Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 2 August 1898 — Page 3

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)TJNG AT SIXTY.

comfort and happiness la ad- (-! F

' years are realized by conparao w women. : hard lives, their linbil' ty to se- " ables on accou nt of tfc eir peen- -.: ais n and their prof o and igno- : ncerninsr themselves, all com-

'.. ;.. . horten the period Of usefulness .. .: " ' ,-ieir later years wit asuffering. ? : inkham hasdoae ir ach to mako vs. v n vtroag. She las given advice t, . that has shown '.hem how to .- . faitst disease tin 1 retain vigoruiu Ueuithin old age. J 'rom every corner of the earth there is distantly coming the most convino.ug statements fron women, suowinp the efficacy of

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in overcoming-female ills. Here is a letter from Mrs. 3. C. Onus, of 230 Horner St., Johnstown, Pa., which is earnest and straight to the point : "DeakMks. Pin kh a si: I feel it my doty to tell all suffering' women that I think yonr remedies arc wonderful. I had trouble with my head, dizzy spells end hot Cashes. iVet and hands were cold, was very nervous, could not sleep well, had kidney trouble, pain in ovaries and congestion of the womb. Since taking-yonr remedies I am better every way My head trouble is all gone, have no pain in ovaries, and am cured of womb trouble. I can eat and

Bleep well and am gaining- in flesh. I

consider your medicine the best to be

had for female troubles."

The present Mrs. Piukham's experience in treatintr female ills, js.ttnparal-

Bide with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and for sometime past hat; had sole charge of the correspondence- department of

her great business, treating by letter

as many as a hundred thousand ailing women during a single year.

Human Nature. Thtrefc a good deal of tinman na tore In a pappy," remarked the philoso

pher, calmly watching Fido tearing his

best cat to pieces. "Almost as destructive as one of my little nephews." Mrs. Bouncer Why, professor, don't you see he's got yoar hat! The Professor Thunder! so he has. I thought it was one of the hoarders' ha is. Take that, you whelp! Bostoa Transcript.

Did yon know that ti e WABASH oner

ates the Kasiest Mail Train in the world?

This is an indication or its superior road bed and track.

Mora Valuable t.ian Gold. There are seventeen metals more valuable than gold, viz.: Iridium, valued

at 00 per pound troy; gallium, 73; thodium, S3; osmium, 120; ruthen

ium, 200; palladium, about 210; barium, 2S0; didymium, 500; cerium, 525; yttrium, 030; strontium, 670; calcium, 700; giucinum, 820; lithium, 1,0S0; Bireonlnm, 1.115; rubidium, 1,400; vanadium, 1,725.

Xeligioua Sheetings Will be in session at Lin wood Park, Ver -million, O., from August 2nd to 22ad. The Xiefcel Plate Road has authorized a rate ot one fare for the ronud trip for this occasion. Not the Only Tailless Cat. The Manx cat is not tie only tailless Variety. In the Crimea is found another kind of cat which has no tail. The domesticated Malay cat has a tail that is only about one-half the usual length, and very often it is tied by nature in a kind of knot which cannot be straightened out. V H!V Catarrfi Care

Internally. Price 15 cents.

Mice Fond of Music Mice are fond of music, and this fact Induced a machinist to construct a trap with a musical box attachment. - The

music attracts toe mice, and to get nearer to the harmonious tones they wander Into the top and are caught

alive, fire or six at a time.

CHAPTKU XXII. "I do tint suspect you of anything," aid .Tune, with n quiver in her voii-o. "l't 1 know that hntefiil woman lias cot. some dreadful influence over you. ami is ways plot tin;; to pause unhPli",!'i -tween lis. Here I have been away and was cmniiiR baek linppy ami dclisliti'd t see you, ami I um made wn-telied the instant I set foot in the bouse, and aU through herP . t, "Xo, no ," said Tom. "lie just. Put the

saddle on the right horse. All tmmit.ii , tjrt

Madge. If she hadn't come Piieakins atul WIi"t.W.liy4l' BforniiiB she won Win t what I did. and which shir most, rieliiy deserved. As for the other poor Rirl, no

that is l say, three ipiartevs of nn hour l.efore dinner, in time to exehanire jrnvtincs. to have five minutes' chat, and ihen to so oft" and dress for dinner. The dinner was of the merriest. Jure was in the hiirliest spirits -lal!as the same Mrs. Kllesmere in her very host mood. The dinner was perfection, and conversation never flairpcil for a moment. Tom's perceptions wvre not parlicularly quick, but they must have been slow indeed had he not observed the transforma-

in his wife. She had been so quiet

lately, and dinner lind been nil her a solemn performance, not enlivened by any her ladyship's eiiiirmiiiii face was ilmipic!

by smiles, her eyes were full of linlit. lie

one was ever more mistaken in tins worm OTU,nosrd she wore n different sort of

iwwn, for she looked, somehow, even pret-

than yon arc about her. Why, she speaks

of you in the kindest way." "And," proceeded June, working herself up more and more, and tears again rushing to her eyes, "now yon have deprived me of my only friend here, and the only person I have to amuse me, I hope you will be happy." At this last stab, given merely in naughtiness of temper. Tom rose, mightily grieved and wrnthfnl. He never said anything he did not mean merely for the momentary pleasure of wounding, but, on the other hand, he rarely could be brought to retract anything he had once said. "Then," he said, "if that !s the case, heaven help your husband and child!" And, with that, he strode from the room, leaving Jnne with a sickening sense of general misery. June bad some sound good sense when it was not obscured by temper, ns the sky is blue though the clouds hide its color. And presently she told herself thst this state of things must be stopped, and stopped at once. So, suddenly she rose, and fled downstairs to Tom's room. He was sitting staring gloomily iu the fire, absorbed, no doubt, in reflections as miserable as those in which she had been indulging upstairs, bnt he had a refuge and resource which elan ! n .1 nn4 ll 1 CT n ! Till

