Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 14 November 1894 — Page 1

UBLICAN PH.OGRE ESTABLISHED 1835. BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, NOV. 14, 194. Price, $150 Fer Tea

THE

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NO. 207 THE

BOOTS and SHOES ih FOR

THE WALKER

If You Iiiye in Indiana You Must Kaow What Walker SPECIAL PBICES oa Ladiss' Misses' and CMidrans' SH0IS.

Thfi TjOWfit Prices Ever Made OIL

ALL ARE INVITED-: FiOT.CE. for 30 days I can and will sell for 25 per cent, less on all kinds of Fresh Meat, Beef, Veal, or Mutton. Cattle are low, work is scarce, and I want to give a poor man a chance. Butter, Eggs, Chickens, Beans, &c., as low or a little lower than the lowest. O. SOITDEK. Relief is Slx Hours. Distressing Liver and Bladder-diseases relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure." This new .remedy is a fpreat surprise on account f its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, bark and every part of the urinary passages in male or female. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately- If yon want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. 8old by Faxis Bros., Druggists, Bloomington. Ind. July 4, :!M Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder A P re Q a C a at Tartar Powder. Notiob to Aix. All persons that owe us are requested to call at once and settle. We cannot give longer time. All accounts and notes must be .paid bj December 1st, 1S04. Camfbkll & Davis. More meat than anybody. for the money O. Souders. Many jieoplc who take lunch at Benckart' 3 never drink good coffee till they get it there. Benckart's coffee is the liest in town. Otstebs served to order by Benckart, at his restaurant, south College Avenue. Only the best grades of Oysters kept. Gus. Kretjoer's Barber Shop is two doors west. of the National Hotel. When yju desire a good shave or a neat "hair cut"' go there. Kreueer has some second hand chairs to sell cheap. Fob your thboat get some of those hoarhound drops at Benckart' s, south College Avenue. Try the French Chewing Candy. Or. Price's Cream Baldag Powder Wortfi Pair HUfcert A want. Fob Salr. A Union No. 12 (solid tire) bicycle, in good condition and at a very reasonable price. Inquire of T. J. LOUDEN. Cbaig Wobley can supply you with a buggy, phaeton, spring wagon, or anything else in the way of a vehicle which you may need. You don't have to ay him cash, either, as ho will swap for horses and mules. He may lie found at the big livery lirn, north of the square, on College Avenue. Eteby iay George Benckart makes French Chewing Candy, Taffies and Hoarhound Drops. Anna Baker. Francis Woodward. IST" GRADUATE 3 OITHALMIC OPTICIANS. Diagnoses and relief of all Conditions of imperfect or painful vision due to errors of refraction or eye strain. Having liter years of successful practice in tb?ir profession insures the most perfect results. No charges for preliminary examination. All work guaranteed.' PRICES KEASONABLB SOB FIRST-CLASS WORK. UT" Office ott Collins & Karaell's. Hoars: 9 tolls, m. 1 to S p. rn

IT HARDLY SEEMS POSSIBLE, BUT ITS A FACT! Prices for November on Dry Goods, Cloaks, Boots and Shoes, are the lowest ever known, and now is the time to buy, and the place is at Wicks9

tuj Jbow and Sam Mmet.

SPECIAL SALE

REDU6IN6 ST06K.

TAP SObE 4.50 BOOT FOR .$3.50

Kir a.ou

Tap Sole Kip KIP

3.25

2;T5 BOOT FOR

BOOTS for 30 DAYS.

