St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 52, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 July 1897 — Page 3

TOPICS FOK FARMERS A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. Farmers’ Boys Should Be Taught Self-Reliance from Infancy — Plant Trees —A Balance for the Grindstone — Feeding Bown Young Grain. Boys on the Farm. I am acquainted with an instance Where a certain farmer brought his boy up just as you would train a colt. Ue was never allowed to exercise the least amount of judgment in anything pertaining to farm matters. In fact, lie was a mere machine. When the boy was 18 his father was stricken down with a lingering disease, but still the latter persisted in pursuing the course of training his boy. He planned everything until three weeks before his death. To-day bis boy knows but little more than an infant about laying out his work. As soon as the Iwy is 12 years old his training should begin. Show him that .-Jmj* of more consequence than a mae. that he is put here to think, plan and carry out work Give him a piece of ground and teach him the lirst rudiments of farming, lotting him see all the while that he is working for himself. As he grows older, give him a colt or a cow, and lot him raise stock for himself. Then take him into confidence as to the buying and selling of farm produce, and occasionally let him manage the farm for a day or so. Above all, be patient with him. Nothing discourages the average boy more than fault-finding,* which makes him gradually lose all confidence in his ability to work. Good judgment, patience and self-control will train your boy so that, when at last you are unable to run the old farm, you will have some one who can easily assume the entire management in everything and do credit to his parent's early training.—Orange Judd Farmer. Plant Trees. If you happen to live on the prairie where you have no woodlot, suppose you make the experiment of planting a few trees. Some yards even are bare of trees. Shade is grateful in the hot weather and you owe it to your wife and children to at once beautify and cool the yard with trees. Get a few thrifty young maples and set them along the road in front of the house. Put in one good white elm where it will shade the yard and porch (lightning is not so partial to the elm as to some other trees) put a frame around them to protect them, and in a few years you will be surprised at the amount of pleasure you will all get out of it. Then, if you have a spare sandy, low-lying corner that is not gooo for much else, you might put it to good use by planting a lot of cottonwoods there. You won't miss the ground and in a few years the value of the wood for light fuel will more than repay your trouble. Os course you will not forget the importance of putting out some fruit trees. Three or four dollars will give you enough cherry, apple and crab trees to supply your family needs in the course of three or four years; and by, judicious repetition of the process It will not be long before you will have a thrifty orchard which will prove to be the most profitable spot on the farm. Select a gentle southern slope if you have one, and if not, do the next best thing. Talince for Grindstones, One of the most satisfactory little improvements I have lately made is a balance on my grindstone. I turn with a treadle, operated by my foot, and this balance not only makes the stone turn easier, but also makes it run much steadier. To make the balance, I got a piece of iron about five-eighths of an inch thick, 3% inches wide and 10 inches long. Had blacksmith punch a hole in iron 2% inches from one end, of size to fit on grindstone shaft, on end opposite treadle. It should be put on so that long end of iron would be opposite the little crank that treadle is fastened to, so that when treadle is being pressed down by the foot the long end will be going up, and when the treadle is going up the weight of iron will be going down and help raise treadle,.thus forming a balance. —Farmers’ Union. Planting- Cncnmber, in Ridges. Instead of planting cucumber seed in hills where the roots of a dozen or more plants will crowd each other, we long ago learned that it is much better to plant the seed in ridges only very slightly raised above the soil around them. In the ridges the seed may be put live to six inches apart. If some of the vines are attacked by the cucumber beetle others will escape, while it I is rarely that a hill is attacked without losing all the plants in it. Cucumbers thus grown are much less likely to dryout late in the season than if planted in hills.—Ex. Feeding Down Yorni Gra'ii. On very rich land spring grain is apt to grow too rank and its straw will break down before the grain is filled, making the entire crop a failure. It is on such cases that pasturing stock on spring grain may be a benefit to the crop. We say “may be - ’ advisedly, for the trampling of the plants in soft earth must always be injurious, however great may be the advantages of cropping off its surplus growth. The amount of feed that can be secured byfeeding down spring grain is verysmall. It may pay to pasture with sheep, or even with calves which will not seriously poach the soil. But better than this, on very rich land, is to run over the piece with a mower, cutting the leaves to within two inches of the ground. These leaves will not