OU17 , " T...w. 1,a,1 ,.nt nr.,,,,. tn nrm, to fil'ht. I

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tier nm: more elegant Thun usual. Dallas

bad (he old mnnner which Tom had lieeii wont linif to admire, half to lie amused at. Ilis mother was a good telker. and the three seemed to have tonics of interest and aiiuspinent which were Greek to Tom. The talk was chiefly of people, mutual friends, and it was evident that they found it immensely engrossing and alisorbiii, and nil took ennui pleasure in it. The tiro following days there were more guests nt the Hall, for June took the opportunity of Mrs. EliesiiKTo's visit to give dinners to their country neighbors, and some who came from a distance stayed iu the house. Pallas was invaluable in helping to entertain them, and Madge brought her services from the roetory. But Dallas confided to his hostess that he was perfectly delighted when they were all gone, and expressed a hope, couched in deferential though emphatic terms, that she would never consider it necessary to ask any one there for his benefit, as it only prevented his enjoying the society of the lady from whose presence he derived the most pleasure. It was now the fourth dny after his arrival. The omnibus had departed with the last batch of gueiits; the morning was wet. and they were wondering how they should amuse themselves, when her lady-

i ship had a happy inspiration. Katiledoor

und shuttle-cork. 1 hese wore found after

the quarrel over again, mid possibly to Ml search; the battleduors were dried b

make a worse ending than before; she : tln hall fire, and the shuttle-cocks had had brought a flag of truce, and left all their feathers rearranged, and Dallas and explanations for a future time. She sat j Jam. began their game. Now, to thor

oughly eypcrieuced players, there is not very much excitement in the game of bat-

tledoor; the players stand still in the same place and the shuttle cock takes its flight regularly nud iinbrokenly between them: but to beginners it involves a great deal of rushing and tearing about, violent dashes forward and backward, and is provocative of a great amount of laughter. At the moment when the game was at its

issuing

Agnes,

WABASH will be the favorite route to the National "Convention of Baptist

xonng reopie-s u a ion to oe neia m Baf-

iaio, n. I, j my 14-17.

Dfainbada Stolen in Sonth Africa.

In spite of the closest espionage, the diamond mining companies of South

Africa have stolen from them during te year 1,000,000, of which they re

iver about half.

sk agents about Sunday Ontincs on

Nickel Plate Itoad. Parties of five or

.o can go anywhere on the Xickel

ite Bead not to exceed one hundred

ties at a round trip rate of $1.00.

Be a whole man at everything; whole

man at stnoy, in wort; in play. Joseph

Gurney.

nn COCS VCZ?

3 UUcad Actc ?

Are your nerves weak? Can't you sleep well? Pain In your back ? Lick energy? Appetite poor? Digestion bad? Boils or pimples? These are sure signs of poisoning. From what poisons? From poisons that are atwiys found in constipated bowels. If the contents, of the bowels are nojtre?rtbved from the boeVSn dav. as nature

4 intended, these poisonous

substances are sure to be absorbed into the blood, always causing suffering and ffequsntly causing severe

M disease. . J There is a common sense m cure.

a M

pro

j tad natural movement of A Jbe newels.

iou wiu nnumattnc use ot

with me pills will hasten recovery. It cleanses the blood ?rom all impurities and is a grsat tonic to the nerves.

m Dmafar.

Onr Ktdleal Department hs on of the faoat emineni phrsiciam la tto Uolnd Sums. Tell Uie doctor jMt bow yoa mi fuffeiinK. Voa win racrtn tbc htt mwuealadvia

AaareM. Ait. J C. AYSR. Lowall. mW.

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herself down on his knee, took the pipe from his mouth, put her pretty arms round his neck and her red lips to his, and

said, with a faltering voice:

"My darling, don t let us have any more misunderstandings.1" And. with that, Tom clasped her pas

sionately to his heart, and a sob rose in

his throat, and for the moment they forgot everything but that they loved each other.

When June naid her nroimscu visit to height, and peals of mirth were

Madge next day, she felt rather perturbed from the lips of Dallas and June,

and uncomfortable in her mind. Madge arrayed in her waterproof, arrived at the

would of course expect to hear thai: she 1 hall door, and the same instant loin hnphnrt vnnnnished Tom in silicic combat, nened to issue from his den. and nroceed-

and had come to take her back in triumph I cd to let her in.

"Is that June's voice i" she nsked. putting mi the most surprised and shocked expression her puritanical face was capable of. "What is she doing?" "She and Dal are playing hattledoor," answered Tom, and Ihen, for the first time, the idea occurred to him. or rather was forced upon him by Agnes' face, that their mirth was rather exuberant. "Oh!" she uttered, putting .1 volume of expression Into the word.

to tho Hatty from w-hleti yesterday slit: hnt been so ignominiously turned away. Rut

June was painfully conscious that it was she who had been vanquished, for. fearful of any rupcure of their new-born harmony, she had not mentioned the name of either cousin to Tom. She knew instinctively that he would not give in; if he made any amende to Madge, it would