Nothing nicer for a wedding present than tho China or Cut Glass to be had at Lixdley's. Best Oysters that money will buy are kept at Benekart's south College Avenue bakery and restaurant. Served in all stvles. Yocng, tender beef, good veal and the best meats that can lie se cured, are always on sale at Soud er's meat market,' south Avenue College Lixdleys sell the celebrated American Lamps, which received first award at World's Fair. Get ytsur old paicrs at this office 20c. a hundred to close out. Cake is taken to select the best cattle, sheep and calves, by Oscar Souder. His meat shop, south of Benckarfs, has a reputation for fresh, tender meat. Fixe line of Cut Glass, Haviland China, !ce., just received. See it at Lixdleys. Shropshire Sheep, pure bred, Rams and Lamb Rams for sale, 2 miles southeast of Bloomingtou. T. X. Faris & Son. Prof. John Brown, V. C, should lie 'consulted now, before the weather grows warm. He is fully and completely supplied with every appliance 'used in vault cleaning, and will do the promptly and skillfully, ready for cholera clean up. work Get Pkog basis, letter heads, note i heads, bill heads, statements, and j all kind of poster work and fine job printing , done inthe highest style of the art. at the World office, opposite the postoflice. Never get a job of printing of any kind done till you come to our office and get prices, see specimens, etc. CRAVENS- BROS. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Medal and Dtptaata. One of the most popular cigars placed on the market here is the "I. U." manufactured by M. H. Seward, east side square. The "I. U." is absolutely guaranteed to be an all Havana filler, and Mr. Seward proposes to return the money in each ease where the ! smoker is not satisfied that the cigar is worth the price paid. Fair, is it not Latest styles in Banquet Lamps, just received from the East at Lindley's. If .you need stationery of anv kind, and especially stationery for commercial business, like envel opes, letter and notes, bill heads, etc., you should rememlier that a big stock has been brought on at the "World" office, opposite Seward ' s f t nil ry . Craves Brothers. For Ue pairs or parte of tny Sewing Machine, call at H. Lindley's Soks Hive.

NO. 207. ON

iir 30 DAYS, " tc.io it 2.50 2:00 urTOTO' rTTTJ"DTi"D Ml-JNo KUrJOXLiXL

HALL BROS.

Japan claims to be fighting with China on purely philanthropic principles. One of the statesmen of the land of tho chrysanthemum thus expressed himself: "China is the enemy of civilization, and we obey the imperial desire to destroy its "barbarous obstinacy." That's So '. The late rains have changed the dust into mud. When wo have dust we think we would rather have mud, but when the mud is present we like the dust better. Never satisfied with what we have. The most costly harness in the world is that used by the khedivo of Egypt on state occasions. It is of black leather, for four horses, with chased gold buekles, and collars ornamanted with tho same costly metal. Tho pad cloths are also embroidered with gold, and the set cost 14,000. The khedive made his money running a country newspaper. Sixteen ounces in every pound ! of meat bought at soi;UEBfi. j ! ! Look at our Lamps and look at our competitors. bee who have the fiuest and best lamps Linui.ky. the citv. World's Faik chewing candy, made fresh each day by Yoljwrt, the expert candy maker, north side square. Elec tion of Tiu'stees. There will be an election of two Trustees for the 1st Baptist church on Wednesday, November 14th, at 7 o'clock p. in., in the audience room of the church. Fresh Pork Sausage made I every day by a man that knows! how, and don't you forget it. j O. Socdebs. j Chewing Candy, made by Volpert. and get some. 'mighty nice, "' Go to his shop ( Jet n can or a quart of Oysters of Volport, the north side baker and restaurant keeper. Everything is first-class in his house. ou should see those Lamps at Lindley's. They surpass any i steck ever before seen iu Bloom-; ington. j Bread aud Cakes of all kind, j made and sold by Volpert, the! north side baker. Get his Cream! Bread. ! The cjkly first-class Merchant j Tailoring establishment in town is J that carried on by Benckart & i on sourn college Avenue. a i siii & . complete and full line of late style piece goods, including Summer Suitings and Trouserings are among those being received almost daily from the wholesale houses. The proprietor are practical cutters, and are able to give satisfaction to nil customers, both as to fit and price. Just now, while money is scarce and business dull you need to get the closest prices with the best fits, and you can feel assured of both at Benckart's merchant tailoring establishment. Call and get particulars. LOWKST PRICK CLOTHING llOl'SlC IN THE STATE. Overcoats ZZZZ AMI 3 Fall Suits. flll Stijles. All Sizes.0 STYLISH AND best -jC3y.rQCALITIKS. ; I'llK i;s ..- . lil'AIJAXTEBM i; - ' MO.VKV KKFl'MiKll. KAHN'S, Soi 'l'li Side Sqtake.

The auditor's office under its -pre-

ont administration js aavinjr hundreds

' of dollars I y striol business principles. :i fact thai Will lie greatly appreciated i Mrs. ISeers 18 visitino; hor ton' by every one rejrardless of party. I John and family, at I Ildiaiiapolis. l Daily VV.irld. j . - r ! ! Tho World neglects to state -Sfivenly -five persons went to I that the business of the conitn Chicago on Thursday night, tak- ! auditor's ofliec is conducted by a '"if advantage of tho rate, j iRepubliean -the Auditor tdect ha ; Au luv of 70 -t,ari) I ;ing interested exclusively in the mother of iViu. and David Hughes,' i stock business. This is a broad wtts baptised in the Morton St. admission of Democratic incoaipe- Church of Christ. Saturday evenl teney the party could not find in I its ranks a man who could take ; i charge of the business and run -it! . -A 'thimble party is to be J successfully. Luther Grimes has : given at the homo of Mrs. T. E.

