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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

TIE talk about the German Repub'
leans beating Foraker, 10 not borne up
by the statistics, and We have that TO-
lably Republican organ, the Cinoin'
natl Timea.Sur, 10 prove IL. The lOth
and llth wards Of Cincinnati are the
iont German wards. The figures
show that In 1887 Foraker received z, l22
votes In these two wards, while IN 1889
Foraker received 2,i7l votes In the
same wards, gain Of 40 votes, Nei'
ther the Germans nor the Prohibition
ista defeated Foraker. IL . a clear
case Of lost cause.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

SOME Of the intimate friends Of =,
Z. Bush are cautiously at work trying
10 unrayel Probate Judge FawcetCs
peculiar movements during the last
campaign. OF course " Is purely Re
publican "broil," but II will be interest
lng while it Is cooking" Mr.. Bush, II
Is said, has reason TO feel that Fawcett
was not "just otraIght,' as the political
saying goes. The willy Judge will prob
ably learn more about politics than he
now knows. The Republican rank and
llle are getting onto his methods and
the day OF his political career draws
sadly but surely TO n close.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28
THE ANACONDA MINE DISASTER.
A Great Many Mon Missing, Hut II 10 not
Known who are Imprisoned.

BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 95.-It has been
discovered that the fire, which IL raging
In tho Anaconda and St Lawrence
mines, caught In Che lO0-foot level OF the
81. Lawrence, and as the two mines arc
connected ON every level down TO the
S0O.foot Of the Anaconda, the fire has
communicated itaclf 10 both. The men
who are supposed 10 bo imprisoned In
the 80O.loot level of tho Anaconda havO
been driven up, and all the shafts, drifts
and slopes Of Tho two mines have been
bulkhoadod 10 try and smother tho fro
The men who fell from tho cage In tho
81 Lawrence are still lying at tho bot.
tom Of the shaft, notwithstanding tho
efforts that have beon mado TO rench
their bodies A great many men arc
missing, but u will not be known posi-.
lively who are imprisoned in tho burn
ing mines until Tuesday, when the shaft
bosses will call the roll Of men. 10 add
10 the seriousness Of tho situation, 5000
pounds Of dynamite are ON the 800 foot
level and IL this should explode tho cave
In which would result wonld he tAribla
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28
REED AND MCKINLEY nspIMATnp


IVfnW llp 7TININNIT 70 HVWUVTNNl
Reeda friends declare openly that
Major Mckinley haa had no patlamen'
tary eXprflenGr, exc pt from the ll00f
of he House, while McKinley'a friends
retallate with the Same charge against
Reed, Prominent Republicans say
that neither Ol them II Nv for the rX
allied position Ot Speaker OF the House,
and among thrm IN ono gentleman
from thiaGlty. Let them Quarrel, Dem
ocrala, while wa COntem late tho de-
terIorbtiOn from tho lordly mind OF
Carlisle TO the buliounery Of Reed aud
the Oneatriug tariif Iteration Of Mo
Kinley,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

,ua hayu never nannird reuirulrn IA q
sell as we'll on that have gwen auel
universal aatlsfaGlinn We 10 not hesl
tate 10 guaranlee them every timr, and
va stand ready "a refund The purchase
price II satisfactory results no mol fnl-
low their uan These remedies have
won their gFeat popularity purely ~
their merits, Durbln, Wright 81 90,
DruguiRta,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

TnE school enumeration for0hlo has
been completed. The whole number Of
children OF school age IN Ohio 20, boys,
$40 5s0l; girls, ,5ibG8l; total, l,l2Ob2s,
Of This number stark county has ~,
O86; Mahouiug l70I0;Carr0l bA3i;Sum
nit 1913; 1uscurawaa lO,bOli wayne
lgS57, COumbiana 1913; Cuyahoga
slSl3i Hamilton lO0OlO, IruDull 49,
Una
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28
soNos AND MAxtMs.

