Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 20 September 1893 — Page 3

Won en as Shoeblacks. A costoci rapidly gaining ground In-Fraac-o. mud especially in Toulon and certain other towns? which, it may safety be prophesied, will not find "much imitation in this country. This is the 'employment of women as street shoeblacks. The French women shoeblacks are most coquettishly gotten up; and as to itheir capeond frills have somewhat the Appearance of hospital nurses, and it is surprising mat though their occupation is a tolerably dirty one, they always seem clean and tidy: someof thetn : Are doing the polishing in gauntlet gloves. In tfas towns in which they are employed they certainly are a success ecuhlarily, especially where English tad American visitors, who generally seem to treat the whole affair as a good (joke, are numerous. ! It is said that one, reason for the octcupation being a popular one among fwomen in a certain gnuto in life is that many of the fair polishers have married opulent customers who have been inpressed few their shining qualities. The Paper Weddtag ' i The paper vredd ing, which may be bserved on the second anniversary of one's Marriage, can now be made a ery charming fete. At one not long age the bride and guests wore dresses nd flowers of paper, the house was decorated with marvelous paper Sowers, and the plates and napkins were of paper. The guests were requested to como without gifts, but if tone will it otherwise so many beautiful jthings saa be fashioned out of a little crepe paper that it is- no grevious tax on one's friends. Lamp shades, arti)d8 for the drftSRinrr tnhjA WLnA IaKIa

Spreads are pretty gifts. Choice photographs, etchings, books, and a subscription for a magazine would give a more enduring pleasure at no very great outlay, Philadelphia Times. i Tho Bell. ' Nothing that the phonograph does Ss more wonderful than its rendition of the sound of a bell. Although the .Westminster bells were probably the first to have their tones recorded in Great Britain, the experiment has been tried here. The writer of this paragraph assisted in what was the first introduction of the phonograph to a big tell. The instrument was" taken into the tower, and just as the groat bell Jelled twelve the 'cylinder was set going. The wonderful fidelity with which tho swiftly revolving cylindor reproduced the slow and measured tocos of tho big bell was little short of marvellous. Caught in She ToIIa Of that lurking foe. chills and fever, we often etragjle vainly to free ourselves from its clutch. Palliatives there are without number, hat it yon want a real remedy, as of course yea do if afflicted with this abominable malady, hastes to jirocuro and persistently tueHenottcr's Stomach Bitten. If yon follow this suggestion, permanent restoration to health will reward yon. Every form of malarial disease Is permanently eradicated by the Bitters, which is likewise a reliable safeguard against maladies of this type. Not alone oa this continent, but tiiroucuout the tropics, it is justly regarded as a complete antidote to rniaama poison in sir and water. No less effective is It for disorders of the stomach, Uv and bowels, rheumatism, kidney complaints and nervousness. Xo one gejonrarn in a niaUrioiu region, or who is snb jected to outdoor exposure in roceh weather, or to excessive mental or physical strain, should be Without this fine defensive tonic Xa tore's Lace Work. In the cultivation of ferns there are few cardinal rules to be observed, writer Knney Mann Waddlo in the Ladies" Home Journal. Almost all ferns, with few exceptions, love shade and moisture; the sunshine may wither the fronds and the plant never again recover its tone. In potting, the pots should be filled a quarter of the way up with broken pieces of crock, then filled with sand, leaf-mould, a little loam and charcoal. They thrive best ia an open soil. Never water the fronds of tho gold and stiver variety; in fact, it spoils the appearance of some ferns for their fronds to be sprayed. Oeanslas Sofa Coverings. If the covers ot sofas and chairs are flirty, they may bo cleansed without being removed, by first washing them over with' warm wator and soap rubbed over them with a flannel; then, before they aro dry, sponge them over with a strong solution of salt uxt water, in which a small quantity of gall has been ' mixed. The windows of the room should lie opened, so as to secure a perfect drying, and the colors and the freshness of the articles will be restored. When girls are sixteen they dort wonder that their parents are proud of them. "German Syrup" Justice of the Peace, George Wilkinson, of Iowville, Murray Co., Minn., makes a deposition concerning a severe cold. listen to it "In the .Spring of 1S88, through exposure I contracted a very severe cold that settled on my lungs. This was accompanied by excessive night sweats. One bottle of Boschee's German Syrup broke up the cold, night sweats, and all and left me in a good, healthy condition. I can give German Syrup my mostearnest commendation." NlCKELgAXE. PAIACE SUPERB buffet m mm . SLEEPERS. CARS. Ho change of can betwaea New York, Boston and Chicago. Tickets sold to all points at Lowest Kates. Baggage Checked to Destination. Special Bates for Parties. X- wnxiABg, B. r. HORSES, Genl Superintendent. Genl Psjss'gT Agent I 'SH BR lilsTnujBjftrklsoathsbtft - WATERPROOF COAT SISSE? in the World I A. X TOWER, BOSTON. MASS, PATENTS. TRADE-DIRKS, HHHBHHHHiHHHaaikas9wa.lla CANCER Boms Trrafenent. Cercs Onsraateed. Send stamps for book to B. W. Cno M. tt, fort Becoray, Oaio. PATEWTS THOMA S P. SIKTSOir Wasablgtoa, wised. Wrtie lor iavaskn'i ttelae.