grow again, but their cheek while th» root beneath is rapidly growing will send up two shoots for one.—American Cultivator. Effect of Fond on Esrtrs. A systematic series of inquiries in regard to the effect of food upon the : size of eggs, develops the fact that t most feeders are very much in the dark ! upon this subject. It has been found, however, that the grains have much less effect in increasing the size of eggs than meats, bran and other nitrogenous - foods, but grains fed in excess will make the hen too fat, and her eggs - will either be small c? be retained until abnormally large. As to tiie effect on the number of eggs, opinions are about equally divided. Perhaps the answer io either question depends more upon the breed than upon any- particular food. The ideal food for laying hens as given by- a prominent fancier is as follows: “The combination of 30 pounds of corn, 15 pounds ot oats, 10 pounds of wheat, 10 pounds of barley and 15 pounds of wheat bran, thoroughly mixed, gives the largest number of eggs possible. This is used as the morning soft food, with 25 per cent, of meat food, the afternoon feed being mixed grains." Quack Gruss on Sandy Soil. It is a cry difficult to rid sandy- soil of either quack grass or of its equal pest, the Canada thistle, because where there is no hard subsoil the roots run too deeply for the plow to bring them up. The sandy soil is also so porous and has so little vegetable mould that the quack roots do not die quickly, even if not allowed to send up shoots. But on land wholly destitute of vegetable matter, it is hardly worth while to get rid of quack. It will keep a sod and prevent the sand from blowing, which la difficult to do with any of the cultivated grasses or with clover. Farm Notes. Poor hay makes a poor feed. The time of cutting and manner of curing are important items as regards quality. While mistakes do not always result, in loss, It is as important to know howto avoid mistakes as to be successful. One of the surest ways of killing out r.oxioua weeds is to cut them off close to the fop of the ground as fast as they show up. There is a fairly good demand in market for well matured animals of medium size that are in a good thrifty condition. It is impossible to feed cattle with profitable results that have been stunted during the early stages of their existence. Keep up the cultivation until the crops can be considered as made. There is little risk of giving too much cultivation; the opposite is generally the case. South Carolina’s WiLI Beasts. If a circle be described with the Charleston city hall as a center and a radius of fifteen or twenty miles, there may be found within its limits at least twenty-lire different species of wild animals, several of them in sufficient number's to make their capture for the sake of tlrrir skins a profitable employment, says the Charleston News ami Courier. The list consists of the black bear, the bay lynx or wildcat, the grayfox, the Virginia deer, the raccoon, the 'possum, the gray rabbit, the swamp rabbit, the pole-cat or skunk, the mink, the Canada otter, the fox squirrel (three varieties), the Carolina graysquirrel. the flying squirrel, four species of rats, four species of mice, and three species of ground mole or shrews. All these are found in considerable numbers, while some, even of the larger and more important, are very abundant. In addition to these, the common seal is an occasional, though rare, visitor in the harbor, while the panther, the beaver and the wolf have become extinct in this circuit within one or two generations —the latter having been killed within thirty miles of the cityin the memory of men now living, if we extend our circle to include the limits of the State, we must enlarge our list by eight or ten more species, such as the red fox, the woodchuck or ground hog. the muskrat, the ground squirrel, and several others, while the panther, wolf and beaver may possibly be still found very rarely in the wild regions of Hie Blue Ridge. The Behavior of the Japanese. The Japanese are as courteous as they are theatrical and artistic. Their courtesy and their art are very closely allied. Their keen sense of courtesy, and their unflagging practice of it, has, I believe, as much to do with the quietness and fitness of their funerals as has their fine artistic instinct. They are as a nation even prouder and more studious, I think, of their courtesy ! than of their artistic excellence. “Cry it; it will do yon good'.’’ 