TIE New York Life 10 giving some
fayorlte songg Of some notorious
Americans We give q few specimens;
President Harrison Darb Heaps OF
Trouble ON de Ole Mans Mind, ,,
Susan b. Anthony Believe Mo II
All These EndearIng Young Charms.
Chlcago-BlOw, Ye Wind5 OF The
Morningl Blow, Blow, Blow
The Sugar Trust-ln the Sweet Buy
and Buy -, MAJ
Cornelius Vanderbilt-lye Fifteen
Dollars In My Inside Pocket
CORPORAL Tanner-Out IN the C0ld,
Cold World.
What's the matter with making q
Vice President Morton-fen Nighte
In u Bar Room, a., mi,
Major Mckinley-Twas Ever Thus,
Since ChildhOOd'S Hour, I've Seen My
Fondest Hopes Decay.
j. b. Foraker-To be or not TO be-
that's the question, whether its noDltf
In the mind TO suffer the sling5 ana
arrows of outrageous fortune, IN silence,
or TO take up arms against Mckinley
aud John Sherman and, by opposing,
end them,
Charles Foster-Tis but step from
bliss To gloom, and faith I've taken IT,
Ex-senator Suydcr-Who's been here
since I've been gone.
Glen Russell-lhe rose that all are
praislng rs not the rose for me, 700
many eyes are gazing upon that costly
tree.
Tom Turner-The Prince Of Dark
ness is q gentleman.
Allen Carnea-Even when ! was nj
school my mistress did me extol above
the rest Of the youth, In that had a
laudable voice.
j.. j. Grant
80 when Joyoa block descended from the sEN
In thnndors Deep 10 bottom, norce aud loud,
Then rad ohio Croakcd to me to ny,
And save tho man who Of his Tall IL Proud
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

slNCE ONO Republicans promise to
aeud Major Mckinley 10 congress IRON
some district Or other no matter now
tho state N rcappofuoned, there seems
To be no iuflher objection 10 permitting
tho reliably Democratic county ofslhIk
10 be suitably represented ~ lhe
National house OF representatives.
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28
$500 Reward!

WE VIII phy the above reward f0r any case OF
Liver Complaint Dyspepsia SICK Headache, indls
Huai0n, Constipation ut UOstlyrnoaa we cannot cure
with Vests Vegetable Liver fills, when the drons
lions arc strictly complied WITH They are purely
Vegetable, ana never fall ~ give hhtlAiactl0n hus
RAf Coated, Large buX'h, containing 10 fllla 20
cents, For aale hy MI nruRpitA beware Of c0uns
torfeta aud limitations ThH genuine mAnufacs
turcd only by JOHN o. WEST a 90, Sold by bur.
bin, Wright a Co., and Tho Popular Drug CO..
Canton, Ohio, now, RysdAw.mOn- we'd III
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

Mckinley has now caught o good
gust of second wind and IL making q
Grand struggle for the speaktt'a chair
Wnl Napoleon reat u victor under the
shadow OF tho pyramids, or VIII 40
meet hia Waterloo ana tho inevitable
81, Helena,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

MOTHER NEw, the old army nurse,
whose letter appears IN this paper, lives
In ludiauapulI, aud knows President
Harrison lhorOugy, Old soldiers
would DO well TO read what she says
about llmrIaon's love for the soldiers
No election Bptudng now aud II ~ u
go0d time to think over tho soldier
hmhImN.H.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

Ir aeemsto be conceded that II Major
MeKinle Ia not made speaker he VIII
be made chairman Of the Ways ana
Means Committee, which viii give him
a tremendous prip ON tho Protective
tariff, In case ,lte ia any attempt
made to spoil ",
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28
Sugar Creek, Nov. 81.
ANSWER.