8 RAINS ESTUHIL1

CUAFTER Vti Continued. As if ta change the subject of hor thoughts, Louis had taken from a small plush bos which he carried in his hand, a mass of trinkets and a bundle of letters, and was telling the lovely creature that wrote them the contents of each, that she might have another test of his love-. This pleasing task finished, tho trinkets and letters were replaced in tho bundle, and Mary, taking a piece of blue ribbon from her hair, tied the package securely and returned it to her lover who carefully deposited it in the box. Then, awaro of the lateness of the hour, Louis fitted an oar between the sculling pins and quickly sculled the boat to its usual landing place. Arm in arm they wend their way lowly to Mary's home. The goodbye's are said, but leavetaking seems to be fraught with sadness on the Dart of both. Can it be the wierd and ghostly night on the lake has made their hearts heavy and cast a gloom over a farewell which is only for a day? Or did they see, and daro not tell the other of what they saw, the shadows of men who thought themselves hidden behind the shade trees that lined tho lane? Did the presence of those men in such hiding places, at such a time, betoken harm to the lovers? If either thought so neither betrayed the thought by word or look. A pressuro of the hand, a loving lass, a trem bung "gooa night, ' and the lovers parted, not for1 a day, as each fondly believed, but for years. Years full of sorrow and sadness years full of gloom and death. Mary lingered on the threshold of the door and by the light of the moon saw her lover disappear into the littlo grove which grew between the two forms. It was only a few rods then to his home, and he surely must reach it in safety. Why not? Nothing yet had harmed him and why should she think there was danger in his pathway now? Striving hard to throw off a nervousness that seemed to press upon her heart, she shut the door and retired to her chamber. Louis had gone but a short distance in the grove when two stout men bounded from behind the trees, and, quicker than it takes the pen to tell it, tney grappled with him, forced a gag into his mouth, pinioned his arms oehind him, and then noiselessly hurried aim through tho grove, past his home where he could see the liffht in the window, then across the fields tOa road ! where a wagon and two horses were in ' Waiting. Louis was made to take a seat in the vehicle, and ono of the kidnappers sat by his side, and the Other caught ujj the reins and drove slowly towards the east. He was informed that if he kept quiet and made no efforts to escape, nor sought in any way to give an alarm, and would promise to not attempt to communicate with any person, the gag would be removed and his arms unpinioned. Believing his only hope of escape was to gain as much freedom as possible Louis made the promise. He was told he would not be harmed if he was submissive and went quietly with them wherever they desired, but at the first attempt to break away or cry out for help, or by look or sign to attract the attention 'of any person they should meet on the road,or in cars or on boats, he would be shot, let the consequences to them be what they might.. Xhey would take all risks. Louis realized that he was in the hands of desperate outlaws. Why he was in their hands, and what was to bo done with him was a mystery so cunningly planned that not a thread was exposed that would aid him in unravelling it Perhaps they had mistaken him for another,and when the mistake Was discovered they would let him go. To all his inquiries his keepers gruffly refused to answer. So Louis concluded it would be wise to acquiesce to their wishes and make no outcry. ' After a day and a night's ride a halt was made in a dense growth of woods, and Louis was led to a large dugout in the side of a hill,and compelled to take up his abode there. From time to time he overheard enough of the conversation which passed between two of the men to learn that it was the desire of a third, vho seldom showed himself, to keep the young man a prisoner until the accomplishment of a certain purpose, but what the purpose was Lotus could not obtain the least intimation. One day the third man brought a sum of money, which he divided between the two jailers. Eardly had the man disappeared before his two associates were planing how to get rid of their charge without tho knowledge of their companion. It was finally agreed that they should take him to New York and ship him as a deck-hand on some vessel bound for some distant foreign shore. They would thus get rid of their prisoner without further trouble to them, and, as far as concealiusr him from his pursuers was concerned their j puui wur u uebier one iiuin io Keep guard over him in the cave, and they could not seo why the purpose of his imprisonment could not' be attained, just as well. To suggest was to act. In another hour the team was ready, and tho three started on their journey. Reaching a lake port they embarked on a sailing vessel laden with grain. The lake trip consumed several days and then a night's ride and part of the next day brought the party to the City of New York. CHAPTER VII. LOTJ1S PATTERSON'S DOUBLE. The same afternoon tho party reached New JTorfc, Louis was conveyed on board a vessel about to sail for the East Indies. For several days he had been in a dazed condition as though partially under the influence of spirits. His ambition had deserted him. Ho took everything as a matter of course, and did not care whether the outcome was life or death. He was eontent with all his surroundings, and did not possess the courage to protest against anything his jailers did. So when he was placed in charge of tho steward of the vessol, ho felt as though he were going on a pleasure voyage, and his kidnappers were doing liiin a service by giving him an opportunity to travel and see the world. On the morrow all was changed. The vessel was far out at sea. Louis awoko as from a long sleep. He ixjgan to recall the scenes and events which led up to his being put on board the ship. All his keen senses had returned. The steward noticed his disturbed look, and asked him if he could servo him in anyway. From the steward he learned that the master of tho vessel, was informed by the men who had nccompied him on board, that he was wild and ungovernable, having a disposition to commit crime, and to keep

him from evil company that was loading him to tho gallowft,his parents had doemed it best to send him on a long sea voyage. The mystery grew. He Would not oven conjure A suspicion that would help them solvO.it. The more ho pondered over tho strange and bold proceedings, the greater the mystery. Could he ouly have written a'lino to his mother or to Mary, ho would havo been more reconciled to tho long journey before him. The assault, the capture, and the flight had been done so noiselessly, and the wicked scheme had been carried on so adroitly, that tho neighborhood would never know, except us ho should live to return and tell the story, who had done it. He knew the whole region would be