1 said once do a poor Japanese woman, who, crouching beside her dying husband, was controlling herself with an effort that would, I feared, make her ill. She laid her little, dim, brown linger upon her trembling, red lip ifDd shook her head, then whispered: “It might disturb him.” “Cry; it will do you good!” I said the next day when the man was dead, and she seemed almost prostrate with grief and over-enforced self-con-trol. “It would be most, rude to make a hideous noise before the sacred dead,” came the soft reply. Carpets. To prevent stair carpets from wearing, place a slip of paper under them, । at and over the edge of every stair, I which is the part where they wear - first. The strips should be, within an > inch or two, as long as the carpet is ■ wide, and about four or five incnes in ’ breadth. A piece of old carpet answers : the purpose better than paper.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE LESSON. Reflections of an Elevating Character —Wholesome Food for ThoughtStudying the Scriptural Lesson Intelligently and Profitably. Lesson for July IS. Golden Text. —“They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily.”—Acts 17: 11. Paul is at Thessalonica and Berea in this lesson—Acts 17: 1-12. After the deliveration of Pan! and Silas from the Philippian prison, they made a brief visit at the house of Lydia, whore they had been staying previous to their arrest, and then left the city in compliance with the request of the magistrates. Their route thence lay westward on a great Roman road called the Via Egnatia, which connected the cities of Thrace and Macedonia. Amphipolis was thirty-three miles from Philippi; Apollonia, thirty miles further on, and Thessalonica thirty-seven miles beyond. Thus the journey probably occupied three days, the first night being spent in Amphipolis ami the second in Apollonia. 'Thessalonica, the city whither I’nul ami Timothy wore destined, was full of historic interest. '‘Under the mime of Thermn it was the resting place of Xerxes on his march: it is not unmentioned in the Peloponnesian war; ami it was a frequent subject of debate in the last independent assemblies of Athens rvben tin* Macedonian power began to overshadow all the countries where Gteek was spoken, this city leceived its new name. A sister of Alexander tiie Great was < ailed Thessalonica, and her name was given to the city of Thermn.” The present name, Saloniki, is tin abbreviated form of this mime. In the time of Pau! it was the chief city of Macedonia, rich and populous. 1 x p’an i tory. '1 hessalonica. being a trading town, was also a center of Jewish life. \\ hile at Philippi the Jews had only a “place of prayer,” here they had a synagogue. On three Sabbaths he preached to the Jews; how much lonrer he remained preaching to the Gentiles we ate not infoimed. His preaching was -trictly biblical when he addressed Jews naturally enough, since they were everya\ here a people zealote for the letter of scripture, though often ignorant ly. "Gpening and alleging": that is. explain ing and setting forth. Tim doc’rine of a suffering Messiah avos almost a new one to Paul's hearers. Their idea of a Messiah avus a powerful king. Tlmse passages in the Psalms and in Isaiah a, hi< h s] r.k of suffering as his destiny were either plained away or ignored. The Targiim on the prophets, for instance, which is the paraphrase in the Annul ■ of the migimd Hebietv, so distort i* i,.caning of the fifty third chapter of Isaiah that it iep:iserits the Avieked a suffering instead of the Messiah. Dmiithe three centuries pre eding the coming "f ('hrist nearb nil thought of a suffering Mos ah had do appealed. Heme even J* o>' u«n disciples could not at first understand his ref'leiwe to the meaning of hsOc.iili. m.r did they immediately perceive the fulfilment of prophecy in his crucifixion and the resunection. But both Pernr am! P ui nf terAvard made the tl <entcr of their preaching “( hi ist aml ! mm a, it .