St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 20, Number 51, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 July 1895 — Page 7

STATE TO CONTROL IT. TRANSFER OF THE LINCOLN MONUMENT. Tribute to the Martyred President Given Over to the State of Illinois by the Monument Association— Law Ilas Been Lately Passed. History of the Shaft. Among the bills passed by the Illinois Legislature which became laws on the first of July is one providing for the transfer of the Lincoln monument from the Monument Association to the State. The law makes appropriations for the repair of the monument, the pay of a custodian, and the erection of a custodian’s lodge, or house. It also provides that the Governor, State Treasurerand Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be trustees of the State to have the care and custody of the monument. The monument was dedicated Oct. 15, 1874, the occasion being signalized by a tremendous outpouring of the people, the ■ • i . 1 P ! [/J I I""" IS THE LINCOLN MONUMENT. oration commemorative of the life and public services of the great emancipator being delivered by Richard J. Oglesby. President Grant also spoke briefly on that occasion and a poem was read by James Judson Lord. The monument was built after the accepted designs of Larkin G. Meade, of Florence, Italy, and stands upon an eminence in Oak Ridge Ceme- , tery, occupying about six acres of ground. Ground was broken on the site Sept. 10, 1869, in the presence of 3.i>00 persons. The capstone was placed in position on May 22, 1871, and on Sept. 19, 1871, the remains of Lincoln were removed from the temporary tomb and placed in the crypt under the monument. In the other crypt reposes the remains of Eddie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln, who died in infancy, ; and of Thomas (Tad), their youngest son, 1 who died in Chicago July 15, 1871. The monument is built of brick and 1 Quincy granite, the latter material only iKiO 0^ |I Oto THE LINCOLN HOME, SPRINGFIELD. appearing in view. It consists of a square base 72% feet on each side, ami 15 feet 10 inches high. At the north side of the base is a semi-circular projection, the interior of which has a radius of 12 feet. It is the vestibule of the catacomb, and gives access to view the crypts in which are placed the bodies of I incoln ami his sons. On the south side of the base is another semi-circular projection of the same size, but this is continued into the base so as to produce a room of elliptical shape, which is called Memorial Hall. Thus the base measures, including these two projections. 119% het from north to south and 72% feet from east to west. In the angles formed by the addition of these two projections are handsome flights of stone steps, two on each end. These steps are protected by granite balustrades, which extend completely around the top Os the base, which forms a terrace. From the plane of this terrace rises the obelisk, or die, which is 28 feet 4 inches high from WOO WHERE LINCOLN KEPT STORE. the ground and tapered to 11 feet square at the top. The statute of Lincoln is, of course, the central attraction of the monument. He is represented as standing with fasces at his right hand, in which is his pen. In his left hand he-bolds the proclamation of emancipation, while on the pedestal beneath his feet is the bronze coat of arms. In a fight between State Constables Pettigrew and Toland and two moonshiner’s named Fisher and Durham at Spartanburg, S. C., the latter were killed. Pettigrew was shot through the lungs and will probably die. Toland is badly wounded. 0. 0. Cottle, the lawyer who was kidnaped from his office, failed to appear before a grand jury at Buffalo, N. Y., to give evidence toward indicting John C. Emery and George Allen, accused of being his abductora.