1
ANSWER.
In Ohio this year Campbell polled
37g,a23 votes and Foraker SBS,bDl
Campbell's plurality over Foraker, TO-
| S72. iIelwig, Prohibition, for Governor
polled 2G,50l votes, making the total
vote poled, including l,0iS for the La
Dor candidate, 775, ,b2B votes.
In 1887, Foraker polled 366,5Sl, Pow
ell Dem( 1888 206, Sharp, (Pro) 2070V
and the Labor ticket 2i7ll votes, max.
ing an aggregate vote OF 4lb0.
The aggregate vote polled III lSsv IS
81 .87G larger than the vote pOlled N
1887, and Foraker has l20lB more votes
thus year, than he had IN 1887; and yel
he was elected In 1887 by u plurality OF
23,329, while this year no is defeated by
These figures form an interesting
and Instructive study. III rove
that IL was not Gen. Apathy that DO
feated Foraker; but Gen. Revenue Re
form.
fnll of wholesome instruction for those
In search of political education. II
1887 Foraker had 1896 votes ~ STARK,
Powell 1862 and Sharp, Pro. Bli
In 1855 Foraker has 1884, Campbell
oar aud Helwig 5t4. , ,oo-
The aggregate vote In stark IN 1887
waa ia gIJf with Democratic plurality
on Governor of36I ,
In 1850 the aggregate vote IN Stark 10
~ gab While the Prohibition Votr Il
i0o less than in 1887, the aggregate vote
is 1854 larger, and the Democratic pu
rality on Governor 10 1,0S3, or Demo
cratic gain of 7l6 on an increased yott
" T6e Me- claim that the Prohibitionists
helped do this Is preposterous NJ thel
polIed 100 votes less In 1889 than they
did In 1887, and the claim that stay
Sthome vote did II, is still more pre-
nosterous, as the vote Is Increased This
year by y,0Si over the vote OF 1857.
Nav theee figures talk, and talk very
loud and what do they eayp
They say the tariff is "a TAX, ana that
the neople want all unnecessary taxa
tion lifted from the shoulders OF the
people. .
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

We desire TO say TO our citizens, that
for years we have been selllng Dr'
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion. Or. Kings New Life Pills, Buck
lens Arnica Salve and Electric Bittera,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

snERIFF RLEOp kmpER has had
several applications from Republicans
for positions. lie says TO oil, Gentle :
men am q Jaokh0nlan Democrat ana
my administration will be Democratic
from first deputy TO turnkey"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

IG is suggested that Ohio Democrats
hold maaa conventions all over the
state 10 let the people say VINO they
want for Senator, II this would nol
result In confusion OF tongues "
would be most excellent idea.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

MARQUIS has finally decided 20 con
test with LampaOn for the olllee OF
Lieut., Governor The office II not I'm
portant, but II has great poaslbllllleh'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28
Ihe Democrat.

There are only ten applicants for the
Akron postOnioe, Canton can 30 two
better than that,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

TnE Ohio Pauiot, published at New
Lisbon, has just completed Us hlat year
Under the able management of The pa
ternal Potts II IL still hale ald hearty
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

ouRHo or pILua auAitANpHHp,-w ave
op NJ ahy etis u iauia No mpa irluliel " ieq7nh
u, rsfilei
JUNO Mi'N have hsoemt Victims N tolitV nfei
Ma dfadml ani dffladiya thhli Whgh annually tstffa
unumfy gave HHAutf n Jeunf mtn pthklf1 arni hnl
l,,liani ihslefL ssy gal vile oonnitHaei
DI, rilANon-Ahgf yeau of stIf1tnts. hm discovered
Ne ftalei fn0uH ~ Ufttpf n itf bt ana hmpt u'
VenhlsY dithNfti HFsieugi rdhfA ndsui ufUHutrftii
lahfuef oeaiuten ef ieA psrlalpn " ht hehi lll.i
usmtllHF dlmntit N ifhh % taluWs QAllfm el lNe it
hfsal nata 0I fku, Ifiaat N ha ff lluffI HfwshtW
tautltaite5f rfdts iiafi1 Htin' tho tdllaf ttf "
youth and tei paHUHf, l tuuH W.f me ttilAnl hn'ea
tf sutfHaulnt, nriHUrH mluiafe lmpeiilAai ifH iHl
candid toHHhl lftdt "a N t1e lAa, sftt W mpnW thf
rliot yalf oat tpJahi lh1 eth N here Ny WNol uar
mfht viii pftd ana ffmthtnlN ttiu NE noIl eptiAa tl1
shd absolutely Uiigie lfiia'l msthpldi
40 MfppLE.ACGp MrN,sftUe pt nHbf hfiiri'
a. Oh ap iaHl Wha go tuutld Hu uuaHt WHuaHitt Wu
tsidff ohsn accompanied NJ slight tHfltF bf fsunI tif
fsuen HesisnlhE Nr IItm u martef NE faIfH ra1n1i
sdihunt ~, on ftaUUIuut NJ W1 uuHNg fuIHHlH I1f
stilmrui v 10 nHldl .nt ro1fumol Fhtl rtuls ~ Nnr
meh Hil ArptAt o. ihe aI ulh ueAWh M rhNh hvh tlh
ohaHfnr u dfff 90 tuH tntHiHntf fh"in ti1 trf u
she dls d hlA dnluI, ilaHAat " l' e,ui' HlltA iH
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28
soMnrniNo ABOUT. THE VOTE.

