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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-12

The range Of yields per acre for
1897 was from II to Is tons, The
average yield at the college farm
was IA tons and 1913 pounds. The
labor cost of growing an acre of beets
under adverse conditions was $29. 40.
The question whether the sugar
beet is an eXhausting crop is dis
cussed at length. To prevent I'M
necessary depletion, it is said that
in certain districts the manufactur-
ers require that the farmers do not
remove the leaves from the fields, un-
less they are used as fodder and their
fertilizing ingredients thus returned
to the soil as manure. If this is done,
and the beet pulp or residue, after
extracting the sugar, is used as food
for cattle, and in this way returned
to the soil, there is absolutely no
loss of fertilizing materials, and no
farm crop so little eXhausts the soil
as sugar beets. While there is
nothing sold off the farm but sugar,
the crop removes no fertilizing ma
terials whatever.
In France the raising of sugar
beets for the factory, where every
thing but the sugar is kept on the
.rm, has resulted in increasing the
fertility of the soil, and has pro-
NOTED the agricultural prosperity of
the district. The beet as it com 5
from the factory is found to be i,
most valuable food for dairy and
fattening stock. United States con-
suls in the sugar producing districts
of Europe call special attention to
the need of combining the feeding
of stock with the growing of sugar
beets. While the leaves are good
fodder, the pulp in particular should
be fed to dairy stock, greatly pro-
noting the production of milk, or to
stock fitting for the shambles, fur.
nishing beef of the highest quality. 1t
is estimated that a crop,of $500 acres
of beets will be required each year
to properly stock "a sugar factory.
In conclusion it is stated that the
results achieved last year show that
the climatic and soil conditions for
the growth of sugar beets in Michi-
gan are full of promise. Even the
results in the counties of the upper
peninsula, where promising condi-
tions were not expected, were sur
prising, both in the amount of sugar
and the purity of the juice. Large
sections of the lower peninsula show
results far in advance of the best
beet sugar districts in France and
equal to the best in
our own country. In addition to
this the state holds out her encourag-
ing bounty law offering bonus of
! cent pound for all beet sugar
made in Michigan.
The sample sent from this county
was raised by John q. Mckernan
of this city. Mr.. Mckernan had
charge of the distribution OF seeds
sent for this county, and urged the
farmers to carefully follow the in
structions regarding planting and
and also to send sam
pies to Lansing. In nearly every
case the sugar beets raised were ex-
rellent, but the only sample sent to
the Agricultural College was by Mr..
Nj Herman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
MISSOURI GAME PRESERVE
Col NJ. G. Wetmore's fancy County
Park

Forsyth, Mo, Nov. lex Governor
w. ]. Stone and wife, Col George But
Ter and wife of New York, and George
H. Mccain and wife of Springfield are
guests of Col. NJ. c. WetmOre, the mill
nonaire tobaccOnist of St. Louis, at the
latter's famous club house and game
preserve on White river, in fancy cOun-
ty. This distinguished party arrived
Saturday evening and expect to remain
two weeks, hunting among the OZarkS,
and fishing in the beautiful White rtv-
er.
Col. Wetmore owns the fancy County
Park and Game preserve, a tract of
5000 acres, on White river, fifteen miles
below FORSYTH. Around this large tract
is a 24-wire fence, 16 feet high, which in
closes a magnificent park stocked with
deer, elk, turkey, pheasant, quail and
other small game.
On the west side of White river, upon
a bluff 400 feet high, which OverlOoks a
picturesque valley and commands a
wide eXpanse of mountains far to the
east, stands a handsome club house,
the stables and the keepers lodge.
To the west of the club house, break
ing into a maze of ravines and ridges,
where the deer, elk and turkey roam
in all their freedom of their wild state,
lays the broad park in all its virgin
beauty.
The deer and elk have become so gen
tie that numbers Of them may be seen
at any time about the keepers lodge.
No hunting is allowed within the pre-
serve except by guests of Col. WetmOre,
who only come for n few weeks in the
fall. Chinese phea5 SAINT have been late
~ added to the many other game birds
being protected here. They have spread
rapidly and will afford much sport this
season. Turkey are now more abund-
ant; quail and native pheasant are nu-
merous also.
The park is Col. WetmOre's hobby. He
declares he will make it the most at
tractive place of the kind in the west.
It is now by far the best stocked pre-
serve in Missouri.
Each fall Col. Wetmore comes down
with a party of distinguished people. It
was here two years ago that W. J. Bry-
an, W. J. Stone, Sam Cook, Senator
Jones of Arkansas, and other distin-
guished Democratic politicians came af-
ter election to rest up and drown their
disappointments in the exciting chase
It was on that trip that Col Bryan
shot his first deer.
Mr.. George H. Mccain of the Old
Coon Tobacco company, of Springfield,
is manager of the park, and in charge
of the party. Under his leadership
many hunts will be planned, venison
and turkey will grace the festal board,
and a royal time had in the Wilds OF Ia
neY-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
POTATOES AND GOLDFISH.
Havana Custom Officials Have a Joke
Played on Them.