aroused and seurch made for him. that the tirm? would come When he would bo given up for dead and the two beings on all earth ho loved best and most misrht themselves go down to their graves weeping and mourning because he returned no more to his nome. Such reflections must bo abandoned Tho right to hope for freedom was at least left him. Resisting the rush of gloomy forebodings, which were lugirinff at his brain, he determined to brood no more over the ereat outrage, On the first appearance among his shipmates Louis attracted the atten tion oi all tho otheers or t he vessel. Instead of being sullenly disposed or ill - tempered or ill - natured as those who were knowing of the allejred reasons for his being put on board ship expected, they found him courteous, pleasant, and agreeable. Ho soon became the favorito of all on board not only the officers and the few passengers but of the whole crew. The captain at once conceived a liking for the lad, and one day, caning mm into his office, asked him ii ho would like to keep the ship's record. It did not take him long to mako up his mind to accept tho otter, adding that ho was prepared to make himself-useful in any place ho might be put. His work was light, but it was labor reauiriner care and thouebtfulness, and close attention, and so well did he look after the duties assigned to mm that the captain soon became much attached to him. So that long before the voyago ended tho captain not only heard tho young man's story, but believed it, and while he had special instructions not to permit Louis to roturn with him, but to send him far into tho interior of the India, country, he had not only long since, concluded to to take him back, but to leave no stone unturned to discover the villains that had dono tho kidnapping, and learn the cause of the out rage. At the first port reached Louis mailed letters to his mother and Mary with a full account of all that had happened to him. The letters were never received. It may bo that tho gold Blipped into the hand of ono tho sailors by one of tho kidnappers, as tho vessel was unfurling its sails in tho harbor of New York, had much to do with these letters going astray, or not going at all. While in Calcutta, familiarizing himself with the sights of t hat wonderful citv, ho was hailed by an American and asked how it happened ho had returned so soon from Darjerling. The lad could not conceal his surprise at being approached by a stranger and promptly roplied that he had never been in tho city mentioned, and was not aware that ho had ever met the stranger 'bef ore. "What, is not your name Charles Manning? and was you not my messmate on the voyago here, and did I not leave you a'weok since at Darjer ling, and did you not make an engage ment to meet me hero next Monday? Why are you so silent? What does it mean? It is not possible for me to bo mistaken." "I assure you," replied Louis, having in mind his strango adventure in America, "I never saw you before in all my life. Months ago I sailed from New York on tho good ship 'Lucky Star,' Captain Bodfish, Master, and 1 landed hero only yesterday. Am I to infer that this is a case of mistaken identity, or to what am I to attribute this manner of accosting mo by an entire stranger?" The stranger did not seem unfriendly. Louis, apparently in doubt, was at a loss to understand how such a blundor could have been made. The stranger had evidently been associated with a person who closely resembled Louis Patterson. It was with reluctance that ho admitted he was mistaken. But upon being assured by Louis that ho would remain on board tho Lucky Star for several weeks, tho stranger asked his permission to bring his messmate to the vessel, and let the two who looked so much alike meet face to faco. In a few days the meeting took place. Capt. Bodfish declared tho faces, general appearance, and movements of tho young men were strikingly alike. He had never seen two persons who so closely rosembled each other. The size, weight, build, complexion, color of haii', walk, voice, manner, and, in fact, all that was characteristic in men, were alike in both. Bot h were born in New England, neither knew anything of a father, and only Louis kuew anything of a mother. But they at once took a liking to each other, uud dmingthe remainder of tho time tho Lucky Star was in port they wero inseparable. Capt. Bodfish consented that the new-found acquaintance might sail with him on the homeward voyage, and tho captain gave both light employment. Thero was but little work to do, which gave the young men ample time to read such books as are contained in tho ship's library, and learn the history of each other's lives. Together they read tho same stories, and discussed the writings of authors. They talked of tho law which gave them birth, and in fact, they were lost unless in oach other's company. But Louis was the most communicative. He had a story of love to tell, and in Charles Manning ho found an eager listener. His heart was free. He had been a wanderer, and not a lover. But when the tales of lovo were told by Louis, Charles became a lover too. Every word of love that fell from Louis' lips was treasured up as a priceless gem. Every imaginable question was asked of matters that would give Louis an excuse to talk -of his home, mother, Mary and tho people of tho neighborhood. AH tho incidents, trivial or otherwise, of which ho had been a party, and especially those that Mary was knowing to, wero discussed over and over again. The walks in tho woods, tho boat rides on tho lake, tho remarkable sunsots, tho school days and boyhood pranks, t he full story of tho scenes and cveuts which led up to their plighted troth; the spot was described where Cupid met thorn and hurled the darts which pierced thoir hearts, and all tho tales of love were not only told twico over, but as Louis nover tired of tolling them again and again, so Charles never tired of being a most attentive listener. All tho neighborhood gossip of years was run over by Louis, and the charming valley was so eloquently and minutely portrayed, and tho names of tho pooplo of tho settlement the mon, women, and children so often mentioned, and scones of any moment or interest in which they participated, so frequently described that Charles became as familiar with everything that happened in thi tillage from the day Louis and his mo ,iiv , alighted from the care, to the :.. . when the lad disappeared, as wa? i.-mu. himself. From time to time the gifts . ;