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'W—i Hid weather crop J ulletin for the week \ s issued from the 1 ' Chicago station \ >y Professor I Villis L. Moore, is I is follows: The /J reek has been genrally favorable, nlAthough too cold in Si States of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi Valleys, with ; too much rain over portions of the Gulf States and Northern Texas. Cotton has

been injuriously affected by the excessive rains over Northern Texas, and in Louisiana. but in Southern Texas the conditions have been favorable. The crop has also sustained an injury from excessive rains in Arkansas, but on higher ground it is reported as in excellent condition. Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida report the crop growing finely, but in Alabama the plant is small and the crop grassy, with bad stands. In the Southern States the corn is now practically laid by in generally excellent condition. Cool weather has retarded the growth of <N>rn in the Dakotas, and while Nebraska and Minnesota report the crop backward, it is in good condition. Arkansas and ; Kentucky report the crop outlook for corn > most promising in years, and while rains have been beneficial and the crop is doing well in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, in the last two named States there are complaints of damage from chinch bugs. Winter wheat harvest is nearing com- • pletion over northern portion of the wheat ’ belt and threshing is becoming general, i Spring wheat is now heading ami the condition of the crop continues favorable. I Tobacco is growing nicely in Kentucky j and Maryland, and has experienced im- ; provement in Ohio. Light frost occurred j in portions of the Dakotas, Minnesota and | Wisconsin, causing slight damage in lo- I calities. The crop conditions reported by States are as follows: Illinois —Week very favorable, rain plentiful, except in southern section. Wheat and rye harvest practically completed, oats cutting begun in southern section. Corn growing finely, but damaged by bugs in central, southeast and ■ southern counties. Fruit excellent, early ■ apples, peaches and plums being mar- i keted. Wisconsin— Corn, potatoes and small j grain in tine condition: coo! weather has ' been beneficial. Rainfall sufficient ex- ’ cept in southern portion. Haying in ; progress. Oats heading and barley begin- i ning to turn. Some damage to cranberry ' vines by frost. Minnesota Weather cool, with frost Friday; damage slight and mostly con- j fined to low grounds in west portion of j south half. Condition of small grain ex- i (■client. Corn backward, but thrifty; po- ; tatoes unusually promising. 1 laying pro greasing: yield uneven, but will average good. Rain needed in Upper Minnesota Valley only. North Dakota—The weather has been favorable for small grain during the week, but frosts have damaged gardens and tender vegetation. Corn still backward; ' small grain heading out; hay good. South Dakota —Temperature and rainfall considerably below normal; showers I scattered, mostly light, some localities 1 need rain. Fine growing weather, ex- 1 cept nights too cool for corn. Iztcal dam- i age from hail. Light local frosts; slight damage in northwest portion. Rye harvest begun. Nebraska- Week cool, with nearly normal rainfall. Winter wheat ami rye harvest in progress in southern counties-, ! crop light. Oats somewhat injured by 1 wind and heat first of week in southern counties. All small grain in northeastern section unusually good. Corn has grown ' slowly, and is now backward, but in good, healthy condition. lowa—Temperature and sunshine below normal, with amide rainfall, except in a portion of eastern districts. The cool weather has been favorable for spring grain and flax and not detrimental to other crops. Kansas—Cloudy, damp weather greatly improving all crops. Wheat threshing be- ■ gun; results favorable. Oats harvest be- ' gun. Second crop of al fa fa light. Missouri —All growing crops doing well, but in msny counties rains interfered with harvests, haying and cultivation of corn. Wheat about harvested, threshing commenced; oats being cut. crop fair; prospects for corn excellent and much j laid by. Ohio —Wheat harvest well advanced; ' yield good, but below average. Hay har- I vest progressing, yield light; oats, pas- . tures, potatoes and tobacco show slight improvement; corn made good growth. Indiana —General rain beginning; local rains eud of the week very beneficial to corn, potatoes, oats, ami other crops. I Wheat and hay harvest continue; thresh- i ing commenced; crops light. Tree fruit, except peaches, abundant. Chinch bugs injurious to corn in localities. Michigan Rainfall light and not sufficient to check drought, which continues with severity. Haying in progress, very light crop. Wheat harvest commenced and is of poor yield; oats looking bad; corn and potatoes in good condition. Notes of Current Events. Defaulter Taylor's parachute seems to have worked all right. The condition of Representative Hitt is reported to be encouraging. Lord and Lady Sholto Douglass are living at Alameda, Cui., incognito. W. B. Chamberlain, of Chicago, was elected President of the National Association of Elocutionists at the convention in Boston. The Northern Trust Company of Chicago has increased its deposit of securities with the Auditor of Public Accounts at Springfield, 111., from $200,0)0 to $500,000. Both north and south bound stages on the Klamath Falls and Ayer route, in Oregon, were held up by a highwayman, who rifled the mail bags and robbed the one passenger. At Dallas, Texas, J. Dickerson, a jeweler, killed a 16-year-old boy who he claims was a burglar. The body was identified as that of John F. Reeves, son of a rich planter. Conspiracy is alleged.