EDITOR NEwsDEMocRAT: How
does the total vote OF Ohio compare
this year with the total vote In 1887,
and how do you account for the large
gain In stark county,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

FRED DSAm3Aqog or unrjg h r trmeleal
tho
wh llfp,e "a
n unanuly
F-Co Confidential P@ml @ gci q q "a gy G,l
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

u, ~ D
FRANCE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE,
S&OW0Bap ono block HaAGa a@ House. ClaGO incorporated 1885, Gp@ S@@@
h'n nl gyi p1tlI loAhY YN t cpie fnhelt
rello de Ietyoy
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-28

second tAss Of rHbN utNlrut Wovll rhsnIfe psieol
tpt 10 etu'h pasi, Asl htshy wiptdsa VI hg ionile'
uflhty ttani, q
r1yAVE pf1sAG ed-nlaoi ri,'u, yqnueI TAnl.
NlHfli NuifirHi tHufh tWtauH LntH N Nffua fnHff,
Net'pftt Of tftut ufsht Wsutoi ntua w Mao PemsN
Nltr ffam iuffgHUni tHIla ffnl U tHHsi hsW " mN
ulo Ntsit, w piy cause Wfi dliAi ih itut mdolleus
tlas1iJ end ptiRufrUF fli1 tNhHfuun me- ani fuifJ
gaan4lnkl AiH"IHf f.ffi GutffHutii No iht Incurred
gpHip1adfnfe 'uHpIf ApsHirl ava mailauia seat ilu
tpm observation 70 al sft " ua tnlNl NNWt
BigHhara eP WoNilW.-,ws have o ,brolN dsra,t
mrhb ueiupf.W wd'nli-l but devoted ttplusivy 70 he
tfntmfut NJ diseases N HUHfht fsI oaniuinE
sOfN theht w lH " " rfitoni n tlitl thl most ote
l uVI ufltifHiH HHtHu tWiHfthnt fAHl fet hW
thtt tsa uoi bsard ua nfh tha home phyI0iAbJ have
ug trtu tla hl gHlbHi " hli uttlh.h Ia ueaimlhi
tf 70 rt fHHlf W. fTHt nHf tufft Ht t WaAed ever
ttgUiiit 0i tsf lAuH HiHt i.dpi u.i WONG. hHdei,
tHaai ih Hud root uuf mthHi d rity lfIe if0m oWto
itnshi ialua W hc fflrTa rftfilNlHt ttmtY, laQl
tNANiHNt' SO frNHl Goa 10 UfdfHtVt va idfIafa femef
dift oUnuull and ll Va she cas dtmaGii, ahd lntluo,
lall.i hbr ia utHi hfl|aitts
fr'LrrnF, OH giTe-rabiytly eoird by y NV and
TfItf f.IIUI IfHtHHl
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-27

regular army made February Is, lS47. In
fact, he was a private Just three months
The ONLY other instance of the kind known
is that of Adolphus W. Greedy, OF arctic
fame, who enlisted as a private In COM
psny B, Nineteenth Massachusetts Voluh-
teers, on July &c, 1861, and served IN va
rious POSITIONS as a Volunteer soldier until
March %, 1867, when he was appointed
second lieutenant in the Thlrty-sixtn
infantry, and on NJ arch 3, 1887, received
the appointment Of chief signal othcer
with the rank OF brigsdier-general. General
p. u. Sheridan, the only regular army
officer who ever attained the position OF
general of the army by continuous ser
vice, was exactly forty years IN reaching
thu position. Scott was over thirty years
in the army before he became the senior
major-general. Sherman went from COL
ouel to general of the army 10 eight years,
but thi+ was in war times. Grant was In
the army before the war, but not till he
was appointed gadier-geueral in 1868
did he again become regular. There Is
il this recital no wish to discourage en-
listments, but private stands no more
show of obtaining the rank of brlgadler-
general in the regular army than com
pressed crystalized moisture does of re-
naming cOpgeaied in the innermost re-
cesses of hades.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-27
PROGRAMME
OF Farmers Institute to be Held
at Calvert, Tex, July 3
and q, 1889,