<• I. “Some of them believed, ami of the de vont Greeks a gn it mnliitm'.e'': Many interesting details about Pani s hero may be found in the first and s. ■ ■ md chap tors of his tilst ipistie lo the Th' :i>>nians. See especially 2: 1 12. Tim imlt cations are that he remain'd in Thessaloniea a long time, supporting himself by working nt his trade, though he received some aid from the Philippian Church i Phil. Pith. The Thessalonians rereived the gospel with gl eater eagerness than almost any other city Allan Paul preached. (1 Thesi 2: 13.1 Il is often tb.e poor cccnpation of these who believe not to attack those who do believe, from no other motive than envy and love of destruction. But such attacks hurt the assailants most. “These that have turned the aa.ilil upside down”: They spoke more truly than they knew. The act usation was cunningly framed to catch the car of people and ruler. They cared little for the quarrels of Jcaa s, but were quick to listen to any charge of treason. for men in the remotest provinces of the empire feared that charge. The security which Jason gave for the immediate depa it lire of Paul ami Silas prevented their return in the future as we'd; at least that seems 1<» be the reason why they did not. return, though desiring to do so. (1 Thes. 2: 17, 18.) Teaching Hints. The sufferings at Philippi made Paul and Silas all the bolder at Thessalonica (see 1 Ilies. 2: 2). But the boldness was not forwardness. They Avere "bold in our God,” and they left "lien it seemed that they could accomplish no more. Some good men confound fearlessness and bravado. They defy public opinion, or the press, or Ilie laws, just for the sake of defiance, and then expect to bo regarded as martyrs. Salonika to-day. though a city of commercial importance, is far from being the place it was in the early Christian centuries. Mohammedan, the Jcav, ami Greek Christian have loft Huie of the simple faith in ('hrist which made the city great after the visit of Paul of Tarsus. So Avith the cities of Asia Minor; so xvith Antioch, and Avith Jerusalem itself. Cities rise and fall, but tb.e kingdom never wanes. The scepter pastes from east to Avest, but never does its power grow less. Will the day ever come when these ancient cities of the East, either through the work of Christian missions, or through a reformation ami purilieation of the Greek Church, shall become again famous for piety and good Avorks? The “eastern question ’ has aspects that touch closely the kingdom of G<,d, as well as the empires of Nicholas, I'ictoria and Abd-ul-Ilamid. Paul never lost his patience Avith the Jcavs, frequently as they had repulsed him, but always preached lirst to them, hoping to gain some of his oavii race. Never, as far as Ave knoxv, did the apostles turn aside from tb.e teaching of Christian faith and duty to consider philosophical or economic problems. That is no proof that our preachers should not give these subjects duo attention, but it is an evidence that the emphasis is often wrongly placed in our day. Expository preaching avus responsible for most of the conversions in its early church. Next Losson—“Paul Preaching in Athens.”—Acts 17: 22-31.

STATE TICKET NAMED IOWA GOLD DEMOCRATS HOLD A CONVENTION. Nominations for State Offices Made and Platform Adopted by Acclama-tion-Letters Real from cx-Presi* dent Cleveland and Henry Watterson declares for Gold. Fur Governor ciiggitt fol lieutenant Governor S. H. Mallory l or Supreme Court Judge W. 1. Babb 1 or Superintendent of Public Instruc- , J. 15 Knoepfler lor Railroad Comndssioner. .. .Peter A. Dey three hundred delegates representing the gold Democrats of lowa met in State convention in Des Moines, nominated the above ticket and adopted a platform the principal planks of which are devoted to gold, high liquor license, economy in State government and tariff for revenue only. All of the nominations were made by acclamation. The platform was adopted as reported by the committee without dispn’o_or division. The work of the convenTT^K- '^s quickly accomplished. The seSsifi^S re enlivened by speeches by Fredw^hßU'iih of Missouri and other notedjFold Democratic speakers, and by the 'w.ading of messages from Grover CleveKiml and Henry AVatterson. The convention was called to order M’ednosday morning at. 10 o'clock by ( lialrmnn W. C. Mullin, of the State Central Committee, of Cedar Rapids. The sessions were held in the A’onng Men’s Christian Association auditorium, Avhieh seats SIM), and the hall was filled. There "ere 300 accredited delegates. Cleveland Sends n Letter. At Iho first mention of Cleveland's name the convention broke out in Avild cheering. Ki veral times ('hairman b'remh was interrupted by applause Avhile reading the letter, and nt its conclusion thers was another scene of cheering. AVatterson’s letter was also loudly applauded, tin* convention voted to send replies to each. Grover Cleveland's letter was as folloavs: Mr. I’nnl Kerch. Davenport. Iowa: My Dear Str-My love of true Democracy Is so Intense and my belief In the neeeMlty of Its supremacy to the welfare of the country Is so clear, that I cannot fall to sympathize with effort tn save thu prinelpies of my party from threatened abandonment. ( I ••Heve the very existence of true Democracy a* an nghney of good to the Amerlenn people is in the hands of those ivho indorse and arc Aviljhig to be