = Beets may be stored in cellars or in piles coverel with straw or stalks; and a thin layer of earth. If theyare to be left through the winter, another layer of straw and earth should be added about the last of December. \Vher’q large quantities are stored, it is necessary to provide ventilation. ~ Anexamination of the field should be made at once, and if the beets show a tendency to project above ground, the earth should be ridged upalong the rows and cover the roots as completely as possible. l——Purdue University Agricultural

Experiment Station. ' s H. A. HusTON, - , Chemist. Eequiréments of War Revenue Law. - There has been more or less confusion as to the requirements: of the war revenue in reference to the acknowledgment of deeds, mortgages zi-nvd_’zot»her documents. To obviate this, at the request of the county officers, =~ County Attorney Welker wrote a letter to Hon. Ambrose E. Nowlin, of Greensburg, Ind., collect-. or of the Sixth district. ; The questions and answers are as follows: - First.. ‘Do acknowledgements of deeds, mortgages or other instruments require stamps? If so in what cases?”’ Answer—“ Only when amount of deed is $lOO or less and mortgage is $l,OOO or less.” - Second’ ‘“‘Does a release of a mort= gae3 require stamps?” Answer—- “ Yes, unless made on the margin in the records.” - :

Third.. ‘‘Does the certificate of an officer performing a marriage ceremony, which certificate is made to the elerk of the eourt for the purpose of enabling that officer to make record of such marriage, require stamp? Answer—*“No."” ;

“Fourth. ‘Do letters of administration or guardians require stamps?”’ Auswer—'*No.”” - J ~ Fifth. “Does bonds filed in any legal proceedingsin this state require stamps?” Answer—‘No, not if re-’' quired in thelegal proceedings.” Seventh. ‘‘ls it necessary for the clerk of the court -in tg::is state to stamp. any paper, certificate or bond required of him in any proceeding ending in court, or required by any B’xw of this state to be filed?'” Answer—“No, unless the certificate is for private interest and use.”—Albion Demoerat. e