and 4, 1889.
Orator-Honorable Scott Field, Calvert
Tex.
Farmers institutes-W. S. Marhall
Fort Worth.
Improved cattle--Col, W. E. Hughes
Dallas.
Truck farming-H. M. Stringfellow
Hitchcock, Tex.
Watermelons and cooperative shipment
e. Grew, Hampstead.
SunaIl fruits for profit. NJ. Howell
Dallas.
State aid for institutes-Hon. Geo. B.
Pickett, Decatur.
How to begin an orchard-Dr. W. w.
Stell, Paris, lex.
Silos, ensilage and feeding-Prof. F. A
Gulley, College Station, Tex.
Diseases of domestic animals-Dr. VIM
Folsetter, Dallas.
Dairy breeds, cresmeIies and milk ra
tions-Professo Curtis and Digger, Col
lege Station, Tex.
Horticulture-Prof T. l.. Brupk, Col
legs Station, Tex.
Jersey cattle-Jas A. Hill, New Waverly
Tex.
Grapes-Lee Beatty, Luliug, Tex.
Cotton and corn culture-Dr.J. G. Fears
Waxahschie, Tex.
Corn culture-Jsff Welborn, New Bos
ton, Tex.
Sorghum and forage pauts-E. S. Pc
ters, Calvert, Tex.
Necessity and advantages of agricultural
statistics-J. X. P. Hanna, Calvert, Tex.
Butter and butter making-Mrs. Ella
Graves, Fiskville, Tex.
Bees and honey-Judge Terrell, Cam
eron, Tex.
Domestic economy-Mrs. Lula Newton
Calvert, Tex.
The successful farmer-hon. M. v
Garner, Calvert, Tex.
Poultry and bees-Mrs. s. E. Sherman
Salsdo, Tex.
Hogs-W. A. CT ,rk, Tenn pie, Tex.
The family dairy-Mrs. Fannie Pierce
Calvert, Tex.
Practical farming-Oapt. A. j. Sharp
Calvert, Tex.
Necessity of agricultural education =
Draw. B. Morrow, Calvert, Tex.
Essay-M'ss Georgia Sharp, Calvert
Tex.
Evaporatipg and canning fruits and
vexetables-J. w. Stubenrauch, Mexia
Tex.
Everybody is invited. Citizens of Cal
vert annouuce-and they mean what they
say-that they will be prepared to enter
tain all visitors with an oldfsshioned bar
becue and genuine agricultural hopitality
From the above list of subjects and
speakers it will be seen that this institute
is intended to be the most omprehensive
yet held in the state. The announcement
ia for two days session, but if deemed
advisable the time will be extended. The
institute idea grows, therefore it is e1
pected that the Calvert institute will be
the most interesting aud useful yet held
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-27
DRIFT OF MODERN SCIENCE.