gahhal by th" declaration es prlnclphs announced by the National Di moerntle parly. It la a high mission to Ums li.iArgiu keeping the life nnd usefulness of tiie party which has deserved so well of our countrymen, nnd the Important consld- < rations Involved should sincerely stimulate that patriotic effort. The work before tn rises above pnrtlsnn triumphs and Its reA'ard. , 'rhe ipicstlon Is. nre wo doing our cuty to our country nnd to the principles of our party? No success tvorth tbe time can be rctiched except In the path i f prim lf*le. 1 l ope the National Democrats of lowa Avlll lot fall to exhibit to their felloe.s In every Slate the bright light of true Den 'eraey. A ours, very truly. ' GROA'ER CLEVELAND. The Hon. Nnthnni l I'rench of Pttvenport was introduced nnd delivered bis address >» trnqHUHry chairman. His speech excitetllltc convention to considerable cntllUsiu'W. Thtijßuvcnfton reassembled nt 2 o’.-h. ' with a uineli larger crowd in ntt> Van e than at the morning .session. This was duo to the fact that Fred la'bmnnn of St. Louis, formerly of Des Moires, wns annoumcd to address the convention. The eonvenuon proceeded to the nominntion of a St.Ve ticket. No ballots were taken, but one man being mimed for cn< h position mid nominated by acclamation. Judge .iofin Uliggitt of Mason County was nominated for Governor by ex Sena tor AV. (A. Schmidt of Scott County. S. H. Mallory of Chariton wns nominated for Lieutenant Governor by Lucien B. Wells of Connell Bluffs. Jmlge AA'. I Babb of Mount Pleasant wns nominated for Supreme .L.dge by Judge J. J. Trimble of Keokuk. I’eter A. Dey of leva (My whs noinlna’ed for Railroad Commissioner by .Alexander Charles of Cedar Rapids. J. B. Knoepfler of Lansing was nominated for State Superintendent of Schools by 1- iid Heinz of Scott Ci unty. Planka in the Platform. At this point the Committee on Resolutions reported the platform adopted, which vas drafted by a siib-coinniittee ei.nqiosed of AV. AV. AVitmer, AV. I. Babb nnd N. I>. Holbrook, representing Des Moines, Henry and lowa <'•unities. The resolutions are in part ns follows: The doctrine of patt rnalis'ii, class legislation and debased coinage, to Avhieh each of ’in .three comrncting parties making up the free silver. Populistic, triple alliance In this State have recently pledged themselves in tlieir several pint forms, are ns abhorrent to (■verytrue Democrat when advocated by Populism tinder the nnme of Democracy as when taught by Republicans. Democracy is a necessary foe of eneli. and we repudiate them as unworthy of tiie support of every true Demi < rat. AA'e hereby renew our fealty to the cariUi.nl principles of Democracy which were first emmclated by Jefferson in the early days of the century, and which have been advocat'd by its great leaders from that time ihnvtt to IS!ni. ai.d under Avhieh it has ncillevm nil it" great a ietories. We heartily indorsMbe platform adopted by the National io I'ioewUl'' party at Indimmpolls in IstHj, whf h ^Ates at length the foregoing fundam< nt a jprinetplos of government. We iiSiounce the Dingley tariff bill soon to bo oOncted into loaa- by a Republican Cong.ess.t Under the pretense of increasing the p veimV It is Iho old Republican policy of j rotectlon to Hie foAA- at the expense of the i any. It tends to create and foster trusts r.nd monoplics. nnd avg recognize in it the fulfillment of promised reward to those Avho supplied the parly treasury. We renew our allegiance to iho historic Democratic doc.rlne of n tariff for revenue only. We condemn tile prohibilory and mulct legislation in tins. State Avhieli makes the sale of intoxicating liquors a crime, lint eon- ; denes the offense for money, and Avideh dis- < riminates against Hie "ill of the majority !u certain localities, and Ave demand the । mictment in their stead of a judicious luav regulating the sale of such lljinors Avhieh combines license axlHi local option, ami also the enactment of a just and proper law for tiie m.muftu tore of the sa>.io. The honesty, economy, courage, fidelity and wisdom of the administration of Grover Cleveland command not only our approval, but our unqualified admiration. After the resolutions avcio adopted, as they were without division, l ied Lehmann addressed the convention, after Avhieh it adjourned. News of Minor Note. Thomas Quinlan, for ten years train dispatcher for the AVabash Railroad, is dead at Springfield, 111. I lenry ('ampe. commissioner of lights of Lebanon, HL, committed suicide by shooting during h state of mental depression following an attack of epilepsy. He was 35 years of age and leaves a family. Jesse Landis, residing in Ncav Springfield, Ohio, a veteran of the war, committed suicide by shooting Sunday. Ha had failed to effect a reconciliation with Uis wife, who had left him.