Havana, Cuba, Nov. g, via Tampa, Fla,
Nov. 16.-The business community is tran
Gull in the midst of diSOrderly incidents,
secure in the belief that the American
crime. There is also universal activity in
the harbor and in the warehouses. YES
sells are no longer coming to Havana and
leaving with their cargOeS unlOaded be-
cause of the extOrtionate tariff duties. The
tariff duties are noTninally the same, but
the private tariff laid by the customs Of
ficials has been reduced. In the last days
of plumber they are coming down, so that
nothing will get away from them If an
importer has not a $1,000 bill they will ac-
The incident this week has been a ship
ment of potatoes and Goldfish; Everybody
at the Produce Exchange is having q
laugh over it. The manifest was for 800
ba rrelS of potatoes and 400 barrels OF cod
fish. There is a Spanish Goldfish called
bacallao. which is not so strong as the
New England Goldfish and which makes a
palatable dish. The relative merits of
Spanish Goldfish and New England Goldfish
are not germane except to show that there
article These 400 barrels, which paid
duty as Goldfish. in reality contained Amer
lean coffee. of the cheap grade that finds
as coffee and pay the duty on it, would
not have been profitable transaction As
Goldfish it came In cheaply. AS for the
L 500 barrels of potatoes, what set the Pro-
duce Echange laughing was that few
barrels Of potatoes-possibIy hfty-were
actually part of the lot The other 1,450
barrels consisted OF miscellaneous import
atoms of articles on which the Spanish
bles. The consignees were annoyed, but
they finally got everything Strengthened
out. The customs officials were satisfied
and the goods were stored in the ware
houses This was one phase of the trans
action. Another phase will interest the
treasury department at Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
IS A PRETTY PLAY.
Miss olga NethersoIe Calls eerhe Ter
magaut" a Dramatic Poem.

mdSAaG OTAmablC EOems
New York, Nov. 16.-Olga NethersoIe
said today of her new piece, THE Ter
magant:"
1T is a dramatic poem-beautifu1 and
simpke-as dainty as a gossamer. There
is one scene in the second act that
like best. There the love story is told
simply, very simply, and an old well is
there by which the cavalier and his
loved one stand. It is in the days of
Ferdinand and Isabella, you know and
the characters are dressed in the ex-
quisite costumes of the fifteenth cen
fury.
"As the lovers talk they take the old
well into their secrets and make of it
their confidant and trust their story to
its deep waters. That is the scene I
like best. There Is another scene
where she tries to poison him and in the
last act the threads are gathered up and
the characters hold a court of-love, just
as they did in those old romantic days.
Then have new play by Max
OReu,' pursued the actress. "It ISM
named yet, but it will be produced here
after I come back in January"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
GOING MANILA.
Governor Adams of Colorado To Tour
Around the World.