,nly be on condition of his wife doing the

same to Agnes. 1

Her laaysnip. meretore, was rorceii 10 .jmu, had just sunk, breathless from answer Madge's eager cross-questioning I laughing and ruiraing, into a chair, and

somewhat lamely end haltingly, and grart

ually there came into that shrewd young lady's face an expression of profound disappointment. ' "Then," she said, iu a mortified tone, "you did not take my part, and you have not been even with TomF "My dear child," replied June, desperately, "if you are married to a man, it is impossible to live iu a state of strife au.l quarreling with him, unless you want to break your own heart. What is to be gained by my being on bad terms with Tom!" "Well," replied Madge, "I don't understand it. I should have thought you, who arc fifty times cleverer ami have iifty times more spirit than Tom, would have turned him round your finger. Why, any child could do it." Two days passed, and. though .Sir Thomas and Lady Xevil were apparently 011 the best of terms, neither was really at ease. June missed Madgp and wanted to have her baek at the Ilnll, but was afraid to broach the subject, and Tom knew that she missed her cousin, and felt vexed about the misunderstanding, but was convinced that he would be doing Wrong to Agnes and conniving at an injustice if Madge returned to her old relations at the house while Agues was left out in the cold. On the third day June, feeling the hopelessness of the situation, said, in a mat-

lialias leaned against: the wall in much the same condition, Uoth their faces were becomingly flushed from excitement and exercise, and, to unjniiudieed eyes, they would have seemed the picture of two hniidsouie, happy aud innocently amused young people. Bnt not to ti e envious eyes of Agues, and she allowed them to express to Jnne how very much scandalized she was by such levity. In n moment June read her cousin's face, and a thrill of anger aud defiance shot through her breast, which the previous moment had been a harbor ot peace and happiness. "How do you do?" she said, nodding, and nu king her battledoor an excuse for not shaking bauds, "i aiu quite exhausted. Would you like to have a turn with

I Tom?"

Xo, 1 thank you," replied Agues, frig-

game "All, . One

idly. "I did nut know it was

growu-Mp people played." "Did you not?" said June, lightly, that comes of living i-i the country

sees ai d knows so little. "I'erhaps ne is the bettor for that," returned Agues, iu her most schoolmistress-like manner. "I doubt It," retorted June. "Xow, Dal, 1 have recovered my breath. Shall we go on?" It was the first time she had ever called him by his Christian uaine. and she would not have done it now but that Agnes had inspired her with a furious desire to do

rectorv i s""1(,tl""K ,nnt """Id uio het cousin ! cause to lie shocked.

ence of the servants: "Shall we ask them all at I In

And Torn responded most heart ilv, and '-Mny 1 a"'1 "''H l'"5 -' ' f.iid with an cuormous sense of relief: I Affms to lam- "'"h a glance of deepest "Vv mv dear do" ! coinmn-oration, and he replied cheerily rw'i,,.ivhi w,is 11... n,,, .i,,,,i ! that he would go with lier.

make the concession in that her husband

had met her wishes about taking a bouse ; in London in the kindest mai.ner. That : he did not like the idea was evident, but '

so far from combating the liroposnl. he : had given iu to it at mice, and agreed that ' bis mother should take a limine and make a!!"necessury preparations. He would not 1 give any promise about guitiK up much ; himself, bnt if .Time ciinie down every

week he and the boy would manage to get along tor the res of the lime.

Lady Xevil wrote an affectionate note

to Mrs. ltryan asking tbeui all to nine the

following evening. She iliongnf it not

improbable that her cousins would refi se to come. Hut both had reasons for Lot wishing the estrangement from the Hall . to bo prolonged, and were, tiesidos, anxious that their parents should be kept in ignorance of the unpleasant liess which had occurred. This, however, contribut

ed to make the evening n thoroughly 1111- :

pleasant one for their host and hostes.-,.

Madge met Tom in the most supercilious manner, scarcely deigning to give him her

fingtr tips, and behaved afterward ns though he did not exist; Neither speaking nor looking his way all tle evening, but

devoting herself to June. Agees. on the contrary, redoubled her attentions to Tom, and hung oa every word with a portion- ; cious affection which nearly mnddcnc.l

Jtie Frequently, too. Agnes would smile :

at her with an expression ini'.g'ed

sweetness and triumph hich hi r ladyship

understood only too well.

The weeks passed. Kaicr uy. at hxiid.

and June looked joyfully forw-jnl t" bv

ing visitors in the bou-. In.lla-, ai :

them. She felt his cheer laei ..! v-.l.e , would bring light and iife to the Unll, j which certainly was not vtry lively just j

at present. Madge came up som.'t lines,

The game no longer had any charm for

Jnne; i-ho felt as thoi gh the serpei t bad entered parudite, and, afler live minutes, she declarer she was tired. "I must go and write some letters." she sa:d, 11 nil Dallas pleaded that lie might be allowed to occupy himself in the same way iu her coinp;1 ny. So t'tiey betook themselves to her ladyship's i.otnloir, where she supplied him with the requisite nint-.-rii It:, and then sat down to her writing (able. Dallas had conn; for the inside of ft week, and sorely sorry was his hostess 'o see bin. depart or, the Saturday morning. It was like sunshine going out of the house. June went to the door to see her guest ofT. and returned to Iter room v. i h a decided sinking at her lit art, knowing that liis bright face and voice wool 1 make themselves terribly missed, and suddenly burst into n lit of crying. Agues passed the window, and stopped for n moment Jo look in. As she reached the bull door, Tom was coming round from the stables. "Oh. Tom," she said, with well feigned anxiety, "there is nothing the mat er with darling boy, is there?" "Xo," he answered, startled "certainly not. I5ut why?" "Why, I just came ruund past the morning ro-un," returned Agi.es, innocently, "ai d f saw poor Julie crying so dreadfully that I thought-I was afraid " "June crying!" exclaimed Tom; and tin 11 he paused abruptly, as a most unpleasant thought smole him. I'it r that night whs n very different sort "f function from what it had been of late. A gloom seemed to have f illen on the party. "How silent we nil are!" observed -...