| THE FARM AND HOME. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE. Proper Way to Work Corn —How to Heal Wounds on Trees and Plants Time to Kill Weeds-Succcsa on tho Farm. Working Corn. If you are able to own or hire a good sulky cultivator you are fortunate. The saving in time and labor in working twenty-live acres of corn, potatoes and root crops will pay for the machine In a single season. Whatever implement you may use, whether single or double cultivator, keep the soil loose and mellow and free from weeds. After the born gets a foot in height the shade of the leaves will keep down the small weeds. When the weather Is hot and dry, well worked corn will grow rapidly. The editor has a field of corn planted on the 12th of May that is now over one foot in height; the field has been worked three times, and will get, if possible, two more workings. Corn requires hot weather, but if the soil Is hard and baked around the stocks th^ corn cannot take advnniuge or HMv weather, but is burnt up with the heaw Let the earth be mellow and the ground rich. The stalk and fodder may not be soluxuriant.but the grain will be there. The same rule holds good for all cultil rated crops. Work often, work shallow and work level. After the last working sow fifteen pounds of crimson clover to the acre, and brush it in with a brush barrow. 'Hie clover will prevent weed growth and loss of fertility. , The last of June is the time to sow it—i Baltimore American. Wounds on Trees or Plants. Tho wounds made on growing plants ' or trees should always be protected by some application as soon as they become I dry enough for it to adhere well. Common paint is bettor than neglect, but i any cement of the chanieter of grafting wax Is better. One of the best substances, both for its neatness and its long adhesion to the surface of the I wound, is the well known shellac varnish. consisting of a strong solution of shellac in alcohol. To prevent the neg I lect which so often occurs because the ! owner has nothing of the kind on hand It is well to have such a preparation 1 made in time. I’rocuro a wide mouthed bottle ami , Insert a brush to be used in applying i It by making the cork a part of the han- > die. This will prevent drying up. and : ■ It will be always ready. Those who I have time to attend to it may make the ' turpentine and rosin mixture by using I a half pound of rosin and tallow melt- j ed together, adding a teaspoonfid of turpentine when it is cool, with two : ounces of alcohol and an ounce of wa- i ter. heating again and stirring rapUHv. ] This is a good application, but Is iJrj o : delicate for tine plants as the she?,. If it becomes too thick add alcohow^ The Time to Kill Weed*. When the thermometer is up In the ; 90s and the rays of the sun arc bright i Is just the time to kill weeds. They j may take root and live If the soil Is cool and damp, but when they are turn- , ed tip and exposed to the dry heat of a 1 hot summer day they are destroyed as I If with fire. — Success on the Ftfrm One reason, 1 Isdieve, why a young | man becomes discontented with farm I life is because the prevailing idea of success does not lie in that direction. ! Fine clothes and a well-to-do appear- ' anee are, aw oruing to the Stockman, j a considerable factor in our ideas of a prosperous young man, and we, to a • certain degree, drive the young man from the farm to v. here more of these | : things can l>e found. We must change our tactics and teach the youth that he can lead as commendable a life—one , that will be fraught with more real pleasure and profit—on the farm than in the city. People generally wait un- I ■ til the crisis in the young man’s life । lias arrived, and then attempt to persuade him to remain. Teach I lie child, and you will never have occasion to persuade the youth. Breeding Off the Horns, In ’BB 1 had a herd of horned cows. I did not want to cut off their horns, but i determined to get rid of them in some i manner. I bred them to a polled bull whose mother was a horned cow. says W. L. Anderson in the Agriculturist. To my surprise, but one in tentof th e calves had horns. In ’9l 1 ha<L*“ finP herd of polled hoi t ors, ha v Ine ! my horned cattle. These polb 'i^elfers । thus produced from horned mothers by a bull from a horned mother never had I a horned calf, although all niy bulls ! have been from horned mothers. This shows how easy it is to breed off horns. I True it takes time, yet I think it the 1 best way. In my experience, I find horned cattle [ require as much again stable room as polls, for I herd all my young cattle in a large pen, like sheep, until they are | ready to drop