iWt. ,.mn- i.wtlfo,- ..tro,. ., j Marion Ilinkle was elected. I Comrade John R. East 1 j confined to his house the greater ; part of last week with one of Ins j old army disabilities. This preTentel '"m from taking part in theiollification ceremonies Wed nesdav nifiht. i At I o'clock Saturday fore- ! noon fire was discovered in the j woodshed attached to the east tith I street colored school building. ; It was totally destroyed, and a portion of Capt. Fields' barn adj joining was bunaed. The tire reI suited from the careless emptying of hot ashes against the building, it is said. G. W. Walkar and wife of Greene county have been the guests of W. T. Breedon's and S. E. Caruiichael's families during the week. In Monroe county in 1890 there were (i 508 children ef .ui . Tiw. .,. .) c day schools, ei-ht of which hold onlv summer sessions. -with an enrollment of 2,722 and in avaratrei

attendance of 1,725. Out of the;U, has been in session during a 2,722 enrolled there were 1,206 ; portion of the past week. Each) over school age, leaving only 1,-! individual member has experessed I 522 out of the possible (5, 508. himself as being highly pleased j Where do these 4,0St children and gratified with the condition of : spend their Sundays? the institution. Its increased atThe rumor that two groaery ! t6ndancc' nd he 'nctionless , stores are to bo started in tho i workinga of so large a college;

in in Ik Gentry block, and three Buskirk blocks is said to authorized. the : unSmith H. Myers, receiver of the Bedford Stone Company, has filed a report showing the sale of the company s largest quarry. The property was sold to Alexan-, der M. McCleary for $3ti,20t, which was ?4,ti52 more than the; aPFiait.Hi vamu ui tue quai i t. 1 Ihe sale is subject to the first mortgage, indebtedness and t&xes. i A large supply of chickens, j dressed or alive, also butter ami ?gs at Sei DEKS.

tu m v i cx t Tuk Cosmopolitan Magazine is started for the old Arkansas hunt1 lie IHCW YOPR iSTO PG:!one of the handsomest publications in jlt, rrroUjlts Thov are after ftear I America. The letter press is clear, ; n ' ' . . . Established IHIiti. I broad and artistic, the illustrations and deer, but Will kill an antelope,

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Jackets and Purs Great offerings from Indiana's , . , i .i i

VnfTZr nT.CYa,lt ProeressandCosmopolitan82:75

out 1B a splendid value at the

linoe marked. Large andihad seen arrl(,n2 other

judicious buying enables. us t't .4. . 4i.;n.. i u u.s, m.g,. Jackets in all the rough cloths from $lo to $25 with special mention at &1A.50, $15.00 and $18.50. ;!7-inch Astrachan ('ape, IKini'ill v soul clvliKh IV iniitc 'i . ; :fs ' zi - ..... j - ") 11. .75 90 -inch sweep. ' ilO-inch English Seal Cape, ! with 10 inches sweep, for ! $22,50. JSO-ineli wool seal cape, trimmed all around with ai-1 trailian, for 25. 00. ' Sewing Machines Tho number of sewing chines that we are now ing demonstrates fully the era of high-priced ma- j machines has gone forover. .1 ho celebrated Sterling fori $10.50. Think of it! For! i .i . , a machine that so nearly approaches perfection. I Samn es of anvthinsr sent I on request. i a i Pettis Dry Goods Co. Ivory 6oap (It Floats V2Ct BEST FOR SHIRTS. th woor oAima co , ouctl

-Born, to Cyrus Reed ami

wife, a I0U. i Jjawes, U1IS (XUeBUHV) aiveruoon. Ladies of Walnut St. Pres. church.

I and those from other congrcga - waS:tions, are invited.