Ivllesinete, as it was drawing to a close

but avoided Tom as much as p..ssil .le. or. j ..,, ll(lW 'l1roil(lfulv t miss ,, )Vi tithnu elm ..t t. t ,.A li ! i 1 1 ill . . . v

wheu she met him, treated liiui with ill

concealed hostility. Agues t-aiu-, too, nd invariably set every nerve in J line's body tingling with irritation.

CHAr'fKft xxin. Mrs. Kllesmere and Da Hps arrived to-

et!nr just at the propitiou.-j luouicut --

Don't you, my tleiir?" to June

"Yes," answered June, and nt that moment she cit light Toni'n eye fixed on her iu a mam er she neither quite liked nor tind.T. to.id. anil was deeply mortified to find herself growing crimson. (To be continued.)

WAR HISTORY OF A WEEK.

Thursday. Gen. Miles left Guantannmo for I'orto Rico. The converted yacht Mayflower captured the British steamer Newfoundland, from Halifax, which attempted to run the blockade at Havana. Spanish troops at Manila defeated the nsurgents with considerable loss on bong attacked. The second expedition from San l-'rancisio has arrived. Madrid advices say there is 110 indication of peace proposals. The Government continues inactive, while the people undemanding pemeo at uny price. Announced by Secretary Long that the expedition to Spain has not been abandoned, but line been deferred until the Porto Itico campaign permits the withdrawal of the ships. As the result of the ill feeling between our troops at Santiago and the Cuba-is, Gens. Garde, and Castillo have determined to cease 00-operntion with our troops, and will conduct an independent campaign against the Spaniards, first attacking Uolguiu. Friday. Blanco expressed bitter opposition to peace negotiations. Maj. Gen. Chaffee In the Held hospital at Santiago suffering from dysentery. The first detachment of troops from Chickamaupa left for Newport News t embark for I'orto Itico. Aguinaldo has proclaimed dictatorship over the riiilippines und refuses to subordinate himself to American authority. Debarkation of American troops rapidly continues near Manila. I..,, MKin Spaniards include In Torsi's .npitulation, while marching to Santiago io surrender to Shafterwcie ambushed by 4,000 Cubans under Gtircin, but put the latter to rout after hot fighting. Lieut. Htbson, hero of tbc Men-imnc episode, arrived in New York 011 the cruiser St. Paul and proceeded to Washington. He was sent to confer with the Government, regarding raising Cervera " ships. Saturday. Five transports tailed fir I'orto Itico from Tampn. Gen. Brooke and his staff left Chicknniaugn for Newport News. Details ot the naval victory nt Nipe show it to have been one ( the iioi't spirited sea battles of the war. Advices from Samiago say the letter alleged to have been written by Gen. Garcia to Gen. Shatter was writt-ni b;r a newspaper man, probably without the knowledge or consent of Gen. Garcia. Gen. Shatter reports that n colonel of Spanish engineers from Gunntnmtmo arrived at Santiago to learn of the surrender, and declared that the garrison at Guantannino will gladly accept the tonus of surrender. Sunday. Admiral Sampson's report 011 the naval battle at Santiago which ended in the destruction of Cervern's fleet has been received in Washington, but not made public. The Spanish troops iu Havaim. togetin v with the residents, have strongly fortiticd the city, st y Spanish reports, and are eager for an opportunity to measure arms with the American forces. Lieut. Hobson's plans for raising the sunken Cristobal Colon, the Spanish war ship, have been approved by the Nnvy Department, and arrangements have b;eu

made to begrin the work.

Monday. Seven thousand Spanish troops at Guantanamo laid down their nrrr-s. Gen. Miles has begun to land his expe

dition near Ponce, Porto Itico.

Gcu. Sha ftor reports 500 new cases of fever among our troops at Santiago. Gen. Brooke has arrived at Newport

News, preparatory to sailing for Porto Bico. Cubans at Cieufuegos sent to Admirul Sampson a pitiful a ppeal that he take the city, as they are starving. , Tuesday. Details reef ived of the lauding of Gpn. Miles' expedition at Guanica, I'orto lileo, and the hoisting of the Stars and Stripes. Gen. Shatter sternly rebuked Setior Bos, the civil governor of Santiago, for unauthorized dismissal of Spanish ctiiciuls. lteports of Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley on the destruction of Corvern's fleet lit Santiago made public by the Navy Department. Spain sued for iM-ace through M. C'nrabou, the French ambassador in Washiiif;ton, who formally asked President X.cKinley in behalf of Spain if he would ccasent to negotiations to end the war. Gen. Shatter, while regretting nny clash with the Cubans, said their clairis to Sunt in co were untenable. He sent a letter to Gen. Garcia explaining the positiou of responsibility which the United

Mates occupies before the world. Wednesday, Announced on authority that no armistice will be granted Spain. Arrival off Porto Itico of the transport Mobile, Gri.nd Duchess and Xo. SO, with re-eiiforceuieuts for Gen. Miles. Spanish j.dvices to Madrid alleged Ukrepulse of the advance of Gon. Miles upon Ynueo. after lighting lasting all night. Spanish troops iu I'orto Hico reported to be concentrating In Snu Juim, the capital, for defense against Gen. Miles' troitps. Gen. Shatter pleased the native Cubanii by permitting them to occupy and rule

over the town of Songo, near Santiago, surrendered by the Spanish. News of Minor Note, At Irvine, Ivy., Pleas Mill was acquitted of the murder of Ambrose Christopher. The negroes in the United States represent about 12 per cent ot the eutii-e population. A man w.iis killed iu a fight at Salisaw, I. T and n bystander and the mother of the victim yell dead from fright. Mrs. B. 15. Ten Kyke has recovered $8,500 fnoii the I-ong Island Bailrond Company ftr the loss of both lefjs in nn accident just before her marriage recently. The prospects of a food shortage in tile Klondike nt winter are being seriously