their first calves. All j the older cattle are in another shed in 1 the same way unless I milk them; then, l for convenience, I put them in stalls, j They gather at the feed troughs as i thick as they can crowd, none disturb- : Ing the others. It is not one-fourth the labor to stable them, since 1 use no chains, stanchions or halters. None are vicious or wild, though some of their horned mothers were. Deep Plowing. It is commonly said that plowing deep Is the direct means of making the soil deep. It is true that deep plowing opens a lower stratum to the action of air, but this only hastens the decomposition of vegetable matter in the soil, and if this is not replaced the soil becomes so deficient in humus that deep plowing is useless. There Is no better way to deepen soil than to sow clover and

son V h rd or fourth use the Thisuon as can be run. otra to tu ° n a, ble the clover roots to penever S ° t 0 a Rrcate r depth. Whenahlo L sod is P lo «ed a considerWe ^l°. l0 " w r «>‘ 3 '»« I" Idlv il >. grew ' These roots rapgrain ‘in<i y ti aUtl <hey enab,e roots of hl soar 1' Cl CIO i )S to down deeply son whJ “oisture. This is one reaWithst in 1 n° ed crops 011 a clover ley ed on ti dlouths bt> tter than if plantDear th Ot 7 8 ° d ’ wll ose roots are all grow -m surface - To make the clover ant ti 1 , Fge as P° ss ihle is all importtho .1 10 ai ‘gcr the growth the deeper sul^mi'? 1 ?°° ts 11111 U11( i the more tho vator 13 benentcd —American CultiValue of the Bartlett Pear. or small gardens, such as are uslally seen near largo cities, the pear tree is the most profitable one to plant and the Bartlett the best of all. Pears 1 eally take but little room. Their growth is more upright than spreading. I hey commence to bear in four years from the graft, and never entirely miss a season having fruit. It is an error, according to tho- Philadelphia Press, *to suppose that the plum and the apricot will not thrive as they used to do. Ihe fruit sets as well as it ever did, but the attacks of Insects are worso and cause the dropping of tho fruit. Those who grow these trees largely for their fruit find it pays them to fight the pests to got a crop, but, as a rule, an amateur will not take this trouble, and, in such a case, it is useless to plant the trees. Color of Egg Yelks. Is it not the breed of the fowls more than the feed? I have Silver Compines, and the shell of their eggs is snowwhite, while the yolks of the eggs aro a vary pale yellow, writes M. M. Murphy to the New York Tribune. I have also Plymouth Rocku. the sheila of whose eggs are a dark yellowish brown, and the yolks of their eggs are a deep yellow. These two breeds get the same feed corn and wheat in “milk cooked food or sloppy stuff.” My experience is that the eggs from the Asi- | a tie breeds are dark, ami the yolks a deep yellow; and that the Leghorns, Compines. etc., lay a white egg, and the yolks are pale yellow. There is no feed that will make those breeds lay dark eggs, and no feed that will make the Asiatic breeds lay pure white eggs. Hence, I think, it is the breed and not the feed that causes the yolks of eggs to be pale or deep in color. The Care of Fertilizer Drills. It is a common experience of formers i that the grain drill with fertilizer at- ; tachmont soon fails to work properly, I and the fertilizer cannot bo evenly dlsI tribute ns at first. All the cemmer- | eial manures have sulphuric acid or oil i of vitriol in their composition. Most of | this goes to dissolve thy phosphate of ' lime, but tlM're will always be enough fr.-c acid to rust metals with which It j comes In contact. I lie fertilizer boxes : [ should be cleaned thoroughly whenever j ! the work Is finished, even though It may 1 I be only a day or two before the drill ; lias to be used again. If the drill is kept I in a <lry place and cleaned frefpiently i it should be in good condition for ten to fifteen years, instead of being thrown aside after being used only two or three . years. Rich Ground for Tomiitocs. Too great proportion of nitrogenous I plant footl is not best for tomatoes. It 1 makes a large growth of vine, but the : fruit does not set well. But if there ! is a sufficiency of potash and phosphate j the soil can hardly be made too rich. 1 Stable manure is usually deficient in ■ potash, and It is better to use a commercial fertilizer if it can be had. and 1 then plant on ground that has been | made rich by previous manuring. The | : ground should not be wet. This will i make it cold and delay riponing. Toma- ! toes endure drought better than most ! plants, and though a severe drought j diminishes the amount of tho crop, it ' 1 makes