Mary had mado to her lover, wero brought out from their sacred and

secret hilling place and tho glvor idol lzed. Each litt le trinket and each gem or jewel had a history, and Louis nover urea oi telling every lnciueni. no inaiitor how trivial, connected with tho iri ft. There wore many amusing Btor ies to tell and many hair breadth escapes to describe. That chain was made of t ho down of the ducks that Mary raised, the little fdl'cle of faided hair was fouiid in Louis' hand after he had risked his life to knvp. M nrv from ilrowninir. There were pretty littlo charms to show and grow eloquent over in describing and explaining the circumstances connected with their giving. and there wore rings mid pins and phoi tographs of Louis mother and several ! of tho neighbors, and whop the intima cy had ripened into an emotion akin to Jove. Louis brougm out a nunoieoi letters tied with what had onco been a piece of riblion, blue at that, or at least, had been blue at; ono time, but constant haiidlinjr had faded it to a dingy white, and only shreds and ruvpllings wero left, and these required a stretch of tho imagination to detect a trace of ribbon. The letters were Marv's and the ribbon had been tio:l around them by Mary on the evening of Louis' disappearance. So the riboon hud a history. And each letter had a history . and. one by one, the history of each was given. This loiter was' the first one she wrote. It wr.s an innocent school-girl epistle to a boy, and not a boy-lover. Tho rest were written two or three years later, showing the child was no: a very faithful correspondent, which could hardly have been expected, l ocalise, during those years, the little tjcoplo had met about every day. Tho other letters wore' taken, on ly one Irom the utile, ounlle, nmi tho date each was written afforded Charles an excellent opportunity to go over tho lives of the lovers unit givi: more in detail the lovers' lives. TO BE COOTIVUED.J Ancient Moats ami Their Fili. The zoology of these ancient moat is as deeply interesting as their bot any. Therein lounge about pike and carp which may be a century old, the former running to twentv-HVi- and thirty pounds weight and the latter to eight and nine. This fact I can verify, because I have had to take museum casts of them for my own purpose, in pre-Keforinatlon times fish i ond were as necessary to a coun try house as a kitchen garden is now There were the Fridays all through the year when nothing hut a fish diet wa allowed, and the forty davs oi Lent In short., the dietary menu dictated by the Church extended over one-lourth of the entire year. In the eastern counties, particularly whefc there aro no salmon and trout streams, it was important to have stews and moats, where pike, carp, perch, and still coarser llsh could breed, grow fat, and te utilized for the table. The fish were as regularly ted from tho oriel windows which overlooked the raoat as'the cloves I ehind the hall. Naturalists are aware that both pike and carp can individually live perhaps longer than any other kind of fishes, lining confined to what we call coarse tlsh, the culinary skill ot the lady dwellers in these moated houses was directed to making the most of them. Hence the comparatively largo number of receipts stili lingering in our cookery books for preparing carp, pike, and perch for the table, although few people care to try the result twice. The carp, coarse in texture though its flesh may be and muddy in llavor, can, nevertheless, if stewed in wiue, be converted into a palatable viand. as every ono who has tramped along tbo French and German villages bordering the large rivers is aware. Good Words. Hindu Beauties. Many ot the women of India, and especially those of Kashmir, are very beautiful. The worst of it is that not only are the most beautiful ones seldom seen, but their portraits are difficult to obtain. Either they or their husbands appear to look with rooted distrust on the photographer, and even when their photographs are taken they rarely give permission for copies to be sold. In atypical Hindu beauty the skin is just dark enough to give a rhh, soft appearance the complexion, the features are regular, the eyes mild and black anil shaded by long silken lashes; the hands and feet aro small and elegantly formed, the demeanor is modest, the manners gentle, the voice low and sweet. Kuch a combination of good points may not often be met with, but when it is, who shall say what havoc is wrought among the hearts of the male beholders? There are fine-look-ing women occasionally among the middle-class of Hindus, as well as among the upper ten; and even among the low castes the faces aro sometimes very pleasing. Many a Hindu woman, who has perhaps little pretension to' beauty of face, has nevertheless the step and carriage of a princess; and if one is not too fastidious about perfection of eyes and mouths and noses, her figure, as she walks down the street with her load on her head, is truly a beautiful object. Jewelry is often worn to excess in India, as among other Orieutals, and the nose ring is sometimes so large that it has to be fastened bark to the ear by a delicate chain to keep it from Interfering with the niouthj An Kclipsc and a Poem. Apparently the usually acc-ptei epoch at which Archilochus, the great satirist of Paros, nourished must bo brought- down about half a century. In Co or the fragments which alone remain of the works admired by Horace, he speaks of Zeu-i turning midday into night, a phenomenon so remarkable that he thinks no one ought aftcrwaid to be surprised at anything not evai if the dolphins and laud animals should change place-. An Italian astronomer, Prof. Millosevich of Home, has recently reexamined tho question of explaining this by the occurrence of a total eclipse of the sun in the locality where Archilochus resided, with the result that only one in the 7th century before Christ will perfectly correspond witli the circumstances. This was the eclipse of April i, K C. ti-18, which was total over Thasos about 10 o'clock in the morning, and thus fixes the date of the composition of the poem. Notes and Queries. Xbe Lessons of Life. Does the fact that one year is closing, and another opening, impress me with the thought that life is fast passing away, and that every day I am forming and fixing the character that will go with me to the other world? Do I feel that I cannot waste or misimprovc time without injuring eternity? And do I endeavor so tor live as to make the best of both iv '.p. which T sh.qU do if I live as I O.tgl.t-' "lire..; s i!0 '-f tin.. 111.: I !, 1. S k.vc Hi II-.' t W !1 . 1 ... -ii-1

NEWS OF OUR STATE.