discussed, :ls transportation companies arc not taking any precautious to prevent it. Switzerland has en.crod a protest against the advantages given to I'ran. e by the reciprocity treaty with the United States, and demands that the same advantages be ac.'orded to Swiss goods. Dick Huaiphreys dropped done in bis yard neur Ilrynn, Texas, He had lived in Brazos Cov.uty forty years. T. N. Gardner of Atchison, Kan., fell from the tcp of a wheat bin nt the Kaabbs Central elevator, in Leavenworth, and was crushed to death forty-five feet below. Mr. Gardner was one of a gang of bridge carpcutcrs for the Missouri Pacific. Pink Hodges, cx-City Marshal of Kyle, Texas, was shot and fatally wounded by Frank Martin, a well-known business man of the; place. They had renewed nil old quarrel,: Hodges was wearing a steel breastplate; but a number of the uhots penetrated his body. John Zinn, un employe of the Fones Bros.' Hardware Company of Little Bock, Ark., was caught iu the act of stealing articles from the warehouse and discharged. When ofliccrs entered Ilia

home they discovered huge piles of hardware scntttred throughout the house. The goods filled two express wagons. Citizens of Mnrionvllle, Mo., are excited over two explosions of dynamite. The first took place at the home of City Attorney Tom Carney, and the oilier at tbc home of W. W. Matlock, ex-posrmaster. The dynamite wns placed under the walk nt the front gnte on both occasions, the explosion completely wrecking the walk, the rate and rwr" - 'V ' ,

HOOSIEK HAPPENINGS

NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY CONDENSED.

What Oar Neighbor are Doing- Matter! of General oud Local tuterost Marriage .out I, uih Accidents aud t'rtmei I'r soasl pointer About InUuinUni.

Iudiiina Fairs. The followin;: is I bo ollieial directory inr this year's exliii ilions: lhiinbridgo Fair, I'litti ttiii County, August 1 to ;, A. I! Allison, Secretary. Osgood I air, li;pley Comity, August 1 to 6. Will Lesiie, Secretary. Morlli Vernon Fair, Jennings County, August 1 10 , l-Vcd 11. Nauer, Secretary. liageisiouu Fii-, Wayne i utility, August 1 o ;, f. II. 11 ildiidgc, Secretary. Columbus Fair, i;,n tholoine v County, uj!iil X to 111, lvl Kedinan, Jr., Secretary. Kairiaoiiiit Fair, Grant County, August SlolS, Wilbur Lucas. Secretary. New Casile Fnir, Henry County, Allgust 8 lo 1:1. V. 1.. liisk, Secretary. Sheridan Fair, Hamilton County, AtlRint 8 lo 13. ,". W. fowgill, Secretary. (ireenfield Fair, Hancock County, August IS to Charles Howuinjr, Secretary. Kockiorl Fiiir, Spencer County, August 15 to 2). C. W. Partridge, Secretary. Madison Fair, Jctlerson County, Au

gust Iito-J i. ,1. V. ( otincily, fiiorelarv,

Lebanon I'.m, lioouu County, August

15(o2l, Charles W. Scott, Secretary.

-Muncie Fair, Delaware. County, August 15 to 2(1, N. s. tlaypool, Secretary. Kin nod Fair, Madison County, August to 27, Frank K. Dellority, Seeretaiy. Lavrencehurg Fair, Dearborn County, August 'i to 27, 11. L. N'owlin, Secretary. licinington Fair, Jasper County, Au

gust 22 to 27, Jasper Guy, Secretary.

Oakland ily Fair. On son ( ounty, Auaisl 22 to 27, YV. It. Harris, Secretary. Frankfort F'air, Clinton County, Anj;ast 22 to 27. Joseph lleaviloi:, Seeretaiy, Briiigetou Fair, Parke County, August 22 o2", F. M. Miller, Secretary. I'oplar Grove Fair, Howard County, Aujnst 2 10 September 8, A. 1). Wood, Secretary, Svavzeo Fair, Grant Couiity, August Wto September 8, K. C. King, Secretary. Kusliville Fair, Hush County, August J9 r September S, J. IK Megie, Secretary. Lifjyette Fair, Tippecnoo County, Aunist 29 to September 3. V. M. lllackstock, Secretary. Kilo: F'jir, Starke County, August 2! to Septenbei 3, W. W. Wright, Secretary. Franilin Fair, Johnson County, An. mist 21 lo September 3, W. S. Young, Secretary. Chrisniy Fair. Spencer Coaity, August 2!) to Sei'timbcr 3. P. C. Joly, Secretary, Coryilonl-'.iir, Harrison County, August 29 to Scpteuher 3, Henry Wright, Secretary. Terre Unite Fair, Vigo County, August 29 to September 3, W. 11. Duncan, Secretary. Crawfordswlle Fair, Montgomery Comity, Septembers lo 10, Walter L. llulet, Secretary. Crown Point Fair, Lake County, September 5 to 10, lllisoti A. IJiulor, Secretary. Princeton Fail. Gibson County, Scp.einlier ,r to 10, S. "et. Strain, Secretary. lioswell F'air, Hen ton County, Septemr 5 to 10 W. II. McKnisIr, Secretary. Shelbvvnlii Fair, Shelby County, Sepember 5 to 11, ('. K. Amsden, Secretary, Salem Fair, Washington Cimnly, Sepember 5 1 JO, E. W. Menaugli, Secretary. ilarion F'air, Grant County, September i to 10, George Guilder, Secretary. Puiitinsburg F'air, Dubois County, September 12 lo 17, Daniel lieutepholer, iecrettiry. Covington Fair, Fountain County, Sopember 12 lo 17, W. T. Ward. Secretary. Hi ley Fair. Vigo County, September 12 .0 17, J. S. Whiteacre, Secretury. AVartcn F'air, HuntiiiKton Coutlty. Sep-

nilr I'.i to 24, L. W. Pulley, Seretary.

i;i(hi'ioul Fair, Wavne Count., Sep-

lembet Is 10 24. Joe Stevenson. Secwtary.