On Saturday afternoon Syl-1 selected by. John T. Woodward as vester Dudley and Mary E. Sny-; Deputy Clerk. Thornton is afdcr were married in the county , fable, obliging and competent, and clork's office, 'Squire Louden of-! will prove to be a popular officer, ii.iating. Tho 'Squire has become j He was a candidate for nominaiouite a marrvist. havinar nerform- tion to the same office, and made

ed the eoremonv iu the clerk's of- ; lice so often that he can now con- ; duct it easily with one hand tied behind him. Ho, howover, nglocts to kiss the bride. 1 he following named persons j have boon granted license to marry sines last" publication: Elmor Skelton and Corda Brown, Geo. !W. Bowman and Zona Hacker, j Thou. W. Byers and Alice Graves, I ln c. Kirk and Alice Rogers, j Wm. Winter and Ellen Chaney, jWm. H. Chasteen and Cora B. Rice, Lee Stewart and Lela Camp - 'bel JaB- L- N"un and Alice Todd, John R. Kennedy and Lou - isa Campbell, Chas. O. Houarh i nd Jeumo K Stansifer, Sylvester uu - onyoer. II.. 11 1 !.- t I The Board of Trustees of I. witn so many departments. 13 a matter of general remark, and duo credit is given, as it should be, to Dr. Jos. Swain, the "all round'- President. Dr. Swain is j an Indiana man, and understands i the needs of an Indiana c-nlleirp. : The institution is conducted as if lt were an immense family, where egl.h individual is solioi'tous for the comfort aud well being of other members .and so is a "suc cess in all that tins much over-.i worked but fitting expression im-j plias. -Shelby countv claims the distinetion of being the only county : in the State which did not elect a ; Republican to office last Tuesday.

beautiful, and no expense is spared to , should one cross their path, make it what it is, the leading1 magarine of its class in America. Some oth- j ii : (i, ,....: , ,,n er magazines in the same field may be ' Here IS the quail law m full, frood, but the Cosmopolitan is best. 1 from the StatutO book: "Be in enWrn Dean Howell's, Sir Edwin Arnold. ; cte(1 b y the gen8ral i8Semblv of Editor Halstead and other leading writ-1 .. . . p ,. ., . ..

' contribute to it. si so per year. 5th ; Avenue, Hroadway and 35th bt. Hew; A laQ WUU ICCCUWT lvlUllWU fr(,m the far wegt nid thllt phe things ; nuruber of Iudians of the 01OUX I .... . .. ,

;and Cherokee tribe. "Uid youi05 (n.thannrnaUaf chnt.

fieo thfl Cherokee Strip ?'' asked a friend. "No, ' replied the lady,

. l - j .. " w H.ww v inor t heir co ar iiiMana Wanted. We want a good man or woman in iMoonnngion or vicinity to work for us. The Quaker Mutual Life Ins. Elkhart, Ind. Co.,

"but judging from the scantiuess I iod from he first dliy of their garments 1 don't think of Rny (0 the te it would take one of them long lo:i vmi,i ih. i.

; uuupieu uie itiuuiiig lrnoii t -M ar j and posted them in conspi VAIIf 1 A.1WipUce llllll 1 1 I I I I I V I "Whereas, On numerous Thi 1. ULll illUliv' I j evening, it h:is been duly set ) ; that the best men should be

ShOllld be LTlVPSted . j -in QoaonnQVll o TTIXT 1 1X1 rOCClOUllClUlC U JLN - jDERWEAR,

i f I T ( i be over burdened with work upou their I 11" V A111" I 1 t A '''''tm'". '! in order that the girls of III llllll I II r ' Indiana University may spend the day llll I Will llll 'n uninterrupted mediUition upon the V X M. J Ul. Vithl, rijrhts of suffrage, resolved that

! May be endangered .... , ... .-evtuwriK i 1 he best hue of I NDhliAN hAli i. , . , , , in all grades-is shown by Bill Ch j & MrGARY. A complete line of tho new "POOLE" OVERCOAT j just received. : i j i i ! j ; They are the proper J I TxillNvjl". i See Them at i

Bruce S M'.Gary':.

Mrs. Catherine Ceflin is visiting her son, Chas. E. Coftiu, at Indianapolis. Even Missouri, for the first time iu her history, Iiuk pi von a Hopulilii'an plurality. Coon Pauley has moved into tho Bratney house, corner tith and Morton streets.