INDIANA INCIDENTS. RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. feister of an Indiana Convict Will Secure His Freedom — Rival Correspondents Fight with Serious Results —Lightning Sets Oil Afire. Pardon for a “Lifer.” The Governor will parole AA'illiain AV. Kennedy, a “lifer.” During the campaign of 1884, while Gen. Logan was speaking to a throng at Greensburg, gangs of pickpockets plundered right and left until the enraged citizens gave chase. Leading in the pursuit Avas David Baker, a popular young man, who was shot dead. Kennedy was accused of the crime and after arrest at Cincinnati, his home, he Avas returned to Decatur County and convicted. Since that time his sister, Kate Kennedy, a brilli mt young Avoman, confident of her brother’s innocence, has employed every agency lo prove him guiltless. Disguised as a detective and as a newsboy and bootblack, she frequented the resorts of thieves, hopeful of securing needed evidence and this failing she enlisted prominent mi n all over the country to petition for Kennedy’s pardon. Her efforts were herculean. Gov. Gray, Gov. Matthews and the present chief executive Avere each importuned in turn, and finally Mount has yielded. Senator Foraker is among those petitioning for clemency. Some years ago nearl.v every member of the Indiana Legislature signed a similar petition upon Miss Kennedy’s solicitation. Loses His Leg in a Duel. A .sharp rivalry betAveen Samuel Leonard ami AA’. 11. McDermott, rural correspondents of metropolitan ncAVspapers, both residing at English, cuimiuated in a shooting affray, in Avhieh Leonard Avas "oninb"! in the right leg. The limb Avas amputated. It is claimed that they attempt"d to settle their differences by the code duello, and both Avere placed under bonds of y2.sdt> each for dueling. McDernioit is a hopeless cripple, propelling himself about the streets in a little cart. Blnz'ng Oil in Anderson’s Streets. Tavo 250-barrel oil tanks at Anderson, OAvned by Harmon Black A Co., "ere struck La lightning Saturday and torn open. As the nil avus freed it ignited and spread fire in every direction. The tanks "ere full, but Avere still connected Avith the "ell. The valve was open and twelve barrels per hour were added to the blaze. All attempts to put out the tire "ere unavailing. Considerable surrounding property av.is damaged. All Over the State. Charles I teschliT. _s years of age, Avas dtoAvned in AA'liito river at Indianapolis. At Mai ion. the suburban residence of S. IRariden bur: i‘d. The loss is SB,(HMt, fully < ovi r<s| by insurance. llenrA Martin Gunn ami Miss J. Roberts Marrs, leaders of society of Lexington, Ky . eloped to JeffersoHA ille and Avere married. They Avere accompanied by a party of friends. I'had Holland, ai.ed 11 years, of AA’nshington. tried to commit suicide by hanging beeanse his mother whipw d him. IL- tied a rope (•> Hie limb of a < lu rry tree and, fasteui'ig a noose around his neck, jumped :r<>;:i the limb. A brother discovered him hanging under the Ine and cut him <|oaa n. 