1 Flora Fair, Carroll Couuty, beptcvilr

19 to -4, .1. .1. Jloss, Secretarj. y La poile F'air, Laporto County. Septei. her 19 to 21, J. Vene I)or!and, Secretary

Kvansvillu F'air, Vaudcrburg County, Seplenibcr 19 to 24, li. L.Aiken, Secre

tary. liedford Fair. Lawrence County, Seiv

leinber 19 to 24, George W. JicDaniel,

isceretiry. ! llochcstcr Fair, F'ullon ("ounty. Sen

iember 'JO to October 1, Val :iimmermau,

Jr.. Secretary.

Portland Fair, Jay County, September

26 to Ociol er 1, C. O. Hardy, Secretary.

I'.oonville Fair, Warwick Connty, Sep-

lembei 26 to October 1, S. W. Taylor,

Secretary. iiloomington Fair, Monroe County, September 26 to October 1, Ad. Uig Bloom in g ton F'air. Clay City Fair. Clay County. Septem

ber 26 to October 1, G. F. Oberliolzer,

Secretary.

Kendallvillo Fair, Xoble County, September 28 to October 1, G. 11. Alexander,

Socretaty. Vincennes F'air, Knox County, OctO' ber 3 to H. Johu ilurke. Secretary.

Angola F'air, Steuben County, October

8 to 8, Orvtilu Goodale, secretary. Ilourbon F'air, Marshall County, October 3 to 8. J, W. Edison, Secretary.

Minor State Items,

Plainfield inercliauts. Iiavi taken to

closing their stores on Sunday. The old hickory chair factory of Martinsville lias received an order from Honolulu. Tfie small boy at AndersoH is disturbing penoo and quiet with bis "11 y nipper." Four miles northeast of Noblesville, on the Jierg farm, oil lias been struck. The, well produces 260 barrels a day. F.ck Ilollis'cold air well In El wood continues to send forth a Irijj Id breeze. The vein was struck at a depth of twenty-eight feet. A carriigB containing Patrick Moony

and family and Miss Teen io McDonald of

ilrazll, was struck by a C, & h. train. Miss Mc-Dona'.d and MissMoony may dm of fractured skulls, Moony, wife and e lier chi.dren are seriously, but not f ataliy injured. Tbc nail ttrnst lias nailed up the doors and windows of the Anderson plant. The shut-down is caused by the refusal of lh') men to uccept a cut in the wages of from 10 to 4 ) per cent. It throws 700 men in Anderson out of work. Many sav

they will join the regular army rather than be ground down by a trust. Sqr ire Ilrackett I Mills committed suicide at Eranitrille by jumping in a cistern. Ho lost liis health iLont a year ago, and it is thought his mind became unbalanced, lie attempted to take his life three times within ue last six niont.is. At one time Mills was a prominent figure in local Kopublicnu polities. Jen 11 10 Snider, who lias been missing from her home, near Meroni, for several days, was fcuiid dead in a fluid near Palestine,, III. Her body was horribly mangled, and the limbs had been torn from her body by bogs. She. was addicted lo the use of morphine, and it is supposed that she died from an ove.ido.so of the drug. Word has reached Kokonio from Alas!a tolling; of the death of llm vey Lease, ti KoUomo druggist, who left there last winter lor the Klondike, ii ; diod 011 the trail near Dawson, Ji.ly 17 no particulars being given. Mrs. Lease, tlio widow, leoc'ved the lirst notioo of heir 1- riband's ceath through the instiranoe agents, lie carried $1,000 life insurance. Twenty negroes and thirty whites engaged iu a race war at Monroe City,

uoar 1 neon lies, and .lotin silence, a negro, was killed, liulleis, stones and clubs were plentiful. Ono house was burned. The trouble gre out of disputed ownership of a f firm oivned bv Dav d Kichey, colored, when the Civil Wai broke out. He was driven uway by the whites, and the land was sold for taxes, ilis heirs, are now lighting to regain the Itiid. John P. Guiliii, a wealthy citizen o; liuslivillc, is dead, after un llness datum back to a Southern prl.sou iu the lute war, where h bad the measles. Kaeli year Hit disease relumed until bis brain was al-Reeled-