A WEEK AMONG THE HUSTLING HOOSIERS. Wtmt Our l.tlRlilior Arv Hiring- srattora of tleneiftl and I.orttl intercut Marriages nd Deal lis Ai cldcnlH anil Crimen -, Folntem Abuu! Our Own IVople. Imtuina iDcidenta, A WET1, full of oxygen h? tho latest curiosity near Dublin. Skvkkai. stores were burned at Now Castle. Loss. ftu.OOO. Mus. Henky Vandiveh, near Frank lin, was found dead in bed. Bklt.k Potts suicided with a razor at Washington. Ill health. Joseph Eisi.e of Elston. was kicked in tho stomach by a horse and died. Fahms and forests near Houston are being damaged considerable by fires. The town of Cutler, near Delphi, was nearly wined out by names, lxiss 5.00U. Fkrdimavd Kef.) ley of Peru, who at tempted suicide and tried to kill his entire family, is insane. Harry Hilladold, aged 9, was ac cidentally shot in the head by Louie tonen, aged J;, at Madison. Daniel Nunemacheh, aged 28, while suffering from delirium tremens at JNew Albany ,shot and killed himself. Union City officials had a good deal of trouble in running out of town two negroes from the smallpox district oi Muncie. Joseph Trusty, a farmer, accident ally shot himself with a shotgun while attempting to climb a fence, near flttsburgh, tills btato. The son of John Eisele found $1500 in a haymow near Lafayette, which his lather had placed there before ho died Tho old man was thought to be penni less. Stew aht and Benjamin Derft, two young men of Wabash County, are in jail at Wabash for alloged rape of 10-year-oiu mane lie Alius, a neignoor gin. GEOhc.E Staytes, a veteran flagman of Muncie, has finished twenty years of service, and no ono has ever been killed or hurt at a crossing guarded by nun. While Mrs. W. C. Clevenger was filling the tank to a gasoline stove at Union City the oil ignited and set fire to the house. It was extinguished with small loss. L. W. Cordes, a harness dealer of Michigan City, fell under a Michigan Central train which ran over his right arm and leg. Two hours later ho died during amputation. Vermillion County School Trus tees are experiencing trouble in soeur ing enough teachers to handle the schools of that eo.'uty. They fail to pass tne examinations. Twelve miners were seriously in jured in a gas explosion in a coal mine at Shelburn. Pid Hayes, S. Elwick, Levi Hardsleyj Charles Lloyd, and uoorge wrown may die. At El WOOD, tho McClov lamn chim. ney factory, employing 300 hands, has resumed operations in part. The ilc Buts factory will endeavor to put on c night force after next week. Jacob Pressy, a farmer in Knox County, three miles northwest of I'etersourg, white nghting a burning meadow, fell from exhaustion and his body was found burned to a crisp. The barn of David Foutz of Wabash County, near Lagro, burned, toget her with three horses, implements, twenty tons ot hay and several hundred bush' els of grain. Loss, $2,000; no insur ance. Indiana furnished for tho war a grand total of 208,307 men, 17n,77ti formed 129 infantry regiment, 21.li0j lormed thirteen regiments of cavalry, and 10.U50 were iigut and heavy artil lery. Her soldiers participated in 308 battles, during which 24.41U of her brave men gave up their lives. -MISS MINNIE TOLL, aged W, a highly respected young woman of Han over, committed suicide by drowning herself in the Ohio, eight miles below Madison. Her body was recovered. Thero is no cause assigned for the deed, but those acquainted with the young woman say she had a great sor row. William Meadows, a well-known young man of Bloomington, died re cently from injuries received on tho head with a stone, thrown by Mrs. George McAfee, a colored woman. The trouble occurred Aug. 22, when Meadows and the son o:: Mrs. McAfee were quarreling, and tt o woman inter fered and threw a stone, striking Meadows over the eye. Mrs. McAfee is now in jail on tho ehfirgo of murder. The boiler of an engine used m driv ing a clover-hulling maching exploded on the Lambert farm, six miles west of I, mon City. Ch'irles Lambert, the engineer, wa9 k lied. Besides being scalded, cinders and dirt woro blown into his body. Albert Pike had his collar bono and two ribs broken. A horse was killed. It is supposed some one lot tho water out. of tho boiler during the night, and that the engineer did not notice it. A cold-blooded duel with shotguns was fought north of Brazil, near Coxville, a little mining town. The prin cipals were James Valvuu and a man named Johnson. It is claimed the ti-oublo originated over a woman with whom both mon were infatuated. They met thoroughly armed to settle their trouble, Valvan having a double-barrel shotgun. Only a few words wore exchanged when they commenced firing. Shortly Johnson fell mortally wounded, with two charges of shot in his body. The affair has created intense excitement and every effort is being made to capture Valvan, who quickly mada his escape arior emptying nis gun. Judge Briggs of Terro Haute, on complaint of tho Sullivan County Bank, appointed George J. Grammar receiver of tho Evansville & Terre Haute Kailroad. The road owes t he bank $36,000, past due. wilson sageseh and wire of canton Township, Cass County, attended a celebration in Logansuort, leaving at home their four children, the oldest 14 years of age and the youngest 5. When they returned homo in tho evening they found them all stretched out on tho floor dead. There was evidence that they had got hold of and eaten some ''Rough on Rats." At Roann tho sawmill of Job Til man caught fire from a spark of a passing locomotive ano in a lew moments was a mass of flames. Tho southwestern portion of the town was in great danger, and was saved only by the efforts of the firo department. The loss of the mill and its contents was nearly 10,000. Mrs. Ed. Elliot, who lives near Knightstown, was driving homo tho other night, when she was met by two men m a Duggy, wno opened nre on her. One ball struck her in tho buck and may provo fatal. The cause for the deed is unknown, if tho ruffians aro caught they will be summarily dealt with. A tragedy occurred at the Ameri can Tin Plate factory, Ehvood. John Linv-llo, night watchman, shot and mortally wounded William .lames, an employe, who was endeavoring to smuggle beer into the factory against orders, nun mo oan strucK James in tho eroin, ransriiiff dowuward. and in juring him so lie will die. Linville is sixty-live years old, and claims hoshot James in self-defense, while tho latter savs he gave him no provocation what- ' '-"d by 150 of the busi, has been presented ncil, asking that a . r. i,i- called to furnish v. ', ' -j.:m i'lloy-ed.