it earlier, and therefore worth 1 ; as much money, though costing less to handle and to market. Level Surface for Means. In planting beans it is best to leave the surface over them level with the soil around, according to the American Cultivator, and on no account to plant in a hollow. The bean leaf is very easily injured by contact with the soil. This is almost Inevitable, when, as the young beans come up, the stem is surrounded by a higher surface. So soon as cultivation begins the soli will be thrown against the beans. The same thing will happen if violent stornu cause flooding of the soil. The beaa crop is very impatient of wet, except enough of moisture to germinate the seed. Moss on Apple Trees. The appearance of moss on apple trees shows that there is excess of water in the soil, and this occasions lessened vitality. Washing the trunk with water in which potash has been dissolved xvill remove the moss, but it will come again unless its cause In removed. The land should be drained for orchards as for other crops. It Is by underdraining that the soil is deepened, so that, the subsoil will hold more mois ture in shape for the roots to use. Stagnant water is of no benefit, aqd is more often the cause of moss on trees than any other one thing. Turnips for Stock. This should be made a special crop, and tho summer is the time to grow them. As late as July, so as to use the new crop of turnip seed, Is the usual period of the year for planting turnips, but to excel with them the ground should be prepared now. Flow and spread well-rotted manure. Then let the weeds sprout and use the cultivator. By this plan the weeds will be killed out before the land is seeded.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE LESSON. Reflections of un Elevating Character —Wholesome Food for ThoughtStudying the Scriptural Lesson Intelligently and Profitably. Lesson for July 14, Golden Text-” Little children, keen yourselves from idols.”—l. John 5- °1 The subject of this lesson, found’ in cMf 3035 ’ is The Lalt. Ami there came out th . s talf „ o said Aaron, weakly, in justification of himself. He did not assume to know exa* t > what was going to become the outcome or output of his little furnace. He simply made a fire as it were, in answer to the people’s demands, and they brought them gold and gave it to him and, savs he, ‘I east it into the tiro, and there came out this calf.” You have heard the text, somewhat accommodatively, used as hinting the poor product of groat laborcollegiate, it may be. It rightly doos suggest the bad product of lame or injudicious indulgence. Aaron heard the clamor of the people for something to please their Egypt-taught, sensiious fancy. Perhaps he did not mean it, nor altogether did they. Idolatry was what they expressly intended, but idolatry was the express issue of their act, and for that both Aaron and the people are b,-ld responsible. It is a lesson for the times. I here is a golden calf preparing in much perhaps that we call religious, and doubtless the man of God who yields to the popular cry is particeps criminis. Points in the Lesson. ‘‘When the people saw that Moses delayed.” The delays of providence are a test to God’s people. But, O the base ingratitude that will make the time while mercy is preparing an occasion for wantonness and sin! “The people gathered themselves together unto Aaron.” Aaron is not to be excused, but there is something to be said for him. He was left alone in the midst of an idol-trained people. The word unto in the expression ”111110 Aaron” is a strong word: against or upon more literally renders it. and so a Jewish writer gives it. TIIO people, as it Were, pounced upon him, and made a formidable demand for the imago. And Aaron was not strong enough to resist. Alas lor hint; alas, for them! And yet Aaron docs not seem to have wholly yielded to the people. His report of the occurrence to Moses (vs. 22-24) as well its the account here implies that he was dealing with the people with something of contempt for their overtures and in the possible hope that he might either burden or shame them out of their insistence. But the sequel proves again how fruitless of permanent or genuine good is the policy of expediency or of worldly wisdom. “And the Lord plagued the people because they made the calf which Aaron made.” The last part of the lesson (v. 30-35) is tho brighter part. There we see the weakness of Moses and the amazing mercy of our God. Even his seeming wrnth turns to mercy. His chastisement of the people for their sins is further saving of the nation and the world. For “whom the Dual loveth he chnstenoth, and scourgeth : ,‘v. r> son whom he n ooiveth.” His denl- : ing thus with Israel in spite of her de- ' lection was proof that he had not given her up. In wratli he was remembering mercy, and by his wrath reminding of it. (> the saddest calamity that can befall a nation or an individual is td be let alone of God. to be given up, as the heathen nations were, since they did not like (choose) to retain God in their knowledge, to a reprobate mind and to believe a lie. And the cheering note is this, that God still leads. The people he hath chosen no one shall pluck out of his hand. "Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee; behold mine angel shall go before thee.” Lead on. Angel of Jehovah, we follow, stumblingly. it may be; but, by God's grace, we follow on. Hints and Illustrations. Aaron and Moses are thrown into strong contrast here. They are alike in this re--1 sped that each one is willing to sacrifice for the people, but one sacrifices principle, the oilier, self. Aaron listens to the demands of the niultitr.de and makes for them a calf, a supposed image of the Godhood and expressly forbidden of the Lord. ' See the last lesson, and the second comma ndment. Moses seeing the sin and hearing the wailing of Israel, asks that for their sakes he be, so to speak, a castaway. He represents the mind of his Master and the true spirit that should actuate the leader of Israel’s hosts. What faithful pastor has not at times, beholding the wanderings of his people, cried out in their behalf and wished himself verily blotted out for their sakes. But God is rich in mercy; he is kinder than our prayers. Be careful how yon use your gold, or your golden trinkets. It may turn out to you a golden calf of idolatry. So use wealth ami advantage that you may glorify the God of heaven rather than the coarse ami groveling gods of this world. "Look litis way." said the wealthy farmer to the minister of the gospel, who was calling upon him; and he pointed toward the waving grain fields at the right of the house. "It is all mine," lie added. Then to the left, where the corn tassels were nodding; “all mine.” Then back at the standing timber; “all mine;” and again down toward the sweeping meadows at the front, win re tite cattle were grazing: "all mine.'’ lie said, complacently. Quoth the minister, prophet wise, with a quick glance above, "Have you anything up there?" Enough said. God will not hold us guiltless for tin- way we act in our < out - mercial relations. Next l.eson—"Nadab and J biliu." I,er. 10: 1:11. Why ? The polar currents contain less salt than those from the equator. Steele said that "The Lying I.over” was the best piece of writing lie ever did. He did not seem to think much of lbs essay work on the "Spectator.” Most of it was done very hastily and went to the printer without revision of any kind. He regarded it as too ephemeral to be worthy of correction. There are three Orders of Maria: Maria de Mercedes of Spain, Louisa Maria, a Spanish female order, Theresa Maria of Austria.

AROUND A BIG STATE. CHIEF COMPILATION CF INDIANA NEWS. What Our Neighbors Aro Doing—Matteri of General and Local Interest—Marriages and Deaths—Accidents and Crimes—Perscnal Pointers About Indianians. Minor State News. Lr.x-. oon has located a big machine shop to employ 10t) men. Ai.Bi:r.T V> hetstoxe, a giant weighing 482 pounds, a native of Atlanta. Hamilton County, is dead. Miss Niikhni a L< f kkiixu:. recently injured in a runaway accident at Greencastle, died of her injuries. Chaiu.es Mclntire, aged 4, fell from a fence at New Albany, and died in a few minutes from concussion of the brain. Ja< oh Davis was cutting wheat near Delphi, when his team ran away, dragging the binder over him. causing instant death. 1’ i:ed Shafer, while riding on an 1,. S. & M.S. freight train, near Elkhart, was brutally assaulted ami robbed, by tramp-. The barn of Curran Bell, south of Elwood, was struck by lightning during a thunder-storm, and burned up. Losssl,2oo. The Union Steel Works, of Alexan--1 dria, enqdoying 1,600 men, has increased the wages of their employes ten per cent, all around. The signing of the new tin-plate wage scale insures steady employment for the army of workmen is the American Tinplate Works at Elwood. Jon:,* Siii erenbkand, a tinner, committed suicide at Boswell, Benton County, by hanging himself. He. had been in the Insane Asylum several times. Alrert Berry, the H-year-old son of Prof. N. Berry, was drowned in Eel river at Logansport, while bathing with two companions. The body was recovered. Earl Lacey, aged 4, was drowned in a pit at Jeffersonville. The boy was missed from home, and he was located by