The doctrine of evolution calls attention
to one of the great philosophical issues of
modern thought, an issue that, like other
startling innovations in the past, must be
finally settled by cold, uusentimentsll logic,
in the same way that the question of the
revolution of the earth on its own axis and
also around the sun was settled in the
middle ages-a doctrine that was at one
time denied by the whole civilized world.
But the theory of evolution, by which it
is sought to account for the visible, ma
terial universs-the order of things which
we see around us-has not been deiRitely
determ ined; at least not in the sense that
the science OF astronomy is established.
And it is, to those familiar with the prog
ress OF modern science, inter
teresting as we'll az suggestive to
note the difference of opinion even among
intelligent thinkers on evolution, which
Spencer and Darwin have done so much
to bring to the attention of the human
family. There appears to te two ex-
tremes; one is represented by the modern
school of biologists, headed by Professor
Edward Cope, of Philadelphia, who holds
that MANKIND are descended from an ami
NAL in the shape of an anthropoid ape,
some fifteen thousand years ago, which is
the doctrine of Darwin amplified and en-
bellshed. The followers of Darwin and
Cope fortity their position by the records
Of the geological ages which the earth
contains within itself, as we'll as those
afforded by animal life in all the phases,
as it now appears on our planet.
Opposed to Professor Cope and his
party is the theological side, which
was we'll presented by Major
Lane in his address before
the University societies at commencement.
This view follows literally the Mosaic so-
count Of creation, and which received on
emphatic endorsement a year or two ago
by the general assembly of the Southern
Presbyts ian church-a body OF educated
and intelligent men. The assembly declared,
without reservation or modification, that
man was created as he now is, instantan-
eously and by the almighty fiat of Deity,
as is set forth in the book of Genesis.
The antithesis of these two positions is as
strongly marked as light and darkness.
Theology holds the theory and the tradi-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-27
FROM THE RANKS.
No One Has Ever Risen From q
Private In the Regular Army
to the Ranks of Brlgadier.

The item published few days ago to
the effect that Adj utant-general Drum,
lately retired, was the first private soldier
to attain the rank of brigadier-general in
the regular army has induced look at
things III army life. The item published
was correct as it read, but wrong when
viewed critically. General Drum never
was private in the regular army, and no
private in this generation of vipers" has
ever yet, through merit or political influ-
ence, so far, been elevated above his
fellow-soldiers as to be entitled to wear a
star upon his shoulder strap. There are
q few instances where they have sported
the golden eagle, still fewer where the
silver leaf, or even the golden leaf, adorn-
ed the strap. Captains and lieutenants
are numerous who have risen from the
ranks.
But to return to the subject. General
Drum enlisted as a private in company
X, First Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry,
on December 16, 1916, and was discharged
on the 18th of March, 1S47, to accept an
appointment as second lieutenant in the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-27
CHICKAMAUGA RECORDS.
officers of Both Armies Asked
for Their Reports.

General Marcus j. Wright, agent OF the
war department for the publication of
Confederate records, has sent out the fol-
lowing notice addressed to Federal and
Confederate officers who participated in
the battle of Chickamauga:
"If you wrote within the period of the
war an official report of your part in the
battle of Chiokamaugs, will you kindly
send it to this Office for publication, either
as loan to be copied and returned to
you, or as a donation to the publication
1t is very desirable to have all official re-
ports possible"
An association of officers upon both
sides in the late war have formed a
Chickamsgua Memorial society, COM
posed of equal numbers of Federals and
Confederates, and the notice given above
is gotten up under auspices of that society,
the desire being that all facts connected
with the battle of Chickamagua, as under
stood by both sides, should be furnished,
so that full official records can be pub
lished in vindication of the truth of his
tory. 1t is hoped therefore, that all
officers who prepared official reports of
the part taken in that battle by their COM
mands will, at the earliest day possible,
send them to Gen. Marcus j. Wright, War
Department, Washington, d. c., that they
may be copied for publication in the reg
ular series now being published under an
act of congress. 1t is but a simple act OF
justice to the men those officers com
msnded in that memorable struggle, to
have their deeds perpetuated, in recogni
ton of their vslor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-27
Preserving Sweet Potatoes.

From the Southern Cultivator.
S. s. Compton says: 81 see in Thoughts
for the Month the writer says: Anyone that
will discover cheap and effective way OF
keeping sweet potatoes through the wiater
Will deserve to have monument erected
to his memory" 1 do not ask for q
monument, but if my experience of forty
six years is worth anything will give it
for the benefit of your readers.
1 always try to dig after the first dry
spell in October; then put them in banks
OF about thirty bushels, in a high, dry
place, with corn stalks under and around
them; cover with six or eight inches of
dirt, leave the top open two or three
weeks, or till approach of cold weather,
then cover with shelter that will thor
oughly turn water. 1t is getting wet, and
not cold, that causes them to spoil. In the
forty-si1 years have lost potatoes but
twice, and in each instance from getting
wet. plant nothing but the old Georgia
yam. take them out of the bank April
l, and put them in the house where tn ,
will keep until have new potatoes"