USURY SHYLOCK& they Ar Winked At In Iiondon IfTher Havo Titled Protection. One of the most extraordinary features of the recent promissory note trial which necessitated the flight from Kngiand of Lord William Neville, the blackleg Bon of the ultra-respectabbi Hid respected Marquis ot Abergavenny, was the extraordinary and even tender jourtcsy and consideration with which the celebrate,! money lender. Sum Lewis, was treated by every cue Judge, ouiisel and the press. The bitter was loud iu its denunciations of usury at the time of tlie p.'irliiiiiieiitnr.v Investigation Into tin? nioney-leiidhig ;ilinses a few months ngo. and 110 nliu.-.e was considered too strong for the eeiit-per-cent gentry. Hut here during the proinlssorj note trial we lind Sam Lewis confessing to having charged the trifle of -$S,-mki a year interest, on a loan of $15,. (Hid, spoken of by every one ns a "bill discounter" of the 'utmost respectability," who litis been in business at the same old stand for thirty years, and who bus "never yet Incurred any kind of reproach." Iu fact, the proceedings In court and the utterances of news

papers soein to Imply that Lord Willlam bad been far more rep .-eliensiblo iu swindling Sam Lewis than iu getling; the better of his fellow ofllcer, Mr. Clay. Yet It must be bonus In mind that, according to the laws of the bind, usury is a crime punishable by imprisonment. Hut, then, it Is not every usurer who lias tilled backers aud who hns the honor of dining two or three times a yeat where the Prince of Wales Is the principal guest dinners which usually are given by his sporting friend. Sir Frederick Johnstone. It p::obnbly 13 due to these, royal and titled acquaintances of Sam Lewis that In? was the only one of the great usurers who was not summoned to give evidence by the Parliamentary Couimission ot Inquiry into Usury last summer. Chicago Ilecord. i Flags Down Sonth. An ex Confederate officer, who waited yearly business trips through the Southern States, remarks the wonderful growth In patriotism throughout that section of tbc- country, us shown by tbc sudden popularity of the stars and stripes. "I returned a few days ago from n trip through several Southern States," Bald this gentleman, "aud wan ainnzed at the number of flags which were Hying from private houses and business blocks. It has been a matter of remark to tne that since the civil war there has been a reticence on the part of the Southerners to throw the stars and stripes to the breeze. They were loyal to th Government, but the use of the national colors wns confined to the Government Imlldlugs, to school houses In some sections and to the homes of Northern men. vl:o decorated their property with llags and buuting on holidays. "Hut, with the beginning of hostilities, a new era bas begun. In my travels I saw fully as many flags displayed In Southern towns as is the custom here In the North, at present. "In Atlanta I visited a recruiting office which was in charge of a former Confederate fighter. He had strung an Immense flag across the street from the building In which the recruiting station was situated. It hung: directly over the sidewalk. " 'Yes, sahl' said the veteran, 'I reckon I've Used it so that every citizen in Atlanta who passes this place will have to walk under the stars aud titripes.' " Pittsburg Dispatch. What Will Become of Carina? None can foresee- the outeonn? of the quarrel between foreign powers over the division of China. It is iiilerftstint; to watch the suing to pieces of this race. Muay people are also goiiif? to pieces because of dyspepsia, constipation and stomach diseases. Good health t an be retah.cd if we use ilostetter's Stomach Bitters. Colorado's Mountain. There are 110 mountains in Colorado whose peaks are over 12.000 fest above the ocean level; 50 of these are higher than 14,000 feet, and more tlian half of that number are so remote and rugged that no one has dared to attempt to climb them. Some of them arc massed with snow, others have glaciers over their approaches, and others are merely masses of jagged rocks. All through WAHASli trains have ileoliniiig Chair cars (scats free) and 1'alaco Sleuplng cars sumptuously appointed. His Idea of an An net.

Wederly Do you know, my dear, I

dreamed of your mother last night. 1 thought she was an nugcl.

Mrs. Wederly Indeed! Did she have

the traditional harp and crown Wederly Oh, no; I thought I met her

on the street and she told mo she never

intended to darken my door sgiln.

Lane's Jeamily Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and k-dneys. Cttres sick headache. Price 25 asad &0c. Her Impression. "Dearest," he exclaimed, "your featurss are indelibly Impressed upon my heart." "And I am afraid," she replied, "that the pattern of your coat will be indelibly impressed upon my cheek If you hold me this way much longer."

Home Seekers' Excursions; to western and south western points aro run semimonthly ty the W ABASH. Write your nearest Agent. .

It Is said to be no uncommon occurrence on the new Siberian railway for fuel or water to give out. Iu the latter case a halt is made au.l snow collected aud melted until enough water Is provided for proceeding to the next: station. A one-fare for the round trip rato is In effect to Liu wood Park, Vermillion, O., via iho Nickel Plate Road, August 2ad lo

22nd, account religious mectiima.

No Klevtftiou. "What a disgrace! lie has gone on

the stage!"

"I f liouhl say so! The stage was bad

enough before!"-Philadelphia Bulletin.

Piso's Cure for Consumption has beet a godsend to me. Win. IJ. McClcllau, Chester, Fla Sept. 17, 181)3.

A closed heav.m represents the blackest misery humanity Is capable of suffering H('v- W. S. Cassmore.

Go to the Omaha reposition via the

WAI1AS1I.

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ttthjutf : 6u -ii thtt amii-, nmucf in tin hi (nation ailajt paiu. cures wimt 33 c 111 a twuto.

TUigratef ninths Is iho very poison of manhood.-Sir V. Sitlnoy.

castor 1 A For Infants and Children. The Kind You m Always Bought

Bears the

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Tft tJso of Chicory. people are aware of the extent to which chicory Is used as an addition to coffee. This vegetable is usually spoken of as an adulterant, and many look upon it fis roch. It has, however gained such a foothold In public esteem that housekeepers are buying it and mixing It with their coO'eo by choice. I : is thought to make the- coffee richer, auil is employed for the purpose nud without any consideration for economy. Au immense amount of chicory is grown In Nebraska, and the- last year's yield is said to lie of excellent quality. Al out: fiu-loiy 1 l.ow pounds of finished chicory are turned out every twentyfour hours. This is but ono of the largo plaints in the State. There are contracts n-Itb Nebraska farmers for 15,000 acres of chicory, and at Fremont Ihe drying plirit is running at the rate of eighty Una a day. Xeiv York Ledger. Nerves Out of Tune. Just as the strings of a musical instrument get cut of lime through hick of care and bi-eulc out into enr-lorturing discords when touched, so the human nerves get

out of tune, and make everybody miserable that comes in contact with them. Every tobacco user's nerves are out of tune mor or less, md the real tobacco slave's nerves are rcl ixed to the utmost. N vToBae is the tuning key which tightens the nerves, makcj them respond quickly to the emotions, resulting in the happiness of all. No-To-IJ:ic guaranteed tobacco habit enre, makes weak men strong. We advise all tobacco users to take No-To-Bac.