the moaning of his big dog near the edge of the pit. Lee. Ki iins. who found a valuable bed of aragonite, or limestone rock, on his farm near Ingalls, has begun t'ne construction of kilns, looking to the manufacture of commercial lime. Tin-. Elwood Oil Proiueing Company has drilled in another 104-barre! well on its land near Geneva, and six more wells will be put down immediately, as the field gives exceptional promise of richness. At Cowan in a runaway accident Mrs. George Keltner, of Muncie, was dangerously injured and her 6-year-old daughter had an arm broken. A Mrs. Vorice, who was in the carriage, had an arm broken. New wheat is beginning to come into market at Wabash earler, by nearly ten days, than was ever known before. The yield runs from seven to fifteen bushels per acre, and the quality generally is rather poor. Tur. Marion Circuit Court has decided that the Adams Express Company canonly be taxed on personal property in this State. The State Tax Commissioners had assessed the company on a mileage basis, and the company prayed for an injunction. The case will goto the state Supreme Court, 1 and probably to the United States Supreme 1 Court for final settlement. llexry Lucas, a fanner, aged 20, was probably fatally injured at Knightstown in a railroad accident. He attempted to cross the track in front of the Pennsylvania limited, when his vehicle was struck ami demolished and the horse instantly killed. Lucas was hurled a distance of thirty feet. He is severely injured and recovery is doubtful. At Mick McCarty’s saloon, Muncie, Thomas Rodgers was accidentally shot in the left groin by William Everett. The. wounded man cannot live. The two men are flint-glass blowers aml^employed at the Muncie flint-glass works. A crowd of men were in Ihe saloon, and Everett was recklessly flourishing the self-acting gun, when it went off. Both were the best of friends, but had been 'lrinking. C’.»xcu bugs in iarge numbershave appeared in the eastern pait of Bartholomew County, and are doing great damage to the growing corn. In some localities since the wheat iias been harvested these pests have become so numerous that the cornstalks are black with them. At Burnsbill a quart of t'ne bugs was gathered and shipped to Prof. W. C. Latta, of Purdue University, to be inoculated with chinch bug cholera. These bugs wiil be returned and scattered among the living ones with a hope of thus exterminating them. While Otto Logan was drawning off a barrel of varnish in the barn of W. A. 1 Williams, Wabash, the fluid, from some I unknown cause, exploded. Y'oung Logan was burned about the face and hands, but ■ hastened to turn in an alarm. The 1 department responded quickly, but every- ’ tiling was very dry and the bam and * contents were destroyed. Two valuable ■ horses were lost. The flames communicated to W. R. Collins’s stable, which was also r consumed. Total loss, $1,200; insurance t on Williams’s barn, J4GO. * State Gas Inspector J. C. Leach lias - returned from Alexandria, where he has ' been trying for a week to conquer an 1 obstreperous gas well ow ned by the De- ■ Pauw Plate-glass Company. Three weeks 1 ago the well was anchored, and soon thereI after the confined gas began blowing the ' water out of al! the water and gas wells in 1 the neighborhood. The gas evidently 1 escaped through a b oken easing and found > its way through the shale and clay to the 1 [ surface of the ground. Residents of the > vicinity were alarmed to find their houses, I cellars, wells and outbuildings filled with , the fluid, and only utmost care prevented many explosions. To prevent accidents , the officers ordered the well opened again, and it lias for three weeks been blowing off 3,500,000 feet of gas daily. Three expert gas-well men refused to undertake the job of restraining the "1 unaway.’’ Contractor Decker was finally induced, and he has the machinery on the ground. Mr. Leach and DePauw people hope to have the well under control soon. Tiie escaping gas is boiling up in Pipe creek, half a mile away. The Union City Council has authorized the School Board to issue bonds to the amount of $10,00) to build a new schoolhouse. The present forty-five-thousand-dollar school building, built 111 1892 is overcrowded. \\ m. 11. Aui'uax ami Joseph Paxton, two life-time convicts in the prison south’, died, the other day, within 15 minutes of each other, while lying side by side in the prision hospital. Artman was the victim of consumption, while I’axton died from the effects of an assault by a fellow-convict. Artman killed his wife and son, at Tell City in 1893. Paxton murdered Spencer Bryant, at Jeffersonville, in 1888.