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the Scotch Claim Equal Share In Great Ilrlialii's Glory. The Kew York Daily American reproduces this artielo from Circular of Scottish ilomoilulo Union: "Too great a tendency to selfesteem, too little disposition to regard the feeliugs, the habits, and the Ideas of others" Is essentially an English characteristic; an absolute disregard of the national sentiment of smaller nationalities is a part of their nature, and con. ill.ition is not one of the arts for which Englishmen are famed. It is to these causes, and an ignorance of historical facts that this custom against which wo protest has sprung up. We have no idea of relinquishing that which is our own, nor any idea of demanding a repeal of the union. On the contrary, our demand resolves itself into this, that the spirit of tne treaty should be observed. We have therefore no intention ot submitting to domineering pretensions which have not a shadow of a foundation to rest upon. Scotland's claim to tho honorable fulfillment by England of these treaty obligations becomes tne stronger when Scotland's share In the work of the Lnited Kingdniu is considered. Who built up the British 1 m pi re? What was its condition at the time of the union? Save a tew islands in the West Indies and the plantations in North America, which were afterward lost through criminal folly, there were few possessions. The rise of the Empire dates from the union. Our Highland regiments, which have fought so valiantly in every part of the world, did so to maintain the honor, not of England, but of the l nited Kingdom. Go where you may and you will find Scotchmen occupying foremost places and doing more than their proportionate share In adding to the dignity and lustre of the British name. Why, then, insult Scotland by .speaking ot Britain as England, ignoring Scotland and what she has dune? No ditliculty is experienced in using the proper names in all diplomatic correspondence. Why not in all references common to both? In all waiters affecting the British Empire we acknowledge but ono interest and In regard to loyalty, we owe none to England, and never did. Our loyalty Is due solely to tho British Crown and the British Government. Lately a politician had the audacity to declare that Scottish nationality had ceased to exist. To declare that Scottish nationality had ceased to exist or is a nie.e dream without an object is to deny history and to fly in the face of fact. We possess and cherish glorious historical traditions unsurpassed by any nation on the face of this earth. We aro bound together by a name with which are associated the stirring memories of a thousand years. Kor centuries the Scottish people maintained their individuality against powerful In vasions from without and the efforts of kingcraft within, and they have retained that individuality after liv ing' for nearly two hundred years un der the same government with an other nation seven times as numerous and in spite of the influences of an absent court and legislature. Scotsmen are willing to unite with the other nationalities in constituting a larger nationality under the British name, but no more willing to bo called English than the English would consent to be called Irish. We further protest against an other usurpation in being robbed of the fame of great names and the memory of brave deeds. Great Scots men ureat in politics, in science, or in letters are often classed as En glishmen. The leader of Her Majesty's Opposition (Mr. Gladstone) we are told is the greatest English man who ever lived. The leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Balfour) Is the noblest Englishman of tho present day. Instances innumer able might be multiplied. Scotsmen they are in the first place, Britons afterward but Englishman never. The noble achievements ot our Scottish regiments are often chronicled as the brave deeds of Englishmen done to maintain England's honor. What is England's honor to them but a name and nothing more? It is the stirring memories of unconquered ancestors that inspires them "to do the deed of deathless fame" which honor the British name. The attempt to merge Scotland In England, which If, repugnant to all the facts and associations of Scot land's past history, violates a solemn treaty and robs Scotsmen of a birth right of .inestimable value. Every public man so acting, we declare stands self-convu ted of a deliberate wrong. The union neither did nor could denationalize us. Two Industries. "Whore is your husband this morn' ing?" asked tho mowing machine agent. The farmer's wife wiped the dish water from her bands, smoothed back her hair, and replied: "Well, he got dewn the old shot. gun this morning early and loaded her with buck and started out; but I don't know for certain whether he has gone a-white-cappin' or to meet a green-goods man," The Indianapoli Journal Potato Talk. This curious phrase used to be an plied to the household gossip that was supposed to be indulged in at "Ave o'clock" teas in Germany. Ladies were wont to take their work to a friend's house, and enjoyed a lit tle chit-chat over the tea and cake about their domestic affairs generally and cooking in particular. It must have bc?n a stern aud unsympathetic man who sneered at this conversation as "potato talk." The tail of a once savage shark graces the bowsprit of tho good ship Glenesslen, which arrived here after a live months, run from the distant Phillippine Islands. The shark was a famous man-eater which lay in the warm waters of New Anjier in wait for any unfortunate sailor who might fall into the sea and thus appease his voracious appetite. A big hook with a ham as a tender bait soon settled his fate and he was dragged on board where a sturdy sailor sent a sharp knife through him and cutoff his tall as a tiophy. Philadelphia Eecord. Sliver Paste. To make sliver paste boll together one pint of water, one-quarter of a pound ot ordinary soap cut in thin slices, and when dissolved add onequarter of a pound of the best Span ish whiting n hen well mixed pour Into pots and use cold. Apply with a llanuel or a soft brush and hot water. Then rinse the silver in clear hot water, dry with soft rag and pol. ish with chamois. It must be mighty lonesome to be a woman and sit around and wait for an ideal man.