JHls Capacity for Head word. "You wouldn't think, to look at that man. that he was possessed of more

than average Intelligence, would you? Yet he Is engaged in a business that requires constant head work, and he's malting a success of it, too." "You don't say! lie cortninly (ioesn't look as if he had any more bruins than the law allows. Who Is he?" "ily barber." Fort Wciyn.; to Chicago and All Points Kast and West. Lowest rates via Nickel Plato I!o;id. A Peerless Trio of ii'ast Kxprcss Trains daily each direction. Ail Express Trains 01 the Nic kel Plntoltoid arrive at and depart, from Van liuren Street Union Passenger Station, Chicago, it. J. llAMintox, Agent, fort Wayne, ind. 'Phono 507. Bad Been Against It. Tom Is it Welsh rabbit or Welsh rarebit? Dick I don't, know which is the fashionable nam 9 now, but I know .what it ought to be. ;ind that's Welsh nightmare. CoukIis Xa'ads to Consumption, Kemp's Baism will stop the cough at once. Go to y rar druggist to-day and get 11 sample bottle freo. Sold in 25 and 60 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan geroiu. Codfish from Alaska, Alaska furnished Inst Reason as part of Its quota to the world's necessities about 4,500 000 pounds of codfish, or 4(5 pet cent more than in 1S96.

Awkward tor th tails. Two dear old ladles who bad evMttly called at the Sign of the Jug on the way, went to see "The Sign of the Cross" In Adelaide. They had a parcel of meal: pies and several bottles of beer, and th.jy wept copiously and ate ple and drank beer during the first ac. to the second they slept soundly untO particularly harrowing scene awoka ono of the pair, and, without warning; she tock a dive, accompanied by three pies, it.to file front gallery row. They rescued the lady, but the pies .went on and broke witli a loud report In the stalls. For some minutes the people below delighted the gallery by their frantic attempts to get the potato out of their hair and rescue the kidney and onion which had nestled Inside their collars, and then matters becaaM normal again. Glasgow Herald. Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Eas-?, a powder for tht feet. It cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and Instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen'B Koot-Iinso makes tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, uervous, aching feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address Allen S. Olrasted. lie Boy, N. Y.

August 23rd to Scptemt it 3rd, will he he meeting ot the Knignts of Pythias Supreme Lodge in the city ot Indianapolis, Ind. Take the W A HASH to this meeting. Very low rates will be made. Life is a short day; bnt it is a working day. Activity may lead to evil, but Inu.ctivlty cannot be too good. Ilnnnah More.

You Can Get Tired By working bard, and then you can get rested again. But if you are tired all the time it means that yonr blood is poor. You need to take Hood's Parsnpaiilla, the groat cure for that tired feeling because it is the grea t enricher and vitalizer of the blood. You will find appetite, nerve, mental and digestive strength in Hood's Sarsaparilla America's Greatest Medicine.

Hood's Pills cure nausea. Indigestion. 25c.

The Ostrich. Instead of being a stupid bird, toe ostrich Is one of the wisest and nlost wary. About the dwellings of white settlers, who have neither the time nor the Inclination to disturb him, be be comes, so tame that be unconcernedly mingles with the poultry and milk cots as if he, too, were domesticated. He Is always fearful of men on horseback, but Is not at all disturbed by the approach of pttople on foot unless they ore followed by dogs. These he greatly fears. On the plains he often nsso-, elates with tie deer or the guanaco, and (in alarm of any kind will tiemi them rushing away together.

On Sundays parties of five, or more can go any vi here and return within one hundred miles on the Nickel Plate lioad for $1.00 for the ronnd trip. Ask agents. Gratitude. He Tell me, now, do yon think It laspolite for a gentleman to ask a lady ber age? SheOh, there are some women wbe woukl consider it an insult; but a true lady is pleased at every opportunity that is given her to lie about her age. Boston Transcript.

Hemeniber that the Omaha Exposition, Juno 1st to November 1st, will bo the greatest show since the World's Fair. If you uie going, see the WABASH about rates und take that line.

Hopelessly Infatuated, Tho cautious one I wouldn't go te the Klondike. Already more money bas gone in there than has been taken out. The sanguine one Yon don't say! If tie place is getting richer like that I taluk I'll go as soon as I can. Cincinnati Enquirer. Wheat 4,0 Cents a BnabeL How to grow wheat with big profit at 40 cents and samples of Salzor's Bed Cross ISO Bushels per acre) Winter Wheat, Eye, Oats, Clover, ere, with Farm Seed Catalogue for 4 cents postage. JOHN A. SALZEE SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. ONO

Int His View, "Pttw, what are the 'natural resources' of the country?' "Jays, my son, jays," answered tluirX bunco man. Indianapolis Journal. Get particulars from Aients regarding $1.00 excursion tickets offered for sale by tlio Nickel Piute Koad on Sundays, to parti js of live or more. Tlio most terrible of lies Is not that which is uttered but that which is lived, W. G. Clarke.

Wlen going cast take the magnificent new Iyer over the Wabash, known as the "Continental Limited." A fine new train to licilalo and New York and Boston.

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