Denver, Nov. Ex-Governor Adams is
going to Manila. Early in January the
governor will yield his position at the
capitol to c. S. Thomas, and as soon
thereafter as he can put his affairs in
order, he will start upon a tour of the
globe. The governor proposes to take
in the Hawaiian and Philippine islands
on his way out, and will return through
India, Egypt and the Mediterranean.
He made a flying trip to Egypt several
years ago, but had time only to go up
the historic Nile only 100 miles. He
missed the grand ruins which have at
tracted the interest of travellers and SCI
entists for hundreds of years. and he
was unable to go to India and look into
the temples of the Theosophists and talk
with the philosophers of that romantic
country.
Governor Adams started out in life
a poor boy, but he has managed to
gather together a large fund Of infor-
nation concerning history, religion, an
tiQuities, government and politics, and
having arrived at the philosophical age,
he will look upon the nations through
which the trip around the world leads,
with the eye of one qualified to criti-
else and commend from the broad
standpoint OF a cosmopolitan journey.
He has read about everything that has
been written concerning the new ac-
Pacific, and is in sympathy with the
sentiment which calls for the perma-
nent occupancy of the Philippines by
American progressive civilization II
the Colorado boys are at Manila, they
will have the opportunity of graspins
the hand of one of the most hOnored
citizens of the state. It is possible
that several CoIOradOans will undertake
the journey in company with Governor
Adams
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
LONDON
SPLENDOR.
Duchess of Portland Gives a
Magnificent Ball.
Eclipsing Any Since Those at
Queens Jubilee.
PLATE WORTH 100000
Lady CurzOn-and Lady Randolph
Churchill Present.
Party Given to Try to Hide a
Spectre.
PLATE WORTH 100000

London. Nov. 16.-The duke and the
duchess OF Portland gave a magnificent
BAN in historic Welbeck Abbey last
night in honor Of the duke and the
duchess of Connaught.
The Portlands rarely entertain, but
when they do it is on a scale of regal
splendor
The dancing was in the spacious pic
ture gallery. The walls, on which hang
masterpieces of the English and Dutch
schools, were almost concealed by huge
banks of flowers and myriads of coIored
electric lamps
1t was remarked that the most con-
splcuous adornment of the ballroom
was a bust of the late duke of Portland
whose alleged double life threatens to
deprive the present holder of the title
and vast estates.
The supper table was ablaze with gold
plate, all historic, and estimated to be
worth $500, 900. The display included the
famous set of Queen Anne dessert
plates with an embossed royal crown on
the edges. Supper was served on gold
plate with raised festoons of flowers
around the rims. On the table were
four exquisitely wrought gold Candida
bra, four small Queen Anne gold cups
and tall gold cup attributed to Gel
lini.
In the select coterfe chosen to dance
an the royal quadrille and sup with the
royalties were Lady Curzon of Kedles-
ton, who still looks somewhat delicate
She was dressed in pale mauve satin
with a fine raised design in silver and
black and white.
Lady Randolph Churchill was in
white and silver and wore diamonds.
The duchess of Portland, the most
beautiful, stateliest woman present, wore
white satin embroidered with silver and
yelled, a beautiful lace high collar and
lace embroidered in silver. Her favor
lite MaimaisOn carnations were worn in
her dress. Her tiara was of sapphires
and diamonds with a fine neclzlet to
match, while many strings of fine pearls
and large diamond and capphire orna-
ments were in her dress front Her
jewelled girdle was of crystal and sill
yer, an antique Of immense artistic val
ue.
The whole scene rivalled in brilliancy
the most noted entertainments of the
Queens Jubilee.
1t is an open secret that the duke,
who is disposed to be misery, made this
dazzling display to convince society of
his uncOneern at the bruce claim for
title and estates, although it is well
known that the possibilities of that suit
weigh on him like a nightmare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
DISS DE BAR AGAIN.
Nine. Blavetsky's Alleged Successor
Weds Wealthy Wisconsin Man.

New Orleans, Nov. 16.-Lola Editha,
self-styled princess, and best known as
Mrs. Diss De Bar, was led to the altar
for the fourth time last night by James
Dutton Jackson, of Fond du Lac, Wis
She claims to be the daughter of King
Ludwig of Bavaria and Lola MonteZ,
the first woman who ever wore tights in
America
She came into prominence when as
the wife of Gen. Diss De Bar of New
York, she got thousands of dollars from
Judge Luther Marsh, also of New York
She served a term for this offense, and
when she got out went on the stage.
She was laughed off and married Mil
Honaire MCGOWAN of Chicago He died
and left her property. She has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. James Massie, of
this city, for some months. She met
her last husband while in Chicago on a,
visit. He is a man of means and only
SO years old. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson in
tend to establish a colony in Lee coun-
ty, Fla, where Jackson owns 1000 acres
Of land. The colonists are expected to
live on fruit and nuts, for Jackson is a
fruitarian. He was educated for the
Congregational ministry, but dropped
that faith for his fruit craze. Before
establishing his colony he is going to
take his bride to India, where she first
studied occult science. She has three
children living who are abroad. Mrs.
Jackson talked freely of her past last
night. She says she is the only real
successor of Nine. Blavatsl1y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
NEW WATER FRONT.
Architectural League of New York
Desires to Remodel It