't he buy was nearly dead from sir:u ; _ :lation, nut after several I-airs' elfort bi a physician Avas restored to conState ALne Inspector I'ishcr lias organi.id a miners' State institute, with the object of holding regular meetings and diseussiag subjects pertaining to scientific mining. Through the efforts of Inspe. tor Uisher the Legislature at the last session enacted a measure aa hit h calls for a technical examination of all persons who hold positions of supervisory responsibility nnd at the first of those examinations. which as as held fit Terre Haute Urida.A and Saturday, the institute avis organized. S' me t ine ago James Thatcher spent half the night in it debauch at Charles Truempi r s road house near Indianapolis, and on his return to the city stole a horse from the stable of Henry Leonard. The latter pursued the thief, find, overtaking him, shot ami killed him. Leonard Avas acquitted, and he uoaa brings suit against Tiuemper for SIiUHMi damagi s, alleging that Thatcher Avas made drunk at the load house, and that he (Leonardi had tinderg me great mentfil suffering by reason of the killing of Thatcher, a thing that Avould not have occurred had not the defendant made Thatcher drunk. The Indiana Avcekly crop bulletin says in part: “AA'arm Aveather prevailed everywhere, with frequent rains in the southern portion and but little or none in the northern portion; and there rain is needed. especially for corn. The "heat, rye and barley harvest is done in the southern and central portions, and nearly done in the northern portion: the rye and barley crops a'e very good, find the quality ami quantity ol the wheat crop are better than wns expected; thrashing has begun in the southern portion. Oats are in the best condition and heading well, but the straAi’ is short. Corn is growing very fast, but it is still less advanced than at this time in other years.” William 11. Porter, traveling representative of the Frankfort, Ky., Chair Company. a concern that gets its goods made at the Frankfort penitentiary. Avas arrested at Richmond, charged Avith the illegal stile of the goods in that city. There are five charges against him and he was released under a bond of SS(M). The Indiana laiA - against the sale of convict made goods, passed in I<!>s. is very stringent, and a possible tine of SIOjXH) may he imp isid for a violation. Whaievcr th • result of this case is in the Circuit Court, it will be appealed to the Supreme Court lo have the constitutionality of the la"passed up »n. The outcome aa ill b ■ Avatchcd with interest, for if the lit"- is held to be constitutional the local dealers who have been handling the Frankfort company’s goods may be prosecuted. G. AA'. Murray of Elwood was fined 835 for seining fi*h in the Wild Cat. The artest was by popitfy Commissioner AA'elty, Avho xvas recently appointed to the office to run dOAVii a band of fish dynamiters. F. J. Yanvorhis, representing a large number of Indianapolis citizens, called upon the board of revieAV and formally profested against the assessment fixed by that holy upon the property of the Citizens' Street RailAVtiy Company. Under the company's contention in the Federal Court, its property is worth between $3,000 000 and S4JMM)JMM>. but the bornd has assessed it for ou'y $1,250,000.