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ROYAL BAK1NC. POWDER CO., A Horse Story. The Arab, a barbarian in our opinion, has the greatest contempt for the way in which Christiacs, as they call Europeans, treat and tra n horses. "Look at our horses and look at yours," say the horse-dealers of the desert. "What we do in asinule day in distance you talse five or six days to accomplish. Graiid marches you Christians make with your horses: As far as from my nose to my ear." A very amusing story is told of a learned man. Abou-Obeida, who wis a contemporary of Mamoun, the son of the famous Haroun-al Itaschii. Like other Arabians, he had written numerous volumes uuon the qualities, colors, and virtues of the horse. Clue day, at the court of Maiuoun, the grand vizier asked a celebrated Arab p et who was present how many books he had written upon the horse. "Only one," replied the poet. Then the vi.ier put the same quostlon to Abou-Obeida. "Fifty." was the answer. "Ki3e, then," said the vizier. 3o up to that horse in his stall; repeat the, name of evory part of his frame, taking care to p:int out the position of each " "I am not a veterinary surgeon, sir," answered Abou-Obeida. "Kise. and do tho same," said the vi;ier to the poet The poet rose from his seat, took the animal by the forelock and named each part as lie placed his hand on it to indicate its position. At the same time he recited all the poetical allusions and the sayings and proverbs of the Arabs rci'erring to it When he had finished, the vizier sa'd to him-. "Take the horse; he ia yours." Harper's 1'oung People. Th6 Trolley. A Rochester man has dovised a plan by which a trolley street car can be stopped almost instantaneously, or within a space of three feet, while the car is going at full speed. His device is operated by a lever in the motorman's cab. It is, generally speaking, a steol shoo, upon which the roar wheels of the car ride, the underside of which is corrugated so as to produce great friction upon the rails of tho track. On tho top of tho shoo is an arrangement which, as eoon as the wheel rises upon the shoe, clumps tho outer rim of the wheel and at the same time grasps the inner edge of the rail. The simple weight of the car crowds down the shoe upon the rail and at the same time clamps together, as in a vise, the rail; and all this by a single movement on the part of the motorman. Bolf-Convlctoi Pat's nimble wit does not always protect him from tho consequences of his own misdeeds. An Irishman stood charged with stealing a watch from a fellow-citizen. He stoutly denied the impeachment, and brought a counteraecueution against his accuser for assault and battery committed with a frying-pan. The judge was inclined to take a common-sense view of the case, and, regarding the prisoner, said: "Why did you allow the prosecutor, vho is a smaller man than yourself, to assault you without resistance': Had you nothing in your hand to defend yourself with?" "Bodad, your honor," answered Pat, "I had his "watch; but what was that against a frying-pan?" Scot Free?" The phrase has nothing to do with the North Britons; it means "free of payment," tho word "Scot" coming from tho Anglo-Saxon Scot, paymaut, from Bceotan, to shoot, tho scot" being that which is thrown in. We have the phra?e "scot and lot," meaning contribution and sharo, tho contribution toward some object, and tho sharo one has in tho enjoyment thereof. Correlativoly, we have the expression "to pay one's shot,"whero "shot" is the Bamo as "scot," though it has a more modern form. Brilliant Whitewash. To a half-bushel of best lime slacked in hot water add eight quarts of salt dissolved in hot water, two and a half pounds of ground rico, lmiled to a thin paste, stirred in boiling hot, also one pound of clean gluo dissolved in hot water, and half a pound of fine whit ing, with hot water enough to make i tho whitewash spread properly with a brush. Let it lie for a day or two aud then apply hot. E. A. HOOP. Tolfl.lo, Ohio, sayn .- 'Rail's Cmtarrli Cur." ciirml my wife of i-atarrh fiftMn yeArs no, A. 'id aho has had no return of it. It's a sura curs." bold by Druggists, 750. Labor and Thought. It is only by labor that thought can bo made healthy, and only bv thought that labor can bo made happy; and the two cannot be separated with'"impunity. ItUSKltl. No Pen Can Describe Tho sufforlnff 1 endured 16 years front Dyspepal. I tried i!mott ftvnry medicine Hid tlmost Rve up hope ot ever being any bat ter. But Hood'u Sarap rill gavo ran relief vary boo a. and now I nra lirolr oiirl of dytpp fla.. aiil tulYlue ewry oiw to try Hood's 8artM.par.Ua. Mbu. John Ij'knton. So. 07 l'udu street. Itttuburg, Pa. RUf J eutoM Hood's5?? Cures Hpod'a Pills not emlly, yet prsmpUy.