New York, Nov. 16.-At the monthly
dinner of the Architectural league of
New York, which was attended not only
by leading architects but many prom
inent engineers, the chief topic, under
discussion was 1.-The Water Front of
New York and It's Future EmbeIlish-
ments." OF the important suggestions
same time practical and economical, was
that of Architect Alfred H. ThOrp of
1913 Broadway, for a magnificent raised
boulevard along the wharf front of the
city. The main features of his project
are:
First-A remodeIing OF the entire wa
ter front of the city, making the dis
lance uniform from the rivers to the
buildings fronting them.
Second-A real rapid transit system,
with local and express elevated trains.
Third-An elevated boulevard around
the city for light vehicles and bicycles.
FOurth-An elevated recreation gar
den for pedestrians girding the city
along the water front.
Fifth-More practical and slightly
piers, allowing on their second stories
the switching off of cars from a. freight
line for the loading and unloading of
vessels lying in the docks.
Sixth-A great rapid transit and ferry
terminal station beyond the battery
wall at South Ferry.
That this improvement would be of
enormous commercial advantage to the
city there can be no doubt. A seeming
obstacle which presents itself to the
practical mind is the colossal cost of
such an undertaking. But Mr. Thorp
claims the city would be able to redeem
and sell enough land, so desirable for
building lots as to assure high prices to
pay the entire cost of the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16

the party is not satisfactory to thous-
ands OF Democrats; that a change OF
leadership is earnestly desired, and that
it has been decided to create a commit
tee that may investigate the existing
condition and decide upon some plan OF
action for the future.
1t is stated that the creation Of a COM
mittee of 100 at this time does not nee
essarily mean that a new Democratic
organization is to be formed in the city
or state. The committee is to be ap-
pointed for the purpose of a full investi-
cation and discussion Of the present
condition of the party and to report a
plan for future action. It is stated
that the creation of an opposing Orga-
nizatton in city or state is not contem~
plated at this time, but it is the purpose
of the men back of the movement to
arouse all independent Democrats to
the Importance of taking part in the
next primaries of the party, in order
that in time it may be possible to bring
tons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
AN ENORMOUS PIPE LINE.
An Australian Water Conduit Over
Three Hundred Miles Long.

Sidney. N. s. w, Nov. ga Coolgardie
RrqJec9 proposes the ogI n NV u at point
in the mining regions of Australia, 52S
miles from the reservoir in the mountains
near the coast where it is impOunded- To
force the water through pipe !1ne IOr
this long distance, not only must its frtc-
ton be overcome, but it has to be actually
raised a total vertical distance of l. $50 feet.
Further, the district through which the
pipe line passes is a desert whose soil is
impregnated with salts, which are SAID 10
be so corrosive to iron that it is deemed
safest not to bury the pipe in the ground
Another reason for having it exposed is
that in a pipe line of such great length
avoidance of leaks is essential If an or
binary pipe line leaks thousandth part
of its flow in a mile, the loss may be a
trifiing matter; yet even so small a loss IN
the flow of a pipe line of this length would
amount to nearly third of its flow. In
the arid desert through which this line
will pass it is thought that the soil might
absorb small leaks, so that they would not
show at all on the surface Of the ground
if the pipe were buried. Facility of in
spectioI therefore, is another important
reason for keeping the pipe above ground
Besides this the ordinary reasons for
burying water pipes-to get them out of
in winter-do not obtain at all in the re-
gion over which this pipe line will pass;
and as the cost of excayating and backhIl-
ing a trench 328 miles long will be saved
by placing the pipe on the surface, the
decision not to bury it seems, on the whole,
The Cooigardie conduit to be laid I'M
protected on the surface of the ground,
and with a distance between pumping sta
lions as great as rs to so miles, it is evil
dent that the water confined from eVap-
Grafton and exposed in a steel pipe to the
fierce rays of the Australian sun may
reach a very high temperature IN It's pass
age from one pumping station to the next
which in the case of the longest conduits
will require nearly three days The Eng
fish engineers estimate the range of tenn
perature at the pipe line at rs degrees: It
will be seen at once that with such a
range of temperature, internal strains
would be set up in the pipe which might
become SO great as to cause movement and
leakage a t the circumferential joints.
Expansion joints are, therefore. essen
tial to the safety of the pipe, and the Eng
fish engineers propose that such joints
shall be placed at intervals of about 120
The engineering problem presented then
is the design of an expansion joint for a
pine of 20 to 81 inches in diameter, which
Shall provide for a motion reaching five
Fights of an inch, which shall sustain
pTessures reaching 200 pounds per square
inch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
A. ARNOLD Son. Wholesale Agents. NORTH TOPEKA KANSAS