MUSGRAVEPARDONED NOTED INSURANCE SWINDLER A FREE MAN. Clemency Extended Because He Is in a Dying Condition-History of the CaS; Which Led to His Arrest and C on viction. Fet Free to Die. “Bob” Musgrave has been pardoned by Gov. Matthews that he may die outside prison Avails, and the story of his audacious attempt to swindle insurance companies out of $35,000 a few years ugo by the supposed loss of his life in a fire is being retold. His term xvould have expired in November, 1898, but at the request of some friends the Governor’s private secretary investigated his physical condition, and finding that he was dying from consumption, the Governor put into effect his policy of pardoning all convicts who are surely on the way to the grave. Musgrave believes that he may recover once out of prison, and in a letter to an. old acqunintan. c it, . crTluuti n jcnCjj he said: “Tell my friends that if lam to be gotten out at all it must be soon. This matter cannot be delayed until fall.” Musgrave had been in the real estate business in Terre Haute until 1890, when the accumulating evidence of his dealings, forging of mortgages and the like, caused him to lake sudden leave, and for a year his whi-reabouts xvas not knoAvn, although the authorities were after him, as several indictments had been returned against him. Operates in Chicago. In the early part of 1891 ho turned up in Chicago, having left. Kansas City, where be had been in trouble in connection with his employment with a wholesale bouse in " Inch a relative was a partner. In Chicago he set up as a broker and promoter. He started the report that lie represented an English syndicate " ith capital of several million pounds. He received letters addressed to T. B. Barnum, and after a while the acquaintances formed in the office building became suspicious of him. He became acquainted Avith a woman knoAvn as Kate Burton, but whose right name xvas McLaughlin. and he spent considerable money on her. Then as he began to run our of Lis credit he planned the insurance swindle. He took ut seven policies, in all. for $35,000 on his life, some of the regular old line insurance and some in accident companies. Two of these he made payable to the Burton Avoman. He notified her of "hat he had done, and when he took leave of her in August, ISf>l, he told her that Avhen she heard of his death to collect the money on the t" o poli« ies and then xvait to hear from him. The other policies Avere made payable to his mother and sister, xvlmm he had taken to Chicago from Terre Haute. Plot Is Hatched. Charles Trout of Terre Haute was a yi ung man xvbo believed Musgrave avus the Napoleon of saa indicts and his admiration for bin, was great. He would ।do Musgrave’s bidding, whatever it might bo. Musgrave had let him into the scheme, .and one night Trout met him at i ati"ti five miles north of the city. They m.ole their way across fields to an abandon'd log cabin on the bank of the AAabash River. In a satchel carried by Alusgrave avus a human skeleton. Avhieh he had bought from a St. Louis film. The next day "as Sunday, and Trout quietly gave the tip to some of Musgrave's former acquaintances in Terre Haute that he Avas in hiding at the cabin and Avould like to see them. Among these Avas ('apt. Ross, uoaa- Mayur, and who was then in the real estate business. These went to the cabin ami talked with Musgrave. Os course the purpose was to establish his presence in the cabin, Avhieh avus to be burned that night, leaving the St. Louis skeleton to represent him. In the early part of the night neighboring farmers saw the flames of tho burning cabin, but did not go to it until daylight. Trout "as there early, too, and ho industriously circulated the report that Musgrave had been burned to death. The coroner took out the bones of the skeleton, and the police made a search of the ashes. They found Musgrave’s K. of P. charm. Unearthed by Detectives. The police gave it out that it was a case of suicide, and the matter was about to be dropped Avhen detectives employed by the insurance companies put in an appearance. The knotvledge that there was much insurance on his life, together "ith his known preference to obtain money by doubtful methods, raised the suspicion of a stvindle in the cabin tire. One of the Terre Haute papers, which had taken no stock in the local police's suicide theory, pointed out that if the charm could have gone through the i fire some of the buttons on the clothing, ' his keys or the metal on his satchel ought to be found. The police made a second search, but found none of these things. It seems that Musgrave xvatched the cabin burn, and when the lire was nearly ; out he threw into it his K. of P. charm. He had boarded a midnight train on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Road and : returned to Chicago. He kept in hiding ■ there, dyed his hair, which was red, and I grew a beard. Locat d in St. Paul. William Markle, who had married Musgrave’s sister, did not believe he was • dead, and going to Trout forced that i young man lo tell him Avherc he was. It ! so happ'mod that on Markle's arrival in Chicago he shaa- Musgrave, and kneAV him despite lis dyeil hair. Markle wanted 82(H) borrowed money, and threatened to tell people in Terre Haute that he had seen his brother-in-law. Musgrave could not give the money, lint taking alarm left for St. Paul. Then he Avrote to Kate Burton, "iio already had been seen by the detective. She showed them the letter and they arresird Alusgrave in Sr. Paul. The trial avus long draAvn out. but in the eml he Avas sentenced to the penitentiary for L n years. A Fortune in a Whale. The " haling bark Swallow of Boston, reGiitly returned to port and announced that among other captures she had taken a sperm "hale which contained a lump of ambergris weighing eleven pounds. As ambergris is worth $320 a pound, the lump is valued at 83,520. Prince George of Greece in regarded as an expert in torpedo work. Fie is a very large man, fully six feet tall and strongly built