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ilBHIIiillM I I1" T 1 - A Wise Hesolutkm. It was the solemn and deliberate resolution of a great and good man who has long been In the other world, "Resolved, that I will endeavor, in all things, so to live, as I shall wish I had done ton thousand ages hence. ' ' What a dignity does such a lofty and noble aim give to every-day life ! What safeguard against every formo .'tomptation 1 What an impulse to all that is exalted and excellent in character and duty: and what a sure foundation for hopes and expectations that can never disappoint us whether in time or eternity. . Combination of Colon. In combining colore green appears as the all-important factor, as it is thf one color that goes with everything writes Emma M. Hooper in a helpful article on "The New Colors and Materials" iu the Ladies' Home Journal. Green and brown, tan, black, gray, purple and even blue will be seen, but when undertaking combinations re member there are shades and . shades, and where a yellowish green may jar, a grayish green may harmonize admirably. The now old rose shades will go with brown, gray, green, black, and purple. An Accommodating Pawhshop In The Monta di Pieta at Rome, which has existed ever sirse 1583, is probably the most lenient pawnbroker's shop in the world. Any person who brings a pledge may borrow from $15 to S25 without paying any interest, but all that is lent above that sum is paid for. at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum. At the end of two years, if the pledge is not redeemed nor interest on tha money paid, it is sold and the overplus of tho debt laid by for the owner, who has it in his power to demand it within 100 years. Yankee Blade. Klectrically-Welded Steal Barrels. It is reported that a large industry is being built up at .Barrow, England, in the production of steel barrels for the conveyance of petroleum. The barrels are made in halves by means of compression in a mold, when hot. Afterward they are welded together by means of electricity. The bai-t-eis aro intended for use by tho large oilcarrying companies engaged in the il trade in tho east, where the temnenvture has a great effect on wood cu ':&. and results in so much leakage. THE MODERN BEAUT Thrives on good food and sunshine, with plenty of exercixs in the open air. tier form glows with health and her face blvcira with its beauty. It her system needs tho cleansing action of n laxnlivn remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant liquid laxative Byrup ot Flea. California's Big Tree. Little Dick Teacher says all plants is masculine or feminine. Mother Well? Little Dick Nothing, only this book says that some trees in California has trunks big enough for a house. Guess they must be feminine. Exchange. LOW SATE HAHYEST EXCURSIONS to Iowa. Minnesota, Kansas. Nebraska. Colorado. Wyoming, Utah. North and Boiitb. Dakota. Manitoba. Tennessee, Mississippi. Alabama. Louisiana. Arkansas. Indian, territory. Oklahoma Texas, and Arizonia. will leave from all stations of the Wabash Bailroad on Ootobor ltlth. at very low rates. Tickets good roturnm? twenty days from date of sale. For particulars apply to tin nearest agent of tho Wabash Railroad. A Good lesson. She How many times have you been in love before you met me? He Once. She And why didntyou marry her? He She was married already, Judge. Is you are troubled with malaria take Beecbam's Pills. A positive specific, nothlu like It 25 coots a box. Budlmeata. Teacher. Your vocal method is at fault. Singer In what respect? TVimiir Vrtit Hrt nnt iiRA th muscles of vour forehead and scabs to the best advantage. Truth. Hatch's Universal Cough 8yrup wlh cove that oo ugh surprisingly quick. 'JSa. A MAN is of a good deal more consequence on Sunday than on a week day. HARVEST. EXCURSIONS Will be run from OHICAOO, PEORIA anfl ST. LOUIS via h BURLINGTON ROUTE AUGUST 22, SEPTEMBER 12, OCTOBER 10, On thoao data ROUNO-Tl TtOKKTS will bo SOLD at IiOW XIATCSIA To all points In NEBRASKA, KANSAS, COLORADO, WYOMING, UTAH, NEW MEXICO, INDIAN TERRITORY, TEXAS, MONTANA. Tlokota good twenty days, with atopover on going trip, Paseangora In the East should purohaea throush tick ate via the BUKLINOTOM ROUTl of their nearest tloket agent, for descrlpthra land pamphlet and further Information, write to P. S. EUSTI8,Oen'l Paeaonaar' Agent, Ohloaco, III. Tm M-M-si r. w. n. c. Me. Sr-M When Writing- to AdTsrtleeM, (ay i- saw the Advertisement la this papar. n rno" Heme R tSdan Is tae n I Bt. Eaifit te Vm, and 1 L Dl eM h)t aruisu oi MMbjraU, I J Ha T, HasesMWam.

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