opportunity to dispose of his plumber. The
were found upon his person and returned
to the prince without loss
To the police the man gave the name Of
Ivan IvanhOff, and admitted that he was
a Russian He was identified later, how
ever, as the son of the great Russian gen
eral, Gurke, and it is supposed that he
came TO Monte Carlo and after losing all
his money became desperate and planned
to rob the prince, whom he knew to have
in his possession large sums of money and
diamonds. He is also believed to be en-
deavGFing to cover his Identity in order to
he has brought upon his relatives. He
steadfastly denies that he is the son of
General Gurke. The latter has been one
of the best known generals of the Russian
army and achieved distinction in the
Turkish war He is also possessed of
large wealth and could probably, through
the use of his influence, save his son from
punishment. Prince ZulutzOff has en-
deavOred to suppress the fact of the rob-
berry, both on his own account and for the
sake of General Gurke's family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16

by degrees and when they feel sure
they can meet their maker with a con-
trite heart then let them say SO. Moth
ing is ever accomplished in a day. My
plan wouldn't work out in San Angus
tine. The boys out there won't take to
Christianity with a whoOp. They say
it is meant only for women.
4 was a cowboy once and I took to
reading Moody's sermons, and then
heard Sam Jones, and one night I was
talking against him and I made such a
good argument that the boys said I'd
do for a preacher, so started out.
have succeeded in converting thirty
two men in New Mexico, but the field
there is too small. came to New York
because I heard it was wicked, and
would be a good field"
Rev. Ham Dawson is tall and
Angular clean shaven and bald. He
wears his trousers inside his boots and a
great, wide sOmbrero. His voice is
strong and clear and his words are full
of conviction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
ROCKY FORD MELONS.
Growers Organization Will Be Con-
tinued With. VIgor.

Rocky Ford, Colo, Nov 16.-F'ive
hundred melon growers filled Rocker 5
opera house during two sessions OF the
annual meeting of the Rocky Ford
Melon Growers association today.
The report of Secretary Mathews
showed that grave errors in receipting
for melons and in bookkeeping had de-
Iayed the final settlement. a. p. KOunS
made a report of his visit to Chicago
and New York, stating the bad condi-
ton in which he found much OF the
shipments of cantalOupes, due largely
to the excessive rains and to careless
handling.
A c. Conner visited St Louis in the
interests of the association and thought
that defective refrigeration was largely
responsible for the bad condition III
which goods arrived in the east The
report of Treasurer Smith showed 81, 100
received during the season and $4,000 on
hand. w. NJ. Wiley of the Great Plains
Storage company advised holding the
association together as the only means
of continuing the cantalOupe business.
Industrial Commissioner Davis of the
Santa F'e in regard to refrigeration
said that the company handled over 100
cars of CantalOupeS last year from
Rocky Ford and there was no fault
found with the refrigeration. He thought
that seasons differed and this year the
cantalOupe owing to the heavy rains
had more of the WatermelOn'S charac-
teristics and would not stand refrigera-
ton. Ventilated cars would have been
better. But as the Santa Fe was hold
my the DdS IOE QuL1pGQ SlOCA ne
thought that none should kick.
The road was ready to act on all rea-
sona,ble suggestions as to means of
making the refrigeration more perfect
Nat Wetzel of st. Louis said his COM
pany had done everything possible I'M
der the circumstances. He had taken
more cantaloupes than contracted for
and made money on some and lost on
others He wanted to continue business
with the association and pay cash on
the track here.
The outlook is that the association
will remain solid but with a reduced
membership, which reduction will not
take from the real strength of the as
ISOLATION. The meeting adjourned to
meet in two weeks when the election of
officers will take place and a general
settlement made.