H. A. Fulk was elected Senator, four years ago by a majority of l,if. In a high school debate, last Friday, it was decided that "Horse Racing is not right!" ! We always believe that when the hors - j we bet on is counted out. n..orm, n Thornton has been a good race. For a number of years he has boon an omyloye of I Showers' factory. j Republicans wort wild wjth i delight last Thursday night, and ; witn music, dicers ana speecnesj kept the town reverberating from j ,! to 1'2 p. m. Speeches were! - made by ('ban. L. Henry (the man; who snowed Byiium under . bv Senator Duin-an, Win. F. Brown-; ing. Nat. I'. Hill, Enoch Fuller.; H. A. Lee, ('has. Graham and; Ira Batman, and all the speakers! ! appeared at their host. It was :iie of those occasions to which ; words fail to do justice. It was 1 glorious victory, as every one : seemed to feel and know. B S SHOE RUBBERS. LARGEST STOCK JN BLOOM - 1NGTON AT Ed. Whetsells alit First-Class. Plr)MN I filfl nkm mil For many vears Kwing Bater.n af! slnt P!fiou ?f Pach fall in Arkansas huntintr turkey, deer and bear. On Meuday night in company with Cal. R. Worrall, and Oscar Soudor and son. he i oi iaai.ua, tuai sccuon IBS of an act entitled 'ail act con!cerni bHe offenses : nnn niflni uhH A W I s -- t t 14th, 1S91, be and is hereby " : nmpnd(il to rsau as tallows 'Whoever shoots or destroys, or j r I)r dftsrrovi AP has in his l au: nv linaiIs .hirino- th 1 . 1 .e of Jannth day of November pf ho ; " ' " - m; Viar isbaU be fined in 6um of & for i each quail so killed, and tho sum of $1 for each quail so pursued or i uati iu his possession The students of I. U. bolted on election day and in solid phalanx marched to the school buildings, released the pupils, and a general holiday from school work was the result. The initiative was taken by the young ladies, who adopted the following resolutions and posted them in conspicuous Thursday forth that the best men should be at the ..n ,..i ,vh, , f,.ntt.ai.i,.,itK in the exercise of their privilege, are necessarily absent from their recitations, and, whereas, women are denied the right of voting; therotore. in order that the faculty may give their undir,iA.A ...,(-;., it 1., 1 It.. -w,ll itiirl ii tr. der that our fellow students may not our work be day, Nov. 7. M potted until Ve(ine -Tho Strong t'litriiic, which: , i "ii ' was to revolutionize tho typo or t locemotives, and which for a while; was run on western lines and at. tractod a good deal of attention, ; now stands on a sidetrack of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, rusting. It required too much : coal. ; For the fourth tinio attorney Ed. Corr has hati his pants taken off. The last occasion was Monia niht tof ,laf! w,ek :vl;cn thieves entered his room at his father's house, on west 1st street. Ed. ' gold watch and some other articles ef value wore stolon. Corr slant on throutrh it all. l dreaniing of the Democratic vic

tory tthat was to come) next day.

A PRIZE

(IN THE ABOVE SKETCH NINE Tho Dronrietors of THE TjATJIB

OnriKht Fiano valued at I8SO.O0 to the Derson who can first find the niiie faneit. k reward

' of Safnty Bicycle, pneumatic tires, (valued

O' o.w iu uusxi uir iae imru correct answer, a exMia vroia watofx tor eacn 01 tne next , three correct answers, a ten dollar gold piece for the next 6ve correct answer.. J Each contestant is to cut out the Rebus and make a cross with, a lead pencil or Ink on . each of the nine faces, and send same to us with fifteen two-cent postage stamps for 80 1 rents in silver)", for three months' trial subscription to THE IiASIBB KOITTBTjT G-JCM, our popular magazine. 1

turrccny, unui ne nunarea nmvc oeen awaracu. Jt m in tzivinir the rewards.

n O.I.U pa TuiuBiu ,vni HiMi uc kivcii w

T The envelope that contains correct answer

a rcwara ana uic dbikqcc in oraer as receivea. Answer to-day, encioiing 80 ceota, and 1 .4 n.UU!C3B (H) LADIES' MONTHLY Mrs. Mary Kelly of sast 3d ! street is entertaining her brother, iwsnara Moore 01 lnuianolu, Iowa, i Mrs. G. K. Perry has been quite ill during the past week, at her homo en north College Avenue. The newly elected Governor of Tennessee is vice President of the I. B. & B. railroad. I Mrs. Arthur Hadlev, dauirh-; i ter of James B. Clark, is seriousi -a. i. i. -i ,.iL a ,iy i uer uome on ivia st. Jas. H. Dunn, of Louisvilie, ; rt in lutwivBifu iu, iuue ana cane : fibre, spent a few days of last' I week in town. 1 TKo u ...!, , i T.: T- y: jOnMcnday. n e are entitled to isix weeks of ceurt, but there was two weeks of vacation. Mary McPhecters, Lena Si-Koi-t an1 Thauul.. Hill !, k.. ! promoted from the Oth to 8th grade in the public schools Died, on Thursday afterupon, at the home of her daughter on east th street, Mrs. Martha with consumption Jas. B. Clark's corner room, in his new building, south Walnut street, has been rented to Rice & Pauley, the undertakers, who will enlarge their business materially. The ladies of College Avenue M. E. church will hold a Missionary Tea, this (Tuesday) afternoon, at the home of S. K. Carmichael and wife, west (ith street. C. C. Wingert, who went to Martinsville some time ago, has returned to Bloomiugton, rented the north room in the new Clark block and will orten a srrncerv i itol. it eGma that there is always room for grocery stores. The annual election of the officers for the countv fair associa- ' tion was had on tho 3d, in C R. Ti- ii.., t. j Worrall's office. It was docided that hereafter the endorsement of pi'Siident weukl be required before bills should be contracted. Th"e following are the, officers for the ensuing year: President Wm. N Showers. Secretary C. R. Worrall. Treasurer Luther Grimes. Vice Presidents N. U. Hill, M. T. Carmiehaei and Ollie Carter. Gen'l Supt. John R. East. Stall Master Jos. Allen. Chief Police--Hillorv Headier. Directors H. D. Orchard, W. r. Dill, Len. S. field, Uscar Strother, W. W. Wicks, O. Car ter, rt. Oentry, v . lfradtute, r- l II 1ST "IV a 1 ! .Maxwell, tv . n. sewara, ll. lloactter. K. V . Miars, H. Simmons, Ira Graves, W. A. , Rogers, Geo. Carothers' family now occupies a portion of Robert Marshall' house, on north College ; Avenue. Mr. Carothers is travel-1 iur for a W isoonsm chair factorv. ;

FOR NOVEMBER. Commencing Monday, the 12th

THE STflRCflSft STORE

Will put on sale some of the Greatest Bargains that have over beou offered to the trade. We will not attempt to quote prices as the cut prices iu each and every department are too numerous to mention. We will, however, lrave iu a few days "'oo Dozen Spools Machine Thread that we will sell at 25c. per Dozen until all sold. L. S. Field & Co.

PUZZLE.

FACES ARE TO BE FOUND.) MniJTWT.V flTTTW will ,ri mln at I12S.00I. for the second correct answer. criy jicrMJii wnu tx i"ie w answer iac xvODUa bearing first poat-roarfc will receire the firat , 70a may receive a valuable prise for your CCM, Cleveland, Ohio. , Osman Mulky was marrieU recently to a lady in Chicago. Mrs. J. W. Simmons was visiting friends in Indianapolis last week. Arthur Cravens, bookkeeper at the "Corner" clothing store, was married on Monday night tc Miss Bertie Roseberry. Miss Ola Bowles accempaniea j ner sister Mrg. lkstic on her n. i 7 7 lurn to Washington City. -Henry Dodds is now a salesi man iu t rmcv & ivinser s shoe and grocery store. Geo. P. Campbell and wife attended the meetinsr of the StaU Horticultural Society, at Indianapal is, last week. Alfred Mercer died at his home in Brazil on Tuesday last. Me was a brother of Mrs. Jas. Thernton and was well known here. Miss Lizzie, daughter of Jas. R. Berry, formerly of this place, returned te her home in St. Louie on Thursday, after a visit of one mouth to friends and relatiens iu this city. Mrs. Henry Springer was seriously hurt o day last week. She was comin- out of the cellar at her home, and while climbing the steps, fell, breaking a thumb and sustaining some very severe bruises. Cal. Snodgrass' old mule mare "Bet,"' died one day last wet k, aged 33 years. Many of the boys in the west end of town learned to ride "horseback" on this reliable old mule, and her death will awake raanv remiuiscenses. Two singing revivalists will begin a series of meetings in the M. E. church next Thursday night. It is the iutention of persons who j have the meetings in charge continue them three weeks, or to as long as the interest can be kept up. - Whenever Wm. H. Slocomb fails to put in an appearance on election dav it will be safe to as- ! sert that he has gone where all ! good Republicans go. He has j been employed in a store at Dog ger, Ind. , for a number of years, but he never forgets to come home to vete. The peculiar murmuring sound, not unlike the ripple of the waves on a still evening, which we hear on placing a shell or oth er hollow object to the ear, is duo to the faet that tho concave surface concentrates and multiplies all different sounds around us, too j as to render them audible. The many sounds always present in tile air are augmented by the resonant cavity of the shell. Science Journal